Patents by Inventor Markus Rohs

Markus Rohs 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: 11190170
    Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a first signal branch connecting a signal connection to an electrical load via a semiconductor switch and a second signal branch connecting the signal connection to the electrical load via a relay. When a sensor detects a polarity change in an electrical signal within a test time interval, a controller may close the semiconductor switch at a first signal time such that electrical energy is supplied to the electrical load, actuate the relay at a second signal time after the semiconductor switch has been closed, and open the semiconductor switch after the relay has been closed such that electrical energy is supplied to the electrical load solely via the second signal branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Schaper, Markus Rohs
  • Publication number: 20200358429
    Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a first signal branch connecting a signal connection to an electrical load via a semiconductor switch and a second signal branch connecting the signal connection to the electrical load via a relay. When a sensor detects a polarity change in an electrical signal within a test time interval, a controller may close the semiconductor switch at a first signal time such that electrical energy is supplied to the electrical load, actuate the relay at a second signal time after the semiconductor switch has been closed, and open the semiconductor switch after the relay has been closed such that electrical energy is supplied to the electrical load solely via the second signal branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Elmar Schaper, Markus Rohs
  • Patent number: 9168655
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement which comprises at least two acceleration sensors for measuring an acceleration of at least one part of the hazardous device, at least one logic circuit for evaluating measured values of the at least two acceleration sensors, at least one memory for storing a comparison value, and at least one safety device controlled by an output of the logic circuit. The safety device is adapted to bring the hazardous device into a safe state in response to a switching command received via the output of the logic circuit. The logic circuit transmits the switching command to the safety device when the measured acceleration of the part of the hazardous device or a value derived from the measured acceleration has a predetermined ratio to the stored comparison value. Furthermore, a method for monitoring a hazardous device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Rohs, Juergen Teutenberg, Celarie Marceraus Donbou Kenfouet
  • Publication number: 20120265325
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement which comprises at least two acceleration sensors for measuring an acceleration of at least one part of the hazardous device, at least one logic circuit for evaluating measured values of the at least two acceleration sensors, at least one memory for storing a comparison value, and at least one safety device controlled by an output of the logic circuit. The safety device is adapted to bring the hazardous device into a safe state in response to a switching command received via the output of the logic circuit. The logic circuit transmits the switching command to the safety device when the measured acceleration of the part of the hazardous device or a value derived from the measured acceleration has a predetermined ratio to the stored comparison value. Furthermore, a method for monitoring a hazardous device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Rohs, Juergen Teutenberg, Celarie Marceraus Donbou Kenfouet
  • Patent number: 6631076
    Abstract: A switch cabinet (1) comprises a case (2), several modules (3) and a supporting rail (4), the modules (3) being secured on the supporting rail (4). The disclosed switch cabinet (1) is characterised in that it is designed in functional blocks and modules, so that all modules (3) required by a machine and only those modules are mounted in the switch cabinet case (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Thorsten Behr, Roland Berg, Achim Fürhoff, Christoph Leifer, Heinz Reibke, Markus Rohs, Jürgen Weczerek
  • Publication number: 20020089815
    Abstract: A switch cupboard (1) comprises a case (2), several modules (30 and a supporting rail (4), the modules (3) being secured on the supporting rail (4). The disclosed switch cupboard (1) is characterized in that it is designed in functional blocks and modules, so that all modules (3) required by a machine and only those modules are mounted in the switch cupboard case (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Thorsten Behr, Ronald Berg, Achim Furhoff, Christoph Leifer, Heinz Reibke, Markus Rohs, Jurgen Weczerek