Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Lindner

Hans-Peter Lindner 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).

  • Force transducer forming a capacitive load cell
    Patent number: 9335226
    Abstract: A force transducer, in particular a load cell, includes a spring body that deforms when loaded with a force or load to be measured. Two support parts, which are separated by a gap, are moved out of a position of rest. A capacitive displacement detector is used to detect the relative movement of the support parts, where the capacitor includes two electrode combs that are each held on one of the support parts and includes a multiplicity of electrode fingers. The electrode combs are configured designed and mounted on the two support parts such that the electrode fingers of the one electrode comb pass into the finger interspaces of the other electrode comb when the spring body is loaded so that the force transducer is resistant to overloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karlheinz Amtmann, Dominik Braun, Jörg Hassel, Harry Hedler, Hans-Peter Lindner, Delphine Meunier, Daniel Reznik, Klaus Röther, Dirk Scheibner, Arno Steckenborn, Oliver Theile
  • FORCE TRANSDUCER FORMING A CAPACITIVE LOAD CELL
    Publication number: 20140123772
    Abstract: A force transducer, in particular a load cell, includes a spring body that deforms when loaded with a force or load to be measured. Two support parts, which are separated by a gap, are moved out of a position of rest. A capacitive displacement detector is used to detect the relative movement of the support parts, where the capacitor includes two electrode combs that are each held on one of the support parts and includes a multiplicity of electrode fingers. The electrode combs are configured designed and mounted on the two support parts such that the electrode fingers of the one electrode comb pass into the finger interspaces of the other electrode comb when the spring body is loaded so that the force transducer is resistant to overloading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Karlheinz Amtmann, Dominik Braun, Jörg Hassel, Harry Hedler, Hans-Peter Lindner, Delphine Meunier, Daniel Reznik, Klaus Röther, Dirk Scheibner, Arno Steckenborn, Oliver Theile