Patents by Inventor Martin SCHICK

Martin SCHICK 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: 11972913
    Abstract: A disconnector device is connectable to pole-mounted equipment in a power grid. The disconnector device is activated in case of an overload condition, thereby disconnecting the pole-mounted equipment. The disconnector device comprises a passive radio device to be enabled via an incoming radio signal. The passive radio device, upon being enabled, transmits, in at least one state of the disconnector device, an indicator radio signal indicative of the respective state of the disconnector device, the state being one of an activated state and a deactivated state of the disconnector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Yannick Maret, Alexander Fach, Gian-Luigi Madonna, Xavier Kornmann, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Daniel Neeser, Martin Schick-Pauli
  • Patent number: 11777303
    Abstract: Disclosed is a leakage current measuring device for a grid protection system protecting a power distribution or transmission grid from damage in case of a power surge, the grid protection system including a disconnector device and a surge arrester connected in series along a grounding path, the grounding path connecting a phase of a power distribution or transmission grid through the surge arrester and the disconnector device to ground, the disconnector device being configured for being activated in case of an overload condition, thereby disconnecting the surge arrester. The leakage current measuring device includes a leakage current sensor for measuring a leakage current IL flowing along the grounding path, the leakage current IL being indicative of the electrical connection status of the disconnector device. The electrical connection status is one of an activated and an inactivated status of the disconnector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Gian-Luigi Madonna, Xavier Kornmann, Daniel Neeser, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Martin Schick-Pauli, Alexander Fach, Philipp Sommer, Yannick Maret
  • Patent number: 11588318
    Abstract: A device, a method and a system for monitoring an electrical connection status of a disconnector device are disclosed. The disconnector device is connectable to pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid, thereby disconnecting the pole-mounted equipment. The connection status monitoring device includes a determining section configured to determine whether the disconnector device has been activated and to generate connection status indicator data, indicative of whether the disconnector device has been activated. The determining section further includes a wireless communication section which is adapted to connect to a wireless communication infrastructure using a wireless communication protocol, and to transmit the connection status indicator data over the wireless communication infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Philipp Sommer, Xavier Kornmann, Daniel Neeser, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Martin Schick-Pauli, Gian-Luigi Madonna, Alexander Fach, Yannick Maret
  • Publication number: 20220200333
    Abstract: A monitoring system for remotely monitoring a state of pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid is provided. The pole-mounted equipment includes an indicator device configured to present state information indicative of a state of the pole-mounted equipment. The monitoring system includes a status monitoring device movable via a drive or propulsion system. The status monitoring device is configured to obtain the state information from the indicator device when located within a communication range of the indicator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yannick Maret, Xavier Kornmann, Daniel Neeser, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Martin Schick-Pauli, Gian-Luigi Madonna, Philipp Sommer, Alexander Fach
  • Publication number: 20220190589
    Abstract: A device, a method and a system for monitoring an electrical connection status of a disconnector device (110). The disconnector device (110) being connectable to pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid (200), thereby disconnecting the pole-mounted equipment. The connection status monitoring device (100) comprises a determining section (130) configured to determine whether the disconnector device (110) has been activated and to generate connection status indicator data, indicative of whether the disconnector device (100, 110) has been activated. The determining section (130) further comprises a wireless communication section (140) which is adapted to connect to a wireless communication infrastructure (150) using a wireless communication protocol, and to transmit the connection status indicator data over the wireless communication infrastructure (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Philipp Sommer, Xavier Kornmann, Daniel Neeser, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Martin Schick-Pauli, Gian-Luigi Madonna, Alexander Fach, Yannick Maret
  • Publication number: 20220165521
    Abstract: A disconnector device is connectable to pole-mounted equipment in a power grid. The disconnector device is activated in case of an overload condition, thereby disconnecting the pole-mounted equipment. The disconnector device comprises a passive radio device to be enabled via an incoming radio signal. The passive radio device, upon being enabled, transmits, in at least one state of the disconnector device, an indicator radio signal indicative of the respective state of the disconnector device, the state being one of an activated state and a deactivated state of the disconnector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Yannick Maret, Alexander Fach, Gian-Luigi Madonna, Xavier Kornmann, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Daniel Neeser, Martin Schick-Pauli
  • Publication number: 20220149611
    Abstract: Disclosed is a leakage current measuring device for a grid protection system protecting a power distribution or transmission grid from damage in case of a power surge, the grid protection system including a disconnector device and a surge arrester connected in series along a grounding path, the grounding path connecting a phase of a power distribution or transmission grid through the surge arrester and the disconnector device to ground, the disconnector device being configured for being activated in case of an overload condition, thereby disconnecting the surge arrester. The leakage current measuring device includes a leakage current sensor for measuring a leakage current IL flowing along the grounding path, the leakage current IL being indicative of the electrical connection status of the disconnector device. The electrical connection status is one of an activated and an inactivated status of the disconnector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gian-Luigi Madonna, Xavier Kornmann, Daniel Neeser, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Martin Schick-Pauli, Alexander Fach, Philipp Sommer, Yannick Maret
  • Publication number: 20200397965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for combined administration of carbon monoxide (CO) to an ex-vivo fluid and monitoring of the carbon monoxide administration, said method comprising: (i) generating CO by reacting a CO releasing molecule (CORM) with a release triggering molecule; (ii) administering CO to an ex-vivo fluid by contacting the ex-vivo fluid with the CO generated in step (i) via a gas-permeable membrane; (iii) analyzing carbon monoxide and/or a carbon monoxide marker after administering in step (ii) CO to the ex-vivo fluid by complementary monitoring techniques; (iv) adjusting the CO administration based on the analysis of the carbon monoxide or the carbon monoxide marker carried out in step (iii), if necessary. It furthermore relates to an extracorporeal circuit system for use in the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicants: Julius-Maximilians-Universitaet Wuerzburg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg
    Inventors: Jakob WOLLBORN, Ulrich GOEBEL, Martin SCHICK, Cornelius HERMANN, Christian WUNDER, Lorenz MEINEL, Christoph STEIGER, Benjamin MERGET