Patents by Inventor Stefan Antonius ALBRECHT

Stefan Antonius ALBRECHT 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).

  • Monitoring device and method for monitoring a line section using a monitoring device
    Patent number: 9714962
    Abstract: A monitoring device is provided that includes a first line section with a first connection point and a second connection point spaced apart from the first connection point in the direction of the line, and with a control unit and with a first current sensing unit, having a current source. A first switch is inserted into the first connecting line and connects the first current source to the first connection point or disconnects it therefrom. In a first state the first switch is closed and the first current is impressed on the first line section and a first voltage determined by the amplitude of the actual current, and in a second state the first switch is open and a second voltage is determined, and the control unit is configured to ascertain the amplitude of the first actual current from the two voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: TDK-Micronas GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Antonius Albrecht
  • MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A LINE SECTION USING A MONITORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150022182
    Abstract: A monitoring device is provided that includes a first line section with a first connection point and a second connection point spaced apart from the first connection point in the direction of the line, and with a control unit and with a first current sensing unit, having a current source. A first switch is inserted into the first connecting line and connects the first current source to the first connection point or disconnects it therefrom. In a first state the first switch is closed and the first current is impressed on the first line section and a first voltage determined by the amplitude of the actual current, and in a second state the first switch is open and a second voltage is determined, and the control unit is configured to ascertain the amplitude of the first actual current from the two voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Stefan Antonius ALBRECHT