Patents by Inventor Michael Amft

Michael Amft 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).

  • Method and electronic device for monitoring the state of components of railway vehicles
    Patent number: 8649921
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the state of components of a railway vehicle, wherein sensors for capturing loads acting on the components are operated, the measurement values thereof are fed as input values to an analysis unit for analyzing the wear state, wherein the current position of the railway vehicle is processed as a signal to this end, wherein the current velocity of the railway vehicle is recorded over time, from which a v-t profile is generated and compared to a stored v-t profile in order to determine the current position as a further input value for monitoring the state by stochastically comparing both profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Oliver Herden, Ulf Friesen, Michael Amft
  • METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF COMPONENTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20120197483
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the state of components of a railway vehicle, wherein sensors for capturing loads acting on the components are operated, the measurement values thereof are fed as input values to an analysis unit for analyzing the wear state, wherein the current position of the railway vehicle is processed as a signal to this end, wherein the current velocity of the railway vehicle is recorded over time, from which a v-t profile is generated and compared to a stored v-t profile in order to determine the current position as a further input value for monitoring the state by stochastically comparing both profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventors: Marc-Oliver Herden, Ulf Friesen, Michael Amft