Patents by Inventor Kai Flugge

Kai Flugge 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).

  • Carrier frame and circuit board for an electronic device
    Patent number: 10754122
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor. A carrier frame is used to support the electronic circuit board. An optical element is positioned over the sensor and supported by the carrier frame. The electronic circuit board is bent to reduce the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device, without increasing the others of the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: COGNEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Flugge, Laurens Nunnink, Richard Reuter, David R. King
  • CARRIER FRAME AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180231736
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor. A carrier frame is used to support the electronic circuit board. An optical element is positioned over the sensor and supported by the carrier frame. The electronic circuit board is bent to reduce the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device, without increasing the others of the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Kai Flugge, Laurens Nunnink, Richard Reuter, David R. King