Patents by Inventor Thomas Riedel
Thomas Riedel 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: 10498871Abstract: The invention relates, among others, to a communication station (10) for an intercom network (11), comprising a housing (12) with a housing front (13) and a housing rear side (14), wherein a plurality of operating elements (15a, 15b, 15c) and at least one display (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) are on the housing front, the display being configured as a touchscreen display, wherein the operating elements comprise a plurality of selector keys (17a, 17b, 17c, 17d), wherein the communication station as a result of an operator actuating a selector key provides a direct listening and/or speaking connection to another selected communication station (18a, 18b) of the intercom network, in particular via a switching station (19), wherein in a first function state (68) of the display information (A; B, C) of a first kind can be displayed and/or data (A; B; C) of a first kind can be entered on the display, the information and/or data relating to at least one operating element.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Stephan Schaaf, Hubert Sieben, Thomas Riedel
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Publication number: 20190316492Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust heat recovery system having a working fluid circuit (1) carrying a working fluid, having a heat exchanger (2) which is connected in an exhaust line (3) of an internal combustion engine (5) and which is a part of the working fluid circuit (1) together with at least one expansion machine (11), a condenser (12), and a fluid pump (15). The aim of the invention is to provide an exhaust heat recovery system, which is improved with respect to known systems. This is achieved in that the exhaust heat recovery system has a device (27) for avoiding damage to the expansion machine (11) that is caused by liquid components of the working fluid. The device (11) is, for example, a container (21), a calming container (28, 28a), a line section (36) or a filter (26), or the device (11) has at least one such component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Thomas Riedel-Rink, Derya Lindenmeier, Markus Viereck
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Publication number: 20190300193Abstract: Inter alia, the invention relates to an aerial device (10), comprising at least one rotor (12, 12a, 12b) that generates lift forces that, using a controller (18), can be addressed by a drive (16, 16a, 16b), wherein the drive (16, 16a, 16b) comprises an electromotively-driven rotor drive shaft (29). The particular feature of the invention is, among other things, that the drive (16, 16a, 16b) comprises a plurality of electric motors (25, 26, 27) that jointly drive the rotor drive shaft (29).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: Thomas RIEDEL
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Publication number: 20190222992Abstract: An intercom network for real-time audio communication between users has a stationary element to which the users are connected, a mobile terminal that comprises an audio input and that can transmit audio signals wirelessly to the stationary element or to another user, and a device in the stationary element for user management, that administers the users connected to the stationary element, and that carries out an authorization check for logging the mobile terminal onto the stationary element. An NFC element is provided in the device on the stationary element, and an NFC counter-element is provided on the mobile terminal that can transmit authorization information to the NFC element when the mobile terminal approaches the stationary element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Jiou-Pahn LEE, Thomas RIEDEL
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Patent number: 10309335Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, and to a corresponding device. The fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine may include: an outlet of a high-pressure pump coupled to a pressure-limiting valve and a high-pressure fluid accumulator. The method may include, when the internal combustion engine is set into a deactivated state, actuating the high-pressure pump such that, at the outlet side of the high-pressure pump, a pressure is increased such that the pressure-limiting valve is opened.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Christoph Klesse, Thomas Riedel, Hans Riepl, Tobias Ritsch, Michael Wirkowski
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Publication number: 20190166239Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to a speech station (10) for an intercom network (11), comprising an in particular parallepipedal housing (12), with a housing front (13) and a rear housing side (14), wherein a plurality of programmable operator controls (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) and multiple displays (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) are tightly packed on the housing front (13), wherein the operator controls comprise a plurality of selector keys (17a, 17b, 17c, 17d), wherein the speech station as a result of a selector key being actuated by an operator provides a direct listen and/or talk connection to a selected other speech station (18a, 18b) of the intercom network via a switching station (19), wherein a plurality of connectors (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d), such as power-supply connector, data cable connector, BNC connector, are mounted on the rear housing side (14), wherein at least one loudspeaker (24a, 24b) is fixed on the speech station, wherein the loudspeaker is accommodated in a seat (25) between the housing front (13) anType: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Hubert SIEBEN, Jake Dodson, Thomas Riedel
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Publication number: 20190166237Abstract: The invention relates, among others, to a communication station (10) for an intercom network (11), comprising a housing (12) with a housing front (13) and a housing rear side (14), wherein a plurality of operating elements (15a, 15b, 15c) and at least one display (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) are on the housing front, the display being configured as a touchscreen display, wherein the operating elements comprise a plurality of selector keys (17a, 17b, 17c, 17d), wherein the communication station as a result of an operator actuating a selector key provides a direct listening and/or speaking connection to another selected communication station (18a, 18b) of the intercom network, in particular via a switching station (19), wherein in a first function state (68) of the display information (A; B, C) of a first kind can be displayed and/or data (A; B; C) of a first kind can be entered on the display, the information and/or data relating to at least one operating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Stephan SCHAAF, Hubert SIEBEN, Thomas RIEDEL
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Publication number: 20190166256Abstract: The invention relates to, among others, a communication station (10) for an intercom network (11), comprising a plurality of operating elements (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) each of which are configured in the manner of a lever (49a, 49b, 49c, 49d, 49e, 49f, 49g, 49h, 49i, 49j), wherein a lever starting from an inactive middle position (39a) is manually shiftable in a first direction (31) into a first switching position (39b) or alternatively shiftable in a second direction (32) contrary to the first into a second switching position (39c), wherein the lever is biased toward its middle position. The special feature of the invention consists, among others, in that the lever comprises a rotatably mounted adjustment element (59, 59a, 59b, 59c, 59d, 59e, 59f, 59g, 59h, 59i, 59j) for changing a parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Stephan SCHAAF, Bernhard HANISCH, Jake DODSON, Thomas RIEDEL
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Publication number: 20190161204Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a drone (10) comprising at least one electromotive drive (24a, 24b) and a controller (33, 33a, 33b), wherein the drone can permanently maintain a set flight position with the aid of the controller, wherein the drone that is in the flight position thereof is connected to a ground station (11) by a cable (13), wherein the cable comprises at least two electrical conductors (27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e, 27f, 27g) for supplying voltage to the drive, wherein the drone comprises lightning-protection means (34a, 34b, 34c) that protects the controller and/or the drive and/or other electronic component parts of the drone from lightning strikes, wherein the overall cross section of the electrical conductors of the cable allows for high electrical currents, caused by lightning strikes, to be conducted away from the drone (10) to the ground station (11), and wherein the cable is connected to a lightning transfer point (16) in the earth (15), in the region of the ground station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Thomas RIEDEL
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Patent number: 10284698Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to a speech station (10) for an intercom network (11), comprising an in particular parallepipedal housing (12), with a housing front (13) and a rear housing side (14), wherein a plurality of programmable operator controls (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) and multiple displays (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) are tightly packed on the housing front (13), wherein the operator controls comprise a plurality of selector keys (17a, 17b, 17c, 17d), wherein the speech station as a result of a selector key being actuated by an operator provides a direct listen and/or talk connection to a selected other speech station (18a, 18b) of the intercom network via a switching station (19), wherein a plurality of connectors (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d), such as power-supply connector, data cable connector, BNC connector, are mounted on the rear housing side (14), wherein at least one loudspeaker (24a, 24b) is fixed on the speech station, wherein the loudspeaker is accommodated in a seat (25) between the housing front (13) anType: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS INTERNAIONAL GMBHInventors: Hubert Sieben, Jake Dodson, Thomas Riedel
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Patent number: 10285034Abstract: An intercom network (10) for real-time audio communication between users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 15a, 15b), amongst other things, is represented and described, comprising at least one stationary element (12a, 12b), as a base (13), to which the users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f) are connected, and at least one mobile terminal (15a, 15b), such as a belt pack (16) or a mobile microphone (17) that comprises an audio input (18a, 18b), wherein audio signals can be transmitted wirelessly with the mobile terminal within the DECT frequency range to the stationary element or to another stationary user, wherein the stationary element comprises a device (19) for user management that administers the users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 15a, 15b) connected to the stationary element (12a, 12b), and wherein an authorization check is carried out by the device for the logging-on of the mobile terminal to the stationary element, wherein the device (19) comprises an NFC element (20a) arranged on the stationary element (Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Jiou-Pahn Lee, Thomas Riedel
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Patent number: 10125626Abstract: A seal arrangement (15; 26; 43; 50) for sealing an annular gap (14) between a high-pressure steam space (12) and an adjacent low-pressure steam space (13). The gap is defined between two turbine casings (10, 11) each split into two casing halves, the seal arrangement (15; 26; 43; 50) has a seal element (24; 47; 58) which is formed in a segmented and annular manner and extends between the two turbine casings (10, 11) and engages in an annular receiving groove (9, 23; 30, 34; 49; 54) by means of at least one of its radial end regions. The seal arrangement (15; 26; 43; 50) has at least one segmented ring (16, 20; 27, 31; 44; 51; 55) with a first circumferential surface (17, 21; 28, 32; 45; 52, 56) releasably attached to one of the turbine casings (10, 11) in the region of the annular gap (14), and has an opposite second circumferential surface (18, 22; 29, 33; 46; 53, 57) with the annular receiving groove (9, 23; 30, 34; 54) or, in a one-piece form, with the radially projecting annular seal element (47; 58).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Ralf Bell, Isabell Böer, Giuseppe Gaio, Raimund Heinze, Markus Legenbauer, Damian Razowski, Thomas Riedel, Stanislaw Ruda, Ralf Ziwes
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Publication number: 20180288527Abstract: The invention relates, among others, to a mobile terminal portable by a user (32) and designed as a belt pack (10) for use in an intercom network (17), comprising a housing (44) with a port (16) for a headset (11) with a headset microphone (13) and a headset loudspeaker (12), and further comprising a communication module (25a), with which audio information can be wirelessly transmitted to other users (19a, 19b) of the intercom network. The speciality consists, among others, in that a microphone (27) and a loudspeaker (28) are provided in or on the housing (44).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventor: Thomas Riedel
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Publication number: 20180288207Abstract: The invention relates to, among others, a network device (10, 11, 12) for an intercom network (13) for permitting an audio communication, in particular a duplex audio communication with other users (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f) of the intercom network, comprising a housing (33) and a communication module (20a, 20b) arranged therein or thereon, with which a radio link can be established for the transmission of audio signals to another user, wherein the radio link is subject to the DECT protocol. The speciality, among others, consists in that the network device (10, 11, 12) comprises a means (21) for preventing or reducing multipath interferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventor: Thomas RIEDEL
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Publication number: 20180288595Abstract: An intercom network (10) for real-time audio communication between users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 15a, 15b), amongst other things, is represented and described, comprising at least one stationary element (12a, 12b), as a base (13), to which the users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f) are connected, and at least one mobile terminal (15a, 15b), such as a belt pack (16) or a mobile microphone (17) that comprises an audio input (18a, 18b), wherein audio signals can be transmitted wirelessly with the mobile terminal within the DECT frequency range to the stationary element or to another stationary user, wherein the stationary element comprises a device (19) for user management that administers the users (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 15a, 15b) connected to the stationary element (12a, 12b), and wherein an authorization check is carried out by the device for the logging-on of the mobile terminal to the stationary element, wherein the device (19) comprises an NFC element (20a) arranged on the stationary element (Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Jiou-Pahn LEE, Thomas RIEDEL
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Publication number: 20180273171Abstract: The invention relates, among others, to an aircraft (10) comprising at least one electromotive drive (11a, 11b) and a controller (12) with which the aircraft can permanently maintain a set flight position, wherein the aircraft can be connected to the ground station (19) via a cable arrangement (16), and wherein the cable arrangement comprises at least two electric conductors (17a, 17b) for supplying voltage to the drive, as well as a fiber-optic cable (18) for the communication of data and/or signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventor: Thomas RIEDEL
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Publication number: 20180198635Abstract: The invention concerns amongst other things a user (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g) to an intercom network (10) for carrying out real-time audio communication with other users of this intercom network, comprising an audio input, in particular a microphone (14, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f) or a microphone port (28) and a connection port (29) or a communication module (30) for connecting with a switching center (19a, 19b) of the intercom network, comprising at least one functionality that can be set as a parameter, in particular manually set, such as key assignment, direct-dial key, brightness, volume or the like, characterized in that an NFC element (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f) is provided on the user that can be used to carry out a communication with a counterpart NFC element (23) assigned to an operator (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Jiou-Pahn Lee, Thomas Riedel
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Publication number: 20180166836Abstract: Presented and described is, amongst other items, an intercom plug-in connector (10) for audio connections, comprising a cylindrical housing (19) extending in the axial direction (27), in particular with a circular, or essentially circular, cross-section, whose first axial end (20) is formed by a plug-in extension (22) that on its front face (39) has a plurality of sockets (23a, 23b, 23c, 23d), in particular four sockets positioned relative to one another in an approximately V-shape, for contact pins (24a, 24b), and which at its second axial end (21) has a phone jack (25) for a phone plug (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Wolfgang Fritz, Thomas Riedel
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Publication number: 20170211504Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, and to a corresponding device. The fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine may include: an outlet of a high-pressure pump coupled to a pressure-limiting valve and a high-pressure fluid accumulator. The method may include, when the internal combustion engine is set into a deactivated state, actuating the high-pressure pump such that, at the outlet side of the high-pressure pump, a pressure is increased such that the pressure-limiting valve is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Christoph Klesse, Thomas Riedel, Hans Riepl, Tobias Ritsch, Michael Wirkowski
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Publication number: 20160208930Abstract: A valve for shutting off and/or controlling the throughflow of fluid flows is provided. A valve housing, having a valve seat contact surface, a valve cover with a valve cover thickness which is provided with a material allowance, and the valve body form together a first, maximum lift; and when the worn region of the valve seat contact surface is removed, the valve cover thickness can be removed such that the first, maximum lift remains the same or remains the same with only minor deviations; and/or the valve housing, valve seat contact surface, valve cover with the valve cover thickness, and the valve body is provided with a material allowance form a first, particularly maximum lift; and when the worn region of the valve seat contact surface is removed, the valve body can be removed such that the first, maximum lift remains the same or with only minor deviations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: RALF BELL, ISABELL BÖER, THOMAS FISCHER, GIUSEPPE GAIO, RAIMUND HEINZE, MARKUS LEGENBAUER, DAMIAN RAZOWSKI, THOMAS RIEDEL, STANISLAW RUDA, RALF ZIWES