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The drive concepts and products of Elliptec are based on piezo-technology. Elliptec cultivates an open corporate culture to encourage creative thought and to create a collegial working climate.

History
The company is a Siemens AG spin-off. At the Siemens location in Berkeley, California (USA), a motor was developed based on piezoelectric ceramics that was promising for a wide field of applications. The research team separated from Siemens in 2001 and formed an independent company in order to more quickly realize the motor’s full potential. Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG, or Elliptec for short, was thus founded in 2001.

Siemens AG transferred all rights to the technology to Elliptec and remained a minority investor until 2010.

In 2004, Elliptec invested heavily in the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. A new production facility was commissioned early 2005, which increased the available floor space twenty fold. Concurrently, Elliptec´s engineering team further improves and optimizes the manufacturing process.

Executive Board
Dirk van Vinckenroye

Headquarters
Dortmund

Investors
Intelligent Venture Capital
Tbg Bonn
Apax

Issued Patents for products and methods
AU2003209048, AU2001250400, CA2472104, CA2403562, CN1611001, DE60115220D, DE50203106D, DE102007006400, DE202009001366, EP1430592, EP1273096, EP1430547, EP1483826, HK1051444, HK1069931, HK1070187, HK1064211, IL160941, TW526634, US7173362, US6870304, US6825592, US6690101, US6664714, US7187102, US7224099, US7342347, US7368853, US7436101.
Further patents have been applied for.

Trademarks
Elliptec™, Elliptec Motor™, Elliptec Minimotor ™, Elliptec Actuator™, Elliptec Module™, Elliptec Controller™

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