Patents by Inventor Udo Sobe

Udo Sobe 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).

  • Rotational rate gyroscope with decoupled orthogonal primary and secondary oscillations
    Patent number: 6561029
    Abstract: A rotational rate gyroscope for detecting rotation thereof comprises a base member, a primary oscillator supported by its primary oscillator suspension so as to be movable with respect to the base member, and a secondary oscillator supported by a secondary oscillator suspension, separate from primary oscillator suspension, so as to be movable with respect to the primary oscillator. The secondary oscillator suspension is designed such that movement that can be applied to the primary oscillator can be transferred to the secondary oscillator, whereas the movement of the secondary oscillator effected by the Coriolis force substantially is not transferred back to the primary oscillator. In addition thereto, the major surfaces of the primary oscillator and of the secondary oscillator extend substantially in the same plane, with the movement of the primary oscillator and/or of the secondary oscillator also taking place in this plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft fur angewandte Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Folkmer, Wolfram Geiger, Walter Lang, Udo Sobe
  • Rotational rate gyroscope with decoupled orthogonal primary and secondary oscillations
    Publication number: 20020088279
    Abstract: A rotational rate gyroscope for detecting rotation thereof comprises a base member, a primary oscillator supported by its primary oscillator suspension so as to be movable with respect to the base member, and a secondary oscillator supported by a secondary oscillator suspension, separate from primary oscillator suspension, so as to be movable with respect to the primary oscillator. The secondary oscillator suspension is designed such that movement that can be applied to the primary oscillator can be transferred to the secondary oscillator, whereas the movement of the secondary oscillator effected by the Coriolis force substantially is not transferred back to the primary oscillator. In addition thereto, the major surfaces of the primary oscillator and of the secondary oscillator extend substantially in the same plane, with the movement of the primary oscillator and/or of the secondary oscillator also taking place in this plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Bernd Folkmer, Wolfram Geiger, Walter Lang, Udo Sobe
  • Rotation rate sensor with uncoupled mutually perpendicular primary and secondary oscillations
    Patent number: 6349597
    Abstract: A rotational rate gyroscope (100) for detecting rotation thereof comprises a base member (102), a primary oscillator (106) supported by its primary oscillator suspension (104) so as to be movable with respect to the base member (102), and a secondary oscillator (114) supported by a secondary oscillator suspension (112), separate from primary oscillator suspension (104), so as to be movable with respect to the primary oscillator (106). The secondary oscillator suspension (112) is designed such that movement that can be applied to the primary oscillator (106) can be transferred to the secondary oscillator (114), whereas the movement of the secondary oscillator (114) effected by the Coriolis force substantially is not transferred back to the primary oscillator (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft fur angewandte Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Folkmer, Wolfram Geiger, Walter Lang, Udo Sobe