Patents by Inventor Jakob STIEß

Jakob STIEß 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).

  • Device and sensor for contactless distance and/or position determination of a measurement object
    Patent number: 11333481
    Abstract: 1. A device for the contactless distance and/or position determination of a measurement object (1), with an electrically conductive measurement object (1) and with a sensor (3) operating in particular according to the inductive, capacitive or the eddy current principle, wherein the sensor (3) comprises a measurement device (4), characterized in that the measurement device (4) is formed by at least two measurement elements (5, 5?, 5?) which are spatially separated from each other. Moreover, a corresponding sensor (3) is indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Reinhold Hoenicka, Tobias Schopf, Jakob Stieß
  • DEVICE AND SENSOR FOR CONTACTLESS DISTANCE AND/OR POSITION DETERMINATION OF A MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20180245906
    Abstract: 1. A device for the contactless distance and/or position determination of a measurement object (1), with an electrically conductive measurement object (1) and with a sensor (3) operating in particular according to the inductive, capacitive or the eddy current principle, wherein the sensor (3) comprises a measurement device (4), characterized in that the measurement device (4) is formed by at least two measurement elements (5, 5?, 5?) which are spatially separated from each other. Moreover, a corresponding sensor (3) is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Reinhold HOENICKA, Tobias SCHOPF, Jakob STIEß