Patents by Inventor Achim Speigel

Achim Speigel 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).

  • System for detecting obstacles
    Patent number: 6600284
    Abstract: In an arrangement for detecting obstacles, particularly during the automatic closing of convertible tops, motor-vehicle windows or the like, a capacitive sensor device is provided, made up of an electrically conductive transmitter area on the one side and an electrically conductive sensor wire and at least one essentially potential-free metal area on the other side of an insulator, the transmitter area and the sensor wire being linked to an evaluation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Weber, Jürgen Hoetzel, Ega Tschiskale, Oliver Lamparth, Achim Speigel