Patents by Inventor Klaus-Manfred Steinich
Klaus-Manfred Steinich 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).
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Patent number: 11867536Abstract: To reduce the construction effort and also to make it smaller, the detector coil (6) is formed in the detector head (7) of a magnetostrictive position sensor (100) in a semiconductor chip (2), in which at the same time also the evaluation circuit (16) is formed and—if biased electrically and by means of direct current—also the then necessary separate bias coil (18).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 11656107Abstract: Since the functional unit (PS-F) of a position sensor is no longer to be repaired in the event of failure, but is to be replaced completely—which is nevertheless to be canred out according to the principle of bloodless removal, especially when arranged in a piston of a working cylinder unit—according to the invention, such functional units are manufactured in different dimensions and possibly also functioning according to different measuring principles in a very simple and cost-effective manner and according to the modular principle in that a functional rod (FS) of the functional unit (PS-F) on the one hand the electronics board (2) with the evaluation unit (12) on the other hand are each inserted opposite the pot-shaped head housing (1), from which the functional rod (FS) then protrudes from the open side (1a), and are pre-fixed to the latter, and the head housing (1) is then cast from the open side, which only brings about the firm connection between the evaluation electronics (12) on the one hand and the fType: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20220364889Abstract: Since the functional unit (PS-F) of a position sensor is no longer to be repaired in the event of failure, but is to be replaced completely—which is nevertheless to be carried out according to the principle of bloodless removal, especially when arranged in a piston of a working cylinder unit—according to the invention, such functional units are manufactured in different dimensions and possibly also functioning according to different measuring principles in a very simple and cost-effective manner and according to the modular principle in that a functional rod (FS) of the functional unit (PS-F) on the one hand the electronics board (2) with the evaluation unit (12) on the other hand are each inserted opposite the pot-shaped head housing (1), from which the functional rod (FS) then protrudes from the open side (1a), and are pre-fixed to the latter, and the head housing (1) is then cast from the open side, which only brings about the firm connection between the evaluation electronics (12) on the one hand and theType: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20210381852Abstract: To reduce the construction effort and also to make it smaller, the detector coil (6) is formed in the detector head (7) of a magnetostrictive position sensor (100) in a semiconductor chip (2), in which at the same time also the evaluation circuit (16) is formed and—if biased electrically and by means of direct current—also the then necessary separate bias coil (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 10746327Abstract: In order to prevent gap corrosion at a freely accessible face of a threaded connection (1) in particular when used in sea water the threaded connection (1) is encapsulated in a circumferential tight annular chamber (3) in order to prevent a penetration of sea water to the threaded connection (1) and thus prevent the gap corrosion between the two threads (2, b) of the threaded connection (1) meshing with each other. This is achieved by a particularly pressure tight and long service life primary seal (6) and advantageously a supplemental secondary seal (16), in particular for a threaded connection (1) which seals a cable pass through (15) of a housing (22).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 10718361Abstract: In order to arrange a sensor unit completely in an interior e.g. of a cylinder of a piston cylinder unit and in order to be able to use a tension element sensor as a sensor the sensor unit is configured so that it includes a pressure tight wall through which a magnetic field sensitive sensor is configured to detect a magnetic field of an encoder magnet that moves on another side of the pressure tight wall and represents a rotational position and rotations of the winding drum whereas a housing of the sensor unit is sealed relative to an interior of the cylinder so that the sensor cavity in which the sensor is arranged represents a low pressure cavity which is advantageously only subjected to ambient pressure. This avoids hollow boring of the piston rod and no magnetic field permeable window has to be fabricated in a wall or in a base of the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 10663328Abstract: In order to minimize a force transfer at electronic components (1), in particular sensors (1) whose electronic circuit in an interior of a housing (2) is encased by an initially liquid or highly viscous hardening encasement compound (20) at an increasing temperature from the hardened encasement compound to the electronic components (4, 24) it is proposed according to the invention to perform the encasement so that in the cured condition all required portions and components (4, 24) are covered by the encasement compound (20) but sufficient cavities (21.1, 22.2) remain in the interior spaces (14.1, 14.2) of the housing (2) so that the hardened encasement compound (20) can expand into the cavities.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 10470328Abstract: In order to configure a housing (3) for a sensor received in the housing as deformation stable as possible the housing is made integrally in one piece from metal instead of being made from plastic and furthermore the pass through openings (6a, b) for attaching the sensor by bolting to another component are sized and positioned so that impartible forces are not able to deform the housing (3) which has a defined stability.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20180313371Abstract: In order to arrange a sensor unit completely in an interior e.g. of a cylinder of a piston cylinder unit and in order to be able to use a tension element sensor as a sensor the sensor unit is configured so that it includes a pressure tight wall through which a magnetic field sensitive sensor is configured to detect a magnetic field of an encoder magnet that moves on another side of the pressure tight wall and represents a rotational position and rotations of the winding drum whereas a housing of the sensor unit is sealed relative to an interior of the cylinder so that the sensor cavity in which the sensor is arranged represents a low pressure cavity which is advantageously only subjected to ambient pressure. This avoids hollow boring of the piston rod and no magnetic field permeable window has to be fabricated in a wall or in a base of the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 9816843Abstract: Instead of tapping a mechano-elastic desnity wave (MEDW) from a wave conductor or a Villary band through a detector coil, a changing field strength H is captured by a XMR sensor which is positioned on a wave conductor or proximal to the wave conductor or on a Villary band or proximal to the Villary band.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20170314710Abstract: In order to prevent gap corrosion at a freely accessible face of a threaded connection (1) in particular when used in sea water the threaded connection (1) is encapsulated in a circumferential tight annular chamber (3) in order to prevent a penetration of sea water to the threaded connection (1) and thus prevent the gap corrosion between the two threads (2, b) of the threaded connection (1) meshing with each other. This is achieved by a particularly pressure tight and long service life primary seal (6) and advantageously a supplemental secondary seal (16), in particular for a threaded connection (1) which seals a cable pass through (15) of a housing (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20170311473Abstract: In order to configure a housing (3) for a sensor received in the housing as deformation stable as possible the housing is made integrally in one piece from metal instead of being made from plastic and furthermore the pass through openings (6a, b) for attaching the sensor by bolting to another component are sized and positioned so that impartible forces are not able to deform the housing (3) which has a defined stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20170199062Abstract: In order to minimize a force transfer at electronic components (1), in particular sensors (1) whose electronic circuit in an interior of a housing (2) is encased by an initially liquid or highly viscous hardening encasement compound (20) at an increasing temperature from the hardened encasement compound to the electronic components (4, 24) it is proposed according to the invention to perform the encasement so that in the cured condition all required portions and components (4, 24) are covered by the encasement compound (20) but sufficient cavities (21.1, 22.2) remain in the interior spaces (14.1, 14.2) of the housing (2) so that the hardened encasement compound (20) can expand into the cavities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 9429587Abstract: In order to configure a housing of a sensor, in particular of an angle sensor, long term leak tight in the best way possible a cover is not glued into the pot shaped housing or screwed in and sealed, but welded in the housing through a laser. In spite of the sensor chip already being in the housing, the heat induction is so small that the sensor chip is not damaged even though the sensor chip is very small.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Publication number: 20160238410Abstract: In order to facilitate mounting, servicing and replacing a sensor arrangement for filling level determination in a tank or a position determination of the piston in an operating cylinder with a magnet field sensing sensor and in order to prevent it from being damaged it is proposed to arrange a rod shaped sensor arrangement on an outside of the magnetizable wall and a magnet interconnection made from plural interconnection magnets or interconnection sections in particular a rotation symmetrical magnet interconnection in an interior of the cylinder or of the tank, thus optionally in the liquid included therein like e.g. hydraulic oil. Through a corresponding selection of the pole orientation of the individual interconnection magnets or interconnection sections the operating field of the magnet interconnection is strong enough so that it penetrates the magnetizable wall and reaches the sensor arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 9199828Abstract: In lateral outriggers, e.g. of a mobile crane touch-free position sensors are arranged for the extension length and the operating range of the mobile crane is limited as a function of the currently measured values. In particular the touch-free magnetostrictive position sensors in a very flat housing can be well arranged between the particular telescope profiles without being exposed to the risk of damages.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
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Patent number: 9134123Abstract: The tension element position sensor includes three housing elements, wherein the two outer housing elements are configured pot shaped with a base towards a center housing component, wherein one element is the spring motor and the other is the rotation angle sensor. Thus the rotation angle sensor includes two Hall sensors, wherein an encoder magnet rotates as a function of the rotation of the winding drum opposite to the faces of the Hall sensors on the face side of one respective gear of two gears meshing with one another. Herein the arrangement of the gears and circuit boards in the receiver of this lateral housing component is of particular importance. Also the spring motor can be completely preassembled and stored in a closed manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Gunnar Kamp, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 9062988Abstract: To provide a thin and slender magnetic angle sensor, a main circuit board is disposed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sensor. This sensor element in form of a chip is supported on a sensor circuit board, which is positioned transversely to the main circuit board at the forward narrow side of the main circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 8847584Abstract: The rotational position of an encoder magnet can be scanned over more than 360° by respective sensor elements in that magnets are disposed on different stages of a suitable transmission, in particular of a differential transmission, and the magnets are scanned by separate sensor elements, whose signals are computed with one another and yield a total number of revolutions. In particular, when an assembly of this type shall be built very small, undesirable magnetic interferences for the sensor elements have to be avoided through flux conductor elements since the interferences distort the measurement results. Thus, a differentiation is made between active and passive flux conductor elements.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: D725508Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich