Patents by Inventor Ralf Stich

Ralf Stich 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: 10705003
    Abstract: A measuring assembly for detecting particles of a particle flow in a gas flow path, including an ionization stage which has an ionization device by which the particles to be detected can be ionized or are ionized. The measuring assembly further has measuring stage with a detector which detects the ionized particles of the particle flow, the detector has at least one electrode to which particles release the charge received at the ionization device. The released charge can be measured via an electric resistor connected to the at least one electrode. This provides an inexpensive and reliable measuring assembly which has a low susceptibility to errors in that the at least one electrode of the detector is designed as a microsystem. In order to improve the measurement of the charge carried by the ionized gas, the pores of a filter substrate are metallized and electrically connected to the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rolf Merte, Ralf Stich
  • Publication number: 20180372610
    Abstract: A measuring assembly (1) for detecting particles of a particle flow (2) in a gas flow path (3), including an ionization stage (10) which has an ionization device (11) by which the particles to be detected can be ionized or are ionized. The measuring assembly (1) further has a measuring stage (20) with a detector (21) which detects the ionized particles of the particle flow (2), said detector (21) has at least one electrode (22) to which particles release the charge received at the ionization device (11). The released charge can be measured via an electric resistor (23, 30) connected to the at least one electrode (22). This provides an inexpensive and reliable measuring assembly (1) which has a low susceptibility to errors in that the at least one electrode of the detector is designed as a microsystem. In order to improve the measurement of the charge carried by the ionized gas, the pores of a filter substrate are metallized and electrically connected to the resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rolf Merte, Ralf Stich
  • Patent number: 9518911
    Abstract: In the case of an impactor (1) with an impact plate (7) and a classifying nozzle (2) directed at this impact plate (7), in the case of which the impact plate (7) is formed as an electronically readable resonantly oscillating, mass-sensitive element (7, 33), it is proposed to move the oscillating crystal (7, 33) held in an impact plate holder (8) in relation to the static classifying nozzle (2) by a motor (12) during the operation of the impactor (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Testo AG
    Inventors: Ralf Stich, Michael Laufer, Jürgen Bär
  • Patent number: 9372170
    Abstract: In an electrochemical gas sensor (1), a carrier substrate (2) has an underside (3) and a top side (4), wherein an electrode structure (20) with an electrolyte layer (6) is arranged at the top side (4), while a gas inlet for a measurement gas is formed at the underside (3). A porous region (7) formed of a porous material is provided in the carrier substrate (2), such that diffusion openings in the porous material connect the underside (3) to the top side (4) in a gas-permeable manner, and a connection (5, 27) of a measurement electrode (25, 26) is formed in a gas-tight surface region (33, 34, 35) at the top side (4) adjacent to the porous region (7) and the connection (5, 27) is at least partly covered by the electrolyte layer (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Testo AG
    Inventors: Ralf Stich, Peter Ziegler, Luciana Pitta-Bauermann
  • Publication number: 20140061047
    Abstract: In an electrochemical gas sensor (1), a carrier substrate (2) has an underside (3) and a top side (4), wherein an electrode structure (20) with an electrolyte layer (6) is arranged at the top side (4), while a gas inlet for a measurement gas is formed at the underside (3). A porous region (7) formed of a porous material is provided in the carrier substrate (2), such that diffusion openings in the porous material connect the underside (3) to the top side (4) in a gas-permeable manner, and a connection (5, 27) of a measurement electrode (25, 26) is formed in a gas-tight surface region (33, 34, 35) at the top side (4) adjacent to the porous region (7) and the connection (5, 27) is at least partly covered by the electrolyte layer (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ralf Stich, Peter Ziegler, Luciana Pitta-Bauermann
  • Publication number: 20140053630
    Abstract: In the case of an impactor (1) with an impact plate (7) and a classifying nozzle (2) directed at this impact plate (7), in the case of which the impact plate (7) is formed as an electronically readable resonantly oscillating, mass-sensitive element (7, 33), it is proposed to move the oscillating crystal (7, 33) held in an impact plate holder (8) in relation to the static classifying nozzle (2) by a motor (12) during the operation of the impactor (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Testo AG
    Inventors: Ralf Stich, Michael Laufer, Jürgen Bär
  • Publication number: 20110068005
    Abstract: With a method for the determination of the sulfur content in fuels, a fuel sample is introduced into a miniaturized and/or microstructured combustion chamber (2) for thermal oxidation of the total sulfur, wherein an electrochemical gas sensor (3) is provided for the determination of the SO2 content in the gas produced during the thermal oxidation, and gas transport to the gas sensor (3) is brought about by a pump (4). The thermal oxidation takes place hereby by a pyrolysis in the micromechanically produced combustion chamber (2), wherein the energy for the thermal oxidation is preferably supplied via an electric heating platform or a heating wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: TESTO AG
    Inventor: Ralf Stich
  • Publication number: 20100120162
    Abstract: With a method for the determination of the sulfur content in fuels, a fuel sample is introduced into a miniaturized and/or microstructured combustion chamber (2) for thermal oxidation of the total sulfur, wherein an electrochemical gas sensor (3) is provided for the determination of the SO2 content in the gas produced during the thermal oxidation, and gas transport to the gas sensor (3) is brought about by a pump (4). The thermal oxidation takes place hereby by a pyrolysis in the micromechanically produced combustion chamber (2), wherein the energy for the thermal oxidation is preferably supplied via an electric heating platform or a heating wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: TESTO AG
    Inventor: Ralf Stich