Patents by Inventor Gerhard Lautenschlager
Gerhard Lautenschlager 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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Publication number: 20230002270Abstract: A formed or non-flat formed glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the formed or non-flat formed glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
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Publication number: 20220411316Abstract: The invention relates to glass articles, in particular flat glasses, in the case of which the surface material has gradient material properties as a result of targeted process control which in turn lead to compressive prestressing of the surface. The invention also relates to a method for producing the glass articles and the use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Ulrich Fotheringham, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Rainer Erwin Eichholz, Jochen Alkemper
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Patent number: 11465929Abstract: A flat glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the flat glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
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Publication number: 20190352217Abstract: A flat glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the flat glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
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Publication number: 20190352213Abstract: A method of producing an electronic component is provided. The method includes providing flat glass having a dielectric constant of less than 4.3 and a dielectric loss factor of 0.004 or less at 5 GHz; configuring the flat glass as one of an interposer, a substrate, or a superstrate; and forming the interposer, the substrate, or the superstrate into the electronic component. The electronic component can be an antenna, a patch antenna, an array of antennas, a phase shifter element, and a liquid crystal-based phase shifter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Martin Letz, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Martun Hovhannisyan, Matthias Jotz, Lutz Klippe, Thomas Kloss
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Patent number: 9952378Abstract: A light guide plate for guiding of visible light for the backlighting of a liquid crystal display is provided. The light guide plate has two parallel lateral faces and at least one edge face, which serves preferably as a light input face. The light guide plate is a glass that contains B2O3 and SiO2 as components, wherein the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is at least 70 weight percent and the B2O3 content is greater than 10%. The total content of metal oxide of divalent metals in the composition of the glass is less than 3 weight percent. Al2O3 is contained between 1 weight percent and 5 weight percent in the composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Thomas Kloss, Jochen Alkemper, Matthias Schmidt, Andreas Voitsch
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Publication number: 20170052311Abstract: A light guide plate for guiding of visible light for the backlighting of a liquid crystal display is provided. The light guide plate has two parallel lateral faces and at least one edge face, which serves preferably as a light input face. The light guide plate is a glass that contains B2O3 and SiO2 as components, wherein the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is at least 70 weight percent and the B2O3 content is greater than 10%. The total content of metal oxide of divalent metals in the composition of the glass is less than 3 weight percent. Al2O3 is contained between 1 weight percent and 5 weight percent in the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Thomas Kloss, Jochen Alkemper, Matthias Schmidt, Andreas Voitsch
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Publication number: 20070259767Abstract: An optically detectable, floatable arsenic- and antimony-free, glazable lithium-aluminosilicate glass that can be prestressed and the glass ceramic converted therefrom are described. The glass or the glass ceramic has a composition (in % by weight based on oxide) of essentially SiO2 55-69, Al2O3 19-25, Li2O 3.2-5, Na2O 0-1.5, K2O 0-1.5, MgO 0-2.2, CaO 0-2.0, SrO 0-2.0, BaO 0-2.5, ZnO 0-<1.5, TiO2 1-3, ZrO2 1-2.5, SnO2 0.1-<1, ? TiO2+ZrO2+SnO2 2.5-5, P2O5 0-3, Nd2O3 0.01-0.6, CoO 0-0.005, F 0-1, B2O3 0-2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Friedrich Siebers, Hans-Werner Beudt, Bernd Rudinger, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Klaus Schneider, Michael Jacquorie, Wolfgang Schmidbauer
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Publication number: 20070062366Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displaced relative to the damping fluid and connected to an actuating element protruding from the housing. During at least one part of the pivoting movement of both pieces of furniture, said actuating element is drivingly connected to the second piece of furniture and transfers the movement distributed to the second piece of furniture to the resistance element. The damping device is arranged in the region of at least one of the hinges which pivotally couples both pieces of furniture, and whereby either the damping housing and/or the actuating element engages with one of the mounting element of the corresponding hinges, at least during the damping process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: MEPLA-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlager, Harald Ulrich, Markus Herper
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Patent number: 7141521Abstract: This invention relates to a flat float glass that can be prestressed or transformed into a glass ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals or keatite mixed crystals. To eliminate undesirable surface defects during floating and to achieve superior characteristics of the glass or of the glass ceramic, in particular with regard to a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high light transmittance, the glass has a concentration of less than 300 ppb Pt, less than 30 ppb Rh, less than 1.5 wt. % ZnO and less than 1 wt. % SnO2, and is refined during melting without the use of the conventional fining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Schott GlasInventors: Friedrich Siebers, Peter Nass, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Otmar Becker
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Publication number: 20060162387Abstract: The invention concerns a process and a device from the production of molten glass. According to the invention, measures will be taken to lead the current of the molten glass through the tank furnace so that cutoffs of the glass current between the surface of the glass bath, on the one hand, and the outlet opening on the other hand are avoided and a an equal holding period of all melt particles in the tank furnace is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Stefan Schmitt, Rule Kirchhoff, Wilfried Linz, Norbert Osterhage, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Andreas Sprenger, Klaus-Dieter Duch, Frank Karetta, Ludwig Dursch, Rainer Eichholz
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Patent number: 7040122Abstract: The invention concerns a process and a device from the production of molten glass. According to the invention, measures will be taken to lead the current of the molten glass through the tank furnace so that cutoffs of the glass current between the surface of the glass bath, on the one hand, and the outlet opening on the other hand are avoided and a an equal holding period of all melt particles in the tank furnace is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Stefan Schmitt, Rule Kirchhoff, Wilfried Linz, Norbert Osterhage, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Sprenger, Klaus-Dieter Duch, Frank Karetta, Ludwig Dürsch, Rainer Eichholz
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Patent number: 7007511Abstract: A device for supporting a ribbon of glass, having at least one roller arranged in an area of an underside of the ribbon of glass. In order to keep a ribbon of glass as free as possible of mechanical damage during production, at least one support device is assigned to the roller. With an actuating device the roller or the support device can selectively be contacted with the underside of the ribbon of glass, wherein the support device is in contact, at least in some areas, with the underside of the ribbon of glass by way of a gas cushion. The rollers are then employed at the start of production or after a ribbon of glass has snapped off in order to transmit an advancement force to the ribbon of glass.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Christian Kunert, Andreas Morstein
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Publication number: 20050250639Abstract: Lithium-aluminosilicate flat float glass with a high thermal stability, which can be chemically and thermally tempered and is refined without using the standard refining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide, having a composition which, in % by weight based on the total composition, contains the following main constituents: Li2O ??2.5-6.0? ? Na2O + K2O <4 B2O3 ???0-<4 Al2O3 ??15-30? SiO2 ??55-75? ? TiO2 + ZrO2 <2 in order to avoid the crystallization of undesirable beta-quartz and/or keatite solid solutions and the use of this glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Friedrich Siebers, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Klaus Schneider, Andreas Sprenger
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Publication number: 20050143247Abstract: This invention relates to a flat float glass that can be prestressed or transformed into a glass ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals or keatite mixed crystals. To eliminate undesirable surface defects during floating and to achieve superior characteristics of the glass or of he glass ceramic, in particular with regard to a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high light transmittance, the glass has a concentration of less than 300 ppb Pt, less than 30 ppb Rh, less than 1.5 wt. % ZnO and less than 1 wt. % SnO2, and is refined during melting without the use of the conventional fining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Schott GlasInventors: Friedrich Siebers, Peter Nass, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Otmar Becker
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Patent number: 6846760Abstract: This invention relates to a flat float glass that can be prestressed or transformed into a glass ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals or keatite mixed crystals. To eliminate undesirable surface defects during floating and to achieve superior characteristics of the glass or of he glass ceramic, in particular with regard to a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high light transmittance, the glass has a concentration of less than 300 ppb Pt, less than 30 ppb Rh, less than 1.5 wt. % ZnO and less than 1 wt. % SnO2, and is refined during melting without the use of the conventional fining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2001Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Schott GlasInventors: Friedrich Siebers, Peter Nass, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Otmar Becker
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Publication number: 20050013660Abstract: Arrangement for fixing furniture fittings on frame sections (16) which are preferably extruded and are intended to enclose furniture parts in the form of plates or panels, wherein the said frame sections have an open groove (20) extending in the longitudinal direction of the section and provided to receive and retain a retaining part (36) of the fitting (26) to be fixed. The internal width of the groove is narrowed in the region of its opening by two shoulders (22a, 22b) which are parallel to one another with end faces (24a; 24b) facing one another, wherein the retaining part (36) has a flange portion (38) which can be supported on the free upper face of the shoulders and in which there is provided at least one bore for rotatably retaining the shank (46), which engages in the groove (20), of a clamping element (48) which selectively fixes the retaining part (36) on the frame section (16) or releases it for disassembly or longitudinal displacement in the longitudinal direction of the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2003Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventor: Gerhard Lautenschlager
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Publication number: 20040099009Abstract: The invention relates to a melting cistern for producing a glass melt as well as to its refining,Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Inventors: Wilfried Linz, Gerhard Nussle, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Ferdinand Schultheis
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Patent number: 6715183Abstract: A hinge (10) for furniture doors, the supporting wall stop part of which, which is constructed as a supporting arm (14), is coupled pivotably over two hinge guide rods (16; 18) with the door stop part, which is constructed as a hinge pot (12), with a spring-loaded mechanism, which it is formed by a leg spring, which is disposed in the supporting arm and engages an extension of the out to hinge guide rod (16), and a further leg spring, which is supported in the supporting arm. The leg spring is constructed as a double leg spring (42) with a middle double leg (44) of two parallel leg arms, protruding between two groups of spring coils (47) from, in each case, one of the inner spring coils, and two outer legs (46), protruding from the in each case outermost spring coil of each group.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Gerhard Lautenschläger
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Publication number: 20030116910Abstract: A device for supporting a ribbon of glass, having at least one roller arranged in an area of an underside of the ribbon of glass. In order to keep a ribbon of glass as free as possible of mechanical damage during production, at least one support device is assigned to the roller. With an actuating device the roller or the support device can selectively be contacted with the underside of the ribbon of glass, wherein the support device is in contact, at least in some areas, with the underside of the ribbon of glass by way of a gas cushion. The rollers are then employed at the start of production or after a ribbon of glass has snapped off in order to transmit an advancement force to the ribbon of glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschlager, Christian Kunert, Andreas Morstein