Patents by Inventor Stefan Ingo MEIER

Stefan Ingo MEIER 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).

  • Publication number: 20220145539
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an industrial plant. In a first part of the industrial plant, first parameters are provided. The industrial plant is used to produce and/or process a fibrous material web. Second parameters are provided in a second part. The parameters are stored, preferentially as time series. In the case of a web break in the second part, the second parameters are first analyzed for a second anomaly. If no second anomaly can be detected, the first parameters are analyzed for a first anomaly. During the analysis, the parameters which were stored in a time range before the web break are preferably examined. If a first or second anomaly is detected, these, and optionally measures to avoid such web breaks, are displayed to the user. Optionally, the first parameters and/or the second parameters can be set so as to avoid future web breaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Ingo Meier, Steffen Hofmann, Jürgen Mielke
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10246826
    Abstract: A method for operating a machine for producing and/or processing a material web, wherein a first drive unit is supplied by a converter with a current, a vibration propagating over the material web is captured via the first drive unit, the vibration is measured and transformed into a measurement signal that is examined for presence of a signature that differs from the basic waveform of the current, a web tear is thus identified if the signature propagating over the material web is missing during the evaluation of the electrical measurement signal, whereby no further sensors, in particular optical sensors, are required to capture the measurement signal, and the measurement also occurs independently of a torque, a speed or speed development of drive motors over time and, moreover, the detection of the web tear does not require a comparison measurement at the machine without a continuous material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Ingo Meier, Wolf-Martin Rasenack
  • Publication number: 20180058006
    Abstract: A method for operating a machine for producing and/or processing a material web, wherein a first drive unit is supplied by a converter with a current, a vibration propagating over the material web is captured via the first drive unit, the vibration is measured and transformed into a measurement signal that is examined for presence of a signature that differs from the basic waveform of the current, a web tear is thus identified if the signature propagating over the material web is missing during the evaluation of the electrical measurement signal, whereby no further sensors, in particular optical sensors, are required to capture the measurement signal, and the measurement also occurs independently of a torque, a speed or speed development of drive motors over time and, moreover, the detection of the web tear does not require a comparison measurement at the machine without a continuous material web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Ingo MEIER, Wolf-Martin RASENACK
  • 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