Klaus Wessling

Title: Klaus Wessling and His Patent for Configurable I/O Systems.

Introduction

Klaus Wessling is an inventor associated with Bückeburg, Germany, and Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG. His patent work addresses how input/output (I/O) modules can be integrated into data transmission systems.

Latest Patents

Wessling is credited with 1 patent: “Method for Integrating into a Data Transmission a Number of I/O Modules Connected to an I/O Station, Station Head for Carrying Out a Method of This Type, and System Having a Station Head of This Type.”

The invention describes a method for integrating connected I/O modules according to a configuration. It checks whether a target configuration is stored and whether the connected modules can fulfill it. Modules needed for the target configuration are assigned to it, while other modules can be assigned to a new configuration. The I/O station can then operate the modules under the target configuration and operate the additional modules independently of, or alongside, that configuration. The patent also covers a station head that carries out the method and a system incorporating such a station head.

Career Highlights

Wessling’s listed patent is associated with Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, a company whose work includes industrial connection and automation technologies. The patent focuses on flexible configuration of I/O stations and the use of modules beyond an existing target configuration.

Collaborations

Thorsten Matthies and Stefan Pollert are identified as Wessling’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Klaus Wessling’s patent presents a way to integrate I/O modules flexibly, allowing an I/O station to support both a target configuration and additional modules assigned to a separate configuration.