Patents by Inventor Frank Herstix

Frank Herstix 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).

  • Method and apparatus for marking an escape route
    Patent number: 6998960
    Abstract: A method for signaling an escape route in a building with emergency warning units arranged in a distributed way can be realized such that the emergency warning units are equipped with luminous means that in the event of an emergency can be activated by a central emergency warning system sequentially in the manner of a running light that designates the direction of the escape route leading away from a hazard site. An emergency warning unit suitable for this purpose may include two LEDs configured as arrows facing in opposite directions, of which either can be switched into a blinking mode by the central emergency warning system in accordance with the emergency conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Novar GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Buschmann, Frank Herstix, Thomas Goulet, Waldemar Ollik
  • Method and apparatus for marking an escape route
    Publication number: 20040075572
    Abstract: A method for signaling an escape route in a building with emergency warning units arranged in a distributed way can be realized such that the emergency warning units are equipped with luminous means that in the event of an emergency can be activated by a central emergency warning system sequentially in the manner of a running light that designates the direction of the escape route leading away from a hazard site. An emergency warning unit suitable for this purpose may include two LEDs configured as arrows facing in opposite directions, of which either can be switched into a blinking mode by the central emergency warning system in accordance with the emergency conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Buschmann, Frank Herstix, Thomas Goulet, Waldemar Ollik