Patents by Inventor Chantal Seider

Chantal Seider 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: 9570247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch strip (10) for an apparatus for detecting an obstruction (210) in the movement range (221) of a closure element (220), in particular of an automotive vehicle (200). The switch strip (10) has an inner electrode (20), an outer electrode (30) approximately concentrically surrounding the inner electrode (20) at a distance (D), and a space (40) filled with air, which is arranged between the outer electrode (30) and the inner electrode (20) and which is dielectric. Furthermore, the switch strip (10) has a spacer (50) which is deformable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The spacer (50) spaces and insulates the two electrodes (20, 30) from one another. The outer electrode (30) is deformable by a force (F) applied from the outside. The deformation of the outer electrode (30) is able to at least in portions bring the inner electrode (20) and the outer electrode (30) into contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Standard GmbH
    Inventors: Domenico Clemente, Ulf Barrenscheen, Chantal Seider
  • Publication number: 20160104585
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch strip (10) for an apparatus for detecting an obstruction (210) in the movement range (221) of a closure element (220), in particular of an automotive vehicle (200). The switch strip (10) comprises an inner electrode (20), an outer electrode (30) approximately concentrically surrounding the inner electrode (20) at a distance (D), and a space (40) filled with air, which is arranged between the outer electrode (30) and the inner electrode (20) and which is dielectric. Furthermore, the switch strip (10) comprises a spacer (50) which is deformable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The spacer (50) spaces and insulates the two electrodes (20, 30) from one another. The outer electrode (30) is deformable by a force (F) applied from the outside. The deformation of the outer electrode (30) is able to at least in portions bring the inner electrode (20) and the outer electrode (30) into contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Domenico Clemente, Ulf Barrenscheen, Chantal Seider