Patents by Inventor Dominik KERSCHER

Dominik KERSCHER 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).

  • System and method for transferring an operating software update to a safety-oriented device
    Patent number: 11960872
    Abstract: A system including a safety-oriented device and an electronic storage device which is separate therefrom and in which exactly one piece of data content for the device is stored. The exactly one piece of data content is either an operating software update or an address. The electronic storage device has a first connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the device, the first connection unit comprising a first mechanical coding means. The device has a storage unit in which an operating system is stored, a microcontroller and a second connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the electronic storage device, the second connection unit having a second mechanical coding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lutz Rahlves, Dominik Kerscher
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AN OPERATING SOFTWARE UPDATE TO A SECURITY-ORIENTED DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220137951
    Abstract: A system including a safety-oriented device and an electronic storage device which is separate therefrom and in which exactly one piece of data content for the device is stored. The exactly one piece of data content is either an operating software update or an address. The electronic storage device has a first connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the device, the first connection unit comprising a first mechanical coding means. The device has a storage unit in which an operating system is stored, a microcontroller and a second connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the electronic storage device, the second connection unit having a second mechanical coding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lutz RAHLVES, Dominik KERSCHER