Patents by Inventor Bernhard Wild

Bernhard Wild 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: 8627706
    Abstract: A gas-measuring probe for determining a physical characteristic of a measuring gas, in particular the concentration of a gas component or the temperature or pressure of the measuring gas, which includes a sensor element accommodated in a housing, at least one connection cable for the sensor element having an electrical conductor, which is enclosed by an insulation sheath and contacts the sensor element, and a cable channel sealing the housing end, which has at least one axial cable feedthrough through which the connection cable is guided out of the housing. To achieve long-lasting sealing at the cable-exit end of the housing even at higher temperatures, the insulation sheath of the connection cable is at least regionally welded to the cable wall of the cable feedthrough. To this end, a tube made of a material that fuses with the insulation sheath and the cable channel when heated is slipped over the cable section of the connection cable lying inside the cable channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Gregor Jaehnig, Peter Dettling, Stefan Heinzelmann, Bernd Rattay, Bastian Buchholz, Juergen Moratz
  • Publication number: 20130186176
    Abstract: A gas-measuring probe for determining a physical characteristic of a measuring gas, in particular the concentration of a gas component or the temperature or pressure of the measuring gas, which includes a sensor element accommodated in a housing, at least one connection cable for the sensor element having an electrical conductor, which is enclosed by an insulation sheath and contacts the sensor element, and a cable channel sealing the housing end, which has at least one axial cable feedthrough through which the connection cable is guided out of the housing. To achieve long-lasting sealing at the cable-exit end of the housing even at higher temperatures, the insulation sheath of the connection cable is at least regionally welded to the cable wall of the cable feedthrough. To this end, a tube made of a material that fuses with the insulation sheath and the cable channel when heated is slipped over the cable section of the connection cable lying inside the cable channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Bernhard WILD, Rainer MAIER, Gregor JAEHNIG, Peter DETTLING, Stefan HEINZELMANN, Bernd RATTAY, Bastian BUCHHOLZ, Juergen MORATZ
  • Patent number: 7469586
    Abstract: A sensor unit for determining a physical sensor parameter of a measuring gas, in particular an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is provided, which includes a sensor housing and at least one connection cable having an electrically insulating cable sheathing, for the transmission of energy and/or the sensor parameter, the sensor housing having at least one cable opening for the connection cable and at least one sealing element for sheathing and sealing the connection cable, the cable having better sealing than the related art and/or the ability to resist higher temperature loading. According to the invention, this is achieved by at least partially forming the sealing element as tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Thomas Wahl, Juergen Wilde, Gregor Jaehnig, Peter Dettling, Stefan Heinzelmann, Bernd Rattay, Bastian Buchholz, Juergen Moratz
  • Patent number: 7454949
    Abstract: A gas sensor, whose purpose is to determine a physical property of a measuring gas, e.g., to determine the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of an exhaust gas. The gas sensor includes a sensor element arranged in a metal housing which is sealed by at least one sealing element arranged in a metal receptacle. The metal receptacle is affixed to the housing. The sealing element surrounds the sensor element in a centered position along its longitudinal extension L or on its half facing the measuring gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Geier, Helmut Weyl, Siegfried Nees, Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Michael Liebler, Peter Dettling, Bettina Schneider, Craig Magera
  • Patent number: 7210331
    Abstract: A detecting element is described, in particular a gas sensor for detecting the concentration of a gas component in a measuring gas, including a sensor element which is exposable to the measuring gas and has a connecting end section which is contacted by connecting cables and is exposed to a reference gas atmosphere. The end section is accommodated in a protective sleeve having a radial opening over which a gas-permeable diaphragm covering the at least one radial opening is provided, the diaphragm, in turn, being engaged by a clamping sleeve having at least one radial opening. To avoid the axial penetration of liquids between the clamping sleeve and the diaphragm, which would cause the detecting element to malfunction, the clamping sleeve is caulked axially above and below the radial openings. Both caulking zones are designed in such a way that the diaphragm is compressed with increasing force from the inner caulking edges facing each other to the outer caulking edges facing away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Weyl, Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Michael Liebler, Peter Dettling, Lars Berger
  • Publication number: 20070033986
    Abstract: A gas-measuring probe for determining a physical characteristic of a measuring gas, in particular the concentration of a gas component or the temperature or pressure of the measuring gas, which includes a sensor element accommodated in a housing, at least one connection cable for the sensor element having an electrical conductor, which is enclosed by an insulation sheath and contacts the sensor element, and a cable channel sealing the housing end, which has at least one axial cable feedthrough through which the connection cable is guided out of the housing. To achieve long-lasting sealing at the cable-exit end of the housing even at higher temperatures, the insulation sheath of the connection cable is at least regionally welded to the cable wall of the cable feedthrough. To this end, a tube made of a material that fuses with the insulation sheath and the cable channel when heated is slipped over the cable section of the connection cable lying inside the cable channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Gregor Jaehnig, Peter Dettling, Stefan Heinzelmann, Bernd Rattay, Bastian Buchholz, Juergen Moratz
  • Publication number: 20070000304
    Abstract: A sensor unit for determining a physical sensor parameter of a measuring gas, in particular an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is provided, which includes a sensor housing and at least one connection cable having an electrically insulating cable sheathing, for the transmission of energy and/or the sensor parameter, the sensor housing having at least one cable opening for the connection cable and at least one sealing element for sheathing and sealing the connection cable, the cable having better sealing than the related art and/or the ability to resist higher temperature loading. According to the invention, this is achieved by at least partially forming the sealing element as tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Thomas Wahl, Juergen Wilde, Gregor Jaehnig, Peter Dettling, Stefan Heinzelmann, Bernd Rattay, Bastian Buchholz, Juergen Moratz
  • Publication number: 20060162422
    Abstract: A gas sensor, whose purpose is to determine a physical property of a measuring gas, e.g., to determine the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of an exhaust gas. The gas sensor includes a sensor element arranged in a metal housing which is sealed by at least one sealing element arranged in a metal receptacle. The metal receptacle is affixed to the housing. The sealing element surrounds the sensor element in a centered position along its longitudinal extension L or on its half facing the measuring gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Geier, Helmut Weyl, Siegfried Nees, Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Michael Liebler, Peter Dettling, Bettina Schneider, Craig Magera
  • Publication number: 20050072211
    Abstract: A detecting element is described, in particular a gas sensor for detecting the concentration of a gas component in a measuring gas, including a sensor element which is exposable to the measuring gas and has a connecting end section which is contacted by connecting cables and is exposed to a reference gas atmosphere. The end section is accommodated in a protective sleeve having a radial opening over which a gas-permeable diaphragm covering the at least one radial opening is provided, the diaphragm, in turn, being engaged by a clamping sleeve having at least one radial opening. To avoid the axial penetration of liquids between the clamping sleeve and the diaphragm, which would cause the detecting element to malfunction, the clamping sleeve is caulked axially above and below the radial openings. Both caulking zones are designed in such a way that the diaphragm is compressed with increasing force from the inner caulking edges facing each other to the outer caulking edges facing away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut Weyl, Bernhard Wild, Rainer Maier, Michael Liebler, Peter Dettling, Lars Berger
  • Patent number: 6758082
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element for determining at least one physical quantity of a gas, e.g., for determining the concentration of a gas component in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine or the temperature of the exhaust gas. The sensor element is fixed in position by the sealing system in a housing of the gas sensor. The sealing system includes at least one sealing element, which includes a mixture of a ceramic material and a glass. The hemisphere temperature of the glass is above 750° Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Geier, Helmut Weyl, Siegfried Nees, Bernhard Wild, Thomas Egner, Peter Dettling
  • Publication number: 20030015020
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element for determining at least one physical quantity of a gas, e.g., for determining the concentration of a gas component in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine or the temperature of the exhaust gas. The sensor element is fixed in position by the sealing system in a housing of the gas sensor. The sealing system includes at least one sealing element, which includes a mixture of a ceramic material and a glass. The hemisphere temperature of the glass is above 750° Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Heinz Geier, Helmut Weyl, Siegfried Nees, Bernhard Wild, Thomas Egner, Peter Dettling
  • Patent number: 6487890
    Abstract: measuring sensor, in particular for determining the oxygen content in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, includes a sensor element which is axially arranged in a metallic housing and which is contacted by at least one connecting cable, which is brought axially out of the housing, through a support sleeve member, and which has a cable insulation, a reference atmosphere for the sensor element being introducible into the housing, and the cable insulation, at the surface area, having, at least in certain regions, at least one gas-permeable section, such that the reference atmosphere arrives inside the cable insulation and, from there, in the housing. The gas-permeable region of the cable insulation is directly contiguous to the cable-output end of the support-sleeve member and sheathed there by a porous tube of gas-permeable PTFE material, while allowing for a radial clearance between the porous PTFE tube and the gas-permeable section of the cable insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Weyl, Bernhard Wild, Peter Dettling
  • Patent number: 6474655
    Abstract: A seal is proposed for a sensor element of a gas sensor, in particular for determining the oxygen content in exhaust gases of combustion engines. The seal has a sealing element, which is fixed in position in a longitudinal bore of a metallic housing. The sealing element contains a mixture of steatite and at least one low-melting-point glass. To manufacture the seal, a prefabricated sealing ring made of a mixture of steatite powder and powdered glass is used, which is pressed in the longitudinal bore, the sealing ring being subjected to a thermal treatment, in which the glass is melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Weyl, Bernhard Wild, Peter Dettling
  • Patent number: 6342140
    Abstract: A measuring device (e.g., an electrochemical sensor) has a sensor element arranged at a measuring point, the sensor element being arranged in a housing, which is linked via electrical connecting lines to an evaluation circuit away from the measuring point, and the electrical connecting lines being routed, at least in the vicinity of the measuring point, in a protective device. Provision is made that the protective device is joined, with a force-locking and form-locking fit, to the housing via an attachment device, which embraces (surrounds) the housing and the protective device, to form a sealing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Weyl, Bernhard Wild, Hans-Martin Wiedenmann
  • Patent number: 6039856
    Abstract: A measuring device, in particular, an electrochemical sensor, has a sensor element arranged at a measuring point. The sensor element is arranged in a housing and is connected via electrical connecting lines to an evaluation circuit away from the measuring point. The electrical connecting lines are run, at least in the vicinity of the measuring point, in a protective device. The protective device forms a sealing seat with the housing. The housing in the area of the sealing seat, at least in some areas, has a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Weyl, Bernhard Wild
  • Patent number: 5372514
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a holding device for battery-powered electrical appliances as, for example, shavers, hair cutters and the like, which include at least one rechargeable storage cell, in which the storage cell of the electrical appliance is connected to a source of power for recharging purposes by a coupling means establishing electrical contact. In addition to providing the retaining members, the holding device includes a coupling means for establishing electrical contact between the electrical appliance one the one side and an electrical lead or a source of power on the other side, and an interlocking device arranged between the electrical appliance and the coupling means such as to selectively permit an electrical connection to be made between the electrical appliance and the coupling means. Following removal of an interlocking device, for example, by hand, the connector plug of the electrical appliance may be plugged into the connector socket of the coupling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Braun Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Odemer, Roland Ullmann, Bernhard Wild