Patents by Inventor Thomas Kahabka

Thomas Kahabka 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).

  • Automation system and method for error-protected acquisition of a measured value
    Patent number: 11061391
    Abstract: A method for error-protected acquisition of a measured value in a control unit, wherein the measured value is firstly acquired with a first acquisition device and secondly with a second acquisition device and thereby a first measured value and a second measured value are made available, where in a comparison step in a safety program executing in the control unit, the first and the second measured value are compared with one another for a deviation from one another and upon reaching or exceeding a pre-determined maximum deviation, an error is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Kahabka, Johannes Mueller
  • Automation System and Method for Error-Protected Acquisition of a Measured Value
    Publication number: 20190171197
    Abstract: A method for error-protected acquisition of a measured value in a control unit, wherein the measured value is firstly acquired with a first acquisition device and secondly with a second acquisition device and thereby a first measured value and a second measured value are made available, where in a comparison step in a safety program executing in the control unit, the first and the second measured value are compared with one another for a deviation from one another and upon reaching or exceeding a pre-determined maximum deviation, an error is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Kahabka, Johannes Mueller