Patents by Inventor Thomas Schenk

Thomas Schenk 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: 11999053
    Abstract: Method comprising: designing a gear in a software-based computer-aided manner in order to obtain a function-oriented geometry, using a software-based computer-aided method for ascertaining a theoretically producible gear geometry corresponding to or an approximation of the function-oriented geometry, providing production data representing the theoretically producible geometry, machining a gear using the production data in a CNC-controlled processing machine, measuring the gear to obtain an actual data set of the gear, carrying out a comparison of the actual data set with the production data in order to ascertain at least one correction variable, using the correction variable in order to ascertain corrected production data from the production data or carry out a machining correction in the processing machine, and post-machining the gear using the machining correction or using the corrected production data in order to machine at least one additional gear in the processing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KLINGEINBERG AG
    Inventors: Olaf Vogel, Thomas Schenk
  • Patent number: 11592134
    Abstract: Apparatus for spreading fluids and in particular fertilizers, pesticides and similar fluids, with a connection for attaching said apparatus to a machine, with a tubular body for conducting the fluid, and with a first outlet device via which the fluid can be discharged. The outlet device can be fixed at various positions in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body such that a position of the outlet device can be selected relative to the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventors: Steffen Graef, Thomas Schenk, Franz Renner
  • Patent number: 11533900
    Abstract: An apparatus for spraying flowable media and in particular plant protection agents onto plants, has at least a first spray unit and a second spray unit wherein each of the spray units has a tubular conduit unit that extends in a predetermined longitudinal direction and is suitable and intended for conducting a flowable plant protection agent, and wherein each of the spray units has at least one spray head that is in flow communication with the conduit unit associated therewith. The spray units are provided in a pivotable manner in relation to a predetermined pivot axis on a carrier, and the apparatus has an adjustment unit that allows both the first spray unit and the second spray unit to be pivoted between a working position and an idle position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Steffen Graef, Thomas Schenk, Martin Ziermann
  • Publication number: 20200178512
    Abstract: An apparatus for spraying flowable media and in particular plant protection agents onto plants, has at least a first spray unit and a second spray unit wherein each of the spray units has a tubular conduit unit that extends in a predetermined longitudinal direction and is suitable and intended for conducting a flowable plant protection agent, and wherein each of the spray units has at least one spray head that is in flow communication with the conduit unit associated therewith The spray units are provided in a pivotable manner in relation to a predetermined pivot axis on a carrier, and the apparatus has an adjustment unit that allows both the first spray unit and the second spray unit to be pivoted between a working position and an idle position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Steffen GRAEF, Thomas SCHENK, Martin ZIERMANN
  • Publication number: 20190391555
    Abstract: Method comprising: designing a gear in a software-based computer-aided manner in order to obtain a function-oriented geometry, using a software-based computer-aided method for ascertaining a theoretically producible gear geometry corresponding to or an approximation of the function-oriented geometry), providing production data representing the theoretically producible geometry, machining a gear using the production data in a CNC-controlled processing machine, measuring the gear to obtain an actual data set of the gear, carrying out a comparison of the actual data set with the production data in order to ascertain at least one correction variable, using the correction variable in order to ascertain corrected production data from the production data or carry out a machining correction in the processing machine, and post-machining the gear using the machining correction or using the corrected production data in order to machine at least one additional gear in the processing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Olaf Vogel, Thomas Schenk
  • Publication number: 20190170282
    Abstract: Apparatus for spreading fluids and in particular fertilizers, pesticides and similar fluids, with a connection for attaching said apparatus to a machine, with a tubular body for conducting the fluid, and with a first outlet device via which the fluid can be discharged. The outlet device can be fixed at various positions in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body such that a position of the outlet device can be selected relative to the tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Steffen GRAEF, Thomas SCHENK, Franz RENNER
  • Publication number: 20180264570
    Abstract: A manufacturing environment having a machine tool, a measuring device, a storage medium, and having a computer programmed to control: a) chip producing machining of a first workpiece in a machine tool, b) acquiring at least two machine parameters of the machine tool during the chip producing machining of the first workpiece, c) storing the machine parameters in the storage medium, wherein the storing is performed with assignment to the first workpiece, and d) repeating steps a) to c) for a number of n workpieces; and, after one of steps a) to d), or later, triggering a testing method including: (i) selecting at least one of the workpieces, (ii) performing an automated test of the at least one selected workpiece using the measuring device, or (iii) performing a processor-controlled evaluation of the automated test to classify the at least one selected workpiece as a good part, or a reject part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Schenk, Olaf Vogel
  • Patent number: 9527100
    Abstract: An injector nozzle having a housing, an interior space of the housing being defined in sections by a housing wall, and having an injector component arranged in the interior space of the housing at least in sections, wherein the housing wall has at least one through hole, the at least one through hole being appropriate for a human finger to reach in, at least in sections, and wherein the injector component has at least one handle portion, which handle portion is accessible via the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: LECHLER GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Buck, Thomas Schenk, Joaquim Gomes-Alves
  • Patent number: 9339022
    Abstract: An injector nozzle for intake of liquids, including an injector chamber, a liquid inlet opening for an overpressured carrier liquid, the inlet opening issuing into the injector chamber, a liquid intake opening for a liquid to be drawn in, the intake opening issuing into the injector chamber, wherein downstream of the liquid inlet opening, the injector chamber has a first section conically enlarging in the flow direction and a second section conically enlarging in the flow direction, wherein the second conical section adjoins the first conical section and the second conical section has a greater cone angle than the first conical section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: LECHLER GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Buck, Thomas Schenk
  • Publication number: 20150266045
    Abstract: An injector nozzle having a housing, an interior space of the housing being defined in sections by a housing wall, and having an injector component arranged in the interior space of the housing at least in sections, wherein the housing wall has at least one through hole, the at least one through hole being appropriate for a human finger to reach in, at least in sections, and wherein the injector component has at least one handle portion, which handle portion is accessible via the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Oliver BUCK, Thomas SCHENK, Joaquim GOMES-ALVES
  • Publication number: 20150157005
    Abstract: An injector nozzle for intake of liquids, including an injector chamber, a liquid inlet opening for an overpressured carrier liquid, the inlet opening issuing into the injector chamber, a liquid intake opening for a liquid to be drawn in, the intake opening issuing into the injector chamber, wherein downstream of the liquid inlet opening, the injector chamber has a first section conically enlarging in the flow direction and a second section conically enlarging in the flow direction, wherein the second conical section adjoins the first conical section and the second conical section has a greater cone angle than the first conical section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Oliver BUCK, Thomas SCHENK
  • Patent number: 8546577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Peter Jeschke, Robert Velten, Thomas Schenke, Otto Schallner, Michael Edmund Beck, Rolf Pontzen, Olga Malsam, Udo Reckmann, Ralf Nauen, Ulrich Goergens, Leonardo Pitta, Thomas Mueller, Christian Arnold, Erich Sanwald
  • Patent number: 8449354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hard finish machine (1) for hard finishing of a workpiece (2), comprising at least two different hard finish tools (3, 4) which are arranged on a tool spindle (5), wherein the tool spindle (5) is arranged movable in the direction (Y) of its axis (6) on a tool carrier (7), wherein the tool carrier (7) is translational movable relatively to a machine bed (8) and wherein the hard finish machine furthermore comprises cooling lubricant supplying means (9) for the supply of cooling lubricant to the machining region between the workpiece (2) and the hard finish tool (2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Kapp GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Dremel, Frank Mueller, Thomas Schenk
  • Patent number: 8449353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hard finish machine (1) for hard finishing of a workpiece (2), comprising at least two different hard finish tools (3, 4) which are arranged on a tool spindle (5), wherein the tool spindle (5) is arranged movable in the direction (Y) of its axis (6) on a tool carrier (7), wherein the tool carrier (7) is translational movable relatively to a machine bed (8) and wherein the hard finish machine furthermore comprises cooling lubricant supplying means (9) for the supply of cooling lubricant to the machining region between the workpiece (2) and the hard finish tool (2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Kapp GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Dremel, Frank Mueller, Thomas Schenk
  • Patent number: 8404855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Peter Jeschke, Robert Velten, Thomas Schenke, Otto Schallner, Michael Edmund Beck, Rolf Pontzen, Olga Malsam, Udo Reckmann, Ralf Nauen, Ulrich Görgens, Leonardo Pitta, Thomas Müller, Christian Arnold, Erich Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20130059844
    Abstract: The 2-phenyl-substituted imidazotriazinones having short, unbranched alkyl radicals in the 9-position are prepared from the corresponding 2-phenyl-imidazotriazinones by chlorosulphonation and subsequent reaction with the amines. The compounds inhibit cGMP-metabolizing phosphodiesterases and are suitable for use as active compounds in pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders and/or disorders of the urogenital system, in particular for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Niewöhner, Mazen Es-Sayed, Helmut Haning, Thomas Schenke, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Jorg Keldenich, Erwin Bischoff, Elisabeth Perzborn, Klaus Dembowsky, Peter Serno, Marc Nowakowski
  • Patent number: 8343893
    Abstract: The present application relates to substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds of the formula (I) in which A, B, D, R1 to R3 are each as defined in the description, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for controlling animal pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Peter Jeschke, Thomas Schenke, Robert Velten, Peter Lümmen, Olga Malsam, Ulrich Görgens, Arnd Voerste
  • Patent number: 8324130
    Abstract: The novel active compound combinations comprising compounds of the formula (I) where R represents methyl or cyclopropyl, and at least one compound selected from the active compound groups (1) to (24) listed in the description have very good insecticidal and fungicidal properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Peter Jeschke, Robert Velten, Thomas Schenke, Wolfram Andersch, Heike Hungenberg, Wolfgang Thielert
  • Patent number: 8242055
    Abstract: The invention describes phenyl-substituted pyridazinones of the formula (I) as herbicides and insecticides. In this formula (I), A, B, G, X, Y and Z are radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen, nitro and cyano.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Stefan Lehr, Thomas Schenke, Christopher Hugh Rosinger, Reiner Fischer, Isolde Häuser-Hahn, Dieter Feucht, Jan Dittgen, Pierre Cristau, Oliver Gaertzen, Stefan Herrmann, Olga Malsam, Eva-Maria Franken
  • Publication number: 20120157498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Peter JESCHKE, Robert Velten, Thomas Schenke, Otto Schallner, Michael Edmund Beck, Rolf Pontzen, Olga Malsam, Udo Reckmann, Ralf Nauen, Ulrich Görgens, Leonard Pitta, Thomas Müller, Christian Arnold, Erich Sanwald