Patents by Inventor Petr Tesar

Petr Tesar 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: 9885598
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring apparatus (10) for measuring a filling level of a container, which measuring apparatus has a measuring arm (12) with a float element (18) which is designed to change its angular position about a rotation axis (38) depending on the filling level. A magnet element (24) is connected to one end of the measuring arm (12) in a rotationally fixed manner. A magnet-sensitive element (26) is designed to output a measurement signal (27) depending on the angular position of the magnet element (24). The measuring apparatus (10) is characterized in that the measuring arm (12) is mounted in a first bearing (22) and additionally in a second bearing (36), wherein the magnet element (24) is arranged in an intermediate space (34) between the first bearing (22) and the second bearing (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Petr Tesar, Martin Kalas, Jan Nekula
  • Publication number: 20160178427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring apparatus (10) for measuring a filling level of a container, which measuring apparatus has a measuring arm (12) with a float element (18) which is designed to change its angular position about a rotation axis (38) depending on the filling level. A magnet element (24) is connected to one end of the measuring arm (12) in a rotationally fixed manner. A magnet-sensitive element (26) is designed to output a measurement signal (27) depending on the angular position of the magnet element (24). The measuring apparatus (10) is characterized in that the measuring arm (12) is mounted in a first bearing (22) and additionally in a second bearing (36), wherein the magnet element (24) is arranged in an intermediate space (34) between the first bearing (22) and the second bearing (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Petr Tesar, Martin Kalas, Jan Nekula