Patents by Inventor Christian Plankl

Christian Plankl 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).

  • RF-shielding housing for a circuit, for example for the control circuit of a motor-vehicle air-bag
    Patent number: 5473109
    Abstract: An RF-shielding multicomponent metallic or metal-coated circuit housing (W, D) contains a printed circuit board (L), and a plug (S) which is connected to plug terminals (P) provided in the printed circuit board (L). A housing section (W) has a bay (E/B) which has metallic or metal-coated walls (B) which are at housing potential in the assembled state of the housing (W, D) and in which (E/B) the plug (S) is mounted. The bay (E/B) is open at one side face (M), the "open side face" (M), facing the inside (Q) of the housing, the bay (E/B) having edges (C) situated in a single plane and facing the open side face. The open side face (M) is covered by the printed circuit board (L) in the assembled state of the housing (W, D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Plankl, Robert Gruber, Josef Dirmeyer