Patents by Inventor Siegmar Gilges

Siegmar Gilges has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10927938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strain wave gear, having an outer ring with an inner toothing, with which a flexible inner ring with an outer toothing engages at two opposing points. The strain wave gear is characterized in that the ratio of the pitch diameter of the outer ring to the rim thickness of the outer ring lies in the region of 13 to 21, especially in the region of 17 to 19, especially at 17.587, wherein the teeth of the toothing of the inner ring have a profile angle in the region of 8 degrees to 15 degrees or in the region of 11 degrees to 12 degrees or one of 11.615 degrees, and/or wherein the teeth of the toothing of the outer ring have a profile angle in the region of 8 degrees to 15 degrees or in the region of 11 degrees to 13 degrees or one of 12.474 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: OVALO GmbH
    Inventors: Siegmar Gilges, Matthias Glad
  • Patent number: 10876473
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator which has a drive motor, a gearing positioned downstream of the drive motor in terms of drive and arranged coaxially with respect to the drive motor, and which has an output element. The actuator is characterized in that the entire actuator can be coupled as a fully assembled and functional structural unit to a system to be driven by means of the actuator, which system has a drive shaft, wherein a rotationally rigid connection of the output element to the drive shaft can be produced without the need for parts of the actuator to be dismounted for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: OVALO GmbH
    Inventor: Siegmar Gilges
  • Patent number: 10801599
    Abstract: A strain wave gear has a wave generator rotatably mounted in a radially flexible sleeve having external toothing, a first rigid hollow wheel with internal toothing meshing with the external toothing of the radially flexible sleeve, and a second rigid hollow wheel with internal toothing meshing with the external toothing of the radially flexible sleeve. The wave generator is mounted by exactly one radially flexible roller bearing so as to be rotatable relative to the radially flexible sleeve. The roller bearing has a first rolling-element row, having first rolling elements, and at least one second rolling-element row, having second rolling elements, that is axially offset from the first rolling-element row. The roller bearing has an external ring with which the first and second rolling elements are in direct contact, and/or an internal ring with which the first and second rolling elements are in direct contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: OVALO GmbH
    Inventor: Siegmar Gilges
  • Patent number: 5370011
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an actuator for converting rotary movement into linear movement. The actuator comprises a prime mover turning a reduction gear assembly which, in turn, drives a mechanical transmission including a linearly moving control element. To achieve precise movement of the control element to a desired position, and to ensure the desired position is retained as exactly as possible, a reduction gear assembly which is self-locking with respect to the maximum back-driving torque exerted on the reduction gear assembly by the mechanical transmission, is combined with a low friction, non-self-locking mechanical transmission. Preferably, the reduction gear assembly is implemented in the form of a strain wave reduction gear set and the mechanical transmission element is implemented in the form of a cooperating ballscrew and ballnut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Antriebstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Siegmar Gilges, Michael Georgi, Arnold Ries, Rolf Slatter, Karl Hammes