Patents by Inventor Philip Hofer

Philip Hofer 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).

  • Patent number: 11925894
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system includes a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between an exhaust stream and a lean carbon dioxide effluent stream. The carbon dioxide capture system also includes a first turboexpander including a first compressor driven by a first turbine. The first compressor is coupled in flow communication with the first heat exchanger. The first turbine is coupled in flow communication with the first heat exchanger and configured to expand the lean carbon dioxide effluent stream. The carbon dioxide capture system further includes a carbon dioxide membrane unit coupled in flow communication with the first compressor. The carbon dioxide membrane unit is configured to separate the exhaust stream into the lean carbon dioxide effluent stream and a rich carbon dioxide effluent stream. The carbon dioxide membrane unit is further configured to channel the lean carbon dioxide effluent stream to the first heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Carl Hofer, Joseph Philip DiPietro
  • Patent number: 11598106
    Abstract: A temporary platform for assembling elevator equipment in an elevator shaft is arranged substantially in the region of a shaft opening, such that the platform partially sits on a floor surface of the building and partially protrudes into the elevator shaft. The platform includes a bottom frame and bottom plates that lie on or are inserted into the bottom frame. The bottom frame also includes two lateral bottom bars, at least one front and one rear transverse bar that interconnect the two lateral bottom bars, and at least two intermediate bars that are arranged parallel to the two lateral bottom bars. The two intermediate bars are supported substantially by the front and the rear transverse bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Olaf Garbers, Philip Hofer, Frankie Schmid
  • Patent number: 11518651
    Abstract: A working device for carrying out fitting or maintenance work in an elevator shaft includes at least one working platform having a standing surface and a railing. The standing surface affords space for at least one person and the railing at least partially encloses the standing surface. The working device also includes at least one additional platform that is attachable to the railing of the working platform, and wherein the additional platform affords an additional standing surface for at least one person. The additional standing surface is arranged above the railing of the working platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Olaf Garbers, Philip Hofer, Frankie Schmid
  • Patent number: 11297401
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for operating a hazard notification system including a plurality of notification appliances connected to a bus system, each notification appliance having a signal element and an activatable energy consumption simulation unit comprising: receiving a switchover telegram at each notification appliance; attaching the respective energy consumption simulation unit of each notification appliance to the bus system in place of the signal element; measuring an energy consumption resulting in the bus system due to the activation of each energy consumption simulation unit in the course of a load test; comparing the measured energy consumption with predefined comparison values; and generating an alarm signal or a fault message as a function of the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Urs Kaestli, Marc Wenzler, Peter Philip Hofer, Peter Baertschi, Xue Song Shen
  • Publication number: 20200382851
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for operating a hazard notification system including a plurality of notification appliances connected to a bus system, each notification appliance having a signal element and an activatable energy consumption simulation unit comprising: receiving a switchover telegram at each notification appliance; attaching the respective energy consumption simulation unit of each notification appliance to the bus system in place of the signal element; measuring an energy consumption resulting in the bus system due to the activation of each energy consumption simulation unit in the course of a load test; comparing the measured energy consumption with predefined comparison values; and generating an alarm signal or a fault message as a function of the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Urs Kaestli, Marc Wenzler, Peter Philip Hofer, Peter Baertschi, Xue Song Shen
  • Publication number: 20200232235
    Abstract: A temporary platform for assembling elevator equipment in an elevator shaft is arranged substantially in the region of a shaft opening, such that the platform partially sits on a floor surface of the building and partially protrudes into the elevator shaft. The platform includes a bottom frame and bottom plates that lie on or are inserted into the bottom frame. The bottom frame also includes two lateral bottom bars, at least one front and one rear transverse bar that interconnect the two lateral bottom bars, and at least two intermediate bars that are arranged parallel to the two lateral bottom bars. The two intermediate bars are supported substantially by the front and the rear transverse bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Olaf Garbers, Philip Hofer, Frankie Schmid
  • Publication number: 20200079620
    Abstract: A working device for carrying out fitting or maintenance work in an elevator shaft includes at least one working platform having a standing surface and a railing. The standing surface affords space for at least one person and the railing at least partially encloses the standing surface. The working device also includes at least one additional platform that is attachable to the railing of the working platform, and wherein the additional platform affords an additional standing surface for at least one person. The additional standing surface is arranged above the railing of the working platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Olaf Garbers, Philip Hofer, Frankie Schmid
  • Publication number: 20190172026
    Abstract: Disclosed are computing devices, systems, methods to operate a cross blockchain secure token transaction engine to identify a set of one or more tokens of a first blockchain, lock the identified set of the one or more tokens of the first blockchain, and generate, based upon the locked set of the one or more tokens, a set of one or more tokens of a second blockchain, where the set of one or more tokens of the second blockchain are to be subsequently converted to tokens of the first blockchain based upon the locked set of tokens of the first blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Vessenes, Philip Hofer