Patents by Inventor Thomas Bohm
Thomas Bohm 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).
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Patent number: 11979069Abstract: The coil winding has an electrical conductor for an electrical machine and includes at least two layers. The electrical conductor, following its longitudinal extension, runs inwardly wound in a first of the at least two layers, and then extends to a second of the at least two layers and runs outwardly wound in the second layer. The electrical machine includes at least one such coil winding. The hybrid electric aircraft is in particular an airplane and includes such an electrical machine and/or at least one such coil winding.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KGInventors: Matthias Böhm, Mykhaylo Filipenko, Thomas Gleixner, Peter Gröppel, Marc Lessmann
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Patent number: 11798766Abstract: The invention provides a surge protector, in particular for information technology and/or communications technology systems, which is equipped with: a housing (ST, BT; GT); a first input terminal (E1) for applying a first external voltage signal; a second input terminal (E2) for applying a second external voltage signal; a first output terminal (A1) for outputting the first external voltage signal; a second output terminal (A2) for outputting the second external voltage signal; a surge protection circuit device (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2), at least part of which is provided on a circuit board (P) located in the housing (ST, BT; G); a first current path (ST1) for conducting the first external voltage signal from the first input terminal (E1) to the first output terminal (A1) bypassing the surge protection circuit device (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2); a second current path (ST2) for conducting the second external voltage signal from the second input terminType: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: DEHN SEInventors: Florian Gäck, Julius Schrafl, Markus Götz, Hans Herold, Thomas Böhm, Benjamin Moosburger, Thomas Sellerer, Dominik Wölfl, Michael Hess
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Patent number: 11691655Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatically planning maintenance in railway, the method comprising the steps of determining maintenance for different assets at different locations comprising determining at least one of a predicted technical condition of an asset and automatically optimizing the planning accordingly. Further, a railway planning system for automatically planning maintenance comprising a determining component for determining maintenance for different assets at different locations comprising a determining component for determining at least one of a predicted technical condition of an asset and an optimization component for automatically optimizing the planning accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: KONUX GMBHInventors: Vlad Lata, Chrisopther Boucher, Thomas Böhm
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Patent number: 11454653Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting electrical currents on or in the vicinity of electrical conductors with at least one Reed switch as a magnetically responsive switch, which is arranged in the vicinity of the electrical conductor such that, when there is a significant current flow through the conductor, the magnetic field created triggers the switch and initiates an evaluation electronics connected to the switch.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: DEHN SE + CO KGInventors: Peter Zahlmann, Josef Birkl, Thomas Böhm, Klaus Bühler, Johannes Maget, Arnd Ehrhardt, Eduard Shulzhenko
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Publication number: 20220263308Abstract: The invention relates to a system for protecting an electrical source or an electrical load, having a module comprising an input and an output, and an electronic safety device for the load that can be connected to the source. The module also comprises a voltage monitoring unit, a current monitoring unit, and semiconductor switching units and controllers associated therewith. According to the invention, in order to selectively apply the protection to the source or the protection to the load, a unit for electrical mirroring on the circuit side is provided so that in the event of source protection, the current monitoring unit is applied at the input end and the voltage monitoring unit is applied at the output end, and in the event of load protection, the voltage monitoring unit is applied at the input end and the current monitoring unit is applied at the output end.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Franz Schork, Thomas Böhm, Andreas Waigel, Stefan Dietweger, Sabine Wildfeuer
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Publication number: 20220145269Abstract: The invention refers to a recombinant human diamine oxidase (DAO) with decreased glycosaminoglycan binding affinity, wherein said DAO comprises at least one amino acid modification in the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding domain. The present invention also refers to the use of the DAO in the treatment of a condition associated with excess histamine, specifically in the treatment of chronic allergic diseases, more specifically in the treatment of anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, chronic urticaria, acute urticaria, asthma, hay fever, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, histamine intoxication, headache, atopic dermatitis inflammatory diseases, mastocytosis, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), pre-eclampsia, hyperemesis gravidarum, pre-term labor, peptic ulcers, acid reflux, pruritus, and sepsis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Thomas BÖHM, Bernd JILMA, Nicole BORTH, Elisabeth GLUDOVACZ
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Patent number: 11177652Abstract: Circuit assembly for protecting a unit to be operated from a supply network against surges, comprising an input having a first and a second input connection, which are connected to the supply network, an output to which the unit to be protected can be connected, and a protective circuit which is placed between the first and the second input connections in order to limit the voltage applied thereto, said protective circuit comprising a power semiconductor device. The power semiconductor device includes at least one Zener element between the collector and the gate, or a digital-to-analog converter is placed between the collector and the gate of the power semiconductor device. The protective level of this type of protective circuit can be easily adjusted by setting the clamping voltage for the power semiconductor device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: DEHN SE + CO. KGInventors: Thomas Böhm, Franz Schork
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Patent number: 11162984Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting electrical currents on or near electrical conductors with at least one reed switch as a magnetically responsive switch, which is arranged near the electrical conductor such that when there is a significant current flow through the conductor, the magnetic field created triggers the switch and initiates evaluation electronics connected to the switch. For the detection of surge current variables and differentiation between long-term pulsed currents and short-term pulsed currents, a plurality of reed switches is arranged at pre-determined, different, increasing distances from the electrical switch, the evaluation electronics determining the response and the switching times of the respective reed switches. The surge current variables are determined from the association of the determined values with the respective reed switch and the pulse shape from the switching time.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: DEHN SE + CO KGInventors: Peter Zahlmann, Josef Birkl, Thomas Böhm, Klaus Bühler, Johannes Maget, Arnd Ehrhardt, Eduard Shulzhenko
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Publication number: 20210261177Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatically planning maintenance in railway, the method comprising the steps of determining maintenance for different assets at different locations comprising determining at least one of a predicted technical condition of an asset and automatically optimizing the planning accordingly. Further, a railway planning system for automatically planning maintenance comprising a determining component for determining maintenance for different assets at different locations comprising a determining component for determining at least one of a predicted technical condition of an asset and an optimization component for automatically optimizing the planning accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Vlad LATA, Chrisopther BOUCHER, Thomas BÖHM
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Patent number: 11009030Abstract: Disclosed is a mass-spectrometry leak detector including a multi-stage turbomolecular pump, a mass spectrometer connected to the suction side of the turbomolecular pump, a preliminary vacuum pump connected to the pressure side of the turbomolecular pump, and a booster pump stage. The suction side of the booster pump stage has a connection for a test object and the pressure side is connected to the pressure side of the turbomolecular pump and to the suction side of the preliminary vacuum pump by means of a gas line path. The stages of the turbomolecular pump and the booster pump stage are arranged on a common shaft and have a common drive and the gas line path is interrupted, by means of a separation, between the pressure side of the booster pump stage and the suction side of the pump stage of the turbomolecular pump connected to the mass spectrometer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: INFICON GmbHInventors: Werner Grosse Bley, Thomas Böhm, Hjalmar Bruhns
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Publication number: 20210122402Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for traffic control in railways. The present invention also relates to a corresponding use. The present invention is particularly directed to the computation and prediction of optimal routes for a plurality of trains, and the optimization of train tracks capacity. The method comprises controlling traffic in railways, the method comprising sampling sensor data relevant to railway system via at least one sensor (200) and using at least one server (500) for receiving the sensor data from the at least one sensor (200), predicting the status of the railway infrastructure based on future rolling stock; and controlling the traffic of rolling stock on the basis of the future status.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Thomas BÖHM, Vlad LATA
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Patent number: 10971919Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic circuit-breaker for a load (RL) that can be connected to a low-voltage dc-voltage network, the circuit-breaker consisting of assemblies provided between input terminals and the load and said assemblies comprising a voltage monitoring unit (TVS1, R1), a current monitoring unit (Shunt, OPV), semiconductor switch units (MOSFET) and controllers (uC) associated therewith. According to the invention, a series circuit consisting of a TVS diode (TVS1) and a resistor (R1) is connected to the input terminals, the resistor having a connection to a first connector (1) of a microcontroller (uC) and the resultant voltage drop at the resistor providing the microcontroller with an overvoltage identification signal if a breakdown voltage is reached at the TVS diode as a result of an overvoltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: DEHN SE + CO KGInventors: Thomas Böhm, Franz Schork
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Publication number: 20210025927Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting electrical currents on or in the vicinity of electrical conductors with at least one Reed switch as a magnetically responsive switch, which is arranged in the vicinity of the electrical conductor such that, when there is a significant current flow through the conductor, the magnetic field created triggers the switch and initiates an evaluation electronics connected to the switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Peter Zahlmann, Josef Birkl, Thomas Böhm, Klaus Bühler, Johannes Maget, Arnd Ehrhardt, Eduard Shulzhenko
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Publication number: 20210009175Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method for extracting and processing rail data. Disclosed are a first sensor measuring first sensor data, a local processing component preprocessing the first sensor data, a central server analyzing preprocessed data, a memory component storing preprocessed and/or analyzed data, and an interface communicating with the central server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Vlad LATA, Christian BRANDLHUBER, Thomas BÖHM
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Patent number: 10852339Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sensing lightning-current parameters at installations comprising a plurality of capturing devices and lightning-current diversion paths, in particular for exposed and/or tall buildings, including wind turbines, by using a plurality of sensors on the lightning-current diversion paths to identify a lightning-current event, and comprising subsequent evaluation of the lightning-current event and the effect of the lightning-current event on the particular installation. According to the invention, a lightning-current detection sensor is formed on each of the capturing devices or each lightning-current diversion path, which lightning-current detection sensor provides a yes/no statement concerning a lightning-current event with respect to the particular capturing device or the particular lightning-current diversion path.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: DEHN SE + CO KGInventors: Josef Birkl, Bernhard Eichler, Thomas Böhm, Franz Schork
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Publication number: 20200182915Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting electrical currents on or near electrical conductors with at least one reed switch as a magnetically responsive switch, which is arranged near the electrical conductor such that when there is a significant current flow through the conductor, the magnetic field created triggers the switch and initiates evaluation electronics connected to the switch. For the detection of surge current variables and differentiation between long-term pulsed currents and short-term pulsed currents, a plurality of reed switches is arranged at pre-determined, different, increasing distances from the electrical switch, the evaluation electronics determining the response and the switching times of the respective reed switches. The surge current variables are determined from the association of the determined values with the respective reed switch and the pulse shape from the switching time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Peter Zahlmann, Josef Birkl, Thomas Böhm, Klaus Bühler, Johannes Maget, Arnd Ehrhardt, Eduard Shulzhenko
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Patent number: 10550212Abstract: The present disclosure provides an article of manufacture made from or containing a propylene-based terpolymer, having (i) ethylene-derived units in the range from about 0.5 wt. % to about 1.8 wt. %; (ii) 1-butene-derived units in the range from about 1.5 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. %; (iii) a ratio of C2 wt %/C4 wt % in the range from about 0.40 to about 0.80, wherein C2 wt % is the weight percent of ethylene-derived units and C4 wt % is the weight percent of 1-butene-derived units; (iv) a melt flow rate in the range from about 30 g/10 min to about 80 g/10 min; (v) a xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. lower than about 5.0 wt. %; and (vi) a melting point higher than about 140° C. The article can be a container, which can be used for food applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Mara Destro, Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Tiziana Caputo, Thomas Bohm
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Patent number: 10511165Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit assembly for protecting a unit to be operated from a supply network against overvoltage, comprising an input having a first and a second input connection, which are connected to the supply network, an output having a first and a second output connection, to which the unit to be protected can be connected, and a protection circuit, which is provided between the first and the second input connections in order to limit the voltage present at the first and the second input connections. According to the invention, the protection circuit has a power semiconductor, in particular an IGBT, wherein a series circuit consisting of a diac, i.e., a bidirectional electrode, and a Zener element is connected between the collector and the gate of the power semiconductor, wherein the sum of the Zener voltage and the diac voltage results in a clamping voltage for the power semiconductor, which lies above the voltage of the supply network and defines the protection level.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: DEHN + SÖHNE GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Franz Schork, Ralph Brocke, Thomas Böhm, Dominik Donauer
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Publication number: 20190372333Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic circuit-breaker for a load (RL) that can be connected to a low-voltage dc-voltage network, the circuit-breaker consisting of assemblies provided between input terminals and the load and said assemblies comprising a voltage monitoring unit (TVS1, R1), a current monitoring unit (Shunt, OPV), semiconductor switch units (MOSFET) and controllers (uC) associated therewith. According to the invention, a series circuit consisting of a TVS diode (TVS1) and a resistor (R1) is connected to the input terminals, the resistor having a connection to a first connector (1) of a microcontroller (uC) and the resultant voltage drop at the resistor providing the microcontroller with an overvoltage identification signal if a breakdown voltage is reached at the TVS diode as a result of an overvoltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Thomas Böhm, Franz Schork
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Patent number: 10316123Abstract: A container comprising a propylene, ethylene, 1-hexene terpolymer wherein: (i) the content of ethylene derived units ranges from 0.2 wt % to 1.0 wt %; (ii) the content of 1-hexene derived units ranges from 3.5 wt % to 5.5 wt %; (iii) the content of ethylene derived units fulfills the following equation (I); C2<C6*0.16??(I); wherein C2 is the content of ethylene derived units wt % and C6 is the content of 1-hexene derived units wt %; and (iv) the melt flow rate MFR measured according to ISO 1133, 230° C., 2.16 kg ranges from 15 to 80 g/10 min.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Mara Destro, Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Stefano Squarzoni, Thomas Bohm