Patents by Inventor Daniel Leypold

Daniel Leypold 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).

  • Monitoring a discharge in a plasma process
    Patent number: 10181392
    Abstract: Devices and methods for monitoring a discharge in a plasma process are provided. An example method includes detecting at least a first signal path of at least one plasma supply signal within at least a first time range within at least one period of the plasma supply signal, detecting at least a second signal path of the at least one plasma supply signal within at least a second time range which is at the point corresponding to the first time range in at least one other period of the plasma supply signal, and generating an identification signal if the second signal path deviates by at least a distance from the first signal path. The distance has a minimum time difference and a minimum signal amplitude difference. The method enables to identify arcs in a very reliable and very rapid manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: TRUMPF Huettinger GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Leypold, Ulrich Richter, Fabian Wunn
  • Monitoring a Discharge in a Plasma Process
    Publication number: 20160217975
    Abstract: Devices and methods for monitoring a discharge in a plasma process are provided. An example method includes detecting at least a first signal path of at least one plasma supply signal within at least a first time range within at least one period of the plasma supply signal, detecting at least a second signal path of the at least one plasma supply signal within at least a second time range which is at the point corresponding to the first time range in at least one other period of the plasma supply signal, and generating an identification signal if the second signal path deviates by at least a distance from the first signal path. The distance has a minimum time difference and a minimum signal amplitude difference. The method enables to identify arcs in a very reliable and very rapid manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Leypold, Ulrich Richter, Fabian Wunn