Patents by Inventor Reinhold Goetz

Reinhold Goetz 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: 10601219
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive having at least one converter, at least one motor and an assigned drive control, wherein a failsafe CPU is operated separately from the drive control and only processes safety-relevant information, where a number of safety functions are implemented by the failsafe CPU such that the safety-relevant functions of the drive are implemented in a simple and reliable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Czerny, Reinhold Goetz, Andreas Heilmann, Jan Kabus, Stefan Ingo Meier, Martin Meinardus, Christian Merkel, Juergen Mielke, Luliu Vlaic
  • Patent number: 10530148
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive having at least one converter, at least one motor and an assigned drive control, wherein a failsafe CPU is operated separately from the drive control and only processes safety-relevant information, where a number of safety functions are implemented by the failsafe CPU such that the safety-relevant functions of the drive are implemented in a simple and reliable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Czerny, Reinhold Goetz, Andreas Heilmann, Jan Kabus, Stefan Ingo Meier, Martin Meinardus, Christian Merkel, Juergen Mielke, Luliu Vlaic
  • Publication number: 20180019586
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive having at least one converter, at least one motor and an assigned drive control, wherein a failsafe CPU is operated separately from the drive control and only processes safety-relevant information, where a number of safety functions are implemented by the failsafe CPU such that the safety-relevant functions of the drive are implemented in a simple and reliable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Werner Czerny, Reinhold GOETZ, Andreas HEILMANN, Jan KABUS, Stefan Ingo MEIER, Martin MEINARDUS, Christian MERKEL, Juergen MIELKE, Luliu VLAIC
  • Patent number: 8507886
    Abstract: Optical sensor system on a device for the treatment of liquids with at least one device for the projecting of light in the direction of an optical axis onto at least one illumination area in the space, an adjustment device for the adjustment of the relative position of the at least one illumination area and a boundary surface in a direction diagonal to the optical axis, an adjustment device for the adjustment of the relative position of the at least one illumination area and the boundary surface in the direction of the optical axis, a control device for controlling the adjustment devices, such that they simultaneously adjust the relative position of the at least one illumination area and the boundary surface diagonal to the at least one device for the imaging of the at least one illumination area during the adjustment of the relative position onto at least one photodetector and an evaluation device connected with the at least one photodetector for the evaluation of the at least one measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Götz, Kurt Harnack, Helmut Knofe, Jens-Peters Kroog, Peter Scheffler
  • Patent number: 8492137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover for covering one or more sample(s) that are suitable to avoid or minimize evaporation and/or condensation of any vaporizable substance that may be present in the sample(s) or reaction mixture(s), in particular evaporation of substance at the fringes of a vessel or an array of vessels or condensation of a substance on the lid of a reaction vessel or a plate/block containing the sample(s) and/or a cover. This is achieved by providing a device comprising, among others, a force distribution unit that comprises at least one medium or material that is unable to withstand a static shear stress and deforms continuously under the action of a shear force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Holger Link, Jens Peter Kroog, Lutz Timmann, Henner Tasch, Cordula Kroll, Stefan Roth, Ruediger Huhn, Reinhold Goetz, Helmut Knofe, Arne Schafrinski
  • Patent number: 8203721
    Abstract: An optical sensor system on an apparatus for treating liquids, with a device for projecting light to at least one illumination position in space, at least one device for imaging the at least one illumination position on at least one photo detector in order to supply a measurement signal depending on the received light, wherein the device for projecting is a device for simultaneously projecting light to plural illumination positions and/or the device for projecting is a device for simultaneously projecting light under different angles to the same illumination position, and/or plural photo detectors are existent, and an analysing unit connected to the at least one photo detector for analysing the at least one measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Götz, Kurt Harnack, Helmut Knofe, Jens-Peter Kroog, Peter Scheffler
  • Publication number: 20110031420
    Abstract: Optical sensor system on a device for the treatment of liquids with at least one device for the projecting of light in the direction of an optical axis onto at least one illumination area in the space, an adjustment device for the adjustment of the relative position of the at least one illumination area and a boundary surface in a direction diagonal to the optical axis, an adjustment device for the adjustment of the relative position of the at least one illumination area and the boundary surface in the direction of the optical axis, a control device for controlling the adjustment devices, such that they simultaneously adjust the relative position of the at least one illumination area and the boundary surface diagonal to the at least one device for the imaging of the at least one illumination area during the adjustment of the relative position onto at least one photodetector and an evaluation device connected with the at least one photodetector for the evaluation of the at least one measurement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: EPPENDORF AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Götz, Kurt Harnack, Helmut Knofe, Jens-Peters Kroog, Peter Scheffler
  • Publication number: 20090155855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to means for covering one or more sample(s) that are suitable to avoid or minimize evaporation and/or condensation of any vaporizable substance that may be present in the sample(s) or reaction mixture(s), in particular evaporation of substance at the fringes of a vessel or an array of vessels or condensation of said substance on the lid of a reaction vessel or a plate/block containing the sample(s) and/or the means for covering. This is achieved by providing a device comprising, among others, a force distribution unit that comprises at least one medium or material that is unable to withstand a static shear stress and deforms continuously under the action of a shear force. In a preferred embodiment, this medium or material is a gas, a shear force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Holger LINK, Jens Peter Kroog, Lutz Timmann, Henner Tasch, Cordula Kroll, Stefan Roth, Ruediger Huhn, Reinhold Goetz, Helmut Knofe, Arne Schafrinski