Patents by Inventor Klaus Pistor

Klaus Pistor 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).

  • Publication number: 20240128753
    Abstract: A generator unit as a component of a power plant connected to the electrical grid, includes a first generator with a rotor connected to a drive turbine via a shaft, a second generator and a three-winding high-voltage transformer. The first generator is an active power generator and the second generator is a purely reactive power generator, and the first and the second generators are connected to the electrical grid via a separate generator output line and via the three-winding high-voltage transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Ehrhardt, Lothar Pistor, Wieland Uecker, Ronald Völzke
  • Patent number: 9887711
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ENOCEAN GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9625542
    Abstract: A local antenna device for transmitting magnetic resonance (MR) signals of a plurality of MR receiving antenna elements to an MR signal processing device is provided. The local antenna device includes a plurality of analog-to-digital converters for scanning the MR signals and converting the MR signals to digital MR data, and a plurality of transmitting antenna elements for wirelessly transmitting the digital MR data to the MR signal processing device by the emission of an electromagnetic field. The local antenna device includes a plurality of transmitting devices for triggering the transmitting antenna elements and a plurality of spacer elements that is arranged and embodied on the local antenna device such that at least a defined minimum emission spacing is produced between the plurality of transmitting antenna elements and articles adjoining the local antenna device in at least one direction of a principal axis of emission of the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 9614553
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ENOCEAN GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9581669
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to an image reconstruction to be carried out on a base unit of a MRI system, where data is formed by reception signals obtained by a local coil unit. Provisions are made for an alternating magnetic field, modulated in accordance with a reference clock, the alternating magnetic field to be used by the local coil unit for obtaining electric energy for supplying local electronics of the local coil unit and the reference clock to be retrieved from the received alternating magnetic field by the local electronics, a radio signal containing MRI information representing the reception signals and clock information representing the retrieved reference clock to be produced by the local electronics and transmitted to the base unit, and the received radio signal to be processed by the base unit such that the data and the clock information are retrieved therefrom and provided for the image reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Jörg Hüttner, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 9395426
    Abstract: A method for wireless transfer of energy to a local coil system for a magnetic resonance system is provided. The method includes determining an energy requirement value representing a minimum energy level to be fed to the local coil system, so that the local coil system may carry out a predetermined function over a predetermined time period. Energy is transferred adaptively to the local coil system depending on the energy requirement value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 8994374
    Abstract: A local coil system for a magnetic resonance system has a local coil for detecting MR response signals and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting signals to the magnetic resonance system. At least one pseudo random device is operable to change signals in a pseudo random fashion in order to avoid interferences in the imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester, Thomas Wuchenauer
  • Publication number: 20140364074
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: EnOcean GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20140266190
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to an image reconstruction to be carried out on a base unit of a MRI system, where data is formed by reception signals obtained by a local coil unit. Provisions are made for an alternating magnetic field, modulated in accordance with a reference clock, the alternating magnetic field to be used by the local coil unit for obtaining electric energy for supplying local electronics of the local coil unit and the reference clock to be retrieved from the received alternating magnetic field by the local electronics, a radio signal containing MRI information representing the reception signals and clock information representing the retrieved reference clock to be produced by the local electronics and transmitted to the base unit, and the received radio signal to be processed by the base unit such that the data and the clock information are retrieved therefrom and provided for the image reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Jörg Hüttner, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20130200894
    Abstract: A method for wireless transfer of energy to a local coil system for a magnetic resonance system is provided. The method includes determining an energy requirement value representing a minimum energy level to be fed to the local coil system, so that the local coil system may carry out a predetermined function over a predetermined time period. Energy is transferred adaptively to the local coil system depending on the energy requirement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20130149977
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20130082706
    Abstract: A local antenna device for transmitting magnetic resonance (MR) signals of a plurality of MR receiving antenna elements to an MR signal processing device is provided. The local antenna device includes a plurality of analog-to-digital converters for scanning the MR signals and converting the MR signals to digital MR data, and a plurality of transmitting antenna elements for wirelessly transmitting the digital MR data to the MR signal processing device by the emission of an electromagnetic field. The local antenna device includes a plurality of transmitting devices for triggering the transmitting antenna elements and a plurality of spacer elements that is arranged and embodied on the local antenna device such that at least a defined minimum emission spacing is produced between the plurality of transmitting antenna elements and articles adjoining the local antenna device in at least one direction of a principal axis of emission of the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20120249140
    Abstract: A local coil system for a magnetic resonance system has a local coil for detecting MR response signals and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting signals to the magnetic resonance system. At least one pseudo random device is operable to change signals in a pseudo random fashion in order to avoid interferences in the imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester, Thomas Wuchenauer
  • Publication number: 20120208479
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8150340
    Abstract: A heating control system, monitoring system and predictive maintenance radio sensor system. The heating control system comprises at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer; an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer; a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control; a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly; and a sensor, coupled to the logic assembly, for measuring ambient parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Enocean GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Claus Seisenberger, Martin Vossiek
  • Publication number: 20110287727
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8061189
    Abstract: For monitoring a combustion process in an internal combustion engine wherein a fuel-air mixture is ignited with a high-frequency plasma it is provided to determine the impedance of the plasma. A high-frequency signal is applied to the resonator with a capacity that is so low that no arcing-over forms on the electrodes and the high-frequency current and the high-frequency voltage are measured. The impedance of the ignited mixture is determined from the high-frequency current and the high-frequency voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Robert Baumgartner, Sven Eisen, Daniel Evers, Reinhard Freitag, Thomas Hammer, Oliver Hennig, Klaus Pistor
  • Patent number: 7777623
    Abstract: A sensor system has a least one voltage generator for conversion of non-electrical energy to electrical energy. At least one energy store is connected downstream from the voltage generator. At least one voltage converter is connected to the energy store such that its output signal is suitable for operation of a processor controller. At least one sensor is provided, and at least one transmitter enables wire-free transmission of transmission messages produced by the processor controller and containing at least one measured value from the at least one sensor. A timer circuit is triggered as a function of a voltage level of the at least one energy store, and activates the sensor system to transmit at least one transmission message after a specific time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: EnOcean GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny
  • Publication number: 20100005870
    Abstract: For monitoring a combustion process in an internal combustion engine wherein a fuel-air mixture is ignited with a high-frequency plasma it is provided to determine the impedance of the plasma. A high-frequency signal is applied to the resonator with a capacity that is so low that no arcing-over forms on the electrodes and the high-frequency current and the high-frequency voltage are measured. The impedance of the ignited mixture is determined from the high-frequency current and the high-frequency voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicants: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLOSCHAFT, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Robert Baumgartner, Sven Eisen, Daniel Evers, Reinhard Freitag, Thomas Hammer, Oliver Hennig, Klaus Pistor
  • Publication number: 20090027167
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank SCHMIDT