Patents by Inventor Patrick FALK

Patrick FALK 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).

  • Measuring device and method for determining a force and/or a torque on a torque-transmitting shaft
    Patent number: 11852545
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for determining force and/or torque on a torque-transmitting shaft which is supported by a bearing device, in particular a machine, the output and/or input shaft of which is formed by the torque-transmitting shaft. The measuring device has at least two, preferably three or four, piezoelectric elements and a fixing device, wherein the fixing device supports the piezoelements and is designed in such a way that a force, in particular shear force, can be measured between the bearing device and a supporting device for supporting the bearing device by means of the piezoelements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Schricker, Patrick Falk, Franz Dreisiebner, Helmut Kokal, Mario Propst
  • MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FORCE AND/OR A TORQUE ON A TORQUE-TRANSMITTING SHAFT
    Publication number: 20210116316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for determining force and/or torque on a torque-transmitting shaft which is supported by a bearing device, in particular a machine, the output and/or input shaft of which is formed by the torque-transmitting shaft. The measuring device has at least two, preferably three or four, piezoelectric elements and a fixing device, wherein the fixing device supports the piezoelements and is designed in such a way that a force, in particular shear force, can be measured between the bearing device and a supporting device for supporting the bearing device by means of the piezoelements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander SCHRICKER, Patrick FALK, Franz DREISIEBNER, Helmut KOKAL, Mario PROPST