Patents by Inventor Michael Gerding

Michael Gerding 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).

  • Publication number: 20240068854
    Abstract: A test device for a modular magnetic-inductive flowmeter is disclosed. The test device allows for a dry functional test which does not require measurement of a current through a coil of the modular magnetic-inductive flowmeter. The test device includes a test controller and a test measuring module for a measuring module receptacle of the modular magnetic-inductive flowmeter. The test measuring module has a holder with a magnetic field sensor. The test controller stores at least one setpoint value of at least one variable of the magnetic field. The test controller is designed to measure at least one actual value of the at least one magnitude of the magnetic field using the magnetic field sensor when the test measuring module is inserted into the measuring module receptacle and to determine a deviation of the at least one actual value from the at least one setpoint value and to display the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Gerding, Olaf Kaluza, Wilhelm Florin
  • Patent number: 11860296
    Abstract: A radar arrangement includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic component, and an antenna. The electronic component is arranged on the PCB and is used to generate a high-frequency signal. The PCB has at least four electrically conductive layers separated from one another by at least three electrically insulating layers. A first conductive inner layer is adjacent to a first conductive outer layer, and a second conductive inner layer is adjacent to a second conductive outer layer. The electronic component is arranged on the first conductive outer layer. The antenna is formed at least partially in the second outer layer. The signal generated by the electronic component is transmitted to the antenna, which is formed at least partially in the second conductive outer layer of the PCB, through a region of the conductive inner layers and insulating inner layers of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Convent, Christoph Dahl, Michael Gerding, Christian Schulz, Michael Vogt
  • Patent number: 11476561
    Abstract: A radar antenna arrangement includes a plurality of transmitting elements and with a plurality of receiving elements. The transmitting elements are arranged in a transmitting arrangement and the receiving elements are arranged in a receiving arrangement, in each case in fields of a regularly hexagonally parqueted surface. An associated virtual antenna arrangement of virtual antenna elements results from the geometrical convolution of the transmitting arrangement with the receiving arrangement. High angular resolution and good alignability with good directional independence can be achieved by arranging the receiving elements in the receiving arrangement and the transmitting elements in the transmitting arrangement so that the virtual antenna elements in the virtual antenna arrangement are arranged without overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Convent, Christoph Dahl, Michael Gerding, Christian Schulz, Michael Vogt
  • Patent number: 11287138
    Abstract: A domestic home gas cooktop is provided. The cooktop has a top sheet having a primary combustion air hole through the top sheet; a gas burner cup mounted to the top sheet; and a gas burner base mounted to the burner cup. The primary combustion air hole is configured to allow first primary combustion air to flow from beneath the top sheet to the burner base, and the primary combustion air hole is located remotely from the burner cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes, Michael Petrino, Karthik Sitaraman
  • Patent number: 11099049
    Abstract: A method for operating a measuring device having at least one measured value sensor for recording and forwarding measured values of a primary measured variable. To ensure a particularly high reliability and measuring accuracy, the recording of the measured value and/or the forwarding of the measured value is carried out in dependence on the operating state of the measuring device, recording of the measured value and/or the forwarding of the measured value being interrupted during a disturbance. The measuring device is wherein the measured value sensor is designed in such a manner that the recording of the measured value and/or the forwarding of the measured value is carried out in dependence on the operating state of the measuring device, wherein the recording of the measured value or the forwarding of the measured value is interrupted during a disturbance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Deilmann, Michael Gerding
  • Patent number: 11098892
    Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided, including a gas burner assembly for a cooktop floor of a cooking appliance. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body having a single combustion chamber and a plurality of flame ports in fluid communication with the single combustion chamber, a first mixing tube in fluid communication with the single combustion chamber and configured to supply a first air-gas mixture to the single combustion chamber, and a second mixing tube in fluid communication with the single combustion chamber and configured to supply a second air-gas mixture to the single combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Gerdes
  • Publication number: 20210231772
    Abstract: A radar arrangement includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic component, and an antenna. The electronic component is arranged on the PCB and is used to generate a high-frequency signal. The PCB has at least four electrically conductive layers separated from one another by at least three electrically insulating layers. A first conductive inner layer is adjacent to a first conductive outer layer, and a second conductive inner layer is adjacent to a second conductive outer layer. The electronic component is arranged on the first conductive outer layer. The antenna is formed at least partially in the second outer layer. The signal generated by the electronic component is transmitted to the antenna, which is formed at least partially in the second conductive outer layer of the PCB, through a region of the conductive inner layers and insulating inner layers of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Convent, Christoph Dahl, Michael Gerding, Christian Schulz, Michael Vogt
  • Publication number: 20210234261
    Abstract: A radar antenna arrangement includes a plurality of transmitting elements and with a plurality of receiving elements. The transmitting elements are arranged in a transmitting arrangement and the receiving elements are arranged in a receiving arrangement, in each case in fields of a regularly hexagonally parqueted surface. An associated virtual antenna arrangement of virtual antenna elements results from the geometrical convolution of the transmitting arrangement with the receiving arrangement. High angular resolution and good alignability with good directional independence can be achieved by arranging the receiving elements in the receiving arrangement and the transmitting elements in the transmitting arrangement so that the virtual antenna elements in the virtual antenna arrangement are arranged without overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Convent, Christoph Dahl, Michael Gerding, Christian Schulz, Michael Vogt
  • Publication number: 20200408402
    Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided, including a gas burner assembly for a cooktop floor of a cooking appliance. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body having a single combustion chamber and a plurality of flame ports in fluid communication with the single combustion chamber, a first mixing tube in fluid communication with the single combustion chamber and configured to supply a first air-gas mixture to the single combustion chamber, and a second mixing tube in fluid communication with the single combustion chamber and configured to supply a second air-gas mixture to the single combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Gerdes
  • Patent number: 10782174
    Abstract: Described and shown is a device for measuring the distance to an object, including at least two freely radiating transmitter units for transmitting an electromagnetic measuring signal, at least one receiver unit for receiving a reflection signal reflected on the object, and at least one evaluation unit. The at least one receiver unit forwards the received reflection signal to the at least one evaluation unit. The transmitter units and the at least one receiver unit are arranged within one measuring environment. The transmitter units and the at least one receiver unit have at least one common measuring frequency range. The operation of the transmitter units is coordinated so that the measuring signals transmitted by the transmitter units and the reflection signals resulting from the measuring signals can be differentiated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Gerding, Uwe Wegemann, Christoph Schmits
  • Patent number: 10700438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide element for an antenna for a fill level meter, wherein the guide element is composed of a dielectric material and is used for forming, guiding and emitting electromagnetic radiation. The guide element has a permittivity course that changes over the spatial expansion of the guide element for specifically forming the electromagnetic radiation, the course being implemented by a spatial distribution of the material density of the dielectric material, wherein the material density is defined as one portion of dielectric material per elementary cell of a given size. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Gerding
  • Publication number: 20200182475
    Abstract: A domestic home gas cooktop is provided. The cooktop has a top sheet having a primary combustion air hole through the top sheet; a gas burner cup mounted to the top sheet; and a gas burner base mounted to the burner cup. The primary combustion air hole is configured to allow first primary combustion air to flow from beneath the top sheet to the burner base, and the primary combustion air hole is located remotely from the burner cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes, Michael Petrino, Karthik Sitaraman
  • Patent number: 10533755
    Abstract: Strategies for providing aesthetically acceptable ventilation for appliances requiring ventilation are described. In one or more implementations, a notch is cut along the upper edge of a cabinet toe kick to allow ambient air to enter and exit an air cavity disposed behind the toe kick. A fence or trim piece is then installed in front of the notch to hide the notch from view and to create a labyrinth vent allowing ambient air to enter and exit the air cavity. This ambient air flow is required for proper operation of appliances requiring ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Conor Cross, David Dysinger, Michael Gerdes, Phillip Montanye
  • Patent number: 10488053
    Abstract: A cooktop has a top sheet; a space below the top sheet; a first passageway through the top sheet; a second passageway through the top sheet; a first gas burner that draws primary combustion air from the space below the top sheet; a first gas control knob that controls an amount of gas that flows to the first gas burner, the first gas control knob protruding through the first passageway; a second gas burner that draws primary combustion air from the space below the top sheet; and a second gas control knob that controls an amount of gas that flows to the second gas burner, the second gas control knob protruding through the second passageway. The first passageway and the second passageway have different airflow rates at a given negative air pressure in the space below the top sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ray Briscoe, Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes
  • Patent number: 10452085
    Abstract: A field device (1) having a switching converter circuit (2) and a measuring circuit (3) for determining at least one measuring variable. The switching converter circuit (2) is supplied with electric power on the input side and the switching converter circuit (2) is connected to the measuring circuit (3) on the output side and the switching converter circuit (2) supplies the measuring circuit (3) with electric power. The problems associated with changing interfering signals due to the switching converter circuit are reduced in that a load circuit (5) is actuated by a load control circuit (6) so that the output-side electric load at the switching converter circuit (2) does not fall below a minimum electric load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Gerding, Charalambos Ouzounis, Olaf Kaluza
  • Patent number: 10408658
    Abstract: A fill level switch arrangement (1) for determining the fill level of a medium (2) in a container (3) and a method for determining the fill level of a medium (2) in a container (3) using a fill level switch arrangement (1). The fill level switch arrangement (1) has at least one alarm threshold that can be implemented in a simplified manner due to the fill level switch arrangement (1) having a transmitting element (4) and a receiving element (5), wherein the transmitting element (4) is used for transmitting a radio signal and is operatively connected to the receiving element (4), wherein the receiving element (5) is configured to detect radio signals, and wherein the receiving element (5) is configured such that it generates and transmits a switching signal in the event of a change in the received radio signal caused by the medium (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Convent, Michael Gerding, Robert Storch
  • Patent number: 10337858
    Abstract: Described is a device for detecting a surface of bulk materials, the device including: a transmitter unit having a radiation direction for transmitting a measuring signal, a receiver unit for receiving a measuring signal reflected on the surface of the bulk material, a control and evaluation unit for controlling the alignment of the radiation direction and for evaluating the received measuring signal, and an alignment arrangement for aligning the transmitter unit. The alignment arrangement includes at least one connecting element for connection to the transmitter unit, at least one bearing element, and at least one positioning member. The connecting element is pivotably connected to the bearing element via the positioning member. The alignment of the transmitter unit can be changed by the positioning member. The positioning member includes a shape memory element that actively changes its shape under variations of an influencing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Gerding, Michael Deilmann, Mattias Linkies, Almir Adrovic, Thomas Convent
  • Patent number: 10330517
    Abstract: A method for operating a contactless ultrasound or radar fill level measuring device having at least one open distribution transmitter, at least one receiver and at least one evaluation unit having the following steps: emitting a transmitter signal by the transmitter, receiving a reflection signal reflected on a reflector by the receiver, evaluating the transmitter signal and/or the reflection signal with the evaluation unit which identifies a frequency shift between the transmitter signal and the reflection signal. By evaluating the determined frequency shift or a variable derived from the determined frequency shift, a filling event is detected, in which a filling stream at least partially passes through the transmitter signal. Furthermore, a contactless ultrasound or radar fill level measuring device which performs this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Gerding
  • Publication number: 20190145630
    Abstract: Strategies for providing aesthetically acceptable ventilation for appliances requiring ventilation are described. In one or more implementations, a notch is cut along the upper edge of a cabinet toe kick to allow ambient air to enter and exit an air cavity disposed behind the toe kick. A fence or trim piece is then installed in front of the notch to hide the notch from view and to create a labyrinth vent allowing ambient air to enter and exit the air cavity. This ambient air flow is required for proper operation of appliances requiring ventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Conor Cross, David Dysinger, Michael Gerdes, Phillip Montanye
  • Patent number: 10119706
    Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and a rear exhaust louver on the housing, the rear exhaust louver in fluid communication with the cooling air system and exhausting a portion of the air from the housing in an upward direction substantially in a plane of the rear wall of the housing to increase air pressure along a kitchen wall adjacent to the rear wall of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Temple Chadwick, David Dysinger, Michael Gerdes