Patents by Inventor Joachim Ballmann

Joachim Ballmann 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).

  • Patent number: 6978678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor comprising a sensor element (2) having a flat membrane (4) which is transformed at its edge into a hollow-cylindrical ring (6) so that a central recess (20) is provided at the lower side (10) of the membrane (4). On the upper side (8) of the membrane (4) a resistance arrangement consisting of electric resistors is disposed. A sleeve (54) projects into the recess (20) and supports a first elastomeric sealing ring (66) which is tightly arranged at the circumferential area of the recess (20). Furthermore the sleeve (54) supports a second elastomeric sealing ring (68) which serves for sealing at a feeding tube for pressure fluid formed in a component part to which the pressure sensor is mountable. The sleeve (54) is rigidly connected to a disk (56) which is attached with its outer edge (58) to a casing (26) enclosing the sensor element (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Lohmeier, Joachim Ballmann, Andreas Trützler, Peter Fürst, Uwe Vonau, Jurgen Pleyer, Niki Speier
  • Publication number: 20050000295
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor comprising a sensor element (2) having a flat membrane (4) which is transformed at its edge into a hollow-cylindrical ring (6) so that a central recess (20) is provided at the lower side (10) of the membrane (4). On the upper side (8) of the membrane (4) a resistance arrangement consisting of electric resistors is disposed. A sleeve (54) projects into the recess (20) and supports a first elastomeric sealing ring (66) which is tightly arranged at the circumferential area of the recess (20). Furthermore the sleeve (54) supports a second elastomeric sealing ring (68) which serves for sealing at a feeding tube for pressure fluid formed in a component part to which the pressure sensor is mountable. The sleeve (54) is rigidly connected to a disk (56) which is attached with its outer edge (58) to a casing (26) enclosing the sensor element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Lohmeier, Joachim Ballmann, Andreas Trutzler, Peter Furst, Uwe Vonau, Jurgen Pleyer, Niki Speier