Patents by Inventor Thorsten Muller
Thorsten Muller 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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Patent number: 8694214Abstract: An automatic transmission of a motor vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine with a transmission oil circuit, a main oil pump, mechanically driven by a combustion engine, and an auxiliary oil pump (1) that can be electrically driven and is located inside an oil sump (4). It is proposed that the auxiliary oil pump (1) is arranged transversely with respect to the travel direction (x) of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Thorsten Muller, Peter Schiele, Linus Eschenbeck, Oliver Gloge
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Publication number: 20140025240Abstract: A system for providing a set point increase for a vehicle combustion engine includes a control that is operable to control vehicle secondary systems to control the power consumption of the vehicle secondary systems to increase a mechanical load to the vehicle combustion engine. The load increase of the combustion engine may be for increasing the lost heat, which enhances the filtering of exhaust gases of the vehicle combustion engine. The lost heat may be utilized to increase the heat of a carbon particle filter, through which exhaust gases flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Volker Steigerwald, Mirko Kress, Karsten Michels, Thorsten Müller
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Patent number: 8604360Abstract: A sealing body for a cable sleeve for an optical fiber cable is disclosed. The sealing body has a central, cylindrical sealing body segment. The central, cylindrical sealing body segment has, on an outer casing surface, a plurality of cutouts distributed over the circumference thereof, in each case one cylinder-segment-like sealing body segment being capable of being inserted into each of the cutouts of the central sealing body segment, and in each case one cable insertion opening for receiving and individually sealing off in each case one single cable being formed between the central sealing body segment and each cylinder-segment-like sealing body segment. Each of the cylinder-segment-like sealing body segment has a gel-like sealing element, which can be compressed individually independently of the sealing elements of other cylinder-segment-like sealing body segments in order to individually seal off the cable inserted into the respective cable insertion opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jens Knorr, Andreas M. Eichstädt, Thorsten Müller
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Patent number: 8055114Abstract: A cable sleeve for the structured storage and handling of optical waveguides guided in optical waveguide cables is disclosed. The cable sleeve comprises a covering body, which defines an interior. The cable sleeve also comprises a sealing body comprising two dimensionally stable end pieces and a compressible gel element arranged between the end pieces. The sealing body is adapted to be inserted into an opening of the covering body and is operable for feeding optical waveguide cables into the interior and/or for feeding optical waveguide cables out of the interior. The sealing body bears against a stop with an inner one of the two dimensionally stable end pieces. A locking body can be screwed to an outer one of the two dimensionally stable end pieces of the sealing body while compressing the gel element. At least one compensation element is operable for storing the force applied via the locking body and exerting a compression force onto the gel element.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.Inventors: Wolf Kluwe, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Thorsten Müller
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Patent number: 8020654Abstract: A drivetrain is proposed for a hybrid motor vehicle, which comprises an electric machine arranged between the vehicle's transmission (2) and a differential (8) of a driven axle in order to drive the axle via a Cardan shaft (7) or another shaft capable of torque transfer in which a transmission (10) made as a reducing gear system is arranged in the force flow direction behind the electric machine in order to produce the necessary speeds and torques and transfer them to the Cardan shaft or to the other shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Thorsten Muller, Markus Hoher, Linus Eschenbeck
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Patent number: 8016231Abstract: A force supporting device for assisting a force required to move a flap of an overhead baggage compartment from an open position to a closed position includes a blockable piston cylinder unit attached to the flap for assisting the force required to move the flap, and a triggering device for blocking and releasing the blockable piston cylinder unit as a function of loading of the flap.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Stabilus GmbHInventors: Jörg Hillen, Peter Kohns, Thorsten Müller, Michael Rüdesheim, Dieter Wendling
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Patent number: 7783152Abstract: An apparatus for restraining fiber optic cables in the region of a sealing body of a cable sleeve, namely within an interior delimited by the cable sleeve is disclosed. The apparatus has a fitting part which is capable of being fastened on the sealing body of the cable sleeve, and which has a plurality of slide parts acting on the fitting part. Each slide part is used for individually restraining a single fiber optic cable and is capable of being moved in terms of its position relative to the fitting part within predetermined limits for the purpose of matching said slide part to a cable diameter of the respective fiber optic cable to be restrained.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jens Knorr, Thorsten Müller, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Wolf Kluwe
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Patent number: 7689090Abstract: A cable sleeve for the structured storage and handling of optical waveguides guided in optical waveguide cables is disclosed. The cable sleeve comprises a covering body defining an interior. A sealing body comprising two dimensionally stable end pieces and a compressible gel element arranged between the end pieces is adapted to be insert into an opening of the covering body and operable for feeding optical waveguide cables into the interior and/or for feeding optical waveguide cables out of the interior. Spring elements are integrated into the interior of a covering body. When the sealing body is inserted into the opening of the covering body and compressed, the spring elements bear against one of the dimensionally stable end pieces of the sealing body and exert a compression force onto the gel element.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.Inventors: Wolf Kluwe, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Thorsten Müller, Oliver Lapp
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Patent number: 7650975Abstract: A clutch disk arrangement for a multi-disk clutch has a hub rotatable about an axis of rotation and a plurality of friction lining assemblies connected to the hub by a torsional vibration damper arrangement. The torsional vibration damper arrangement includes a central disk element on the hub and a cover disk element on each side of the central element, where the cover disk elements are permanently connected to each other and are connected by a damper element arrangement to the central disk element for transmitting torque. A driver formation is provided on at least one of the cover disk elements and an opposing driver formation is arranged on at least one of the friction lining assemblies. The driver formation engages the opposing driver formation so that the at least one of the friction lining assemblies is fixed with respect to rotation and is axially displaceable.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gerald Buer, Winfried Bokisch, Michael Kühner, Thorsten Müller, Andreas Orlamünder
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Patent number: 7635056Abstract: A pressure plate arrangement for a friction clutch includes a housing rotatably fixed to an abutment arrangement for joint rotation about an axis of rotation and a plate arrangement with at least one intermediate plate and a pressure plate. At least one of the intermediate and pressure plates is mounted in the housing and axially movable relative thereto and rotateable about the axis of rotation. An energy storage device coupled to the housing generates an elastic restoring force on the plate arrangement. A releasing spring arrangement located between the housing and plate arrangement is tensioned to generate an elastic restoring force on the pressure plate in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A clutch disk arrangement is clamped between the abutment arrangement and the at least one intermediate plate, or between any two plates of the plate arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Andreas Orlamünder, Thorsten Müller, Michael Kühner, Winfried Bokisch, Sebastian Vogt, Waldemar Mensch
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Publication number: 20090177361Abstract: An automatic transmission of a motor vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine with a transmission oil circuit, a main oil pump, mechanically driven by a combustion engine, and an auxiliary oil pump (1) that can be electrically driven and is located inside an oil sump (4). It is proposed that the auxiliary oil pump (1) is arranged transversely with respect to the travel direction (x) of the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Thorsten MULLER, Peter Schiele, Linus Eschenbeck, Oliver Gloge
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Publication number: 20090103877Abstract: A cable sleeve for the structured storage and handling of optical waveguides guided in optical waveguide cables is disclosed. The cable sleeve comprises a covering body defining an interior. A sealing body comprising two dimensionally stable end pieces and a compressible gel element arranged between the end pieces is adapted to be insert into an opening of the covering body and operable for feeding optical waveguide cables into the interior and/or for feeding optical waveguide cables out of the interior. Spring elements are integrated into the interior of a covering body. When the sealing body is inserted into the opening of the covering body and compressed, the spring elements bear against one of the dimensionally stable end pieces of the sealing body and exert a compression force onto the gel element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Wolf Kluwe, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Thorsten Muller, Oliver Lapp
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Publication number: 20090103876Abstract: A cable sleeve for the structured storage and handling of optical waveguides guided in optical waveguide cables is disclosed. The cable sleeve comprises a covering body, which defines an interior. The cable sleeve also comprises a sealing body comprising two dimensionally stable end pieces and a compressible gel element arranged between the end pieces. The sealing body is adapted to be inserted into an opening of the covering body and is operable for feeding optical waveguide cables into the interior and/or for feeding optical waveguide cables out of the interior. The sealing body bears against a stop with an inner one of the two dimensionally stable end pieces. A locking body can be screwed to an outer one of the two dimensionally stable end pieces of the sealing body while compressing the gel element. At least one compensation element is operable for storing the force applied via the locking body and exerting a compression force onto the gel element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Wolf Kluwe, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Thorsten Muller
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Publication number: 20090087158Abstract: An apparatus for restraining fiber optic cables in the region of a sealing body of a cable sleeve, namely within an interior delimited by the cable sleeve is disclosed. The apparatus has a fitting part which is capable of being fastened on the sealing body of the cable sleeve, and which has a plurality of slide parts acting on the fitting part. Each slide part is used for individually restraining a single fiber optic cable and is capable of being moved in terms of its position relative to the fitting part within predetermined limits for the purpose of matching said slide part to a cable diameter of the respective fiber optic cable to be restrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Jens Knorr, Thorsten Muller, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Wolf Kluwe
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Publication number: 20090067804Abstract: A splitting apparatus and manipulating apparatus for optical waveguides is disclosed. The splitting apparatus has a bottom plate, a first side and a second side. At least one bundled core guide device, which is used for guiding and/or restraining a plurality of bundled cores, can be inserted into a first bushing region of a splitting apparatus on the first side in such a way that the bundled core guide device latches detachably with ribs and/or the bottom plate of the respective first bushing region. A second bushing region can receive the optical waveguides on the second side, wherein the optical waveguides are individual or loose from the bundled cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Jens Knorr, Thorsten Muller, Roman Arnold Theodor Syplacz, Wolf Kluwe, Oliver Lapp, Michael Muller, Simon Thibault
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Publication number: 20090050384Abstract: A drivetrain is proposed for a hybrid motor vehicle, which comprises an electric machine arranged between the vehicle's transmission (2) and a differential (8) of a driven axle in order to drive the axle via a Cardan shaft (7) or another shaft capable of torque transfer in which a transmission (10) made as a reducing gear system is arranged in the force flow direction behind the electric machine in order to produce the necessary speeds and torques and transfer them to the Cardan shaft or to the other shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: ZF Friedrichschafen AGInventors: Thorsten MULLER, Markus Hoher, Linus Eschenbeck
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Publication number: 20080296116Abstract: A friction clutch is configured with a pressure plate arrangement having: a housing rotatably fixed to an abutment arrangement for joint rotation about an axis of rotation; a plate arrangement having at least one intermediate plate and a pressure plate, at least one of the intermediate and pressure plates being mounted in the housing and operative to axially move relative thereto and to rotate about the axis of rotation; an energy storage device coupled to the housing and operative to generate a elastic restoring force exerted on the plate arrangement, the energy storage device being coupled to the pressure plate; a releasing spring arrangement located between the housing and plate arrangement and coupled thereto, the releasing spring arrangement being tensioned to generate an elastic restoring force exerted at least on the pressure plate in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to the elastic restoring force; and a clutch disk arrangement clamped between the abutment arrangement andType: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Andreas Orlamunder, Thorsten Muller, Michael Kuhner, Winfried Bokisch, Sebastian Vogt, Waldemar Mensch
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Publication number: 20080180006Abstract: A force supporting device for assisting a force required to move a flap of an overhead baggage compartment from an open position to a closed position includes a blockable piston cylinder unit attached to the flap for assisting the force required to move the flap, and a triggering device for blocking and releasing the blockable piston cylinder unit as a function of loading of the flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: Stabilus GmbHInventors: Jorg Hillen, Peter Kohns, Thorsten Muller, Michael Rudesheim, Dieter Wendling
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Publication number: 20080023287Abstract: A drive arrangement for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine with a takeoff shaft; an electrical machine with a rotor and a stator; a first and a second clutch, each with an input part and an output part; and a housing, which surrounds at least the clutches and the electrical machine. The input part of the first clutch is in working connection with the takeoff shaft of the internal combustion engine, and the output part of the second clutch can be connected to the drive wheels of the vehicle. A torque-transmitting device for transmitting a torque is installed between the output part of the first clutch and the input part of the second clutch, where the housing has an intermediate housing wall, on which the rotor of the electrical machine is at least indirectly supported, and where the rotor of the electrical machine is or can be connected nonrotatably to the torque-transmitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Andreas Thiede, Udo Niehaus, Thorsten Muller, Alexander Bartha, Michael Wetzel, Christoph Sasse
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Patent number: 7274459Abstract: A process for parallel and automated evaluation of the blushing of multiple samples of dispersion films, comprising: providing an illuminated array of spatially separated samples of dispersion films, imaging the array of samples by means of CCD camera at different times and digitizing the images, automatically determining multiple brightness for each sample at different times from the different digitized images for at least a portion of the samples, determining values of a parameter characteristic of the kinetics of the blushing from the different brightnesses, and comparing the values of the characteristic parameter for individual samples.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2003Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wolfgang Schrof, Thorsten Müller, Alexander Centner, Stephan Lehmann, Joachim Hadeler