Patents by Inventor Thomas Knörnschild

Thomas Knörnschild 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: 10781955
    Abstract: Releasable connector for connecting to a supporting sleeve, preferably made from plastic, the connector serving to connect a functional element to a supporting sleeve, comprising an inner sleeve, the inner sleeve having a standard region for connecting to a supporting sleeve and a functional element for defining the further use, the inner sleeve being configured in one piece, and a sliding sleeve for clamping and opening the clamping of the inner sleeve on a supporting sleeve, the sliding sleeve being arranged on the outer circumference of the inner sleeve in the standard region, the sliding sleeve being arranged in an axially displaceable manner for clamping and opening the inner sleeve on a supporting sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Georg Fischer JRG AG
    Inventors: Stephan Buerli, Thomas Knoernschild
  • Publication number: 20180274705
    Abstract: Releasable connector for connecting to a supporting sleeve, preferably made from plastic, the connector serving to connect a functional element to a supporting sleeve, comprising an inner sleeve, the inner sleeve having a standard region for connecting to a supporting sleeve and a functional element for defining the further use, the inner sleeve being configured in one piece, and a sliding sleeve for clamping and opening the clamping of the inner sleeve on a supporting sleeve, the sliding sleeve being arranged on the outer circumference of the inner sleeve in the standard region, the sliding sleeve being arranged in an axially displaceable manner for clamping and opening the inner sleeve on a supporting sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan BUERLI, Thomas KNOERNSCHILD
  • Patent number: 9599264
    Abstract: A clamping connection for pipes made of polymer material or made of composite materials, containing a connection piece, which has a supporting sleeve for the sliding on of a pipe to be connected and which is bounded at one end by a stop collar, wherein a sealing element is arranged on the supporting sleeve, wherein the clamping connection also comprises a clamping sleeve, which is captively connected to the stop collar of the connection piece before the pipe installation, wherein a pipe inserted onto the supporting sleeve is clamped by sliding the clamping sleeve over the pipe in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Georg Fischer JRG AG
    Inventors: Stephan Buerli, Thomas Knoernschild, Enrico Camelin
  • Publication number: 20150167874
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a clamping connection for pipes made of polymer material or made of composite materials, containing a connection piece, which has a supporting sleeve for the sliding on of a pipe to be connected and which is bounded at one end by a stop collar, wherein a sealing element is arranged on the supporting sleeve, wherein the clamping connection also comprises a clamping sleeve, which is captively connected to the stop collar of the connection piece before the pipe installation, wherein a pipe inserted onto the supporting sleeve is clamped by sliding the clamping sleeve over the pipe in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: GEORG FISCHER JRG AG
    Inventors: Stephan Buerli, Thomas Knoernschild, Enrico Camelin
  • Patent number: 8038226
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electropneumatic braking system of a rail vehicle, containing a direct-action electropneumatic braking device and an indirect-action compressed-air braking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Knörnschild, Timm Simon, Martin Heller, Marc-Oliver Herden