Patents by Inventor Alexandra Lautenschläger

Alexandra Lautenschläger 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).

  • Component for electrically contacting a piezo stack, a piezo stack, and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 10153419
    Abstract: A piezo component with a contacting component for electrically contacting a piezo stack. The contacting component has an electrically conductive meandering structure for bringing the contacting component into electric contact with inner electrodes of the piezo stack and an electrically conductive contacting device for electrically contacting the contacting component from outside the piezo stack. The meandering structure and the contacting device are arranged at a distance from each other, and a connection element is provided in order to connect the contacting device and the meandering structure in an electrically conductive manner and simultaneously decouple forces between the contacting device and the meandering structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Alexandra Lautenschläger, Marcus Unruh, Claus Zumstrull
  • COMPONENT FOR ELECTRICALLY CONTACTING A PIEZO STACK, A PIEZO STACK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160254435
    Abstract: A piezo component with a contacting component for electrically contacting a piezo stack. The contacting component has an electrically conductive meandering structure for bringing the contacting component into electric contact with inner electrodes of the piezo stack and an electrically conductive contacting device for electrically contacting the contacting component from outside the piezo stack. The meandering structure and the contacting device are arranged at a distance from each other, and a connection element is provided in order to connect the contacting device and the meandering structure in an electrically conductive manner and simultaneously decouple forces between the contacting device and the meandering structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Alexandra Lautenschläger, Marcus Unruh, Claus Zumstrull