Patents by Inventor Franz Allmeier

Franz Allmeier 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).

  • Protective circuit
    Patent number: 7369383
    Abstract: A protective circuit (1), particularly for overvoltage-protecting an electronic motor control unit, comprises a signal connection receiving and/or emitting an electrical signal, a switching element (4) which activates or deactivates a protective interrupter and is controllable via a control input, and a control circuit (5), the input side of which is connected to the signal connection while the output side thereof is connected to the control input of the switching element (4) in order to activate or deactivate the protective interrupter according to the electrical state at the signal connection. The control circuit (5) has a hysteresis characteristic regarding the electrical state at the signal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Allmeier, Volker Karrer, Thomas Reindl
  • Protective circuit
    Publication number: 20050094332
    Abstract: A protective circuit (1), particularly for overvoltage-protecting an electronic motor control unit, comprises a signal connection receiving and/or emitting an electrical signal, a switching element (4) which activates or deactivates a protective interrupter and is controllable via a control input, and a control circuit (5), the input side of which is connected to the signal connection while the output side thereof is connected to the control input of the switching element (4) in order to activate or deactivate the protective interrupter according to the electrical state at the signal connection. The control circuit (5) has a hysteresis characteristic regarding the electrical state at the signal connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Franz Allmeier, Volker Karrer, Thomas Reindl
  • Method and device for diving an integrated power output stage
    Patent number: 6194951
    Abstract: A voltage UA that can be measured at a junction point between a load and a limit switch when the load is disconnected is compared with a predetermined threshold value W. The limit switch is turned on and off with a predetermined current associated with shallow turn-on and turn-off edges when UA<W, or is turned on and off with a higher current associated with steep turn-on and turn-off edges when UA>W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Franz Allmeier
  • Circuit arrangement for controlling a load and for recognizing a line interruption
    Patent number: 5570259
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for controlling a load and for recognizing an interruption in a line to the load includes a measuring resistance connected in series with the load, a device for varying a resistance value of the measuring resistance as a function of a current passing through the load, and a diagnostic device for generating a diagnosis signal if a voltage drop, producible across the measuring resistance by a load current drops below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Harris Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Allmeier, Theodor Maier, Gerhard Goeser, Donald Preslar, Philip Murphy