Patents by Inventor Torsten Miels

Torsten Miels 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).

  • Method for detecting a lowering of a current collector of a vehicle
    Patent number: 12606028
    Abstract: A method is presented for detecting a lowering of a current collector of a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, from a contact line, the method comprising: determining values of the electric current intensity of an electric current that is transmitted or flows between the contact line and the current collector in a measuring period; determining values of a current component of the electric current with the aid of the values of the electric current intensity; detecting the lowering with the aid of the values of the current component and a predefined criterion. Furthermore, a corresponding apparatus and a vehicle comprising the apparatus are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: ALSTOM Holdings
    Inventors: Torsten Miels, Rico Pust
  • Method for Detecting a Lowering of a Current Collector of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20230322090
    Abstract: A method is presented for detecting a lowering of a current collector of a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, from a contact line, the method comprising: determining values of the electric current intensity of an electric current that is transmitted or flows between the contact line and the current collector in a measuring period; determining values of a current component of the electric current with the aid of the values of the electric current intensity; detecting the lowering with the aid of the values of the current component and a predefined criterion. Furthermore, a corresponding apparatus and a vehicle comprising the apparatus are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Torsten Miels, Rico Pust