Patents by Inventor Steffen Weber

Steffen Weber 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).

  • Publication number: 20240126118
    Abstract: A display system comprises a display, configured for displaying data, wherein the display comprises an inactive display edge not configured for displaying, and an active display inner surface configured for displaying. The display system further comprises a backlighting module having luminous units, wherein the backlighting module is arranged directly or indirectly at a rear side of the display, such that the light emitted by the luminous units forms a backlight for the display. The backlighting module comprises a backlighting edge corresponding to the display edge and comprises a backlighting inner surface corresponding to the display inner surface. The display system further comprises and a control system for driving the luminous units. A vehicle comprising a display system and a method for operating a display system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Lahr, Ulrich Kabatek, Markus Weber, Steffen Wildner
  • Patent number: 11772246
    Abstract: A tool basic module for use with at least one attachment device includes a drive unit, a main output shaft having a shaft receptacle for at least partially receiving a main input shaft of the attachment device, and a coupling device, which has a mechanical interface for mechanically connecting the attachment device to the main output shaft with respect to driving and an electrical interface for transferring electric power and/or an electric current. The mechanical interface is at least in particular substantially cylindrical and has a plurality of interlocking connection elements, which in particular are uniformly arranged on an outer periphery of the mechanical interface and are provided for torque support of the attachment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Czirjak, Anne Purper, Laszlo Gergely, Thomas Hampel, Aniko Beres, Zoltan Varga, Dennis Garcia-Franco, Timo Etzel, Bence Simko, Steffen Weber, Daniel-Philipp Friedmann
  • Publication number: 20210138617
    Abstract: A tool basic module for use with at least one attachment device includes a drive unit, a main output shaft having a shaft receptacle for at least partially receiving a main input shaft of the attachment device, and a coupling device, which has a mechanical interface for mechanically connecting the attachment device to the main output shaft with respect to driving and an electrical interface for transferring electric power and/or an electric current. The mechanical interface is at least in particular substantially cylindrical and has a plurality of interlocking connection elements, which in particular are uniformly arranged on an outer periphery of the mechanical interface and are provided for torque support of the attachment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Czirjak, Anne Purper, Laszlo Gergely, Thomas Hampel, Aniko Beres, Zoltan Varga, Dennis Garcia-Franco, Timo Etzel, Bence Simko, Steffen Weber, Daniel-Philipp Friedmann
  • Patent number: 10101026
    Abstract: An evaporator arrangement for an evaporator burner for a mobile heating device is provided, having: an evaporator body support into which a fuel supply line for supplying a liquid fuel opens, and an evaporator body for distributing and evaporating the liquid fuel. The evaporator body comprises at least one layer of a metal woven fabric of interwoven metal wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Martin Brehmer, Steffen Weber, Matthlas Pfau, Edgar Miesterfeldt
  • Patent number: 9235454
    Abstract: A method and a server for generating a display and operating view for an operating and monitoring device of an industrial automation arrangement, wherein after an event has been logged, information relating to the event and details of the identity or role of a user of the operating and monitoring device are transmitted to an entity, after which planned information relating to at least one component of the industrial automation arrangement affected by the event is retrieved from an engineering database using the event and specifically for the identity or role of the user, current state information is also retrieved from the at least one affected component, and finally the planned information and the state information is used to generate the display and operating view such that, the display and operating images are advantageously set up and activated in an event-controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Becker, Frank Froessler, Raffaello Lepratti, Stefan Ritschel, Jan Rougoor, Josef Schindler, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20140234792
    Abstract: An evaporator arrangement for an evaporator burner for a mobile heating device is provided, having: an evaporator body support into which a fuel supply line for supplying a liquid fuel opens, and an evaporator body for distributing and evaporating the liquid fuel. The evaporator body comprises at least one layer of a metal woven fabric of interwoven metal wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Martin Brehmer, Steffen Weber, Matthias Pfau, Edgar Miesterfeldt
  • Publication number: 20140193759
    Abstract: An evaporator burner for a mobile heating device is provided, with: a combustion chamber surrounding a combustion space for converting fuel with combustion air; an evaporator receiving portion for receiving an evaporator body for evaporating liquid fuel, the evaporator receiving portion being arranged at a rear side of the combustion space; a burner cap which closes the combustion space at the rear side of the evaporator receiving portion and which is connected to the combustion chamber; and a fuel pipe for supplying fuel to the evaporator body, the fuel pipe opening into the evaporator receiving portion. The fuel pipe is thermally coupled to the burner cap and the burner cap is provided with an air heat exchanger for cooling the burner cap over which supplied combustion air is guidable during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Webasto SE
    Inventor: Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20140173637
    Abstract: A method and a server for generating a display and operating view for an operating and monitoring device of an industrial automation arrangement, wherein after an event has been logged, information relating to the event and details of the identity or role of a user of the operating and monitoring device are transmitted to an entity, after which planned information relating to at least one component of the industrial automation arrangement affected by the event is retrieved from an engineering database using the event and specifically for the identity or role of the user, current state information is also retrieved from the at least one affected component, and finally the planned information and the state information is used to generate the display and operating view such that, the display and operating images are advantageously set up and activated in an event-controlled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Norbert BECKER, Frank Froessler, Raffaello Lepratti, Stefan Ritschel, Jan Rougoor, Josef Schindler, Steffen Weber
  • Patent number: 8616108
    Abstract: A guide rail for a portable power tool includes a releasable connecting device and at least two individual rails which are to be joined together to form a common rail and which can be locked together via the releasable connecting device. The releasable connecting device includes at least one connecting latch on a first individual rail of the at least two individual rails. The connecting latch is adjustable between a locking position and a release position. The connecting latch, for shifting from the locking position into the release position, performs a movement relative to the first individual rail on which the connecting latch is held. The connecting latch is engaged in the locking position with a locking counterpart arranged on a second individual rail of the at least two individual rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiner Lukas, Juergen Gairing, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20130337388
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile heating device which is adapted for generating heat by combustion of fuel with combustion air is provided, the method comprising the steps: operating the mobile heating device with a predetermined fuel supply rate and a predetermined combustion air supply rate, monitoring the signal of at least one temperature sensor over time, temporarily changing at least one of the fuel supply rate and the combustion air supply rate, analyzing the response in the signal of the at least one temperature sensor, and based on the response, operating the mobile heating device with at least one of an adapted fuel supply rate and an adapted combustion air supply rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHWANECKE, Martin Zoske, Steffen Weber, Christian Beacker
  • Publication number: 20110162216
    Abstract: A guide rail for a portable power tool includes a releasable connecting device and at least two individual rails which are to be joined together to form a common rail and which can be locked together via the releasable connecting device. The releasable connecting device includes at least one connecting latch on a first individual rail of the at least two individual rails. The connecting latch is adjustable between a locking position and a release position. The connecting latch, for shifting from the locking position into the release position, performs a movement relative to the first individual rail on which the connecting latch is held. The connecting latch is engaged in the locking position with a locking counterpart arranged on a second individual rail of the at least two individual rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiner Lukas, Juergen Gairing, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20100193572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device (20), which in order to reduce vibrations occurring during the rotary friction welding of a first to at least one second component (12a, 12b) can be disposed on at least one of said components (12a, 12b), wherein the damping device (20) comprises a casing element (22), which is filled at least partially with a viscoelastic fluid (24) invention further relates to a welding system (10) and to a method for the rotary friction welding of a first to at least one second component (12a, 12b), and to a component (12), particularly for an aircraft engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES, GMBH
    Inventors: Erwin Bayer, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20090308218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held machine tool arrangement, particularly a hand-held circular saw arrangement, a surface milling cutter, or a saber saw arrangement, or the like, having a hand-held machine tool and at least one guide rail which can be seated or clamped to a workpiece to be processed, and having a longitudinal guide for a longitudinal displacement of the hand-held machine tool on the guide rail. It is proposed that the guide rail (1) has at least one recess open to the edge, in which there is a ribbing (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Raff, Juergen Gairing, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20090239184
    Abstract: A burner for a heater, especially for use in motor vehicles, with a burner nozzle (12) for supplying and atomizing of fuel, which has a fuel needle (14) for supplying fuel to the burner (10) and a combustion air supply (16) for supplying combustion air to the burner, and a starting zone (18) in which ignition of the fuel to start the burner takes place. It is provided that, by choosing the inside diameter of the fuel needle (14) the exit speed of the fuel is predetermined such that, during the starting phase of the burner (10), fuel in essentially unatomized form reaches the starting zone (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Pöhner, Friedrich Widemann, Steffen Weber, Jan Steffens
  • Publication number: 20090220902
    Abstract: A burner (10) for a heater, especially for use in motor vehicles, with an essentially axially symmetrical combustion chamber (22) and a baffle plate (36) which is located in the combustion chamber. The baffle plate (36) has a defined curvature in an axial direction and that there is a curvature in the direction of the burnout zone (32). An outer periphery of the baffle plate defines a plane and a maximum axial distance of the baffle plate from this plane Dm and the diameter of the baffle plate Bd have dimensions that have a ratio Dm:Bd relative to each other that is between 0.07 and 0.21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Michael Poehner, Friedrich Widemann, Steffen Weber, Jan Steffens
  • Publication number: 20090220901
    Abstract: A burner for a heater, especially for motor vehicles, has an essentially axially symmetrical combustion chamber, a burner nozzle for supply and atomization of fuel, a fuel needle for supplying fuel to the combustion chamber, a combustion air supply for supplying combustion air to the combustion chamber, a starting zone in which ignition of the fuel to start the burner takes place, a heat shield between the burner nozzle and the combustion chamber, the heat shield having openings for supplying secondary air to the combustion chamber, and a baffle plate located in the combustion chamber. By choosing the inside diameter of the fuel needle, the exit speed of the fuel is predetermined such that, during the starting phase of the burner; fuel in essentially unatomized form reaches the starting zone. The openings have air guide elements, and the baffle plate has a defined curvature in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Michael Poehner, Friedrich Widemann, Steffen Weber, Jan Steffens
  • Publication number: 20090220903
    Abstract: A burner (10) for a heater, especially for use in motor vehicles, with a burner nozzle (12) for supplying of fuel and primary air, a combustion chamber (22), and a heat shield (24) between the burner nozzle and the combustion chamber, the heat shield having openings (26) for supplying secondary air to the combustion chamber. The openings (26) are equipped with air guide elements (28, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Michael Poehner, Friedrich Widemann, Steffen Weber, Jan Steffens
  • Patent number: 7562456
    Abstract: A system is comprised of a chip catcher and a safety guard for a power tool that generates chips, in particular a hand-guided power tool, having an inlet region for admitting a flow of air containing a chip/air mixture and for detachably connecting a chip ejector and having an inlet region for admitting a flow of air containing a chip/air mixture and for detachably connecting to a chip ejector and having an encompassing housing that is provided for attachment to the safety guard. The housing contains an air outlet spatially separate from a chip-collecting region for chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Roehm, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20090001136
    Abstract: A rotational friction welding apparatus and method for joining two components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first spindle which turns and a second spindle which does not turn. A first component of the components that are to be connected together is mounted on the first, turning spindle, and a second component of the components that are to be connected together is mounted on the second, non-turning spindle, respectively, by way of a clamping device. Associated at least with the clamping device that is used to mount the first component on the first, turning spindle there is a planar toothing which for centering purposes and torque-transfer engages into a corresponding planar toothing associated with the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Dzialas, Steffen Weber
  • Publication number: 20070199763
    Abstract: In a rigid drive axle for a vehicle comprising an axle beam provided with a differential housing, at least two tubular axle sections extending in opposite directions from the differential housing and spring support brackets projecting laterally from the axle tube sections, the spring support brackets are integral parts of the axle tube sections facilitating adaptation to various automotive vehicles and forming a relatively low-weight structure which increases the ride comfort and driving safety and also provides for minimal tire wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Steffen Henze, Klaus Schutz, Kai Tolle, Steffen Weber