Patents by Inventor Thomas Schroll

Thomas Schroll 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).

  • Probe including pressure sensitive sensors
    Patent number: 7516672
    Abstract: A probe includes a sensor having a pressure-sensitive surface, electrical signals being producible by the sensor when pressure forces are acting that have a directional component orthogonal to the pressure-sensitive surface. The probe includes a probe element, which is supported in a movable manner relative to the sensor, and a mechanical transmission element. The probe includes a diaphragm, which is arranged between the transmission element and the pressure-sensitive surface of the sensor. The probe element, the transmission element, the diaphragm and the sensor are in a mechanical operative connection such that by contacting the probe element, a change in the level of the electrical signal is producible by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schroll
  • Probe
    Publication number: 20070283762
    Abstract: A probe includes a sensor having a pressure-sensitive surface, electrical signals being producible by the sensor when pressure forces are acting that have a directional component orthogonal to the pressure-sensitive surface. The probe includes a probe element, which is supported in a movable manner relative to the sensor, and a mechanical transmission element. The probe includes a diaphragm, which is arranged between the transmission element and the pressure-sensitive surface of the sensor. The probe element, the transmission element, the diaphragm and the sensor are in a mechanical operative connection such that by contacting the probe element, a change in the level of the electrical signal is producible by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Schroll
  • Probing pin and probe system equipped therewith
    Patent number: 7231725
    Abstract: A probing pin includes a predefined breaking point, which is arranged between a first section and a second section of the probing pin. The two sections each have a longitudinal axis. In the region of the predetermined breaking point, at least one of the longitudinal axes emerges from the outer contour of the probing pin at at least two axially offset points. A probe system may be equipped with such a probing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schroll
  • Probing pin and probe system equipped therewith
    Publication number: 20060265894
    Abstract: A probing pin includes a predefined breaking point, which is arranged between a first section and a second section of the probing pin. The two sections each have a longitudinal axis. In the region of the predetermined breaking point, at least one of the longitudinal axes emerges from the outer contour of the probing pin at at least two axially offset points. A probe system may be equipped with such a probing pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Thomas Schroll