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).

  • Publication number: 20250323330
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Johannes MÜLLER, Christian Frédéric ADOLFF, Thomas ERDMANN, Norbert HENNIG, Ronald HROCH, Jannik ROHMANN, Karsten MEINKE
  • Publication number: 20250185529
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel MERTENS, Thomas ERDMANN
  • Patent number: 11052963
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Publication number: 20200255084
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Patent number: 10668974
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Publication number: 20200139826
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ajoy PALIT, Thomas ERDMANN
  • Patent number: 10454405
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
  • Publication number: 20190202523
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Publication number: 20180275172
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas ERDMANN, Ajoy PALIT
  • Patent number: 10014932
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Erdmann, Jorg Jahn
  • Patent number: 9917533
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
  • Publication number: 20170310118
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
  • Publication number: 20170179795
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg JAHN, Thomas ERDMANN, Ajoy PALIT
  • Publication number: 20170110984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
  • Patent number: 9594040
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: TOMRA SORTING AS
    Inventors: Dirk Balthasar, Thomas Erdmann, Volker Rehrmann, Stefan Jürgensen, Slah Gharbi
  • Publication number: 20170005721
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Erdmann, Jorg Jahn
  • Publication number: 20150212023
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: TOMRA SORTING AS
    Inventors: Dirk Balthasar, Thomas Erdmann, Volker Rehrmann, Stefan Jürgensen, Slah Gharbi