Patents by Inventor Mark Zundel

Mark Zundel 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).

  • Method and apparatus for monitoring the quality of lubricant
    Patent number: 6803563
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring the quality of lubricant that is in a gear mechanism or machine that contains effective materials. A sample of the lubricant or of the vapor that escapes from the lubricant is withdrawn from the gear mechanism or machine. The sample is conveyed to an ion mobility spectrometer, where materials present in the vapor phase above the lubricant are analyzed. The change of the content and of the type of the analyzed materials in the sample is utilized as the actual condition for the aging of the lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Flender Service GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Becker, Mark Zundel
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring the quality of lubricant
    Publication number: 20040124349
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring the quality of lubricant that is in a gear mechanism or machine that contains effective materials. A sample of the lubricant or of the vapor that escapes from the lubricant is withdrawn from the gear mechanism or machine. The sample is conveyed to an ion mobility spectrometer, where materials present in the vapor phase above the lubricant are analyzed. The change of the content and of the type of the analyzed materials in the sample is utilized as the actual condition for the aging of the lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Flender Service GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Becker, Mark Zundel