Patents by Inventor André Keiner

André Keiner 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).

  • Patent number: 9243964
    Abstract: A device (1) converts a force or a pressure into an electrical signal and has a first deformation element (10), in particular a first membrane (12), to apply the force or the pressure to the device (1) and a second deformation element (20), in particular a second membrane (22), to convert the deflection of the force or the pressure into an electrical signal. The first deformation element (10) has a first force transmitter (14), and the second deformation element (20) has a second force transmitter (24) for transmitting the force from the first deformation element (10) to the second deformation element (20). The first force transmitter (14) is rigidly connected at its end distant from the first deformation element (10) to the end of the second force transmitter (24) distant from the second deformation element (20). Both compressive forces and tensile force can be transmitted from the first deformation element (10) to the second deformation element (20) by the first and second force transmitters (14, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HYDAC ELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brode, André Keiner
  • Publication number: 20130305834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for converting a force or a pressure into an electrical signal, the device (1) having a first deformation element (10), in particular a first membrane (12), by means of which the force or the pressure can be applied to the device (1), and a second deformation element (20), in particular a second membrane (22), by means of the deflection of which the force or the pressure can be converted into an electrical signal, wherein the first deformation element (10) has a first force transmitting means (14) and the second deformation element (20) has a second force transmitting means (24) for transmitting the force from the first deformation element (10) to the second deformation element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brode, André Keiner