Patents by Inventor Harry Skarpil

Harry Skarpil 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).

  • Publication number: 20120188778
    Abstract: A seat-belt buckle for securing persons in motor vehicles, including at least one sensor unit which is designed in such a manner that it can detect the closure state of the seat-belt buckle, the seat-belt buckle having an illumination unit which is integrated, together with the sensor unit, in a common sensor/illumination subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicants: Continental Automotive GMBH, Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Sibylle Buettner, Frank Grunwald, Harry Skarpil, Stephan Risch, Bernhard Schmid
  • Patent number: 7975562
    Abstract: A belt force measuring device with a measuring spring, the displacement thereof being a measurement for the belt force, and with a transmitter, being assigned to the measuring spring, and with a sensor element, being also assigned to the measuring spring, wherein the displacement of measuring spring, effects a change of position of the sensor element in relation to the transmitter. The change of position is detected by the sensor element as measurement for the belt force and the belt force measuring device further has a first connecting element, connecting the measuring spring with a belt lock or a first belt section and a second connecting element, connecting the measuring spring, with a motor vehicle body or with a component of the motor vehicle body or a second belt section. To provide a belt force measuring device, being produced simply and cost effectively, the measuring spring, the first connecting element and the second connecting element are designated as a single-piece component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Publication number: 20100319165
    Abstract: A cable holder arrangement, including a protective tube, through which one or more cables are run with radial play, a cable retainer strap, arranged on a holder element at one end thereof and enclosing the protective tube and pulled with the free end region thereof through an opening on the holder element to make enclosing contact with the protective tube and prevented from making a movement in the direction of release of the enclosing contact by a blocking means. The cable is enclosed by a spacer in the region of the cable retainer strap the outer diameter of which approximately corresponds to the inner diameter of the protective tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Patent number: 7772490
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical device (1), especially for a motor vehicle. Said device comprises an electrical component (2) and a connecting cable (5) which is connected to the component (2) and is surrounded by a sheathing (8), the end (9) of said sheathing being at a distance from the component (2). The sheath end (9) and the respectively connected regions (13, 14) of the sheathing (8) and the connecting cable (5) comprise a sealing coating (16). The aim of the invention is to improve the sealing and to increase the durability thereof. To this end, another section (10) of the sheathing (8), embodied in a sleeve-shaped manner, is arranged between the sheath end (9) and the component (2), and the coating (16) extends over a sleeve end (11) facing the sheath end (9) and over the region (17) of the sleeve-shaped section (10) of the sheathing (8) connected thereto. The invention also relates to a method for producing one such device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive AG
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Publication number: 20090199661
    Abstract: A belt force measuring device with a measuring spring, the displacement thereof being a measurement for the belt force, and with a transmitter, being assigned to the measuring spring, and with a sensor element, being also assigned to the measuring spring, wherein the displacement of measuring spring, effects a change of position of the sensor element in relation to the transmitter. The change of position is detected by the sensor element as measurement for the belt force and the belt force measuring device further has a first connecting element, connecting the measuring spring with a belt lock or a first belt section and a second connecting element, connecting the measuring spring, with a motor vehicle body or with a component of the motor vehicle body or a second belt section. To provide a belt force measuring device, being produced simply and cost effectively, the measuring spring, the first connecting element and the second connecting element are designated as a single-piece component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Patent number: 7463019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting the movement of a movable component, the device having an inner part 1 and the inner part 1 having a housing in which are mounted conductors 3 that carry electrical components 4 and a sensor element. One end of each conductor 3 protrudes from the inner part 1 forming plug contacts 6, and the inner part 1 is encapsulated by a plastic housing 2 in such a way that the plug contacts 6 project into a plug receiver 5 in the plastic housing. The electrical components 4 and the sensor element are covered by covers and encapsulated by the plastic housing 2. The covers protect the components from the plastic in the encapsulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Kaltenbach, Harry Skarpil
  • Publication number: 20080254679
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical device (1), especially for a motor vehicle. Said device comprises an electrical component (2) and a connecting cable (5) which is connected to the component (2) and is surrounded by a sheathing (8), the end (9) of said sheathing being at a distance from the component (2). The sheath end (9) and the respectively connected regions (13, 14) of the sheathing (8) and the connecting cable (5) comprise a sealing coating (16). The aim of the invention is to improve the sealing and to increase the durability thereof. To this end, another section (10) of the sheathing (8), embodied in a sleeve-shaped manner, is arranged between the sheath end (9) and the component (2), and the coating (16) extends over a sleeve end (11) facing the sheath end (9) and over the region (17) of the sleeve-shaped section (10) of the sheathing (8) connected thereto. The invention also relates to a method for producing one such device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Publication number: 20070296398
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting the movement of a movable component, the device having an inner part 1 and the inner part 1 having a housing in which are mounted conductors 3 that carry electrical components 4 and a sensor element. One end of each conductor 3 protrudes from the inner part 1 forming plug contacts 6, and the inner part 1 is encapsulated by a plastic housing 2 in such a way that the plug contacts 6 project into a plug receiver 5 in the plastic housing. The electrical components 4 and the sensor element are covered by covers and encapsulated by the plastic housing 2. The covers protect the components from the plastic in the encapsulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dirk Kaltenbach, Harry Skarpil
  • Publication number: 20070186630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement (8), comprising a flange component (9), for external fixing of the sensor arrangement (8) and a sleeve (1), for housing electrical components, which is firmly secured to the flange component (9). The invention also relates to a method for producing a sensor arrangement. The air of said invention is to simplify the manufacturing of said sensor arrangement (8). Said air is achieved, whereby the sleeve (1) is arranged in a recess (10) of the flange component (9) and secured to the flange component (9), by means of a friction weld (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Publication number: 20060066008
    Abstract: In a method for production of an apparatus for detection of the movement of a movable component, the apparatus has an inner part 1 with a housing 11 and with an external contour like a pillar. Conductor tracks 3 are arranged on the pillar and are fitted with electrical components 4 and a sensor element. Ends of the sensor element project out of the inner part 1, forming plug contacts 6. The inner part 1 is extrusion coated with a plastic housing 2 permitting plug contacts 6 to project into the interior of a plug holder 5 in the plastic housing 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventor: Harry Skarpil
  • Patent number: 6636034
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor has a carrier element (1) made from metal, on which a holder (2) with a sensor element (3) is fixed in a set position. For this, the holder (2) engages with holding tongues (9, 10), having barbs (11), in recesses (12, 13) in the holder (2). An interspace (15), filled up by an extrusion coating (16), which also surrounds the remaining holder (2) hermetically, exists between the holder (2) and the carrier element (1) through the bearing of the holder (2) against a stop surface (14) of the holding tongue (9, 10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harry Skarpil, Dirk Peter Sopp
  • Publication number: 20030011365
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor has a carrier element (1) made from metal, on which a holder (2) with a sensor element (3) is fixed in a set position. For this purpose, the holder (2) engages with holding tongues (9, 10), having barbs (11), in recesses (12, 13) in the holder (2). An interspace (15) filled up by an extrusion coating (16), which also surrounds the remaining holder (2) hermetically, exists between the holder (2) and the carrier element (1) through the bearing of the holder (2) against a stop surface (14) of the holding tongue (9, 10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Harry Skarpil, Dirk Peter Sopp