Patents by Inventor Christian Ziep

Christian Ziep 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: 11313664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measuring device for determining the thickness of a dielectric layer on a conductive substrate. The device comprises a resonance cavity for electromagnetic fields which has a rotationally symmetrical wall, an end plate and an open end and is adapted to be positioned with the open end on the dielectric layer. The device further comprises an antenna which is adapted to excite an electro-magnetic field in the resonance cavity, a reflection measuring unit for determining at least one property of the electromagnetic field and an evaluation circuit for determining the thickness of the dielectric layer from the at least one property of the electromagnetic field. A diameter of the rotationally symmetrical wall varies in a longitudinal direction of the resonance cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Ziep, Maik Richter, Johann Hinken
  • Publication number: 20210372765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measuring device for determining the thickness of a dielectric layer on a conductive substrate. The device comprises a resonance cavity for electromagnetic fields which has a rotationally symmetrical wall, an end plate and an open end and is adapted to be positioned with the open end on the dielectric layer. The device further comprises an antenna which is adapted to excite an electro-magnetic field in the resonance cavity, a reflection measuring unit for determining at least one property of the electromagnetic field and an evaluation circuit for determining the thickness of the dielectric layer from the at least one property of the electromagnetic field. A diameter of the rotationally symmetrical wall varies in a longitudinal direction of the resonance cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Ziep, Maik Richter, Johann Hinken
  • Patent number: 8049495
    Abstract: A probe for a magnetic remanence measurement method, in particular for detecting foreign material deposits and inclusions in hollow spaces, the hollow spaces being formed in a non-ferromagnetic material and the foreign material deposits and inclusions being made of a ferromagnetic material, wherein the probe includes at least one magnetic field sensor, at least one first and one second magnet, the magnets being configured before the at least one magnetic field sensor in a direction of introduction into the hollow space, and being situated relative to one another in such a way that their pole axes run non-parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Beller, Wolf-Dieter Feist, Johann Hinken, Christian Ziep
  • Publication number: 20090102471
    Abstract: A probe for a magnetic remanence measurement method, in particular for detecting foreign material deposits and inclusions in hollow spaces, the hollow spaces being formed in a non-ferromagnetic material and the foreign material deposits and inclusions being made of a ferromagnetic material, wherein the probe includes at least one magnetic field sensor, at least one first and one second magnet, the magnets being configured before the at least one magnetic field sensor in a direction of introduction into the hollow space, and being situated relative to one another in such a way that their pole axes run non-parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas BELLER, Wolf-Dieter Feist, Johann Hinken, Christian Ziep