Patents by Inventor Thomas Erdmann
Thomas Erdmann 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).
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Publication number: 20250323330Abstract: Disclosed is a testing device for the energy cell production industry, wherein the testing device is designed for testing planar elements that are suitable for forming a cell stack, wherein the testing device comprises multiple testing units which can be moved relative to a stationary part of the testing device by means of a conveying apparatus, wherein the testing units each comprise at least two contact surfaces for making electrical and/or signal-transmitting contact with a planar element that is to be tested, wherein the testing units each comprise a carrier which has electrically insulating properties and by means of which the contact surfaces of the relevant testing unit are supported in a predefined position and orientation with respect to one another, wherein the carriers of the testing units are fastened to the conveying apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 16, 2025Inventors: Johannes MÜLLER, Christian Frédéric ADOLFF, Thomas ERDMANN, Norbert HENNIG, Ronald HROCH, Jannik ROHMANN, Karsten MEINKE
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Publication number: 20250185529Abstract: An agricultural working machine, in particular distribution machine, having a platform which is provided for walking on the working machine and preferably has at least one step and/or a tread, and is arranged on the working machine so as to be able to be brought into different positions and comprises at least one railing, in particular designed in the manner of a guardrail. In order to design a working machine in such a way that the platform, in particular the railing, is able to be brought particularly compactly to the working machine in the transport position, it is provided that the railing is divided at least in sections into a plurality of sections, preferably aligned at least approximately in parallel, which are pivotable, in particular foldable, in mutually repellent and/or opposite directions for lowering the railing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KGInventors: Daniel MERTENS, Thomas ERDMANN
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Patent number: 11052963Abstract: A throttle tube assembly including a throttle tube, a throttle body, a bearing, and a stop collar. The throttle tube extends along a central axis from a proximal most end to a distal most end, the throttle including a lumen extending through the throttle tube. The throttle body is connected to the throttle tube, at the proximal end of the throttle tube, the throttle body having a bearing seat aligned along the central axis with the throttle body. The bearing being disposed in the bearing seat and axially aligned with the throttle body and partially axially aligned with the throttle tube. The stop collar is fixed to the throttle body configured and arranged to actuate a throttle by wire system.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
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Publication number: 20200255084Abstract: A throttle tube assembly including a throttle tube, a throttle body, a bearing, and a stop collar. The throttle tube extends along a central axis from a proximal most end to a distal most end, the throttle including a lumen extending through the throttle tube. The throttle body is connected to the throttle tube, at the proximal end of the throttle tube, the throttle body having a bearing seat aligned along the central axis with the throttle body. The bearing being disposed in the bearing seat and axially aligned with the throttle body and partially axially aligned with the throttle tube. The stop collar is fixed to the throttle body configured and arranged to actuate a throttle by wire system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
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Patent number: 10668974Abstract: A throttle tube including a radial bearing on a cable side of the throttle tube. On the cable side of the throttle tube, a bearing is used to support the throttle tube on the handle bar to avoid the undesirable friction feeling that would otherwise resulting due to the rubbing of the throttle tube against the supporting handle bar. The bearing on the cable side is located inline with the cable cam housing and the cable itself.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
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Publication number: 20200139826Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (100) for accommodating power electronics (102) for a vehicle, wherein the housing (100) comprises a well (104) made of a plastic material, and a heat sink (110) made of a thermally conductive metal material, wherein the heat sink (110) comprises an inner part (112) located on an inner surface of the well (104) and an outer part (114) located on an outer surface of the well (104), and at least one Peltier element (118) is located between the inner part (112) and the outer part (114).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Ajoy PALIT, Thomas ERDMANN
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Patent number: 10454405Abstract: A driver assembly comprises a predetermined number of semiconductor switches, wherein one of the semiconductor switches is arranged inside of a circular curve and the remaining semiconductor switches are arranged on the circular curve.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbHInventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
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Publication number: 20190202523Abstract: A throttle tube including a radial bearing on a cable side of the throttle tube. On the cable side of the throttle tube, a bearing is used to support the throttle tube on the handle bar to avoid the undesirable friction feeling that would otherwise resulting due to the rubbing of the throttle tube against the supporting handle bar. The bearing on the cable side is located inline with the cable cam housing and the cable itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
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Publication number: 20180275172Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for measuring an electrical current flow comprising a printed circuit board, a sensor component for detecting magnetic fields, said sensor component being arranged on a surface of the printed circuit board, and a conducting element for conducting the current that is to be measured, wherein at least a first portion of the conducting element between a first end of the conducting element and a second end of the conducting element is arranged such that the sensor component is situated between the surface of the printed circuit board and the first portion of the conducting element, such that the sensor component monitors a magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the conducting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Thomas ERDMANN, Ajoy PALIT
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Patent number: 10014932Abstract: The approach relates to a procedure for determining a signal transmission quality of a light transmission path, which consists of a light transmitter on one end and a light receiver on its other end. A transmitter code is received in a first step. The transmitter code hereby represents a signal which is transmitted from the light transmitter to the light receiver. In a further step the receiver code is read in. The receiver code hereby represents a signal which was provided by the light receiver by using the transmitter code. The determining of a degree of correspondency between the transmitter code and the receiver code is performed in a final step of determining, in order to define the signal transmission quality of the light transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbHInventors: Thomas Erdmann, Jorg Jahn
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Patent number: 9917533Abstract: A driver assembly comprises several semiconductor switches that are arranged in a plane so that distances between adjacent semiconductor switches in the plane are equally large, and so that each semiconductor switch has the same number of adjacent semiconductor switches.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbHInventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
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Publication number: 20170310118Abstract: A device for the inductive positioning comprises a signal generator, a coil connected with the signal generator, an element for influencing the inductance of the coil depending on its distance to the coil and an evaluator to determine the position of the element with regard to the coil on the basis of a voltage on the coil. The signal generator thereby provides a square wave signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
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Publication number: 20170179795Abstract: A driver assembly comprises a predetermined number of semiconductor switches, wherein one of the semiconductor switches is arranged inside of a circular curve and the remaining semiconductor switches are arranged on the circular curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Lemförder Electronic GmbHInventors: Jorg JAHN, Thomas ERDMANN, Ajoy PALIT
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Publication number: 20170110984Abstract: A driver assembly comprises several semiconductor switches that are arranged in a plane so that distances between adjacent semiconductor switches in the plane are equally large, and so that each semiconductor switch has the same number of adjacent semiconductor switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Lemförder Electronic GmbHInventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
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Patent number: 9594040Abstract: A method for analyzing objects depending on their electromagnetic properties. The method including the steps of conveying the objects to be analyzed on a conveyer belt; scanning the electromagnetic properties of the objects and the conveyer belt by an electromagnetic sensor, wherein the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt are dependent on metallic contaminants which are stuck in the conveyer belt; generating belt properties data representing the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt, and analyzing the objects according to the scanned electromagnetic properties and the belt properties data. This has the benefits that the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt are considered when distinguishing between metallic and non-metallic objects which have to be sorted. This way, the objects which got stuck in the conveyer belt over time, may influence a sorting less, which may improve sorting results. Further, an apparatus for executing such a method.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: TOMRA SORTING ASInventors: Dirk Balthasar, Thomas Erdmann, Volker Rehrmann, Stefan Jürgensen, Slah Gharbi
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Publication number: 20170005721Abstract: The approach relates to a procedure for determining a signal transmission quality of a light transmission path, which consists of a light transmitter on one end and a light receiver on its other end. A transmitter code is received in a first step. The transmitter code hereby represents a signal which is transmitted from the light transmitter to the light receiver. In a further step the receiver code is read in. The receiver code hereby represents a signal which was provided by the light receiver by using the transmitter code. The determining of a degree of correspondency between the transmitter code and the receiver code is performed in a final step of determining, in order to define the signal transmission quality of the light transmission path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: Lemförder Electronic GmbHInventors: Thomas Erdmann, Jorg Jahn
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Publication number: 20150212023Abstract: A method for analyzing objects depending on their electromagnetic properties. The method including the steps of conveying the objects to be analyzed on a conveyer belt; scanning the electromagnetic properties of the objects and the conveyer belt by an electromagnetic sensor, wherein the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt are dependent on metallic contaminants which are stuck in the conveyer belt; generating belt properties data representing the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt, and analyzing the objects according to the scanned electromagnetic properties and the belt properties data. This has the benefits that the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt are considered when distinguishing between metallic and non-metallic objects which have to be sorted. This way, the objects which got stuck in the conveyer belt over time, may influence a sorting less, which may improve sorting results. Further, an apparatus for executing such a method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: TOMRA SORTING ASInventors: Dirk Balthasar, Thomas Erdmann, Volker Rehrmann, Stefan Jürgensen, Slah Gharbi