Patents by Inventor Manfred Stieglitz

Manfred Stieglitz 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).

  • Patent number: 9544049
    Abstract: Fiber network for interrogating fiber-optic sensors in a first Passive Optical Network (PON) and in a second PON, the fiber network comprising a test signal transceiver for emitting query signals and for receiving response signals, a first PON and a second PON. Each PON comprises a light source for generating telecommunication signals and a fiber-optic sensor. Each PON can transmit the telecommunication signals to a plurality of subscribers, and is optically connected to the test signal transceiver such that the query signals can be fed into the respective PON and propagate in the PON to the fiber-optic sensor, and such that the test signal transceiver can receive response signals from the fiber-optic sensor through the PON. The fiber network further comprises a query signal splitter, optically connected to the test signal transceiver and to the PONs such that it can feed a query signal into the PONs simultaneously, and such that it can feed response signals from the PONs into the test signal transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Johannes Fink, Manfred Bauer, Ulrich Lutterkordt, Michael Bake, Friedrich W. Denter, Manfred Stieglitz, Michael Mansholt
  • Publication number: 20150270895
    Abstract: Fibre network for interrogating fibre-optic sensors in a first Passive Optical Network (PON) and in a second PON, the fibre network comprising a test signal transceiver for emitting query signals and for receiving response signals, a first PON and a second PON. Each PON comprises a light source for generating telecommunication signals and a fibre-optic sensor. Each PON can transmit the telecommunication signals to a plurality of subscribers, and is optically connected to the test signal transceiver such that the query signals can be fed into the respective PON and propagate in the PON to the fibre-optic sensor, and such that the test signal transceiver can receive response signals from the fibre-optic sensor through the PON. The fibre network further comprises a query signal splitter, optically connected to the test signal transceiver and to the PONs such that it can feed a query signal into the PONs simultaneously, and such that it can feed response signals from the PONs into the test signal transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes Fink, Manfred Bauer, Ulrich Lutterkordt, Michael Bake, Friedrich W. Denter, Manfred Stieglitz, Michael Mansholt
  • Patent number: 8135352
    Abstract: A remote monitoring system for telecommunication enclosures includes a low profile or flush mounted sealed transceiver or antenna unit, an electronic module inside of the enclosure electrically connected to the transceiver and a communication device to send signals to the electronic module through the transceiver. The sealed housing generally comprises a portion extending through the exterior surface of the enclosure. In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a radio frequency antenna, a photoelectric cell, a light sensor or an infrared sensor, and the communication device may be a handheld device, a transponder, or a networked computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Langsweirdt, Herbert Anders, Bernd Lindenbeck, Bernhard Schneider, Joerg Hahn, Marian Starosta, Manuel Steinbrink, Manfred Stieglitz
  • Publication number: 20090096603
    Abstract: A remote monitoring system for telecommunication enclosures includes a low profile or flush mounted sealed transceiver or antenna unit, an electronic module inside of the enclosure electrically connected to the transceiver and a communication device to send signals to the electronic module through the transceiver. The sealed housing generally comprises a portion extending through the exterior surface of the enclosure. In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a radio frequency antenna, a photoelectric cell, a light sensor or an infrared sensor, and the communication device may be a handheld device, a transponder, or a networked computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald L. Langsweirdt, Herbert Anders, Bernd Lindenbeck, Bernhard Schneider, Joerg Hahn, Marian Starosta, Manuel Steinbrink, Manfred Stieglitz