Patents by Inventor Alexander FANDERL

Alexander FANDERL 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).

  • DEVICE FOR SWITCHING A HANDLE OF AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH, AND MULTI-FUNCTION DRIVE HAVING A DEVICE OF THIS TYPE
    Publication number: 20240161991
    Abstract: A device for switching a handle of an electrical switch has at least a first actuator and a second actuator. When the device is installed on the electrical switch, the first actuator can move the handle in a first direction and the second actuator can move the handle in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first actuator and the second actuator are shape-memory alloy actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Ekkehard Plechinger, Alexander Fanderl
  • Remaining service life prediction for switches
    Patent number: 11899441
    Abstract: Events relevant for the service life are recorded for calculating the remaining service life of a switch. Events relevant for the service life are evaluated with respect to the frequency of their occurrence. The possibility of a future occurrence for the service life of relevant events is taken into account or not taken into account in accordance with the frequency of their occurrence for calculating the remaining service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Boerzsoenyi, Wolfgang Erven, Alexander Fanderl, Thomas Moosburger, Juergen Reisinger, Bernd Schwinn, Matthias Strobl, Stefan Widmann
  • REMAINING SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION FOR SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20220004181
    Abstract: Events relevant for the service life are recorded for calculating the remaining service life of a switch. Events relevant for the service life are evaluated with respect to the frequency of their occurrence. The possibility of a future occurrence for the service life of relevant events is taken into account or not taken into account in accordance with the frequency of their occurrence for calculating the remaining service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph BOERZSOENYI, Wolfgang ERVEN, Alexander FANDERL, Thomas MOOSBURGER, Juergen REISINGER, Bernd SCHWINN, Matthias STROBL, Stefan WIDMANN