Patents by Inventor Damian Georges

Damian Georges 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).

  • Tire sensor and method of assembly
    Patent number: 6951139
    Abstract: A stress sensor includes two capacitor plates held in a spaced-apart relationship by a connector block situated therebetween. The connector block includes a plurality of rods protruding from opposite connector block sides and extending into a respective capacitor plate to attach peripheral portions of each capacitor plate to the connector block. A small air gap is maintained between peripheral portions of the capacitor plates by the inclusion of a spacer member. Terminal end portions of the protruding rods are deformed such as by the application of heat over an outer surface of the capacitor plates to retain the capacitor plates in a fixed mutual relationship. The terminal end portions of the rods further serve to prevent horizontal or vertical slippage between the capacitor plates when the sensor is vulcanized into rubber compounds such as in a tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Rene Francois Reuter, Claude Ernest Félix Boes, Peter Phelps Roch, Rene Jean Zimmer, Damian Georges
  • Tire sensor and method of assembly
    Publication number: 20050120801
    Abstract: A stress sensor includes two capacitor plates held in a spaced-apart relationship by a connector block situated therebetween. The connector block includes a plurality of rods protruding from opposite connector block sides and extending into a respective capacitor plate to attach peripheral portions of each capacitor plate to the connector block. A small air gap is maintained between peripheral portions of the capacitor plates by the inclusion of a spacer member. Terminal end portions of the protruding rods are deformed such as by the application of heat over an outer surface of the capacitor plates to retain the capacitor plates in a fixed mutual relationship. The terminal end portions of the rods further serve to prevent horizontal or vertical slippage between the capacitor plates when the sensor is vulcanized into rubber compounds such as in a tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Rene Reuter, Claude Felix Boes, Peter Roch, Rene Zimmer, Damian Georges