Patents by Inventor Eduard Dorsch

Eduard Dorsch 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: 11894662
    Abstract: In an embodiment a device includes a first arrester unit with at least one first gas-filled surge arrester and a second arrester unit with at least one second gas-filled surge arrester, wherein the first and second arrester units are connected in series with one another between a first potential node and a reference potential node, wherein the first arrester unit and the second arrester unit are different from each other, wherein the first arrester unit includes a larger response voltage than the second arrester unit, and wherein the first arrester unit includes a smaller arc voltage than the second arrester unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Publication number: 20220302681
    Abstract: In an embodiment a device includes a first arrester unit with at least one first gas-filled surge arrester and a second arrester unit with at least one second gas-filled surge arrester, wherein the first and second arrester units are connected in series with one another between a first potential node and a reference potential node, wherein the first arrester unit and the second arrester unit are different from each other, wherein the first arrester unit includes a larger response voltage than the second arrester unit, and wherein the first arrester unit includes a smaller arc voltage than the second arrester unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Patent number: 11025037
    Abstract: An arrester such as an arrester for protection against overvoltages is disclosed. In an embodiment an arrester includes a housing configured to act as an external electrode, a central electrode arranged completely within an inner region of the housing, a discharge region arranged between the central electrode and the housing, a ceramic body separating the housing and the central electrode, wherein the ceramic body is arranged in an offset manner relative to the discharge region and a shielding element arranged on an inside of the housing, and wherein the shielding element extends over an entire longitudinal extent of the central electrode along the inside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner, Yu Zhang, Jiangnan Tan
  • Patent number: 10910795
    Abstract: An arrester for surge protection is disclosed. In an embodiment, an arrester for surge protection includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a discharge chamber for enabling an electrical discharge between the electrodes in an event of an overvoltage and an insulator forming an inner wall of the arrester, wherein the inner wall has a projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Patent number: 10749316
    Abstract: A multiple spark-gap arrester is disclosed. In an embodiment the arrester includes a series connection of a plurality of spark gaps between a first potential node and a reference-ground potential node and a trigger circuit having an input and an output, the input being coupled to a second potential node between two adjacent spark gaps of the plurality of spark gaps, and the output being coupled to at least one of the spark gaps between the second potential node and the reference-ground potential node, wherein the trigger circuit is configured, when at least one spark gap between the first potential node and the second potential node is ignited, to supply a trigger signal for the at least one of the spark gaps between the second potential node and the reference-ground potential node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Peter Bobert, Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Publication number: 20200127443
    Abstract: An arrester such as an arrester for protection against overvoltages is disclosed. In an embodiment an arrester includes a housing configured to act as an external electrode, a central electrode arranged completely within an inner region of the housing, a discharge region arranged between the central electrode and the housing, a ceramic body separating the housing and the central electrode, wherein the ceramic body is arranged in an offset manner relative to the discharge region and a shielding element arranged on an inside of the housing, and wherein the shielding element extends over an entire longitudinal extent of the central electrode along the inside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner, Yu Zhang, Jiangnan Tan
  • Patent number: 10554041
    Abstract: A spark gap arrangement includes a triggerable spark gap and a trigger circuit. The spark gap arrangement also includes a first and a second charge storage device, a voltage limiting component, a trigger diode, a triggerable arresting element, and a transformer. The voltage limiting component and the trigger diode are designed to relay an input pulse in a specified voltage range and charge the first charge storage device. Furthermore, the trigger circuit is designed such that the triggerable arresting element is connected via the first charge storage device dependent on the voltage and discharges the second charge storage device via a primary side of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Peter Bobert, Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Publication number: 20190214816
    Abstract: An arrangement for diverting voltage surges is disclosed. In an embodiment an arrangement for arresting overvoltages includes a series circuit including a plurality of gas-filled surge arresters between a first potential node and a reference-ground potential node and at least one RC element comprising a capacitor and a resistor connected in parallel, the RC element being coupled from at least one potential node between the surge arresters directly to the reference-ground potential node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Patent number: 10211603
    Abstract: The invention specifies a surge protection element (100) comprising a first electrode (1), a second electrode (2) and a gas discharge chamber (10). The gas discharge chamber (10) is arranged between the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2), wherein the surge protection element (100) comprises an intermediate electrode structure (3), which is arranged in the gas discharge chamber (10) and is electrically isolated from the first electrode and the second electrode (1, 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner, Peter Bobert, Thomas Westebbe
  • Publication number: 20190052064
    Abstract: An arrester for surge protection is disclosed. In an embodiment, an arrester for surge protection includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a discharge chamber for enabling an electrical discharge between the electrodes in an event of an overvoltage and an insulator forming an inner wall of the arrester, wherein the inner wall has a projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Publication number: 20180366947
    Abstract: A spark gap arrangement includes a triggerable spark gap and a trigger circuit. The spark gap arrangement also includes a first and a second charge storage device, a voltage limiting component, a trigger diode, a triggerable arresting element, and a transformer. The voltage limiting component and the trigger diode are designed to relay an input pulse in a specified voltage range and charge the first charge storage device. Furthermore, the trigger circuit is designed such that the triggerable arresting element is connected via the first charge storage device dependent on the voltage and discharges the second charge storage device via a primary side of the transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Bobert, Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Patent number: 10084309
    Abstract: A spark gap arrangement includes a triggerable spark gap and a trigger circuit. The spark gap arrangement also includes a first and a second charge storage device, a voltage limiting component, a trigger diode, a triggerable arresting element, and a transformer. The voltage limiting component and the trigger diode are designed to relay an input pulse in a specified voltage range and charge the first charge storage device. Furthermore, the trigger circuit is designed such that the triggerable arresting element is connected via the first charge storage device dependent on the voltage and discharges the second charge storage device via a primary side of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Peter Bobert, Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Publication number: 20180198260
    Abstract: A multiple spark-gap arrester is disclosed. In an embodiment the arrester includes a series connection of a plurality of spark gaps between a first potential node and a reference-ground potential node and a trigger circuit having an input and an output, the input being coupled to a second potential node between two adjacent spark gaps of the plurality of spark gaps, and the output being coupled to at least one of the spark gaps between the second potential node and the reference-ground potential node, wherein the trigger circuit is configured, when at least one spark gap between the first potential node and the second potential node is ignited, to supply a trigger signal for the at least one of the spark gaps between the second potential node and the reference-ground potential node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Bobert, Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner
  • Publication number: 20170077678
    Abstract: The invention specifies a surge protection element (100) comprising a first electrode (1), a second electrode (2) and a gas discharge chamber (10). The gas discharge chamber (10) is arranged between the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2), wherein the surge protection element (100) comprises an intermediate electrode structure (3), which is arranged in the gas discharge chamber (10) and is electrically isolated from the first electrode and the second electrode (1, 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Eduard DORSCH, Frank WERNER, Peter BOBERT, Thomas WESTEBBE
  • Publication number: 20160204603
    Abstract: A spark gap arrangement includes a triggerable spark gap and a trigger circuit. The spark gap arrangement also includes a first and a second charge storage device, a voltage limiting component, a trigger diode, a triggerable arresting element, and a transformer. The voltage limiting component and the trigger diode are designed to relay an input pulse in a specified voltage range and charge the first charge storage device. Furthermore, the trigger circuit is designed such that the triggerable arresting element is connected via the first charge storage device dependent on the voltage and discharges the second charge storage device via a primary side of the transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Bobert, Eduard Dorsch, Frank Werner