Patents by Inventor Thomas Heyen

Thomas Heyen 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).

  • Pressure monitoring using a hybrid pressure switch
    Patent number: 11835409
    Abstract: A pressure sensor apparatus and a method of operating the pressure sensor apparatus can include a hybrid pressure switch having a single switching point, the hybrid pressure switch comprising: a mechanical pressure switch; and an electronic pressure sensor, wherein the hybrid pressure switch monitors a media pressure with the mechanical pressure switch providing a switching function and the electronic pressure sensor providing a continuous pressure measurement with respect to the media pressure based on a continuous pressure output signal. The switching function can comprise a fail-safe switching function or a non-fail-safe switching function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Ruwe, Thomas Lampe, Tobias Otterpohl, Thomas Heyen, David Kucera
  • PRESSURE MONITORING USING A HYBRID PRESSURE SWITCH
    Publication number: 20220205859
    Abstract: A pressure sensor apparatus and a method of operating the pressure sensor apparatus can include a hybrid pressure switch having a single switching point, the hybrid pressure switch comprising: a mechanical pressure switch; and an electronic pressure sensor, wherein the hybrid pressure switch monitors a media pressure with the mechanical pressure switch providing a switching function and the electronic pressure sensor providing a continuous pressure measurement with respect to the media pressure based on a continuous pressure output signal. The switching function can comprise a fail-safe switching function or a non-fail-safe switching function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Ruwe, Thomas Lampe, Tobias Otterpohl, Thomas Heyen, David Kucera