Patents by Inventor Edmond De Volder

Edmond De Volder 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: 9266267
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Edmond De Volder, Dietmar Huber, Andreas Doering, Jakob Schillinger, Martin Watzlawik, Lothar Biebricher
  • Patent number: 9061454
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Edmond De Volder, Dietmar Huber, Andreas Doering, Jakob Schillinger, Martin Watzlawik, Lothar Biebricher
  • Patent number: 8820160
    Abstract: A method for producing a sensor element, wherein at least parts of the sensor element are subjected to at least one plasma treatment process during production. The plasma treatment process may be either a plasma cleaning process and/or a plasma activation process. During the plasma treatment process, a base element and/or a carrier element of the sensor element is subjected to a plasma treatment process before a placement process and/or before a contact-connecting process with electrical connection means. The sensor element is equipped with at least one measurement probe element and/or at least one electronic circuit. This method is used to produce a sensor element, such as a speed sensor element, that may be used in a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG Co. oHG
    Inventors: Andreas Doering, Edmond De Volder, Dietmar Huber, Jakob Schillinger, Martin Watzlawik
  • Publication number: 20130175733
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Edmond De Volder, Dietmar Huber, Andress Doering, Jakob Schillinger, Martin Watzlawik, Lothar Biebricher
  • Publication number: 20110179889
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Edmond De Volder, Dietmar Huber, Andreas Doering, Jakob Schillinger, Martin Watzlawik, Lothar Biebricher
  • Publication number: 20110175598
    Abstract: A method for producing a sensor element, wherein at least parts of the sensor element are subjected to at least one plasma treatment process during production. The plasma treatment process may be either a plasma cleaning process and/or a plasma activation process. During the plasma treatment process, a base element and/or a carrier element of the sensor element is subjected to a plasma treatment process before a placement process and/or before a contact-connecting process with electrical connection means. The sensor element is equipped with at least one measurement probe element and/or at least one electronic circuit. This method is used to produce a sensor element, such as a speed sensor element, that may be used in a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Andreas Doering, Edmond De Volder, Dietmar Huber, Jakob Schillinger, Martin Watzlawik
  • Patent number: 6334361
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sensor and a method of its manufacture. The sensor is used to sense position shifts, motional velocities or rotational speeds of an encoder and comprises a housing which accommodates electric components. The housing is made up of a first housing part of plastics which is at least in part enwrapped by a second injection-molded housing part that is also made of plastics. The first housing part is designed integrally with at least one positioning element molecularly interfaced with the second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Edmond De Volder, Andre Goossens, Marc Panis, Peter Volz