Patents by Inventor Jorg Schmidt

Jorg Schmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20180331344
    Abstract: An energy storage arrangement, having at least two electric energy storage units, each of which includes an energy storage housing with electric energy storage cells arranged therein. The at least two electric energy storage units are electrically contacted by an electrical contacting element. The electrical contacting element includes a contacting part, formed from an electrically conductive material, and a touch protection part, formed from an injection-moldable plastic material. The contacting part is overmolded on portions with the injection-moldable plastic material forming the touch protection part. At least one positioning element for positioning of the contacting element at an energy storage unit is formed at the touch protection part and at least one inserting element for the insertion of a connecting element that connects the contacting element to an energy storage unit is formed at the touch protection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Erdal ACIKGOEZ, Jörg SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20180281577
    Abstract: A motor vehicle, including a subfloor as well as at least one energy storage unit arranged above the subfloor, as well as one or a plurality of line(s) running above the subfloor. The energy storage unit is arranged on at least one sheetlike damping element, on which there is provided at least one channel-shaped opening through which at least one of the lines running above the subfloor is led.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Erdal ACIKGOEZ, Jörg SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20170352862
    Abstract: An electric energy storage cell is provided with a plurality of cell layers. At least two cell layers are equipped with electrically conductive contact elements that are coupled with their electrodes and create at least one connection between the at least two cell layers by an adhesive site realized from a conductive adhesive on the contact elements. At least one connection realized by the adhesive site is interrupted when the adhesive-specific temperature limiting value is exceeded in the adhesive site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Jörg SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20170346053
    Abstract: A battery for a motor vehicle, in particular a high-voltage battery, including battery cells and a housing. The walls of the housing at the same time define a housing space, in which the battery cells are placed in a predetermined arrangement. Between the battery cells that are arranged in the housing space is provided an intermediate space. A passage element extends through the intermediate space from a first wall of the walls of the housing to a second wall on the opposite side of the walls of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Erdal ACIKGOEZ, Jörg SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 9831475
    Abstract: In a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of battery cells, a module housing of the battery module is provided in a first step. A core assembly is introduced into the module housing, wherein a cavity, which is to be provided in a cured casting compound, is defined by a respective core of the core assembly. The casting compound is then introduced into the module housing. After the casting compound has been allowed to cure and the core assembly has been removed from the module housing, an electrode assembly, which is associated with the respective battery cell, is arranged in the cavity which is formed in the cured casting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jörg Schmidt, Erdal Acikgoez
  • Publication number: 20170331085
    Abstract: An energy storage device arrangement, including a plurality of electrical energy storage devices that are mutually electrically contacted with each other, including a first receiving part having at least one bore-like receiving space for receiving at least one electrical energy storage device, at least one other receiving part connectable with the first receiving part, provided with at least one bore-like receiving space for receiving at least one electrical energy storage device, and at least one plate-like connecting part that is or can be arranged between two receiving parts that are or can be arranged adjacently for electrical contacting of electrical energy storage devices arranged in respective receiving spaces on the side of the receiving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Erdal ACIKGOEZ, Jörg SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20170200929
    Abstract: A motor vehicle battery includes multiple battery modules arranged in a row adjacent each other, each said multiple battery modules comprising a plug connection, a voltage tap and a bus connection integrated in the plug connection, and a control circuit coupled with the bus connection, and multiple galvanic battery cells, each of said multiple galvanic battery cells being connected witch each other by the plug connection; and a connection device configured as a single plugin module and comprising a battery management system, wherein the connection device is plugged onto all plug connections of the multiple battery modules and connects the voltage taps of all battery modules with a high-voltage battery connection and connects the bus connections of all battery modules with the battery management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: ERDAL ACIKGOEZ, JÖRG SCHMIDT, ROMAN RANZINGER
  • Publication number: 20170182910
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes an high-voltage power system, a multi-battery system including energy stores for supplying power to an electric drive motor, and switching units connecting the energy stores to the power system. A control device detects a state of charge of each energy store and to selectively connect and/or disconnect the energy stores as a function of their state of charge during travel to and from the power system. The switching units include each contactors to disconnect the energy stores on a plus side and on a minus side from the power system, with only either the positive side or negative side of each energy store including a contactor configured to switch when a load is greater than a minimum load, whereas the other one of the positive and negative sides includes a contactor that is adequate only for a load demand which is less than the minimum load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Jörg Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9579989
    Abstract: A battery arrangement for a motor vehicle, includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules having a plurality of battery cells and being coupled to a control unit, and a high voltage lead wire for electrical coupling being provided between all adjacent battery modules, the control units each being designed to exchange data via the high voltage lead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jörg Schmidt, Michael Hinterberger, Reuf Avdic, Erdal Acikgoez, Diana Stöckert
  • Patent number: 9428727
    Abstract: The present application describes an optimized medium for growth of mammalian cells as well as polypeptide production. The cell culture medium is characterized by a Sow ratio of sodium to potassium ions, it further relates to the method of producing polypeptides using such cell culture media. Sn another aspect, the method of polypeptide production can also comprise a temperature shift and/or a pH-shift to further optimize growth and product yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christian Leist, Petra Meissner, Jörg Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20160218328
    Abstract: In a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of battery cells, a module housing of the battery module is provided in a first step. A core assembly is introduced into the module housing, wherein a cavity, which is to be provided in a cured casting compound, is defined by a respective core of the core assembly. The casting compound is then introduced into the module housing. After the casting compound has been allowed to cure and the core assembly has been removed from the module housing, an electrode assembly, which is associated with the respective battery cell, is arranged in the cavity which is formed in the cured casting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: JÖRG SCHMIDT, ERDAL ACIKGOEZ
  • Publication number: 20150028669
    Abstract: A battery arrangement for a motor vehicle, includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules having a plurality of battery cells and being coupled to a control unit, and a high voltage lead wire for electrical coupling being provided between all adjacent battery modules, the control units each being designed to exchange data via the high voltage lead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jörg Schmidt, Michael Hinterberger, Reuf Avdic, Erdal Acikgoez, Diana Stöckert
  • Patent number: 8765413
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cell culture process for the production of polypeptides in mammalian CHO cells characterized by one or more temperature and pH shifts which are adjusted in respect to their timing and step size to reduce cell death, increase product yield and improve product quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christoph E. Joosten, Christian Leist, Jörg Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130130316
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cell culture process for the production of polypeptides in mammalian CHO cells characterized by one or more temperature and pH shifts which are adjusted in respect to their timing and step size to reduce cell death, increase product yield and improve product quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Norvartis AG
    Inventors: Christoph E. Joosten, Christian Leist, Jörg Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130122543
    Abstract: The present application describes an optimized medium for growth of mammalian cells as well as polypeptide production. The cell culture medium is characterized by a Sow ratio of sodium to potassium ions, it further relates to the method of producing polypeptides using such cell culture media. Sn another aspect, the method of polypeptide production can also comprise a temperature shift and/or a pH-shift to further optimize growth and product yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christian Leist, Petra Meissner, Jörg Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8138365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing organosilanes of general formula I, [R(R)(R?O)Si—R?—]2Sm??I by reaction of (halo-organo)alkoxysilanes of formula II, [R(R)(R?O)Si—R?-Hal??II with a sulfuring reagent, selected from alkaline hydrogensulfide, alkaline sulfide Me2S, alkaline polysulfide Me2Sg and any combination thereof and optionally additionally with sulfur and/or with H2S in a solvent, the alkaline hydroxy content of all materials used being <0.44 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Korth, Philipp Albert, Susann Witzsche, Ingo Kiefer, Jörg Kiefer, Stefan Lotter, Jaroslaw Monkiewicz, Jörg Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7971519
    Abstract: An apparatus for hydraulically adjusting the blades of an impeller of an axial-flow fan, comprising an adjustment cylinder that on both sides of a piston displaceably disposed in the cylinder has a first chamber and a second chamber respectively provided with a connection to control oil lines connected to four-way valves. Not only a feed line leading to one of the control oil lines, but also a return line connected to the other control oil line, is each divided into two parallel branch lines. Two redundant four-way valves are provided, each being disposed in one of the parallel branch lines. Disposed in each branch line of each control oil line, between the respective connection and the respective four-way valve, is a seat valve that closes by spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: TLT-Turbo GmbH
    Inventors: André Annebique, Jörg Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20110041773
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a cage rack system for animals, particularly for laboratory animals. This system can accommodate or comprises a plurality of cages ventilated individually or in groups. At least the majority of the cages comprise at least one air-inlet and at least one air-outlet. The cages can be selected according to the race, size, the number and/or conditions of the animals. The invention further comprises an air guidance system for delivering air to the air-inlet and/or collecting air from the air-outlet with integral or separated conduits. Further, there is provided at least one sampling unit for collecting airborne particles from the air; the sampling unit being adapted to collect the airborne particles by a cyclonic flow path to cause a separation of the particles from the air. The sampling unit can have one or more components and can be arranged for analysing, evaluating, controlling and/or monitoring the incoming air and/or the outgoing air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Markus Brielmeier, Jörg Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7874801
    Abstract: A device for measuring the displacement travel of a hydraulic displacement mechanism for blades of an impeller of an axial-flow fan, wherein the displacement mechanism includes as components a displacement cylinder and a piston rod having a piston, one of the components being axially displaceable and the other component not being axially displaceable. Respective spindles of the blades are secured to a displacement disk to which is connected the axially displaceable component of the displacement mechanism. An oil transfer element surrounds an extension of the piston rod that extends out of the displacement cylinder. A magnetostrictive displacement-measuring device that includes a sensor housing with a wave guide, sensor head, and an annular magnet is coupled to the displacement mechanism. The sensor housing and the sensor head are connected to the oil transfer element. Either the oil transfer element or one of the displacement mechanism components is axially displaceable relative to the other component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: TLT-Turbo GmbH
    Inventor: Jörg Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7545523
    Abstract: In a method and system for processing document data in a document processing system, document data are generated on a document generation computer. Document data are transmitted from the document generation computer to a document processing computer. Processed data are forwarded to a document output system. To optimize control of document output, in the processing computer control data are added to or removed from transmitted document data. A control buffer file for the added control data and a document buffer file for the document data are automatically formed and stored by a control device program running on the processing computer. The output system is monitored with the control data by a monitoring computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Oce Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Schmidt, Rüdiger Siemens