Patents by Inventor Thomas Pieper

Thomas Pieper 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: 10174060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing monooctyltin trichloride comprising very low levels of dioctyltin and trioctyltin compounds, said process comprising the following steps: (1) Contacting an organotin chloride mixture comprising monooctyltin chloride with an aqueous phase containing halide ions, said step optionally being carried out in the presence of organic solvent; (2) separating the resulting aqueous phase which is rich in monooctyltin chloride from the organic phase containing most of the dioctyltin and trioctyltin compounds; (3) optionally purifying said aqueous phase comprising monooctyltin trichloride from undesired side products by washing said aqueous phase with an organic solvent; and (4) recovering monooctyltin trichloride from said aqueous phase comprising monooctyltin trichloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: LANXESS Organometallics GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Pieper, Oliver Schumacher, Damian Kielbus, Detlef Massing
  • Publication number: 20170334935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing monooctyltin trichloride comprising very low levels of dioctyltin and trioctyltin compounds, said process comprising the following steps: (1) Contacting an organotin chloride mixture comprising monooctyltin chloride with an aqueous phase containing halide ions, said step optionally being carried out in the presence of organic solvent; (2) separating the resulting aqueous phase which is rich in monooctyltin chloride from the organic phase containing most of the dioctyltin and trioctyltin compounds; (3) optionally purifying said aqueous phase comprising monooctyltin trichloride from undesired side products by washing said aqueous phase with an organic solvent; and (4) recovering monooctyltin trichloride from said aqueous phase comprising monooctyltin trichloride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Pieper, Oliver Schumacher, Damian Kielbus, Detlef Massing
  • Patent number: 8796549
    Abstract: A bushing is provided for a wire. The bushing includes a polymeric body that extends a length from an end to an opposite end. The body includes a pre-coiled shape wherein the body includes at least one coil defined between the ends. The body is biased to the pre-coiled shape and is flexible such that the body is configured to be at least partially unwound from the pre-coiled shape, against the bias, for wrapping the body around the wire. The body is resiliently unwindable from the pre-coiled shape such that the body is configured to at least partially return to the pre-coiled shape as the body is wrapped around the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Briere, Steve Chap Tran, Thomas Pieper Oliver, John M. Kuster, David A. Hurrell
  • Publication number: 20120193140
    Abstract: A bushing is provided for a wire. The bushing includes a polymeric body that extends a length from an end to an opposite end. The body includes a pre-coiled shape wherein the body includes at least one coil defined between the ends. The body is biased to the pre-coiled shape and is flexible such that the body is configured to be at least partially unwound from the pre-coiled shape, against the bias, for wrapping the body around the wire. The body is resiliently unwindable from the pre-coiled shape such that the body is configured to at least partially return to the pre-coiled shape as the body is wrapped around the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas A. Briere, Steve Chap Tran, Thomas Pieper Oliver, John M. Kuster, David A. Hurrell
  • Patent number: 7781684
    Abstract: A compressible sealing gasket for supporting a cable in a wall opening contained in a housing wall includes a pair of gasket sections each having a planar surface that contains a recess, and at least one integral compressible sealing projection extending from the planar surface adjacent the recess. When the gasket sections are placed in an assembled condition with their planar surfaces in contiguous engagement, the recesses cooperate to define a cable opening for receiving a cable, and the projection is compressed between the gasket sections to seal the space between the gasket sections adjacent the cable opening. Preferably two laterally spaced integral sealing ribs are provided in each recess, which sealing ribs extend transversely completely across the recess and terminate at each end in a sealing projection that extends upwardly from the associated planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Stuckmann, Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, John Witt, Günter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Thomas Salomon, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Pieper
  • Patent number: 7491084
    Abstract: A connector system includes a plurality of conductor piercing units supported by a frame for vertical displacement between upper disconnected and lower connected positions relative to a plurality of parallel spaced insulated conductors supported in a horizontal plane by a base plate. The piercing units are displaced between said upper and lower positions by operating disks eccentrically mounted for rotation on a horizontal support shaft that extends between an opposed pair of side walls of the frame. The base plate, frame and piercing unit assembly are arranged in an open-topped support housing that is closed by a cover member or lid. Electrical components may by mounted on the lid for connection with the piercing unit assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Wedler, Günter Lucht, Joachim Bury, John Witt, Paulo Russo, Peter Stuckmann, Thomas Pieper, Thomas Salomon, Thorsten Diekmann, Uwe Arlitt
  • Patent number: 7407406
    Abstract: A connector arrangement for tapping off current from a plurality of insulated input conductors includes a rectangular base member having a horizontal planar upper surface provided with a plurality of parallel seats receiving the insulated conductors, a frame mounted on the base member for supporting a plurality of terminal blocks for vertical displacement over the seats, each terminal block including an insulation piercing contact extending downwardly therefrom, and an eccentric disk arrangement for displacing each terminal block relative to the frame member between an elevated position spaced above the associated conductor seat and a lowered position in which the contact penetrates the insulation layer and engages the conductor, thereby to transmit current to an output conductor via the insulation-piercing conductor, a bus bar, and a tap-off terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, Rainer Schulze, John Witt, Günter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon, Thomas Pieper
  • Publication number: 20080096416
    Abstract: A connector system includes a plurality of conductor piercing units supported by a frame for vertical displacement between upper disconnected and lower connected positions relative to a plurality of parallel spaced insulated conductors supported in a horizontal plane by a base plate. The piercing units are displaced between said upper and lower positions by operating disks eccentrically mounted for rotation on a horizontal support shaft that extends between an opposed pair of side walls of the frame. The base plate, frame and piercing unit assembly are arranged in an open-topped support housing that is closed by a cover member or lid. Electrical components may by mounted on the lid for connection with the piercing unit assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Wedler, Gunter Lucht, Joachim Bury, John Witt, Paulo Russo, Peter Stuckmann, Thomas Pieper, Thomas Salomon, Thorsten Diekmann, Uwe Arlitt
  • Publication number: 20070216110
    Abstract: A compressible sealing gasket for supporting a cable in a wall opening contained in a housing wall includes a pair of gasket sections each having a planar surface that contains a recess, and at least one integral compressible sealing projection extending from the planar surface adjacent the recess. When the gasket sections are placed in an assembled condition with their planar surfaces in contiguous engagement, the recesses cooperate to define a cable opening for receiving a cable, and the projection is compressed between the gasket sections to seal the space between the gasket sections adjacent the cable opening. Preferably two laterally spaced integral sealing ribs are provided in each recess, which sealing ribs extend transversely completely across the recess and terminate at each end in a sealing projection that extends upwardly from the associated planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Stuckmann, Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, John Witt, Gunter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Thomas Salomon, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Pieper
  • Publication number: 20070066121
    Abstract: A connector arrangement for tapping off current from a plurality of insulated input conductors includes a rectangular base member having a horizontal planar upper surface provided with a plurality of parallel seats receiving the insulated conductors, a frame mounted on the base member for supporting a plurality of terminal blocks for vertical displacement over the seats, each terminal block including an insulation piercing contact extending downwardly therefrom, and an eccentric disk arrangement for displacing each terminal block relative to the frame member between an elevated position spaced above the associated conductor seat and a lowered position in which the contact penetrates the insulation layer and engages the conductor, thereby to transmit current to an output conductor via the insulation-piercing conductor, a bus bar, and a tap-off terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, Rainer Schulze, John Witt, Gunter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon, Thomas Pieper
  • Publication number: 20020069821
    Abstract: A set for producing labels, having an interactive printing program for an information carrier containing a configurable print image, having labels, which are applied with an adhesive surface to a carrier in an easily removable manner. A transparent cover material forming a laminar layer for covering the applied print image, wherein the cover material is a moisture-repellent plastic foil, is applied to a further carrier with a further adhesive layer in an easily removable manner and has UV protection to prevent the fading of the print image. A lasting, for example over several years, contrast and color brightness, along with great mechanical stability, are achieved because the cover material is of polyester and has a thickness of between 20 and 100 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Pieper, Jurgen Hermann
  • Publication number: 20020068141
    Abstract: A set for producing labels, having an interactive printing program for an information carrier containing a configurable print image, having labels, which are applied with an adhesive surface to a carrier in an easily removable manner. A transparent cover material forming a laminar layer for covering the applied print image, wherein the cover material is a moisture-repellent plastic foil, is applied to a further carrier with a further adhesive layer in an easily removable manner and has UV protection to prevent the fading of the print image. A lasting, for example over several years, contrast and color brightness, along with great mechanical stability, are achieved because the cover material is of polyester and has a thickness of between 20 and 100 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Pieper, Jurgen Hermann
  • Patent number: 4998877
    Abstract: A blower burner is provided for a boiler heated with fluid fuels with a blower casing, which incorporates on one side the blower with the attached drive motor and where the fire tube of the burner comes out on the other side. The motor and the fire tube form protruding parts on opposite sides of the blower housing. The rear side of the fire tube protrudes beyond the side of the casing disposed toward the drive motor and the rear side of the fire tube protrudes into a cover extension attachment of the blower casing. The burner is provided with a pressure controller, where the air pressure inside of the fire tube element is measured by the input sensor signal and where the blower speed is the variable controlled by the pressure controller. Furthermore, a sound absorbing means is provided for the blower burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Joh. Vaillant GmbH und Co.
    Inventors: Jurgen Schilling, Horst Reichmann, Wolfgang Henche, Thomas Pieper, Bernd Braun, Hans Ludowisy
  • Patent number: 4915620
    Abstract: Cooling rods (2) take away the heat from the flame area of a burner (1). Various embodiments of supports (4) for these cooling rods (2) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Joh. Vaillant GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Bernd Bittmann, Donald Hellmann, Kurt Pelzer, Thomas Pieper, Jurgen Tenhumberg, Horst J. Schilling
  • Patent number: 4915621
    Abstract: A gas burner comprising a heating gas pipe, the wall of which is traversed by at least one group of longitudinally arranged outlet nozzles. These groups of nozzles (2 or 3) are connected with at least one conduit (5) for a heat accumulating agent which is parallel to the heating gas pipe (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Joh. Vaillant GmbH und Co.
    Inventors: Jurgen Schilling, Thomas Pieper
  • Patent number: D563895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Stuckmann, Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, John Witt, Guenter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon, Thomas Pieper
  • Patent number: D579417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Stuckmann, Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, John Witt, Guenter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon, Thomas Pieper
  • Patent number: D581365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Stuckmann, Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, John Witt, Guenter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon, Thomas Pieper
  • Patent number: D596582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Stuckmann, Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, John Witt, Guenter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon, Thomas Pieper