Patents by Inventor Frank HEDRICH

Frank HEDRICH 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: 12385862
    Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignees: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hedrich, Bernd Ehrbrecht, Gerhard Kattinger, Kurt Kliche
  • Publication number: 20250216235
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement having: a first sensor cell which can be excited thermally by means of a heater; a second sensor cell which can be excited thermally by means of a heater; and an evaluation; wherein the first and second sensor cells are sensor cells of the same kind and are dimensioned and/or configured differently, and are configured to form a respective oscillation behavior in dependence on a gas property of a gas surrounding the sensor cells, in particular heat conductivity, volume heat capacity, temperature and/or pressure, and the evaluation is configured to evaluate the oscillation behavior of the first and second sensor cells together in order to determine the heat conductivity and volume heat capacity, heat conductivity being determined based on the oscillation behavior of the first sensor cell and volume heat capacity being determined based on the oscillation behavior of the second sensor cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Philipp RAIMANN, Sophie BILLAT, Frank HEDRICH
  • Publication number: 20250216349
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement having at least one sensor cell and an evaluation, wherein the at least one sensor cell can be excited thermally by means of a heater; wherein the sensor cell is configured to form an oscillation behavior in dependence on a gas property of a gas surrounding the sensor cell, in particular heat conductivity, volume heat capacity, temperature and/or pressure, and is excited by means of an excitation frequency, and wherein a first excitation frequency or a first evaluation frequency is used for a first measurement, and wherein a second excitation frequency or evaluation frequency is used for a second measurement, wherein the first excitation frequency differs from the second excitation frequency, or wherein the first evaluation frequency differs from the second evaluation frequency; and wherein the evaluation is configured to determine heat conductivity based on the first measurement and volume heat capacity based on the second measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Philipp RAIMANN, Sophie BILLAT, Frank HEDRICH
  • Patent number: 12111249
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention relates to a photoacoustic gas sensor comprising a gas-fillable detection chamber and a reference chamber arranged laterally adjacent to each other and connected by a sensor channel. A sensor located at or in the sensor channel allows measurement of the photoacoustic signals. Both chambers are preferably located in a plane perpendicular to the emitted IR radiation of the IR emitter which is also comprised. The gas sensor is also formed from a multilayer substrate. In further aspects, the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a gas sensor and a method of analyzing gas with a gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Alfons Dehé, Achim Bittner, Lenny Castellanos, Sophie Billat, Frank Hedrich
  • Publication number: 20240159696
    Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Frank HEDRICH, Bernd EHRBRECHT, Gerhard KATTINGER, Kurt KLICHE
  • Patent number: 11874242
    Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Habn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hedrich, Bernd Ehrbrecht, Gerhard Kattinger, Kurt Kliche
  • Patent number: 11686695
    Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hedrich, Bernd Ehrbrecht, Gerhard Kattinger, Kurt Kliche
  • Publication number: 20220390397
    Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Frank HEDRICH, Bernd EHRBRECHT, Gerhard KATTINGER, Kurt KLICHE
  • Patent number: 11454622
    Abstract: Gas sensor, including a membrane and a heating element arranged on the membrane between a first discontinuation area of the membrane and a second discontinuation area of the membrane. The first discontinuation area of the membrane includes at least one discontinuation of the membrane and the second discontinuation area of the membrane includes at least one discontinuation of the membrane. The gas sensor further includes a first temperature sensor structure arranged at least partially on the membrane on a side of the first discontinuation area of the membrane opposite to the heating element, and a second temperature sensor structure arranged at least partially on the membrane on a side of the second discontinuation area of the membrane opposite to the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: GS ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERÄTE G. STEMPLE GMBH
    Inventors: Sophie Billat, Frank Hedrich, Bernd Ehrbrecht, Louis Sarlin, Gerhard Kattinger
  • Publication number: 20220299427
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention relates to a photoacoustic gas sensor comprising a gas-fillable detection chamber and a reference chamber arranged laterally adjacent to each other and connected by a sensor channel. A sensor located at or in the sensor channel allows measurement of the photoacoustic signals. Both chambers are preferably located in a plane perpendicular to the emitted IR radiation of the IR emitter which is also comprised. The gas sensor is also formed from a multilayer substrate. In further aspects, the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a gas sensor and a method of analyzing gas with a gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Alfons Dehé, Achim Bittner, Lenny Castellanos, Sophie Billat, Frank Hedrich
  • Patent number: 11047846
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement having a barometric pressure sensor and a thermal gas sensor, wherein the thermal gas sensor is arranged on the barometric pressure sensor or beside the barometric pressure sensor such that a gas-permeable measurement structure of the thermal gas sensor is arranged in front of a gas inlet opening of the barometric pressure sensor or in front of a pressure-sensitive surface of the barometric pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft fuer angewandte Forschung e.V., GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hedrich, Gerhard Kattinger, Matthias Storz, Rolf Bronner, Sophie Billat
  • Publication number: 20200333308
    Abstract: Gas sensor, including a membrane and a heating element arranged on the membrane between a first discontinuation area of the membrane and a second discontinuation area of the membrane. The first discontinuation area of the membrane includes at least one discontinuation of the membrane and the second discontinuation area of the membrane includes at least one discontinuation of the membrane. The gas sensor further includes a first temperature sensor structure arranged at least partially on the membrane on a side of the first discontinuation area of the membrane opposite to the heating element, and a second temperature sensor structure arranged at least partially on the membrane on a side of the second discontinuation area of the membrane opposite to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sophie BILLAT, Frank HEDRICH, Bernd EHRBRECHT, Louis SARLIN, Gerhard KATTINGER
  • Publication number: 20200333273
    Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Frank HEDRICH, Bernd EHRBRECHT, Gerhard KATTINGER, Kurt KLICHE
  • Publication number: 20200232971
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement having a barometric pressure sensor and a thermal gas sensor, wherein the thermal gas sensor is arranged on the barometric pressure sensor or beside the barometric pressure sensor such that a gas-permeable measurement structure of the thermal gas sensor is arranged in front of a gas inlet opening of the barometric pressure sensor or in front of a pressure-sensitive surface of the barometric pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Frank HEDRICH, Gerhard KATTINGER, Matthias STORZ, Rolf BRONNER, Sophie BILLAT