Patents by Inventor Thomas MILLIES

Thomas MILLIES 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).

  • Air mass sensor
    Patent number: 12596025
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an air mass sensor for determining an air mass flow rate. The sensor may include: a housing defining an electronics chamber; and sensor electronics at least partly located in the electronics chamber. The housing defines a duct providing passage for a gas to flow through the housing. The housing defines an opening connecting the duct and the electronics chamber. The electronics chamber forms a pressure compensation volume for the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Marion Heiss, Andreas Meyer, Holger Weininger, Martin Lesser, Thomas Millies, Radim Sotkovsky, Petr Kusyn
  • Air Mass Sensor
    Publication number: 20240183699
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an air mass sensor for determining an air mass flow rate. The sensor may include: a housing defining an electronics chamber; and sensor electronics at least partly located in the electronics chamber. The housing defines a duct providing passage for a gas to flow through the housing. The housing defines an opening connecting the duct and the electronics chamber. The electronics chamber forms a pressure compensation volume for the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Marion Heiss, Andreas Meyer, Holger Weininger, Martin Lesser, Thomas Millies, Radim Sotkovsky, Petr Kusyn
  • Air Mass Sensor and Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20240167862
    Abstract: Various teachings of the present disclosure include an air mass sensor for determining an air mass flow rate. The sensor may include: a housing defining a chamber; sensor electronics at least partly located in the chamber; a duct passing an air mass flow through the housing to be measured, the duct comprising an inlet port and an outlet port; and at least one compensation port connecting the duct to surroundings external to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Lesser, Andreas Meyer, Holger Weininger, Marion Heiss, Thomas Millies, Radim Sotkovsky, Petr Kusyn
  • Air mass flow meter
    Patent number: 11079265
    Abstract: An air mass flowmeter with a housing having an air-guiding path in which an air mass sensor element is arranged on a sensor element carrier in the housing and is electrically connected to a circuit carrier by connection wires. The circuit carrier is also arranged in the housing the air mass sensor element is positioned accurately in the air-guiding path by a positioning element that engages into a positioning element receptacle formed in the sensor element carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Millies, Jörg Schindler, Stephen Setescak, Rainer Frauenholz
  • Air Mass Flow Meter
    Publication number: 20180372521
    Abstract: An air mass flowmeter with a housing having an air-guiding path in which an air mass sensor element is arranged on a sensor element carrier in the housing and is electrically connected to a circuit carrier by connection wires. The circuit carrier is also arranged in the housing the air mass sensor element is positioned accurately in the air-guiding path by a positioning element that engages into a positioning element receptacle formed in the sensor element carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas MILLIES, Jörg SCHINDLER, Stephen SETESCAK, Rainer FRAUENHOLZ