Patents by Inventor Thomas Forster
Thomas Forster 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: 20190186535Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a first locating bearing and a second locating bearing configured to be mounted on a shaft. The first locating bearing includes a two-part outer ring formed from a radially inward outer ring and a radially outward outer ring, and a diameter of the inward outer ring is smaller than a diameter of the outward outer ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Thomas Forster, Johann Huber
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Publication number: 20190098869Abstract: A method for locating an animal on which a display apparatus is arranged, and/or for displaying information on the animal, wherein information which is to be displayed is activatable and/or adjustable in and/or on the display apparatus (2), wherein a specific display is assigned to an animal in order to identify animals for selection, wherein a pushbutton key on the display apparatus (2) is used for acknowledgement by a user, and wherein a counterweight (8) is assigned to the display apparatus (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventor: Thomas Förster
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Publication number: 20180100540Abstract: An angular contact ball bearing includes an outer ring having an outer diameter D and a first rolling surface and an inner ring having an inner diameter d and a second rolling surface, and no more than one row of balls between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface, each of the balls having a diameter Dw. The diameter Dw of the balls, the outer diameter D of the outer ring, and the inner diameter d of the inner ring satisfy the relationship: 2 ? D w D - d > 0.7 .Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Thomas Forster, Rudolf Hauleitner
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Patent number: 9939016Abstract: A two-part bearing cage for a rolling-element bearing includes first and second identical cage halves each including an annular base body, a plurality of pins extending axially from the annular base body, and a plurality of pin receptacles, each of the plurality of pin receptacles having a shape complementary to a shape of a pin. Each of the pins on one cage half engages into one of the receptacles of the other cage half to form bearing cage bridges and pockets between the bridges, and each of the receptacles includes a radially outwardly disposed, axially extending ring wall section that radially outwardly supports the pin received in that receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Alexander Mocnik, Thomas Forster, Matthias Zauner
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Publication number: 20170108043Abstract: A two-part bearing cage for a rolling-element bearing includes first and second identical cage halves each including an annular base body, a plurality of pins extending axially from the annular base body, and a plurality of pin receptacles, each of the plurality of pin receptacles having a shape complementary to a shape of a pin. Each of the pins on one cage half engages into one of the receptacles of the other cage half to form bearing cage bridges and pockets between the bridges, and each of the receptacles includes a radially outwardly disposed, axially extending ring wall section that radially outwardly supports the pin received in that receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Alexander Mocnik, Thomas Forster, Matthias Zauner
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Patent number: 9004770Abstract: A sensor bearing assembly rotatably couples a pulley sheave with a shaft and includes an inner member with a central bore receiving a portion of the shaft, two axially spaced inner raceway surfaces and a central portion between the raceways. An outer member is disposed about the inner member and disposeable within the sheave bore to rotatably couple the sheave with the shaft. The outer member has two axially spaced outer raceway surfaces disposed about the two inner raceway surfaces and a central portion between the outer raceways and disposed about inner member central portion to define an annular cavity. An annular detection member is disposed within the annular cavity and coupled with the outer member and a sensor is disposed within the annular detection member and connected with the inner member central portion. The sensor is configured to sense angular displacement of the detection member about the bearing axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Erich Klinglmair, Thomas Forster, Janice Duffy
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Publication number: 20140171245Abstract: A sensor bearing assembly rotatably couples a pulley sheave with a shaft and includes an inner member with a central bore receiving a portion of the shaft, two axially spaced inner raceway surfaces and a central portion between the raceways. An outer member is disposed about the inner member and disposeable within the sheave bore to rotatably couple the sheave with the shaft. The outer member has two axially spaced outer raceway surfaces disposed about the two inner raceway surfaces and a central portion between the outer raceways and disposed about inner member central portion to define an annular cavity. An annular detection member is disposed within the annular cavity and coupled with the outer member and a sensor is disposed within the annular detection member and connected with the inner member central portion. The sensor is configured to sense angular displacement of the detection member about the bearing axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Erich KLINGLMAIR, Thomas FORSTER, Janice Duffy
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Publication number: 20140133136Abstract: There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: TRIPSPLUSONE, Inc.Inventors: Henry Andrew Moran, Milton Brill, Danny Thomas Forster
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Patent number: 8529107Abstract: There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Tripsplusone, Inc.Inventors: Henry Andrew Moran, Milton Brill, Danny Thomas Forster
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Publication number: 20110261558Abstract: There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Forster Trading Associates, LLCInventors: Henry A. Moran, Milton Brill, Danny Thomas Forster
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Publication number: 20070190171Abstract: Methods for altering and therefore improving stool quality and/or stool frequency for an animal by adjusting the balance of metabolizable cations to metabolizable anions consumed by the animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Ryan Yamka, Kim Friesen, Thomas Forster, Lauren Kats
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Publication number: 20070178143Abstract: The invention provides methods for altering average food intake by an animal by adjusting the balance of metabolizable cations to metabolizable anions consumed by the animal by an amount effective to alter average food intake. The invention also provides articles of manufacture for use with the methods and means for communicating information about the methods and the articles of manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Ryan Yamka, Kim Friesen, Thomas Forster, Lauren Kats
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Patent number: 7212737Abstract: A videoendoscopic system (1) including an endoscope optical system (2) and a camera portion (3), the endoscope optical system (2) having an elongated shaft (4) through which an optical image guide (5) and a fiber light guide (6) pass, and an end housing (7), which is proximally connected to the shaft (4) and has an image exit window (10) and a light entry window (8) with radiation directions that are parallel to one another and to the axis of the shaft (4). The camera portion (3) includes a camera housing (15), from which an image signal cable (24) and a light guide cable (20) pass out, and an image entry window (18) and a light exit window (19), which are arranged with parallel radiation directions at a distance from the windows (8, 10) in the end housing (7) and the end housing (7). The camera housing (15) is constructed with a rotationally fixedly lockable coupling device (7, 16, 25, 26, 19) for coupling the windows (8, 19; 10, 18) to one another in a centering manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbHInventors: Joachim Dehmel, Thomas Förster, Mathias Kraas, Gilbert Spahn
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Publication number: 20060235274Abstract: A rigid endoscope optics (1) including a housing consisting of several housing parts (5, 8, 9, 6, 16) which hermetically encloses optic elements (3, 2, 4) and which is fitted with a hermetic connection (13, 14; 7, 15) between two housing parts (9,8; 9, 16) is characterized in that one (9) of the connected housing parts is made of PPS (polyphenylenesulfide) plastic or of PPSU (polyphenylsulfone) plastic, and the other (8, 16) connected housing part is made of PPS, PPSU or glass, the housing parts (8, 9, 16) being fitted with a metal coating (7, 13, 14, 15) at the connection site (13, 14; 7, 15) and are soldered to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBHInventors: Thomas Forster, Mathias Kraas, Gilbert Spahn
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Publication number: 20050192479Abstract: A rigid endoscope (1) including a fiber optics (12) running within a guide tube (5) that is rigidly connected to the endoscope (1), an objective (14) mounted in the guide tube in front of a distal end of the fiber optics, and an ocular (22) mounted in front of the fiber optics' proximal end. The fiber optics (12) rests in an axially displaceable manner in the guide tube (5) and is detachably affixed by its proximal end (15) to the endoscope (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBHInventors: Thomas Forster, Gregor Kiedrowski
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Publication number: 20050191046Abstract: A videoendoscopic system (1) including an endoscope optical system (2) and a camera portion (3), the endoscope optical system (2) having an elongated shaft (4) through which an optical image guide (5) and a fiber light guide (6) pass, and an end housing (7), which is proximally connected to the shaft (4) and has an image exit window (10) and a light entry window (8) with radiation directions that are parallel to one another and to the axis of the shaft (4). The camera portion (3) includes a camera housing (15), from which an image signal cable (24) and a light guide cable (20) pass out, and an image entry window (18) and a light exit window (19), which are arranged with parallel radiation directions at a distance from the windows (8, 10) in the end housing (7) and the end housing (7). The camera housing (15) is constructed with a rotationally fixedly lockable coupling device (7, 16, 25, 26, 19) for coupling the windows (8, 19; 10, 18) to one another in a centering manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBHInventors: Joachim Dehmel, Thomas Forster, Mathias Kraas, Gilbert Spahn
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Publication number: 20050192477Abstract: A rigid endoscope optics (1) including a housing formed by several housing parts (5, 8, 9, 6, 16) that hermetically enclose optic elements (3, 2, 4) and are fitted with hermetic connections (7, 11, 13, 14, 15) between each other. At least one of the housing parts (8, 9) is made of plastic. At least at one of the connection sites of the plastic housing part (8, 9), the plastic has metal coating (11, 13, 14, 15) and the connection is a solder joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBHInventors: Thomas Forster, Mathias Kraas, Gilbert Spahn
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Patent number: 6511421Abstract: An endoscope optics is fitted with a rigid stem and an objective lens is received in a distal end of the stem. The stem also receives an image transmission device for transmitting images away from the objective lens toward a proximal end of the stem. The image transmission device consists of a plurality of spaced apart optical lenses. At least one ofthe plurality of spaced apart lenses is made of sapphire.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Olympus Winter & IBE GmbHInventor: Thomas Förster
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Publication number: 20010039371Abstract: An endoscope optics is fitted with a rigid stem and an objective lens is received in a distal end of the stem. The stem also receives an image transmission device for transmitting images away from the objective lens toward a proximal end of the stem. The image transmission device consists of a plurality of spaced apart optical lenses. At least one of the plurality of spaced apart lenses is made of sapphire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2001Publication date: November 8, 2001Inventor: Thomas Forster