Patents by Inventor Thomas Homann

Thomas Homann 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).

  • Patent number: 11964646
    Abstract: A foot brake valve (2?) of a pneumatic brake system in a motor vehicle has an installation plate (4?), on which a brake pedal (14) is pivotably mounted and to which a housing (18?) of a control unit (16, 26) is fastened. A spring-loaded plunger piston (36) in actuating contact with the brake pedal (14) is guided axially movably in an annular collar (50) projecting upward out of the installation plate (4?). For fastening the housing (18?) of the control unit (16, 26) to the installation plate (4?), the housing (18?) has an intermediate flange (48) which is screw-connected to the main part of the housing (18?) and has the annular collar (50). The intermediate flange (48) is coaxially rotatably about a vertical central axis (32), and is connectable in non-positively locking fashion to the installation plate (4?) via a releasable clamping connection (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZF CV Systems Europe BV
    Inventors: Peter Beier, Ulrich Couppee, Reiner Hölscher, Gerhard Martini, Karl-Heinz Riediger-Janisch, Olaf Bindseil, Petra Elze, Alexander Fabian, Gerrit Glondajewski, Sven Homann, Jan Hörstmann, Thomas Müller
  • Publication number: 20210393677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alternative co-substrate of ketoglutaric acid-dependent dioxygenases for functional production and control of same, with the aim of achieving therapeutic effects against cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and age related diseases. Epigenetically induced diseases caused by dysregulation and in particular also by metabolic dysfunction in the citric acid cycle are likewise targeted by this therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas HOMANN
  • Publication number: 20160184836
    Abstract: A separator for the centrifugal separation of a flowable product into various phases or for the centrifugal clarification of a product includes a rotatable drum having a drum lower section and a drum upper section, a product clarifying arrangement arranged in the drum for clarifying a product to be treated in the centrifugal field. One or more, of all of the following elements are made from plastic or a plastic composite, the drum lower section, the drum upper section, the clarifying arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Wilfried MACKEL, Thomas BATHELT, Kathrin QUITER, Angelika VOLTMANN, Thomas HOMANN, Ulrich MEIER
  • Patent number: 8092362
    Abstract: A separator arrangement includes a separator having a drum with a vertical rotation axis. The drum is placed on a rotatable drive spindle and is surrounded by a shroud. A separating wall separates the separator arrangement into a sanitary area that includes the drum and the shroud and a drive area that includes the drive device. The separator and the drive device are decoupled as a unit, in terms of vibration, by at least one of the separating wall and a foundation attachment. The drive device includes a motor, a coupling, at least one bearing device, and a flange section around the drive spindle underneath a drive cover, and a sealing device. A membrane arrangement is formed in a region of the drive cover and, for vibration purposes, decouples the drive cover from the machine frame in a region around the drive spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Westfalia Separator AG
    Inventors: Werner Kohlstette, Olaf Müller, Thomas Homann
  • Publication number: 20090253565
    Abstract: A separator arrangement includes a separator having a drum with a vertical rotation axis. The drum is placed on a rotatable drive spindle and is surrounded by a shroud. The drum is rotatable during operation by a drive device at a rotation speed of more than 1000 rpm but less than 8500 rpm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Werner Separator AG
    Inventors: Werner Kohlstette, Olaf Müller, Thomas Homann