Patents by Inventor Manfred Goll

Manfred Goll 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).

  • Publication number: 20130294715
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing arrangement, in particular for sensor arrangements, comprising a first bearing part and a second bearing part, which are designed and arranged so as to be movable relative to each other and which touch each other at least partially in the course of said relative motion. The first bearing part is guided on at least one first running surface of the second bearing part, and the first running surface of the second bearing part has a recess, in which at least one ridge is formed, wherein the arrangement of the ridge in the recess does not influence the relative motion between the first bearing part and the second bearing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Manfred Goll, Thomas Krohn, Hilmar Müller
  • Patent number: 8575924
    Abstract: A sensor unit with at least one magnetic field sensor element, at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and at least one magnet are arranged in a capsule housing on at least one leadframe. The capsule housing is surrounded by a sensor encapsulation and is intended to have smaller dimensions so as to allow it to be positioned in the encapsulating mold with less effort and at the same time in the exact position. For this purpose, it is provided that the capsule housing has a number of fixing aids adapted in their outer dimensions to an injection mold assigned to the sensor encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Jürgen Gruber, Manfred Goll, Martin Watzlawik, I
  • Patent number: 8499464
    Abstract: Method for detecting an angle of rotation of an angle sensor arrangement including at least one first element and one second element, which are designed and arranged such that they can be rotated relative to one another, and at least one capacitor element whose capacitance changes on the basis of the angle of rotation, the angle of rotation being detected or determined directly or indirectly on the basis of this capacitance of the capacitor element, the capacitor element having at least one first band, and the angle of rotation being detected or determined at least on the basis of the positioning of the first band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Manfred Goll, Hilmar Müller, Udo Hilgenberg
  • Publication number: 20130167660
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement including a torque sensor for sensing the torque acting on a shaft. The torque sensor shaft includes two shaft segments, wherein a magnetic encoder is disposed on the first shaft segment and a stator packet is disposed on the second shaft segment, the stator packet having at least two magnetically conductive stator elements conducting the magnetic field generated by the magnetic encoder of the first shaft segment and guiding the field directly or indirectly to one or more magnetic field sensor elements for sensing the torque. An angle of rotation index unit detects and/or identifies the angular position of the shaft with respect to a defined angle of rotation and/or a defined range of angle of rotation. The angle of rotation index unit includes an index magnet attached to a carrier. The carrier connected to the magnetic encoder or at least to one of the stator elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Henrik Antoni, Manfred Goll, Thomas Krohn
  • Patent number: 8286507
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for measurement of a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can rotate with respect to one another, having at least one magnetic encoder which is arranged on the first shaft section and having a stator which is arranged on the second shaft section, wherein the stator has two stator elements each having projecting fingers, and a flux concentrator is associated with each of the stator elements and directly or indirectly supplies to a magnetic field sensor element the magnetic field which is to be detected and is produced by the magnetic encoder, wherein the at least one flux concentrator includes a ring or ring sector, is arranged essentially in the radial outer area with respect to at least one stator element and is magnetically coupled thereto via an air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Markus Bastian, Manfred Goll
  • Patent number: 8087306
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for measuring a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can be rotated relative to one another, including at least one magnetic encoder arranged on the first shaft section, and a stator arranged on the second shaft section, wherein the stator has two stator elements, each with protruding fingers, and the stator elements are assigned respectively or jointly a flux concentrator which leads the magnetic field to be detected, generated by the magnetic encoder, directly or indirectly to at least one magnetic field sensor element, wherein the at least one flux concentrator is fixed to a carrier element embodied in elastic fashion at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Manfred Goll, Markus Bastian
  • Patent number: 8032283
    Abstract: An angle measuring device for measuring an absolute angular position is described herein. The angle measuring device comprises a flexible pulling element guided directly or indirectly via a shaft whose angle of rotation (?) is to be detected, with different circumferential speeds (v1, v2) developing at the inner circumference of the flexible pulling element during a rotational movement of the shaft. A change in position of the flexible pulling element relative to the rotational movement occurs, and the angle of rotation (?) of the shaft is inferred from this change in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Hilmar Müller, Manfred Goll
  • Publication number: 20110131821
    Abstract: Method for detecting an angle of rotation of an angle sensor arrangement including at least one first element and one second element, which are designed and arranged such that they can be rotated relative to one another, and at least one capacitor element whose capacitance changes on the basis of the angle of rotation, the angle of rotation being detected or determined directly or indirectly on the basis of this capacitance of the capacitor element, the capacitor element having at least one first band, and the angle of rotation being detected or determined at least on the basis of the positioning of the first band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Manfred Goll, Hilmar Müller, Udo Hilgenberg
  • Publication number: 20100313681
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for measuring a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can be rotated relative to one another, including at least one magnetic encoder arranged on the first shaft section, and a stator arranged on the second shaft section, wherein the stator has two stator elements, each with protruding fingers, and the stator elements are assigned respectively or jointly a flux concentrator which leads the magnetic field to be detected, generated by the magnetic encoder, directly or indirectly to at least one magnetic field sensor element, wherein the at least one flux concentrator is fixed to a carrier element embodied in elastic fashion at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Manfred Goll, Markus Bastian
  • Publication number: 20100271015
    Abstract: A sensor unit with at least one magnetic field sensor element, at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and at least one magnet are arranged in a capsule housing on at least one leadframe. The capsule housing is surrounded by a sensor encapsulation and is intended to have smaller dimensions so as to allow it to be positioned in the encapsulating mold with less effort and at the same time in the exact position. For this purpose, it is provided that the capsule housing has a number of fixing aids adapted in their outer dimensions to an injection mold assigned to the sensor encapsulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Jürgen Gruber, Manfred Goll, Martin Watzlawik
  • Publication number: 20100139419
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for measurement of a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can rotate with respect to one another, having at least one magnetic encoder which is arranged on the first shaft section and having a stator which is arranged on the second shaft section, wherein the stator has two stator elements each having projecting fingers, and a flux concentrator is associated with each of the stator elements and directly or indirectly supplies to a magnetic field sensor element the magnetic field which is to be detected and is produced by the magnetic encoder, wherein the at least one flux concentrator includes a ring or ring sector, is arranged essentially in the radial outer area with respect to at least one stator element and is magnetically coupled thereto via an air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Markus Bastian, Manfred Goll
  • Publication number: 20100017062
    Abstract: An angle measuring device for measuring an absolute angular position is described herein. The angle measuring device comprises a flexible pulling element guided directly or indirectly via a shaft whose angle of rotation (?) is to be detected, with different circumferential speeds (v1, v2) developing at the inner circumference of the flexible pulling element during a rotational movement of the shaft. A change in position of the flexible pulling element relative to the rotational movement occurs, and the angle of rotation (?) of the shaft is inferred from this change in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Hilmar Müller, Manfred Goll
  • Patent number: 4849728
    Abstract: The invention provides an iduction generator comprising a plastic injection-molded housing having a port and one or more pole shoe(s) associated with a permanent magnet. A plastic bobbin inserted into the port and having a coil wound thereon which, through soldering eyelets, is connected to two contact tags in communication with an outwardly guided cable. A mounting member, with the port at the end thereof facing the soldering eyelets being closely sealed by a lid welded to the housing.To provide an induction generator that is easy to manufacture and that insures a substantially improved operation, the port of the housing at the end thereof facing away from the soldering eyelets is closed by a bottom integrally formed with the housing and the pole shoe or shoes along with the associated permanent magnet are integrated in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Alfred Eves, GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Goll, Erkenbert Wehner