Freudenberger
Dale Freudenberger, Asheville, NC US
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20110282498 | SOLAR THERMAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - A method for monitoring a solar thermal energy system including a solar thermal loop and a heat consumption loop thermally coupled by a heat exchanger, the solar thermal loop including a solar collector device fluidly connected to the heat exchanger and a primary heat transfer fluid disposed in the solar thermal loop and flowing through the solar collector device and the heat exchanger, the heat consumption loop including a heat consuming apparatus fluidly connected to the heat exchanger and a secondary heat transfer fluid disposed in the heat consumption loop and flowing through the heat consuming apparatus and the heat exchanger, includes: detecting an inlet temperature of the secondary heat transfer fluid upstream of the heat consuming apparatus or the heat exchanger, and generating corresponding inlet temperature data; detecting an outlet temperature of the secondary heat transfer fluid downstream of the heat consuming apparatus or the heat exchanger, and generating corresponding outlet temperature data; detecting a flow rate of the secondary heat transfer fluid through the heat consuming apparatus or the heat exchanger and generating corresponding flow rate data; determining an amount of thermal energy transferred from the secondary heat transfer fluid to the heat consuming apparatus or the heat exchanger using the inlet temperature data, the outlet temperature data, and the flow rate data, and generating corresponding consumption data; detecting a performance parameter of the solar thermal loop and generating corresponding solar thermal performance data; and correlating the consumption data and the solar thermal performance data for subsequent analysis. | 11-17-2011 |
Jorg Freudenberger, Kalchreuth DE
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20090003526 | Measurement system and method for the noninvasive determination of properties of an object to be examined and contrast medium for X-ray phase-contrast measurement - A method and a measurement system are disclosed for the noninvasive determination of properties of an object to be examined and to the use of a contrast medium for X-ray phase-contrast measurement. in at least one embodiment of the invention, a mixture (suspension) consisting of a base liquid and a multiplicity of particles contained therein is used, the refractive index of the base liquid being different to the refractive index of the particles. | 01-01-2009 |
20090154640 | FOCUS DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CONTRAST X-RAY IMAGES - In a focus detector arrangement and method for an x-ray apparatus for generating projection or tomographic phase-contrast images of an examination subject, a beam of coherent x-rays is generated by an anode that has areas of different radiation emission characteristics arranged in bands thereon, that proceed parallel to grid lines of a phase grid that is used to generate the phase-contrast images. | 06-18-2009 |
20130170624 | FOCAL TRACK OF A ROTATING ANODE HAVING A MICROSTRUCTURE - A rotating anode includes a focal track that has a microstructure on a surface of the focal track. The microstructure is produced using deep reactive ion etching. | 07-04-2013 |
20140239799 | FLAT EMITTER - A flat emitter is disclosed. In an embodiment, the flat emitter includes an emitter surface, which upon application of a heating voltage, emits electrons; a first end area, which has a first support rod; and a second end area, which has a second support rod. At least one first support rod has a narrow section extending in a longitudinal direction and is bonded to the first end area or a second support rod, which has a narrow section extending in a longitudinal direction and is bonded to the second end area. A flat emitter of this kind is structurally simple and offers a high level of electron emission at the same time as a longer useful life. | 08-28-2014 |
20150043718 | Single-Pole X-Ray Emitter - A single-pole x-ray emitter includes an emitter housing, in which an x-ray tube with a vacuum housing and a drive motor are arranged. A cathode that generates an electron beam, and a rotating anode that is struck by the electron beam along a focal path are arranged in the vacuum housing. The vacuum housing includes a drive-side housing wall and an anode-side housing wall, and the rotating anode is held in a torsionally rigid manner on an anode tube that is rotatably mounted on a stationary part of a rotor shaft that is coupled to the drive motor. The stationary part of the rotor shaft is joined to the anode-side housing wall of the vacuum housing via a ring-shaped fixing. The anode tube incorporates a temperature compensation element. The focal path is arranged on a side of the rotating anode that faces away from the anode-side housing wall. | 02-12-2015 |
20150213994 | X-RAY TUBE UNIT - An x-ray tube unit includes an x-ray tube unit housing, in which a vacuum housing is disposed, which includes a high-voltage component. The vacuum housing includes an insulating medium circulating in the x-ray tube unit housing flowing around it. Further, a cathode module and an anode are disposed in the vacuum housing, the cathode module lying at high voltage and including an emitter which emits electrons when heating current is fed to it. In addition, a potential difference is present between the cathode module and the anode for accelerating the emitted electrons. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention a high-voltage feed, a heating transformer and a radiation protection component are integrated into the high-voltage component, the high-voltage component being filled at least partly with an electrically-insulating encapsulation material. This produces a compact and installation-friendly x-ray tube unit which has high operational safety. | 07-30-2015 |
20160113610 | Device and method for x-ray phase contrast imaging - A device for slot scanning phase contrast x-ray imaging, includes an x-ray emitter, a plurality of x-ray gratings, a patient couch, and an x-ray detector. Position marker elements are arranged and configured in the beam path of the x-ray emitter such that the position marker elements are visible in an x-ray image. In the x-ray image, a relative position of an object on the patient couch in relation to an x-ray beam fan of the x-ray emitter may be established from a location and a distance of the position marker elements from one another. | 04-28-2016 |
Jörg Freudenberger, Kalchreuth DE
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20120170715 | X-RAY TUBE WITH A BACKSCATTERING ELECTRON TRAP - An x-ray tube has a backscatter electron trap to prevent extra focal radiation caused by backscattered electrons from the focal spot from passing through the beam exit window to an exterior of the x-ray tube. The backscatter electron trap has a surface that faces the x-ray beam in the x-ray tube. No portion of that surface is visible both from an arbitrary point in the x-ray beam outside of the x-ray tube and from an arbitrary point at the focal spot. | 07-05-2012 |
20130170624 | FOCAL TRACK OF A ROTATING ANODE HAVING A MICROSTRUCTURE - A rotating anode includes a focal track that has a microstructure on a surface of the focal track. The microstructure is produced using deep reactive ion etching. | 07-04-2013 |
Klaus Freudenberger, Aschaffenburg DE
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20130241181 | AIRBAG MODULE FOR A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL - In an airbag module ( | 09-19-2013 |
20150130167 | AIRBAG PACKAGE FOR AN OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN AIRBAG PACKAGE - The invention relates to an airbag package ( | 05-14-2015 |
Martin Freudenberger, Schwaikheim DE
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20110191063 | Method for determining failure rate of an electrochemical sensor - A method for determining a failure rate of an electrochemical sensor type for a process, wherein the process is defined by determined values, or value intervals, of a plurality of specified process parameters, and wherein a plurality of defect types is specified for the sensor type, comprising steps as follows: assigning, by means of expert knowledge, a defect rate to each combination of one of the values, or value intervals, of the specified process parameters and one of the specified defect types; and calculating the failure rate of the sensor type according to a calculational specification with application of the defect rates assigned to the combinations of a value, or value interval, of a process parameter and a defect type. | 08-04-2011 |
Michael Freudenberger, Remseck DE
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20160127708 | METHOD FOR RECORDING AND PROCESSING AT LEAST ONE VIDEO SEQUENCE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE VIDEO TRACK AND A SOUND TRACK - The invention is based on a method for recording and processing at least one video sequence comprising at least one video track and a sound track, with at least one video recording device and at least one operating device. It is proposed that primarily a video signal of the video recording device is used for recording the video track of the video sequence, and primarily a sound signal of the operating device is used for recording the sound track of the video sequence. | 05-05-2016 |
Mona Freudenberger, Bad Rappenau DE
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20130127340 | MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHT, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHT - A motor vehicle light providing easily identifiable and interpretable signals for other road users includes in its interior a light guide which is configured to receive at least a part of a light from a light source, distributes the received light along a light exit face and scatters the distributed light toward the light exit face. The light source is composed of light-emitting diodes which are switched on sequentially and/or which are first supplied with different electrical power levels, whereafter their brightness is matched by controlling the power levels. When the motor vehicle light is switched on, the increase in brightness then appears to be continuous to an observer. | 05-23-2013 |
Renate Freudenberger, Schwaikheim DE
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20130230763 | HOUSING FOR MERCURY-FREE BUTTON CELLS - A method of producing a bowl-shaped housing half-part provided with a copper alloy interiorly of the housing of a mercury-free button cell includes (1) providing a clad material with a layer of nickel, a layer of copper and an intermediate layer of steel or high-grade steel, which is provided on a copper side with an additional coating including at least one metal selected from the group consisting of tin, zinc, indium and bismuth, (2) shaping a bowl-shaped housing half-part made of the clad material, wherein the layer of nickel forms an outside portion and the additional coating forms an inside portion of the bowl-shaped housing half-part, and (3) heat treating the housing half-part at a temperature where the at least one metal selected from the group consisting of tin, zinc, indium and bismuth is alloyed with the copper of the copper layer. | 09-05-2013 |
Richard Freudenberger, Pace, FL US
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20090001235 | Universal storm resistant adjustable planter box hanger - An adjustable storm resistant planter box holder for hanging different size plastic planter boxes from any vertical wall especially brick. Comprising left and right adjustable mounting brackets. An outward projecting horizontal support arm for receiving a planter box thereon. | 01-01-2009 |
Thomas Freudenberger, Ludwigshafen DE
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20130101439 | Method for Controlling and/or Regulating a Metering Pump - The present invention concerns a method of controlling and/or regulating a metering pump comprising a drive motor having a shaft driven by the motor and a displacement member arranged in a metering head, in which the rotary movement of the shaft is converted into an oscillating movement of the displacement member, wherein the displacement member, interacting with an outlet and inlet valve in alternate sequence, leads to a pump stroke (pressure stroke) and an intake stroke and thus to delivery of a medium to be metered. To provide a method of controlling and/or regulating a metering pump, which in principle manages without a position sensor on the thrust rod and can establish the metering behaviour of the pump with a high degree of precision, according to the invention it is proposed that at least one motor operating parameter, preferably a motor voltage U or a motor current I, is measured, at least one regulating parameter is calculated from the measured motor operating parameters and optionally further known motor characteristics, the at least one regulating parameter is compared to a predetermined guide parameter, and a comparison signal dependent on the result of the comparison is outputted, and can be used as a status, actuating and/or regulating signal. | 04-25-2013 |