Patents by Inventor Thomas Trietz

Thomas Trietz 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).

  • Publication number: 20120062049
    Abstract: An electromechanical energy converter (1) is provided that can convert mechanical vibration energy into electrical energy. For this purpose, the energy converter (1) has a housing (2) in which a coil (12) and a permanent magnet (15) are disposed moveable with respect to each other, the coil (12) lying within the magnetic field of the magnet (15). To fully utilize the entire field intensity of the magnet (15), flux guides (18) are disposed at the poles of the magnet (15) that divert the magnetic flux lines (17) substantially in the direction of the coil (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel Baur, Bernhard Blocher, Werner Karpen, Vladimir V. Popov, Guido Schmid, Stefan Schwamberger, Thomas Trietz
  • Patent number: 8097998
    Abstract: A directly coupled linear drive having a drive unit and a sliding element that are disposed in a frame, the sliding element, actuated by the drive unit, being capable of effecting a movement in a direction of translation with respect to the frame and having a blocking device for blocking the sliding element in the frame in the event of a shock load to the sliding element, the blocking device having a body coupled to the sliding element that absorbs the shock load and is disposed such that the shock load of the body counteracts the shock load of the sliding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Trietz, Bernhard Blocher, Guido Schmid, Helmut Schneider, Martin Willmer, Stefan Schwamberger, Ullrich Kreiensen, Vladimir V. Popov
  • Patent number: 7759841
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical motor having a stator that has a drive unit and a frame component in which the drive unit is held, and a sliding element that is constructed such that, actuated by the drive unit, it performs a movement with respect to the stator in a direction of translation, wherein the drive unit has at least one electromechanical drive element that extends in the direction of translation and a power transmission element that is constructed so as to transmit a movement of the drive element to the sliding element. The sliding element has a supporting component and a drive rail, the drive rail extending in the direction of translation and interacting with the power transmission element and the drive rail being held at both its end faces in the supporting component, and between the supporting component and the frame component of the stator, there is a bearing for supporting the sliding element in the frame component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Güido Schmid, Thomas Trietz, Vladimir Popov
  • Publication number: 20100102645
    Abstract: A directly coupled linear drive having a drive unit and a sliding element that are disposed in a frame, the sliding element, actuated by the drive unit, being capable of effecting a movement in a direction of translation with respect to the frame and having a blocking device for blocking the sliding element in the frame in the event of a shock load to the sliding element, the blocking device having a body coupled to the sliding element that absorbs the shock load and is disposed such that the shock load of the body counteracts the shock load of the sliding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Trietz, Bernhard Blocher, Guido Schmid, Helmut Schneider, Martin Willmer, Stefan Schwamberger, Ullrich Kreiensen, Vladimir V. Popov
  • Publication number: 20090243434
    Abstract: An electromechanical motor, comprising a stator, including a drive unit and a frame portion, the frame portion holding the drive unit. The motor includes a shuttle adapted to be moved relative to the stator in a displacement direction, the shuttle movement being controlled by the drive unit and where the drive unit comprises at least one electromechanical drive element, extending along said displacement direction, and a drive body adapted to transfer a movement of the drive element onto the shuttle. The motor includes a sensor connected to the drive element and adapted to sense an electric or magnetic signal generated by the drive element in response to mechanical stress being applied to the drive element and to output a sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: Minebea Co., Ltd., PiezoMotor Uppsala AB
    Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Thomas Trietz, Guido Schmid, Martin Wilmer, Stefan Johansson, Anders Larson
  • Publication number: 20090243435
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical motor having a stator that has a drive unit and a frame component in which the drive unit is held, and a sliding element that is constructed such that, actuated by the drive unit, it performs a movement with respect to the stator in a direction of translation, wherein the drive unit has at least one electromechanical drive element that extends in the direction of translation and a power transmission element that is constructed so as to transmit a movement of the drive element to the sliding element. The sliding element has a supporting component and a drive rail, the drive rail extending in the direction of translation and interacting with the power transmission element and the drive rail being held at both its end faces in the supporting component, and between the supporting component and the frame component of the stator, there is a bearing for supporting the sliding element in the frame component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Guido Schmid, Thomas Trietz, Vladimir Popov