Patents by Inventor Fabian Bänninger

Fabian Bänninger 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).

  • Device for transferring signals from an at least partially metal housing designed for use in an explosion-prone region
    Patent number: 11699857
    Abstract: A device for transferring signals using electromagnetic waves of a certain wavelength and based on a housing formed at least partially of metal for use in an explosion endangered area includes the housing; a transmitting/receiving unit for producing and/or receiving the electromagnetic waves; at least one primary antenna for out-coupling and/or in-coupling of the electromagnetic waves; at least one slot-shaped housing opening; and a formed part, which is made of a material having a dielectric number significantly greater than one and which extends to a predetermined maximum depth into the housing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Blödt, Harald Schäuble, Dirk Lill, Andreas Kaiser, Fabian Bänninger
  • DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING SIGNALS FROM AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY METAL HOUSING DESIGNED FOR USE IN AN EXPLOSION-PRONE REGION
    Publication number: 20220200155
    Abstract: A device for transferring signals using electromagnetic waves of a certain wavelength and based on a housing formed at least partially of metal for use in an explosion endangered area includes the housing; a transmitting/receiving unit for producing and/or receiving the electromagnetic waves; at least one primary antenna for out-coupling and/or in-coupling of the electromagnetic waves; at least one slot-shaped housing opening; and a formed part, which is made of a material having a dielectric number significantly greater than one and which extends to a predetermined maximum depth into the housing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Blödt, Harald Schäuble, Dirk Lill, Andreas Kaiser, Fabian Bänninger