Patents by Inventor Georg Hemmeter

Georg Hemmeter 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).

  • Device for transferring light signals between two elements relatively movable to one another
    Patent number: 8026474
    Abstract: To ensure an energy-efficient transfer of light signals between two elements of a machine which are movable relative to one another, a device and a method for transferring light signals between such elements is provided. A first element has a plurality of light sources for delivering light signals and a second element has at least one photoreceiver for receiving the light signals. A unit causing the turning on or off is configured such as to effect a turning on or off of only one portion of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Hemmeter, Günter Schwesig
  • Device for transferring light signals and corresponding method
    Publication number: 20090152442
    Abstract: To ensure an energy-efficient transfer of light signals between two elements of a machine which are movable relative to one another, a device and a method for transferring light signals between such elements is provided. A first element has a plurality of light sources for delivering light signals and a second element has at least one photoreceiver for receiving the light signals. A unit causing the turning on or off is configured such as to effect a turning on or off of only one portion of the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Georg Hemmeter, Gunter Schwesig