Patents by Inventor Efstratios PETROU

Efstratios PETROU 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: 12348172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit (1) for a motorized device (10) comprising: a brushless motor (20), a power supply (30), an operating unit (40), which can be activated by a user, wherein the control unit (1) is designed at least for controlling the commutation of the motor (20) by a plurality of circuit breakers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) connected to the power supply, and for initiating an electronic (i.e. in particular non-mechanical) braking of the motor, wherein the control unit (1) is deactivated, i.e. switched off, for a rotational speed-dependent duration to by means of a position sensor (50) and is held until then in an active switched-on operating state and, dependent thereon, a control means (60) is provided then to initiate, under automatic control, the shutdown of the device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: MARQUARDT GMBH
    Inventors: Efstratios Petrou, Guanwei Wu
  • Publication number: 20230216436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit (1) for a motorized device (10) comprising: a brushless motor (20), a power supply (30), an operating unit (40), which can be activated by a user, wherein the control unit (1) is designed at least for controlling the commutation of the motor (20) by a plurality of circuit breakers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) connected to the power supply, and for initiating an electronic (i.e. in particular non-mechanical) braking of the motor, wherein the control unit (1) is deactivated, i.e. switched off, for a rotational speed-dependent duration to by means of a position sensor (50) and is held until then in an active switched-on operating state and, dependent thereon, a control means (60) is provided then to initiate, under automatic control, the shutdown of the device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Efstratios PETROU, Guanwei WU