Patents by Inventor Wolf-Rudiger Canders

Wolf-Rudiger Canders 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).

  • Magnetic linear drive
    Patent number: 6888269
    Abstract: A magnetic linear drive has a coil in whose interior the current can produce a magnetic flux in an axial directions, having an armature which can move only at right angles to the axial direction and which has a magnetically active part which is magnetized, in particular, parallel to, but in the opposite direction to, the axial direction. The armature is driven by a current surge which accelerates the magnetically active part toward the coil center irrespective of its initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Arndt, Wolf Rüdiger Canders, Karl Mascher, Klaus Schuler, Holger Gerhard Wisken, Hardo May, Herbert Weh
  • Fly wheel for storing rotational energy
    Patent number: 6688191
    Abstract: An improved fly wheel for storing rotational energy includes an inner ring and an inertial ring separated by an intermediate space. A radially resilient coupling device connects the inner and inertial rings and is subjected to a radial bias force, which exerts an outward force on the inertial ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Wolf-Rüdiger Canders
  • Magnetic bearing assembly
    Patent number: 6541885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic bearing assembly of a rotor in a stator, with at least one magnetic bearing (1) comprising a stator part (2) and a rotor part (3) arranged coaxially thereto in the operating position without contacting the stator part. The bearing effective area of the rotor part is formed by a radial exciting system (6) having a permanent magnet (4), while the stator part (2) comprises a high-temperature superconductor concentrically surrounding the radial exciting system (6) while maintaining an annular air gap (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Energas GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf-Rüdiger Canders, Hardo May
  • Magnetic bearing assembly
    Publication number: 20020135249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic bearing assembly of a rotor in a stator, with at least one magnetic bearing (1) comprising a stator part (2) and a rotor part (3) arranged coaxially thereto in the operating position without contacting the stator part. The bearing effective area of the rotor part is formed by a radial exciting system (6) having a permanent magnet (4), while the stator part (2) comprises a high-temperature superconductor concentrically surrounding the radial exciting system (6) while maintaining an annular air gap (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Wolf-Rudiger Canders, Hardo May
  • Fly wheel for storing rotational energy
    Publication number: 20010003900
    Abstract: An improved fly wheel for storing rotational energy includes an inner ring and an inertial ring separated by an intermediate space. A radially resilient coupling device connects the inner and inertial rings and is subjected to a radial bias force, which exerts an outward force on the inertial ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Inventor: Wolf-Rudiger Canders