Patents by Inventor Werner K. Volkmann

Werner K. Volkmann 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: 4177499
    Abstract: An electronic assembly consisting of at least a pair of modules, a control and power semiconductor module and a filter module interconnected by means permitting ease of assembly and disassembly. The control and power semiconductor module comprises a pair of spaced heat sinks forming side enclosures for the assembly and connected by bracket means to a printed circuit board (PCB) which mounts electronic components on its upper face including high heat generating elements carried by the bracket means. The PCB is located at one end of the heat sinks which is secured at their other end to the base of the filter module. The large capacitors and reactors supported on the base nest in the chamber or cavity formed by the PCB and heat sinks to provide a compact assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: Volkmann Electric Drives Corporation
    Inventor: Werner K. Volkmann