Patents by Inventor Bernd Steinhoff

Bernd Steinhoff 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).

  • Device for ascertaining the corrosiveness of a plastic melt
    Patent number: 9568446
    Abstract: A device for ascertaining the corrosiveness of a plastic melt, including a housing having a cavity to be filled with plastic melt; a first electrode made of a first material and a second electrode made of a second material, the first electrode and the second electrode each having a contact surface toward the cavity, the standard potential of the first material being higher than that of the second material, and the first electrode and second electrode additionally being connectable to each other via a measuring element for determining an electric current and/or an electric voltage between the contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Steinhoff, Dirk Lellinger, Hans Kothe
  • DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING THE CORROSIVENESS OF A PLASTIC MELT
    Publication number: 20140253152
    Abstract: A device for ascertaining the corrosiveness of a plastic melt, including a housing having a cavity to be filled with plastic melt; a first electrode made of a first material and a second electrode made of a second material, the first electrode and the second electrode each having a contact surface toward the cavity, the standard potential of the first material being higher than that of the second material, and the first electrode and second electrode additionally being connectable to each other via a measuring element for determining an electric current and/or an electric voltage between the contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Steinhoff, Dirk Lellinger, Hans Kothe