Patents by Inventor Thomas Springmann

Thomas Springmann 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).

  • Patent number: 8852950
    Abstract: A method for determining an NOx concentration in a measurement gas is provided, where a measurement value for the NOx concentration is determined from the sensor signal of a gas sensor and a measurement value for the concentration of a second component in the measurement gas is determined. A corrected value for the NOx in the measurement gas is determined from the measurement values, and the measurement value and the corrected measurement value for the NOx concentration are displayed and/or output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Testo AG
    Inventors: Knut Hoyer, Andreas Kaufmann, Reinhold Munch, Thomas Springmann
  • Publication number: 20110165692
    Abstract: A method for determining an NOx concentration in a measurement gas is provided, where a measurement value for the NOx concentration is determined from the sensor signal of a gas sensor and a measurement value for the concentration of a second component in the measurement gas is determined. A corrected value for the NOx in the measurement gas is determined from the measurement values, and the measurement value and the corrected measurement value for the NOx concentration are displayed and/or output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: TESTO AG
    Inventors: Knut Hoyer, Andreas Kaufmann, Reinhold Munch, Thomas Springmann
  • Patent number: 6022510
    Abstract: A gas-sampling tube for a flue-gas analysis apparatus having therein a particle filter and a measured gas line downstream of it. A heating jacket comprising an electric heater is located in the gas-sampling tube and extends axially co-extensive with the measured gas line and the particle filter, and in surrounding relation to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Testoterm Fritzsching GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Springmann
  • Patent number: 5873252
    Abstract: A condensate separator especially for a portable smoke or gas analyzer includes a condensate chamber (26) formed inside a housing (20) and sealed off from the environment. A gas supply element (30) is inserted into condensate chamber (26) and a gas discharge element (40) is provided to discharge gas from the condensate chamber (26). A Peltier element (10) having a hot side (12) and a cold side (14) is mounted on housing (20) and serves to cool the test gas flowing through condensate chamber (26), with cold side (14) being inserted almost completely into condensate chamber (26) so that it is in direct contact with the test gas. An elongated unheated test gas tube (100) supplies test gas to the condensate separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Testo GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Springmann
  • Patent number: 5872305
    Abstract: A method for preparing a test gas stream for a gas analyzer in which test gas is drawn from a test gas stream by a test gas probe, conducted through a test gas tube to a condensate separator, and then analyzed in the gas analyzer for certain components such as NO.sub.2 and SO.sub.2 for example, with the average flow rate of the test gas stream in the test gas tube being set to a value of at least 1.5 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Testo GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Springmann
  • Patent number: 5847263
    Abstract: A method for determining the difference in enthalpy that occurs when a gas stream loaded with water vapor is cooled to a temperature below the dew point temperature, especially for determining its water vapor content (moisture measurement) is disclosed. The device preferably used to perform the method includes a gas cooler having an electrical cooling element and inlet and outlet ports through which a gas stream flows. Measuring devices are provided in the inlet and outlet ports to detect state parameters and through-flow values of the gas stream. The outputs from the measuring devices are evaluated by an evaluation device in connection with the electrical power draw of cooling element to determine the difference in enthalpy between the inlet and outlet ports and/or the water content of the gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Testo GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Springmann, Reinhold Munch
  • Patent number: 5569838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a device for measuring a gas medium with a chemical sensor that has a nominal measuring range. The chemical sensor is exposed to a gas mixture consisting of sample gas stream and dilution gas stream. In order to ensure that the chemical sensor always works within its nominal measuring range, the dilution ratio is readjusted. According to the invention, the dilution ratio is determined by substance concentration measurement of a defined substance component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Testo GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Axel Broedel, Thomas Springmann, Reinhold Munch, Armin Bader
  • Patent number: 5240486
    Abstract: A condensate separator for separating liquids from gases comprises a tubular housing which is closed at each end by a body forming part of a flow element which extends into the tubular housing. The flow elements have axial bores, the bore of one flow element terminating in a transverse bore; the bore in the other flow element is an axial bore. In addition,filters are provided, preferably a coarse particle filter downstream of the inlet and a fine particle filter upstream of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Testoterm Messtechnik GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Springmann, Rolf Buerssner, Juergen Senn