Patents by Inventor Willy Huwyler

Willy Huwyler 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: 11605918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a protection device for a component of a releasable plug-in connection between a plug and a socket, which is arranged on or in a housing of an electronics unit of a field device. The protection device includes a first half shell and a second half shell at least partially complementary to the first half shell, wherein the two half shells are embodied as to define an internal volume when assembled and at least partially surround at least the plug, at least a first passageway for passage of the plug, or the plug and a cable secured to the plug, into the internal volume of the protection device, at least one securement unit for releasably securing the protection device to the housing, and at least one assembling unit for releasably assembling the two half shells with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeannette Liniger, Robert Schmidt, Franco Ferraro, Gerd Bechtel, Willy Huwyler
  • Patent number: 11326925
    Abstract: Disclosed is a probe unit for a capacitive and/or conductive apparatus for determining and/or monitoring of at least one process variable of a medium in a containment, comprising a rod-shaped probe body, which is embodied in the form of a hollow body, especially with a cylindrical wall, and which has an internal volume, at least one ring-shaped electrode placeable, especially releasably, around the wall of the probe body, and at least one securement unit, which is embodied to secure the at least one electrode, especially releasably, at a predeterminable position on the probe body. Further disclosed is an apparatus for capacitive and/or conductive determining and/or monitoring of at least one process variable of a medium in a containment and having a probe unit of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
    Inventors: Jeannette Liniger, Robert Schmidt, Franco Ferraro, Gerd Bechtel, Willy Huwyler
  • Patent number: 11013333
    Abstract: A wearable sitting posture assisting device includes at least one leg unit featuring at least one knee joint and featuring at least one locking unit for the knee joint; includes at least one second leg unit featuring at least one second knee joint and featuring at least one second locking unit; and includes at least one actuation unit featuring at least one manually operable actuation element for mechanically controlling the locking unit and/or the second locking unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: noonee AG
    Inventors: Keith Gunura, Daniel Vafi, Robin Jergen, Simon Hutter, Willy Huwyler
  • Publication number: 20210123785
    Abstract: Disclosed is a probe unit for a capacitive and/or conductive apparatus for determining and/or monitoring of at least one process variable of a medium in a containment, comprising a rod-shaped probe body, which is embodied in the form of a hollow body, especially with a cylindrical wall, and which has an internal volume, at least one ring-shaped electrode placeable, especially releasably, around the wall of the probe body, and at least one securement unit, which is embodied to secure the at least one electrode, especially releasably, at a predeterminable position on the probe body. Further disclosed is an apparatus for capacitive and/or conductive determining and/or monitoring of at least one process variable of a medium in a containment and having a probe unit of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jeannette Liniger, Robert Schmidt, Franco Ferraro, Gerd Bechtel, Willy Huwyler
  • Publication number: 20210066852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a protection device for a component of a releasable plug-in connection between a plug and a socket, which is arranged on or in a housing of an electronics unit of a field device. The protection device includes a first half shell and a second half shell at least partially complementary to the first half shell, wherein the two half shells are embodied as to define an internal volume when assembled and at least partially surround at least the plug, at least a first passageway for passage of the plug, or the plug and a cable secured to the plug, into the internal volume of the protection device, at least one securement unit for releasably securing the protection device to the housing, and at least one assembling unit for releasably assembling the two half shells with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jeannette Liniger, Robert Schmidt, Franco Ferraro, Gerd Bechtel, Willy Huwyler
  • Patent number: 10631421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field device of automation technology with an opened housing and an electronics part in the housing, comprising at least one component for filling potting compound into the housing, wherein the component has a trough, in order to conduct the potting compound, with targeting, to a location of the housing to be potted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Seiler, Willy Huwyler, Silvio Moser
  • Publication number: 20200046132
    Abstract: A wearable sitting posture assisting device includes at least one leg unit featuring at least one knee joint and featuring at least one locking unit for the knee joint; includes at least one second leg unit featuring at least one second knee joint and featuring at least one second locking unit; and includes at least one actuation unit featuring at least one manually operable actuation element for mechanically controlling the locking unit and/or the second locking unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Keith GUNURA, Daniel VAFI, Robin JERGEN, Simon HUTTER, Willy HUWYLER
  • Publication number: 20180249587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field device of automation technology with an opened housing and an electronics part in the housing, comprising at least one component for filling potting compound into the housing, wherein the component has a trough, in order to conduct the potting compound, with targeting, to a location of the housing to be potted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Christian SEILER, Willy HUWYLER, Silvio MOSER
  • Publication number: 20140336613
    Abstract: The invention relates to an infusion tube clamp for being inserted in an infusion pump comprising a base member having an infusion pump receiving area, a first clamping leg, and a second clamping leg for squeezing an infusion tube, wherein the two clamping legs are swivel-connected to each other at a first infusion tube clamp end. The infusion tube clamp also includes a click device for safely positioning the two clamping legs in more than one position relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Roth, Hans-Josef Gerlach, Joerg Scherer, Willy Huwyler, Marc Pfyl