Patents by Inventor Martin Offer

Martin Offer 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).

  • Rail vehicle system
    Patent number: 9387863
    Abstract: A rail vehicle system includes a set of cars for transporting passengers. The set has two end cars, at least one driveless central car and at least one central car constructed as a traction car having at least one drive unit. In order to achieve greater flexibility in assembling a rail vehicle system, in particular with regard to improved scalability of traction power, the traction car includes a power supply unit for the drive unit and has at least one voltage transformation unit and a power converter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Edzard Luebben, Martin Offer, Juergen Schlaht, Joerg Schneider
  • RAIL VEHICLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140338558
    Abstract: A rail vehicle system includes a set of cars for transporting passengers. The set has two end cars, at least one driveless central car and at least one central car constructed as a traction car having at least one drive unit. In order to achieve greater flexibility in assembling a rail vehicle system, in particular with regard to improved scalability of traction power, the traction car includes a power supply unit for the drive unit and has at least one voltage transformation unit and a power converter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Edzard Luebben, Martin Offer, Jurgen Schlaht, Joerg Schneider
  • Overlong Coach Body for Railway Vehicles and Train Set Composed of Such Coach Bodies
    Publication number: 20120216703
    Abstract: A coach body for a multiple-unit railway vehicle is provided. The coach body includes two bogies at each end. The coach body has a length of at least 27.5 m and side walls of the coach body are designed such that, a maximum outside width in the longitudinal center of the coach being 2.86 m at the height of seat rests, an inside width of at least 2.6 m is achieved for the greatest part of the coach length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Jens Cuylen, Roger Gansekow, Edzard Lübben, Martin Offer, Andreas Schaefer-Enkeler