Patents by Inventor Torge Kamphausen

Torge Kamphausen 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).

  • Rail vehicle with fill level monitoring of a wastewater tank
    Patent number: 8931510
    Abstract: A rail vehicle contains a sanitary system which has a waste water tank and a fresh water tank which are each equipped with associated filling level sensors. A control device is provided for establishing a link in terms of control between the filling levels in the fresh water tank and waste water tank. The control device monitors the filling level in the waste water tank by associated sensors and controls the filling level in the fresh water tank as a function of a measured filling level in the waste water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralph Gaertner, Torge Kamphausen, Walter Lindermuth
  • Method for operating a sanitary tank for a rail vehicle
    Patent number: 8651127
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a tank for receiving fluids in a sanitary system of a rail vehicle, wherein a) the fill level of the tank is registered; b) in the event that the fill level registered in step a) is equal to or greater than a fill level specified for the tank, ice formation is permitted for a time period specified for the tank; c) in the event that the fill level registered in step a) falls below the specified fill level, the tank is emptied; or d) in the event that the fill level registered in step a) falls below the specified fill level, the fill level is increased with fluid from a fresh water tank, and subsequently, steps b) or c) are carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Arras, Torge Kamphausen, Guenther Schless
  • RAIL VEHICLE WITH FILL LEVEL MONITORING OF A WASTEWATER TANK
    Publication number: 20120222758
    Abstract: A rail vehicle contains a sanitary system which has a waste water tank and a fresh water tank which are each equipped with associated filling level sensors. A control device is provided for establishing a link in terms of control between the filling levels in the fresh water tank and waste water tank. The control device monitors the filling level in the waste water tank by associated sensors and controls the filling level in the fresh water tank as a function of a measured filling level in the waste water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ralph Gaertner, Torge Kamphausen, Walter Lindermuth
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A SANITARY TANK FOR A RAIL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120085417
    Abstract: A method operates a tank for receiving fluids in a sanitary system of a rail vehicle. First in a step a) the fill level of the tank is registered. In step b), in the event that the fill level registered in step a) is equal to or greater than a fill level specified for the tank, an ice formation is permitted for a time period specified for the tank. In step c), in the event that the fill level registered in step a) falls below the specified fill level, the tank is emptied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Burkhard Arras, Torge Kamphausen, Guenther Schless