Patents by Inventor Christian Antonius Knipp

Christian Antonius Knipp 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 continuous oscillation monitoring during rotating field machine operation
    Patent number: 11811270
    Abstract: A rotating field machine, in particular an electric motor with a stator and a rotor, is configured with a motor control for controlling the rotation and the rotational speed n of the rotor of the rotating field machine, wherein the motor control integrally includes an oscillation sensor system in order to acquire actual measurement values of oscillations of the rotating field machine depending on the rotational speed n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Bürkert, Hartmut Messerschmidt, Christian Antonius Knipp
  • Ventilator with a sensor device to avoid a collision between an object with the rotor
    Patent number: 11768001
    Abstract: A ventilator having a rotor is mounted in a rotatable manner around an axis of rotation. The rotor includes a plurality of blade-like rotor blades arranged around the axis of rotation. The ventilator includes a sensor device for detecting an object approaching one of the plurality of rotor blades, and a control device that receives signals from the sensor device. The control device extrapolates a trajectory of the object from a position x and a speed v of the object, and adjusts an angular position or rotational speed n of the rotor to allow the object to continue moving along its trajectory without colliding with one of the plurality of rotor blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralph Wystup, Markus Humm, Christian Antonius Knipp
  • Positioning system and method for determining the position of fans
    Patent number: 11519619
    Abstract: A method for determining the positions of a number of fans (Vn,m) for generating an air flow in a preferably enclosed space. The fans (Vn,m) have an acceleration sensor to determine their position. The fans (Vn,m) are arranged in rows (R1, R2, . . . , Rn) and columns (S1, S2, . . . , Sm). At least the position (i, j) of one fan (Vi,j) is known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Humm, Alexander Rau, Christian Antonius Knipp
  • VENTILATOR WITH A SENSOR DEVICE TO AVOID A COLLISION BETWEEN AN OBJECT WITH THE ROTOR
    Publication number: 20210190352
    Abstract: A ventilator having a rotor is mounted in a rotatable manner around an axis of rotation. The rotor includes a plurality of blade-like rotor blades arranged around the axis of rotation. The ventilator includes a sensor device for detecting an object approaching one of the plurality of rotor blades, and a control device that receives signals from the sensor device. The control device extrapolates a trajectory of the object from a position x and a speed v of the object, and adjusts an angular position or rotational speed n of the rotor to allow the object to continue moving along its trajectory without colliding with one of the plurality of rotor blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph Wystup, Markus Humm, Christian Antonius Knipp
  • Positioning System And Method For Determining The Position Of Fans
    Publication number: 20200400329
    Abstract: A method for determining the positions of a number of fans (Vn,m) for generating an air flow in a preferably enclosed space. The fans (Vn,m) have an acceleration sensor to determine their position. The fans (Vn,m) are arranged in rows (R1, R2, . . . , Rn) and columns (S1, S2, . . . , Sm). At least the position (i, j) of one fan (Vi,j) is known.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Markus HUMM, Alexander RAU, Christian Antonius KNIPP
  • DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS OSCILLATION MONITORING
    Publication number: 20200287433
    Abstract: A rotating field machine, in particular an electric motor with a stator and a rotor, is configured with a motor control for controlling the rotation and the rotational speed n of the rotor of the rotating field machine, wherein the motor control integrally includes an oscillation sensor system in order to acquire actual measurement values of oscillations of the rotating field machine depending on the rotational speed n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Bürkert, Hartmut Messerschmidt, Christian Antonius Knipp