Patents by Inventor Bernhard Knuettel

Bernhard Knuettel 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: 20100315221
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for measuring wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper, comprising a gear mechanism for converting the wear-induced displacement into a rotary movement, having a sensor for detecting the rotary movement, wherein a contact-free coupling is provided for transmitting the rotary movement to the sensor. The apparatus is designed in such a way that the sensor generates an analogue or pulse-width-modulated detection signal for determining the wear-induced displacement of the brake lining, wherein the detection signal corresponds to the respective displacement caused by the rotary movement. The invention also related to a corresponding method for measuring the wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PREH GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schmitt, Martin Blaufuss, Bernhard Knuettel
  • Patent number: 7808374
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for measuring wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper, comprising a gear mechanism for converting the wear-induced displacement into a rotary movement, having a sensor for detecting the rotary movement, wherein a contact-free coupling is provided for transmitting the rotary movement to the sensor. The apparatus is designed in such a way that the sensor generates an analogue or pulse-width-modulated detection signal for determining the wear-induced displacement of the brake lining, wherein the detection signal corresponds to the respective displacement caused by the rotary movement. The invention also related to a corresponding method for measuring the wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: PREH GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schmitt, Martin Blaufuss, Bernhard Knuettel
  • Publication number: 20090177362
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for measuring wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper, comprising a gear mechanism for converting the wear-induced displacement into a rotary movement, having a sensor for detecting the rotary movement, wherein a contact-free coupling is provided for transmitting the rotary movement to the sensor. The apparatus is designed in such a way that the sensor generates an analogue or pulse-width-modulated detection signal for determining the wear-induced displacement of the brake lining, wherein the detection signal corresponds to the respective displacement caused by the rotary movement. The invention also related to a corresponding method for measuring the wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Hans-Michael SCHMITT, Martin Blaufuss, Bernhard Knuettel
  • Patent number: 7146723
    Abstract: The mechanical connection of contacts through induction soldering is improved. To which end, a plastic dome is produced through preliminary encapsulation by injection molding of at least one contact and subsequent final encapsulation, where the two contact geometries to be joined can, for example, be premated. With an appropriate solder preform, the plug-in connection can be secured through induction soldering by enclosing this dome. The appropriate tool is then placed over the plastic dome, by which the heat generated melts the solder preform and securely joins the two contacts to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Preh-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schmitt, Klaus Hemmert, Bernhard Knuettel, Oswald Reuss, Annegret Suckfuell
  • Publication number: 20040003936
    Abstract: The mechanical connection of contacts through induction soldering is improved. To which end, a plastic dome is produced through preliminary encapsulation by injection molding of at least one contact and subsequent final encapsulation, where the two contact geometries to be joined can, for example, be premated. With an appropriate solder preform, the plug-in connection can be secured through induction soldering by enclosing this dome. The appropriate tool is then placed over the plastic dome, by which the heat generated melts the solder preform and securely joins the two contacts to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schmitt, Klaus Hemmert, Bernhard Knuettel, Oswald Reuss, Annegret Suckfuell