Patents by Inventor Christian Thuerigen

Christian Thuerigen 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).

  • Position measuring device for a fluidic cylinder
    Patent number: 8117908
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a position measuring device for a fluidic cylinder, which includes a cylinder jacket and a piston rod longitudinally movable in the cylinder jacket, wherein the position measuring device includes an evaluation unit which determines the position of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder jacket with reference to the intrinsic capacitance of the capacitor formed by cylinder jacket, piston rod and a dielectric fluid acting as a dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Engler, Nejat Mahdavi, Christian Thuerigen
  • Position Measuring Device for a Fluidic Cylinder
    Publication number: 20100089144
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a position measuring device for a fluidic cylinder, which includes a cylinder jacket and a piston rod longitudinally movable in the cylinder jacket, wherein the position measuring device includes an evaluation unit which determines the position of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder jacket with reference to the intrinsic capacitance of the capacitor formed by cylinder jacket, piston rod and a dielectric fluid acting as a dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-ELEKTRONIK GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Engler, Nejat Mahdavi, Christian Thuerigen