Patents by Inventor Mario Vasella

Mario Vasella 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: 10847966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control circuit for protecting an electrostatic spray-coating apparatus, which has a high-voltage supply, against spark discharge. The control circuit has a disconnection device for automatically disconnecting the high-voltage supply, and has a device for detecting abnormal operation of the high-voltage supply. The device for detecting abnormal operation of the high-voltage supply is designed to monitor at least one parameter which is characteristic of the operation of the high-voltage supply, and to output a corresponding disconnection signal to the disconnection device when the at least one parameter which is characteristic of the operation of the high-voltage supply exceeds or falls below a predefined or predefinable limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella
  • Publication number: 20200083698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control circuit for protecting an electrostatic spray-coating apparatus, which has a high-voltage supply, against spark discharge. The control circuit has a disconnection device for automatically disconnecting the high-voltage supply, and has a device for detecting abnormal operation of the high-voltage supply. The device for detecting abnormal operation of the high-voltage supply is designed to monitor at least one parameter which is characteristic of the operation of the high-voltage supply, and to output a corresponding disconnection signal to the disconnection device when the at least one parameter which is characteristic of the operation of the high-voltage supply exceeds or falls below a predefined or predefinable limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella
  • Patent number: 9071192
    Abstract: An oscillator (100) for providing an oscillating voltage for a powder spray coating device (200) is specified. With the aim of improving operational safety, the oscillator (100) as claimed in the invention has a first signal generator (10) for generating an intermediate circuit voltage (11), a second signal generator (20) for generating a modulation signal (21) and a modulation signal isolating element (61), connected to the second signal generator (20), while a first voltage monitoring device (60) is also provided, designed for continuously measuring the oscillator voltage (34), comparing it with at least one specified or specifiable oscillator voltage reference value and, if a first comparison criterion is satisfied, outputting a modulation isolating signal (80) to the modulation signal isolating element (61).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella
  • Publication number: 20140055205
    Abstract: An oscillator (100) for providing an oscillating voltage for a powder spray coating device (200) is specified. With the aim of improving operational safety, the oscillator (100) as claimed in the invention has a first signal generator (10) for generating an intermediate circuit voltage (11), a second signal generator (20) for generating a modulation signal (21) and a modulation signal isolating element (61), connected to the second signal generator (20), while a first voltage monitoring device (60) is also provided, designed for continuously measuring the oscillator voltage (34), comparing it with at least one specified or specifiable oscillator voltage reference value and, if a first comparison criterion is satisfied, outputting a modulation isolating signal (80) to the modulation signal isolating element (61).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL INC.
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella
  • Patent number: D696210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella
  • Patent number: D707187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Gema Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella