Patents by Inventor Thomas Schmitz
Thomas Schmitz 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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Publication number: 20190040928Abstract: An elastomer bearing has an inner part, an outer sleeve that surrounds the inner part, and an elastomer body that is arranged between the inner part and the outer sleeve. The elastomer body extends from the inner part as far as the outer sleeve. The elastomer body comprises two liquid chambers, which are filled with a liquid and arranged one on top of the other in an axial direction, and a duct carrier arranged radially between the elastomer body and the outer sleeve. The duct carrier surrounds the elastomer body in a region of the liquid chambers and bounds the chambers. The elastomer body is vulcanized to the inner part. To reinforce the elastomer body, two, annular reinforcement inlays are embedded in the elastomer body, and form parts, separate from one another, of a cage that is embedded in the elastomer body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicants: BOGE ELASTMETALL GMBH, FORD-WERKE GMBHInventors: Frank WITTBRACHT, Josef BURWINKEL, Stefan LOHEIDE, Achim LORDICK, Thomas SCHMITZ, Marc MENDEL
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Patent number: 10172537Abstract: The invention relates to a rod-shaped body comprised of one or more filaments and of a non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The matrix material surrounds the filament(s) and/or adheres them to one another. The rod-shaped body is also comprised of a dopant consisting of particles that generate magnetic resonance tomographic artifacts that is introduced into the matrix material. Rod-shaped bodies of this type can be used to construct guide wires, catheters and other instruments to be used in minimally invasive surgical interventions.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: MARVIS INTERVENTIONAL GMBHInventors: Joachim-Georg Pfeffer, Rolf W. Günther, Thomas Schmitz Rode
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Patent number: 10148144Abstract: A drive unit for a revolving door with an electronically commutated multipole motor having a quantity of coil elements and a quantity of magnet elements. The multipole motor has a flat base structure and a disk-shaped or cup-shaped stator part arranged at a stationary structural component part. A disk-shaped or cup-shaped rotor part is arranged in a plane-parallel manner with respect to the stator part and can be drivingly connected to a turnstile of the revolving door. The coil elements and the magnet elements are received in an area between the stator part and the rotor part.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Sven Busch, Stefan Kissler, Thomas Schmitz
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Publication number: 20180228952Abstract: The catheter device comprises a drive shaft connected to a motor, and a rotor mounted on the drive shaft at the distal end section. The rotor has a frame structure which is formed by a screw-like boundary frame and rotor struts extending radially inwards from the boundary frame. The rotor struts are fastened to the drive shaft by their ends opposite the boundary frame. Between the boundary frame and the drive shaft extends an elastic covering. The frame structure is made of an elastic material such that, after forced compression, the rotor unfolds automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Joachim-Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Günther
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Publication number: 20180169824Abstract: A method for finishing a spherically curved surface portion of a workpiece with a finishing tool having a machining surface includes the steps of finishing the surface portion of the workpiece, whereby the finishing tool, with at least one part of the machining surface, is brought into contact with at least one part of the surface portion of the workpiece. The workpiece and the finishing tool are rotatably driven; and dressing the finishing tool with a dressing tool having a curved dressing surface, whereby the dressing tool, with at least one part of the dressing surface, is brought into contact with at least one part of the finishing surface of the finishing tool. The finishing tool and/or the dressing tool are rotatably driven, whereby the dressing surface of the dressing tool has a different curvature than the spherically curved surface portion of the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventor: Thomas Schmitz
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Patent number: 10001129Abstract: The invention relates to an impeller (1) of a centrifugal pump apparatus, in particular of a blood pump apparatus, comprising a discoidal body (1) rotatable around an axis (2) of rotation, the body (1) comprising an upper surface (3), a lower surface (4), a central channel (5) extending in the direction of the axis (2) of rotation between the upper and lower surface (3, 4) for guiding fluid, in particular blood through the body (1) in axial direction when the body (1) is rotated in a pump chamber of a pump and several blades (6) supported by the upper surface (3) for pumping fluid, in particular blood, when the body (1) is rotated in a pump chamber of a pump, several spiral grooves (7) in the lower surface (4), each groove (7) having a bottom (7a) and two sidewalls (7b, 7c) and being open in an axial direction, merging into a circumferential surface (8) of the body (1) and extending from this circumferential surface (8) to the central channel (5) at least for providing a pumping action of fluid, in particularType: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: REINHEART GMBHInventors: Ulrich Steinseifer, Fiete Boehning, Thomas Schmitz-Rode
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Patent number: 9919087Abstract: The catheter device comprises a drive shaft connected to a motor, and a rotor mounted on the drive shaft at the distal end section. The rotor has a frame structure which is formed by a screw-like boundary frame and rotor struts extending radially inwards from the boundary frame. The rotor struts are fastened to the drive shaft by their ends opposite the boundary frame. Between the boundary frame and the drive shaft extends an elastic covering. The frame structure is made of an elastic material such that, after forced compression, the rotor unfolds automatically.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: AIS GMBH Aachen Innovative SolutionsInventors: Joachim-Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Günther
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Patent number: 9889242Abstract: The catheter device comprises a motor located at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: AIS GMBH AACHEN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSInventors: Joachim Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Gunther
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Patent number: 9878079Abstract: The catheter device comprises a motor located at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: AIS GMBH AACHEN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSInventors: Joachim Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Gunther
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Patent number: 9862069Abstract: In a method for end processing a surface of a shaft-like workpiece, the following steps are performed in the following series, and the workpiece rotates about an axis of rotation: a) finishing the surface with a first finishing tool, b) machining the surface with a scoring tool, whereby the scoring tool produces at least one groove running in a circumferential direction, whereby the at least one groove produces 3 to 12 profiled gorges on a reference segment which reference segment has a length that is predetermined by a measuring method for roughness determination and which is extending on the surface parallel to the axis of rotation, each of said profiled gorges having a depth and width, whereby the ratio of the depth and width of each profiled gorge is greater than 2 and a distance between adjacent profiled gorges is substantially the same, c) machining the surface with the first finishing tool or a second finishing tool.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: THIELENHAUS TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventor: Thomas Schmitz
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Patent number: 9667162Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a converter to an AC voltage grid has a grid connection for connection to the AC voltage grid and a converter connection for connection to the converter. The grid connection and the converter connection can be connected to one another via two transformers that are connected in parallel with one another and which, in addition to a primary winding and a secondary winding, are equipped with a tertiary winding. At least one switch is connected in series with each transformer. A connection unit is connected to the tertiary windings of each of the transformers and is configured to connect the tertiary windings to one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Matthias Gaudenz, Thomas Schmitz
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Patent number: 9421844Abstract: The present disclosure provides a torsion beam axle for a vehicle. The torsion beam axle comprises two longitudinal swing arms connected by a torsion profile and two bearing arrangements. Each bearing arrangement is configured to attach a respective longitudinal swing arm to a body of the vehicle. Each bearing arrangement has a rotational axis, and the rotational axes of the bearing arrangements run in parallel to or are aligned with one another. Each of the bearing arrangements has a bearing core, which is connected to one of the longitudinal swing arms, and at least one bearing arm which is coupled to the bearing core. The bearing arm comprises a supporting section, which is coupled to the bearing core, and an elastic bending section with a connecting region, via which the bearing arm can be at least indirectly attached to the body of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Andreas Carlitz, Eric Leonard Branger, Gunter Wuersig, Thomas Schmitz
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Publication number: 20160153540Abstract: In a method for end processing a surface of a shaft-like workpiece, the following steps are performed in the following series, and the workpiece rotates about an axis of rotation: a) finishing the surface with a first finishing tool, b) machining the surface with a scoring tool, whereby the scoring tool produces at least one groove running in a circumferential direction, whereby the at least one groove produces 3 to 12 profiled gorges on a reference segment which reference segment has a length that is predetermined by a measuring method for roughness determination and which is extending on the surface parallel to the axis of rotation, each of said profiled gorges having a depth and width, whereby the ratio of the depth and width of each profiled gorge is greater than 2 and a distance between adjacent profiled gorges is substantially the same, c) machining the surface with the first finishing tool or a second finishing tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventor: Thomas Schmitz
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Publication number: 20160136341Abstract: The catheter device comprises a motor at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Joachim Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Günther
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Publication number: 20160136342Abstract: The catheter device comprises a motor at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Joachim Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Günther
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Publication number: 20160106896Abstract: The catheter device comprises a motor located at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Joachim Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Gunther
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Publication number: 20160106898Abstract: The catheter device comprises a motor located at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Joachim Georg Pfeffer, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rolf W. Gunther
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Publication number: 20160095969Abstract: An oxygenator module for gas exchange between blood and a gas in an extracorporeal lung support system, with several layers of semipermeable, gas-perfusable hollow fibers, wherein the hollow fibers of one of the layers are oriented at an angle of rotation about a central longitudinal axis of the oxygenator module with respect to the hollow fibers of another one of the layers, and with a potting which extends along the central longitudinal axis and in which the hollow fibers are fixed, wherein the potting defines a cavity that extends along the central longitudinal axis and in which the hollow fibers are arranged and which is blood-perfusable in the direction of the central longitudinal axis, wherein the potting has an essentially circular inner sheath surface that limits the cavity radially outward: as well as a method for producing the oxygenator module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Andreas Maurer, Josef Bogenschuetz, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Ulrich Steinseifer, Jutta Arens, Georg Wagner, Ralf Borchardt, Peter Christian Schlanstein
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Patent number: 9266092Abstract: Provided are catalyst composites whose catalytic material is effective to substantially simultaneously oxidize carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and reduce nitrogen oxides. The catalyst composites have a two-metal layer on a carrier, the two-metal layer comprising a rhodium component supported by a first support comprising a refractory metal oxide component or a first ceria-zirconia composite; a palladium component supported by a second support comprising a second ceria-zirconia composite; one or more of a promoter, stabilizer, or binder; wherein the amount of the total of the first and second ceria-zirconia composites in the two-metal layer is equal to or greater than the amount of the refractory metal oxide component. Methods of making and using the same are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: BASF CORPORATIONInventors: Mirko Arnold, Stefan Kotrel, Attilio Siani, Stephan Siemund, Thomas Schmitz, Burkhard Rabe, Gary A Gramiccioni, Oliver Seel, Torsten Neubauer, Knut Wassermann
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Publication number: 20150311813Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a converter to an AC voltage grid has a grid connection for connection to the AC voltage grid and a converter connection for connection to the converter. The grid connection and the converter connection can be connected to one another via two transformers that are connected in parallel with one another and which, in addition to a primary winding and a secondary winding, are equipped with a tertiary winding. At least one switch is connected in series with each transformer. A connection unit is connected to the tertiary windings of each of the transformers and is configured to connect the tertiary windings to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: MARKUS MATTHIAS GAUDENZ, THOMAS SCHMITZ