Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Soblik

Wolfgang Soblik 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).

  • Valve means
    Patent number: 6499509
    Abstract: A valve means which comprises a control chamber in a valve housing and into which several fluid duct open. In the control chamber there is at least one pivoting control rocker member serving for the control of at least one of the fluid duct openings and able to be moved between two terminal positions, one pivotal position of such control rocker member being influenced by an electrically activated flexible element. The flexible element may act within the control chamber on an actuating part of the control rocker member. The latter is biased by spring means into a first terminal position, the flexible element engaging the actuating portion of the control rocker member in the electrically non-excited state mechanically free of stress and without any spring bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Rolf Berger, Martin Maichl, Markus Hoffmann, Jürgen Stingel, Wolfgang Soblik, Michael Weinmann
  • Valve means
    Publication number: 20010047828
    Abstract: A valve means which comprises a control chamber in a valve housing and into which several fluid duct open. In the control chamber there is at least one pivoting control rocker member serving for the control of at least one of the fluid duct openings and able to be moved between two terminal positions, one pivotal position of such control rocker member being influenced by an electrically activated flexible element. The flexible element may act within the control chamber on an actuating part of the control rocker member. The latter is biased by spring means into a first terminal position, the flexible element engaging the actuating portion of the control rocker member in the electrically non-excited state mechanically free of stress and without any spring bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Rolf Berger, Martin Maichl, Markus Hoffmann, Jurgen Stingel, Wolfgang Soblik, Michael Weinmann