Patents by Inventor Stefan Kottmann

Stefan Kottmann 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).

  • Sensor device for detecting electrically conductive media, and method for operating the sensor device
    Patent number: 11761808
    Abstract: A sensor device for detecting liquid, in particular in a controller of a steering system of a vehicle, includes at least one sensor element and a testing unit. The sensor element is electrically connected to the testing unit. The testing unit has a signal transmitter, connected to the sensor element, that is configured to generate an electrical test signal, and a signal receiver, connected to the sensor element, that is configured to detect a reaction signal for the electrical test signal. The signal transmitter and the signal receiver are each connected at high impedance to the at least one sensor element. The testing unit is configured to detect the reaction signal at least at a time as a first reaction signal for which the electrical test signal has been generated in order to infer a presence of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Van Der Smissen, Stefan Kottmann, Stefan Walz, Frederik Morlok, Nestor Mbogni, Michael Johannes Franz
  • Sensor Device for Detecting Electrically Conductive Media, and Method for Operating the Sensor Device
    Publication number: 20200300684
    Abstract: A sensor device for detecting liquid, in particular in a controller of a steering system of a vehicle, includes at least one sensor element and a testing unit. The sensor element is electrically connected to the testing unit. The testing unit has a signal transmitter, connected to the sensor element, that is configured to generate an electrical test signal, and a signal receiver, connected to the sensor element, that is configured to detect a reaction signal for the electrical test signal. The signal transmitter and the signal receiver are each connected at high impedance to the at least one sensor element. The testing unit is configured to detect the reaction signal at least at a time as a first reaction signal for which the electrical test signal has been generated in order to infer a presence of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Van Der Smissen, Stefan Kottmann, Stefan Walz, Frederik Morlok, Nestor Mbogni, Michael Johannes Franz