Patents by Inventor Benjamin JEEP

Benjamin JEEP 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).

  • Large-range input circuit
    Patent number: 9641171
    Abstract: Disclosed is a large-range input circuit for digital signals in the range of extra-low voltage signals of ?120 V and in the range of low voltage signals of <1500 V, said input circuit comprising series-connected Zener diodes that are polarized in the reverse direction, each one defining at least one switching threshold in the range of the extra-low voltage signals or in the range of the low voltage signals, and can be selected to be active by not being bridged, wherein a respective auxiliary optocoupler, which can be controlled by a microprocessor, is used to bridge the inactive Zener diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Jeep, Winfried Thuer
  • LARGE-RANGE INPUT CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20160336938
    Abstract: Disclosed is a large-range input circuit for digital signals in the range of extra-low voltage signals of 120 V and in the range of low voltage signals of <1500 V, said input circuit comprising series-connected Zener diodes that are polarized in the reverse direction, each one defining at least one switching threshold in the range of the extra-low voltage signals or in the range of the low voltage signals, and can be selected to be active by not being bridged, wherein a respective auxiliary optocoupler, which can be controlled by a microprocessor, is used to bridge the inactive Zener diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin JEEP, Winfried THUER