Patents by Inventor Andreas Bastian

Andreas Bastian 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: 11936165
    Abstract: A switch cabinet arrangement having at least one switch cabinet frame and at least one multipole touch protection module which is mounted on a mounting plate in the interior of the switch cabinet frame and in which a plurality of busbars are accommodated in a touch safemanner and are accessible to device adapters via contacting passages, wherein the touch protection module has a modular housing with at least one central module or a plurality of central modules which are arranged in a row and are identical to one another, the at least one central module or at least one of the central modules being closed at its end facing a vertical outer edge by an end module which is aligned with the vertical outer edge of the mounting plate with its vertical end side or projects beyond the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jörg Kayma, Jörg Kreiling, Andreas Bastian, Ann-Sylvia Jakob, Stefan Temme
  • Patent number: 11862946
    Abstract: A bus bar system having at least one bus bar which is accommodated in a contact-protection housing in a contact-protection manner and in an accessible manner via contacting passages for electrical devices and/or device adapters, the contact-protection housing having a lower part and an upper part which is detachably fixed on the lower part and between which the at least one bus bar is held, wherein the upper part has, on its side facing the lower part, a plurality of plug-in receptacles extending from the latter into the lower part, and the lower part has at least one slide with at least one latching pawl which can be adjusted between a locking position, in which the at least one latching pawl engages in the plug-in receptacle, and a release position, in which the at least one latching pawl is positioned in front of the plug-in receptacle. A corresponding method is further described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Temme, Andreas Bastian, Ann-Sylvia Jakob, Jörg Kayma, Jörg Kreiling
  • Publication number: 20220158421
    Abstract: A switch cabinet arrangement having at least one switch cabinet frame and at least one multipole touch protection module which is mounted on a mounting plate in the interior of the switch cabinet frame and in which a plurality of busbars are accommodated in a touch safemanner and are accessible to device adapters via contacting passages, wherein the touch protection module has a modular housing with at least one central module or a plurality of central modules which are arranged in a row and are identical to one another, the at least one central module or at least one of the central modules being closed at its end facing a vertical outer edge by an end module which is aligned with the vertical outer edge of the mounting plate with its vertical end side or projects beyond the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jörg KAYMA, Jörg KREILING, Andreas BASTIAN, Ann-Sylvia JAKOB, Stefan TEMME
  • Publication number: 20220149599
    Abstract: A bus bar system having at least one bus bar which is accommodated in a contact-protection housing in a contact-protection manner and in an accessible manner via contacting passages for electrical devices and/or device adapters, the contact-protection housing having a lower part and an upper part which is detachably fixed on the lower part and between which the at least one bus bar is held, wherein the upper part has, on its side facing the lower part, a plurality of plug-in receptacles extending from the latter into the lower part, and the lower part has at least one slide with at least one latching pawl which can be adjusted between a locking position, in which the at least one latching pawl engages in the plug-in receptacle, and a release position, in which the at least one latching pawl is positioned in front of the plug-in receptacle. A corresponding method is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan TEMME, Andreas BASTIAN, Ann-Sylvia JAKOB, Jörg KAYMA, Jörg KREILING
  • Patent number: 10374396
    Abstract: Apparatus for the touch-safe contacting of a busbar system having multiple busbars, wherein the arrangement has a touch protection housing made of electrically insulating material comprising receptacles for busbars, wherein the touch protection housing has a base having the receptacles and also a cover, which closes the receptacles and is optionally detachable from the base, having an installation side, wherein the arrangement furthermore has a multipole busbar adapter for the electrical contacting of the busbars, which is installed with an adapter housing on the installation side and for this purpose passes through the cover with at least one retaining foot engaging behind the busbars and also with at least one contact element in each case for every busbar to be electrically contacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schell, Andreas Bastian, Ann-Sylvia Jungbauer
  • Publication number: 20190109440
    Abstract: The invention describes an arrangement for the touch-safe contacting of a busbar system comprising multiple busbars, wherein the arrangement has a touch protection housing made of electrically insulating material comprising receptacles for busbars, wherein the touch protection housing has a base having the receptacles and also a cover, which closes the receptacles and is optionally detachable from the base, having an installation side, wherein the arrangement furthermore has a multipole busbar adapter for the electrical contacting of the busbars, which is installed with an adapter housing on the installation side and for this purpose passes through the cover with at least one retaining foot engaging behind the busbars and also with at least one contact element in each case for every busbar to be electrically contacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael SCHELL, Andreas BASTIAN, Ann-Sylvia JUNGBAUER
  • Patent number: 10250017
    Abstract: An adapter for contacting a circuit breaker to a busbar system, with a casing having a first mounting side to attach and electrically contact the adapter to at least one busbar of a busbar system and a second mounting side to attach and electrically contact a circuit breaker to the casing, characterized in that, on the second mounting side, at least one rotary disk with several sets of threaded inserts for attaching a circuit breaker is fitted so that it can pivot around a rotational axis perpendicular to the mounting sides, wherein each set of threaded inserts is equipped for mounting a particular type of circuit breaker so that for each position of the rotary disk one of the sets of threaded inserts is positioned in a mounting position for a particular type of circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. Kg
    Inventor: Andreas Bastian
  • Publication number: 20170237238
    Abstract: An adapter for contacting a circuit breaker to a busbar system, with a casing having a first mounting side to attach and electrically contact the adapter to at least one busbar of a busbar system and a second mounting side to attach and electrically contact a circuit breaker to the casing, characterized in that, on the second mounting side, at least one rotary disk with several sets of threaded inserts for attaching a circuit breaker is fitted so that it can pivot around a rotational axis perpendicular to the mounting sides, wherein each set of threaded inserts is equipped for mounting a particular type of circuit breaker so that for each position of the rotary disk one of the sets of threaded inserts is positioned in a mounting position for a particular type of circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas BASTIAN
  • Publication number: 20070004849
    Abstract: A process for pretreating cellulosic textile, which comprises the steps of: (a) treating cellulosic textile with a solution of polymer or copolymer obtainable by (a1) polymerization or copolymerization of N-vinylamide of the general formula I where R is selected from hydrogen and C1-C10-alkyl, and (a2) partial hydrolysis if appropriate, (b) optionally drying the treated textile, and (c) optionally saponifying all or some of the amide groups, wherein at least one of the steps (a2) and (c) is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Karl Siemensmeyer, Steffen Gibs, Frank Funke, Andreas Bastian, Michael Gotsche, Heinz Heissler, James Carnahan, Tanja Schneider, Holger Schopke, Stefan Frenzel
  • Publication number: 20060116311
    Abstract: The use of copolymers containing units derived from at least 2 monoethylenically unsaturated monomers B1 and B2 which each contain at least one nitrogenous heterocycle, as auxiliaries for textile dyeing and textile printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Pia Baum, Nicola Kulzer, Frank Funke, Andreas Bastian, Markus Ringelsbacher, Heinz Heissler, Gerhard Reuther, Rouven Konrad, James Carnahan, Karl Siemensmeyer, Birgit Potthoff-Karl, Tarja Schneider, Johann Muller
  • Patent number: 6856919
    Abstract: A device for a motor vehicle includes at least one laser sensor. The laser sensor includes a device configured to sweep a scanning area with at least one laser beam emitted by the laser sensor and a power supply device for the laser sensor. In a method for operating a laser sensor in a scanning area with at least one laser beam, the power of the laser beam emitted by the laser sensor is varied in accordance with its direction of radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Bastian, Arthur Schneider
  • Patent number: 6240357
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for controlling vehicle spacing produces driver-specific characteristic diagrams for vehicle speed and following time from which a mean target following time is determined. The characteristic diagrams are used to control the spacing of the vehicle from a vehicle in front of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Andreas Bastian