Patents by Inventor Andreas Roters
Andreas Roters 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).
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Patent number: 8607591Abstract: The device for manufacturing glass, in which bubble formation on precious metal components is prevented, has a precious or refractory metal wall (12, 43) at least partially surrounding a glass melt from which the glass is made, a first electrode pair (20, 21) for measuring oxygen partial pressure at an interface between the glass melt and the wall to obtain an actual value, a second electrode pair (12, 43, 20) for measuring an oxygen partial pressure in the glass melt to obtain a set point value and a regulating system (39, 45) for adjusting the oxygen partial pressure at the interface according to a comparison between the actual value and the set point value, so that the oxygen partial pressure at the interface is within a safe range.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Andreas Roters, Gernot Roeth
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Publication number: 20130330603Abstract: A feed-through has a base body, for example in the form of a disk-shaped metal part. The base body includes at least one opening through which at least one conductor, for example an essentially pin-shaped conductor, embedded in a glass or glass ceramic material, is guided. The base body includes a material having a low melting point, such as a light metal, and the glass or glass ceramic material is selected in such a manner that the melting temperature thereof is lower than the melting temperature of the material of the base body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Frank Kroll, Helmut Hartl, Andreas Roters, Hauke Esemann, Dieter Goedeke, Ulf Dahlmann, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm, Martin Landendinger, Linda Johanna Backnaes
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Publication number: 20130330604Abstract: A feed-through, in particular a feed-through which passes through a housing component of a housing, for example a battery housing, such as a battery cell housing. The housing component includes at least one opening through which at least one conductor, for example an essentially pin-shaped conductor, is guided. The pin-shaped conductor is at least partially surrounded by an insulator, for example made of a glass or a glass ceramic material. The at least one conductor connection, for example of the essentially pin-shaped conductor and/or of the housing component with the insulator, which is a glass or a glass ceramic material, is formed, the connection being an ultrasonic welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Frank Kroll, Helmut Hartl, Andreas Roters, Hauke Esemann, Dieter Goedeke, Ulf Dahlmann, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm, Martin Landendinger, Linda Johanna Backnaes
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Publication number: 20130330605Abstract: A feed-through component for a conductor feed-through which passes through a part of a housing, for example a battery housing, is embedded in a glass or glass ceramic material and has at least one conductor, for example an essentially pin-shaped conductor, and a head part. The surface, in particular the cross-sectional surface, of the head part is greater than the surface, in particular the cross-sectional surface, of the conductor, for example of the essentially pin-shaped conductor. The head part is embodied such that is can be joined to an electrode-connecting component, for example an electrode-connecting part, which may be made of copper, a copper alloy CuSiC, an aluminum alloy AlSiC or aluminum, with a mechanically stable and non-detachable connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Frank Kroll, Helmut Hartl, Andreas Roters, Hauke Esemann, Dieter Goedeke, Ulf Dahlmann, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm, Martin Landendinger, Linda Johanna Backnaes
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Publication number: 20130330599Abstract: A feed-through, for example a battery feed-through for a lithium-ion battery or a lithium ion accumulator, has at least one base body which has at least one opening through which at least one conductor, for example a pin-shaped conductor, embedded in a glass material is guided. The base body contains a low melting material, for example a light metal, such as aluminum, magnesium, AlSiC, an aluminum alloy, a magnesium alloy, titanium, titanium alloy or steel, in particular special steel, stainless steel or tool steel. The glass material consists of the following in mole percent: 35-50% P2O5, for example 39-48%; 0-14% Al2O3, for example 2-12%; 2-10% B2O3, for example 4-8%; 0-30% Na2O, for example 0-20%; 0-20% Li2O, for example 12-20%, wherein M is K, Cs or Rb; 0-10% PbO, for example 0-9%; 0-45% Li2O, for example 0-40% or 17-40%; 0-20% BaO, for example 5-20%; 0-10% Bi2O3, for example 1-5% or 2-5%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Frank Kroll, Helmut Hartl, Andreas Roters, Hauke Esemann, Dieter Goedeke, Ulf Dahlmann, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm, Martin Landendinger, Linda Johanna Backnaes
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Publication number: 20130316218Abstract: A glass-based material is disclosed, which is suitable for the production of a separator for an electrochemical energy accumulator, in particular for a lithium ion accumulator, wherein the glass-based material comprises at least the following constituents (in wt.-% based on oxide): SiO2+F+P2O5 20-95; Al2O3 0.5-30, wherein the density is less than 3.7 g/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Ulf Dahlmann, Andreas Roters, Dieter Goedeke, Frank-Thomas Lentes, Joern Besinger, Olaf Claussen, Christian Kunert, Ulrich Peuchert, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Wolfram Beier, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20130231617Abstract: A syringe body/needle assembly and a method for producing such a syringe body/needle assembly are provided that if free of an organic adhesive bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Bernd Hoppe, Daniela Seiler, Andreas Roters, Katrin Schellenberg
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Publication number: 20130136981Abstract: A lithium-ion battery cell is provided that includes at least one inorganic, multi-functional constituent that has a low thermal conductivity and is suitable for reducing or restricting thermal anomalies at least locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Andreas Roters, Frank-Thomas Lentes, Meike Schneider, Ulf Dahlmann, Wolfram Beier, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Gabriele Roemer-Scheuermann
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Patent number: 8171752Abstract: The float glass apparatus has a glass melt producing unit including a melting tank and a refining tank for the glass melt, a float tank including a metallic basin and metal bath contained in the basin, conducting devices for conducting the glass melt from the glass melt producing unit to the metal bath and auxiliary devices as needed. In order to minimize bubble defects and extend service life of apparatus parts made from platinum or a platinum alloy, the apparatus includes a device for minimizing direct current flowing between the glass melt producing unit and the float tank, which includes an auxiliary electrode connected with ground and located in the glass melt producing unit in electrical contact with the glass melt and a direct electrical connection between the metallic basin of the float tank and ground.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Thomas Pfeiffer, Gernot Roeth, Olaf Claussen, Knut Jakobi, Andreas Roters, Klaus-Dieter Duch, Ottmar Schuessler
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Publication number: 20100291347Abstract: The thin flat glass substrate, especially for display engineering, has a thickness of less than 1.5 mm, a length of at least 1800 mm, a width of at least 1800 mm and a difference between a smallest thickness and largest thickness of less than 50 ?m. The float glass process for making the improved flat glass substrate provides flags (9) in the molten metal bath in the hot-spread region on both sides of the forming glass sheet to minimize the variation in thickness of the thin flat glass substrate formed by the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Ulrich Lange, Armin Vogl, Andreas Morstein, Andreas Roters
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Patent number: 7814765Abstract: The thin flat glass substrate, especially for display engineering, has a thickness of less than 1.5 mm, a length of at least 1800 mm, a width of at least 1800 mm and a difference between a smallest thickness and largest thickness of less than 50 ?m. The float glass process for making the improved flat glass substrate provides flags (9) in the molten metal bath in the hot-spread region on both sides of the forming glass sheet, to minimize the variation in thickness of the thin flat glass substrate formed by the process.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Ulrich Lange, Armin Vogl, Andreas Morstein, Andreas Roters
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Publication number: 20100018251Abstract: The device for manufacturing glass, in which bubble formation on precious metal components is prevented, has a precious or refractory metal wall (12, 43) at least partially surrounding a glass melt from which the glass is made, a first electrode pair (20, 21) for measuring oxygen partial pressure at an interface between the glass melt and the wall to obtain an actual value, a second electrode pair (12, 43, 20) for measuring an oxygen partial pressure in the glass melt to obtain a set point value and a regulating system (39, 45) for adjusting the oxygen partial pressure at the interface according to a comparison between the actual value and the set point value, so that the oxygen partial pressure at the interface is within a safe range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Andreas Roters, Gernot Roeth
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Patent number: 7628037Abstract: In the case of a method for manufacturing glass, with which molten glass is enclosed at least partially by precious metal walls or refractory metal walls, and with which the oxygen partial pressure of the molten glass is influenced by a treatment means to prevent disturbances, gas bubbles or other disturbances often form as a result of over-compensation. This over-compensation can be prevented by locating at least one probe (20) for determining the oxygen partial pressure at the interface—or close to the interface—of the glass melt and metal wall, and by regulating the influencing of the oxygen partial pressure in a safe range of the oxygen partial pressure with the treatment means using a regulating system (39, 45).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Andreas Roters, Gernot Roeth
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Publication number: 20090260399Abstract: The float glass apparatus has a glass melt producing unit including a melting tank and a refining tank for the glass melt, a float tank including a metallic basin and metal bath contained in the basin, conducting devices for conducting the glass melt from the glass melt producing unit to the metal bath and auxiliary devices as needed. In order to minimize bubble defects and extend service life of apparatus parts made from platinum or a platinum alloy, the apparatus includes a device for minimizing direct current flowing between the glass melt producing unit and the float tank, which includes an auxiliary electrode connected with ground and located in the glass melt producing unit in electrical contact with the glass melt and a direct electrical connection between the metallic basin of the float tank and ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Thomas Pfeiffer, Gernot Roeth, Olaf Claussen, Knut Jakobi, Andreas Roters, Klaus-Dieter Duch, Ottmar Schuessler
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Publication number: 20090181230Abstract: A method for reducing surface defects during production of float glass having a transformation temperature Tg of at least 600° C. is provided. A method for removing impurities from the surface of the glass band in the floating chamber by molten metal flowing over the glass band is also provided. The undesired spreading of the molten metal on the glass band is limited in a contactless manner. A device is also provided for carrying out the method, in addition to a floating glass having a transformation temperature of at least 600° C., which has a maximum of 3 surface defects (top specks) having a size greater than 35 ?m per m2 when it leaves the floating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2005Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Carsten Schumacher, Armin Vogl, Frank Klette, Christian Kunert, Bernhard Langner, Andreas Morstein, Andreas Roters
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Publication number: 20070261443Abstract: A method for reducing surface defects during production of a float glass with a transformation temperature Tg equal to or greater than 600° C. is provided which includes removing impurities from a surface of the glass strip in a float chamber by a molten metal flowing over the glass strip in the float bath. A device for carrying out the inventive method and a float glass whose transformation temperature is equal to or greater than 600° C. and which has a maximum of 3 surface defects (Top Speckd) whose size is greater than 35 ?m per m2 at the float chamber are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2005Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Carsten Schumacher, Armin Vogl, Frank Klette, Christian Kunert, Bernhard Langner, Andreas Morstein, Andreas Roters
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Publication number: 20060110603Abstract: The thin flat glass substrate, especially for display engineering, has a thickness of less than 1.5 mm, a length of at least 1800 mm, a width of at least 1800 mm and a difference between a smallest thickness and largest thickness of less than 50 ?m. The float glass process for making the improved flat glass substrate provides flags (9) in the molten metal bath in the hot-spread region on both sides of the forming glass sheet, to minimize the variation in thickness of the thin flat glass substrate formed by the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Ulrich Lange, Armin Vogl, Andreas Morstein, Andreas Roters
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Publication number: 20060016222Abstract: A float glass apparatus typically includes a float tank for a metal bath, the metal bath, a glass melt producing unit, which includes a melting tank for making a glass melt and a refining, tank for degassing the glass melt, and conducting devices for conducting the glass melt from the glass melt producing unit to the metal bath of the float tank and auxiliary devices as needed. In order to minimize bubble defects and extend service life of Pt units by a suitable electrical device the float tank with the metal bath is connected electrically with ground and at least one auxiliary electrode is connected with ground and put in electrical contact with the glass melt in the melting tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Thomas Pfeiffer, Gernot Roeth, Olaf Claussen, Knut Jakobi, Andreas Roters, Klaus-Dieter Duch, Ottmar Schuessler
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Publication number: 20050217317Abstract: In the case of a method for manufacturing glass, with which molten glass is enclosed at least partially by precious metal walls or refractory metal walls, and with which the oxygen partial pressure of the molten glass is influenced by a treatment means to prevent disturbances, gas bubbles or other disturbances often form as a result of over-compensation. This over-compensation can be prevented by locating at least one probe (20) for determining the oxygen partial pressure at the interface—or close to the interface—of the glass melt and metal wall, and by regulating the influencing of the oxygen partial pressure in a safe range of the oxygen partial pressure with the treatment means using a regulating system (39, 45).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Andreas Roters, Gernot Roeth