Patents by Inventor Harald Bork

Harald Bork 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).

  • Method and operator control unit for configuring and monitoring a device with functional safety
    Patent number: 7990269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for configuring a safety sensor such as a light barrier, with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis, wherein an operator control unit equipped with input means is provided, which operator control unit is connected to the safety sensor under automatic interface and sensor identification, and the parameters on an application-specific basis are set using the input means, wherein a feedback message of the set parameters is simultaneously and automatically displayed in a visualized manner on a display unit (10) of the operator control unit. The present invention further relates to a corresponding operator control unit and to a method for monitoring a safety sensor with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Harald Bork, Jochen Betz
  • METHOD AND OPERATOR CONTROL UNIT FOR CONFIGURING AND MONITORING A DEVICE WITH FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
    Publication number: 20090303032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for configuring a safety sensor such as a application-specific basis, wherein an operator control unit equipped with input means is provided, which operator control unit is connected to the safety sensor under automatic interface and sensor identification, and the parameters on an application-specific basis are set using the input means, wherein a feedback message of the set parameters is simultaneously and automatically displayed in a visualized manner on a display unit (10) of the operator control unit. The present invention further relates to a corresponding operator control unit and to a method for monitoring a safety sensor with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harald Bork, Jochen Betz