Patents by Inventor Jens-Thorsten Gronau

Jens-Thorsten Gronau 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: 8833234
    Abstract: A cylinder includes a piston moving in a cylinder housing fastened to a cylinder rod and rotatable about a cylinder longitudinal axis, and a position sensor comprising a sensor magnet and a sensor element, which interacts with the sensor magnet and which is configured to detect a cylinder rod position relative to the cylinder housing. The sensor magnet is fastened on the cylinder rod rotatably with respect to the cylinder rod and is guided non-rotatably with respect to the cylinder housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Jens-Thorsten Gronau, Mike Heurich, Christian Seestädt, Tino Wiggers
  • Patent number: 8505439
    Abstract: A pneumatic component includes a cylinder, a piston running in the cylinder, and a grooved ring. The grooved ring seals the piston from the cylinder, and has a static side and a dynamic side. The static side of the grooved ring has at least two concentric microlips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Jens-Thorsten Gronau, Mike Heurich, Tino Wiggers
  • Patent number: 7948232
    Abstract: A position measuring apparatus includes at least one bearing, a rod of magnetizable material guided in the at least one bearing, a linear magnetic field sensor, and a magnet disposed next to the linear magnetic field sensor. The rod includes a cutout, and the magnet is arranged in the cutout within an enveloping cylinder lateral surface around the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Jens-Thorsten Gronau, Mike Heurich, Tino Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20110048363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder having a piston (14) moving in a cylinder housing (12), said piston being fastened to a cylinder rod (16) and rotatable about a cylinder longitudinal axis (L), and further having a position sensor (18), comprising a sensor magnet (20) and a sensor element (22), which interacts with the sensor magnet (20), and which is configured for detecting a cylinder rod position relative to the cylinder housing (12). The invention provides that the sensor magnet (20) is fastened on the cylinder rod rotatably with respect to the cylinder rod (16) and is guided non-rotatably with respect to the cylinder housing (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Jens-Thorsten Gronau, Mike Heurich, Christian Seestädt, Tino Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20100189579
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic component with a cylinder (12); a piston (14) running in the cylinder and a grooved ring (16), which seals the piston (14) from the cylinder (12) and has a static side (Sstat) and a dynamic side (Sdyn). According Co the invention, the grooved ring (16) has at least two concentric microlips (38) on the static side (Sstat).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Jens-Thorsten Gronau, Mike Heurich, Tino Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20090261818
    Abstract: A position measuring apparatus includes at least one bearing, a rod of magnetizable material guided in the at least one bearing, a linear magnetic field sensor, and a magnet disposed next to the linear magnetic field sensor. The rod includes a cutout, and the magnet is arranged in the cutout within an enveloping cylinder lateral surface around the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Jens-Thorsten Gronau, Mike Heurich, Tino Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20080139055
    Abstract: An electric plug contact for setting a contact between a component, in the form of an electrovalve or a sensor, and a base plate is provided. The plug contact includes fork-shaped contact elements which are fittable with each other by a 90° rotation and form an at least four-point electroconductive connection in plugged-in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: WABCO GMBH & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Jens Thorsten Gronau, Bernd Pohl, Andreas Sievers, Tino Wiggers