Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Sauer

Wolfgang Sauer 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: 11909221
    Abstract: A device for wireless transmission of electrical energy to an energy receiver, including a support surface, on which the energy receiver is arranged during energy transmission. The device includes an induction coil for transmitting electrical energy and an air duct extending within the device from an opening formed in the support surface into the device. The opening is arranged over the induction coil. The air duct is routed through a winding of the induction coil, which is preferably arranged directly under the support surface. Advantageously, the support surface is essentially rectangular, and the opening is formed on or at least close to a longitudinal axis of the support surface and is formed at a distance from an edge of the support surface. At least one projection is formed on the support surface for holding the receiving unit at a distance from the support surface so that air conducted into the air duct can better flow underneath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PARAGON GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Ralf Burdenski, Wolfgang Sauer
  • Patent number: 11067072
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (10), in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump housing (12) with at least a first check valve (14) and a second check valve (16), a fluid chamber (18), a diaphragm (20) defining a wall of the fluid chamber (18) and reciprocatingly movable, a stepping motor (28) as driving means for reciprocating said diaphragm (20), wherein the stepping motor (28) comprises a controller (34) for actuating the stepping motor (28), and an external control unit (36) for operating the controller (34) of the stepping motor (28), wherein the external control unit (36) is connected to the controller (34) by a power supply line (38) for transmitting an operating signal (42, 46) to the controller (34), wherein the operating signal (42, 46) is a start signal for operating the diaphragm pump (10), in particular the stepping motor (28), at preset parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Ruppert, Wolfgang Sauer
  • Publication number: 20210167632
    Abstract: A device for wireless transmission of electrical energy to an energy receiver, including a support surface, on which the energy receiver is arranged during energy transmission. The device includes an induction coil for transmitting electrical energy and an air duct extending within the device from an opening formed in the support surface into the device. The opening is arranged over the induction coil. The air duct is routed through a winding of the induction coil, which is preferably arranged directly under the support surface. Advantageously, the support surface is essentially rectangular, and the opening is formed on or at least close to a longitudinal axis of the support surface and is formed at a distance from an edge of the support surface. At least one projection is formed on the support surface for holding the receiving unit at a distance from the support surface so that air conducted into the air duct can better flow underneath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf BURDENSKI, Wolfgang SAUER
  • Patent number: 10823164
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump, in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump head, a fluid chamber adjacent to the pump head, a diaphragm defining a wall of the fluid chamber and reciprocatingly movable, at least a suction check valve and a dosing check valve, a control unit, and a detector unit for detecting a fluid inside the fluid chamber. The diaphragm pump according to the invention offers increased process reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Wolfgang Sauer
  • Patent number: 10756704
    Abstract: The aim according to the invention is to suppress a disturbing SH mode in a ladder-type filter. This aim is achieved in that the resonance frequency of the series resonator responsible therefor is moved and, at the same time, the pole zero distance of the series resonator is reduced by parallel connection with a capacitor. The antiresonance of the series resonator and therefore also the passband thus remain unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sauer, Franz Kubat
  • Patent number: 10280916
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (10), in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump housing (12) with at least a first check valve (14) and a second check valve (16), a fluid chamber (18), a diaphragm (20) defining a wall of the fluid chamber (18) and reciprocatingly movable, driving means (28) with a driving shaft (30) for reciprocating said diaphragm (20), a control unit (36), wherein the driving means (28) is connected to the diaphragm (20) by an eccentric (26) and a con rod (24), wherein the driving means (28) is configured as a gearless drive to directly reciprocate the diaphragm (20). The diaphragm pump (10) according to the invention offers increased cost efficiency and further it is possible to increase the dosing capabilities of the diaphragm pump (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sauer, Rudolf Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20190089335
    Abstract: The aim according to the invention is to suppress a disturbing SH mode in a ladder-type filter. This aim is achieved in that the resonance frequency of the series resonator responsible therefor is moved and, at the same time, the pole zero distance of the series resonator is reduced by parallel connection with a capacitor. The antiresonance of the series resonator and therefore also the passband thus remain unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: SNAPTRACK, INC.
    Inventors: Wolfgang SAUER, Franz KUBAT
  • Patent number: 9998090
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component is specified in which the disturbing contributions of undesired wave modes are reduced. For this purpose, a component includes a piezo layer, an electrode layer and a separating layer. A main mode and a secondary mode are capable of propagation in the component. The separating layer has an opposite thickness dependence for the frequencies of the main mode and of the secondary mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sauer, Thomas Kauschke, Thomas Bauer
  • Publication number: 20170328357
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (10), in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump housing (12) with at least a first check valve (14) and a second check valve (16), a fluid chamber (18), a diaphragm (20) defining a wall of the fluid chamber (18) and reciprocatingly movable, a stepping motor (28) as driving means for reciprocating said diaphragm (20), wherein the stepping motor (28) comprises a controller (34) for actuating the stepping motor (28), and an external control unit (36) for operating the controller (34) of the stepping motor (28), wherein the external control unit (36) is connected to the controller (34) by a power supply line (38) for transmitting an operating signal (42, 46) to the controller (34), wherein the operating signal (42, 46) is a start signal for operating the diaphragm pump (10), in particular the stepping motor (28), at preset parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Ruppert, Wolfgang Sauer
  • Patent number: 9673779
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has reduced loss due to acoustic waves emitted in the transverse direction. For this purpose, a transducer comprises a central excitation area, inner edge areas flanking the central excitation area, outer edge areas flanking the inner edge areas, and areas of the busbar flanking the outer edge areas. The longitudinal speed of the areas can be set so that the excitation profile of a piston mode is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Karl-Christian Wagner, Wolfgang Sauer, Michael Jakob, Thomas Ebner, Edgar Schmidhammer, Stefan Berek, Christoph Eggs
  • Publication number: 20160126928
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has reduced loss due to acoustic waves emitted in the transverse direction. For this purpose, a transducer comprises a central excitation area, inner edge areas flanking the central excitation area, outer edge areas flanking the inner edge areas, and areas of the busbar flanking the outer edge areas. The longitudinal speed of the areas can be set so that the excitation profile of a piston mode is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Karl-Christian Wagner, Wolfgang Sauer, Michael Jakob, Thomas Ebner, Edgar Schmidhammer, Stefan Berek, Christoph Eggs
  • Patent number: 9257960
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has reduced loss due to acoustic waves emitted in the transverse direction. For this purpose, a transducer comprises a central excitation area, inner edge areas flanking the central excitation area, outer edge areas flanking the inner edge areas, and areas of the busbar flanking the outer edge areas. The longitudinal speed of the areas can be set so that the excitation profile of a piston mode is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Karl-Christian Wagner, Wolfgang Sauer, Michael Jakob, Thomas Ebner, Edgar Schmidhammer, Stefan Berek, Christoph Eggs
  • Patent number: 9160303
    Abstract: A component is designed to work with acoustic waves. Embodiments have an improved temperature gradient of the frequency range and have increased performance strength. To this end, the component includes a stack of layers having a lower bonding layer, an electrode layer, an upper bonding layer, a compensation layer, and a trimming layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sauer, Andreas Bergmann, Michael Jakob, Markus Mayer, Karl-Christian Wagner, Ulrich Knauer
  • Patent number: 9150561
    Abstract: The present invention is related to thiazole derivatives of Formula (I) in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders and/or inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neturodegenerative diseases, bacterial or viral infections, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, transplantation, graft rejection or lung injuries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK SERONO S.A.
    Inventors: Anna Quattropani, Thomas Rueckle, Matthias Schwarz, Jerome Dorbais, Wolfgang Sauer, Christophe Cleva, Gwenaelle Desforges
  • Publication number: 20150270824
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component is specified in which the disturbing contributions of undesired wave modes are reduced. For this purpose, a component comprises includes a piezo layer, an electrode layer and a separating layer. A main mode and a secondary mode are capable of propagation in the component. The separating layer has an opposite thickness dependence for the frequencies of the main mode and of the secondary mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sauer, Thomas Kauschke, Thomas Bauer
  • Patent number: 9079243
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling or regulating the temperature of a cast strand (2) in a continuous casting installation (1) comprising a control or regulating unit (3) particularly for controlling or regulating the temperature in a secondary cooling of a continuous casting installation using at least one means for cooling the cast strand, characterized by a dynamic change of at least one set temperature of the cast strand on the basis of data and/or signals that are received and/or determined by the control or regulating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Horst Gaertner, Heinz-Juergen Oudehinken, Wolfgang Sauer, Thomas Heimann
  • Publication number: 20150167659
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump, in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump head, a fluid chamber adjacent to the pump head, a diaphragm defining a wall of the fluid chamber and reciprocatingly movable by a driving means, at least a suction check valve and a dosing check valve, a control unit, and a detector unit for detecting a fluid inside the fluid chamber. The diaphragm pump according to the invention offers increased process reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventor: Wolfgang Sauer
  • Patent number: 8889668
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc and W, have the meanings given in claim 1. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Cyril Montagne, Anna Quattropani, Wolfgang Sauer, Agnes Bombrun
  • Patent number: 8815919
    Abstract: The invention relates to oxadiazole compounds of formula I. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Anna Quattropani, Cyril Montagne, Wolfgang Sauer, Stefano Crosignani, Agnès Bombrun
  • Publication number: 20140228365
    Abstract: The present invention is related to thiazole derivatives of Formula (I) in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders and/or inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neturodegenerative diseases, bacterial or viral infections, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, transplantation, graft rejection or lung injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Anna QUATTROPANI, Thomas Rueckle, Matthias Schwarz, Jerome Dorbais, Wolfgang Sauer, Christophe Cleva, Gwenaelle Desforges