Patents by Inventor Markus Hain

Markus Hain 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: 6807462
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet air conditioning device having at least one cooling device, which has a cooling device control and a connected operating device. A simple operability is achieved because the operating device has a server which is assigned to the cooling device control, and has a network connection as well as at least one personal computer, which is connected via the network connection and via a universally accessible network and has an assigned web browser, by which the data retrieved from the server can be visually displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventors: Jörg Kreiling, Michael Seelbach, Markus Hain
  • Patent number: 6744363
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement with a control device for monitoring switchgear cabinet functions, including a door position, and for generating monitoring signals for signaling to and/or controlling components relating to the switchgear cabinet functions and installed in the switchgear cabinet or on the switchgear cabinet. A simple and compact design is achieved because the control device is limited to monitoring preselectable threshold values, a door position switch is installed on or in the device housing, and the device housing has one or several indicator elements which react with a visual or acoustic indication when at least one threshold value is upwardly or downwardly exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Nicolai, Heinrich Strackbein, Jörg Kreiling, Michael Seelbach, Markus Hain
  • Patent number: 6720886
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet including a smoke indicator which has an intake pipe and, in a housing, a smoke sensor as well as a fan or ventilator, which draws air from the interior of the switchgear cabinet into the housing via an inlet aperture in a housing wall and discharges the air via an outlet into the space outside the housing. A sensitive smoke indicator, which is also usable with the switchgear cabinet partially open, has the intake pipe communicating by its upper end region with the inlet aperture. The housing which is enclosed in a sealing manner apart from the intake pipe and the outlet, is disposed in the interior of the switchgear cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Seelbach, Heinrich Strackbein, Markus Hain, Edgar Nickel
  • Patent number: 6693528
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement having a monitoring unit with several inputs for connecting sensors, as well as several outputs connected with the inputs via a linkage device for the connection of actuators, and having a programming unit. An adaptation to various uses is available because the linkage device is designed with connections between the inputs and the outputs, which can be preset and changed by means of the program unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Hain, Michael Seelbach
  • Publication number: 20030120392
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switchgear cabinet air conditioning device comprising at least one cooling device (1), which has a cooling device control and an operating device connected thereto. A simple operability is attained due to fact that the operating device comprises a server (1.1), which is assigned to the cooling device control, and comprises a network connection as well as at least one personal computer (2), which is connected via said network connection and via a universally accessible network (3) and provided with an assigned web browser (2.1), by means of which the data retrieved from the server (1.1) can be visually displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Jorg Kreiling, Michael Seelbach, Markus Hain
  • Patent number: 6549127
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement having a base monitoring device which is arranged or intended to be arranged in a switchgear cabinet and has at least one bus connection, several sensor connections and at least one triggering connection, for monitoring, controlling and/or regulating switchgear cabinet functions. Various monitoring and control functions of several different switchgear cabinets, along with a relatively simple construction, are achieved because a further monitoring device arranged or to be arranged in a respective further switchgear cabinet is assigned to the base monitoring device, which is connected to the base monitoring device by a field bus. The further monitoring device also has several sensor connections and at least one triggering connection and is designed for monitoring, controlling and/or regulating switchgear cabinet functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Strackbein, Markus Hain, Jörg Kreiling, Michael Seelbach
  • Publication number: 20030063007
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet including a smoke indicator which has an intake pipe and, in a housing, a smoke sensor as well as a fan or ventilator, which draws air from the interior of the switchgear cabinet into the housing via an inlet aperture in a housing wall and discharges the air via an outlet into the space outside the housing. A sensitive smoke indicator, which is also usable with the switchgear cabinet partially open, has the intake pipe communicating by its upper end region with the inlet aperture. The housing which is enclosed in a sealing manner apart from the intake pipe and the outlet, is disposed in the interior of the switchgear cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Seelbach, Heinrich Strackbein, Markus Hain, Edgar Nickel
  • Patent number: 6509654
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control box with monitoring and control modules for statuses of built-in and/or fitted components thereof. Adaptions for various operative requirements with a comprehensible construction is achieved in that there is a central control device which can be connected via inputs and outputs to the monitoring and/or control components and by means of which the statuses of the various built-in and/or fitted components can be individually monitored, controlled and/or regulated in a predetermined or predeterminable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh & GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gunter Ciliox, Markus Hain, Jorg Kreiling, Achim Edelmann
  • Patent number: 6348745
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement with a central control arrangement for monitoring, controlling and/or regulating switchgear cabinet functions, and having a base device with inputs and outputs, in which monitoring and control components and a voltage supply device are arranged. Adaptation to different requirements is achieved because the base device has several function card insertion slots. Several function cards with different monitoring, control, regulation and/or switching functions are provided with an appropriate identification and for selective insertion in the function card insertion slots. An identification device determines which function card insertion slots (2.1, . . . 2N) are occupied and of what type is the possibly inserted function card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sven Laurösch, Markus Hain, Heinrich Strackbein
  • Patent number: 6346882
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement with a monitoring unit (ÜE) having a control device (ST), an indicator control and inputs for connecting sensors, outputs for connecting actuators, and a programming unit which is or can be connected with the monitoring unit, and with an indicator device. An improved adaptation to various uses of the switchgear cabinet is achieved because visual and/or acoustical notices for the distribution via the indicator device can be provided and changed by the programming unit and can be transmitted to the monitoring unit and stored in a memory device. As a function of the switchgear states detected via the sensors, the notices can be transmitted by the control device to the indicator device and can be displayed on the indicator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Hain, Michael Seelbach
  • Publication number: 20020005667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control box with monitoring and control modules for statuses of built-in and/or fitted components thereof. Adaptions for various operative requirements with a comprehensible construction is achieved in that there is a central control device which can be connected via inputs and outputs to the monitoring and/or control components and by means of which the statuses of the various built-in and/or fitted components can be individually monitored, controlled and/or regulated in a predetermined or predeterminable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: GUNTER CILIOX, MARKUS HAIN, JORG KREILING, ACHIM EDELMANN
  • Publication number: 20010047405
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring and control arrangement with several switchgear cabinet monitoring and control devices connected to a network, and with at least one personal computer, which is in communication with the devices through the network. Simple operation is achieved because the at least one personal computer is connected to the network by a web browser. A server is assigned to a group of the switchgear cabinet monitoring and control devices, in which a management device containing information regarding the switchgear cabinet monitoring and control devices stored therein and including their respective identification, is arranged. The information can be called up using the at least one personal computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Jorg Kreiling, Markus Hain, Michael Seelbach
  • Patent number: 6285157
    Abstract: A fan cooler for electric or electronic sub-assemblies having a control circuit with a control stage for controlling the speed of rotation of a fan motor connected to the control stage depending on set values. To achieve a polyvalent operation with a simple design, the fan motor is a phase-controlled asynchronous motor, the control circuit has a microcontroller that controls the control stage, an optic coupler is connected between the control stage and the microcontroller, and the microcontroller determines the operating angle for controlling the fan motor on the basis of the set values and the zero crossing of a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Hain, Jörg Kreiling
  • Patent number: 6222448
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet with a central control device for monitoring and controlling built-in units and/or attached units of the switchgear cabinet in a predetermined manner. A simple adaptation to various requirements is offered here, because central control device has components of a personal computer, through which it is programmable and by means of which monitoring, control and/or regulation takes place in accordance with predetermined programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beck, Markus Hain, Jörg Kreiling
  • Patent number: 6163854
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet monitoring installation, wherein a switchgear cabinet has at least one control device for units built-in or units attached to the switchgear cabinet, and at least one server. A rapid detection and reaction to a failure of the network is achieved with each control device and each server being connected via the network with a lead computer, wherein the control devices are coupled through additional connections with the lead computer and via connectors with the servers. In case of a failure of the network, the data exchange between the control devices and the lead computer can be established via the additional connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Hain, Jorg Kreiling
  • Patent number: 6041851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switchgear cabinet air conditioning arrangement, having a central control arrangement as well as sensors communicating therewith and air conditioning components. Numerous air conditioning "strategies" are made possible, and hence an adaptation to variable conditions of use, are achieved by the measures where various air conditioning components are disposed at various locations in the switchgear and are controlled or regulated by means of the central control arrangement in dependence on sensor signals and/or adjustable or programmable controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Diebel, Achim Edelmann, Markus Hain