Patents by Inventor Christian Kopf

Christian Kopf 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: 10276314
    Abstract: A switching and protection device for high-voltage onboard electrical systems having a DC-voltage switch and a fuse, wherein the DC-voltage switch includes a housing, at least two fixed contacts, and a bridge designed to be movable with respect to the fixed contacts, wherein the bridge is formed from an electric insulator, wherein two contacts are arranged on the bridge such that, during a movement of the bridge in the direction of the fixed contacts, the two contacts make contact with the fixed contacts, wherein the two contacts arranged on the bridge are electrically connected to each other via the fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Minke, Karsten Haupt, Ernst-Dieter Wilkening, Hendrik-Christian Köpf
  • Patent number: 9721739
    Abstract: A DC voltage switch for high-voltage on-board electrical systems having a housing, at least two stationary contacts, and a moving contact, wherein, in each case, a first contact region of the stationary contacts is routed out of the housing and, in each case, a second contact region of the stationary contacts is arranged in a switching chamber of the housing with the moving contact, wherein the housing is hermetically encapsulated, wherein a cooling chamber which is separated from the switching chamber by a partition wall is arranged above the switching chamber, wherein the partition wall has at least one outlet opening and at least one inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Hendrik-Christian Köpf, Andreas Minke, Karsten Haupt, Ernst-Dieter Wilkening
  • Publication number: 20160211087
    Abstract: A switching and protection device for high-voltage onboard electrical systems having a DC-voltage switch and a fuse, wherein the DC-voltage switch includes a housing, at least two fixed contacts, and a bridge designed to be movable with respect to the fixed contacts, wherein the bridge is formed from an electric insulator, wherein two contacts are arranged on the bridge such that, during a movement of the bridge in the direction of the fixed contacts, the two contacts make contact with the fixed contacts, wherein the two contacts arranged on the bridge are electrically connected to each other via the fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas MINKE, Karsten HAUPT, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING, Hendrik-Christian KÖPF
  • Publication number: 20160141127
    Abstract: A DC voltage switch for high-voltage on-board electrical systems having a housing, at least two stationary contacts, and a moving contact, wherein, in each case, a first contact region of the stationary contacts is routed out of the housing and, in each case, a second contact region of the stationary contacts is arranged in a switching chamber of the housing with the moving contact, wherein the housing is hermetically encapsulated, wherein a cooling chamber which is separated from the switching chamber by a partition wall is arranged above the switching chamber, wherein the partition wall has at least one outlet opening and at least one inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Hendrik-Christian KÖPF, Andreas MINKE, Karsten HAUPT, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING
  • Publication number: 20060274531
    Abstract: The invention discloses an LED luminaire, in the case of which an LED module is applied to the luminaire body such that the height of the luminaire body and the LED module is ?8 mm and the luminaire body at least partially forms the heat sink for the LED module. In this case, LED modules having power ratings of ?3 watts are used. LED operating devices can be used for voltage supply purposes which form an outer face section of an arrangement comprising a luminaire body and an LED operating device, the total height of the luminaire body and LED operating device being ?10 mm, and the LED operating device preferably being cooled via the luminaire body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Christian Kopf, Florian Wildner, Robert Wolf