Patents by Inventor Horst Kania

Horst Kania 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 ELECTROINICALLY CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING PORTIONS OF AN ELECTRICAL LINE, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAILURE IN AN ELECTRICAL LINE
    Publication number: 20220408187
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes devices, systems, and methods for electrically connecting and disconnecting portions of an electrical line of a public address system. One device includes a switch configured to electrically connect and disconnect a first and a second contact point, wherein the first and the second contact point are configured to be electrically connected to respective portions of the electrical line, a controller configured to control the switch based on at least one electrical characteristic at the first and/or second contact point, and a power supply configured to be electrically connected to the first contact point via the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Horst Kania, Josef Schreiner
  • Device for electroinically connecting and disconnecting portions of an electrical line, public address system, method for detecting a failure in an electrical line
    Patent number: 11425501
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes devices, systems, and methods for electrically connecting and disconnecting portions of an electrical line of a public address system. One device includes a switch configured to electrically connect and disconnect a first and a second contact point, wherein the first and the second contact point are configured to be electrically connected to respective portions of the electrical line, a controller configured to control the switch based on at least one electrical characteristic at the first and/or second contact point, and a power supply configured to be electrically connected to the first contact point via the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Horst Kania, Josef Schreiner
  • DEVICE FOR ELECTROINICALLY CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING PORTIONS OF AN ELECTRICAL LINE, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAILURE IN AN ELECTRICAL LINE
    Publication number: 20190200129
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes devices, systems, and methods for electrically connecting and disconnecting portions of an electrical line of a public address system. One device includes a switch configured to electrically connect and disconnect a first and a second contact point, wherein the first and the second contact point are configured to be electrically connected to respective portions of the electrical line, a controller configured to control the switch based on at least one electrical characteristic at the first and/or second contact point, and a power supply configured to be electrically connected to the first contact point via the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Horst Kania, Josef Schreiner