Patents by Inventor Ulf Mueller

Ulf 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: 12650116
    Abstract: A radial piston pump, in particular radial piston compressor, including a drive shaft with an eccentric, and at least one piston/working chamber combination, wherein the piston/working chamber combination includes a working chamber and a piston, wherein the radial piston pump includes at least two piston/working chamber combinations extending radially from the drive shaft, wherein each working chamber is closed with a cover, wherein the radial piston pump is equipped with a housing component with an integrated retaining ring for fixing all of the covers of the radial piston pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf Mueller, Tim Mueller, Tony Stein
  • Patent number: 12638009
    Abstract: A radial piston pump, including a drive shaft having an eccentric and at least one piston-and-working chamber combination, wherein the piston-and-working chamber combination includes a working chamber and a piston. The radial piston pump includes at least two piston-and-working chamber combinations which extend radially from the drive shaft, wherein each working chamber is closed by a cover. The radial piston pump is equipped with at least one retaining ring for fixing all of the covers of the radial piston pump; and to a method for producing a radial piston pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf Mueller, Tim Mueller
  • Publication number: 20250172133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly for a radial piston compressor. The piston-cylinder assembly comprises a drive shaft with a cylindrical eccentric for guiding the movement of the piston to a top dead center position. A cylindrical piston guide ring guides the movement of the piston to a bottom dead center. Both the cylindrical eccentric and the piston guide ring are connected to the piston by means of respective concave/convex contact surfaces for the positive transmission of the forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf MUELLER, Uwe DIETEL, Sebastian KRAUSE, Robert REICHELT
  • Patent number: 12286965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly for a radial piston compressor. The piston-cylinder assembly comprises a drive shaft with a cylindrical eccentric for guiding the movement of the piston to a top dead center position. A cylindrical piston guide ring guides the movement of the piston to a bottom dead center. Both the cylindrical eccentric and the piston guide ring are connected to the piston by means of respective concave/convex contact surfaces for the positive transmission of the forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf Mueller, Uwe Dietel, Sebastian Krause, Robert Reichelt
  • Publication number: 20240240623
    Abstract: A radial piston pump, including a drive shaft having an eccentric and at least one piston-and-working chamber combination, wherein the piston-and-working chamber combination includes a working chamber and a piston. The radial piston pump includes at least two piston-and-working chamber combinations which extend radially from the drive shaft, wherein each working chamber is closed by a cover. The radial piston pump is equipped with at least one retaining ring for fixing all of the covers of the radial piston pump; and to a method for producing a radial piston pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf MUELLER, Tim MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20240240633
    Abstract: Radial piston pump and a method of assembly of the radial pump in particular radial piston pump, including a drive shaft having an eccentric and at least one piston-and-working-chamber combination, wherein the piston-and-working-chamber combination comprises a cylinder bore and a piston, wherein the cylinder bore has a fluid outlet duct, the cylinder bore is closed with a cover, wherein the cover is received in a cover receptacle bore, the cylinder bore has a longitudinal axis, and the cover receptacle bore has a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the cylinder bore and the longitudinal axis of the cover receptacle bore are not congruent, in particular are displaced in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Tim MUELLER, Ulf MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20240240627
    Abstract: A radial piston pump, in particular radial piston compressor, including a drive shaft with an eccentric, and at least one piston/working chamber combination, wherein the piston/working chamber combination includes a working chamber and a piston, wherein the radial piston pump includes at least two piston/working chamber combinations extending radially from the drive shaft, wherein each working chamber is closed with a cover, wherein the radial piston pump is equipped with a housing component with an integrated retaining ring for fixing all of the covers of the radial piston pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Tim MUELLER, Ulf MUELLER, Tony STEIN
  • Publication number: 20240011475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly for a radial piston compressor. The piston-cylinder assembly comprises a drive shaft with a cylindrical eccentric for guiding the movement of the piston to a top dead center position. A cylindrical piston guide ring guides the movement of the piston to a bottom dead center. Both the cylindrical eccentric and the piston guide ring are connected to the piston by means of respective concave/convex contact surfaces for the positive transmission of the forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf MUELLER, Uwe DIETEL, Sebastian KRAUSE, Robert REICHELT
  • Patent number: 10697877
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a viscosity of a fuel with the aid of an electric fuel pump which is integrated into a fuel circuit including an overflow valve which includes a permanently open discharge channel, a fuel supply and delivery being adjusted with the aid of the electric fuel pump in the fuel circuit at a specific pressure and the viscosity of the fuel being ascertained by taking into account a delivery rate of the electric fuel pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Schulz, Achim Jenne, Florian Schmitt, Henning Hermes, Tobias Friedl, Ulf Mueller, Ulrich Foerch
  • Patent number: 10584681
    Abstract: A automative management server for receiving information technology system events and wind turbine events; correlating the information technology system event with the wind turbine event to determine a cause of an event; and generating an alert reporting the cause of the event or taking action to resolve the root cause of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Peter Erbacher, Roland Heumesser, Ulrich Pfeiffer, Ulf Mueller, Radi Dimitrov Hadzhiyski
  • Publication number: 20190003356
    Abstract: A valve slide may be used with a separator to separate a fluid such as oil out of a fluid-gas mixture. The valve slide may be insertable into the separator and can be impinged on by a flow of the fluid-gas mixture. To reduce the structural space of the separator, the valve slide may comprise a first slide and at least one second slide for closing and opening inlet openings of the separator. The first slide may be coupled to the second slide to permit simultaneous closing or opening of the inlet openings. The first slide may have a cross section through which the flow of the fluid-gas mixture can pass so as to conduct the fluid-gas mixture onwards to the at least one second slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf Mueller, Robert Reichelt
  • Publication number: 20180328828
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a viscosity of a fuel with the aid of an electric fuel pump which is integrated into a fuel circuit including an overflow valve which includes a permanently open discharge channel, a fuel supply and delivery being adjusted with the aid of the electric fuel pump in the fuel circuit at a specific pressure and the viscosity of the fuel being ascertained by taking into account a delivery rate of the electric fuel pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Udo Schulz, Achim Jenne, Florian Schmitt, Henning Hermes, Tobias Friedl, Ulf Mueller, Ulrich Foerch
  • Patent number: 9885590
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a position of a rotor relative to a stator of an electrical machine having a permanently excited rotor and a plurality of windings for the stator or vice versa; in response to an energization of at least one of the windings, a change in an inductance of the winding being ascertained; and, on the basis of the change in the inductance of the winding, the position of the rotor being ascertained relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Henning Hermes, Florian Schmitt, Ulrich Foerch, Udo Schulz, Tobias Friedl, Ulf Mueller, Achim Jenne
  • Publication number: 20170328344
    Abstract: A automative management server for receiving information technology system events and wind turbine events; correlating the information technology system event with the wind turbine event to determine a cause of an event; and generating an alert reporting the cause of the event or taking action to resolve the root cause of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Erbacher, Roland Heumesser, Ulrich Pfeiffer, Ulf Mueller, Radi Dimitrov Hadzhiyski
  • Patent number: 9803514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaft, particularly a cam shaft (1), comprising a hollow shaft section (10) with at least one radial inlet opening (11a, 11b) for evacuating a gas through said hollow shaft section (10), and comprising a splash-guard device (4) arranged in the region of the radial inlet opening (11a, 11b) on the hollow shaft section (10). According to the invention, the splash-guard device (4) has a radially exposed cover with radial passage openings (8) and protrusions between said passage openings (8). The protrusions can, in particular, be in the form of ribs (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventor: Ulf Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170030740
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a position of a rotor relative to a stator of an electrical machine having a permanently excited rotor and a plurality of windings for the stator or vice versa; in response to an energization of at least one of the windings, a change in an inductance of the winding being ascertained; and, on the basis of the change in the inductance of the winding, the position of the rotor being ascertained relative to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Henning Hermes, Florian Schmitt, Ulrich Foerch, Udo Schulz, Tobias Friedl, Ulf Mueller, Achim Jenne
  • Publication number: 20160186624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hollow body (2) formed at least in regions as a hollow cylinder and having an integrated oil separating device, wherein a vortex generator (4) is disposed in a hollow space (3) of the hollow body (2), wherein the hollow body (2) comprises at least one inlet opening (9) on the jacket side for introducing gas charged with oil into the hollow space (3) and wherein the hollow body (2) comprises at least one discharge opening for discharging separated oil and for discharging gas freed of oil. According to the invention, an oil separating ring (5) is disposed within the hollow space (3) and downstream of the vortex generator (4) as seen in the flow direction. The invention further relates to a cylinder head cover having such a hollow body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Ulf Mueller
  • Patent number: 8657907
    Abstract: A cam shaft has a tubular part extending longitudinally along an axis and a helical body fixed in the tubular part and having a first helical passage extending between an inlet end where a first pressure is present and an outlet end where a second pressure is present. This helical body forms an oil separator between the inlet and outlet ends. A flow-blocking element at the inlet end moves as a function of a pressure differential between the first and second pressures to open and close the first helical passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Presta Teccenter AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Ulf Mueller
  • Publication number: 20140007736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaft, particularly a cam shaft (1), comprising a hollow shaft section (10) with at least one inlet opening (11a, 11b) for evacuating a gas through said hollow shaft section (10), and comprising a splash-guard device (4) arranged in the region of the radial inlet opening (11a, 11b) on the hollow shaft section (10). According to the invention, the splash-guard device (4) has a radially exposed cover with radial passage openings (8) and protrusions between said passage openings (8). The protrusions can, in particular, be in the form of ribs (9). To be published with FIG. 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Ulf Mueller
  • Patent number: 8496721
    Abstract: A hollow body includes an integrated oil separator unit, a swirl generator located in a cavity of the hollow body, at least one first supply opening in the camshaft case for introducing gas that is charged with oil into the cavity, and at least one discharge opening for carrying away separated oil and for carrying away gas that has been cleaned of oil. The swirl generator also has elements that are used to variably influence the pressure prevailing at a predetermined point in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Ulf Mueller, Andreas Stapelmann, Daniel Paul