Patents by Inventor Thomas Hoffmeister

Thomas Hoffmeister 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: 20150298401
    Abstract: A curing tool for a shell component, includes a first tool component, which is cuboid and has a wedge-shaped bevel forming a first sheared edge on a first side edge, and a second tool component, which is cuboid, has a wedge-shaped bevel forming a second sheared edge on a first side edge and has a first corner bevel on a second side edge diagonally opposite the first side edge. The wedge angles of the first and the second sheared edge are equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hoffmeister, Markus Mueller, M. Ichwan Zuardy
  • Patent number: 9120481
    Abstract: Method for controlling a hybrid drivetrain which has a drive engine and a dual-clutch gearbox which, to establish two power transmission paths, has a first and a second friction clutch and a first and a second component gearbox. An electric machine is connected to the second power transmission path downstream of the second friction clutch in the power flow direction. Purely electric driving operation can be realized by means of the second component gearbox assigned to the second friction clutch. In the event of a gear change in the second component gearbox during purely electric driving operation, a fill-in torque is provided. The fill-in torque is provided from inertial energy of the previously cranked, non-fired drive engine, wherein the drivetrain also has an electric starter motor, and wherein the starter motor is used to crank the drive engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Uli Christian Blessing, Thomas Hoffmeister, Ingo Matusche, Thorsten Stepper, Philipp Knopfle
  • Publication number: 20150086403
    Abstract: An internal-gear pump has a housing which has a first fluid port and a second fluid port. An inner rotor is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable about an inner rotor axis and has an external toothing. An outer rotor is rotatable in the housing about an outer rotor axis and has an internal toothing which, to generate a pump action, engages with the external toothing of the inner rotor. The internal-gear pump furthermore has a ring element which is mounted movably in the housing so as to be pivotable between a first position and a second position. At least a third fluid port is formed on the housing. The third fluid port is arranged relative to the ring element such that, in the first position of the ring element, the third fluid port is connected to the second fluid port. In the second position, said third fluid port is separated from the second fluid port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister, Sven Schuster, Holger Berg
  • Publication number: 20140283647
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine which has a crankshaft and is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle. A clutch arrangement has an input member and at least one output member, the input member being connected to the crankshaft. A transmission arrangement implements a plurality of gear stages, the transmission arrangement having a transmission housing, at least one input shaft, and at least one output shaft. The output shaft is connectable to driven wheels of the motor vehicle. An electric machine is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle and is connected to a transmission shaft of the transmission arrangement. The transmission shaft has a shaft section which extends from the transmission housing and is connected to the electric machine via a traction drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Uli Christian Blessing, Jörg Meissner, Thomas Hoffmeister, Harald Ihben, Philipp Knöpfle
  • Publication number: 20140073480
    Abstract: Method for controlling a hybrid drivetrain which has a drive engine and a dual-clutch gearbox which, to establish two power transmission paths, has a first and a second friction clutch and a first and a second component gearbox. An electric machine is connected to the second power transmission path downstream of the second friction clutch in the power flow direction. Purely electric driving operation can be realized by means of the second component gearbox assigned to the second friction clutch. In the event of a gear change in the second component gearbox during purely electric driving operation, a fill-in torque is provided. The fill-in torque is provided from inertial energy of the previously cranked, non-fired drive engine, wherein the drivetrain also has an electric starter motor, and wherein the starter motor is used to crank the drive engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Uli Christian Blessing, Thomas Hoffmeister, Ingo Matusche, Thorsten Stepper, Philipp Knopfle
  • Patent number: 5301445
    Abstract: An album page for insertion and centering of rectangular images is disclosed.A storage and display page includes a backing sheet for supporting the image, and at least one pocket comprising a transparent sheet located in face-to-face relation with respect to the backing sheet. The pocket is defined by attachment between the backing sheet and the transparent sheet along the bottom of the pocket and along two opposing side edges of the pocket and along two opposing side edges of the pocket. Two brackets extend upwardly from the bottom edge, and retain the images in a fixed and centered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: The Holson Burnes Company
    Inventor: Thomas Hoffmeister
  • Patent number: 4993750
    Abstract: A page holder for a photo album is described wherein photo pages can be conveniently entered or removed from a photo album. Hinge retainers are placed on lower and upper ends of the spine of the photo album. In the preferred embodiment, each hinge retainer is formed of a pair of spaced-apart pier segments, an end wall and an overlying bridge segment so as to form a holding space in which the hinge ends of a photo page are retained. The bridge segments have slots that are aligned and oriented generally along the spine so as to freely pass the hinge ends. A closure element laterally slides along the bridge segments so as to cover or open the slots. Several embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: The Holson Company
    Inventors: Thomas Hoffmeister, Sheldon Holson