Patents by Inventor Thomas Fink

Thomas Fink 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: 20180297566
    Abstract: A brake system may comprise a controller, a vehicle management system (VMS) in communication with the controller, a valve in communication with the controller, and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising determining, by the controller, that a first enable signal is received by the controller from the VMS, determining, by the controller, that a second enable signal is received by the controller from the VMS, and disabling, by the controller, the controller from control of the valve in response to the first enable signal and the second enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Daniel Cahill, Thomas Fink, Marc Georgin, Efrem Ayichew
  • Patent number: 10061413
    Abstract: An operating element which is cylindrical and has two touch panels with touch-sensitive surfaces, the touch panels being arranged on two outer sides of the operating element which face away from one another, an operating command being able to be input by touching the surfaces of both touch panels, a first focal point for touch being able to be detected on a first touch panel and a second focal point for touch being able to be detected on the second touch panel, and a direction associated with the operating command being able to be dynamically determined by the focal points of the touching of the surfaces of the two touch panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Fink
  • Publication number: 20180233330
    Abstract: A power capacitor (7) is described for use in an RF power delivery system. The power capacitor comprises at least two RF electrodes (18, 19) separated by a capacitor dielectric (17) comprising a solid paraelectric dielectric material whose relative permittivity is controllable by varying a DC bias voltage applied across the dielectric (17) at DC bias electrodes (10, 26, 28). Composite capacitor configurations, an RF power system and a method of controlling the power capacitor are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: COMET AG
    Inventors: Mike Abrecht, Thomas Fink, Walter Bigler
  • Publication number: 20170291847
    Abstract: A lead-through or connecting element is provided that includes an assembly having a carrier body of a high-temperature alloy, a functional element, and an at least partially crystallized glass. The crystallized glass is between a portion of the functional element and a portion of the carrier body. The carrier body subjects the crystallized glass to a compressive stress of greater than or equal to zero, at a temperature from at least 20° C. to more than 450° C. Also provided are a method for producing a lead-through or connecting element, the use of such a lead-through or connecting element, and to a measuring device including such a lead-through or connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Oliver FRITZ, Georg MEIER, Thomas FINK
  • Patent number: 9656754
    Abstract: A ventilation system (10) for installation in an aircraft passenger cabin comprises an air supply pipe (12), which has a plurality of air outlet openings (14) disposed in a distributed manner along its longitudinal axis (L). An air chamber housing (16) is connectable to the air supply pipe (12) at various positions along the longitudinal axis (L) of the air supply pipe, such that air-conditioning air flowing through the air supply pipe (12) is supplyable, through an air outlet opening provided in the air supply pipe (12), into the air chamber housing (16). A connection device (34) is designed to connect the air chamber housing (16) to an air supply device (36) for supplying air-conditioning air into the aircraft passenger cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Grosse-Plankermann, Martin Paetz, Thomas Fink
  • Patent number: 9577416
    Abstract: A feed-through for conducting electric current is provided that includes a flange, which has a through-opening, in which a conductor for electric current is held by an insulation component and is connected to the flange so that the through-opening is sealed off. The insulation component is flush with the upper side and/or the underside of the flange or is set back (T) from the upper side and/or the underside of the flange in the through-opening. The conductor includes a cobalt-iron alloy of which the cobalt content is 68 to 84% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Josef Nisslbeck, Thomas Fink, Thomas Goettlinger
  • Publication number: 20160316611
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for an agricultural implement consisting of a hydraulic cylinder that exerts a force on a component of the implement. A pressure reduction valve located between a hydraulic power source and the hydraulic cylinder maintains pressure to no more than a preset maximum to protect the hydraulic cylinder by routing excess hydraulic fluid back through a hydraulic line into a reservoir. A pressure relief valve with a preset maximum pressure greater than that of the pressure reduction valve is located between the pressure reduction valve and the hydraulic cylinder, and is connected to the reservoir through a dedicated return line. If hydraulic fluid pressure in the circuit increases to greater than the maximum of the pressure reduction valve, hydraulic fluid is diverted back to the reservoir through the pressure relief valve and a dedicated return line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: KUHN KRAUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Thomas Fink, Rodney Lee Hagman
  • Patent number: 9413152
    Abstract: A feed-through is provided that includes a flange and a first functional component. The flange has a through-opening in which the first functional component is arranged and is connected to the flange such that the through-opening is sealed. The first functional component has at least one deformation region, in which a recess is provided such that the mechanical stability of the first functional component is reduced in the deformation region. In this manner, the first functional element can be deformed in the deformation area when mechanical load is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Oliver Wolfgang Fritz, Josef Nisslbeck, Juergen Suttner, Thomas Fink
  • Publication number: 20160049781
    Abstract: A feed-through for conducting electric current is provided that includes a flange, which has a through-opening, in which a conductor for electric current is held by an insulation component and is connected to the flange so that the through-opening is sealed off. The insulation component is flush with the upper side and/or the underside of the flange or is set back (T) from the upper side and/or the underside of the flange in the through-opening. The conductor includes a cobalt-iron alloy of which the cobalt content is 68 to 84% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Josef Nisslbeck, Thomas Fink, Thomas Goettlinger
  • Patent number: 9156554
    Abstract: A system component module (100) to be mounted in an aircraft cabin (22) comprises a support (28), to which a PSU duct (34) as well as an individual air supply system (72) are attached. A fastening device (112) is designed to fasten the system component module (100) to a bottom panel (32) of a luggage compartment (26) in the aircraft cabin (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Grosse-Plankermann, Thomas Fink, Peter Kiron, Martin Paetz
  • Publication number: 20140231133
    Abstract: A feed-through is provided that includes a flange and a first functional component. The flange has a through-opening in which the first functional component is arranged and is connected to the flange such that the through-opening is sealed. The first functional component has at least one deformation region, in which a recess is provided such that the mechanical stability of the first functional component is reduced in the deformation region. In this manner, the first functional element can be deformed in the deformation area when mechanical load is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Oliver Wolfgang Fritz, Josef Nisslbeck, Juergen Suttner, Thomas Fink
  • Publication number: 20140225865
    Abstract: An operating element which is cylindrical and has two touch panels with touch-sensitive surfaces, the touch panels being arranged on two outer sides of the operating element which face away from one another, an operating command being able to be input by touching the surfaces of both touch panels, a first focal point for touch being able to be detected on a first touch panel and a second focal point for touch being able to be detected on the second touch panel, and a direction associated with the operating command being able to be dynamically determined by the focal points of the touching of the surfaces of the two touch panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Fink
  • Patent number: 8733250
    Abstract: A metal-sealing material-feedthrough for igniters includes: a base body including a feedthrough opening, a front side, and a back side, the base body configured such that a ratio of a thickness of the base body to a maximum dimension of the feedthrough opening vertical to an axis direction of the feedthrough opening is in a range of approximately 0.5 to 2.5, the base body having a thickness between 1.5 mm and 3.5 mm; a sealing material; and a metal pin which is located in the feedthrough opening, the thickness being such that the base body is deformed under compression, the deformation adding an additional force to the sealing material such that the metal-sealing material-feedthrough is configured for avoiding a relative movement of the sealing material between the front side and the back side in a direction toward the back side relative to an inside circumference of the feedthrough opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventor: Thomas Fink
  • Patent number: 8661977
    Abstract: A feed-through element of an ignition device for igniters of airbags or seatbelt tighteners is provided. The feed-through element has a metal support body, at least one first access opening in which a metal rod is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material, and at least one second access opening in which a further metal rod is electrically conductively fixed to the support body by a soldered connection in this access opening. The support body and the access openings are configured as a shaped part. The feed-through element further includes a solder gap between the metal rod and the wall of the second access opening, where the solder gap has a small width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Reinhard Ranftl
  • Patent number: 8434361
    Abstract: A leadthrough with a sensor section comprising a component section or tube section with a component wall thickness or tube wall thickness and least one sensor section for accommodating a sensor with a sensor wall thickness. The leadthrough with a sensor section is characterized in that the sensor wall thickness is smaller than half the component wall thickness or the tube wall thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventor: Thomas Fink
  • Patent number: 8397638
    Abstract: A feed-through element of an ignition device for igniters of airbags or seatbelt tighteners is provided. The feed-through element has a metal support body, at least one first access opening in which a metal rod is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material, and at least one second access opening in which a further metal rod is electrically conductively fixed to the support body by a soldered connection in this access opening. The support body and the access openings are configured as a shaped part. The feed-through element further includes a solder gap between the metal rod and the wall of the second access opening, where the solder gap has a small width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Reinhard Ranftl
  • Publication number: 20120312921
    Abstract: A system component module (100) to be mounted in an aircraft cabin (22) comprises a support (28), to which a PSU duct (34) as well as an individual air supply system (72) are attached. A fastening device (112) is designed to fasten the system component module (100) to a bottom panel (32) of a luggage compartment (26) in the aircraft cabin (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Grosse-Plankermann, Thomas Fink, Peter Kiron, Martin Paetz
  • Patent number: 8327765
    Abstract: A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Neil Heeke, Adolf Olzinger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Reinhard Ranftl, Richard Bender, Bartholomäus Forster
  • Patent number: 8276514
    Abstract: A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Neil Heeke, Adolf Olzinger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Reinhard Ranftl, Richard Bender, Bartholomäus Forster
  • Publication number: 20120199036
    Abstract: A metal-sealing material-feedthrough for igniters includes: a base body including a feedthrough opening, a front side, and a back side, the base body configured such that a ratio of a thickness of the base body to a maximum dimension of the feedthrough opening vertical to an axis direction of the feedthrough opening is in a range of approximately 0.5 to 2.5, the base body having a thickness between 1.5 mm and 3.5 mm; a sealing material; and a metal pin which is located in the feedthrough opening, the thickness being such that the base body is deformed under compression, the deformation adding an additional force to the sealing material such that the metal-sealing material-feedthrough is configured for avoiding a relative movement of the sealing material between the front side and the back side in a direction toward the back side relative to an inside circumference of the feedthrough opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Fink