Patents by Inventor Andreas Tschepp

Andreas Tschepp 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).

  • Publication number: 20260140003
    Abstract: Sensor module has one or more sensor pairs with a first sensor and a second sensor, each having an electrode for a ground terminal and an electrode for a signal terminal. The sensor module has at least one ground line as well as a first signal line and a second signal line. The first signal line is connected to the signal terminal of the first sensor, the second signal line is connected to the signal terminal of the second sensor, and the ground line is connected to the ground terminals of the first and second sensors. The sensor module extends in a longitudinal direction L from a beginning to an end, and the ground line and the signal lines run from the beginning to the end of the sensor module without crossing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Stefan POLLASCHEK, Anton HORAK, Martin BREINEDER, Gerhard DOMANN, Martin ZIRKL, Andreas TSCHEPP, Johannes ZIEGLER, Thomas GERLACH, Stephan RUTTLOFF
  • Patent number: 12622175
    Abstract: A piezoelectric sensor, comprising at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, and a piezoelectric material, wherein the piezoelectric material has an anisotropic electromechanical coupling and the at least one first and second electrodes are at least in part embedded in the piezoelectric material, the piezoelectric material having a first surface wherein the electrodes extend vertically within the piezoelectric material from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Barbara Stadlober, Martin Zirkl, Philipp Schaffner, Andreas Tschepp
  • Patent number: 11994441
    Abstract: A sensor device comprising at least a first substrate, a capacitive sensor for recording the approach of an object, a piezoelectric sensor for recording a pressure, wherein the capacitive sensor is arranged on a first side of the first substrate and the piezoelectric sensor is arranged on a second side of the first substrate, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, or wherein the capacitive sensor and the piezoelectric sensor are arranged on the same side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
    Inventors: Stephan Johann Mühlbacher-Karrer, Hubert Zangl, Herbert Gold, Georg Jakopic, Andreas Tschepp
  • Publication number: 20210408364
    Abstract: A piezoelectric sensor, comprising at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, and a piezoelectric material, wherein the piezoelectric material has an anisotropic electromechanical coupling and the at least one first and second electrodes are at least in part embedded in the piezoelectric material, the piezoelectric material having a first surface wherein the electrodes extend vertically within the piezoelectric material from the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Barbara Stadlober, Martin Zirkl, Philipp Schäffner, Andreas Tschepp
  • Publication number: 20210396612
    Abstract: A sensor device comprising at least a first substrate, a capacitive sensor for recording the approach of an object, a piezoelectric sensor for recording a pressure, wherein the capacitive sensor is arranged on a first side of the first substrate and the piezoelectric sensor is arranged on a second side of the first substrate, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, or wherein the capacitive sensor and the piezoelectric sensor are arranged on the same side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Stephan Johann Mühlbacher-Karrer, Hubert Zangl, Herbert Gold, Georg Jakopic, Andreas Tschepp