Patents by Inventor Sven Skibbe

Sven Skibbe 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).

  • Track brake with at least one vertically-movable braking element and method for determining the respective position thereof
    Patent number: 8996243
    Abstract: A track brake includes at least one vertically movable, more particularly lowerable, braking element and an inclination sensor disposed in such a manner that a respective position of the at least one vertically movable braking element can be determined on the basis of at least one measurement value of the inclination sensor. A method for determining the position of at least one vertically movable, more particularly lowerable, braking element of a track brake is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Sven Skibbe
  • TRACK BRAKE WITH AT LEAST ONE VERTICALLY-MOVABLE BRAKING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RESPECTIVE POSITION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140142804
    Abstract: A track brake includes at least one vertically movable, more particularly lowerable, braking element and an inclination sensor disposed in such a manner that a respective position of the at least one vertically movable braking element can be determined on the basis of at least one measurement value of the inclination sensor. A method for determining the position of at least one vertically movable, more particularly lowerable, braking element of a track brake is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Sven Skibbe