Patents by Inventor Torsten Herrmann
Torsten Herrmann 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: 11008940Abstract: In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Inventor: Torsten Herrmann
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Publication number: 20190234307Abstract: In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventor: Torsten Herrmann
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Publication number: 20190218970Abstract: In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventor: Torsten Herrmann
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Patent number: 10240528Abstract: In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Inventor: Torsten Herrmann
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Patent number: 8870994Abstract: A filter cassette for removing particles from an air stream is provided, The filter cassette has an upstream end, a downstream end, and includes a mounting frame to which a filter media is fitted. The filter has a mounting face positioned between the filter cassette's upstream and downstream ends at a first distance (Dup) from the upstream end and a second distance (Ddown) from the downstream end. The first and second distances each amount to more than 10% of an overall length of the filter cassette. The mounting face may be positioned centrally between the upstream and downstream ends, approximately in a barycenter line of the filter cassette. The filter cassette thus extends to both sides of the partition opening. Filter surface area is increased and torque induced by the filter cassette into the partition is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates GmbHInventor: Torsten Herrmann
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Publication number: 20120020773Abstract: A filter cassette (1) for removing particles from an air stream, in particular from a gas stream entering a gas turbine, has an upstream end (14) and a downstream end (16) and comprises a mounting frame to which a filter media (4) is fitted and which has a mounting face (5) adapted for mounting the filter cassette to an opening (15) of a partition (6). The mounting face is positioned between the filter cassette's upstream and downstream ends at a first distance (Dup) from said upstream end (14) and a second distance (Ddown) from said downstream end (16). The first and second distances each amount to more than 10% of an overall length of the filter cassette. Preferably, the mounting face (5) is positioned centrally between the upstream and down-stream ends (14, 16), approximately in a barycenter line of the filter cassette (1). The filter cassette thus extends to both sides of the partition opening (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventor: Torsten Herrmann
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Patent number: 7681960Abstract: A method for a Sensitive Electronic Stability Program (SESP) presents a general approach for the correction of maneuvers of turning into a bend at low speed. It integrates existing methods as well as subsequent extensions. SESP supplements the standard active yaw control (AYC) function. This allows the SESP to use variables and mechanisms of AYC, on the one hand. On the other hand, AYC continues operating unimpeded in the background and will intervene as usual when SESP cannot stabilize the vehicle appropriately. When the standard AYC intervenes, SESP control operations are forbidden, or running SESP control operations are stopped. This stop can take place either abruptly or (which is more comfortable) by way of a moderate decrease of the correcting variables.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Peter Wanke, Torsten Herrmann, Mario Roszyk, Thorsten Wickenhöfer, Matthias Pank, Jochen Konanz
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Patent number: 7620485Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the driving stability of a vehicle, wherein it is determined when a stable or unstable driving behavior prevails whether a tendency to a subsequent unstable driving behavior exists as a result of a highly dynamic inward swerve. In order to provide a method for controlling driving stability, which allows a reaction to predicted unstable driving situations by means of an intervention diminishing or avoiding critical driving situations, the steering force and/or the steering angle of a steering handle is corrected in this case in such a manner that when the steering handle is operated, the driver is assisted in the direction of an understeering vehicle course.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Ralph Gronau, Torsten Herrmann, Artur Kost
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Publication number: 20060273657Abstract: A method for a Sensitive Electronic Stability Program (SESP) presents a general approach for the correction of maneuvers of turning into a bend at low speed. It integrates existing methods as well as subsequent extensions. SESP supplements the standard active yaw control (AYC) function. This allows the SESP to use variables and mechanisms of AYC, on the one hand. On the other hand, AYC continues operating unimpeded in the background and will intervene as usual when SESP cannot stabilize the vehicle appropriately. When the standard AYC intervenes, SESP control operations are forbidden, or running SESP control operations are stopped. This stop can take place either abruptly or (which is more comfortable) by way of a moderate decrease of the correcting variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Peter Wanke, Torsten Herrmann, Mario Roszyk, Thorsten Wickenhofer, Matthias Pank, Jochen Konanz
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Publication number: 20060155454Abstract: The invention relates to a method for improving the handling characteristic of a vehicle during partially braked driving. The invention is characterized by a driving stability regulation device for correcting or regulating deviations from a desired lane, said device being configured in such a way that the start and the conclusion of an activated regulation situation is carried out depending upon conditions which are detected in accordance with straight-ahead driving conditions and cornering.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Torsten Herrmann, Mahan Poursedighi, Holger Schafferus, Jurgen Woywod, Dieter Burkhard
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Publication number: 20050121975Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the driving stability of a vehicle, wherein it is determined when a stable or unstable driving behavior prevails whether a tendency to a subsequent unstable driving behavior exists as a result of a highly dynamic inward swerve. In order to provide a method for controlling driving stability, which allows a reaction to predicted unstable driving situations by means of an intervention diminishing or avoiding critical driving situations, the steering force and/or the steering angle of a steering handle is corrected in this case in such a manner that when the steering handle is operated, the driver is assisted in the direction of an understeering vehicle course.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: Ralph Gronau, Torsten Herrmann, Artur Kost
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Publication number: 20050004738Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying a driving stability control of a vehicle wherein the input variables essentially composed of the predetermined steering angle (?) and the driving speed (v) are converted into a nominal value of the yaw velocity ({dot over (?)}nominal) on the basis of a vehicle model defined by running characteristics. The nominal value is compared with a measured actual value of the yaw velocity ({dot over (?)}measured), and an additional yaw torque (MG) is calculated in an ESP controller according to the result of the comparison and used to define an ESP intervention which produces an additional yaw torque by way of pressure quantities applied to the wheel brakes of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Ralph Gronau, Torsten Herrmann, Artur Kost, Peter Wanke
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Publication number: 20040130210Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the control behavior and stability under a thermal load of an automotive vehicle control system with brake intervention, such as TCS, BTCS, ESP, etc. In order to reduce the thermal stress on the brake system in a control system without engine interface, some of the control functions that may involve critical thermal loads on the brake system are at least temporarily disabled or allowed only to a limited extent in defined control situations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Peter Wanke, Rainer Klusemann, Torsten Herrmann, Christof Schutz, Artur Kost
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Patent number: 6502014Abstract: The present invention relates to a control circuit for controlling the driving stability of a vehicle where the input quantities determining the course of track are input in a vehicle model circuit which determines at least on nominal value for a control quantity subject to parameters memorised in the vehicle reference model on the basis of a vehicle reference model reproducing the characteristics of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHGInventors: Torsten Herrmann, Mile Jokic, Ulrich Lüders, Holger Duis, Ralf Endress
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Patent number: 6438482Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle stabilizing device and a method for modifying brake pressures on wheels of a vehicle according to input data. To achieve an optimum from the driver's desire to brake, the vehicle stabilization, the steerability of the vehicle, and from the pedal and sound comfort, the present invention discloses a variation of the brake pressures on at least one wheel according to a way of influencing an intervention unit that provides a plurality of influencing cycles or influencing strategies, the said influencing being determined by the brake pressure effected by the driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2001Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignees: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHG, Daimler Chrysler AGInventors: Mathias Baumann, Torsten Herrmann, Marc Haussmann, Ralph Klingel
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Patent number: 5889064Abstract: In the process and an extrusion device for producing a foamed polymer, a polymer is melted and a foaming agent is added to the polymer melt. After the polymer melt and the foaming agent have been mixed, a throttle generates a pressure drop for nucleation for gas bubbles or cells. The mixture is then shaped, foamed and cooled. In order to produce high-grade foamed polymer with a microcellular or sub-microcellular structure continuously without any shaping limitations, the throttle controlling the flow rate has a passage control so that the flow rate can be adjusted independently of the pressure drop.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1997Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Inventor: Torsten Herrmann