Patents by Inventor Sietse Abel Michiel Hendriks

Sietse Abel Michiel Hendriks 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).

  • Rotary position sensor and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11280636
    Abstract: A rotary position sensor is disclosed. The sensor comprises a first structure and a second structure. The first structure is rotatably coupled to the second structure by means of a bearing having a rotation axis. A dipole magnet is attached to the first structure with a direction of magnetic moment perpendicular to the rotation axis and a sensing unit is attached to the second structure and configured to measure the absolute position of the dipole magnet's rotation angle. The first structure comprises an alignment characteristic which is detectable on the outside of the rotary position sensor. The dipole magnet is attached to the first structure such that the alignment characteristic and direction of the magnetic moment of the dipole magnet have a defined angle of rotation relation on the first structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Ferdinand Zwijze, Paulus Thomas Johannes Gennissen, Sietse Abel Michiel Hendriks
  • ROTARY POSITION SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200011705
    Abstract: A rotary position sensor is disclosed. The sensor comprises a first structure and a second structure. The first structure is rotatably coupled to the second structure by means of a bearing having a rotation axis. A dipole magnet is attached to the first structure with a direction of magnetic moment perpendicular to the rotation axis and a sensing unit is attached to the second structure and configured to measure the absolute position of the dipole magnet's rotation angle. The first structure comprises an alignment characteristic which is detectable on the outside of the rotary position sensor. The dipole magnet is attached to the first structure such that the alignment characteristic and direction of the magnetic moment of the dipole magnet have a defined angle of rotation relation on the first structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Ferdinand Zwijze, Paulus Thomas Johannes Gennissen, Sietse Abel Michiel Hendriks