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Heitmann, DE

Alfons Heitmann, Gummerbach DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100132142RAPPER DEVICE - A rapper device for cleaning a heat exchange surface in a pressure vessel by transmitting impact energy. The rapper device comprises a striker and an impacting device for impacting the striker which has one end contacting the heat exchange surface in the pressure vessel. The striker comprises a piston section comprising a piston rod projecting out of the pressure vessel via a passage opening in line with the impacting device. A piston head is slideable within a piston chamber in line with the passage opening. The piston chamber is operatively connected to a sealing gas supply. The piston head is a separate part with an aperture. The piston rod runs through the aperture, e.g., in a slideable arrangement.06-03-2010
20100139890RAPPER DEVICE - A method and a rapper device for cleaning a heat exchange surface in a pressure vessel. The rapper device comprises a striker rod which has one end contacting the heat exchange surface in the pressure vessel and one end projecting out of the pressure vessel via a passage opening. The rapper device also comprises an impacting device for impacting the projecting end of the striker rod. A section of the striker rod is slideably supported in a pressure chamber adjacent the passage opening. The pressure chamber is connected to a sealing gas supply maintaining the pressure in the pressure chamber at a higher level than the pressure in the pressure vessel. A bellows defines a pressure chamber around at least a section of the striker rod.06-10-2010

Axel Heitmann, Ingolstadt DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080227592Method for Starting an Internal Combustion Engine in a Parallel Hybrid Drive Train - A method for starting an internal combustion engine in a parallel hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle. The drive train comprises an automatic transmission (09-18-2008

Patent applications by Axel Heitmann, Ingolstadt DE

Christoph Heitmann, Warendorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120004812DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE - A driver assistance system for agricultural working machines, such as a combine harvester having a large number of working mechanisms, is formed by at least one data processing and control unit, and at least one display unit, and the data processing and control unit processes information generated by sensor systems internal to the machine, information that can be stored in the data processing and control unit, and/or external information, and the driver assistance system has selectable process implementation strategies, and the selection criterium of a process implementation strategy are the quality required for a certain intended use of the crop and/or optimization criteria of the working mechanisms.01-05-2012
20120004813METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AT LEAST ONE WORKING UNIT OF A SELF-PROPELLED HARVESTING MACHINE - A method for automatic adjustment of at least one of several working units of a self-propelled harvesting machine involved in a harvesting process, includes the steps of initially modeling the harvesting process by at least one program map, based on a data base characteristic of a current harvesting process; determining an initial working point of the at least one of the working units on a basis of the initial modeling; adapting the at least one program map on a basis of data currently collected by measurements and which influence the harvesting process; determining a new working point of the at least one working unit depending on the adaptation of the program map; and iteratively approximating the new working point.01-05-2012

Daniel Heitmann, Dinklage DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100300234ACTUATING DEVICE COMPRISING A LOCKING MECHANISM - An actuating device for selecting gear steps in a gearshift transmission. The actuating device comprises a selector lever that can be moved between at least two drive-setting positions and a locking mechanism for restricting the movement range of the lever and locking certain positions or for locking the selector lever. The locking mechanism comprises a locking recess connected to the selector lever and a blocking cam that can be rotated by an actuator. The cam engages in the locking recess. Complex locking tasks are possible with the simplified actuating device. In addition, the range of movement of the selector lever can be freely positioned largely variably and its width can be changed. Furthermore, the selector lever of the actuating device is movable by the actuator or locked in a desired position.12-02-2010

Dietrich Heitmann, Gevelsberg DE

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20100246189ROUND REFLECTOR FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A reflector has a one-piece sheet-metal body having an anodized front face and unitarily formed with a central annular part lying generally in a plane and having an inner periphery generally centered on an axis and adapted to accommodate a light source and an outer periphery. A plurality of flat fingers project from the outer periphery, extend at an acute angle to the plane, have outer ends, and each have a pair of generally parallel side edges. Each edge of each finger is closely juxtaposed with the edge of the adjacent finger and the fingers form with the annular part a concave shape.09-30-2010

Hermann Heitmann, Stemwede DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090209353SEALING BELLOWS OR BELLOWS - A sealing bellows or bellows for sealing two components (08-20-2009

Jens Heitmann, Greven DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110269135DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - A device for analysing a clinical sample comprises at least one depot chamber for receiving one or more reagents and at least one process chamber, whereas the process chamber is integrated in a first support member and the depot chamber is integrated in at least a second support member, whereas the support members are arranged in that the process chamber is connectable with the depot chamber by a relative movement of the first and second support member with respect to each other. According to the invention, the device further includes a pump element for transferring the substances inside the device from one chamber to another.11-03-2011

Joerg Heitmann, Walldorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100070395ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR PAYROLL PROCESSING APPLICATION SOFTWARE - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing payroll processing. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Payroll Processing process component, an Employee Payroll Administration process component, an Accounting process component, and a Payroll Processing at Provider process component.03-18-2010
20100114818METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND MODIFYING TIME DEPENDENT DATA STRUCTURES - A system, method, and computer-readable medium having instructions thereon for executing a method are provided for effecting modification of, e.g., updating, a target application or document. An embodiment of the present invention provides for the updating of a target application or document having specific time split operations in, for example, an enterprise resources planning system (ERP).05-06-2010

Johannes Heitmann, Dresden DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090057737INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DIELECTRIC LAYER - A method of fabricating an integrated circuit with a dielectric layer on a substrate is disclosed. One embodiment provides forming the dielectric layer in an amorphous state on the substrate, the dielectric layer having a crystallization temperature; a doping the dielectric layer; a forming of a covering layer on the dielectric layer at a temperature being equal to or below the crystallization temperature; and a heating of the dielectric layer to a temperature being equal to or greater than the crystallization temperature.03-05-2009
20090149027Method of Fabricating an Integrated Circuit - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of fabricating an integrated circuit, including etching of a layer that includes a high k material in the form of a metal oxide composition, wherein an etchant is used that includes a silicon halogen composition.06-11-2009
20090194410Electrode of an Integrated Circuit - The present invention refers to an electrode comprising a first metallic layer and a compound comprising at least one of a nitride, oxide, and oxynitride of a second metallic material.08-06-2009

Patent applications by Johannes Heitmann, Dresden DE

Kerstin Heitmann, Hamburg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090066639VISUAL RESPONSES TO A PHYSICAL INPUT IN A MEDIA APPLICATION - A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output sounds) using an intermediate screen object. The media application may first assign an input mechanism to a screen object, and separately map a screen object to a channel strip parameter. The media application may map a screen object to several channel strips simultaneously such that, based on the value of the screen object, the volume of each of the several channel strips changes. The media application may provide a graphical representation of available channel strips using layers. As the media application accesses a channel strip, the appearance of the portion of the layer associated with the channel strip may change. The media application may also allow the patches, which may include several channel strips, to survive after a new patch is selected instead.03-12-2009
20110016397POSITIONING A VIRTUAL SOUND CAPTURING DEVICE IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE - A method, system, and computer-readable product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. The method includes displaying a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received from an input device.01-20-2011

Patent applications by Kerstin Heitmann, Hamburg DE

Michael Heitmann, Unna DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110220447CURRENT COLLECTOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR RTG CONTAINER STACKER CRANES - The invention relates to a current collector system for fastening to a vehicle, I particular a container stacker crane, wherein the vehicle can be moved along in a line (T), and at least one busbar (S) is arranged on the line (T), wherein the current collector system has a collector trolley (W) having at least one busbar (AB), and the at least one current collector (AB) can be brought in contact with a busbar (S), wherein the collector trolley (W) of the current collector system is mounted to be freely displaceable vertically, in particular by means of at least one guide (F).09-15-2011

Michael Heitmann, Bielefeld DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100277187SENSOR MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A sensor device and a method of making a sensor device. The sensor device includes a coil arrangement including a primary coil and a secondary coil. A conduit that is traversable by a flow in a figure-8 pattern is disposed as a yoke about the coil arrangement such that the coil arrangement is disposed in a vicinity of an intersection of the figure-8 pattern. The conduit includes at least two parts. A parting plane of the two parts is configured so as to enable the coil arrangement to be slip-fit mounted on the conduit before the two parts are joined together.11-04-2010

Ralf Heitmann, Leopoldshohe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100208586CONTROL NODE, A NETWORK OF CONTROL NODES AND A NETWORK CONFIGURATOR - A control node for a network of control nodes includes a transmitter module configured to manage the data to be sent in an output process image, to convert the output process image into a data packet and to output the data packet onto the network at a predetermined point in time. The control node further includes a receiver module configured to log on to the data packets of one or of a plurality of transmitter modules of further control nodes and to convert a received data packet into an input process image. The data transmission between the control nodes in the network takes place in the form of data packets.08-19-2010
20100211201CONTROL NODE AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A control node has a sequence table and subscribers, with the sequence table having data records each having an identification for an action of a manufacturing sequence associated with the control node, an identification for a subscriber carrying out the action and an identification of a parameter set associated with the action, and wherein each subscriber has a sequence interpreter which is designed to read and to interpret the sequence table, and to initiate the actions associated with the subscriber.08-19-2010
20100217894PROGRAMMING DEVICE FOR A NETWORK OF CONTROL NODES AND SYSTEM WITH SUCH A PROGRAMMING DEVICE - A programming device for a network of control nodes includes a recording module for determining the control nodes connected to the network and a system object module connected to the recording module. The system object module includes a system object model representing the control-node configuration of the network, the system object module being configured to define the communication relations between the determined control nodes on the basis of the system object model. The programming device further includes a configuration output module connected to the system object module for transmitting the communication relations between the control nodes in the network to the control nodes, the communication relations being determined by the system object module.08-26-2010

Sonja Heitmann, Guetersloh DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100181302CONTROL METHOD FOR A COOKTOP AND COOKTOP FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - A method and cooktop include a cooktop panel, a cooking zone, and an induction heating device disposed below the cooktop panel. First, second and third heat sensor units are disposed beneath the cooktop panel in a region of a measuring spot. The first heat sensor unit is configured to measure heat flow from substantially only the cooktop panel. The second and third heat sensor units are configured to measure heat flow from the cooktop panel and a cooking utensil disposed thereon. A light source is provided for measuring an emissivity of the bottom of the cooking utensil. An auxiliary heater heats the region of the measuring spot. An electrical control system calculates a ratio from signals of the second and third heat sensor units and determines an actual temperature of the bottom of the cooking utensil from the ratio by using a temperature of a lower surface of the cooktop panel measured by the first sensor unit and a value of the emissivity of the cooking utensil bottom.07-22-2010

Thomas Heitmann, Unterluss DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100139518METHOD FOR PRODUTION OF A PROJECTILE ,AS WELL AS A PROJECTILE - The invention relates to a projectile (06-10-2010
20100212479METHOD FOR INSERTING PREDETERMINED BREAKING POINTS IN A RING-SHAPED HOLDING- AND SEALING BAND OF A SABOT CAGE PROJECTILE AND A WORK TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method and work tool for inserting predetermined breaking points in a ring-shaped holding- and sealing band of a sabot cage projectile with an impact sabot cage are provided, wherein the band is arranged on a partial area of a receptacle device segmented through at least two longitudinal slits. The receptacle device connects the propelling element to the guiding cage of the impact sabot cage, and the guiding cage is segmented through at least two longitudinal slits. After mounting the band on the receptacle device, but before installation of the guiding cage in the area of the holding- and sealing band covering the longitudinal slits of the receptacle device, notch-shaped predetermined breaking points are inserted in the holding- and sealing band from inside of the band with the aid of a work tool, wherein longitudinal slits of the receptacle device are used for lateral guiding of the work tool.08-26-2010
20100236441CARTRIDGE - A cartridge (09-23-2010
20100294160PROJECTILE - A projectile (11-25-2010
20110023743PROJECTILE - The invention relates to a projectile (02-03-2011
20110197780PROJECTILE HAVING A GUIDE SABOT AND PUSHER PLATE WITH AN ACCELERATION-OPTIMIZED OPENING - The invention relates to a subcaliber projectile, particularly for a dart projectile, having a resistance-stabilizing, conically designed guide mechanism having a frustum-shaped recess, wherein a guide cage has a substantially hollow cylindrical design in which a propulsion element is integrated therein on a rear side. To allow the propulsion element to be produced in a simple fashion and the guide cage to be lighter weight than comparable known drive cages, the propulsion element is designed substantially only as a disk-shaped metal plate extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the guide cage, wherein the drive element is mounted on an edge in an annular groove-shaped recess of the inner wall of the guide cage, wherein the disk-shaped metal plate comprises a central through hole, the diameter of which is as large as possible, but smaller than the maximum diameter of the frustum-shaped recess of the guide mechanism.08-18-2011
20120000390DISCARDING SABOT FOR GUIDE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHMENT OF SUCH SABOTS - To maintain predetermined tolerance conditions for the front guide region (01-05-2012

Patent applications by Thomas Heitmann, Unterluss DE

Thomas Heitmann, Unterluess DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100077934PROJECTILE FASTENING BOLT FOR A SHELL WITH A SUBCALIBER PENETRATOR WITH A CONICAL TAILPIECE AND A SHELL - A shell with a subcaliber penetrator, which has a conical tailpiece, and with a basically disk-shaped propulsion element, wherein the conical tailpiece has a frustum-shaped recess that is open towards the rear end. The propulsion element is joined with the penetrator, preferably by a screw connection (projectile fastening bolt. To this end, a bolt element joins the propulsion element and the penetrator in the area of the tailpiece and has a borehole that is open at the rear end, into which propellant charge gases flow when the shell is fired and cause rending of the bolt element and thus separation of the propulsion element from the penetrator.04-01-2010
20110000391METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHELL AND A SHELL WITH A SABOT PROJECTILE PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD - A method for producing a shell and a shell produced by this method, wherein the shell has a projectile, a combustible propellant charge casing, and a casing cover that joins the propellant charge casing with the projectile, such that the projectile has a sealing ring adjacent to the casing cover. To realize cost-effective assembly of a shell of this type, the casing cover is produced as an injection molded part made of an elastic plastic, such that the front end region of the casing cover facing the projectile forms the sealing ring.01-06-2011
20110120336SABOT PROJECTILE - A sabot projectile with a subcaliber penetrator and a sabot, which has a propulsion element that acts on the rear end of the penetrator, a segmented, essentially cylindrical guide cage, which is connected to the front end of the propulsion element, and a segmented, disk-shaped metal guide element that extends radially inward in the front area of the guide cage and holds the penetrator. The disk-shaped guide element has a slightly convex contour in the direction of flight of the projectile and the material and the wall thickness of the guide element are chosen in such a way that convex area of the guide element is pushed back slightly when the sabot projectile is fired, so that the outer marginal area of the guide element rests against the inside wall of the gun barrel from which the sabot projectile is fired, and/or the inner marginal area of the guide element, which faces the penetrator, rests against the outer surface of the penetrator.05-26-2011

Thomas Heitmann, Unterlüss DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100212479METHOD FOR INSERTING PREDETERMINED BREAKING POINTS IN A RING-SHAPED HOLDING- AND SEALING BAND OF A SABOT CAGE PROJECTILE AND A WORK TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method and work tool for inserting predetermined breaking points in a ring-shaped holding- and sealing band of a sabot cage projectile with an impact sabot cage are provided, wherein the band is arranged on a partial area of a receptacle device segmented through at least two longitudinal slits. The receptacle device connects the propelling element to the guiding cage of the impact sabot cage, and the guiding cage is segmented through at least two longitudinal slits. After mounting the band on the receptacle device, but before installation of the guiding cage in the area of the holding- and sealing band covering the longitudinal slits of the receptacle device, notch-shaped predetermined breaking points are inserted in the holding- and sealing band from inside of the band with the aid of a work tool, wherein longitudinal slits of the receptacle device are used for lateral guiding of the work tool.08-26-2010
20110290143CARTRIDGE - The invention relates to a cartridge having a propellant charge casing at least partially filled with a propellant charge powder, and a projectile part connected on a front of the propellant charge casing, wherein the propellant charge casing comprises a casing cover, a casing sheath and a casing base, and the casing sheath is connected to the projectile part via the casing cover and to the casing base via a spring steel sheet. In order to achieve different amounts of propellant charge powder filled into the same propellant charge casing without igniting the propellant charge at undesirable blast waves, a sack-shaped container that is completely filled with the respective amount of propellant charge powder is disposed inside the propellant charge casing so that the container, and thus also the propellant charge powder, extends in the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the cartridge.12-01-2011

Thomas Heitmann, Unterlüb DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110259225PROPELLANT CHARGE IGNITER - The invention relates to producing a propellant charge igniter tube (10-27-2011

Ulrich Heitmann, Memmingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080309128Seat Insert, in Particular for a Seat of a Motor Vehicle or an Airplane - The invention relates to a seat insert (12-18-2008
20110060064FLAME-RETARDANT, REDUCED-WEIGHT ELASTIC FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM - A flame-retardant elastic polyurethane-soft-foam produced from a foam reaction mixture, comprising a polyol mixture, a polyisocyanate, an expandable graphite as a flame retardant, and additives. In order to reduce density while retaining long-term service properties, the polyol mixture comprises, in terms of parts by weight, from 50% to 90% of EO-based polyol, and from 50 to 10 parts by weight of standard polyol and/or filler polyol.03-10-2011

Uwe Heitmann, Goppingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100043380METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPINNING STAPLE FIBRES ON RING-SPINNING MACHINES - The invention relates to a method for spinning staple fibres on ring-spinning machines, wherein a staple fibre composite is drawn in a drawing frame and, during exit from the drawing frame, is twisted to form a thread and is wound up by means of a traveler device. The fibre composite (F) which emerges from the drawing frame runs through a thread guide device (02-25-2010