Patents by Inventor Frank Then

Frank Then 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).

  • Method and arrangement for manufacturing a control device offering haptic feedback
    Patent number: 10817060
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a control device comprising an actuator for generating a haptic feedback. The method includes providing at least two flat anchors each of which comprises a connecting element for connection to a support component. The connecting element is arranged differently on each of the flat anchors. An actuator solenoid and the support component are mounted within the control device. A distance between the actuator solenoid and a predetermined point on the support component is determined to obtain a determined distance. One flat anchor is selected from the flat anchors based on an actual distance to the actuator solenoid when the one flat anchor is connected to the support component corresponding to a specific requirement, the actual distance being determined based on the determined distance. The one flat anchor selected is mounted within the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: PREH GMBH
    Inventors: Ottmar Gleissner, Frank Then
  • Method and arrangement for manufacturing a control device offering haptic feedback
    Publication number: 20180150139
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a control device comprising an actuator for generating a haptic feedback. The method includes providing at least two flat anchors each of which comprises a connecting element for connection to a support component. The connecting element is arranged differently on each of the flat anchors. An actuator solenoid and the support component are mounted within the control device. A distance between the actuator solenoid and a predetermined point on the support component is determined to obtain a determined distance. One flat anchor is selected from the flat anchors based on an actual distance to the actuator solenoid when the one flat anchor is connected to the support component corresponding to a specific requirement, the actual distance being determined based on the determined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: PREH GMBH
    Inventors: OTTMAR GLEISSNER, Frank Then