Patents by Inventor DIRK MOLDENHAUER

DIRK MOLDENHAUER 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).

  • Monitoring a retraction system
    Patent number: 12343864
    Abstract: A device (10) for monitoring a retraction system (100) includes at least one capacitor (14) connected to at least one spring (12) in such a manner that the connection of the at least one spring (12) and the at least one capacitor (14) forms a tuned circuit (16). A frequency determination component (20) is provided and is designed to determine information regarding a frequency of the tuned circuit (16). An evaluation unit (30) is designed to derive information regarding a length of the at least one spring (12) from the information regarding the frequency of the tuned circuit (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: BIZLINK ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Marjan Radin-Macukat, Dirk Moldenhauer, Bernd Joesten, Wei Lin, Christian Leupold, Denis Friedrich
  • MONITORING A RETRACTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230249367
    Abstract: A device (10) for monitoring a retraction system (100) includes at least one capacitor (14) connected to at least one spring (12) in such a manner that the connection of the at least one spring (12) and the at least one capacitor (14) forms a tuned circuit (16). A frequency determination component (20) is provided and is designed to determine information regarding a frequency of the tuned circuit (16). An evaluation unit (30) is designed to derive information regarding a length of the at least one spring (12) from the information regarding the frequency of the tuned circuit (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: MARJAN RADIN-MACUKAT, DIRK MOLDENHAUER, BERND JOESTEN, WEI LIN, CHRISTIAN LEUPOLD, DENIS FRIEDRICH