Patents by Inventor Patrick REISSNER

Patrick REISSNER 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: 20250216234
    Abstract: A flow measurement system includes an ultrasonic flowmeter including two or more ultrasonic transducers arranged in flow direction, when the ultrasonic flowmeter is fixed to the channel, and emitting and receiving an ultrasonic pulse in the channel, and a processor connected to the transducers. The processor determines and stores transit times of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against a flow direction along a path in the channel, and determines a flow of gas using the transit times. The flow measurement system further includes a damper system has a damper blade arranged in the channel downstream of the ultrasonic flowmeter. The ultrasonic transducers receive one or more reflections of an ultrasonic pulse in the channel, and the processor determines and stores transit times of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction along one or more reflection paths, and determines the flow of gas using the transit times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Patrick REISSNER
  • Patent number: 12281923
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (1) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (10) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (2). The ultrasonic flowmeter (10) comprises ultrasonic transducers (11, 12) arranged at a distance from each other in flow direction (f). The ultrasonic transducers (11, 12) are configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (2) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (2). The flow measurement system (1) further comprises a processor (100) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) and configured to determine and store transit times of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction (f) along more than one path (R1, R2) in the channel (2), and to determine the flow of gas using the transit times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Patrick Reissner
  • Publication number: 20250123131
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (1) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (2) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (3). The ultrasonic flowmeter (2) comprises ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) arranged at a distance L from each other in flow direction f. The ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) are configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (3) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (3). The flowmeter (2) further comprises a processor (200) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) and configured to measure transit times in such a manner that a flow velocity of the fluid and at least one characteristic parameter(s) of the channel (30) are determined by using the transit times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Patrick REISSNER, Lucien BUCHMANN
  • Patent number: 12264953
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (1) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (10) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (2). The ultrasonic flowmeter (10) comprises ultrasonic s transducers (11, 12) arranged at a distance from each other in flow direction (f) and configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (2) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (2). The flow measurement system (1) further comprises a processor (100) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) and configured to determine and store transit times of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction (f) along one or more than one path (R1, R2) in the channel (2), and to determine the flow of gas using the transit times. A damper system (40) having a damper blade (4) arranged in the channel (2) is provided downstream of the ultrasonic flowmeter (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Patrick Reissner
  • Publication number: 20250085145
    Abstract: A method for self-diagnosing an ultrasonic flowmeter assembly (I) comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer (20, 21) fixed to the conduit section (3) and configured to emit ultrasonic pulses into the conduit (3) and to receive ultrasonic pulses after having travelled along at least one path (R, I) in the conduit section (3) and to output measurement data, further comprising a controller (200) for processing the measurement data, wherein a reference measurement and test measurement each comprises emitting and receiving at least one ultrasonic pulse along at least one same or comparable path (R). The method comprises: (a) providing a reference measurement data; (b) obtaining a test measurement data; (c) comparing the reference and test measurement data, wherein the reference measurement data (A) comprises an ultrasonic reference signal characteristic (51,61), and the test measurement data (B) comprises an ultrasonic test signal characteristic (52, 62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Patrick REISSNER, Lucien BUCHMANN
  • Publication number: 20250012464
    Abstract: A method for predictive maintenance of an ultrasonic sensor in an HVAC system, the ultrasonic sensor including one or more ultrasonic transducers that measure ultrasonic signals as a function of time during an operation of the HVAC system, and produce raw electronic signals as a function of time, the method including the method elements of extracting a signal parameter from the raw electronic signals; creating a set of data including the signal parameter as a function of time; selecting one or more limit parameters; and estimating a time limit based on the set of data. The time limit is a time when the signal parameter is predicted to reach the limit parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Patrick REISSNER, Lucien BUCHMANN
  • Patent number: 12181317
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (1) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (2) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (3). The ultrasonic flowmeter (2) comprises ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) arranged at a distance L from each other in flow direction f. The ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) are configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (3) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (3). The flowmeter (2) further comprises a processor (200) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) and configured to measure transit times in such a manner that a flow velocity of the fluid and at least one characteristic parameter(s) of the channel (30) are determined by using the transit times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Patrick Reissner, Lucien Buchmann
  • Publication number: 20240230120
    Abstract: An air treatment device is disclosed. The air treatment device includes an air duct configured to deliver an air flow. A first filter stage is included and comprises at least one air filter arranged in the air duct for filtering the air flow. At least a second filter stage is also included and comprises at least one further air filter and is arranged downstream of the first filter stage (for filtering the air flow after having passed the first filter stage. The second filter stage is controllable between at least two states with different filtration efficiencies, whereby, with respect to a filtration efficiency in the first state, a filtration efficiency in the second state is lower, in particular the filtration efficiency in the second state is essentially zero. An air quality sensor is also present, the sensor allowing for measuring the air quality of the air flow in between the first and the second air filter stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: BELIMO Holding AG
    Inventors: Patrick REISSNER, Roman WYSS
  • Publication number: 20240142020
    Abstract: A method of detecting an operating condition of a controllable flow regulator in a fluid flow channel of an HVAC system, comprising transmitting a sonic signal, from a sonic transmitter, directly or indirectly to the flow regulator, the sonic signal being distinguished from background noise by being at least one of: (i) modulated according to a modulation schema, (ii) an ultrasonic signal, (iii) a frequency selected to be away from background noise, receiving a signal from a sonic receiver for detecting the transmitted signal after interacting with the flow regulator; and determining, in an electronic signal processor, the operating condition of the flow regulator on the basis of the signal received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: BELIMO Holding AG
    Inventors: Frank LEHNERT, Marc THUILLARD, Silvio GROGG, Pascal HERTRICH, Patrick REISSNER, Urs NIEDERHAUSER, Lukas EIGENMANN
  • Publication number: 20240133566
    Abstract: An air treatment device is disclosed. The air treatment device includes an air duct configured to deliver an air flow. A first filter stage is included and comprises at least one air filter arranged in the air duct for filtering the air flow. At least a second filter stage is also included and comprises at least one further air filter and is arranged downstream of the first filter stage (for filtering the air flow after having passed the first filter stage. The second filter stage is controllable between at least two states with different filtration efficiencies, whereby, with respect to a filtration efficiency in the first state, a filtration efficiency in the second state is lower, in particular the filtration efficiency in the second state is essentially zero. An air quality sensor is also present, the sensor allowing for measuring the air quality of the air flow in between the first and the second air filter stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: BELIMO Holding AG
    Inventors: Patrick REISSNER, Roman WYSS
  • Publication number: 20230151279
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for producing a hydrocarbon- and hydrogen-containing gas mixture from plastics, and the use of the system for producing this gas mixture and the use of this gas mixture as a starting material in chemical syntheses or for gas supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Reissner, Andreas Reissner, Patrick Reissner
  • Publication number: 20220381596
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (a) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (2) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (3). The ultrasonic flowmeter (2) comprises ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) arranged at a distance L from each other in flow direction f. The ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) are configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (3) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (3). The flowmeter (2) further comprises a processor (200) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (20, 21) and configured to measure transit times in such a manner that a flow velocity of the fluid and at least one characteristic parameter(s) of the channel (30) are determined by using the transit times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Patrick REISSNER, Lucien BUCHMANN
  • Publication number: 20220381595
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (1) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (10) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (2). The ultrasonic flowmeter (10) comprises ultrasonic s transducers (11, 12) arranged at a distance from each other in flow direction (f) and configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (2) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (2). The flow measurement system (1) further comprises a processor (100) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) and configured to determine and store transit times of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction (f) along one or more than one path (R1, R2) in the channel (2), and to determine the flow of gas using the transit times. A damper system (40) having a damper blade (4) arranged in the channel (2) is provided downstream of the ultrasonic flowmeter (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Patrick REISSNER
  • Publication number: 20220373373
    Abstract: An HVAC flow measurement system (1) comprises an ultrasonic flowmeter (10) for measuring a flow of gas through a channel (2). The ultrasonic flowmeter (10) comprises ultrasonic transducers (11, 12) arranged at a distance from each other in flow direction (f). The ultrasonic transducers (11, 12) are configured to emit an ultrasonic pulse into the channel (2) and to receive an ultrasonic pulse in the channel (2). The flow measurement system (1) further comprises a processor (100) connected to the two ultrasonic transducers (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) and configured to determine and store transit times of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction (f) along more than one path (R1, R2) in the channel (2), and to determine the flow of gas using the transit times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Patrick REISSNER