Patents by Inventor Ulrich Kees

Ulrich Kees 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: 8066028
    Abstract: A valve arrangement has a valve unit (3) fixed in position via two mutually spaced attachment structures (27 and 28) on a mounting face (6) of a valve support (2). The first attachment structure (27) includes two mutually engaged hook sections (32 and 33). The second attachment structure (28) includes a U-like retaining clip (58), which is so able to be attached to the structural unit comprising the valve unit (58) and the valve support (2) that its clamping limbs (63 and 64) act on clip sections (54 and 55) and accordingly braces the valve unit (3) onto the valve support (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ulrich Kees
  • Patent number: 7914051
    Abstract: A connection device for fluid lines has an annular or sleeve-shaped insert provided for assembly by plugging in a circularly cylindrical socket in a support component. The insert comprises an annular or sleeve-shaped cage element (18) in the form of a metal bent stamping with an annular support section (27) having several claw elements (33) and several support legs (34) extending from the support section in the same axial direction. The claw elements (33) serve for securing an inserted fluid line and the support legs (34) serve for supporting a preceding seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Ulrich Kees, Harald Röhrig
  • Patent number: 7793993
    Abstract: A coupling device for a fluid line has a collet and an axially movable actuating sleeve serving for operation of the collet. The collet bears several gripping teeth with associated actuating portions able to be acted on by actuating faces on the actuating sleeve in order to hold the inserted fluid line. In the non-operated state of the actuating sleeve there are at least partly different distances between the mutually associated actuating portions and actuating faces so that on actuation of the actuating sleeve several actuating portions of the collet are acted on one after the other. This means that the necessary actuating force is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Kees, Harald Röhrig
  • Patent number: 7775501
    Abstract: A pinch valve has a hose-like valve member with a flexible peripheral wall adjacent to whose outer periphery two diametrally opposite pinch elements are arranged able to be moved toward and away from one another with a greater or lesser pinching of the peripheral wall while performing an operating movement athwart the valve member longitudinal axis. An annular actuating ring coaxially surrounding the valve member may act on the pinch elements for causing the operating movement. The actuating ring is placed in a working space surrounded radially from the outside by a peripheral valve housing wall and is able to be acted on by drive means separate from the actuating ring with a drive force controlling the actuating movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Kees
  • Publication number: 20090242040
    Abstract: A valve arrangement has a valve unit (3) fixed in position by means of two mutually spaced attachment means (27 and 28) on a mounting face (6) of a valve support (2). The first attachment means (27) comprises two mutually engaged hook sections (32 and 33). The second attachment means (28) includes a U-like retaining clip (58), which is so able to be attached to the structural unit comprising the valve unit (58) and the valve support (2) that its clamping limbs (63 and 64) act on clip sections (54 and 55) and accordingly braces the valve unit (3) onto the valve support (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: FESTO AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ulrich Kees
  • Publication number: 20090033090
    Abstract: A connection device for fluid lines has an annular or sleeve-shaped insert provided for assembly by plugging in a circularly cylindrical socket in a support component. The insert comprises an annular or sleeve-shaped (18) cage element (18) in the form of a metal bent stamping with an annular support section (27) from which to the same axial side on the one hand several claw elements (33) and on the other hand several support legs (34) extend. The claw elements (33) serve for securing an inserted fluid line and the support legs (34) serve for supporting a preceding seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Ulrich Kees, Harald Rohrig
  • Publication number: 20080238096
    Abstract: A coupling device for a fluid line has a collet and an axially movable actuating sleeve serving for operation of the collet. The collet bears several gripping teeth with associated actuating portions able to be acted on by actuating faces on the actuating sleeve in order to hold the inserted fluid line. In the non-operated state of the actuating sleeve there are at least partly different distances between the mutually associated actuating portions and actuating faces so that on actuation of the actuating sleeve several actuating portions of the collet are acted on one after the other. This means that the necessary actuating force is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Ulrich Kees, Harald Rohrig
  • Publication number: 20080238089
    Abstract: A coupling device for a fluid line has a collet able to be operated by an actuating sleeve. The collet possesses an annular base portion with support arms extending axially from it, on which two gripping teeth are arranged which are axially spaced apart least in part. Each gripping tooth is provided individually with its own actuating portion to be acted on by actuating faces on the actuating sleeve to cause a clamping operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Ulrich Kees, Harald Rohrig
  • Publication number: 20080087853
    Abstract: A pinch valve has a hose-like valve member with a flexible peripheral wall adjacent to whose outer periphery two diametrally opposite pinch elements are arranged able to be moved toward and away from one another with a greater or lesser pinching of the peripheral wall while performing an operating movement athwart the valve member longitudinal axis. An annular actuating ring coaxially surrounding the valve member may act on the pinch elements for causing the operating movement. The actuating ring is placed in a working space surrounded radially from the outside by a peripheral valve housing wall and is able to be acted on by drive means separate from the actuating ring with a drive force controlling the actuating movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventor: Ulrich Kees
  • Patent number: 6955332
    Abstract: A hinged armature valve having a drive part and a control part affixed thereto, the drive part comprising an electromagnet unit, which is embedded in a drive part housing, fashioned of plastic material, molded in place during manufacture. The control part defines a control chamber in which a hinged armature is accommodated able to be pivoted for selectively opening and closing of two valve openings. The control part housing as well consists of plastic material, it being connected with the drive part housing in the joint region by a surrounding laser weldment in a gas-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Kees
  • Publication number: 20040227116
    Abstract: A hinged armature valve having a drive part and a control part affixed thereto, the drive part comprising an electromagnet unit, which is embedded in a drive part housing, fashioned of plastic material, molded in place during manufacture. The control part defines a control chamber in which a hinged armature is accommodated able to be pivoted for selectively opening and closing of two valve openings. The control part housing as well consists of plastic material, it being connected with the drive part housing in the joint region by a surrounding laser weldment in a gas-tight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: FESTO AG & Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Kees
  • Patent number: 6325101
    Abstract: A choke valve, whose choke body comprises a cylindrical choke position plunging coaxially into an inlet duct. The inlet flow duct is connected on the one hand with an inlet and on the other hand communicates through transfer openings with outlet flow ducts extending through the wall of the flow duct, such outlet flow ducts begin connected with the outlet. Between the choke piston and the inlet flow duct wall a seal area is provided, which on resetting the choke body is shifted axially and, cooperating with the transfer apertures, sets the aperture for the pressure medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Ulrich Kees
  • Patent number: 6173969
    Abstract: A sealing ring having a base body manufactured of thermoplastic synthetic resin material and a sealing body of elastomeric synthetic resin material. The two bodies are molded permanently on one another and each possess a sealing section, which serves for producing a sealing action at sealing faces of two oppositely placed components which are to be sealed in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Ulrich Kees
  • Patent number: 4129147
    Abstract: A control valve includes a generally hollow, cylindrically-shaped main body which at one end is integrally connected to a nozzle which has a bore therethrough and a flat external annular sealing surface which is contactable by a separate sealing element. Inside of the main body is positioned a valve part which at one end includes separate inlet and outlet hose connections for separate connection to, respectively, a pressurized control medium and to a controlled operating unit which controls the operation of the movement of the sealing element, and at the other end has a hollow cylindrical interior in which is positioned an axially-loaded spring, a valve piston and a sealing ring, the spring loading the valve piston against the sealing ring. A rod or tappet which at one end contacts the separate sealing element extends through the bore in the nozzle and through an axial bore in the sealing ring and abuts against the valve piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Ulrich Kees