Patents by Inventor Manuel KOEHLER

Manuel KOEHLER 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: 12680888
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring deformations, stresses, forces and/or torques of an object includes a spring body and a sensor chip, which includes one or more sensor elements for measuring a deformation, stress, force and/or a torque as well as an electronic circuit on a substrate. The spring body includes a base plate on the front side of which a force conductor, preferably in the form of a pin, is installed, the sensor chip being positioned on the rear side of the base plate below the force conductor. Also disclosed a system including the apparatus and a data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured for reading out measured data detected by the sensor chip and preferably detects the forces and/or torques acting on the force conductor based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: HAHN-SCHICKARD-GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANGEWANDTE FORSCHUNG E. V.
    Inventors: Bernd Folkmer, Thorsten Hehn, Manuel Koehler
  • Publication number: 20240167896
    Abstract: The invention preferably relates to an apparatus for measuring deformations, stresses, forces and/or torques of an object comprising a spring body and a sensor chip, which comprises one or more sensor elements for measuring a deformation, stress, force and/or a torque as well as an electronic circuit on a substrate. The spring body comprises a base plate on the front side of which a force conductor, preferably in the form of a pin, is installed, the sensor chip being positioned on the rear side of the base plate below the force conductor. The invention further relates to a system comprising a described apparatus and a data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured for reading out measured data detected by the sensor chip and preferably detects the forces and/or torques acting on the force conductor based thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Bernd FOLKMER, Thorsten HEHN, Manuel KOEHLER