Patents by Inventor Stefan Hierl

Stefan Hierl 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: 8469600
    Abstract: A roller bearing cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing, which has multiple rolling bodies, two cage side elements, between which the rolling bodies are arranged, and which have multiple web appendages to guide the rolling bodies, and multiple connection elements that connect the two cage side elements. The azimuthal position of the connection elements defines a connection area. Exactly one connection element and at least one web appendage are arranged in a connection. The connection element and web appendage are arranged in sections inside a radial interior of the respective cage side elements, the border of which is defined by the positions of the rotation axes of the rolling bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Messerschmidt, Edgar Karbach, Henri Van Der Knokke, Stefan Hierl, Bruno Scherb, Rainer Gebauer, Herbert Roth, Rainer Schroeder, Rudolf Zeidlhack
  • Patent number: 8075725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for welding thermoplastic molded articles wherein additional simultaneous irradiation, in the welding area (18), of one of the join partners (1) will lead to a temperature increase of this join partner, occasioning process-reliable welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Laserquipment AG
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Stefan Hierl
  • Publication number: 20100215297
    Abstract: A roller bearing cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing, which has multiple rolling bodies, two cage side elements, between which the rolling bodies are arranged, and which have multiple web appendages to guide the rolling bodies, and multiple connection elements that connect the two cage side elements. The azimuthal position of the connection elements defines a connection area. Exactly one connection element and at least one web appendage are arranged in a connection area. The connection element and web appendage are arranged in sections inside a radial interior of the respective cage side elements, the border of which is defined by the positions of the rotation axes of the rolling bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Rainer Messerschmidt, Edgar Karbach, Henri Van Der Knokke, Stefan Hierl, Bruno Scherb, Rainer Gebauer, Herbert Roth, Rainer Schroeder, Rudolf Zeidlhack
  • Patent number: 7540934
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for irradiation welding of two thermoplastic components, a local temperature maximum, which circulates together with the laser beam and increases from cycle to cycle, and a correspondingly circulating, locally increased clamping pressure are generated in the area of joining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Stefan Hierl, Frank Brunnecker
  • Patent number: 7271992
    Abstract: A compact arrangement for multipole, surge-protected surge arresters, including internally wired, encapsulated series gaps arranged essentially in parallel in a housing. The series gaps have opposite-lying, projecting contact surfaces connected to outer terminals and inner contact bars or bridges. An electronic control or trigger circuit is located on a wiring support. The housing includes dividing walls and has a trough shape, the resulting housing chambers accommodating the gaps and terminals. An insulating plate with openings into which spring contact elements are introduced is provided on the housing trough which opens upwards. Located above the insulating plate is the wiring. The spring contact elements create the electrical connection between contact points on the underside of the wiring support and the cover of one of the series gaps, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Dehn + Soehne GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Wittmann, Edmund Zaeuner, Peter Zahlmann, Arnd Erhardt, Bernhard Krauss, Michael Waffler, Stefan Hierl
  • Publication number: 20060144509
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for welding thermoplastic molded articles wherein additional simultaneous irradiation, in the welding area (18), of one of the join partners (1) will lead to a temperature increase of this join partner, occasioning process-reliable welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: LASERQUIPMENT AG
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Stefan Hierl
  • Publication number: 20050167042
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for irradiation welding of two thermoplastic components, a local temperature maximum, which circulates together with the laser beam and increases from cycle to cycle, and a correspondingly circulating, locally increased clamping pressure are generated in the area of joining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Laserquipment AG
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Stefan Hierl, Frank Brunnecker
  • Patent number: 6788519
    Abstract: A spark-gap arrangement encapsulated in a pressure-proof housing, for diverting harmful disturbances due to overvoltage, including at least two electrodes disposed substantially opposite one another in a housing that is conductive or provided with a conductive coating, between which a discharge space is formed and which are insulated from the housing. In accordance with the spark-gap arrangement a trigger voltage to form a subsidiary spark gap in the discharge space can be applied directly by the conductive housing, so that by the subsidiary spark gap the main spark gap between the main electrodes can be ignited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Dehn + Soehne GmbH + Co.KG
    Inventors: Peter Zahlmann, Raimund Koenig, Bernhard Krauss, Michael Waffler, Stefan Hierl
  • Publication number: 20040160723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compact arrangement for multipole, surge-proof surge arresters, comprising internally wired, encapsulated spark gaps arranged essentially in parallel in a housing. Said spark gaps have facing projecting contact surfaces connected to outer terminals and inner contact bars or bridges. The arrangement also comprises an electronic control or trigger circuit provided on a wiring support. The housing is provided with dividing walls and is through-shaped, the resulting housing chambers accommodating the spark gaps and the terminals. An insulating plate with openings into which spring contact elements are introduced is provided on the upwardly opening housing trough. Above said insulating plate the wiring support is provided. The spring contact elements create an electrical connection between contact points on the underside of the wiring support and the cover of in each case one of the spark gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Georg Wittmann, Edmund Zaeuner, Peter Zahlmann, Arnd Erhardt, Bernhard Krauss, Michael Waffler, Stefan Hierl
  • Publication number: 20040016727
    Abstract: A laser beam welding system has a contact pressure device for fixing components to be welded. The contact pressure device contains a contact pressure element which can be moved from an inoperative position into a contact pressure position. The contact pressure element is constructed to be elastically deformable, and the contact pressure device is designed such that, in the contact pressure position, fixing of the components to be welded takes place by way of a force resulting from deformation of the contact pressure element. In addition, at least one device is provided for increasing the thermal energy absorbed by the components by way of an at least partial absorption of the laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Hierl, Peter Hluchy, Kai Lenfert, Gunter Kuechler
  • Publication number: 20030007303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spark-gap arrangement encapsulated in a pressure-proof housing, for diverting harmful disturbances due to overvoltage, comprising at least two electrodes disposed substantially opposite one another in a housing that is conductive or provided with a conductive coating, between which a discharge space is formed and which are insulated from the housing. In accordance with the invention a trigger voltage to form a subsidiary spark gap in the discharge space can be applied directly by way of the conductive housing, so that by way of the subsidiary spark gap the main spark gap between the main electrodes can be ignited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Zahlmann, Raimund Koenig, Bernhard Krauss, Michael Waffler, Stefan Hierl