Patents by Inventor Norbert Poepplow
Norbert Poepplow 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).
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Patent number: 9180896Abstract: A signal transmitter contains at least one first luminous element, at least one second luminous element and an interface for connecting the signal transmitter to a signal box. A drive device is connected between the interface and the at least two luminous elements and the drive device is configured in such a way that, in the case of a switch-on signal coming from the signal box for the second luminous element, the drive device controls the activation of the luminous element depending on the signaling state of the first luminous element.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eike Berg, Andre Gruettner, Norbert Poepplow, Olaf Vogt
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Patent number: 8933814Abstract: An LED light signal, in particular an LED railway light signal, contains a signal generator for generating varicolored light spots. The LEDs are embodied as multicolor LEDs, in particular RGB LEDs—Red/Yellow/Blue LEDs. In order to be able to utilize the possibilities for color mixing and thus for realizing a large number of color variants for safety-relevant signaling technology, the signal generator has at least one optical sensor for monitoring a color locus and a light intensity reliably in terms of signaling technology.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eike Berg, Rolf Eckl, Norbert Poepplow
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Publication number: 20140166822Abstract: A signal transmitter contains at least one first luminous element, at least one second luminous element and an interface for connecting the signal transmitter to a signal box. A drive device is connected between the interface and the at least two luminous elements and the drive device is configured in such a way that, in the case of a switch-on signal coming from the signal box for the second luminous element, the drive device controls the activation of the luminous element depending on the signaling state of the first luminous element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Eike Berg, Andre Gruettner, Norbert Poepplow, Olaf Vogt
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Patent number: 8702282Abstract: A light signal contains a semiconductor light source and a convex lens system for representing signal aspects, especially on rail-bound traffic routes. In order to eliminate the need for monochrome semiconductor light sources, the semiconductor light source is a white point light source. A signal aspect-specific color filter is provided in the aperture region of the point light source.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Joerg Birkholz, Rolf Eckl, Uwe Frost, Kay Koester, Zeljko Marincic, Norbert Poepplow
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Publication number: 20130099933Abstract: An LED light signal, in particular an LED railway light signal, contains a signal generator for generating varicolored light spots. The LEDs are embodied as multicolor LEDs, in particular RGB LEDs—Red/Yellow/Blue LEDs. In order to be able to utilize the possibilities for color mixing and thus for realizing a large number of color variants for safety-relevant signaling technology, the signal generator has at least one optical sensor for monitoring a color locus and a light intensity reliably in terms of signaling technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Eike Berg, Rolf Eckl, Norbert Poepplow
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Publication number: 20120162997Abstract: A light signal contains a semiconductor light source and an optical system for representing signal aspects (properties), especially on rail-bound traffic routes. In order to obtain the advantageous properties of filament light signals, especially with respect to the beam spread in horizontal direction, the semiconductor light source is configured as a point light source, especially as an individual LED—light-emitting diode—or as an individual HLED—high current LED—and the optical system has an axially symmetric cylindrical lens and a rotationally symmetric convex lens, especially a Fresnel lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Joerg Birkholz, Rolf Eckl, Uwe Frost, Kay Koester, Zeljko Marincic, Norbert Poepplow
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Publication number: 20120153314Abstract: A light signal contains a semiconductor light source and a convex lens system for representing signal aspects, especially on rail-bound traffic routes. In order to eliminate the need for monochrome semiconductor light sources, the semiconductor light source is a white point light source. A signal aspect-specific color filter is provided in the aperture region of the point light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Joerg Birkholz, Rolf Eckl, Uwe Frost, Kay Marincic, Zeljko Marincic, Norbert Poepplow
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Patent number: 7026799Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit assembly for operating a luminous signal, particularly an LED signal, comprising at least one light-emitting diode (D) to which a resistance (R) is serially connected and a control (St) is connected in parallel. In order to adjust the luminous power of the luminous signal to various degrees of brightness during the day and at night, the control (St) is provided with a controlled source of current so as to specify a parallel current (I_P) which reduces the current (I_D) flowing through the light-emitting diode (D).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Siemens AktiengellschaftInventors: Norbert Pöpplow, Dirk Zimmermann