Patents by Inventor Uwe Hoerner

Uwe Hoerner 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).

  • Method for operating a piezoceramic sensor and circuit for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 8872411
    Abstract: In the case of a method for operating a piezoceramic sensor with an evaluation electrode, an electrical signal generated by the piezoceramic sensor at the evaluation electrode is evaluated to determine an actuating state of the piezoceramic sensor. The evaluation electrode is subjected to a predetermined reference potential during recurring time intervals, in order to reference the evaluation electrode with the reference potential during these time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH
    Inventors: Henry Fluhrer, Uwe Hoerner
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A PIEZOCERAMIC SENSOR AND CIRCUIT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20130009518
    Abstract: In the case of a method for operating a piezoceramic sensor with an evaluation electrode, an electrical signal generated by the piezoceramic sensor at the evaluation electrode is evaluated to determine an actuating state of the piezoceramic sensor. The evaluation electrode is subjected to a predetermined reference potential during recurring time intervals, in order to reference the evaluation electrode with the reference potential during these time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERAETEBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Henry Fluhrer, Uwe Hoerner