Patents by Inventor Norbert Geges

Norbert Geges 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).

  • Device with a sensor and an actuator and method for testing the device
    Patent number: 10392832
    Abstract: A device includes a sensor and an actuator. The sensor has a receiving circuit with a sensor and a detector, as well as a computer connected to the detector. The sensor cooperates with the actuator to generate a first receiving circuit signal during a normal operation when a switching distance between the sensor and the actuator is undershot. The detector generates a first output signal as a function of the first receiving circuit signal, and to transmit transmits the first output signal to the computer. The receiving circuit includes a signal emulator and a switch-over element. The signal emulator generates a second receiving circuit signal during a test operation. The detector generates a second output signal as a function of the second receiving circuit signal and transmits the second output signal to the computer. The device can repeatedly switch between normal operation and test operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ELESTA GMBH, OSTFILDERN (DE) ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG BAD RAGAZ
    Inventors: Norbert Geges, Andreas Guntli, Raphael Möhr, Verena Lukas, Roman Steiner, Dietmar R. Zöschg
  • DEVICE WITH A SENSOR AND AN ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190136576
    Abstract: A device includes a sensor and an actuator. The sensor has a receiving circuit with a sensor and a detector, as well as a computer connected to the detector. The sensor cooperates with the actuator to generate a first receiving circuit signal during a normal operation when a switching distance between the sensor and the actuator is undershot. The detector generates a first output signal as a function of the first receiving circuit signal, and to transmit transmits the first output signal to the computer. The receiving circuit includes a signal emulator and a switch-over element. The signal emulator generates a second receiving circuit signal during a test operation. The detector generates a second output signal as a function of the second receiving circuit signal and transmits the second output signal to the computer. The device can repeatedly switch between normal operation and test operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert Geges, Andreas Guntli, Raphael Möhr, Verena Lukas, Roman Steiner, Dietmar R. Zöschg