Patents by Inventor Karl GÖNNER

Karl GÖNNER 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: 11255030
    Abstract: A shaped knitted fabric (1a-1f) is provided comprising at least one first layer (10), into which a plurality of linear or flat, for example, strip-shaped, electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) made of an electroconductive yarn and linear or flat, for example strip-shaped, non-electroconductive structures (12) made of a non-electroconductive yarn are knitted such that the electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) are electrically insulated from one another, wherein each of the electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) can individually be electrically contacted and connected to an evaluation circuit (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Pilz, Hansjürgen Horter, Karl Gönner, Oswald Rieder, Uwe Röder
  • Patent number: 11150147
    Abstract: A woven fabric includes first and second woven fabric layers with an intermediate layer in between, which form a sensor with an electrical characteristic that changes while a force is acting on the woven fabric. The first layer includes electrically conductive strips and electrically non-conductive strips arranged adjacent to one another in an alternating manner. The second layer includes alternating conductive strips and non-conductive strips that extend transverse to the strips of the first layer. At least some of the threads in each of the conductive strips of the first layer are conductive weft threads. At least some of the threads in each of the conductive strips of the second layer are conductive weft threads. The non-conductive strips of the first and second layers are weft threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hansjürgen Horter, Karl Gönner, Paul Hofmann, Metin Caliskan, Onedin Ibrocevic, Matthias Kuczera
  • Patent number: 10934639
    Abstract: A woven fabric having at least three layers disposed on top of one another. One layer forms a lowermost woven fabric layer and another layer forms an uppermost woven fabric layer. A first and a second woven layer have electrically conductive warp threads and/or electrically conductive weft threads. An intermediate layer is disposed between the first woven fabric layer and the second woven fabric layer. The first woven fabric layer, the second woven fabric layer, and the intermediate layer form a sensor arrangement which has an electrical property that varies while a force acts on the layers. Each of the uppermost and lowermost woven fabric layer in terms of weaving technology is connected to one of the other woven fabric layers present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PILZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hansjürgen Horter, Karl Gönner, Paul Hofmann, Metin Caliskan, Onedin Ibrocevic, Matthias Kuczera
  • Publication number: 20200040492
    Abstract: A shaped knitted fabric (1a-1f) is provided comprising at least one first layer (10), into which a plurality of linear or flat, for example, strip-shaped, electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) made of an electroconductive yarn and linear or flat, for example strip-shaped, non-electroconductive structures (12) made of a non-electroconductive yarn are knitted such that the electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) are electrically insulated from one another, wherein each of the electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) can individually be electrically contacted and connected to an evaluation circuit (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas PILZ, Hansjürgen HORTER, Karl GÖNNER, Oswald RIEDER, Uwe RÖDER
  • Publication number: 20190024269
    Abstract: A woven fabric having at least three layers disposed on top of one another. One layer forms a lowermost woven fabric layer and another layer forms an uppermost woven fabric layer. A first and a second woven layer have electrically conductive warp threads and/or electrically conductive weft threads. An intermediate layer is disposed between the first woven fabric layer and the second woven fabric layer. The first woven fabric layer, the second woven fabric layer, and the intermediate layer form a sensor arrangement which has an electrical property that varies while a force acts on the layers. Each of the uppermost and lowermost woven fabric layer in terms of weaving technology is connected to one of the other woven fabric layers present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hansjürgen HORTER, Karl GÖNNER, Paul HOFMANN, Metin CALISKAN, Onedin IBROCEVIC, Matthias KUCZERA
  • Publication number: 20190017885
    Abstract: A woven fabric having at least three layers that are arranged one above the other. Two of the layers form a first and a second woven fabric layer that each comprises electrically conductive warp threads and/or weft threads. Another one of the layers forms an intermediate layer that is arranged between the first and second woven fabric layers. The first and the second woven fabric layers, together with the intermediate layer, form a sensor arrangement that comprises an electrical characteristic that changes when a force is acting upon the layers. The first and second woven fabric layers each comprises electrically conductive strips and electrically non-conductive strips that extend in a warp direction (K) or in a weft direction (S), with the strips being arranged adjacent to one another in an alternating manner. The strips of the second woven fabric layer extend in a transverse manner with respect to the strips of the first woven fabric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Hansjürgen HORTER, Karl GÖNNER, Paul HOFMANN, Metin CALISKAN, Onedin IBROCEVIC, Matthias KUCZERA