Patents by Inventor Thomas Riester
Thomas Riester 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: 9816811Abstract: Measuring device for measuring a rotationally symmetrical cavity in a workpiece has a base body for supporting on the workpiece, and a measuring head with a sensor for scanning the inner wall of the cavity. The measuring device has a shaft connected to the base body. Measuring head is movable relative to base body in the axial direction of the shaft and is rotatable about a rotational axis defined by the shaft. The shaft is configured as a hollow shaft, and accommodates a drive shaft rotationally drivable by a rotary drive apparatus. A distal end of the drive shaft is connected to the measuring head in a rotationally fixed manner. The shaft is situated on the base body and movable in the axial direction of the shaft by a slide bearing system. An axial drive apparatus moves the shaft relative to the base body.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: JENOPTIK Industrial Metrology Germany GmbHInventor: Thomas Riester
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Publication number: 20160169655Abstract: Measuring device for measuring a rotationally symmetrical cavity in a workpiece has a base body for supporting on the workpiece, and a measuring head with a sensor for scanning the inner wall of the cavity. The measuring device has a shaft connected to the base body. Measuring head is movable relative to base body in the axial direction of the shaft and is rotatable about a rotational axis defined by the shaft. The shaft is configured as a hollow shaft, and accommodates a drive shaft rotationally drivable by a rotary drive apparatus. A distal end of the drive shaft is connected to the measuring head in a rotationally fixed manner. The shaft is situated on the base body and movable in the axial direction of the shaft by a slide bearing system. An axial drive apparatus moves the shaft relative to the base body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Thomas RIESTER
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Patent number: 8376901Abstract: A gear mechanism with at least a flange for the adaptation of the gear mechanism to a drive component and with at least one ring gear, which is firmly connected on the gear side to the flange. The flange presents at least a radial flange bore, the ring gear presents at least a radial ring gear bore, and a pin is led through a pair consisting of such a radial flange bore and such a radial ring gear bore, and in the process the flange and the ring gear are braced firmly against each other. The flange bore and the ring gear bore may be arranged with partial overlap in the axial direction and simultaneously partial mutual offset by an offset difference.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: IMS Gear GmbHInventors: Thomas Riester, Erkan Poyraz
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Patent number: 8272990Abstract: The invention relates to a revolving gear mechanism with at least two gear wheels which mesh mutually, forming an engagement space, of which one is a revolving gear wheel which is mounted rotatably by means of a bearing on a bolt, and a lateral surface of the bolt forms a bearing surface. According to the invention, at least one axial longitudinal groove is arranged on the lateral surface of the bolt.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: IMS Gear GmbHInventors: Heinz Gert Hagedorn, Erkan Poyraz, Thomas Riester
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Patent number: 7993065Abstract: A printer is disclosed having a media unit which can move relative to a printing unit. Until now, difficulties in aligning the media unit in the printer always resulted in a poor printing quality. To rectify this, the disclosed printer provides that the printing unit is designed so that it can move inside the housing, and elements are provided for aligning the printing unit with the media unit so that the printing unit and the media unit can be aligned with one another when the media unit is pushed in the direction of insertion. A resilient element enables the printing unit to be advantageously tensioned, in a manner that equalizes tolerances, against the support of the media unit in an operating position. This enables an advantageous equalization of work tolerances and positional tolerances, and the position of the print head relative to the medium to be printed.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Riester, Herbert Kirner, Axel Huegle
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Patent number: 7866566Abstract: In a method for transferring data from a tachograph (1) onto a smartcard (3), the smartcard (3) is moved out of and back into the tachograph (1) by an electromotive drive (8) as a function of stipulated conditions. In the process, spring contacts (6) of the tachograph (1) rub over contact areas (5) of the smartcard (3) and remove any dirt which may be present. The conditions for starting the electromotive drive (8) and the intended operation of the electromotive drive (8) are stored in a memory (10) of an electronic control device (9).Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Dieter Klostermeier, Horst Näther, Thomas Riester, Peter Wolf
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Publication number: 20100261572Abstract: The invention relates to a gear mechanism with at least a flange for the adaptation of the gear mechanism to a drive component and with at least one ring gear, which is firmly connected on the gear side to the flange. It is advantageous to use a connection where the flange presents at least a radial flange bore, the ring gear presents at least a radial ring gear bore, and a pin is led through a pair consisting of such a radial flange bore and such a radial ring gear bore, and in the process the flange and the ring gear are braced firmly against each other. In particular, the flange bore and the ring gear bore are arranged with at least partial overlap in the axial direction and simultaneously partial mutual offset by an offset difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: IMS GEAR GMBHInventors: Thomas Riester, Erkan Poyraz
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Publication number: 20100212445Abstract: The invention relates to a revolving gear mechanism with at least two gear wheels which mesh mutually, forming an engagement space, of which one is a revolving gear wheel which is mounted rotatably by means of a bearing on a bolt, and a lateral surface of the bolt forms a bearing surface. According to the invention, at least one axial longitudinal groove is arranged on the lateral surface of the bolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: IMS Gear GMBHInventors: HEINZ GERT HAGEDORN, Erkan Poyraz, Thomas Riester
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Publication number: 20090142118Abstract: The invention relates to the distribution of printer paper via a housing flap of a printer, the housing flap being rotatably mounted about an axle by use of a hinge, and at least one central part of the hinge may be a printing paper opening having at least a width B.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Bilger, Juergen Goetz, Thomas Riester, Michael Steiert
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Publication number: 20090091148Abstract: A chip-card-receiving device has a carriage for holding a chip card, means for fixing and releasing a chip card, and a clamping element. The carriage is displaceably mounted between an insertion/removal position and a reading/writing position on a carrier. The clamping element is spring-mounted on the carriage such that the clamping element rests resiliently on an inserted chip card. The clamping element has ramps formed on the carrier such that the clamping element is lifted from a plane of the chip card in an insertion/removal position of the carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: Heinz-Josef Hautvast, Thomas Riester
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Patent number: 7500798Abstract: A printer with an elongated media output port is disclosed. The printer may be used for a digital tachograph of a motor vehicle. The printer includes at least one bearing surface which limits the media output in the transverse direction and along which the printing medium slides during output. The boundary conditions for the operation of a small-format printer in a digital tachograph of a motor vehicle makes it necessary that the media output port has to be sealed off against the ingress of harmful media. Therefore, the media output port includes an elongate sealing closure which is movable in the transverse direction and presses elastically against the bearing surface by a sealing feed guide. The printing medium is capable of being outputted between the bearing surface and the sealing closure in an output direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Juergen Paucker, Thomas Riester, Torsten Wahler
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Publication number: 20090013120Abstract: In a method for transferring data from a tachograph (1) onto a smartcard (3), the smartcard (3) is moved out of and back into the tachograph (1) by an electromotive drive (8) as a function of stipulated conditions. In the process, spring contacts (6) of the tachograph (1) rub over contact areas (5) of the smartcard (3) and remove any dirt which may be present. The conditions for starting the electromotive drive (8) and the intended operation of the electromotive drive (8) are stored in a memory (10) of an electronic control device (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Dieter Klostermeier, Horst Nather, Thomas Riester, Peter Wolf
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Patent number: 7436391Abstract: The present invention relates to a navigational button including an actuating element which is displaceable at least in two directions and controls the navigation button. The present actuating element is arranged in a casing and performs an action on a communication element. A limitation element is disposed between the actuating element and the casing in such a way that it limits actuation efforts performed on the navigational button.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Bilger, Jürgen Götz, Thomas Riester, Michael Steiert
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Patent number: 7431523Abstract: The invention relates to a printer having a paper transporting cylinder and a housing provided with a panel having a paper output slit. The printer also has a device for protecting against the penetration of dust and spray water. According to the invention, the device includes a wedge which, in a first position, closes the paper output slit when the printer is not in use, and, in a second position, opens the paper output slit when the printer is in use in such a way that paper can pass though the paper output slit. The invention also has a drive for displacing the closing wedge from the first position to the second position and back.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz-Josef Hautvast, Thomas Riester
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Patent number: 7284706Abstract: The invention relates to a chipcard housing having a first and a second central piece, whereby the first central piece can be displaced by a drive. A locking element is also provided by which a displacement of the second central piece is prevented in a first working position and which may be operated by the first central piece such that the locking is released in a second working position. Both central pieces can mutually entrain the other in the second working position by means of a coupling element and the second central piece includes entraining elements for cooperation with a chipcard. The chipcard housing can be very compact and have a high resistance to shock and vibration influences and hence against manipulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Siemens AGInventors: Klaus Hug, Thomas Riester, Torsten Wahler
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Publication number: 20070212153Abstract: The invention relates to the distribution of printer paper via a housing flap of a printer, the housing flap being rotatably mounted about an axle by use of a hinge, and at least one central part of the hinge may be a printing paper opening having at least a width B.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2005Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Markus Bilger, Juergen Goetz, Thomas Riester, Michael Steiert
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Publication number: 20070084922Abstract: A card receptacle and a method for receiving a card in a receptacle of this type are disclosed. The receptacle and method may be used in a tacograph with a planar construction in a motor vehicle. The receptacle includes a receiving opening for receiving a card that contains a data memory, a closure for closing the receiving opening and a locking unit including at least one locking element that can be displaced into a locked position, in which the locking element secures the closure. Complex technical difficulties arising from the need for a fully-automatic card insertion necessitate a requirement for a robust, space-saving, manipulation-proof mechanical and electronic system that can be operated without incurring damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2004Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Dieter Klostermeier, Thomas Riester, Torsten Wahler, Peter Wolf
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Publication number: 20060291942Abstract: For the distribution of printer paper via a housing flap of a printer, the housing flap is rotatably mounted about an axle by use of a hinge. At least one central part of the hinge may be a printing paper opening having at least a width B.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Markus Bilger, Juergen Goetz, Thomas Riester, Michael Steiert
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Publication number: 20060283955Abstract: The invention relates to a card reading device (1) having an automatic feed-in device that transports the card (3) to a reading position, contacts (8) grouped in a rigid set of contacts (7), which touch the card (3) during reading. In known embodiments of said devices, the flat construction thereof does not enable reliable contacting. The invention offers a solution for said problem by providing an automatic feed-in device having at least one driver (9), wherein the card reading device (1) has a guide comprising at least one first guide element (11) and a corresponding second guide element (12), the first guide element (11) being rigidly connected to the set of contacts (7) and the second guide element (12) being permanently connected to the driver (9). The second guide element (12) interacts with the first guide element (11) in such a way that the driver (9) is moved towards the contacts (8) when a movement in feed-in direction or opposite the feed-in direction in the direction of separation occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2004Publication date: December 21, 2006Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thomas Riester, Torsten Wahler
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Publication number: 20060283946Abstract: The invention relates to a card receiving device (1) provided with the flat design comprising at least one locking element (30r, 301). The invention also relates to a method for receiving a card (2). Particular difficulties arise due to the small installation space, legal rules, the inexactnesses of the cards to be used, the environment that is often dirty, and to the ingenuity of manipulation attempts. The aim of the invention is to fulfill the legal requirements and to ensure a good functioning under adverse operating conditions. To this end, the invention provides that the locking element (30r, 301) has at least one contact surface (39r, 391) that touches the card (2) and presses it, at least occasionally, in the direction of insertion (9). The invention also relates to a corresponding method. The invention effectively combines function and security.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2004Publication date: December 21, 2006Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thomas Riester, Torsten Wahler