Patents by Inventor Markus Zachmeier

Markus Zachmeier 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).

  • Short-circuiting device
    Patent number: 6707171
    Abstract: In a device for the short-circuiting of a first electrical line (1) with a second electrical line (2) by at least one mechanical switching device (SM), at least one first electronic switching device (SE1) is arranged in parallel with the mechanical switching device (SM) and at least one second electronic switching device (SE2) is arranged reverse-connected in parallel with said first electronic switching device, by means of which a voltage difference that occurs between the first electrical line (1) and the second electrical line (2) can be bridged. Such a device is constructed in a simple manner and has short response times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Huenner, Ulrich Schmidt, Egid Schneider, Markus Zachmeier