Patents by Inventor Manfred Rother

Manfred Rother 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).

  • Sensor for determining the level and temperature of a liquid
    Patent number: 6543283
    Abstract: A sensor for determining the level and temperature of a liquid, in particular in a motor vehicle, has an elongate housing (1), in which all the components required for temperature measurement and level measurement are accommodated. This housing (1) consists of two half shells (2, 3) which rest one on the other and of which one half shell (3) has all the components required for level measurement and the wiring and resistance wire (21) necessary for this purpose and the other half shell (2) has all the components required for temperature measurement and the wiring necessary for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Joachim Acht, Ralf Schimmel, Manfred Rother, Rudolf Stiller
  • Sensor for determining the level and temperature of a liquid
    Publication number: 20020066315
    Abstract: A sensor for determining the level and/or temperature of a liquid, in particular in a motor vehicle, has an elongate housing (1), in which all the components required for temperature measurement and level measurement are accommodated. This housing (1) consists of two half shells (2, 3) which rest one on the other and of which one half shell (3) has all the components required for level measurement and the wiring and resistance wire (21) necessary for this purpose and the other half shell (2) has all the components required for temperature measurement and the wiring necessary for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Joachim Acht, Ralf Schimmel, Manfred Rother, Rudolf Stiller