Patents by Inventor Andreas Kammerahl

Andreas Kammerahl 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).

  • Publication number: 20240337385
    Abstract: Method for operating a gas burner appliance (10), the gas burner appliance (10) comprising: a combustion chamber (11), a mixing device (23), a fan (14), a gas safety valve unit (19) assigned to the gas duct (16) having a first gas safety valve (19a) and a second gas safety valve (19b) positioned downstream of the first gas safety valve (19a), a gas flow modulator (18) assigned to the gas duct (16), and an electrical or electronic absolute pressure sensor (21) assigned to the gas duct (16) positioned downstream of the first gas safety valve (19a). The gas burner appliance (10) is operated to compensate for a fluctuating gas inlet pressure of the gas burner appliance by executing the following steps: Measure a first absolute pressure by the absolute pressure sensor (21) when at least the first gas safety valve (19a) of the gas safety valve unit (19) is closed. Measure a second absolute pressure by the absolute pressure sensor (21) when the gas safety valve unit (19) is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: PITTWAY SARL
    Inventors: Clemens Metker, Wim Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus
  • Publication number: 20240328621
    Abstract: Method for operating a gas burner appliance (10). the gas burner appliance (10) comprising: a combustion chamber (11) in which a defined gas/air mixture is combusted. a mixing device (23) to provide said gas/air mixture. a gas safety valve unit (19) assigned to the gas duct (16) to open or close the gas duct (16) having a first gas safety valve (19a) and a second gas safety valve (19b) positioned downstream of the first gas safety valve (19a). a gas flow modulator (18) assigned to the gas duct (16), an electrical or electronic absolute pressure sensor (21) positioned downstream of the first gas safety valve (19a). wherein the gas burner appliance (10) goes into lockout state if a defined number of burner-start-ups of the gas burner appliance (10) failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: PITTWAY SARL
    Inventors: Wim Munsterhuis, Andreas Kammerahl, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Clemens Metker, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Sebastian Schengber
  • Publication number: 20240230084
    Abstract: Method for operating a gas burner appliance (10), the gas burner appliance com-prising: a combustion chamber (11) in which a defined gas/air mixture is combusted after combustion has been started; a mixing device (25) to provide said gas/air mixture by mixing an air flow provided by an air duct (15) with a gas flow provided by a gas duct (16); a fan (14) to provide the air flow or the flow of the gas/air mixture; a gas safety valve unit (19) assigned to the gas duct to open or close the gas duct; a gas flow modulator (18) or a gas flow regulator (28) assigned to the gas duct to keep a mixing ratio of the defined gas/air mixture constant over the modulation range of the gas burner appliance; an absolute pressure sensor (21) positioned between the gas safety valve unit and the mixing device, wherein the gas burner appliance is operated to determine the air flow resistance of the same by executing the following steps before combustion becomes started: Measuring a first absolute pressure by the absolute pressure
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: PITTWAY SARL
    Inventors: Wim Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Clemens Metker
  • Publication number: 20240093868
    Abstract: Method for operating a gas burner appliance (10) comprising: a combustion chamber (11), an ignition device (27), a fan (14), a gas safety valve unit (19) assigned to the gas duct (16), an electric gas flow modulator (18) assigned to the gas duct (16), a sensor (21) positioned between the gas safety valve unit (19) and the gas flow modulator (18), wherein the gas burner appliance (10) is operated to determine the gas family of the gas of the gas/air mixture by the following steps: Before the gas burner appliance becomes started measuring the ambient air pressure by the sensor (21), wherein the ambient air pressure is measured when the safety valve unit (19) is closed, the gas flow modulator (18) is opened and the fan (14) is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Pittway Sarl
    Inventors: Wim Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Clemens Metker
  • Patent number: 11773987
    Abstract: Flow modulator (10) for a fluid like combustion gas, comprising: a housing (11), a modulator body (14) positioned with the housing (11), and a valve body (18) positioned with the housing (11). The modulator body (14) has a flow channel (15) and an opening (16) providing together a flow passage (17) for the fluid. The valve body (18) is provided by a foil element (19), wherein the foil element (19) has an opening (20) for the fluid, wherein the foil element (19) is rotatable relative to the modulator body (14) to modulate the flow of the fluid by adjusting an overlap between the opening (20) of the valve body (18) and the flow passage (17) of the modulator body (14), and wherein the foil element (19) is positioned up-stream of the modulator body (14) such that an inlet pressure of the fluid presses the foil element (19) against the modulator body (14) thereby providing a sealing level between the foil element (19) and the modulator body (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Pittway Sarl
    Inventors: Clemens Metker, Wim Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus
  • Patent number: 11635206
    Abstract: In some examples, a method for operating a gas burner appliance includes determining, on basis of a nominal burner-load and on basis of a mixing ratio of gas and air of a gas/air mixture or a ?-value of the gas/air mixture, a nominal air mass flow in order to provide the nominal burner-load. The method further comprises determining the ambient air pressure and the ambient air temperature of the ambient air, determining, on basis of the ambient air pressure and on basis of the ambient air temperature, the atmospheric density of the ambient air, determining on basis of the nominal air mass flow, on basis of the determined atmospheric density of the ambient air, and on basis of a system resistance of the gas burner appliance, the fan speed of the fan in order to provide the nominal burner-load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Pittway Sarl
    Inventors: Sybrandus B. V. Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Clemens Metker
  • Patent number: 11255542
    Abstract: A device for handling combustion gas comprises: a housing, a first electronic element, a second electronic element, a connecting element, and a sealing element. The housing defines a gas chamber for the combustion gas and an ambient chamber for ambient air. The first electronic element is positioned within the gas chamber and is exposed to the combustion gas. The second electronic element is positioned within the ambient chamber and is not exposed to the combustion gas but is exposed to the ambient air. The connecting element electrically connects the first electronic element and the second electronic element. The sealing element is made at least partially from an elastomer, and is compressed between the connecting element and the housing, and seals the gas chamber against the ambient chamber even if electrically insulating material of the connecting element or the connecting element is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Pittway Sarl
    Inventors: Clemens Metker, Sybrandus B. V (Wim) Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus
  • Publication number: 20210364165
    Abstract: In some examples, a method for operating a gas burner appliance includes determining, on basis of a nominal burner-load and on basis of a mixing ratio of gas and air of a gas/air mixture or a ?-value of the gas/air mixture, a nominal air mass flow in order to provide the nominal burner-load. The method further comprises determining the ambient air pressure and the ambient air temperature of the ambient air, determining, on basis of the ambient air pressure and on basis of the ambient air temperature, the atmospheric density of the ambient air, determining on basis of the nominal air mass flow, on basis of the determined atmospheric density of the ambient air, and on basis of a system resistance of the gas burner appliance, the fan speed of the fan in order to provide the nominal burner-load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Sybrandus B.V. Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Clemens Metker
  • Publication number: 20210080123
    Abstract: Flow modulator (10) for a fluid like combustion gas, comprising: a housing (11), a modulator body (14) positioned with the housing (11), and a valve body (18) positioned with the housing (11). The modulator body (14) has a flow channel (15) and an opening (16) providing together a flow passage (17) for the fluid. The valve body (18) is provided by a foil element (19), wherein the foil element (19) has an opening (20) for the fluid, wherein the foil element (19) is rotatable relative to the modulator body (14) to modulate the flow of the fluid by adjusting an overlap between the opening (20) of the valve body (18) and the flow passage (17) of the modulator body (14), and wherein the foil element (19) is positioned up-stream of the modulator body (14) such that an inlet pressure of the fluid presses the foil element (19) against the modulator body (14) thereby providing a sealing level between the foil element (19) and the modulator body (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Clemens METKER, Wim MUNSTERHUIS, Gerrit Jan BAARDA, Andreas KAMMERAHL, Martin PETERSMANN, Anton QUATMANN, Ulrich OLDEHUS
  • Publication number: 20200408405
    Abstract: Device (10) for handling combustion gas, comprising: a housing (11), a first electronic element (15), a second electronic element (16), a connecting element (17) and a sealing element (20). The housing (11) is made from metal, wherein said housing (11) has a first housing part (11a) and a second housing part (11b), wherein said housing (11) defines a gas chamber (12) for the combustion gas, and wherein said housing (11) defines an ambient chamber (13) for ambient air. The first electronic element (15) is positioned within the gas chamber and is exposed to the combustion gas. The second electronic element (16) is positioned within the ambient chamber and is not exposed to the combustion gas but is exposed to the ambient air. The connecting element (17) electrically connects the first electronic element (15) and the second electronic element (16), wherein said connecting element (17) has electrical conductive paths (18) being at least partially in connection with an electrically insulating material (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Clemens METKER, Sybrandus B.V (Wim) MUNSTERHUIS, Gerrit Jan BAARDA, Andreas KAMMERAHL, Martin PETERSMANN, Anton QUATMANN, Ulrich OLDEHUS
  • Patent number: 6338277
    Abstract: A flowmeter for a medium includes two transducers displaced from each other in the direction of flow of the medium. The flowmeter contains an emitting device which emits acoustic signals in both directions through the medium using the transducer. The flowmeter also contains a processing device for determining information via the flow of the medium by monitoring the travel times of the acoustic signals received by the transducers. A part of the space between the transducers defines a flow path which includes a flow structure with at least one medium flow passage extending axially in the direction of the flow of the medium. The medium flow passage has damping devices which are located so that at least one asymmetrical noise propagation mode is damped. The damping device has a damping structure which extends substantially across the whole length of the media flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: G. Kromschroder Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Diston, Christopher James Newton Fryer, Andreas Kammerahl
  • Patent number: 5433117
    Abstract: The meter has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The housing is divided between the inlet and the outlet by a partition wall through which a measuring tube with a rectangular cross-section passes. Gas flows through the measuring tube, through which ultrasonic pulses are simultaneously transmitted by transducers disposed on the end walls. The flow rate of the gas is determined from the difference in the time of flight of the bidirectional sound pulses. The gas is directed into the measuring tube through two guidance ducts which run along both longitudinal sides of the measuring tube. Said guidance ducts are also rectangular in cross-section and each contain a flow rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: G. Kromschroder Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Taphorn, Alf Zips, Manfred Bunnemeyer, Veit Middelberg, Andreas Kammerahl