Patents by Inventor Benjamin Ingenhoven

Benjamin Ingenhoven 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: 9752903
    Abstract: A housing for a field device of automation technology with a screwed connection, which connects a first housing part with an external thread with a second housing part with an internal thread. The screwed connection provides a transition impedance lessened for EMC disturbance signals. The reduction of the transition impedance is achieved by including in the screw thread a screw thread segment, in which a second screw thread type is designed in contrast to a first screw thread type located outside of the screw thread segment to provide a lessened transition impedance. Besides the basic provision that the screw thread is electrically conductive at least in corresponding portions, the second screw thread type can be differently embodied, in order to achieve the lessened transition impedance. This can occur, on the one hand, by providing the second screw thread type as round threads. However, other forms of embodiment of the screw thread segment are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Ingenhoven, Thomas Blodt
  • Publication number: 20160183397
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a field device of automation technology with a screwed connection, which connects a first housing part (2) with an external thread (3) with a second housing part (4) with an internal thread (5). In such case, the screwed connection provides a transition impedance lessened for EMC disturbance signals. The reduction of the transition impedance is achieved according to the invention by including in the screw thread a screw thread segment (6), in which a second screw thread type is designed in contrast to a first screw thread type located outside of the screw thread segment to provide a lessened transition impedance. Besides the basic provision that the screw thread is electrically conductive at least in corresponding portions, the second screw thread type can be differently embodied, in order to achieve the lessened transition impedance. This can occur, on the one hand, by providing the second screw thread type as round threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin Ingenhoven, Thomas Blodt