Patents by Inventor Claus Heigl

Claus Heigl 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).

  • Control device for a vehicle with a housing having a pressure sensor
    Patent number: 9857257
    Abstract: A control device (1) for a vehicle with a housing (2) having a pressure sensor (3), arranged in a pressure chamber (4) in a pressure-tight manner with respect to the interior space of the housing (2). The housing (2) having a membrane aperture (2.1) closed by an air-permeable but not water-permeable membrane (5). The housing (2) is designed with a housing duct (6) which in an installation position of the control device (1) extends downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and in relation to the volume of the pressure chamber (4) the housing duct (6) has a duct volume in such that with the control device (1) completely immersed in water, a residual volume of air remains upstream of the membrane (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Jürgen Eckart, Roberto Schlenker, Erwin Kreitmeyr, Claus Heigl
  • Control device for a vehicle with a housing having a pressure sensor
    Publication number: 20150338299
    Abstract: A control device (1) for a vehicle with a housing (2) having a pressure sensor (3), arranged in a pressure chamber (4) in a pressure-tight manner with respect to the interior space of the housing (2). The housing (2) having a membrane aperture (2.1) closed by an air-permeable but not water-permeable membrane (5). The housing (2) is designed with a housing duct (6) which in an installation position of the control device (1) extends downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and in relation to the volume of the pressure chamber (4) the housing duct (6) has a duct volume in such that with the control device (1) completely immersed in water, a residual volume of air remains upstream of the membrane (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jürgen Eckert, Roberto Schlenker, Erwin Kreitmeyr, Claus Heigl