Patents by Inventor Stephan Kohler

Stephan Kohler 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: 11973389
    Abstract: An actuator for exciting at least one component of a motor vehicle with vibrations. The actuator includes: a housing which is configured to be directly or indirectly connected to the component, an electrical coil which is connected to the housing and is configured to generate an electromagnetic field when an electric current flows through the coil, and a magnet which is entirely or partially arranged in the housing and the magnet is arranged so as to be movable to a limited extent relative to the housing. The housing has, all around, at least one electrically conductive ring which surrounds the magnet in respect of its undeflected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Engineering Services GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Neubauer, Charalampos Ferekidis, Dimitrios Patsouras, Robert Joest, Stephan Eisele, Johannes Kerkmann, Karsten Moritz, Pascal Köhler, Robert Wick, Jens Friedrich
  • Patent number: 10174821
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrohydraulic actuator comprising a hydraulic piston, a spindle drive for moving the piston along an axis of rotation, wherein the spindle drive comprises a spindle and a nut, and a worm wheel, which is coaxially attached to the nut. Furthermore, an electric motor having a worm, which meshes with the worm wheel, is provided. The nut is radially and axially supported by means of a bearing. In addition, there is a single-armed rotation-prevention mechanism in order to prevent the spindle from rotating. An angle with respect to the axis of rotation is included between a point of action of the worm on the worm wheel and the effective direction of the rotation-prevention mechanism, wherein the angle is selected in such a way that, for a predetermined torque acting on the nut, a radial force acting on the piston is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lucas Durix, Stephan Kohler, Hartmut Krueger
  • Publication number: 20160160969
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrohydraulic actuator comprising a hydraulic piston, a spindle drive for moving the piston along an axis of rotation, wherein the spindle drive comprises a spindle and a nut, and a worm wheel, which is coaxially attached to the nut. Furthermore, an electric motor having a worm, which meshes with the worm wheel, is provided. The nut is radially and axially supported by means of a bearing. In addition, there is a single-armed rotation-prevention mechanism in order to prevent the spindle from rotating. An angle with respect to the axis of rotation is included between a point of action of the worm on the worm wheel and the effective direction of the rotation-prevention mechanism, wherein the angle is selected in such a way that, for a predetermined torque acting on the nut, a radial force acting on the piston is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Lucas Durix, Stephan Kohler, Hartmut Krueger
  • Publication number: 20160160996
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spindle drive for converting between a rotational motion and a translational motion comprising a spindle for translational motion and a spindle nut for rotational motion, wherein the spindle and the spindle nut are coupled to each other by means of threads. The spindle nut comprises a reservoir in axial extension of the thread of the spindle nut, in which reservoir a segment of the spindle extends. A lubricant is accommodated in the reservoir, and a displacement element is attached to the spindle in the region of the reservoir, which displacement element extends further outward radially than the thread of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Stephan Kohler, Andre Johanning
  • Patent number: 8372871
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) below: are characterized in that A represents in particular a C5-C10 heterocyclic group, Y represents in particular a single bond, and B represents in particular an aryl or heteroaryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Winum, Jean-Louis Montero, Stephan Köhler
  • Publication number: 20120129907
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) below: are characterized in that A represents in particular a C5-C10 heterocyclic group, Y represents in particular a single bond, and B represents in particular an aryl or heteroaryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Winum, Jean-Louis Montero, Stephan Köhler