Patents by Inventor Norbert Moser

Norbert Moser 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: 10837857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas leakage search device including a test gas spray device for spraying a test object with a test gas, a vacuum assembly for evacuating the test object, wherein the vacuum assembly has a vacuum pump and a gas detector downstream of the test object for measuring the test gas proportion, and an analysis unit which evaluates the measurement signal of the gas detector. The invention is characterized in that a data communication connection is established between the spray device and the analysis unit; the spray device is designed to detect at least one point in time of the spraying process and to transmit same to the analysis unit, and the analysis unit is designed to output the corresponding measured test gas proportion at the transmitted point in time of the spraying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: INFICON GmbH
    Inventors: Hjalmar Bruhns, Ernst Franke, Ralf Kilian, Jörn Liebich, Norbert Moser, Jochen Puchalla-König, Norbert Rolff, Randolf Rolff, Daniel Wetzig
  • Publication number: 20200264066
    Abstract: A device for measuring the pressure at the test gas inlet of a mass-spectrometric leak detector, wherein a mass spectrometer is connected to the inlet of a high vacuum pump, having its outlet connected to the inlet of a pre-vacuum pump, wherein the inlet of the pre-vacuum pump is connected to the test gas inlet, and wherein the inlet of the pre-vacuum pump and at least one intermediate inlet of the high vacuum pump are connected to each other by a connection line comprising a flow throttle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hjalmar Bruhns, Ludolf Gerdau, Norbert Moser, Günter Schmitz, Daniel Wetzig
  • Publication number: 20190120715
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas leakage search device including a test gas spray device for spraying a test object with a test gas, a vacuum assembly for evacuating the test object, wherein the vacuum assembly has a vacuum pump and a gas detector downstream of the test object for measuring the test gas proportion, and an analysis unit which evaluates the measurement signal of the gas detector. The invention is characterized in that a data communication connection is established between the spray device and the analysis unit; the spray device is designed to detect at least one point in time of the spraying process and to transmit same to the analysis unit, and the analysis unit is designed to output the corresponding measured test gas proportion at the transmitted point in time of the spraying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hjalmar Bruhns, Ernst Franke, Ralf Kilian, Jörn Liebich, Norbert Moser, Jochen Puchalla-König, Norbert Rolff, Randolf Rolff, Daniel Wetzig
  • Publication number: 20180328809
    Abstract: A device for measuring the pressure at the test gas inlet of a mass-spectrometric leak detector, wherein a mass spectrometer is connected to the inlet of a high vacuum pump having its outlet connected to the inlet of a pre-vacuum pump, wherein the inlet of the pre-vacuum pump is connected to the test gas inlet and wherein the inlet of the pre-vacuum pump and at least one intermediate inlet of the high vacuum pump are connected to each other by a connection line comprising a flow throttle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: INFICON GmbH
    Inventors: Hjalmar Bruhns, Ludolf Gerdau, Norbert Moser, Günter Schmitz, Daniel Wetzig
  • Patent number: 8537019
    Abstract: The sniffing leak detector comprises a sniffing probe, a suction device and gas detector. An operator-activated switch initiates the beginning of a measuring operation. The switch starts a time measurement, wherein an alarm signal is generated by a signal transmitter at the end of a predetermined measuring period. The sniffing leak detector allows for an operator guidance from measuring point (MP) to measuring point, wherein the measuring period is predetermined and an adherence to the measuring period is monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Inficon GmbH
    Inventors: Randolf Rolff, Norbert Moser, Sandra Seitz
  • Patent number: 8416091
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided at the handle-piece of a sniffing probe, in which the illumination device illuminates the region to be inspected. This incorporation considerably facilitates handling of the sniffing probe in difficult-to-access and poorly illuminated regions, for sniffing probes used for detecting gases, for example, for detecting a gas leakage in a cooling device of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Inficon GmbH
    Inventors: Randolf Rolff, Ralf Kilian, Jörn Liebich, Norbert Moser, Norbert Rolff
  • Publication number: 20090212960
    Abstract: The sniffing leak detector comprises a sniffing probe, a suction device and gas detector. An operator-activated switch initiates the beginning of a measuring operation. The switch starts a time measurement, wherein an alarm signal is generated by a signal transmitter at the end of a predetermined measuring period. The sniffing leak detector allows for an operator guidance from measuring point (MP) to measuring point, wherein the measuring period is predetermined and an adherence to the measuring period is monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: INFICON GMBH
    Inventors: Randolf Rolff, Norbert Moser, Sandra Seitz
  • Publication number: 20080223112
    Abstract: Sniffing probes are frequently used for detecting leaking gases in difficult-to-access and poorly visible environments, for example for detecting a gas leakage in a cooling device of a motor vehicle. It is an object of the invention to improve handling of the sniffing probe. According to the invention, the object is achieved by providing an illumination device (25) at the handle-piece (14) of the sniffing probe (11), which illumination device (25) illuminates the region to be inspected. This considerably facilitates handling of the sniffing probe in difficult-to-access and poorly illuminated regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Inficon GmbH
    Inventors: Randolf Rolff, Ralf Kilian, Jorn Licbich, Norbert Moser, Norbert Rolff