Patents Assigned to Enocean GmbH
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Patent number: 8228151Abstract: An electromagnetic energy transducer configured to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy comprises two magnetic elements including a permanent magnetic element and a soft-magnetic element and an electrical coil. The permanent magnetic element and the soft-magnetic element are arranged to form a magnetic circuit and one of the two magnetic elements is movable in relation to the other of the two magnetic elements. The electrical coil surrounds a part of the soft magnetic element. The movable magnetic element is held in a first position by a spring force and moved into a second position by applying an external mechanical force exceeding the spring force, and at the first position the magnetic flux within the soft magnetic element is different than the flux at the second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventor: Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 8150340Abstract: A heating control system, monitoring system and predictive maintenance radio sensor system. The heating control system comprises at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer; an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer; a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control; a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly; and a sensor, coupled to the logic assembly, for measuring ambient parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Claus Seisenberger, Martin Vossiek
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Patent number: 8112244Abstract: A device for the wire-free determination of a position of a mechanical force-transmitting device, having at least one storage device for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element which detects the position and is monitored by at least one sensor electronic unit, including at least one radio transmitter, and at least one photovoltaic energy supply device supplying the storage device with electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventors: Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Andreas Schneider
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Patent number: 8067690Abstract: A module receptacle having a main frame arranged to hold a mountable functioning module in a specified position with respect to a covering frame. The covering frame can be attached by means of at least one fastening element to the main frame. The covering frame is at least large enough to cover the main frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventors: Armin Anders, Erwin Grassl, Frank Schmidt
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Publication number: 20110178640Abstract: A building equipment control system with at least one partial system comprising a sensor and/or an actuator, each of which is coupled to a processing unit and which incorporates a wireless signal transmission and reception unit that is coupled to the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: EnOcean GmbHInventor: Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 7964784Abstract: A thermogenerator with a first electrical voltage source (20) having a first voltage output (30) and a second electric voltage source (40) having a second voltage output (50). The first electrical voltage source (20) is formed of a first thermoelectric element (25), and a third voltage output (60) is provided, coupled to the first voltage output (30) and the second voltage output (50). A method is disclosed for the conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy, in which electrical voltage is generated by a first thermoelectric element (25), and where voltage is generated at least some of the time by means of a second voltage source (40), and where, by means of a converter circuit (150), the electric voltage from the first thermoelectric element (25) is converted to a higher voltage level.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventor: Frank Schmidt
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Publication number: 20110121990Abstract: A module with a radio transceiver device, an actuator, and an activation device. Also disclosed is a system comprising such a module and a central unit, and a method with such a module and a central unit and the activation device with the radio transceiver device. The radio transceiver device is coupled with the actuator and with an electrical energy source, and the activation device is constructed to feed electrical energy from the electrical energy source to the radio transceiver device and the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2008Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Frank Schmidt, Andreas Schneider, Christian Bach
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Patent number: 7882725Abstract: An energy-autonomous sensor for detection of physical environmental parameters, having at least one sensor element, one storage element and one control circuit, with a timer circuit which is activated on reaching a predetermined electrical voltage on the storage element, activates the sensor and the control circuit at predetermined time intervals, and deactivates them after a predetermined operating time, such that this results in a time duration of sensor operation and a sensor operation pause.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventors: Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny
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Publication number: 20110022244Abstract: A control arrangement is provided with: a transmitting device (10) and a receiving device (20). The receiving device (20) has a receive unit (5), a control device (6), and an energy consumer (7) and the transmitting device (10) has an energy converter (2), which converts primary energy into electrical energy, and a supplying device (12, 13; 18), which supplies the primary energy to the energy converter, and a transmit unit (3). The converted energy is provided for operating the transmit unit, which transmits information to the receiving device, and wherein the supplying device can be activated by means of a key device (11) and the receiving device (5) is connected to the control device (6) and the energy load (7), such that the control device (6) controls the energy consumption of the energy load (7) based on the reception of the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: EnOcean GmbHInventor: Jim O'Callaghan
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Publication number: 20100315196Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed with at least one presence detector, wherein the presence detector has a radio transmitter. The system further comprises at least one radio receiver that is constructed in such a manner as to receive and evaluate signals of the presence detector transmitted via radio. The radio receiver further comprises at least one device that acts on downstream units as a function of the evaluation result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Frank Schmidt, Armin Anders, Christian Bach
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Patent number: 7830072Abstract: An electromechanical rotation converter having at least one fastening element, an oscillating element, a connecting element and an electromechanical conversion device. The fastening element is designed to fasten the rotation converter to a rotating body. The connecting element forms a movable connection between the fastening element and the oscillating element, and the movement of the oscillating element drives the electromechanical converter. The connection between the fastening element and the oscillating element is such that the center of mass of the oscillating element follows a curved path in such a way that the path describes the perimeter of a surface, the normal to the surface being at an angle to the axis of rotation that is less than 90 degrees and greater than 0 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventor: Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 7786887Abstract: An autonomous-power radio device including an electromagnetic energy transducer having a permanent magnet (1), a soft-magnetic element (9), an electrical coil (6), and stop points (8a-8d). The electrical coil surrounds a part of the magnetic circuit, wherein the permanent magnet (1) and said soft-magnetic element (9) are arranged to form a magnetic circuit with a first flux direction. At least one of the soft-magnetic element (9) and the permanent magnet (1) is mounted for rotary movement about an axis (4) with respect to the other. End points of the rotary movement are formed by the stop points (8a-8d).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventor: Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 7777623Abstract: A sensor system has a least one voltage generator for conversion of non-electrical energy to electrical energy. At least one energy store is connected downstream from the voltage generator. At least one voltage converter is connected to the energy store such that its output signal is suitable for operation of a processor controller. At least one sensor is provided, and at least one transmitter enables wire-free transmission of transmission messages produced by the processor controller and containing at least one measured value from the at least one sensor. A timer circuit is triggered as a function of a voltage level of the at least one energy store, and activates the sensor system to transmit at least one transmission message after a specific time interval.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny
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Patent number: 7710227Abstract: An electromagnetic energy transducer comprising a permanent magnet (1), a soft-magnetic element (9), an electrical coil (6) and stop points (8a-8d). The electrical coil surrounds a part of the magnetic circuit, wherein the permanent magnet (1) and the soft-magnetic element (9) are arranged to form a magnetic circuit with a first flux direction. At least one of the soft-magnetic element (9) and the permanent magnet (1) is mounted for rotary movement about an axis (4) with respect to the other. End points of the rotary movement are formed by the stop points (8a-8d).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventor: Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 7698093Abstract: A device for the wire-free determination of a position of a mechanical force-transmitting device, having at least one storage device for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element which detects the position and is monitored by at least one sensor electronic unit, including at least one radio transmitter, and at least one photovoltaic energy supply device supplying the storage device with electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Andreas Schneider
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Patent number: D664876Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Geraint Krumpe, Michael Reedy
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Patent number: D664877Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Geraint Krumpe, Michael Reedy
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Patent number: D665364Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Geraint Krumpe, Michael Reedy
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Patent number: D666927Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Geraint Krumpe, Michael Reedy
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Patent number: D666934Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Geraint Krumpe, Michael Reedy