Patents by Inventor Torsten Mueller

Torsten Mueller 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: 12623966
    Abstract: A ternary hydraulic binder composition including the mineralogical compound C4A3$ (ye'elimite) and a member selected from the group consisting of gypsum, calcium sulfate hemihydrate, anhydrite and mixtures thereof (collectively named C$Hx with x being a rational number from 0 to 2), and optionally C2S (belite), including an added content of the mineralogical compound C12A7 (dodecacalcium heptaaluminate). Moreover, it suggests a process for the manufacture thereof, a process for the manufacture of a construction chemical composition including water, and the use of the ternary composition in construction chemical compositions including knifing fillers, screeds, and repair mortars, tile adhesives, tiling grouts, plasters, base coats and sealings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Sika Technology AG
    Inventors: Christina Kraemer, Alexander Dressen, Wilhelm Fuetterer, Stephan Rudolf, Guenter Goth, Torsten Mueller, Yvonne Schaepers, Alexander Ehle, Ulrich Baeurle, Werner Stohr
  • Publication number: 20250320160
    Abstract: A ternary hydraulic binder composition including the mineralogical compound C4A3$ (ye'elimite) and a member selected from the group consisting of gypsum, calcium sulfate hemihydrate, anhydrite and mixtures thereof (collectively named C$Hx with x being a rational number from 0 to 2), and optionally C2S (belite), including an added content of the mineralogical compound C12A7 (dodecacalcium heptaaluminate). Moreover, it suggests a process for the manufacture thereof, a process for the manufacture of a construction chemical composition including water, and the use of the ternary composition in construction chemical compositions including knifing fillers, screeds, and repair mortars, tile adhesives, tiling grouts, plasters, base coats and sealings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Christina KRAEMER, Alexander DRESSEN, Wilhelm FUETTERER, Stephan RUDOLF, Guenter GOTH, Torsten MUELLER, Yvonne SCHAEPERS, Alexander EHLE, Ulrich BAEURLE, Werner STOHR
  • Patent number: 11777358
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical machine for a drive system of an electrically driven aircraft and its winding system. In particular, the disclosure relates to an interconnection unit for interconnecting the windings of the winding system. For electrically connecting winding arrangements of the winding system, the interconnection unit has a connection arrangement with large number of contact points which are configured and arranged on the interconnection unit such that these contact points of the interconnection unit may be connected to contact points of the winding arrangements to be contact-connected. The connection arrangement furthermore has a large number of electrical connection sections, wherein a respective connection section connects two of the contact points to one another. This interconnection unit may be contact-connected by way of its contact points to corresponding contact points of the winding arrangements, so that a desired winding system may be constructed in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Harald Mueller
  • Patent number: 11169172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a measuring system for measuring a movable object, for example a lateral guide on the transport path of a casting strand in a metallurgical installation. The system has at least one light source (110) for emitting parallel light beams (130) and a receiving device (120) with a sensor field for receiving the light beams. An evaluation device is used to evaluate the light beams received by the sensor field. In order to be able to make the evaluation simpler and faster, the receiving device is designed to generate an image of the sensor field having the positions of the sensors of the sensor field, which are assigned to the light beams not influenced by the object, and having the positions of the sensors of the sensor field, which are assigned to the light beams which are emitted, but are influenced by the object. The distances between the individual sensors are likewise known on the basis of the known resolution of the sensor field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Thomas Haschke
  • Publication number: 20210305872
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical machine for a drive system of an electrically driven aircraft and its winding system. In particular, the disclosure relates to an interconnection unit for interconnecting the windings of the winding system. For electrically connecting winding arrangements of the winding system, the interconnection unit has a connection arrangement with large number of contact points which are configured and arranged on the interconnection unit such that these contact points of the interconnection unit may be connected to contact points of the winding arrangements to be contact-connected. The connection arrangement furthermore has a large number of electrical connection sections, wherein a respective connection section connects two of the contact points to one another. This interconnection unit may be contact-connected by way of its contact points to corresponding contact points of the winding arrangements, so that a desired winding system may be constructed in a simple manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Harald Mueller
  • Publication number: 20210305867
    Abstract: A stator winding system for a stator of an electric machine is provided. The stator has a number of windings to be positioned on stator teeth of the stator. At least two windings that follow one another in a current flow direction of an electric current and are thus arranged in series are formed from an electric conductor that is continuous in the current flow direction, forming a winding chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Harald Mueller
  • Patent number: 11021158
    Abstract: A vehicle dynamics control system in a motor vehicle includes an electronic vehicle dynamics control unit which is connected to at least one drive control unit and is configured so as to: determine at least one setpoint slip or a setpoint slip corridor and an actual vehicle speed as a reference speed, and transmit the at least one setpoint slip or the setpoint slip corridor together with the reference speed to the at least one drive control unit. The drive control unit, in accordance with the transmitted values and by way of a function module, determines setpoint rotational speed values at a motor level and carries out a rotational speed control process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Thomas Eberl, Andreas Baier, Marc Espenhain
  • Patent number: 10967409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for cooling a roll. The roll concerned can be a roller in a roll stand or a measuring roll. The device comprises a cooling shell having a cross section in the shape of a section of a circular arc, for covering a surface region of the roll (200), wherein, in the region of an edge of the cooling shell, a bearing is formed with a pivot joint (120) with an axis of rotation running perpendicular to the circular arc-shaped cross-section, for pivoting the cooling shell about the axis of rotation. According to the invention, in order to ensure that the size of the cooling gap during the rolling operation or during the operation of a measuring roll is always autonomously optimally set, the bearing has a degree of freedom in radial direction r with respect to the circular arc-shaped cross-section of the cooling shell, such that the cooling shell is mounted in the bearing in such a way as to be freely movable in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Kipping, Johannes Alken, Ralf Seidel, Torsten Mueller, Magnus Treude
  • Patent number: 10323564
    Abstract: A system including startup, load, flow, and peak estimation modules. The startup module, during a startup period or in response to a startup of the engine, receives a temperature signal and generates a first condition signal. The load module determines a load on the engine and generates a second condition signal. The flow module, if the first condition signal indicates a temperature of the engine is less than a first predetermined temperature and if the second condition signal indicates the load is less than a predetermined threshold, operates a pump to circulate coolant during the startup period. The peak estimation module estimates a temperature of a hottest metal location on the engine. The flow module increases a speed of the pump if the temperature of the hottest metal location is greater than a second predetermined temperature or the load is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Mario Reichenback, Sergio Quelhas, Torsten Mueller
  • Patent number: 10190479
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a cooling system with a heater and a coolant pump for an internal combustion engine. The cooling system is switched into a predetermined operating mode as a function of a heater request and a temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mario Reichenbach, Torsten Mueller, Michael Brinker, Michael Selinger
  • Publication number: 20180306834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a measuring system for measuring a movable object, for example a lateral guide on the transport path of a casting strand in a metallurgical installation. The system has at least one light source (110) for emitting parallel light beams (130) and a receiving device (120) with a sensor field for receiving the light beams. An evaluation device is used to evaluate the light beams received by the sensor field. In order to be able to make the evaluation simpler and faster, the receiving device is designed to generate an image of the sensor field having the positions of the sensors of the sensor field, which are assigned to the light beams not influenced by the object, and having the positions of the sensors of the sensor field, which are assigned to the light beams which are emitted, but are influenced by the object. The distances between the individual sensors are likewise known on the basis of the known resolution of the sensor field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Thomas Haschke
  • Publication number: 20180257652
    Abstract: A vehicle dynamics control system in a motor vehicle includes an electronic vehicle dynamics control unit which is connected to at least one drive control unit and is configured so as to: determine at least one setpoint slip or a setpoint slip corridor and an actual vehicle speed as a reference speed, and transmit the at least one setpoint slip or the setpoint slip corridor together with the reference speed to the at least one drive control unit. The drive control unit, in accordance with the transmitted values and by way of a function module, determines setpoint rotational speed values at a motor level and carries out a rotational speed control process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Torsten MUELLER, Thomas EBERL, Adreas BAIER, Marc ESPENHAIN
  • Patent number: 10018268
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle includes detecting a deceleration of the vehicle; detecting a cornering value of the vehicle; determining, as a function of the deceleration and as a function of the cornering value, a compensated shift-down point of a rotational speed at which shifting into a relatively low gear of the transmission occurs; and selecting a gear as a function of the compensated shift-down point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jan-Peter Hoffmeister, Torsten Mueller
  • Patent number: 10012131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining an actuating value for a coolant pump or a control valve of a cooling system for an infernal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. In particular, a pre-control value for ascertaining the actuating value is determined in a first determination mode based on a prescribed first allocation as a function of an output variable of the infernal combustion engine and a temperature difference of a heat exchanger of the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Selinger, Mario Reichenbach, Torsten Mueller, Michael Brinker
  • Publication number: 20180009016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for cooling a roll. The roll concerned can be a roller in a roll stand or a measuring roll. The device comprises a cooling shell having a cross section in the shape of a section of a circular arc, for covering a surface region of the roll (200), wherein, in the region of an edge of the cooling shell, a bearing is formed with a pivot joint (120) with an axis of rotation running perpendicular to the circular arc-shaped cross-section, for pivoting the cooling shell about the axis of rotation. According to the invention, in order to ensure that the size of the cooling gap during the rolling operation or during the operation of a measuring roll is always autonomously optimally set, the bearing has a degree of freedom in radial direction r with respect to the circular arc-shaped cross-section of the cooling shell, such that the cooling shell is mounted in the bearing in such a way as to be freely movable in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Kipping, Johannes Alken, Ralf Seidel, Torsten Mueller, Magnus Treude
  • Publication number: 20170219093
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle includes detecting a deceleration of the vehicle; detecting a cornering value of the vehicle; determining, as a function of the deceleration and as a function of the cornering value, a compensated shift-down point of a rotational speed at which shifting into a relatively low gear of the transmission occurs; and selecting a gear as a function of the compensated shift-down point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jan-Peter Hoffmeister, Torsten Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170204774
    Abstract: A system including startup, load, flow, and peak estimation modules. The startup module, during a startup period or in response to a startup of the engine, receives a temperature signal and generates a first condition signal. The load module determines a load on the engine and generates a second condition signal. The flow module, if the first condition signal indicates a temperature of the engine is less than a first predetermined temperature and if the second condition signal indicates the load is less than a predetermined threshold, operates a pump to circulate coolant during the startup period. The peak estimation module estimates a temperature of a hottest metal location on the engine. The flow module increases a speed of the pump if the temperature of the hottest metal location is greater than a second predetermined temperature or the load is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Eugene V. GONZE, Mario REICHENBACH, Sergio QUELHAS, Torsten MUELLER
  • Patent number: 9638293
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a variable belt tensioner of an internal combustion engine for adjusting a belt tensioning. The tensioner includes in a series configuration an electric motor, a worm drive, a lever drive and a belt tensioner roller. The worm drive is driven by the electric motor and is mechanically connected to the lever drive for transmitting a rotation thereto. The lever drive is mechanically connected to the belt tensioner roller for transmitting a translation thereto, thus allowing the belt tensioner roller to adjust the belt tensioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Tobias Sandmann, Guenther Schlarb
  • Patent number: 9610622
    Abstract: The application is directed to a device (1, 1?) for cooling a roll (2), in particular a working roll (2) for rolling rolling stock (3), wherein the device comprises a cooling shell (50, 60) which lies opposite at least one part region of the circumference of the roll surface for forming a cooling gap (5) between the part region of the roll surface and the cooling shell (50, 60), through which cooling gap (5) cooling fluid can flow, and a lever (40, 44) which can be pivoted about a suspension point (8, 48), can be pivoted in the direction of the roll surface and is connected rotatably to a first half (51, 61) of the cooling shell (50, 60) as viewed in the circumferential direction (U) of the roll (2), wherein the cooling gap (5) can optionally be reduced in size or enlarged by pivoting of the lever (40, 44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Matthias Kipping, Ralf Seidel, Torsten Mueller
  • Publication number: 20160333768
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a cooling system with a coolant pump for an internal combustion engine. The coolant pump is operated for a preset period of time after a starting of the internal combustion engine. The cooling system is switched over into a first warming-up operating mode, in which the coolant pump is not operated, in the case that a first warming-up condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael SELINGER, Mario REICHENBACH, Torsten MUELLER, Michael BRINKER