Assignee
BALLUFF GMBH
DE·93 granted patents·30 pending applications·260 citations·filing 2001–2025
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123 records- 0187US6714004B2Inductive position measuring systemBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·40 cites·39 claims
- 0286US7071680B2Position transducer deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 4, 2006·16 cites·32 claims
- 0384US9658095B2Capacitive fill level sensorBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2017·15 cites·17 claims
- 0483US10309805B2Absolute measuring length measuring system and method for its operationBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·2 cites·9 claims
- 0580US8937252B2Coated electric cable for use in a welding deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 20, 2015·4 cites·12 claims
- 0677US10663327B2Magnetostrictive path measuring apparatus and method of manufacturing a measuring probe of a magnetostrictive path measuring apparatusBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted May 26, 2020·2 cites·17 claims
- 0777US6903544B2Position transducer deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 7, 2005·19 cites·23 claims
- 0876US11421975B2Absolute position detection system having a single-track magnetic code tapeBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 23, 2022·1 cites·8 claims
- 0976US10756732B2Inductive sensor and method for operating an inductive sensorBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 25, 2020·3 cites·23 claims
- 1076US9893570B2System for contactless energy and data transferBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·5 cites·11 claims
- 1174US12222227B2Sensor device for detecting at least one physical variableBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 11, 2025·2 cites·5 claims
- 1274US10863413B2Equipment and method for the wireless operation of an IO-link communication systemBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·2 cites·13 claims
- 1374US10430359B2Use of an IO link for linking field devicesBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 1, 2019·4 cites·2 claims
- 1474US6879404B2Device and method for checking bores in or edges on an object of measurementBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 12, 2005·12 cites·28 claims
- 1573US10469284B2Integrated arrangement having an electrical voltage supply and a communication interfaceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·2 cites·9 claims
- 1673US8937251B2Electric cable for use in a welding deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 20, 2015·2 cites·11 claims
- 1772US10089271B2Field bus systemBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 2, 2018·3 cites·12 claims
- 1871US10127163B2Control device for controlling a safety device, and use of an IO link for transmission of a safety protocol to a safety deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 13, 2018·3 cites·14 claims
- 1970US11573288B2Multi-field zone proximity sensor as well as a method for measuring a distance of an object from the multi-field zone proximity sensorBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 7, 2023·2 cites·28 claims
- 2070US9976878B2Absolute measuring length measuring systemBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·1 cites·5 claims
- 2170US9697164B2Method and control device for the operation of a contact-free transmission system for an IO linkBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·2 cites·7 claims
- 2270US6734665B2Inductive sensor having a sensor coil in the form of a structured conductive layerBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·18 cites·24 claims
- 2368US11209293B2Sensor housing and sensorBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·1 cites·10 claims
- 2468US9182213B2Path measuring apparatus with multiple measuring pathsBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·3 cites·49 claims
- 2566US7243553B2Sensor device for the examination of surfacesBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 17, 2007·4 cites·49 claims
- 2666US7023564B2Sensor device for burr examinationBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·6 cites·44 claims
- 2766US2024319700A1Method and device for automated parameterisation of an IO-Link deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2864US10132922B2Proximity sensor and method for measuring the distance from an objectBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 20, 2018·3 cites·27 claims
- 2964US2025389692A1Sensor device for detecting foreign objects in a container filled with a filling materialBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3063US11355965B2Device for inductively transferring electrical energy and/or dataBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·3 claims
- 3163US6591703B2Hermetically encapsulated sensor and process for its productionBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·12 cites·14 claims
- 3262US6655986B2Proximity switchBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·11 cites·22 claims
- 3361US12578210B2Method for localizing patterns in a signal of a position sensor, and position sensor or position measuring device using the methodBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 17, 2026·0 cites·18 claims
- 3461US11190393B2Wireless IO-link communication network having an additional master and method for its operationBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3561US10320049B2Annular directional coupler, in particular for microwave-based distance sensorsBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·2 cites·5 claims
- 3661US6828780B2Position measuring system having an inductive element arranged on a flexible supportBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·10 cites·34 claims
- 3760US9910815B2IO-Link adapterBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·1 cites·9 claims
- 3860US9863611B2Signal columnBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 9, 2018·5 cites·10 claims
- 3960US2025183556A1Antenna arrangement for a radar sensorBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4057US12352641B2Strain measurement device and overall device with such a strain measurement deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4157US2025189611A1Circuit arrangement for evaluating an output signal, and sensor deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4256US11815537B2Inductive sensor and method for the operation thereofBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 4356US10796222B2Contactless position/distance sensor having an artificial neural network and method for operating the sameBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 6, 2020·2 cites·15 claims
- 4456US2025035423A1Method for recognizing a target magnet orientation in a magnetic position sensorBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US10462542B2Method for data transmission by means of an absolute position measurement system, absolute position measurement system and computing deviceBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 29, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 4655US6943543B2Inductive displacement sensor with a measuring head comprising a passive resonant circuitBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·9 cites·16 claims
- 4755US2024118109A1Method and device for detecting axial and/or radial magnetic fields acting relative to an axisBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4854US11599765B2Identification element for a shank toolBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 4954US9595807B2Circuit arrangement for operating laser diodeBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 14, 2017·1 cites·12 claims
- 5054US7285950B2Position measuring system and pneumatic cylinderBALLUFF GMBH·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 23, 2007·5 cites·51 claims
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