Patents by Inventor Björn Bünsow

Björn Bünsow 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 diverting surge currents or transient overvoltages
    Patent number: 8605400
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a device for diverting surge currents or transient overvoltages (1), with a switching stage (2) and a switching element (3). The switching stage (2) is so designed as to switch on the switching element (3) upon identification of an overvoltage or a surge current. The switching element (3) is a reversible semiconductor switching element, while the switch-on event is achieved by operating of the switching element (3) outside of the specified parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Wetter, Gernot Finis, Joachim Cerny, Ernst-Dieter Wilkening, Björn Bünsow, Rainer Durth
  • Device for diverting surge currents or transient overvoltages
    Publication number: 20110188162
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a device for diverting surge currents or transient overvoltages (1), with a switching stage (2) and a switching element (3). The switching stage (2) is so designed as to switch on the switching element (3) upon identification of an overvoltage or a surge current. The switching element (3) is a reversible semiconductor switching element, while the switch-on event is achieved by operating of the switching element (3) outside of the specified parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin WETTER, Gernot FINIS, Joachim CERNY, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING, Björn Bünsow, Rainer DURTH