Patents by Inventor Thomas Kopp

Thomas Kopp 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: 7107856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor (2) with a housing (20, 22), a front-end sensor device (24), and a sensor-fastening device (25, 26, 27, 28) for fastening the sensor device (24) to and/or in the housing (20, 22). An advantageous ratio of the diameter (dS) of the sensor device (24) relative to the housing-fastening device (23) is achieved inasmuch as the sensor-fastening device (25, 26) encompasses and provides support to the sensor device (34) from the front end outwards, at least in the section of the front end rim area, and is attached by a joint to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Patent number: 7082836
    Abstract: The invention is relative to pressure averagers (1), especially flange pressure averagers, with a base body (10) and a separating membrane (5) that is fastened to a side (14) of the base body (10) in a fastening area (6) for the separating membrane (5) and that can be loaded from the outside with a pressure. At least one recess (9) is advantageously formed in the base body (10) on the side of the fastening area (6) of the separating membrane (5), wherein at least one recess (9) in the base body (10) is dimensioned (t, b) in such a manner that tensions deforming the base body (10) are not transferred or are transferred only in a reduced state onto the fastening area (6). It can also be additionally or alternatively provided that the fastening area (6) for the separating membrane (5) and the separating membrane (5) are arranged in the area of a tension plane (n) of the base body (10) and that an at least reduced tension occurs in the area of the tension plane (n) under the bending tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Jörn Jacob
  • Publication number: 20060037391
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor, with a sensor housing (8) whose through-hole is intended for a connecting cable (1) that is attached to the sensor (11, 12), such that the connecting cable (1) is surrounded by a pressure spring element (4). In accordance with the invention, a conical supporting sleeve (3) is positioned next to the pressure spring element (4); also furnished is a cable seat housing (2) of thermoplastic material with a conical hole. The conical supporting sleeve (3) engages with this conical hole. A cable jacket (1b) belonging to the connecting cable (1) is squeezed between the conical supporting sleeve (3) and the cable seat housing (2), while the pressure spring element (4) is encompassed by a spring housing, (5) and the cable seat housing (2) can be secured to the sensor housing (8) by means of a cap sleeve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Hermann Dieterle
  • Patent number: 6955088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor (1) with a housing (2), a sensor device (4), a sensor fastening device (8, 8b) for fastening the sensor device (4) onto and/or in the front area of the housing (2), and a seal (7) for sealing the transitional area between the housing (2) and the sensor device (4), where the housing (2) exhibits an inside housing wall (2W) and the sensor device (4) exhibits an outside sensor device wall (4W), such that the housing wall (2W) and the sensor device wall (4W) run in adjacent fashion one to the other and exhibit between the housing wall (2W) and the sensor device (4W) a reception space (6) for receiving the seal (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Patent number: 6930241
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shielding device in a transitional area between a housing (1,11) and a cable (3), wherein the housing (1,10,11) consists of an electrically insulating and/or electromagnetically insufficiently shielding material, an inner housing (12) with an electrically conductive material for forming an electromagnetic shielding for its inner chamber is arranged inside the housing (1,11,10), the cable (3) is designed with at least one line (30) and a cable shielding (31) for forming an electromagnetic shielding for the at least one line, and a cable connection device (4) is arranged for connecting the cable to the inner housing and for connecting the at least one line to a line connection device (18) on the inner housing in the transitional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Hermann Dieterle
  • Publication number: 20050145035
    Abstract: A sensor, specifically a pressure sensor, to be fastened to a receptacle The invention relates to a pressure sensor (2) with a housing (20, 22), a front-end sensor device (24), and a sensor-fastening device (25, 26, 27, 28) for fastening the sensor device (24) to and/or in the housing (20, 22). An advantageous ratio of the diameter (ds) of the sensor device (24) relative to the housing-fastening device (23) is achieved inasmuch as the sensor-fastening device (25, 26) encompasses and provides support to the sensor device (34) from the front end outwards, at least in the section of the front end rim area, and is attached by a joint to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Publication number: 20050103116
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor (1) with a housing (2), a sensor device (4), a sensor fastening device (8, 8b) for fastening the sensor device (4) onto and/or in the front area of the housing (2), and a seal (7) for sealing the transitional area between the housing (2) and the sensor device (4), where the housing (2) exhibits an inside housing wall (2W) and the sensor device (4) exhibits an outside sensor device wall (4W), such that the housing wall (2W) and the sensor device wall (4W) run in adjacent fashion one to the other and exhibit between the housing wall (2W) and the sensor device (4W) a reception space (6) for receiving the seal (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Publication number: 20050034522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor (2) with a sensor device (20), a casing (3), a sensor device joining fixture (22, 41, 42) for securing the sensor device (20) in the front area of the casing (3, 35), wherein the front of the sensor device (20) faces a measuring area (10), a free space (40) between a peripheral wall (40) [sic; should be (24)] of the sensor device (20) and an inside wall (32) of the casing (3) and a gasket (4) in the space (40) between the sensor device (20) and the casing (3) to form a seal relative to the measuring area (10). In order to provide a gapless sensor for use under aseptic conditions with the use of a conventional O-sealing ring as the gasket (4), the sensor (2) is designed in such a way that the space (40) tapers conically toward the front, and a clamping fixture (41, 43) is arranged behind the gasket (4), and the gasket (4) presses forward into the tapering space (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Publication number: 20050028599
    Abstract: The invention is relative to pressure averagers (1), especially flange pressure averagers, with a base body (10) and a separating membrane (5) that is fastened to a side (14) of the base body (10) in a fastening area (6) for the separating membrane (5) and that can be loaded from the outside with a pressure. At least one recess (9) is advantageously formed in the base body (10) on the side of the fastening area (6) of the separating membrane (5), wherein at least one recess (9) in the base body (10) is dimensioned (t, b) in such a manner that tensions deforming the base body (10) are not transferred or are transferred only in a reduced state onto the fastening area (6). It can also be additionally or alternatively provided that the fastening area (6) for the separating membrane (5) and the separating membrane (5) are arranged in the area of a tension plane (n) of the base body (10) and that an at least reduced tension occurs in the area of the tension plane (n) under the bending tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Jorn Jacob
  • Publication number: 20050000296
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening arrangement for a sensor (2) on a receptacle (1), with a receptacle through-hole (13, 13a) leading to the interior (12) of the receptacle (1), a receptacle stop (16), and a sensor housing (20-23) exhibiting a sensor device (28) and a circumferential housing stop (27). To advantageously fasten the sensor to the receptacle a pressure screw (4) is provided, which exhibits a pressure screw through-hole (41), which receives the housing (20, 23); and exhibits a pressure area (43) used in pressing the housing stop (27) against the receptacle stop (16) to fasten together the sensor housing (20, 23) and the receptacle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Hermann Dieterle
  • Publication number: 20040256130
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shielding device in a transitional area between a housing (1,11) and a cable (3), wherein the housing (1,10,11) consists of an electrically insulating and/or electromagnetically insufficiently shielding material, an inner housing (12) with an electrically conductive material for forming an electromagnetic shielding for its inner chamber is arranged inside the housing (1,11,10), the cable (3) is designed with at least one line (30) and a cable shielding (31) for forming an electromagnetic shielding for the at least one line, and a cable connection device (4) is arranged for connecting the cable to the inner housing and for connecting the at least one line to a line connection device (18) on the inner housing in the transitional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Hermann Dieterle
  • Publication number: 20040254748
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure-measuring device (M1) with a controller (C) for controlling the functions of the measuring device (M1) and/or for processing measured data, a sensor (S1) for measuring a variable (p1) to provide first measured data (I1), and an output interface (IA1, D1) for outputting the measured data (I1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Patent number: 6768056
    Abstract: A capacitor housing includes an electrically conductive cup having a wall and a bottom, and an electrically insulating envelope which substantially covers an exterior of the cup and which includes an opening at a bottom of the cup. The opening is smaller than the bottom of the cup. The capacitor housing also includes a fill element which is substantially heat-conductive and disposed inside the opening and a cover element which is substantially electrically insulating, that covers at least part of the bottom of the cup and overlaps at least part of the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Edmund Fischer, Rainer Hebel, Thomas Kopp, Wilhelm Schweikert
  • Publication number: 20040080898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (1) comprising an electrically conductive cup (2), which comprises a wall (3) and a bottom (4), and an electrically insulating envelope (5), which covers the exterior of the cup (2) and features an opening (6) on the bottom side that is smaller than the bottom (4) of the cup (2), and a fill element (7), which is effectively heat-conductive and is disposed within the opening (6), and a cover element (8), which is electrically insulating and covers the bottom (4) of the cup (2) and overlaps the envelope (5). Furthermore, the invention relates to an electrolytic capacitor comprising a rounded coil (10) and the housing (1), as well as a housing structure and a structure comprising an electrolytic capacitor. Through the use of a flat cup bottom in connection with a fill element (7) and a cover element (8), improved heat dissipation from the housing (1) can be achieved, as well as a reduction in the cost of manufacturing the cup (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Edmund Fischer, Rainer Hebel, Thomas Kopp, Wilhelm Schweikert
  • Patent number: 6718828
    Abstract: Described is a sensing device, which is suspended in a filling material, particularly a liquid, by means of a cable 30. The cable 30 consists of a cable jacket of insulating material, a shielding jacket 32 of metal mesh beneath the cable jacket 31, and the electrical conductors connected to the sensor proper 11. In accordance with the invention, the shielding jacket 32 also serves to relieve pull. To this end, the end 33 that projects into the sensor housing 10 is exposed, i.e., is free of the insulating jacket material, and has a solid mechanical connection to the adapting piece 21 of a cable seat 20 inserted into the housing 10, and the connection is electrically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Hermann Dieterle, Ewald Bohler
  • Publication number: 20030177838
    Abstract: Described is a sensing device, which is suspended in a filling material, particularly a liquid, by means of a cable 30. The cable 30 consists of a cable jacket of insulating material, a shielding jacket 32 of metal mesh beneath the cable jacket 31, and the electrical conductors connected to the sensor proper 11. In accordance with the invention, the shielding jacket 32 also serves to relieve pull. To this end, the end 33 that projects into the sensor housing 10 is exposed, i.e., is free of the insulating jacket material, and has a solid mechanical connection to the adapting piece 21 of a cable seat 20 inserted into the housing 10, and said connection is electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Hermann Dieterle, Ewald Bohler
  • Publication number: 20030167429
    Abstract: In an electronic chip, it is desirable for the scan cells to be able to be actuated individually during the processing of JTAG instructions. In a chip having a logic circuit which, during normal operation, receives input data via input buffers and/or forwards output data via output buffers and having scan cells which are arranged between the logic circuit and the input and/or output buffers and which, depending on a mode signal, input scan cell data into the logic circuit instead of the input data and/or forward scan cell data to the output buffers instead of the output data, this is achieved by virtue of the chip featuring at least one mode control cell which produces the mode signal and delivers it to the scan cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Karlheinz Krause, Thomas Kopp