Patents by Inventor Thomas Kruner

Thomas Kruner 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).

  • Sensor for measuring the speed and/or position of a piston in relation to that of the cylinder it moves inside of in a dashpot or shock absorber
    Patent number: 5233293
    Abstract: A sensor for measuring the speed and/or position of a piston in relation to that of the cylinder it moves inside of in a dashpot of shock absorber for motor vehicles. The sensor consists of a permanent magnet (10) connected to the cylinder (1) and of a sensor winding (9) in the form of a cylindrical coil that operates in conjunction with the magnet. The sensor winding has leads at the ends. Additional leads for a shorter winding component (7 and 8) extend out separately upstream of the ends of the sensor winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: August Bilstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Zhen Huang, Ludger Gesenhues, Hans-Jurgen Hoffmann, Klaus Schmidt, Reinhard Holscher, Thomas Kruner