Patents by Inventor LAURENS C. FORTGENS

LAURENS C. FORTGENS 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).

  • Force sensor apparatus and a method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 11454555
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a force sensor apparatus is disclosed that includes a force-compliant element that deforms in response to forces applied to the force sensor apparatus. The apparatus also includes a sensing element coupled to the force-compliant element and is configured to generate a signal indicating the degree that the force-compliant element deforms in response to the applications of forces to the force sensor apparatus. In this embodiment, the apparatus also includes a printed circuit board configured to receive the signal from the sensing element and a support structure having a surface on which the printed circuit board is coupled. The support structure has an outer rim that is attached to the force-compliant element. The apparatus also includes a sensor housing that covers the printed circuit board. The sensor housing has an outer rim attached to the force-compliant element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Laurens C. Fortgens, Jan-Willem Sloetjes, Edwin Vonk, Ruben Auer, Thomas Gerjen Hendrik Kouwen, Cristobal Ruiz Zwollo
  • FORCE SENSOR APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210223120
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a force sensor apparatus is disclosed that includes a force-compliant element that deforms in response to forces applied to the force sensor apparatus. The apparatus also includes a sensing element coupled to the force-compliant element and is configured to generate a signal indicating the degree that the force-compliant element deforms in response to the applications of forces to the force sensor apparatus. In this embodiment, the apparatus also includes a printed circuit board configured to receive the signal from the sensing element and a support structure having a surface on which the printed circuit board is coupled. The support structure has an outer rim that is attached to the force-compliant element. The apparatus also includes a sensor housing that covers the printed circuit board. The sensor housing has an outer rim attached to the force-compliant element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: LAURENS C. FORTGENS, JAN-WILLEM SLOETJES, EDWIN VONK, RUBEN AUER, THOMAS GERJEN HENDRIK KOUWEN, CRISTOBAL RUIZ ZWOLLO