Patents by Inventor Thomas Wisspeintner

Thomas Wisspeintner 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).

  • Publication number: 20230366489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the pressure-tight feedthrough of a line comprising a deformable jacket through a feedthrough in a wall which separates a first pressure area from a second pressure area with a sleeve surrounding the line in the area of the feedthrough, which has at least two spaced annular constrictions, notches, grooves or the like created by forming, between which the material of the jacket is compressed by forming into an integral ring seal acting between the jacket and the sleeve, where the sleeve is being pressure-tightly connected or being connectable to the wall around the feedthrough, at least from one side. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a corresponding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Stelzl, Axel Seikowsky, Christian Ecke, Thomas Wisspeintner
  • Publication number: 20230188009
    Abstract: A sensor system having a distance sensor (1) for detecting the distance between two objects (3,4) that can be moved relative to one another and having a magnetic field sensor (2) for detecting a magnetic field between the objects (3,4), in particular for detecting a gap width and a magnetic field between a rotor and a stator, and having a selection device (13), wherein a measurement signal from the distance sensor (1) or a measurement signal from the magnetic field sensor (2) can be supplied for further processing via the selection device (13). Furthermore, a method for operating a sensor system is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Michael KURAN, Norbert REINDL, Thomas HASLINGER, Thomas WISSPEINTNER, Guenter SCHALLMOSER
  • Publication number: 20220155445
    Abstract: A measurement system for optical measurement, in particular for measuring distance and/or position and/or speed and/or colour, defines at least one outer fixing point, which defines an outer coordinate system or lies therein, and at least one inner fixing point, which defines an inner coordinate system or lies therein. The two coordinate systems have a unique position relative to one another, which implies an adjustment or calibration of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Lars TOBESCHAT, Christoph GRUEBER, Thomas WISSPEINTNER
  • Publication number: 20200309574
    Abstract: With regard to reliable measurements in the high temperature range with constructionally simple means, the invention relates to a displacement sensor operating without contact having a sensor element (1) suitable for high temperatures and electronics comprising drive and/or evaluation electronics that are coupled electrically to the sensor element (1), which displacement sensor is characterized in that the electronics are designed for a temperature range above 125° C. and are connected directly to the sensor element (1) or integrated in the sensor element (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas WISSPEINTNER, Harald HAAS, Tobias SCHOPF, Reinhold HOENICKA
  • Patent number: 10060762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor element for an inductive sensor used for a displacement or distance measurement by means of a magnetic field that varies according to the distance from the measurement object but that remains temporally constant. In said sensor, thin ferromagnetic material is integrated into a substrate. The invention also relates to a sensor comprising said sensor element and to a method for producing the sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Pfaffinger, Werner Groemmer, Karl Wisspeintner, Guenter Schallmoser, Thomas Wisspeintner
  • Publication number: 20180011005
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the inline trace analysis of a liquid, preferably of an aqueous process solution, comprising: a housing (1); a micro-channel (2) through which the liquid to be examined is allowed to flow and into which light of a light source (3) is coupled; a detector (4) for light emerging from the micro-channel (2); and a user interface (5) for monitoring and/or operating the apparatus. The micro-channel (2), the detector (4) and/or the user interface (5) are arranged in the housing (1) and/or are integrated into the housing (1), and the housing (1) has a connection (6) for feeding the liquid in the micro-channel (2) and a connection (7) for power supply of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Gerhard Kirschner, Thomas Wisspeintner, Martin Sczepan, Helmut Hummel, Alfred Lechner, Michael Bauhuber
  • Patent number: 9574865
    Abstract: A method for detecting magnetic fields, particularly for detecting the position of objects with a preferably oblong, soft-magnetic element, which is connected to electronics, with via the electronics the impedance of the soft-magnetic material is measured, characterized in that a magnetic field is used in which by the position of an object which is located in an arrangement with the soft-magnetic material the magnetic field develops at the location of the soft-magnetic material, with the magnetic permeability ? of the soft-magnetic material adjusting, depending on the magnetic field and thus the position of the object. A respective device serves for applying the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Pfaffinger, Johann Hofer, Felix Mednikov, Thomas Wisspeintner, Guenter Schallmoser
  • Publication number: 20160209240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor element for an inductive sensor used for a displacement or distance measurement by means of a magnetic field that varies according to the distance from the measurement object but that remains temporally constant. In said sensor, thin ferromagnetic material is integrated into a substrate. The invention also relates to a sensor comprising said sensor element and to a method for producing the sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Pfaffinger, Werner Groemmer, Karl Wisspeintner, Guenter Schallmoser, Thomas Wisspeintner
  • Patent number: 9347800
    Abstract: Sensor with a one-layer or multi-layer sensor element operating in a contact-free manner and a housing 14 comprising an electric/electronic connection and, in given cases, electronic components, where the sensor element comprises a coil arrangement 1 whose windings 3 have a defined line width 5, line thickness 6, and line spacing 7 per layer 2 and whose layers 2 have a defined layer thickness 8b and, in given cases, a defined layer spacing 8a, characterized in that the sensor element is built up from ceramic layers in the sense of multi-layer ceramics and that with respect to traditional coil arrangements the layer thickness 8b or the layer spacing 8a is reduced and the number of windings per cross-sectional surface area is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Torsten Thelemann, Tobias Schopf, Thomas Wisspeintner
  • Publication number: 20130141081
    Abstract: A method for detecting magnetic fields, particularly for detecting the position of objects with a preferably oblong, soft-magnetic element, which is connected to electronics, with via the electronics the impedance of the soft-magnetic material is measured, characterized in that a magnetic field is used in which by the position of an object which is located in an arrangement with the soft-magnetic material the magnetic field develops at the location of the soft-magnetic material, with the magnetic permeability ? of the soft-magnetic material adjusting, depending on the magnetic field and thus the position of the object. A respective device serves for applying the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Pfaffinger, Johann Hofer, Felix Mednikov, Thomas Wisspeintner, Guenter Schallmoser
  • Publication number: 20130033256
    Abstract: Sensor with a one-layer or multi-layer sensor element operating in a contact-free manner and a housing comprising an electric/electronic connection and, in given cases, electronic components, where the sensor element comprises a coil arrangement whose windings have a defined line width, line thickness, and line spacing per layer and whose layers have a defined layer thickness and, in given cases, a defined layer spacing, characterized in that the sensor element is built up from ceramic layers in the sense of multi-layer ceramics and that with respect to traditional coil arrangements the line width is reduced and the number of windings per cross-sectional surface area is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: MICRO-EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Torsten Thelemann, Tobias Schopf, Thomas Wisspeintner