Patents by Inventor Björn Ehler

Björn Ehler 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).

  • Patent number: 10958084
    Abstract: A charging device, for charging a battery pack, can be combined with other charging devices to form a multi-charger. The charging device has an input-side contact element for a power cable or an additional charging device connection. Internally, the charging device has conductors for the electrically conductive connection of the input-side contact element to an output-side contact element and for looping through a power supply voltage in contact with the input-side contact element. A charging device circuit of the charging device is internally connected to the looped-through supply voltage. The charging device circuit includes an input side voltage converter and a charging controller for charging a battery pack. The supply voltage can be converted by the voltage converter into a supply voltage for feeding the charging controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Björn Ehler, Achim Volmer, Martin Schulze, Jan Schöning
  • Patent number: 10905902
    Abstract: A fan filter device (50) for a respirator (1) includes an air inlet (54) for unfiltered air and an air outlet (56) for the discharge of filtered air. A fan unit (60), for aspirating air through the air inlet, includes a fan motor (62) and a fan sensor (64). The fan sensor is designed for detecting at least one operating parameter of the fan motor. The fan filter device further includes a filter unit (31) for receiving a filter (30) for filtering the aspirated air and an air flow sensor (58) for detecting at least one flow parameter of the filtered air flowing through the air outlet. A control unit (66) is configured to monitor the fan motor as a function of the at least one flow parameter and the at least one operating parameter. A respirator and method for operating such a fan filter device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Björn Ehler, Thomas Pernot, Achim Volmer
  • Patent number: 10625103
    Abstract: A blower filter respirator system (1) has a filter element (3) for filtering ambient air (33), a blower unit (30) and a face part (7) with a tube element (9)—face part/tube combination (79)—for feeding an amount of breathing air (37) to a user (100). A pressure sensor (8) is on an outlet side (35) of the blower unit (30) measuring breathing air pressure values (81) by detecting a pressure difference on the outlet side (35) of the blower unit (30) against the ambient air (33). A control unit (5) is configured to operate the blower unit (30) and control breathing air (37) and is configured to determine a desired pressure value (83) for current operation with the face part/tube combination (79) from operation-related properties (530) of the blower unit (30) and specific properties of the face part/tube combination (79) and for comparing with the current pressure value (81).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Björn Ehler, Achim Volmer, Martin Schulze
  • Patent number: 10537753
    Abstract: A blower filter system (2) has a blower filter device (4) with a housing (56), an air inlet (50), an air outlet (52) and an air duct (54) extending between the air inlet (50) and the air outlet (52) in the housing (56). A blower (6), associated with the air duct (54), delivers air from the air inlet (50) to the air outlet (52). An air filter (16) and a carrying system (18) can be connected to the blower filter device (4). A tube (24) extends from the air outlet (52) to a breathing mask (20). A sound emission unit (64) is associated with the blower filter device (4). A wall section (58) of the air duct (54) is formed by an acoustic membrane (60) for coupling sound into the air duct (54). The sound emission unit (64) is arranged in the housing (56) of the blower filter device (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Dehmke, Björn Ehler, Thomas Pernot, Achim Volmer
  • Patent number: 10508655
    Abstract: A blower filter system (10) includes a blower filter device (20) with a blower (22), with a filter mount (24) and with a tube port (26) for connecting a respirator device (40) by a tube (42). The filter mount (24) is designed to receive a filter (30), on which a color coding (32) with a color specific to the pneumatic resistance of the filter (30) is arranged, and the blower filter device (20) has an optical sensor device (50) for recognizing different colors of the color coding (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Björn Ehler, Stefan Freyher
  • Patent number: 10190590
    Abstract: A blower filter system includes a blower unit (11), an electric motor (24) for driving a blower impeller, a control unit (27) for controlling the electric motor, contacts (22, 23) for connecting to a battery pack, and a battery pack (10) with secondary cells (12) with high energy density and contacts (22, 23) for connecting to the blower unit. The blower unit (11) can be detachably coupled to the battery pack (10). The battery pack is electrically connected to the blower unit via the contacts. The battery pack (10) has protective circuits including electronic components (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31) to electrically switch off at least one of the plurality of secondary cells (12) of the battery pack if excessive currents and/or excessive temperatures occur. The battery pack (10) and the blower unit (11) are each at least partially cast in a casting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co, KGaA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Björn Ehler, Mathias Dehmke, Andreas Sürig
  • Publication number: 20190020204
    Abstract: A charging device (20), for charging a battery pack (12), can be combined with other charging devices (20) to form a multi-charger (10). The charging device (20) has an input-side contact element (22) for a power cable (14) or an additional charging device (20) connection. Internally, the charging device (20) has conductors for the electrically conductive connection of the input-side contact element (22) to an output-side contact element (24) and for looping through a power supply voltage UV in contact with the input-side contact element (22). A charging device circuit (26) of the charging device (20) is internally connected to the looped-through supply voltage UV. The charging device circuit (26) includes an input side voltage converter (30) and a charging controller (32) for charging a battery pack (12). The supply voltage UV can be converted by the voltage converter (30) into a supply voltage for feeding the charging controller (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Björn EHLER, Achim VOLMER, Martin SCHULZE, Jan SCHÖNING
  • Patent number: 9950197
    Abstract: A blower filter device (50) for a respirator system (1) has a filter unit (31) receiving an air filter (30) and a blower unit (65) drawing in the filtered air and generating discharged air. The blower unit has a blower (53) and a driving motor (54). An improved respirator system is provided with the blower filter device having a pressure sensor (55) arranged in the discharged air measuring the pressure of the discharged air, a mass flow sensor (56) arranged in the discharged air measuring the mass flow of the discharged air, or a parameter-determining unit (59, 60) determining an operating parameter of the motor. A control unit (51, 52) determines the volume flow of the discharged air via the measured pressure, the measured mass flow or based on the operating parameter determined and sets the motor as a function of the volume flow determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Olaf Balke, Björn Ehler
  • Publication number: 20160271428
    Abstract: A blower filter respirator system (1) has a filter element (3) for filtering ambient air (33), a blower unit (30) and a face part (7) with a tube element (9)—face part/tube combination (79)—for feeding an amount of breathing air (37) to a user (100). A pressure sensor (8) is on an outlet side (35) of the blower unit (30) measuring breathing air pressure values (81) by detecting a pressure difference on the outlet side (35) of the blower unit (30) against the ambient air (33). A control unit (5) is configured to operate the blower unit (30) and control breathing air (37) and is configured to determine a desired pressure value (83) for current operation with the face part/tube combination (79) from operation-related properties (530) of the blower unit (30) and specific properties of the face part/tube combination (79) and for comparing with the current pressure value (81).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Björn EHLER, Achim VOLMER, Martin SCHULZE
  • Publication number: 20160236014
    Abstract: A fan filter device (50) for a respirator (1) includes an air inlet (54) for unfiltered air and an air outlet (56) for the discharge of filtered air. A fan unit (60), for aspirating air through the air inlet, includes a fan motor (62) and a fan sensor (64). The fan sensor is designed for detecting at least one operating parameter of the fan motor. The fan filter device further includes a filter unit (31) for receiving a filter (30) for filtering the aspirated air and an air flow sensor (58) for detecting at least one flow parameter of the filtered air flowing through the air outlet. A control unit (66) is configured to monitor the fan motor as a function of the at least one flow parameter and the at least one operating parameter. A respirator and method for operating such a fan filter device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Björn EHLER, Thomas PERNOT, Achim VOLMER
  • Publication number: 20160114195
    Abstract: A blower filter system (2) has a blower filter device (4) with a housing (56), an air inlet (50), an air outlet (52) and an air duct (54) extending between the air inlet (50) and the air outlet (52) in the housing (56). A blower (6), associated with the air duct (54), delivers air from the air inlet (50) to the air outlet (52). An air filter (16) and a carrying system (18) can be connected to the blower filter device (4). A tube (24) extends from the air outlet (52) to a breathing mask (20). A sound emission unit (64) is associated with the blower filter device (4). A wall section (58) of the air duct (54) is formed by an acoustic membrane (60) for coupling sound into the air duct (54). The sound emission unit (64) is arranged in the housing (56) of the blower filter device (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Mathias DEHMKE, Björn EHLER, Thomas PERNOT, Achim VOLMER
  • Publication number: 20160090989
    Abstract: A blower filter system (10), having a blower filter device (20) with a blower (22) and with a filter mount (24) and with a tube port (26) for connecting a respirator device (40) by means of a tube (42). The filter mount (24) is designed to receive a filter (30), on which a color coding (32) with a color specific of the pneumatic resistance of the filter (30) is arranged. The blower filter device (20) has an optical sensor device (50) for recognizing different colors of the color coding (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Achim VOLMER, Björn EHLER, Stefan FREYHER
  • Publication number: 20150211534
    Abstract: A blower filter system includes a blower unit (11), an electric motor (24) for driving a blower impeller, a control unit (27) for controlling the electric motor, contacts (22, 23) for connecting to a battery pack, and a battery pack (10) with secondary cells (12) with high energy density and contacts (22, 23) for connecting to the blower unit. The blower unit (11) can be detachably coupled to the battery pack (10). The battery pack is electrically connected to the blower unit via the contacts. The battery pack (10) has protective circuits including electronic components (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31) to electrically switch off at least one of the plurality of secondary cells (12) of the battery pack if excessive currents and/or excessive temperatures occur. The battery pack (10) and the blower unit (11) are each at least partially cast in a casting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Björn Ehler, Mathias Dehmke, Andreas Sürig
  • Publication number: 20140311490
    Abstract: A blower filter device (50) for a respirator system (1) has a filter unit (31) receiving an air filter (30) and a blower unit (65) drawing in the filtered air and generating discharged air. The blower unit has a blower (53) and a driving motor (54). An improved respirator system is provided with the blower filter device having a pressure sensor (55) arranged in the discharged air measuring the pressure of the discharged air, a mass flow sensor (56) arranged in the discharged air measuring the mass flow of the discharged air, or a parameter-determining unit (59, 60) determining an operating parameter of the motor. A control unit (51, 52) determines the volume flow of the discharged air via the measured pressure, the measured mass flow or based on the operating parameter determined and sets the motor as a function of the volume flow determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim VOLMER, Olaf BALKE, Björn EHLER
  • Patent number: 7988452
    Abstract: A test head (10) for breathing mask testing includes a hard head part (12) formed of a hard material and includes a face side (18) and a soft face front (14) of a defined thickness applied to the face side (18) of the hard head part (12). The soft face front (14) has a simulated human face surface defining a mask seal contact surface (22). A breathing mask testing system is also provided including the testing head (10) including a human face surface defining a mask seal contact surface (18) and a mouth opening connected to a respiration tube (50). A testing device (32) is provided with a test head adapter (30) protruding from the testing device (32). The hard head part (12) has a support portion (29) with an adapter interface for the adapter (30). The adapter interface includes a rotational position fixing mechanism for fixing the hard head part (10) to the adapter (30) in one of a plurality of rotational positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Roland Eiwen, Björn Ehler