Patents by Inventor Thomas Meinke

Thomas Meinke 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).

  • Motor with spring-mounted movable motor part and personal care device comprising such a motor
    Patent number: 11859687
    Abstract: A motor and a personal-care device having the motor. The motor has a motor carrier made at least partially from a sheet metal material, a movable motor part, and a spring element that couples the movable motor part with the motor carrier. The sheet metal material comprises at least one coupling area where the sheet metal material is folded so that its two layers are facing each other while each of the two layers comprises a slot, the slots being aligned with one another. A connection extension of the spring element extends through the aligned slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Ziegler, Thomas Meinke, Thomas Brum, Kenji Ohi, Takeshi Hotta
  • MOTOR WITH SPRING-MOUNTED MOVABLE MOTOR PART AND PERSONAL CARE DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A MOTOR
    Publication number: 20200347907
    Abstract: A motor and a personal-care device having the motor. The motor has a motor carrier made at least partially from a sheet metal material, a movable motor part, and a spring element that couples the movable motor part with the motor carrier. The sheet metal material comprises at least one coupling area where the sheet metal material is folded so that its two layers are facing each other while each of the two layers comprises a slot, the slots being aligned with one another. A connection extension of the spring element extends through the aligned slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Frank ZIEGLER, Thomas MEINKE, Thomas BRUM, Kenji OHI, Takeshi HOTTA
  • Linear electric motor
    Patent number: 8766496
    Abstract: A linear electric motors including a housing, a first armature movable on a first essentially linear path with respect to the housing, and a second armature movable on a second essentially linear path with respect to the housing, wherein the first armature is mounted to the housing by a first mounting spring, wherein the first armature and the second armature are coupled to each other by a coupling spring, and wherein the second armature is mounted to the housing by a second mounting spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Ziegler, Robert Schaefer, Uwe Schober, Thomas Meinke
  • LINEAR ELECTRIC MOTOR
    Publication number: 20120019079
    Abstract: A linear electric motors including a housing, a first armature movable on a first essentially linear path with respect to the housing, and a second armature movable on a second essentially linear path with respect to the housing, wherein the first armature is mounted to the housing by a first mounting spring, wherein the first armature and the second armature are coupled to each other by a coupling spring, and wherein the second armature is mounted to the housing by a second mounting spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Ziegler, Robert Schaefer, Uwe Schober, Thomas Meinke