Patents by Inventor Norbert Lichte

Norbert Lichte 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: 4792879
    Abstract: A proximity switch or contactless switch circuit comprises within a casing a flexible insulating carrier provided along a component side with a multiplicity of electronic components connected by conductive strips to form the contactless or proximity switch circuit. An extension of the carrier or the opposite side of the carrier are provided with continuous conductive coatings so that when the carrier is folded or rolled within the casing, a portion of the carrier strip provided with the coating or layer forms an additional shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: I F M Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Otto Bauknecht, Norbert Lichte, Karl-Heinz Warken
  • Patent number: 4481559
    Abstract: Electrical components of an electronic switching device, such as a motion sensor of a monitoring system, are mounted on a dielectric carrier film covering opposite surfaces of a flat non-conductive support. The several components, disposed on the outer surfaces of the carrier film, are electrically interconnected by leads in the form of conductor strips on the inner film surfaces. A coil constituting such a component is embedded in a ferrite pot which is pasted onto an extension of the film and has a central pin with an end insertable into an aperture in an edge of the flat support after that extension is bent around the edge. The surfaces of the support may be pitted to provide recesses for an adhesive designed to bond that support to the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: i f m electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Buck, Norbert Lichte