Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Von Riedheim

Wolfgang Von Riedheim 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).

  • Knit goods with moisture sensor
    Patent number: 8171755
    Abstract: A knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical resistance under the influence of moisture, is provided with an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes. Rows or columns of stitches of the knit base are located between the electrodes. Each of the electrodes contains at least one electrically conductive thread that is knit together with the knit base and that is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means (16) that are accessible from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kunert Fashion GmbH & Co, KG
    Inventors: Michael Jahn, Wolfgang Von Riedheim, Claudia-Susanne Franke, Mike Oertel, Klaus Meier
  • Knit Goods with Moisture Sensor
    Publication number: 20110132040
    Abstract: A knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical resistance under the influence of moisture, is provided with an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes. Rows or columns of stitches of the knit base are located between the electrodes. Each of the electrodes contains at least one electrically conductive thread that is knit together with the knit base and that is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means (16) that are accessible from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: KUNERT Fashion GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Michael JAHN, Wolfgang Von Riedheim, Claudia-Susanne Franke, Mike Oertel, Klaus Meier