Patents by Inventor Thomas SATTLER

Thomas SATTLER 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: 11161219
    Abstract: A device for cleaning adhesive surfaces of vehicle components using solid carbon dioxide is provided. The device may be used for automated cleaning in an assembly line with a plurality of work stations. The device includes a chamber-type cleaning area for vehicle components, a blasting device with a jet nozzle for emitting solid carbon dioxide onto the vehicle components, a transport device for transporting the vehicle components through the cleaning chamber, and a charge discharge device for discharging an electrostatic charge from the vehicle components in order to structurally and/or functionally improve the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Held, Bettina Angerer, Christopher Orlandi, Thomas Sattler
  • Patent number: 10900156
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric has a volume-giving material, in particular fiber balls, down and/or fine feathers, and has a maximum tensile strength, measured according to DIN EN 29 073 at a mass per unit area of 50 g/m2 in at least one direction, of at least 0.3 N/5 cm, in particular of 0.3 N/5 cm to 100 N/5 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Peter Grynaeus, Gunter Scharfenberger, Thomas Sattler
  • Patent number: 10876234
    Abstract: A method for producing a volume nonwoven fabric includes the steps of: (a) providing a nonwoven fabric raw material, containing fiber balls and binder fibers; (b) providing an air-laying device, which has at least two spiked rollers between which a gap is formed; (c) processing the nonwoven fabric raw material in the device in an air-laying method, the nonwoven fabric raw material passing through the gap between the spiked rollers, fibers or fiber bundles being pulled from the fiber balls by the spikes; (d) laying on a laying apparatus; and (e) thermally bonding so as to obtain the volume nonwoven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Ulrike Herrlich, Gunter Scharfenberger, Thomas Sattler, Peter Grynaeus
  • Publication number: 20180230630
    Abstract: A method for producing a volume nonwoven fabric includes the steps of: (a) providing a nonwoven fabric raw material, containing fiber balls and binder fibers; (b) providing an air-laying device, which has at least two spiked rollers between which a gap is formed; (c) processing the nonwoven fabric raw material in the device in an air-laying method, the nonwoven fabric raw material passing through the gap between the spiked rollers, fibers or fiber bundles being pulled from the fiber balls by the spikes; (d) laying on a laying apparatus; and (e) thermally bonding so as to obtain the volume nonwoven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Ulrike HERRLICH, Gunter SCHARFENBERGER, Thomas SATTLER, Peter GRYNAEUS
  • Publication number: 20180222013
    Abstract: A device for cleaning adhesive surfaces of vehicle components using solid carbon dioxide is provided. The device may be used for automated cleaning in an assembly line with a plurality of work stations. The device includes a chamber-type cleaning area for vehicle components, a blasting device with a jet nozzle for emitting solid carbon dioxide onto the vehicle components, a transport device for transporting the vehicle components through the cleaning chamber, and a charge discharge device for discharging an electrostatic charge from the vehicle components in order to structurally and/or functionally improve the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd HELD, Bettina ANGERER, Christopher ORLANDI, Thomas SATTLER
  • Publication number: 20160355958
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric has a volume-giving material, in particular fiber balls, down and/or fine feathers, and has a maximum tensile strength, measured according to DIN EN 29 073 at a mass per unit area of 50 g/m2 in at least one direction, of at least 0.3 N/5 cm, in particular of 0.3 N/5 cm to 100 N/5 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Grynaeus, Gunter Scharfenberger, Thomas Sattler
  • Publication number: 20130269791
    Abstract: A modular valve system includes a number of functional components such as valves, pressure regulators, adaptors and manifolds for controlling a fluid flow through said valve system, and at least two connecting blocks of different configurations, each associated to one of said functional components. Each one of said connecting blocks constitutes a functional unit together with one functional component mounted on a functional side of said connecting block. All connecting blocks are formed in a rectangular block shape and have an inlet and an outlet on two opposing end sides constituting an inlet side and an outlet side, respectively. The inlet sides of all connecting blocks are of identical configuration. The outlet sides of all connecting blocks are also of identical configuration, wherein outlet and inlet of neighboring, coupled connecting blocks are aligned with each other. Therefore, functional units can be directly coupled for establishing a fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Buerkert Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel HERRMANN, Volker LIENHARDT, Johann GUNNESCH, Thomas SATTLER, Jan SCHLANDER