Patents by Inventor Volker BECHTLOFF

Volker BECHTLOFF 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: 11844973
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a pipe network for a fire protection system having an evaluation unit with a communication device, and at least one sensor which is arranged on or within at least one pipe of a plurality of pipes of the pipe network and is in communicative signal connection with the communication device. The at least one sensor is configured to collect measurement data indicative of changes in a hydraulic condition of the at least one pipe and to transmit this measurement data to the communication device of the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the measurement data based on assigning the at least one pipe to the specific pipe category in order to generate an evaluation data record indicative of the hydraulic condition of the at least one pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Bechtloff, Joachim Böke
  • Publication number: 20210275849
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a pipe network for a fire protection system having an evaluation unit with a communication device, and at least one sensor which is arranged on or within at least one pipe of a plurality of pipes of the pipe network and is in communicative signal connection with the communication device. The at least one sensor is configured to collect measurement data indicative of changes in a hydraulic condition of the at least one pipe and to transmit this measurement data to the communication device of the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the measurement data based on assigning the at least one pipe to the specific pipe category in order to generate an evaluation data record indicative of the hydraulic condition of the at least one pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Volker BECHTLOFF, Joachim BÖKE
  • Patent number: 10835771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mist extinguishing system (1), comprising a line system (3) for connecting an extinguishing fluid supply and one or more extinguishing nozzles in a fluid-conducting manner, and a flow generator (7a, 7b) for swirling up solids (9) in the extinguishing fluid and/or for generating an extinguishing fluid flow within a measurement zone (11) of the line system (3), wherein a measuring device (5) for sensing the solids which are swirled up and/or conveyed through the measurement zone with the extinguishing fluid flow is arranged within the measurement zone (11). The invention also relates to a method for monitoring the function of a mist extinguishing system (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Minimax GmnH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volker Bechtloff, Dirk Blomke, Joachim Böke
  • Patent number: 10398915
    Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Boeke, Wolfgang Habitzl, Volker Bechtloff
  • Patent number: 10363446
    Abstract: A fire detection and/or extinguishing control station for actuating two extinguishing agent supply devices using a control unit. After actuating a first extinguishing agent supply device (17) upon detection of a first fire signal at time (t1), the control station is additionally equipped to actuate a second extinguishing agent supply device (18) upon detection of a second fire signal at time (t2) if the control station has checked whether the time (t2) fulfills the inequality (t1+tc)<t2<(t1+tb), where (tc) represents a discharge time of the complete or partial discharge of at least one extinguishing agent container (1) of the first extinguishing agent supply device (17), (tk) represents a check time connected to the discharge time (tc), and (tb) represents a monitoring time period, and the monitoring time period (tb) is the sum of the discharge time (tc) and the check time (tk) beginning at time (t1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kurt Lenkeit, Wolfgang Habitzl, Joachim Boeke, Volker Bechtloff
  • Patent number: 10363445
    Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Boeke, Wolfgang Habitzl, Volker Bechtloff
  • Publication number: 20190009119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mist extinguishing system (1), comprising a line system (3) for connecting an extinguishing fluid supply and one or more extinguishing nozzles in a fluid-conducting manner, and a flow generator (7a, 7b) for swirling up solids (9) in the extinguishing fluid and/or for generating an extinguishing fluid flow within a measurement zone (11) of the line system (3), wherein a measuring device (5) for sensing the solids which are swirled up and/or conveyed through the measurement zone with the extinguishing fluid flow is arranged within the measurement zone (11). The invention also relates to a method for monitoring the function of a mist extinguishing system (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Volker BECHTLOFF, Dirk BLOMKE, Joachim BÖKE
  • Publication number: 20180111014
    Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Joachim Boeke, Wolfgang Habitzl, Volker Bechtloff
  • Publication number: 20160346580
    Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joachim BOEKE, Wolfgang HABITZL, Volker BECHTLOFF
  • Publication number: 20160332012
    Abstract: A fire detection and/or extinguishing control station for actuating two extinguishing agent supply devices using a control unit. After actuating a first extinguishing agent supply device (17) upon detection of a first fire signal at time (t1), the control station is additionally equipped to actuate a second extinguishing agent supply device (18) upon detection of a second fire signal at time (t2) if the control station has checked whether the time (t2) fulfills the inequality (t1+tc)<t2<(t1+tb), where (tc) represents a discharge time of the complete or partial discharge of at least one extinguishing agent container (1) of the first extinguishing agent supply device (17), (tk) represents a check time connected to the discharge time (tc), and (tb) represents a monitoring time period, and the monitoring time period (tb) is the sum of the discharge time (tc) and the check time (tk) beginning at time (t1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kurt LENKEIT, Wolfgang HABITZL, Joachim BOEKE, Volker BECHTLOFF
  • Patent number: D890301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Minimax Viking GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Kempf, Frank Stachowitz, Loh Patrick, Volker Bechtloff