Patents by Inventor Daniel Knoop

Daniel Knoop 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: 11457507
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication system for serial communication. The communication system may include a master communication device; and at least one slave communication device comprising a unique identifier, wherein the master communication device is connected to the at least one slave communication device via a signal line configured for communications, wherein the master communication device is configured to read at least a part of the unique identifier via the signal line, and assign an address to the at least one slave communication device based at least in part on the unique identifier, and transmit the address to the at least one slave communication device via the signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Knoop, Irene Berthold
  • Patent number: 11239690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an uninterruptable power supply for an electrical consumer. The uninterruptable power supply may include a first current path; a second current path, where the first current path and the second current path are configured to supply electrical energy; a first switch configured to interrupt the first current path; a voltage transformer configured to limit a current intensity of an electrical current, where the voltage transformer is in the second current path; and a controller configured to open the first switch when a current intensity limit value of the electrical current in the first current path is reached to electrically interrupt the first current path and conduct the electrical current over the voltage transformer to limit the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Knoop, Irene Berthold
  • Publication number: 20210119474
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an uninterruptable power supply for an electrical consumer. The uninterruptable power supply may include a first current path; a second current path, where the first current path and the second current path are configured to supply electrical energy; a first switch configured to interrupt the first current path; a voltage transformer configured to limit a current intensity of an electrical current, where the voltage transformer is in the second current path; and a controller configured to open the first switch when a current intensity limit value of the electrical current in the first current path is reached to electrically interrupt the first current path and conduct the electrical current over the voltage transformer to limit the current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Knoop, Irene Berthold
  • Patent number: 10644494
    Abstract: A protective arrangement for protecting an electrical device against an overload current includes: an input at which a current is supplied to the protective arrangement by a power supply; an output via which the current (I) is transferred in the form of an output current to the electrical device; a safety switch in a power line between the input and the output, which safety switch disconnects the power line when a set tripping current is exceeded; and a current sensor which measures the current (actual) in the power line when the electrical device is connected, the current sensor being able to set the tripping current, on the basis of the measured current (actual), to a value that is greater than the measured current (actual) by a specified difference (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Knoop, Lars Alsdorf
  • Publication number: 20200084834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication system for serial communication. The communication system may include a master communication device; and at least one slave communication device comprising a unique identifier, wherein the master communication device is connected to the at least one slave communication device via a signal line configured for communications, wherein the master communication device is configured to read at least a part of the unique identifier via the signal line, and assign an address to the at least one slave communication device based at least in part on the unique identifier, and transmit the address to the at least one slave communication device via the signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Knoop, Irene Marschke
  • Publication number: 20180062375
    Abstract: A protective arrangement for protecting an electrical device against an overload current includes: an input at which a current is supplied to the protective arrangement by a power supply; an output via which the current (I) is transferred in the form of an output current to the electrical device; a safety switch in a power line between the input and the output, which safety switch disconnects the power line when a set tripping current is exceeded; and a current sensor which measures the current (actual) in the power line when the electrical device is connected, the current sensor being able to set the tripping current, on the basis of the measured current (actual), to a value that is greater than the measured current (actual) by a specified difference (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Knoop, Lars Alsdorf