Patents by Inventor Thomas Gartmann

Thomas Gartmann 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: 9634232
    Abstract: The piezoelectric signal generator (10;30) includes at least one piezoelectric element (12;20) connected with an emitter (14;35) which is capable of generating, from a current (C) produced by actuation of the piezoelectric element, an electromagnetic signal (S) capable of being wirelessly received by a receiver (16;36) removed from the signal generator (10;30), the piezoelectric element (20;31) comprises a piezoceramic layer (241) attached to an electrically conducting carrier stratum (242); the piezoceramic layer adheres to the carrier stratum and both are held by a positioning layer (23) which has a thickness (TP), and both are capable of a reversible deformation, predetermined by and limited to the thickness (TP) of the positioning layer (23); further, the piezoelectric element (20;31) comprises a gap layer (26) for buffering the reversible deformation of the carrier stratum (242) with the adhering piezoceramic layer (241); the gap (29) has a thickness (TG) such that TG?TP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Algra Holding AG
    Inventors: Dieter Matter, Louis Marcel Meli, Venkatesh Sivasubramaniam, Thomas Gartmann, Markus Hutzler, Abhilash Kizhakenath
  • Publication number: 20130249349
    Abstract: The piezoelectric signal generator (10;30) includes at least one piezoelectric element (12;20) connected with an emitter (14;35) which is capable of generating, from a current (C) produced by actuation of the piezoelectric element, an electromagnetic signal (S) capable of being wirelessly received by a receiver (16;36) removed from the signal generator (10;30), the piezoelectric element (20;31) comprises a piezoceramic layer (241) attached to an electrically conducting carrier stratum (242); the piezoceramic layer adheres to the carrier stratum and both are held by a positioning layer (23) which has a thickness (TP), and both are capable of a reversible deformation, predetermined by and limited to the thickness (TP) of the positioning layer (23); further, the piezoelectric element (20;31) comprises a gap layer (26) for buffering the reversible deformation of the carrier stratum (242) with the adhering piezoceramic layer (241); the gap (29) has a thickness (TG) such that TG?TP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Dieter Matter, Louis Marcel Meli, Venkatesh Sivasubramaniam, Thomas Gartmann, Markus Hutzler, Abhilash Kizhakenath