Patents by Inventor Thomas Weichselbaum

Thomas Weichselbaum 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: 6867970
    Abstract: A modular converter unit and a power converter assembly having at least one modular converter unit are described. The converter unit includes a two-sided cooling device and an intermediate circuit capacitor battery with several capacitors that are arranged one on top of the other in a mounting frame. A power module with a control component and a conductor rail system is arranged on one or more mounting plates. The mounting frame is finished with metal sheets for forming channel. A compact converter unit can thus be produce a series of universal modular converter assemblies at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Müller, Ingolf Hoffmann, Thomas Weichselbaum, Volker Schinn, Georg Dengler
  • Publication number: 20040223301
    Abstract: A modular converter unit and a power converter assembly having at least one modular converter unit are described. The converter unit includes a two-sided cooling device and an intermediate circuit capacitor battery with several capacitors that are arranged one on top of the other in a mounting frame. A power module with a control component and a conductor rail system is arranged on one or more mounting plates. The mounting frame is finished with metal sheets for forming a cooling channel. A compact converter unit can thus be constructed and used to produce a series of universal modular converter assemblies at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Muller, Ingolf Hoffmann, Thomas Weichselbaum, Volker Schinn, Georg Dengler
  • Patent number: 5485350
    Abstract: A housing may hold a control device equipped with heat-producing components. A die-cast housing includes a side wall, a rear wall, a bottom, a cover, a front strut, a cooling element and an air guide device, a cover plate and a front cover. The cooling ribs of the cooling element run parallel to the rear wall, end in the plane of the side wall, and are covered with a bulkhead plate. The bottom and the cover are each provided with perforations for removing heat from the front housing half and openings through which connection lines may be passed. The front strut serves as a lateral frame part for the removable cover plate that covers a lateral access opening of the housing, and for the front cover which can close off the front-side opening of the housing. This results in a housing for a control device in book size format, where the number of assembly parts, the assembly effort and the assembly time are significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Hecht, Bernd Kurze, Mona Hentschel, Volker Schinn, Thomas Weichselbaum, Hans-Werner Kranz