Patents by Inventor Toni OTT

Toni OTT 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: 20230215595
    Abstract: A grounding element for electrically grounding an electrical installation component has a steel sheet component that is provided with a coating that constitutes an alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Toni OTT
  • Publication number: 20230054080
    Abstract: Hazardous location compliant solid state circuit protection device (100) includes at least one solid state switching element (142a-d) and a load controller (170). The solid state switching element operates in an arc-free manner to limit or preclude electrical current flow from the line-side terminal (132) to the load-side terminal (136). The load controller includes power converter circuitry (172) operative to convert an alternating current (AC) power supply input to the line-side terminal to a direct current (DC) power output at the load side terminal. One or more DC devices may be coupled to the DC power output at the load side terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Toni OTT, Joseph MANAHAN
  • Patent number: 11578862
    Abstract: An explosion-proof housing includes at least one metal housing part having at least one of a housing opening or receiving surface, and a support edge bordering said at least one of a housing opening or receiving surface. A cover part covers said at least one of a housing opening or the receiving surface. The cover part includes a peripheral cover edge which is connected to the support edge in an explosion-proof manner such that in the event of an explosion inside the housing, the explosion is prevented from crossing over to an explosive atmosphere surrounding the housing. A plurality of connection points are formed between the support edge and the cover edge. The connection points include interlocking depressions and protrusions. The protrusions are formed by partial melting of the cover edge. The depressions and the protrusions interlock with play in a longitudinal direction of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Reiner Naumann, Jens Burmeister, Toni Ott
  • Publication number: 20220136688
    Abstract: An explosion-proof housing includes at least one metal housing part having at least one of a housing opening or receiving surface, and a support edge bordering said at least one of a housing opening or receiving surface. A cover part covers said at least one of a housing opening or the receiving surface. The cover part includes a peripheral cover edge which is connected to the support edge in an explosion-proof manner such that in the event of an explosion inside the housing, the explosion is prevented from crossing over to an explosive atmosphere surrounding the housing. A plurality of connection points are formed between the support edge and the cover edge. The connection points include interlocking depressions and protrusions. The protrusions are formed by partial melting of the cover edge. The depressions and the protrusions interlock with play in a longitudinal direction of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Reiner Naumann, Jens Burmeister, Toni Ott
  • Publication number: 20220077664
    Abstract: A switching and/or distributing device has at least one receiving housing and a housing cover. Arranged in at least one housing rail region are one or a plurality of power distribution rails which extend substantially in a main plane and arc connected to sub-distribution rails. In at least a first plane, said sub-distribution rails extend substantially in parallel to the main plane and arc electrically insulated from one another and extend in the direction of at least one housing component region, wherein in the housing component region, in particular modular components, which contain electrical/electronic operating means, arc in electrical contact with one sub-distribution rail each. As a result, a switching and/or distributing device is improved in such a way that the arrangement of corresponding components is possible easily without much additional effort even in potentially explosive atmospheres and a plurality of components of different ty pes and of different sizes can be arranged at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Ellis Rothenberger, Michael Rene Ketterer, Reiner Naumann, Marco Knab, Dieter Sauer, Toni Ott
  • Patent number: 11248782
    Abstract: The invention relates to an explosion-proof housing and to a method for connecting a housing part and a cover part, wherein the housing is formed at least from a metal housing part with at least one housing opening and/or receiving surface and a support edge which borders said housing opening and/or receiving surface and with a cover part which covers the housing opening or receiving surface and comprises a peripheral cover edge. The cover part and the housing part are connected together in an explosion-proof manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Reiner Naumann, Jens Burmeister, Toni Ott
  • Publication number: 20220005652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch having a switch housing, a number of module-type individual interrupter chambers which can be arranged in particular side by side in the switch housing and having at least two switching contact elements, and an actuating device which closes off the switch housing above the individual interrupter chambers. This actuating device serves to adjust a cam element for the selective establishment of an electrical connection between the switching contact elements of an individual interrupter chamber. The switching contact elements can be arranged in at least two different orientations in each individual interrupter chamber in an explosion-protected manner. Furthermore, in particular the cam element of the actuating device can be arranged differently depending on the orientation of the switching contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Bacher, Frank Hieronymus, Marco Knab, Toni Ott
  • Patent number: 10694723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light fixture (1) having at least one lighting means (2) in a light fixture housing (3) that has at least one light outlet opening (4) for emitting a beam of light out of said light fixture housing. Moreover, a spectral distribution variation device (5) which, in particular, temporally varies a spectral distribution of the beam of light, is associated with the lighting means (2) and/or the light fixture housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Toni Ott, Jens Burmeister
  • Publication number: 20200011520
    Abstract: The invention relates to an explosion-proof housing and to a method for connecting a housing part and a cover part, wherein the housing is formed at least from a metal housing part with at least one housing opening and/or receiving surface and a support edge which borders said housing opening and/or receiving surface and with a cover part which covers the housing opening or receiving surface and comprises a peripheral cover edge. The cover part and the housing part are connected together in an explosion-proof manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Reiner Naumann, Jens Burmeister, Toni Ott
  • Patent number: 10378748
    Abstract: A luminaire comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) as a light source. Such LED comprises a limited light emitting angle for the emitted light radiation. Outside of the light emitting angle, an infrared sensor is assigned to the light source for detecting its temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Toni Ott
  • Patent number: 10317286
    Abstract: A luminaire comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) as a light source. Such LED has a limited light emitting angle for emitted light radiation. An infrared sensor is assigned to the light source for determining the temperature of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Toni Ott
  • Patent number: 10317063
    Abstract: The invention relates to an explosion-proof luminaire (1) comprising a luminaire housing (2), at least one light source (3) arranged in the luminaire housing (2), a reflective device (4) assigned to the light source (3) for deflecting light emitted by the light source (3) in the direction of a light exit opening (5) in the luminaire housing (2) and a cooling device (6) assigned to the light source (3) and/or the luminaire housing (2). In particular, an inner side (7) of the luminaire housing (2) is formed, at least pointwise, as a reflective device (4) and/or the cooling device (6) is formed in one piece with the luminaire housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Toni Ott, Jens Burmeister
  • Publication number: 20190075766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light fixture (1) having at least one lighting means (2) in a light fixture housing (3) that has at least one light outlet opening (4) for emitting a beam of light out of said light fixture housing. Moreover, a spectral distribution variation device (5) which, in particular, temporally varies a spectral distribution of the beam of light, is associated with the lighting means (2) and/or the light fixture housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Toni OTT, Jens BURMEISTER
  • Patent number: 10206259
    Abstract: A luminaire according to the invention has at least a number of illuminants and a reflection apparatus deflecting light radiation emitted by the illuminants into an illumination region, wherein a presence detection apparatus is assigned to the luminaire. In order to improve the control of every luminaire in view of the presence of a person and in order to further reduce the energy consumption, the reflection apparatus is, at least at points, embodied as a detection-reflection apparatus and electromagnetic detection radiation in particular is deflectable in the direction of the presence detection apparatus by way of the detection-reflection apparatus. The presence detection apparatus is arranged adjacent to the illuminants in the luminaire. The invention likewise relates to a method for presence detection, wherein electromagnetic detection radiation in particular is deflected in the direction of the present detection apparatus by way of a detection-reflection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: EATON PROTECTION SYSTEMS IP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Burmeister, Toni Ott
  • Publication number: 20170318699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing of an electric/electronic equipment, such as a luminaire, terminal box, control device, switching distributor or the like, comprising at least one lateral surface facing the surroundings. In order to improve a housing of said type in such a way that a sufficient strength of the housing is given, even with a comparatively small material thickness, and such that also additional measures for cooling can be dispensed with, a plurality of impact dampers that protrude at least from the lateral surface are arranged on said lateral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Eaton Protection Systems IP GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Toni Ott, Reiner Naumann
  • Publication number: 20170295621
    Abstract: A luminaire according to the invention has at least a number of illuminants and a reflection apparatus deflecting light radiation emitted by the illuminants into an illumination region, wherein a presence detection apparatus is assigned to the luminaire. In order to improve the control of every luminaire in view of the presence of a person and in order to further reduce the energy consumption, the reflection apparatus is, at least at points, embodied as a detection-reflection apparatus and electromagnetic detection radiation in particular is deflectable in the direction of the presence detection apparatus by way of the detection-reflection apparatus. The presence detection apparatus is arranged adjacent to the illuminants in the luminaire. The invention likewise relates to a method for presence detection, wherein electromagnetic detection radiation in particular is deflected in the direction of the present detection apparatus by way of a detection-reflection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jens Burmeister, Toni Ott
  • Publication number: 20170003011
    Abstract: A luminaire comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) as a light source. Such LED comprises a limited light emitting angle for the emitted light radiation. Outside of the light emitting angle, an infrared sensor is assigned to the light source for detecting its temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: EATON PROTECTION SYSTEMS IP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Toni Ott
  • Publication number: 20160377484
    Abstract: A luminaire comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) as a light source. Such LED has a limited light emitting angle for emitted light radiation. An infrared sensor is assigned to the light source for determining the temperature of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Eaton Protection Systems IP GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Toni Ott
  • Patent number: D981349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Aniket Pataskar, Ajinkya More, Anand Viswanathan, Abubakker Sithick Basha, Marco Knab, Ansgar Zeumer, Toni Ott
  • Patent number: D1003838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Aniket Pataskar, Ajinkya More, Anand Viswanathan, Abubakker Sithick Basha, Marco Knab, Ansgar Zeumer, Toni Ott