Patents by Inventor Thomas Lotts
Thomas Lotts 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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Patent number: 10132172Abstract: It is disclosed an arrangement of a rotor and at least a blade. The blade includes a root, a platform and an airfoil. The rotor includes a seat for the root. The root has side walls which complement side walls of the seat and axial walls between the side walls. A chamber is provided between the root and the rotor. A shank cavity is provided between the root and the platform. A lock plate facing at least an axial wall is connected to the rotor and the blade. The lock plate has at least a slot on a side facing the root.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Carl Berger, Marco Lamminger, Christoph Didion, Cyrille Bricaud, Philippe Thomas Lott, Igor Tsypkaykin
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Publication number: 20160177750Abstract: It is disclosed an arrangement of a rotor and at least a blade. The blade includes a root, a platform and an airfoil. The rotor includes a seat for the root. The root has side walls which complement side walls of the seat and axial walls between the side walls. A chamber is provided between the root and the rotor. A shank cavity is provided between the root and the platform. A lock plate facing at least an axial wall is connected to the rotor and the blade. The lock plate has at least a slot on a side facing the root.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Carl BERGER, Marco LAMMINGER, Christoph DIDION, Cyrille BRICAUD, Philippe Thomas LOTT, Igor TSYPKAYKIN
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Publication number: 20120193292Abstract: The present invention relates to devices for treating liquids, and methods for treating liquids, particularly by using such devices. Reticulated electrode structures with a high proportion of surface area to volume are formed with at least two metals, and are coupled in arrays to an electrical driving signal such as an alternating and/or direct current voltage source, for ion exchange with a liquid to be treated, to produce, e.g., potable water.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: TerraGroup CorporationInventors: Primo L. Acernese, James Novak, JR., Thomas Lotts, William J. Parkinson
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Patent number: 7795771Abstract: A rotor of an electrical machine has at least one hollow-cylindrical, first permanent magnet with axial bearing surfaces that interact with at least one retaining element and with a sensor magnet assembly, and the first permanent magnet and the sensor magnet assembly are retained axially between two retaining elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Lott, Helmut Meier, Andreas Wehrle
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Patent number: 7768168Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical machine having a rotor, a stator, and a permanent magnet located on the rotor. The permanent magnet is embodied essentially as a hollow cylinder with axial and/or radial contact faces and is secured to the rotor at the axial and/or radial contact faces by means of retaining elements; the permanent magnet is elastically supported in the axial direction (X-X) and/or the radial direction of the rotor by means of the retaining elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Joerg Aschoff, Thomas Lott, Andreas Wehrle, Gerd Walter
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Patent number: 7755248Abstract: Proposed is an integrated drive element (110) which is particularly suitable for use in an automatic shift transmission of a motor vehicle. The integrated drive element (110) has at least one electric motor (112), with preferably precisely two electric motors (112) being provided which can be used for example for a dual-clutch transmission. Also provided is at least one electronic engine control unit (114) which is designed for controlling the functionality of the at least one electric motor (112). Said electronic engine control unit (114) in turn has a housing (116). The at least one electric motor (112) spatially directly adjoins the housing (116) and/or is at least partially integrated into the at least one housing (116).Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Lott, Joerg Moessner, Christian Breuning, Wolfgang Jacob
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Publication number: 20080318724Abstract: Proposed is an integrated drive element (110) which is particularly suitable for use in an automatic shift transmission of a motor vehicle. The integrated drive element (110) has at least one electric motor (112), with preferably precisely two electric motors (112) being provided which can be used for example for a dual-clutch transmission. Also provided is at least one electronic engine control unit (114) which is designed for controlling the functionality of the at least one electric motor (112). Said electronic engine control unit (114) in turn has a housing (116). The at least one electric motor (112) spatially directly adjoins the housing (116) and/or is at least partially integrated into the at least one housing (116).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Thomas Lott, Joerg Moessner, Christian Breuning, Wolfgang Jacob
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Publication number: 20080290762Abstract: Rotor (10) of an electrical machine (12) having at least one hollow-cylindrical first permanent magnet (20), which has axial bearing faces (76) which interact with at least one holding element (24, 25), and having a sensor magnet assembly (22), wherein the first permanent magnet (20) and the sensor magnet assembly (22) are held jointly axially between two holding elements (24, 25).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Thomas Lott, Helmut Meier, Andreas Wehrle
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Publication number: 20060171841Abstract: The present invention relates to devices for treating liquids, and methods for treating liquids, particularly by using such devices. Reticulated electrode structures with a high proportion of surface area to volume are formed with at least two metals, and are coupled in arrays to an electrical driving signal such as an alternating and/or direct current voltage source, for ion exchange with a liquid to be treated, to produce, e.g., potable water.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Primo Acernese, James Novak, Thomas Lotts, William Parkinson
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Publication number: 20060158053Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical machine having a rotor, a stator, and a permanent magnet located on the rotor. The permanent magnet is embodied essentially as a hollow cylinder with axial and/or radial contact faces and is secured to the rotor at the axial and/or radial contact faces by means of retaining elements; the permanent magnet is elastically supported in the axial direction (X-X) and/or the radial direction of the rotor by means of the retaining elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2004Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Joerg Aschoff, Thomas Lott, Gerd Walter, Andreas Wehrler
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Patent number: 6893279Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preventing shifting of a vibration-loaded seal retained between two components braced against one another with the aid of clamping means, in particular to prevent shifting of a seal retained between a plug strip and a housing half shell of a motor vehicle clutch control element. This device includes stop faces for the seal, which act in a plane essentially perpendicular to the prestressing direction and which are embodied at least in part on the clamping means.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Lott, Rainer Becker, Michael Speth, Christian Meyer
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Patent number: 6817882Abstract: The apparatus (2) for vibrationproof locking of a plug (3) in its plugged-in position inside a unit, in particular inside a clutch actuator (1), encompasses a housing (4) that has a housing top shell (16) and a housing bottom shell (6), by means of at least one locking element (30) that engages the plug (3). The locking element (30) has a blocking section (52), which is kept in a blocking position by the plug (3) when this plug is not completely plugged in—thus preventing the housing shells (6) from being joined—and which can be brought into a position that permits the housing shells (6) to be joined only when the plug (3) is completely plugged in.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Peter-Josef Bauer, Thomas Lott
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Publication number: 20040092161Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preventing shifting of a vibration-loaded seal, which is retained between two components braced against one another with the aid of clamping means (18), in particular to prevent shifting of a seal (4) retained between a plug strip (14) and a housing half shell (1) of a motor vehicle clutch control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Thomas Lott, Rainer Becker, Michael Speth, Christian Meyer
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Patent number: 6722907Abstract: The invention concerns a device for connecting vibrating components having different electric potentials, in particular for connecting a stator housing (8) for an electric motor (1) with a housing (4) for control electronics (6) inside a clutch actuator of a motor vehicle, containing electrical contact means (30) for establishing an electrically conductive connection between the components, and means (26) for establishing its mechanical connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Peter-Josef Bauer, Thomas Lott, Rainer Becker, Michael Speth, Christian Meyer
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Patent number: 6600666Abstract: A holding device for a cable harness is designed in such a way that the cable harness, which is attached on one side to a printed circuit board, remains undamaged during transportation of the printed circuit board to a final assembly location. A plug connector attached to the printed circuit board has dome-shaped latching elements, and a unit plug attached to a free other end of the cable harness has corresponding counter latching elements as direct parts of the holding device. By snapping the counter latching elements onto the latching elements, the unit plug is attached to the plug connector, and the holding device for the cable harness is closed. At the final assembly location, the counter latching elements are nondestructively detached from the latching elements by pulling the unit plug off of the plug connector, and the holding device is reopened from the secured transport position for the cable harness. The holding device is preferably intended for use in the automobile industry.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2002Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Lott, Reinhard Fassel, Robert Schleicher
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Publication number: 20030032323Abstract: The invention concerns a device for connecting vibrating components having different electric potentials, in particular for connecting a stator housing (8) for an electric motor (1) with a housing (4) for control electronics (6) inside a clutch actuator of a motor vehicle, containing electrical contact means (30) for establishing an electrically conductive connection between the components, and means (26) for establishing its mechanical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Peter-Josef Bauer, Thomas Lott, Rainer Becker, Michael Speth, Christian Meyer
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Publication number: 20020176241Abstract: A holding device for a cable harness is designed in such a way that the cable harness, which is attached on one side to a printed circuit board, remains undamaged during transportation of the printed circuit board to a final assembly location. A plug connector attached to the printed circuit board has dome-shaped latching elements, and a unit plug attached to a free other end of the cable harness has corresponding counter latching elements as direct parts of the holding device. By snapping the counter latching elements onto the latching elements, the unit plug is attached to the plug connector, and the holding device for the cable harness is closed. At the final assembly location, the counter latching elements are nondestructively detached from the latching elements by pulling the unit plug off of the plug connector, and the holding device is reopened from the secured transport position for the cable harness. The holding device is preferably intended for use in the automobile industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Inventors: Thomas Lott, Reinhard Fassel, Robert Schleicher
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Publication number: 20020148699Abstract: The invention is based on an apparatus for actuating a clutch, in particular for motor vehicle power units, comprising an electronically controllable clutch acutator (10, 42) that comprises an electric motor (12, 44) and a reduction control gear (14; 48, 52; 50, 54) and acts upon a clutch (36) via a transmission link (30). It is proposed that a plurality of electric motors (12, 44) acts upon a clutch (36) jointly in parallel and/or in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2002Publication date: October 17, 2002Inventors: Rolf Mack, Thomas Lott, Rainer Becker, Uwe Velte, Christian Meyer
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Patent number: 6395168Abstract: Devices and methods for treating liquids are disclosed. The devices comprise at least three metals, one of which is silver, preferably in the form of an alloy. The metals have a reticulated structure, which provides porosity or surface-to-volume ratio suitable for treatment of liquids. The devices can be used in combination with other treatment devices and methods.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Terra Group, Corp.Inventors: Primo L. Acernese, Thomas Lotts
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Patent number: 5178113Abstract: An adjuster for a throttle device of an internal combustion engine in which a switch tappet is guided in an actuating tappet in such a way that external forces are not exerted upon it, which prevents any problems to the switch performance. The adjuster is embodied such that the switch performance is easily adjustable and is protected against external influences. The adjuster has an actuating tappet, formed of a guide body and a switch socket, in which a switch is disposed. The switch socket is displaceably supported in the guide body with a guide shoulder counter to the force of a restoring spring and it guides a switch tappet, which is aligned with the switch and which is threaded to a variable depth into the switch socket in order to adjust the switch point. Any external forces act upon an actuating body supported in the switch socket. The adjuster is used to adjust the position of a throttle device in the intake tube of an engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 1992Date of Patent: January 12, 1993Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Lott, Peter-Josef Bauer, Torsten Janke