Patents by Inventor Frank NUBER

Frank NUBER 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).

  • Optoelectronic apparatus for gas analysis and method
    Patent number: 8749788
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved optoelectronic apparatus for optical gas analysis by means of which the interfering influence of the particles contained in the gas is reduced with regard to the intended measurement. For this purpose the optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with the invention has a light transmitter and a light receiver which define an optical measurement path including a measurement volume between one another. The received signals of the light receiver can be evaluated in an evaluation unit, to ultimately obtain the desired information therefrom, for example, the concentration of a specific gas content. In accordance with the invention an ionizer is further provided which is arranged upstream of the optical measurement path. The ionizer causes an ionization of the undesirable particles, i.e. e.g. the dust particles, smoke particles or such like aerosols so that the ionized particles can be deflected by electric fields or also magnetic fields by means of an ion acceleration apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Kaufmann, Frank Nuber, Michael Overdick, Rolf Schiffler
  • OPTOELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR GAS ANALYSIS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120002205
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved optoelectronic apparatus for optical gas analysis by means of which the interfering influence of the particles contained in the gas is reduced with regard to the intended measurement. For this purpose the optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with the invention has a light transmitter and a light receiver which define an optical measurement path including a measurement volume between one another. The received signals of the light receiver can be evaluated in an evaluation unit, to ultimately obtain the desired information therefrom, for example, the concentration of a specific gas content. In accordance with the invention an ionizer is further provided which is arranged upstream of the optical measurement path. The ionizer causes an ionization of the undesirable particles, i.e. e.g. the dust particles, smoke particles or such like aerosols so that the ionized particles can be deflected by electric fields or also magnetic fields by means of an ion acceleration apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SICK MAIHAK GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen KAUFMANN, Frank NUBER, Michael OVERDICK, Rolf SCHIFFLER