Patents by Inventor Simone Gafner

Simone Gafner 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).

  • Position detection
    Patent number: 7138806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting the position of a rotor relative to a stator, wherein at least one electrode is arranged on the rotor and at least one electrode is arranged on the stator, such that the electrodes at least partially overlap in at least one rotational position of the rotor relative to the stator, and encompasses a method for measuring the rotational position of a rotor including at least one rotor electrode relative to a stator including at least one stator electrode, wherein the rotational position is detected using a capacitive coupling between the rotor electrode and the stator electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Simone Gafner, Michael Krieftewirth, Beat Steffen, Julian Yeandel
  • Position detection
    Publication number: 20040207385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting the position of a rotor relative to a stator, wherein at least one electrode is arranged on the rotor and at least one electrode is arranged on the stator, such that the electrodes at least partially overlap in at least one rotational position of the rotor relative to the stator, and encompasses a method for measuring the rotational position of a rotor comprising at least one rotor electrode relative to a stator comprising at least one stator electrode, wherein the rotational position is detected using a capacitive coupling between the rotor electrode and the stator electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Simone Gafner, Michael Krieftewirth, Beat Steffen, Julian Yeandel