Patents by Inventor Hubert Zangl
Hubert Zangl 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).
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Publication number: 20210396612Abstract: A sensor device comprising at least a first substrate, a capacitive sensor for recording the approach of an object, a piezoelectric sensor for recording a pressure, wherein the capacitive sensor is arranged on a first side of the first substrate and the piezoelectric sensor is arranged on a second side of the first substrate, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, or wherein the capacitive sensor and the piezoelectric sensor are arranged on the same side of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Stephan Johann Mühlbacher-Karrer, Hubert Zangl, Herbert Gold, Georg Jakopic, Andreas Tschepp
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Patent number: 10565852Abstract: A security element for an object surface separated by a vertical distance, in particular an object height, from a floor area, includes a longitudinally extending flat support body including a first and second flat side. The first flat side is designed to be placed on the object surface. A presence detector and an evaluation unit are mounted on the second flat side, and the support body is made of a flexible material. The presence detector includes a detection region spatially extending around the presence detector away from the first flat side. The detection region is formed by a near-field region, and the evaluation unit includes an electrical energy storage device. The presence detector forms a measuring unit including an electrical characteristic variable. The presence detector also includes at least two electrically conductive electrodes, the electrodes being formed substantially along the entire longitudinal extent of the support body.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: eologix sensor technology gmbhInventors: Michael Moser, Thomas Schlegl, Hubert Zangl
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Publication number: 20190311601Abstract: A security element for an object surface separated by a vertical distance, in particular an object height, from a floor area, includes a longitudinally extending flat support body including a first and second flat side. The first flat side is designed to be placed on the object surface. A presence detector and an evaluation unit are mounted on the second flat side, and the support body is made of a flexible material. The presence detector includes a detection region spatially extending around the presence detector away from the first flat side. The detection region is formed by a near-field region, and the evaluation unit includes an electrical energy storage device. The presence detector forms a measuring unit including an electrical characteristic variable. The presence detector also includes at least two electrically conductive electrodes, the electrodes being formed substantially along the entire longitudinal extent of the support body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: eologix sensor technology gmbhInventors: Michael MOSER, Thomas SCHLEGL, Hubert ZANGL
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Patent number: 9909568Abstract: A device for detecting critical states of a surface, in which at least one hermetically sealed sensor for detecting critical states of a surface, one system for energy supply and one device for data transfer with an at least partially flexible, thin carrier plate are mechanically connected, and said carrier plate is arranged on the surface to be observed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Eologix Sensor Technology GMBHInventors: Michael Moser, Hubert Zangl
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Publication number: 20150035548Abstract: A device for detecting critical states of a surface, in which at least one hermetically sealed sensor for detecting critical states of a surface, one system for energy supply and one device for data transfer with an at least partially flexible, thin carrier plate are mechanically connected, and said carrier plate is arranged on the surface to be observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Michael Moser, Hubert Zangl
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Patent number: 8368393Abstract: In a measurement method, an array of magnetic field sensors (MS0-MS15) is provided, each emitting a sensor signal as a function of magnetic field intensity. A rotational value of a sector-wise magnetized magnetic source that is arranged movably with respect to the array is ascertained as a function of the emitted sensor signals. A set of sensor values is derived from the sensor signals. As a function of the ascertained rotational value, a number of sets of reference values is ascertained that corresponds to a number of predetermined positions of the magnetic source (MAG). The set of sensor values and the number of sets of reference values are compared to one another, and a position is selected from the number of predetermined positions as a function of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Austriamicrosystems AGInventors: Hubert Zangl, Thomas Bretterklieber, Gerald Steiner, Markus Brandner
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Patent number: 7944216Abstract: A capacitance sensor, having at least one electrode is disclosed. A frequency spread signal generation circuit is coupled to the at least one electrode to apply a frequency spread signal based on a spread sequence. A periodic signal with a frequency is coupled to the at least one electrode. A frequency controller is coupled to the frequency spread signal generation circuit to vary the frequency of the periodic signal. A receiver circuit is coupled to the at least one or a further electrode to receive a version of the frequency spread signal which depends on a capacitance applied to the at least one electrode. An evaluation circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit to determine a capacitance value based on the received, dependent version of the frequency spread signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Georg Brasseur, Thomas Bretterklieber, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Gert Holler, Tobias Werth, Hubert Zangl
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Publication number: 20110025313Abstract: In a measurement method, an array of magnetic field sensors (MS0-MS15) is provided, each emitting a sensor signal as a function of magnetic field intensity. A rotational value of a sector-wise magnetized magnetic source that is arranged movably with respect to the array is ascertained as a function of the emitted sensor signals. A set of sensor values is derived from the sensor signals. As a function of the ascertained rotational value, a number of sets of reference values is ascertained that corresponds to a number of predetermined positions of the magnetic source (MAG). The set of sensor values and the number of sets of reference values are compared to one another, and a position is selected from the number of predetermined positions as a function of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Hubert Zangl, Thomas Bretterklieber, Gerald Steiner, Markus Brandner
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Patent number: 7880481Abstract: A system includes a capacitive sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode. The system includes a measurement system configured to sense a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode and apply a first offset to the sensed capacitance to provide an offset compensated capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Hubert Zangl, Thomas Bretterklieber, Gert Holler, Georg Brasseur, Tobias Werth, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Mario Motz
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Publication number: 20090243633Abstract: A capacitance sensor, having at least one electrode is disclosed. A frequency spread signal generation circuit is coupled to the at least one electrode to apply a frequency spread signal based on a spread sequence. A periodic signal with a frequency is coupled to the at least one electrode. A frequency controller is coupled to the frequency spread signal generation circuit to vary the frequency of the periodic signal. A receiver circuit is coupled to the at least one or a further electrode to receive a version of the frequency spread signal which depends on a capacitance applied to the at least one electrode. An evaluation circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit to determine a capacitance value based on the received, dependent version of the frequency spread signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Georg Brasseur, Thomas Bretterklieber, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Gert Holler, Tobias Werth, Hubert Zangl
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Publication number: 20090160461Abstract: A system includes a capacitive sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode. The system includes a measurement system configured to sense a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode and apply a first offset to the sensed capacitance to provide an offset compensated capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Hubert Zangl, Thomas Bretterklieber, Gert Holler, Georg Brasseur, Tobias Werth, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Mario Motz
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Patent number: 7368922Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the parameters of a fluctuating flow of a fluid in a pipe, wherein at least three electrodes that are placed at a distance from one another in the direction of flow are provided in the periphery of the flow, wherein alternating voltage signals are fed to a first upstream transmission electrode arrangement and to a second downstream transmission electrode arrangement and the receiving signals generated by the displacement current are detected in a receiving electrode arrangement located between the transmission electrodes and subjected to a time-discrete cross-correlation. The throughput times of the fluctuations detected by the electrodes are determined on the basis of the results.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignees: Technische Universitat Graz, Forschungsholding Tu Graz GmbHInventors: Hubert Zangl, Anton Fuchs
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Publication number: 20070186679Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the parameters of a fluctuating flow of a fluid in a pipe, wherein at least three electrodes that are placed at a distance from one another in the direction of flow are provided in the periphery of the flow, wherein alternating voltage signals are fed to a first upstream transmission electrode arrangement and to a second downstream transmission electrode arrangement and the receiving signals generated by the displacement current are detected in a receiving electrode arrangement located between the transmission electrodes and subjected to a time-discrete cross-correlation. The throughput times of the fluctuations detected by the electrodes are determined on the basis of the results.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2005Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZInventors: Hubert Zangl, Anton Fuchs