Patents by Inventor Uwe Stephan

Uwe Stephan 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: 11910544
    Abstract: A control unit having a connection structure for connecting components of the control unit to a base plate which eliminates the need for separate fasteners. The control unit includes circuitry mounted to a PCB, and the PCB is pre-assembled to a base plate, to form a pre-assembly. During assembly, the PCB and the base plate are aligned when placed in a tooling device which clamps and holds the pre-assembly in place during the over molding process. The circuitry is over molded with an epoxy material, such that the epoxy material flows from a top side of the PCB to underneath the base plate, and the PCB is fixed to the base plate without the use of fasteners such as screws, or adhesive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Stephan, Donald J. Zito
  • Publication number: 20230352861
    Abstract: A control unit having a connection structure for connecting components of the control unit to a base plate which is cost effective, and facilitates heat transfer from a printed circuit board (PCB) to the base plate. The control unit includes circuitry mounted to a PCB, and the PCB is mounted to a base plate. The circuitry is over molded with epoxy material during manufacturing. The epoxy material flows between the PCB and the base plate, such that a layer of the epoxy is disposed between the PCB and the base plate. This layer of epoxy functions as a heat transfer layer, and a connection structure to connect the PCB to the base plate. The epoxy material transfers heat from the surface of the PCB in contact with the layer of epoxy to the surface of the base plate in contact with the layer of epoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Stephan, Donald J. Zito
  • Publication number: 20230354530
    Abstract: A control unit having a connection structure for connecting components of the control unit to a base plate which eliminates the need for separate fasteners. The control unit includes circuitry mounted to a PCB, and the PCB is pre-assembled to a base plate, to form a pre-assembly. During assembly, the PCB and the base plate are aligned when placed in a tooling device which clamps and holds the pre-assembly in place during the over molding process. The circuitry is over molded with an epoxy material, such that the epoxy material flows from a top side of the PCB to underneath the base plate, and the PCB is fixed to the base plate without the use of fasteners such as screws, or adhesive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Stephan, Donald J. Zito
  • Publication number: 20200127530
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical component (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising an electrical part (14) and an electronic control device (16) which has a contact strip (18), wherein the control device (16) and the electrical part (14), at least in regions, are encapsulated by injection molding with a plastic (32) which mechanically connects the electrical part (14) and the control device (16) and forms a socket (21) around the contact strip (18). The invention also relates to a method of producing an electrical component of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Stephan, Marcus Ulherr
  • Patent number: 9465085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a test system for high-voltage technology devices, in particular shunt reactors, as defined in the preamble of independent patent claim 1. The invention also relates to a method which can be carried out with this test system and is intended to test high-voltage technology devices according to coordinate patent claim 5. The general idea of the test system according to the invention is to provide a continuously adjustable inductance and a capacitance, which can be adjusted in discrete steps, on the secondary side of the test transformer in such a manner that said components form a series resonant circuit together with the test object in the form of an inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Hinow, Uwe Stephan, Guenther Siebert, Ralf Bergmann, Andreas Thiede
  • Publication number: 20150008944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a test system for high-voltage technology devices, in particular shunt reactors, as defined in the preamble of independent patent claim 1. The invention also relates to a method which can be carried out with this test system and is intended to test high-voltage technology devices according to coordinate patent claim 5. The general idea of the test system according to the invention is to provide a continuously adjustable inductance and a capacitance, which can be adjusted in in discrete steps, on the secondary side of the test transformer in such a manner that said components form a series resonant circuit together with the test object in the form of an inductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Hinow, Uwe Stephan, Guenther Siebert, Ralf Bergmann, Andreas Thiede
  • Patent number: 8410790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for testing transformers, having a static frequency converter (2). The static frequency converter (2) comprises a plurality of outlets (21, 22, 23), which are connected to a filter device (6). The filter device (6) also comprises a plurality of outlets (31, 32, 33), which are connected to a matching transformer (8), and wherein the matching transformer (8) is connected to the transformer (15) intended for testing. The filter device (6) is a filter transformer (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Thiede, Yulong Huang, Uwe Stephan
  • Publication number: 20100259280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for testing transformers, having a static frequency converter (2). The static frequency converter (2) comprises a plurality of outlets (21, 22, 23), which are connected to a filter device (6). The filter device (6) also comprises a plurality of outlets (31, 32, 33), which are connected to a matching transformer (8), and wherein the matching transformer (8) is connected to the transformer (15) intended for testing. The filter device (6) is a filter transformer (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Thiede, Yulong Huang, Uwe Stephan
  • Patent number: 6565315
    Abstract: A rotation device including first and second passages and a rotor shaft with a rotor which connects onto the first passage with a third passage which branches into rotor channels from the third to a fourth passage. The end zones of the third and fourth passages extend axially. The rotation device has a stator including a first central body with an outer surface which co-bounds a passage space with stator blades which have on one end zone forming a fifth passage a direction differing from the axial direction and on another end zone forming a sixth passage a direction differing little from the axial direction. The fifth passage connects onto the fourth passage and the sixth passage connects onto the second passage. The stator includes a second central body where between the sixth passage and the second passage extend manifold channels bounded by the second central body and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Willy Vogel AG
    Inventors: Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Bertels, Uwe Stephan
  • Patent number: 6346805
    Abstract: For precise measurement of currents with high dynamic range, especially in gas-insulated voltage switchgear, a first signal of a first low-power measurement transformer and a second signal of a second nonmagnetic measurement transformer, operating, for example, according to the principle of a Rogowski coil or according to the Faraday effect, are compared. Depending on the degree of accuracy, one of the two signals is then selected and further processed. A deviation of the two signals from each other, especially their gradient, is referred to as comparison criterion. In a corresponding configuration, the two measurement transformers of different type are connected to a common processing component for signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jochen Ermisch, Uwe Stephan, Frank Thieme, Peter Bauerschmidt