Patents by Inventor Michael Heinemann

Michael Heinemann 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).

  • Publication number: 20120112706
    Abstract: An accumulator control device includes a first electrical connection configured to connect the accumulator control device to a local accumulator. A second electrical connection is connected to the first electrical connection and configured to connect to a remote auxiliary electrical power supply device. A control unit is configured to measure at least one of a parameter of the accumulator and an environmental parameter and to transmit at least one of the at least one measured parameter and a value calculated using the at least one measured parameter to the remote auxiliary electrical power supply device via a communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Henkel, Michael Heinemann, Andreas Neuendorf, Mike Wattenberg
  • Publication number: 20110074217
    Abstract: The invention relates to uninterruptible power supply devices which make it possible to supply emergency power to a load, which is to be supplied, in the event of mains failure. The invention is based on the object of providing a device for supplying uninterruptible power, which device can be operated in a more energy-saving manner and in which the emergency power can be controlled in a rapid and safe manner. To this end, the uninterruptible power supply device has a power transistor which can be rapidly switched and can be used to connect a standby power source to the output connections during emergency power operation. The output current can also be dynamically limited by driving the power transistor, which can be rapidly switched, in a corresponding manner. In addition, the input and output of the UPS device are decoupled using a field effect transistor that acts as a power transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Henkel, Michael Heinemann, Jochen Zeuch
  • Patent number: 7872373
    Abstract: The invention relates to uninterruptible power supply devices which make it possible to supply emergency power to a load, which is to be supplied, in the event of mains failure. The invention is based on the object of providing a device for supplying uninterruptible power, which device can be operated in a more energy-saving manner and in which the emergency power can be controlled in a rapid and safe manner. To this end, the uninterruptible power supply device has a power transistor which can be rapidly switched and can be used to connect a standby power source to the output connections during emergency power operation. The output current can also be dynamically limited by driving the power transistor, which can be rapidly switched, in a corresponding manner. In addition, the input and output of the UPS device are decoupled using a field effect transistor that acts as a power transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Henkel, Michael Heinemann, Jochen Zeuch
  • Patent number: 7800877
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic power supply device, particularly a switched-mode power supply, for supplying power to a low-voltage load protected by a protective device, and to a method therefor. The invention also relates to a device for protecting a low-voltage load against an excess current and to an auxiliary power supply device for use with such a protection device. The conceptual core of the invention can be seen in providing measures which ensure that after a fault has been detected, for example a short circuit at the output, a current is supplied for a short period, for example 15 ms, which is of such a magnitude that a protective device can be reliably and quickly tripped. The period for this is selected in such a manner that electronic components, connected loads and feedlines are not damaged and destroyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Zeuch, Hartmut Henkel, Michael Heinemann
  • Publication number: 20070273212
    Abstract: The invention relates to uninterruptible power supply devices which make it possible to supply emergency power to a load, which is to be supplied, in the event of mains failure. The invention is based on the object of providing a device for supplying uninterruptible power, which device can be operated in a more energy-saving manner and in which the emergency power can be controlled in a rapid and safe manner. To this end, the uninterruptible power supply device (10) has a power transistor (42) which can be rapidly switched and can be used to connect a standby power source (60) to the output connections (100, 101) during emergency power operation. The output current can also be dynamically limited by driving the power transistor, which can be rapidly switched, in a corresponding manner. In addition, the input and output of the UPS device (10) are decoupled using a field effect transistor (22) that acts as a power transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Henkel, Michael Heinemann, Jochen Zeuch
  • Publication number: 20070008664
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic power supply device, particularly a switched-mode power supply, for supplying power to a low-voltage load protected by a protective device, and to a method therefor. The invention also relates to a device for protecting a low-voltage load against an excess current and to an auxiliary power supply device for use with such a protection device. The conceptual core of the invention can be seen in providing measures which ensure that after a fault has been detected, for example a short circuit at the output, a current is supplied for a short period, for example 15 ms, which is of such a magnitude that a protective device can be reliably and quickly tripped. The period for this is selected in such a manner that electronic components, connected loads and feedlines are not damaged and destroyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Jochen Zeuch, Hartmut Henkel, Michael Heinemann
  • Patent number: 5180948
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a plasma generator which can generate a localized plasma. To localize the plasma, a low pressure plasma generator, containing a vacuum chamber and at least one microwave radiation source, which does not by itself produce a field strength sufficient to form plasma in the vacuum chamber, is equipped with at least one aerial for the radiation of microwaves. This at least one aerial acts as a secondary radiator in the vacuum chamber and can generate a localized plasma at its free tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Roehm GmbH Chemische Fabrik
    Inventors: Michael Heinemann, Bernhard Soeder, Wolfgang Meier