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).
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Publication number: 20180297566Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Eric Daniel Cahill, Thomas Fink, Marc Georgin, Efrem Ayichew
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Patent number: 10061413Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Fink
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Publication number: 20180233330Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: COMET AGInventors: Mike Abrecht, Thomas Fink, Walter Bigler
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Publication number: 20170291847Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Oliver FRITZ, Georg MEIER, Thomas FINK
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Patent number: 9656754Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Peter Grosse-Plankermann, Martin Paetz, Thomas Fink
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Patent number: 9577416Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Josef Nisslbeck, Thomas Fink, Thomas Goettlinger
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Publication number: 20160316611Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: KUHN KRAUSE, INC.Inventors: Jerome Thomas Fink, Rodney Lee Hagman
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Patent number: 9413152Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Oliver Wolfgang Fritz, Josef Nisslbeck, Juergen Suttner, Thomas Fink
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Publication number: 20160049781Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Josef Nisslbeck, Thomas Fink, Thomas Goettlinger
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Patent number: 9156554Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Peter Grosse-Plankermann, Thomas Fink, Peter Kiron, Martin Paetz
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Publication number: 20140231133Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Oliver Wolfgang Fritz, Josef Nisslbeck, Juergen Suttner, Thomas Fink
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Publication number: 20140225865Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Fink
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Patent number: 8733250Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Schott AGInventor: Thomas Fink
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Patent number: 8661977Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Thomas Fink, Reinhard Ranftl
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Patent number: 8434361Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Schott AGInventor: Thomas Fink
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Patent number: 8397638Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Thomas Fink, Reinhard Ranftl
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Publication number: 20120312921Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Peter Grosse-Plankermann, Thomas Fink, Peter Kiron, Martin Paetz
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Patent number: 8327765Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Thomas Fink, Neil Heeke, Adolf Olzinger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Reinhard Ranftl, Richard Bender, Bartholomäus Forster
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Patent number: 8276514Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Thomas Fink, Neil Heeke, Adolf Olzinger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Reinhard Ranftl, Richard Bender, Bartholomäus Forster
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Publication number: 20120199036Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventor: Thomas Fink