Patents by Inventor Dominik Großkurth

Dominik Großkurth 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).

  • Toothed belt with integrated sensor system
    Patent number: 11614143
    Abstract: A toothed belt includes at least one tension member and a plastics material matrix which at least partially encases the tension member. The at least one tension member extends in the plastics material matrix in a running direction and teeth of the toothed belt are formed transversely to the running direction in the plastics material matrix. The tension member is formed from an electrically conductive material and the plastics material matrix is formed from an electrically insulating material. The toothed belt has at least one electronic component which is embedded in the plastics material matrix and has at least one sensor which detects data on a condition parameter of the toothed belt. The at least one electronic component is coupled to the tension member via at least two voltage taps to tap a voltage induced in the tension member to supply the at least one electronic component with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DARMSTADT, BRECO ANTRIEBSTECHNIK BREHER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Steinert, Dominik Großkurth
  • TOOTHED BELT WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210190175
    Abstract: A toothed belt includes at least one tension member and a plastics material matrix which at least partially encases the tension member. The at least one tension member extends in the plastics material matrix in a running direction and teeth of the toothed belt are formed transversely to the running direction in the plastics material matrix. The tension member is formed from an electrically conductive material and the plastics material matrix is formed from an electrically insulating material. The toothed belt has at least one electronic component which is embedded in the plastics material matrix and has at least one sensor which detects data on a condition parameter of the toothed belt. The at least one electronic component is coupled to the tension member via at least two voltage taps to tap a voltage induced in the tension member to supply the at least one electronic component with power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Steinert, Dominik Grosskurth