Patents by Inventor Peter Maisel

Peter Maisel 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: 10290420
    Abstract: A coil unit for inductive transmission of energy includes a coil and a flux management unit to manage a magnetic flux during operation of the coil. The flux management unit is arranged behind the at least one coil, when viewed along a coil axis of the coil, and includes at least two flux management sectors and a channel between the flux management sectors. At least partially accommodating the coil and the flux management unit is a housing. A supporting element is arranged between a housing base and a housing lid and configured such that a projection of the supporting element along the coil axis is congruent with or lies within an extent of the flux management unit. A force acting on the housing lid can be diverted via the supporting element past the at least one coil and the at least two flux management sectors to the housing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilhelm Berg, Hans Biehringer, Peter Maisel, Martin Saliternig
  • Patent number: 9696385
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the state of a checkable storage battery in a vehicle having at least two vehicle onboard power supply systems of different operating voltages is provided. The vehicle onboard power supply systems are coupled by a DC/DC converter, which converts a first DC voltage of a first vehicle onboard power supply system into a second DC voltage of the storage battery in the second vehicle onboard power supply system. The vehicle onboard power supply systems have a control device that includes a test signal module configured to supply a test signal via the DC/DC converter to the checkable storage battery, a measured value detection module configured to measure the reaction values of the checkable storage battery, and an evaluation module configured to detect the state of the storage battery from the measured reaction values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Ehrmann, Peter Maisel
  • Publication number: 20160172105
    Abstract: A coil unit for inductive transmission of energy includes a coil and a flux management unit to manage a magnetic flux during operation of the coil. The flux management unit is arranged behind the at least one coil, when viewed along a coil axis of the coil, and includes at least two flux management sectors and a channel between the flux management sectors. At least partially accommodating the coil and the flux management unit is a housing. A supporting element is arranged between a housing base and a housing lid and configured such that a projection of the supporting element along the coil axis is congruent with or lies within an extent of the flux management unit. A force acting on the housing lid can be diverted via the supporting element past the at least one coil and the at least two flux management sectors to the housing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: WILHELM BERG, HANS BIEHRINGER, PETER MAISEL, Martin Saliternig
  • Publication number: 20160094047
    Abstract: A capacitor module having a capacitor and a heater is disclosed. The temperature of the capacitor can be measured by means of a temperature sensor and the temperature of the capacitor is influenced by the heater. The capacitance value changes as a function of the temperature. Thus a circuit apparatus having a resonance converter can be tuned thereby, since the capacitance value can be regulated or controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: MICHAEL FINKENZELLER, PETER MAISEL, MARTIN SALITERNIG
  • Publication number: 20150008929
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the state of a checkable storage battery in a vehicle having at least two vehicle onboard power supply systems of different operating voltages is provided. The vehicle onboard power supply systems are coupled by a DC/DC converter, which converts a first DC voltage of a first vehicle onboard power supply system into a second DC voltage of the storage battery in the second vehicle onboard power supply system. The vehicle onboard power supply systems have a control device that includes a test signal module configured to supply a test signal via the DC/DC converter to the checkable storage battery, a measured value detection module configured to measure the reaction values of the checkable storage battery, and an evaluation module configured to detect the state of the storage battery from the measured reaction values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Ehrmann, Peter Maisel
  • Publication number: 20120087154
    Abstract: A voltage supply device for a load, in particular for a network, has an energy store that can be connected to connection terminals and a voltage transformer with at least one electronic switch. A reverse polarity protection is in contact with the connection terminals and is designed to convert voltage delivered from the energy store into control voltage for active activation of the electronic switch when the polarity of the voltage is reversed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Maisel, Martin Saliternig
  • Publication number: 20120044719
    Abstract: In a control device (28) for the voltage-absent switching of at least one switching element (18-24) of a voltage converter (10), a detection element (30) detects a resonance voltage between the switching element (18-24) and the transformer unit (14). A control unit (34) generates a control signal for the switching element (18-24) as a function of a value of the detected resonance voltage and outputs the control signal to the switching element (18-24). A ZVS path in the control unit switches the switching element at the right time. A bypass path ensures a continuous switching of the switching element if the resonance signal fails to be emitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Ehret, Peter Maisel, Martin Saliternig