Patents by Inventor Andreas Sürig

Andreas Sürig 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: 11563321
    Abstract: A safe energy supply unit (1) and system, for supplying an electrical device (8) in an explosion-proof area, transmits power from an energy source (9), including a plurality of galvanically isolated individual sources, with a multiple line connection (2) with a plurality of galvanically isolated and individually shielded conductor pairs (31, 32, 33, 34). A collector device (4), in an explosion-proof jacket (5) at an end of the multiple line (3), has uncoupling devices (45) for the galvanically isolated conductor pairs and a combiner circuit (47, 49) that combines the transmitted electric power from each line into a global power. The global power is outputted at an output (48) of the collector device to the electrical device. The conductor pairs allow for an increased global power, which is scalable, safely transmittable, with standard, conductor pairs. The electrical device is intrinsically safely supplied with high power with minimal effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Andreas Sürig
  • Publication number: 20210119433
    Abstract: A safe energy supply unit (1) and system, for supplying an electrical device (8) in an explosion-proof area, transmits power from an energy source (9), including a plurality of galvanically isolated individual sources, with a multiple line connection (2) with a plurality of galvanically isolated and individually shielded conductor pairs (31, 32, 33, 34). A collector device (4), in an explosion-proof jacket (5) at an end of the multiple line (3), has uncoupling devices (45) for the galvanically isolated conductor pairs and a combiner circuit (47, 49) that combines the transmitted electric power from each line into a global power. The global power is outputted at an output (48) of the collector device to the electrical device. The conductor pairs allow for an increased global power, which is scalable, safely transmittable, with standard, conductor pairs. The electrical device is intrinsically safely supplied with high power with minimal effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Andreas SÜRIG
  • Patent number: 10539619
    Abstract: A method and a testing device (1) function test a vibration motor (2) arranged in a portable gas-measuring device (3). A sensor (4) detects a value for a motor property transmits the value to a control and analysis unit (5). The detected value is compared with a desired value, a test result is generated on the basis of the comparison, and a trigger signal is generated on the basis of the test result. A terminal voltage and/or current are determined during a switching-on and/or switching-off operation of the vibration motor (2) at an electrical terminal (6) of the vibration motor (2) on the basis of the motor property of the vibration motor (2). This terminal voltage and/or the terminal current present at least at times during the switching-on and/or switching-off operation are compared with at least one desired value in the control and analysis unit (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Andreas Sürig
  • Patent number: 10190590
    Abstract: A blower filter system includes a blower unit (11), an electric motor (24) for driving a blower impeller, a control unit (27) for controlling the electric motor, contacts (22, 23) for connecting to a battery pack, and a battery pack (10) with secondary cells (12) with high energy density and contacts (22, 23) for connecting to the blower unit. The blower unit (11) can be detachably coupled to the battery pack (10). The battery pack is electrically connected to the blower unit via the contacts. The battery pack (10) has protective circuits including electronic components (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31) to electrically switch off at least one of the plurality of secondary cells (12) of the battery pack if excessive currents and/or excessive temperatures occur. The battery pack (10) and the blower unit (11) are each at least partially cast in a casting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co, KGaA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Björn Ehler, Mathias Dehmke, Andreas Sürig
  • Publication number: 20180095132
    Abstract: A method and a testing device (1) function test a vibration motor (2) arranged in a portable gas-measuring device (3). A sensor (4) detects a value for a motor property transmits the value to a control and analysis unit (5). The detected value is compared with a desired value, a test result is generated on the basis of the comparison, and a trigger signal is generated on the basis of the test result. A terminal voltage and/or current are determined during a switching-on and/or switching-off operation of the vibration motor (2) at an electrical terminal (6) of the vibration motor (2) on the basis of the motor property of the vibration motor (2). This terminal voltage and/or the terminal current present at least at times during the switching-on and/or switching-off operation are compared with at least one desired value in the control and analysis unit (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Andreas SÜRIG
  • Patent number: 9917450
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (1) for charging a battery (15) of a blower filter device (20), which blower filter device (20) can be supplied with power from an external electric power source. The electronic circuit charging terminals for connection to poles of the battery via electric lines. A measuring device measures a charging current. A control unit receives a measured signal of the measuring device and monitors a flow of current through the lines and switches the circuit component to high resistance or opens the circuit in the absence of a charging current. A battery (15) of a blower filter device (20) is also provided as well as a blower filter device (20) for a blower filter system (30) as well as a method for charging a battery (15) of a blower filter device (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Andreas Sürig
  • Publication number: 20160372944
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (1) for charging a battery (15) of a blower filter device (20), which blower filter device (20) can be supplied with power from an external electric power source. The electronic circuit charging terminals for connection to poles of the battery via electric lines. A measuring device measures a charging current. A control unit receives a measured signal of the measuring device and monitors a flow of current through the lines and switches the circuit component to high resistance or opens the circuit in the absence of a charging current. A battery (15) of a blower filter device (20) is also provided as well as a blower filter device (20) for a blower filter system (30) as well as a method for charging a battery (15) of a blower filter device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Achim VOLMER, Andreas SÜRIG
  • Publication number: 20150211534
    Abstract: A blower filter system includes a blower unit (11), an electric motor (24) for driving a blower impeller, a control unit (27) for controlling the electric motor, contacts (22, 23) for connecting to a battery pack, and a battery pack (10) with secondary cells (12) with high energy density and contacts (22, 23) for connecting to the blower unit. The blower unit (11) can be detachably coupled to the battery pack (10). The battery pack is electrically connected to the blower unit via the contacts. The battery pack (10) has protective circuits including electronic components (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31) to electrically switch off at least one of the plurality of secondary cells (12) of the battery pack if excessive currents and/or excessive temperatures occur. The battery pack (10) and the blower unit (11) are each at least partially cast in a casting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Björn Ehler, Mathias Dehmke, Andreas Sürig
  • Publication number: 20110006730
    Abstract: The transmission of energy from the base station (3) to the mobile gas-measuring device (2) is carried out reliably and with a high level of safety, even in the presence of explosive gases with a gas-measuring system (1) including a mobile gas-measuring device (2) with a battery unit (6) and with at least one sensor (8, 9, 10, 11) for detecting a gas concentration. A base station (3) for the mobile gas-measuring device (2) is provided as well as an interface (7) for transmitting electric energy from the base station (3) to the battery unit (6) of the mobile gas-measuring device (2). The interface (7) for transmitting electric energy from the base station (3) to the battery unit (6) of the mobile gas-measuring device (2) is designed such that the electric energy is transmitted at least partly in a wireless manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Drager Safety AG & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Stefan BARTEN, Volker KUHN, Andreas SÜRIG
  • Patent number: 7559228
    Abstract: A process is provided for measuring a gas concentration with at least one thermal measuring element. The thermal measuring element is operated by pulses. A measured value of the gas concentration in the environment of the measuring element is obtained from the evaluation of the response of the measuring element to at least one single pulse by determining transient states of the thermal measuring element. From this the measured value of the gas concentration in the environment of the measuring element can be derived, during the imposed pulse based on electric measured variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Bahs, Mladen Schlichte, Matthias Martens, Andreas Sürig, Wilfried Diekmann
  • Patent number: 7287414
    Abstract: A process is provided for measuring a gas concentration with at least one thermal measuring element. The thermal measuring element is operated by pulses. A measured value of the gas concentration in the environment of the measuring element is obtained from the evaluation of the response of the measuring element to at least one single pulse by determining transient states of the thermal measuring element. From this the measured value of the gas concentration in the environment of the measuring element can be derived, during the imposed pulse based on electric measured variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Bahs, Mladen Schlichte, Matthias Martens, Andreas Sürig, Wilfried Diekmann