Patents by Inventor Peter Zinn

Peter Zinn 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).

  • Method of determining mechanical parameters of an electric switching device
    Patent number: 5530299
    Abstract: A method for determining mechanical parameters of an electric switching device exposed to environmental influences in which a measuring transmitter is provided for detecting the speed of a component of the drive means of the switch device at at least two consecutive times. In the case of vacuum power switches, the time of contact of the switch members and the time of the latching in the switched-on condition are preferably considered. If measurement values from comparative measurements of a given number of switches are available, the maximum intensity of a given environmental influence at which test sample can reliably operate is determined from a measurement of a test sample under normal environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Besslein, Jurgen Nutzel, Werner Reinert, Peter Zinn