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).
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Patent number: 11910544Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLCInventors: Uwe Stephan, Donald J. Zito
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Publication number: 20230352861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLCInventors: Uwe Stephan, Donald J. Zito
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Publication number: 20230354530Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLCInventors: Uwe Stephan, Donald J. Zito
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Publication number: 20200127530Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GMBHInventors: Uwe Stephan, Marcus Ulherr
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Patent number: 9465085Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBHInventors: Martin Hinow, Uwe Stephan, Guenther Siebert, Ralf Bergmann, Andreas Thiede
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Publication number: 20150008944Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Martin Hinow, Uwe Stephan, Guenther Siebert, Ralf Bergmann, Andreas Thiede
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Patent number: 8410790Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbHInventors: Andreas Thiede, Yulong Huang, Uwe Stephan
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Publication number: 20100259280Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Andreas Thiede, Yulong Huang, Uwe Stephan
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Patent number: 6565315Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Willy Vogel AGInventors: Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Bertels, Uwe Stephan
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Patent number: 6346805Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 1999Date of Patent: February 12, 2002Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jochen Ermisch, Uwe Stephan, Frank Thieme, Peter Bauerschmidt