Patents by Inventor Ferdinand Thoma

Ferdinand Thoma 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).

  • Centrally controlled conveyor system
    Patent number: 4325126
    Abstract: Station-individual control sets of dispatching and receiver stations are connected to a multiconductor address line which is connected to a central program control device. All control sets are connected via an operation decoder to a multiconductor control line connecting to the program control device. After the output to the control line of operation information from the program control device which introduces a destination information transfer, the operation decoder of the marked dispatching station responds and applies signal voltage to a destination selection device connected to the address line in parallel with an address decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ferdinand Thoma
  • Centrally controlled conveyor system
    Patent number: 4240148
    Abstract: Station-individual control sets of dispatching and receiver stations are connected to a multiconductor address line which is connected to a central program control device. All control sets are connected via an operation decoder to a multiconductor control line connecting to the program control device. After the output to the control line of operation information from the program control device which introduces a destination information transfer, the operation decoder of the marked dispatching station responds and applies signal voltage to a destination selection device connected to the address line in parallel with an address decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1980
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ferdinand Thoma