Patents by Inventor Robert Engler

Robert Engler 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).

  • Publication number: 20200352480
    Abstract: Implantable sensor apparatus and methods of implantation. In one embodiment, a fully implantable, biocompatible sensor is disposed within a cavity or pocket formed within a living being, such that the sensor remains in a desired orientation and placement so as to enhance the performance of the sensor, and mitigate the effects of one or more factors potentially deleterious to the operation of the sensor and the host being. In one implementation, the sensor comprises an implantable biocompatible oxygen-based glucose sensor which is implanted deep within the being's torso tissue proximate the extant fascia, and oriented such that an active detector aspect of the device faces away from the being's skin surface. In one variant, the deep placement, orientation, and construction of the sensor itself cooperate to enhance the performance of the sensor, especially over extended periods of time, with little need for external calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph LUCISANO, Jonathan WILENSKY, Robert ENGLER
  • Patent number: 10660550
    Abstract: Implantable sensor apparatus and methods of implantation. In one embodiment, a fully implantable, biocompatible sensor is disposed within a cavity or pocket formed within a living being, such that the sensor remains in a desired orientation and placement so as to enhance the performance of the sensor, and mitigate the effects of one or more factors potentially deleterious to the operation of the sensor and the host being. In one implementation, the sensor comprises an implantable biocompatible oxygen-based glucose sensor which is implanted deep within the being's torso tissue proximate the extant fascia, and oriented such that an active detector aspect of the device faces away from the being's skin surface. In one variant, the deep placement, orientation, and construction of the sensor itself cooperate to enhance the performance of the sensor, especially over extended periods of time, with little need for external calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: GLYSENS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Joseph Lucisano, Jonathan Wilensky, Robert Engler
  • Publication number: 20190118861
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering assembly having a steering shaft which extends from a vehicle steering wheel to a pinion and is rotatable about a steering axis, a combined steering angle and steering torque sensor which includes sensor elements connected to the steering shaft for joint rotation therewith, and a housing upper part of a multipart steering gear housing which closes, on the steering wheel side, a housing lower part for receiving the pinion, the housing lower part being open in the axial direction towards the vehicle steering wheel, the combined steering angle and steering torque sensor being received in the housing upper part, the steering shaft extending through the housing upper part, and the sensor elements connected to the steering shaft for joint rotation therewith being directly adjacent to the housing upper part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Jaekel, Robert Engler
  • Publication number: 20170181674
    Abstract: Implantable sensor apparatus and methods of implantation. In one embodiment, a fully implantable, biocompatible sensor is disposed within a cavity or pocket formed within a living being, such that the sensor remains in a desired orientation and placement so as to enhance the performance of the sensor, and mitigate the effects of one or more factors potentially deleterious to the operation of the sensor and the host being. In one implementation, the sensor comprises an implantable biocompatible oxygen-based glucose sensor which is implanted deep within the being's torso tissue proximate the extant fascia, and oriented such that an active detector aspect of the device faces away from the being's skin surface. In one variant, the deep placement, orientation, and construction of the sensor itself cooperate to enhance the performance of the sensor, especially over extended periods of time, with little need for external calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: JOSEPH LUCISANO, JONATHAN WILENSKY, ROBERT ENGLER
  • Publication number: 20100086417
    Abstract: A motor/pump unit includes a housing and at least one of: an external tank; an ECU axially disposed at the housing of the motor/pump unit; an ECU radially disposed at the housing of the motor/pump unit; electrical connector plugs of the ECU that are radially disposed; electrical connector plugs to the ECU that are axially disposed; a lead frame of the ECU that is configured in the shape of a dish; a lead frame of the ECU that is externally attached to the housing of the motor/pump unit; and a pressure limitation and check valve that is attached laterally of the pump of the motor/pump unit. The motor/pump unit is also one of firmly attached to the steering gear and integrated in the steering gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Engler, Kai Grebe, Martin Jordan, Frank Ott, Hardy Wilkendorf