Patents by Inventor Michael Sauermann

Michael Sauermann 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: 7895791
    Abstract: A passage barrier includes at least one barrier element that can be swivelled around a swivelling axis inside a swivelling area; at least one sensor technology that detects the presence of a person in the swivelling area and that comprises at least one sending unit emitting detection waves, at least one reception unit providing output signals and an electronic evaluation unit for evaluating the output signals of the reception unit. The sending unit and the reception unit are located such that a detection wave of the detection waves extends from the sending unit through the barrier element in the swiveling area to the reception unit and wherein the barrier element is at least partially made of a detection wave transparent material. A method is also provided for operating the passage barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Miller, Michael Sauermann
  • Publication number: 20070271846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a passage barrier comprising at least one barrier element that can be swivelled around a swivelling axis inside a swivelling area, at least one sensor technology that detects the presence of a person in the swivelling area and that comprises at least one sending unit emitting detection waves as well as at least one reception unit and an electronic evaluation unit for evaluating the output signals of the sensor technology, wherein the sending unit and the reception unit are located such that a detection wave extending from the sending unit towards the reception unit extends through the swivelling area of the barrier element and wherein the barrier element is at least partially made of a detection wave transparent material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for operating a passage barrier according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Norbert Miller, Michael Sauermann