Patents by Inventor Bernd SCHULTZ

Bernd SCHULTZ 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: 20180261412
    Abstract: A switching unit for controlling at least one switching element, includes a control unit adapted to control the at least one switching element; a connection for applying a supply voltage for power supply of the control unit; an energy storage connectable to the connection for applying a supply voltage and adapted, when the supply voltage drops or fails, to supply the control unit with power that is sufficient to control the at least one switching element such that the switching element executes a predetermined switching operation; wherein the switching unit includes means for monitoring the operability of the energy storage. Furthermore, a method for controlling at least one switching element using the switching unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar SCHAPER, Bernd SCHULTZ, Lutz HEUER, Stephan HANSMEIER, Dirk PLEWKA, Alexander GUNTER