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).
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Publication number: 20240128753Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Klaus Ehrhardt, Lothar Pistor, Wieland Uecker, Ronald Völzke
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Patent number: 9887711Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: ENOCEAN GMBHInventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 9625542Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
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Patent number: 9614553Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: ENOCEAN GMBHInventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 9581669Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Jörg Hüttner, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
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Patent number: 9395426Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
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Patent number: 8994374Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester, Thomas Wuchenauer
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Publication number: 20140364074Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20140266190Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Jörg Hüttner, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
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Publication number: 20130200894Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
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Publication number: 20130149977Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20130082706Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
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Publication number: 20120249140Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester, Thomas Wuchenauer
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Publication number: 20120208479Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 8150340Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Enocean GmbHInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Claus Seisenberger, Martin Vossiek
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Publication number: 20110287727Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 8061189Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Georg Bachmaier, Robert Baumgartner, Sven Eisen, Daniel Evers, Reinhard Freitag, Thomas Hammer, Oliver Hennig, Klaus Pistor
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Patent number: 7777623Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: EnOcean GmbHInventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny
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Publication number: 20100005870Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicants: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLOSCHAFT, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Georg Bachmaier, Robert Baumgartner, Sven Eisen, Daniel Evers, Reinhard Freitag, Thomas Hammer, Oliver Hennig, Klaus Pistor
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Publication number: 20090027167Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank SCHMIDT