Patents by Inventor Bernhard Boerner

Bernhard Boerner 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).

  • Control of the UV radiation sources for a weathering apparatus on the basis of the averaged radiation intensity
    Patent number: 7544948
    Abstract: The radiation power emitted from the UV radiation sources (2) in a weathering apparatus is controlled such that the radiation power of each of the radiation sources (2) is measured in a predetermined spectral range of the radiation emitted from the radiation sources, with the spectral range being chosen such that the measured radiation power is representative of the radiation power in the UV, an averaged radiation power is calculated from the measured radiation powers, and the averaged radiation power is used for controlling the electrical power to be supplied to the radiation sources (2). In particular, the control process can be carried out in such a way that the same electrical power, within a predetermined tolerance bandwidth, is supplied to each of the radiation sources (2), and the averaged radiation power is kept constant over time at a desired nominal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Atlas Material Testing Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Artur Schönlein, Bernhard Börner, Bernd Rudolph, Peter March
  • Control of the UV radiation sources for a weathering apparatus on the basis of the averaged radiation intensity
    Publication number: 20060049360
    Abstract: The radiation power emitted from the UV radiation sources (2) in a weathering apparatus is controlled such that the radiation power of each of the radiation sources (2) is measured in a predetermined spectral range of the radiation emitted from the radiation sources, with the spectral range being chosen such that the measured radiation power is representative of the radiation power in the UV, an averaged radiation power is calculated from the measured radiation powers, and the averaged radiation power is used for controlling the electrical power to be supplied to the radiation sources (2). In particular, the control process can be carried out in such a way that the same electrical power, within a predetermined tolerance bandwidth, is supplied to each of the radiation sources (2), and the averaged radiation power is kept constant over time at a desired nominal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: ATLAS Material Testing Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Artur Schoenlein, Bernhard Boerner, Bernd Rudolph, Peter March