Patents by Inventor MARCUS DELLIT

MARCUS DELLIT 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).

  • Switching apparatus and method for operating a switching apparatus
    Patent number: 11303272
    Abstract: A switching apparatus electrically connects an electrical load to an energy source and contains a main current path which has a switching unit with a circuit breaker, via which the electrical load is connected to the energy source in a supply mode. An auxiliary current path is connected in parallel with the main current path and in which a first switch is arranged. A disconnection mode is performed in which the circuit breaker is open and the electrical load is connected only to the auxiliary current path to reduce electrical energy stored inside the electrical load. A diagnostic mode is also provided, in which the switching unit is open and the electrical load is connected to the energy source only via the auxiliary current path to supply the electrical load. A control unit for activating the diagnostic mode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Dellit, Christoph Kirsch, Bernhard Schraud, Joachim Neubert
  • SWITCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200295747
    Abstract: A switching apparatus electrically connects an electrical load to an energy source and contains a main current path which has a switching unit with a circuit breaker, via which the electrical load is connected to the energy source in a supply mode. An auxiliary current path is connected in parallel with the main current path and in which a first switch is arranged. A disconnection mode is performed in which the circuit breaker is open and the electrical load is connected only to the auxiliary current path to reduce electrical energy stored inside the electrical load. A diagnostic mode is also provided, in which the switching unit is open and the electrical load is connected to the energy source only via the auxiliary current path to supply the electrical load. A control unit for activating the diagnostic mode is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: MARCUS DELLIT, CHRISTOPH KIRSCH, BERNHARD SCHRAUD, JOACHIM NEUBERT