Patents by Inventor Thomas Kammer

Thomas Kammer 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).

  • Electromechanical transducer device
    Patent number: 8350560
    Abstract: An electromechanical transducer device for a vehicle transmission or drive has a lever (1) that can be pivotally actuated about at least one first axis (2a, 2b) and which is mechanically decoupled from the transmission or drive. The lever is supported by a suspension (3) on the first axis (2a, 2b). The axis (2a, 2b) comprises at least one first component (6a, 6b) of a magnetic rotational angle sensor system (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) at an axial end section to detect angular position or rotational movement of the lever (1). A second component (7a, 7b) of the rotational angle sensor system is arranged on the suspension (3) opposite of the end section of the axis (2a, 2b), wherein the axial end section is located within the suspension (3). A circuit board (15) accommodating the rotational angle sensors (7a, 7b) is arranged on the suspension (3), and the circuit board (15) comprises at least one flange-like extension (17, 18) protruding from the circuit board plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: ECS Engineered Control Systems AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kammer, Falk Uhlenbruck
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100207614
    Abstract: An electromechanical transducer device for a vehicle transmission or drive has a lever (1) that can be pivotally actuated about at least one first axis (2a, 2b) and which is mechanically decoupled from the transmission or drive. The lever is supported by a suspension (3) on the first axis (2a, 2b). The axis (2a, 2b) comprises at least one first component (6a, 6b) of a magnetic rotational angle sensor system (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) at an axial end section to detect angular position or rotational movement of the lever (1). A second component (7a, 7b) of the rotational angle sensor system is arranged on the suspension (3) opposite of the end section of the axis (2a, 2b), wherein the axial end section is located within the suspension (3). A circuit board (15) accommodating the rotational angle sensors (7a, 7b) is arranged on the suspension (3), and the circuit board (15) comprises at least one flange-like extension (17, 18) protruding from the circuit board plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: ECS Engineered Control Systems AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kammer, Falk Uhlenbruck
  • ENERGY SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A PLURALITY OF ENERGY CONSUMERS CONNECTED THERETO
    Publication number: 20090289500
    Abstract: An energy supply device (10) for a plurality of energy consumers (3) connected thereto has a predetermined maximum power output. A monitoring device for the output of power prevents the maximum output of power of the energy supply device (10) from being exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicants: KUSTER AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SYSTEMS GMBH, GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Zipp, Thomas Kammer, Steffen Medebach
  • Method and device for measuring the difference in magnetic field strength with magnetoresistive sensors
    Patent number: 6310470
    Abstract: A method and device for measuring electric currents in n conductors (n≧2), the measurement of the currents being carried out with (n−1) magnetoresistive sensors. Reliable excess current and/or fault current protection is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Lust Antriebstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Ludger Hebing, Juergen Kunze, Thomas Kammer, Andreas Buente, Jan Thorsten Weber