Patents by Inventor Stephan Lang

Stephan Lang 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: 7922243
    Abstract: A vehicle roof having an opening, a folding arrangement, and a device for receiving the folding arrangement. The folding arrangement has at least two slats made of plastic which are arranged parallel to one another, and the folding arrangement can be retracted, while being folded, into the device in order to at least partially unblock the opening. The folding arrangement closes the opening completely when in the closed position. The slats are curved as a result of bracing when in the closed position and are oriented in a substantially flat and plane-parallel manner when retracted into the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Florian Dorin, Stephan Lange, Roland Brambrink, Ulrich Grosser
  • Publication number: 20110048877
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper comprises a housing with a fluid-tight ring-shaped chamber and a vibration ring, which is rotatably supported in the ring-shaped chamber of the housing. Between the vibration ring and the housing, a gap-shaped oil receiving space is formed, which is filled with a viscous damping fluid The oil receiving space has an oil outflow and an oil inflow. The oil drain communicates with a section of the oil receiving space located radially further outside than the oil inflow. The replacement of the damping fluid present in the oil receiving space is thus controlled. This makes it possible to refresh the damping fluid over an operation interval, so that the defined damping properties are maintained during the entire operation period. This helps to increase the life of a torsional rotary damper that is autonomous with reference to the oil supply, or to lengthen maintenance intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ELLERGON ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H
    Inventors: Cornelius Geislinger, Matthias Geislinger, Stephan Lange
  • Publication number: 20100244499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a segmented roof for a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of segments which are connected to one another in a cohesively bonded and/or interlocking manner, are guided laterally in guide rails by means of pins and are movable between a closed position, in which the segments are closely contiguous to one another, and an open position, in which the segments are pushed together and folded in a roof region, characterized in that, apart from the last segment [10], each segment [8] has two opposite sides A and two opposite sides B, and the segments are connected to one another along the sides B, and each side A has two pins [4], [5], one subset of the pins [4] being differently dimensioned from the other subset of the pins [5], two pins located on one side A being differently dimensioned, and two opposite pins on the opposite sides A of a segment each being identically dimensioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer Material/Science AG
    Inventors: Florian Dorin, Stephan Lange, Roland Brambrink, Ulrich Grosser
  • Publication number: 20100244500
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof which comprises an opening, a foldable arrangement (3) and a device for accommodating said foldable arrangement (3), the foldable arrangement (3) comprising at least two parallel plastic segments (1). The foldable arrangement (3) can be transferred to a corresponding device (4) while being folded, thereby at least partly releasing the opening, and the foldable arrangement (3) completely closes the opening in the closed position. The segments (1), when in the closed position, are curved due to deformation and are substantially flat and plane-parallel when at least partly releasing the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Florian Dorin, Stephan Lange, Roland Brambrink, Ulrich Grosser
  • Publication number: 20100153468
    Abstract: Various embodiments include one or more of systems, methods, software, and data structures to provide flexibility when configuring systems to new or different processes while not disrupting incomplete processes. Some embodiments include receiving input representative of a configuration change to at least one configuration setting and storing a copy of a setting of the at least one configuration setting from a current configuration to an historical configuration setting storage location. Such embodiments may further include storing the input representative of the configuration change into the current configuration. Following such configuring processes already initiated may be completed according to the copied historical configuration setting and new processes may be initiated according to the new configuration setting. These and other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Klaus-Peter Lang, Klaus Eschenroeder, Frank Wagner, Joachim Fitzer
  • Publication number: 20100108169
    Abstract: A flexible conduit pipe for transporting fluids is specified, which consists of two corrugated metallic tubes, an inner tube (1) and an outer tube (2), which are arranged concentrically to one another and are separated from one another by an encircling annular space in which a spacing means is arranged. The spacing means consists of a plurality of rings (4,5) which bear with a basic body (6) against inner tube (1) and outer tube (2) and are arranged at an axial distance from one another in the annular space (3). The rings (4,5) have on their inner circumferential surface a rib (7) which extends in the circumferential direction, corresponds to the corrugation of the inner tube (1) and engages in a respective corrugation trough of the inner tube (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Frohne, Marc Baldermann, Stephan Lange
  • Publication number: 20100083525
    Abstract: A device for heat-treating a pourable plant product, in particular for roasting coffee beans, comprises a roasting vessel. The roasting vessel is formed by a rotor bowl and a lid device. The rotor bowl is rotated relative to the lid device about a vertical axis by means of a drive means. A hot air generator is connected to the roasting vessel via a feed channel. According to the invention, the hot air generator and the feed channel are components of the, in particular fixed, lid device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: PROBAT-WERKE VON GIMBORN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Gerhard A. Jansen
  • Patent number: 7681599
    Abstract: A line pipe for the transport of deep-frozen media, consisting of at least two corrugated metal pipes (2, 4) arranged concentrically and at a distance from one another, an insulation layer (3) being arranged in the annular gap between the two metal pipes (2, 4), the annular gap being evacuated, and a closing valve (10) provided in the outer metal pipe (4) being connectable to a vacuum pump, the closing valve being welded, vacuum-tight, into a smooth-walled metal pipe (9) welded, vacuum-tight, to the exterior of the metal pipes (4). The valve body (10) of the closing valve projects into the interior of the smooth-walled metal pipe (9) and is flush with the outer surface area of the smooth-walled metal pipe (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Michele Di Palma, Christian Frohne, Klaus Schippl, Thomas Merten
  • Publication number: 20090261578
    Abstract: A plug-in coupling for cryogenic lines is described, having at least two pipes (3, 4, 9, 10) fitted one inside the other like a male/female connection while forming an annular gap (16), in which plug-in coupling the pipes (3, 4, 9, 10) are releasably connected to one another by a flange connection (5, 11) located at their “warm” end, the annular gap (16) between the two pipes (4, 9) is sealed at the “cold” end by an annular seal (7) and at the “warm” end by an annular seal (5d) located in the region of the flange connection (5, 11), and the annular gap (16) is connected to a safety valve (13) in the region of the flange connection (5, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Christian Frohne, Michele Di Palma, Klaus Schippl
  • Publication number: 20090102245
    Abstract: A slatted roof for a motor vehicle comprises a plurality of slats connected to one another in a material-bonded manner. The slats are guided laterally in guide rails by pegs and are moveable between a closed position, in which the slats block an opening in the roof, and an open position, in which the slats are pushed and folded together in one region of the roof. Each slat has two first opposed sides and two second opposed sides, and the slats are connected along the second opposed sides. Each first opposed side includes at least two pegs, wherein, for all slats except for an end slat, two of the pegs on each of the first opposed sides are of different dimensions, and wherein two opposed pegs on the first opposed sides of each slat are of identical dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Florian Dorin, Stephan Lange, Roland Brambrink, Ulrich Grosser
  • Publication number: 20090102246
    Abstract: A vehicle roof having an opening, a folding arrangement, and a device for receiving the folding arrangement. The folding arrangement has at least two slats made of plastic which are arranged parallel to one another, and the folding arrangement can be retracted, while being folded, into the device in order to at least partially unblock the opening. The folding arrangement closes the opening completely when in the closed position. The slats are curved as a result of bracing when in the closed position and are oriented in a substantially flat and plane-parallel manner when retracted into the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Florian Dorin, Stephan Lange, Roland Brambrink, Ulrich Grosser
  • Patent number: 7510057
    Abstract: A parking brake for a commercial vehicle equipped with an air-operated service brake is configured in such a way that the actuating energy for the brake is reduced in comparison to a configuration with a spring brake cylinder, while the installation space in the wheel area is minimized. Primary functional parts of the parking brake include an inner race and an outer race, which delimit an annular gap. Displaceable tapered-roller bearings are located in the annular gap. To adopt a release position in opposition to the action of a compression spring, the tapered roller bearings are disengaged from the conical surfaces of the inner race and the outer race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kiener, Stephan Lange, Johann Baumgartner, Eduard Gerum, Michael Herges, Dirk Ganzhorn, Bence Csàk, Nicolas Savagner, Uwe Neumann, Matthias Gradl, Matthias Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20090068338
    Abstract: A roasting device for vegetable bulk material, in particular coffee beans, comprises a roasting container for roasting said vegetable bulk material. The roasting container has connected therewith a gas heating furnace for supplying heated gases to the roasting container. Further, the roasting device comprises an exhaust gas purifier connected via a gas line with the roasting container. For purifying the exhaust gas, the exhaust gas purifier comprises an oxidation bed made up of porous heat-accumulating and heat-exchanging material. Further, a heating element for heating a middle region of the oxidation bed to an oxidation and/or self-decomposition temperature, and a flow reverser for reversing the direction of flow through the oxidation bed are provided in the exhaust gas purifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Gerhard A. Jansen, Uwe Moeller-Willenberg
  • Publication number: 20080314421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dishwasher having a substantially block-shaped housing and a washing tub. The housing includes a hanging cover and a front side having an opening. The washing tub includes a top having an opening and side walls having upper edges extending parallel to the housing cover. The washing tub is configured to be received and withdrawn -from the housing front side opening and to be fully inserted into the housing during a washing operation. A region of the washing tub bears against a region of the housing during the washing operation. The housing has at least one contact surface contoured to match a surface of the washing tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Bauch, Stephan Lange, Volker Stank
  • Publication number: 20070246309
    Abstract: A parking brake for a commercial vehicle equipped with an air-operated service brake is configured in such a way that the actuating energy for the brake is reduced in comparison to a configuration with a spring brake cylinder, while the installation space in the wheel area is minimized. Primary functional parts of the parking brake include an inner race and an outer race, which delimit an annular gap. Displaceable tapered-roller bearings are located in the annular gap. To adopt a release position in opposition to the action of a compression spring, the tapered roller bearings are disengaged from the conical surfaces of the inner race and the outer race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kiener, Stephan Lange, Johann Baumgartner, Eduard Gerum, Michael Herges, Dirk Ganzhorn, Bence Csak, Nicolas Savagner, Uwe Neumann, Matthias Gradl, Matthias Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20070215187
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a height-adjustable upper rack, and a spray arm disposed on the upper rack. A stationary liquid conduit disposed in the washing tub supplies the spray arm with wash water, the liquid conduit having a portion extending from the sidewall. A feed tube member including a funnel opening is disposed on the upper rack and is connected to the spray arm. A coupling element engages the feed tube member via the funnel opening at a rear of the rack when the rack is inserted in the washing tub. The coupling element includes a pivoting tube having a first end operatively connected to the portion of the liquid conduit and a second end including a right-angled tube end portion extending toward the funnel opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Koch, Stephan Lange, Ulrich Hettenhausen
  • Publication number: 20070164246
    Abstract: A line pipe for the transport of deep-frozen media, consisting of at least two corrugated metal pipes (2, 4) arranged concentrically and at a distance from one another, an insulation layer (3) being arranged in the annular gap between the two metal pipes (2, 4), the annular gap being evacuated, and a closing valve (10) provided in the outer metal pipe (4) being connectable to a vacuum pump, the closing valve being welded, vacuum-tight, into a smooth-walled metal pipe (9) welded, vacuum-tight, to the exterior of the metal pipes (4). The valve body (10) of the closing valve projects into the interior of the smooth-walled metal pipe (9) and is flush with the outer surface area of the smooth-walled metal pipe (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Michele Di Palma, Christian Frohne, Klaus Schippl, Thomas Merten
  • Publication number: 20060059313
    Abstract: In an electronic computing system, an instruction is provided as to whether to cache in a region of a memory of the system an attribute of a context if and when the context is accessed in a permanent storage device. When the context is accessed in the permanent storage, the attribute of the accessed context is cached or not in the memory region according to the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Stephan Lange
  • Patent number: 6840284
    Abstract: A flexible conduit for conveying cryogenic fluids has a metal inner tube and a metal outer tube. A strip-shaped spacer member is made of a material of low thermal conductivity, which is spirally wound on the inner tube such that it contacts both the inner and outer tubes. The strip-shaped spacer member is twisted about its own axis and includes a metal that is stable with respect to high-energy radiation and has a thermal conductivity of less than 25 W/m.K and a tensile strength of more than 240 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Klaus Schippl, Stephan Lange
  • Publication number: 20040216795
    Abstract: A flexible conduit for conveying cryogenic fluids has a metal inner tube and a metal outer tube. A strip-shaped spacer member is made of a material of low thermal conductivity, which is spirally wound on the inner tube such that it contacts both the inner and outer tubes. The strip-shaped spacer member is twisted about its own axis and includes a metal that is stable with respect to high-energy radiation and has a thermal conductivity of less than 25 W/m·K and a tensile strength of more than 240 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Schippl, Stephan Lange