Patents by Inventor Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller 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: 20240141990
    Abstract: A transmission device (5) for an electrically drivable vehicle axle (1) includes a transmission input shaft (7), a transmission output shaft (10) connected thereto via gear-wheel pairs (8, 9), and a parking lock device (15). The parking lock device (15) is arranged in a transmission housing (11) and includes an electric actuator (16) for actuating a locking pawl (18) engageable with a parking interlock gear (19) operatively connected to the transmission output shaft (10). The locking pawl and the parking interlock gear (19) are arranged in an interior space (14) of the transmission housing (11) that is acted upon by oil, and the electric actuator (16) is arranged in an oil-free interior space (13) of the transmission housing (11). The output shaft (21) of the electric actuator (16) extends through an intermediate wall (12) and is operatively connected to the locking pawl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Matthias List, Tobias Miller, Stefan Borchert, Jörg Buhl, Stephan Hahn, Marco Kiesel, Ralph Guehrer
  • Publication number: 20220142752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a component, in particular a component that is used in the manufacture of dental components or a dental component, by means of a three-dimensional printing process, said method comprising the steps: providing a base element: and printing the component in a liquid bath on the base element such that the component has a hollow space after a completion of the printing, wherein at least one channel is provided that establishes a fluid connection between the hollow space and the environment at least after the completion of the printing. The present invention further relates to a system comprising a printing apparatus for printing a component in a liquid bath in accordance with the method described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michael MILLER, Alexander WENDT, Maurius WEIST, Marco FÜRLE, Stephan MILLER
  • Publication number: 20210298879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a dental component, in particular a dental prosthesis or a partial dental prosthesis, by means of a dental furnace, comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a virtual model of the dental component; (ii) automatically selecting one, two or more programs and/or automatically preparing one, two or more programs and/or preparing one, two or more suggestions for a program for operating the dental furnace on the basis of the virtual model of the dental component; (iii) producing a model of the dental component; (iv) embedding the model in an investment material; (v) removing the model from the investment material, in particular by heating or burning out, to obtain a negative mold of the model; (vi) inserting a raw material required for manufacturing the dental component into the negative mold; and (vii) producing the dental component in the negative mold in the dental furnace on the basis of the selected, prepared, or suggested program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Publication number: 20210290352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a dental component, in particular a dental prosthesis or a partial dental prosthesis, by means of a dental furnace, comprising the following steps: (i) additively manufacturing, in particular by means of 3D printing, a model of the dental component from a model material on the basis of a virtual 3D model of the dental component; (ii) embedding the model in an investment material; (iii) removing the model from the investment material, in particular by heating or burning out, to obtain a negative mold of the model; (iv) inserting a raw material required for manufacturing the dental component into the negative mold; (v) producing the dental component in the negative mold; and (vi) removing the negative mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: STEPHAN MILLER
  • Publication number: 20210196427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a dental component, in particular a dental prosthesis or a partial dental prosthesis, by means of a dental furnace, comprising the following steps: (i) producing a model of the dental component; (ii) embedding the model in an investment material; (iii) removing the model from the investment material, in particular by heating or burning out, to obtain a negative mold of the model; (iv) inserting a raw material required for manufacturing the dental component into the negative mold; (v) producing the dental component in the negative mold; and (vi) deflasking the dental component in an at least partly automated manner, in particular by means of a stripping manufacturing process, on the basis of a virtual model of the dental component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Stephan MILLER
  • Patent number: 10955193
    Abstract: A furnace for a dental prosthesis or a partial dental prosthesis, in particular for dental ceramic, comprising a firing chamber which can be heated and in particular can also be evacuated, a control device for controlling the operation of the furnace on the basis of a firing program, which is based on a set of parameter values, and an operator control unit, which is assigned to the control device and is designed to display a representation of the firing program in the form of a firing process curve, wherein the operator control unit can be used in a simplified operating mode in which it displays together with the firing process curve at least one operator control area for adjusting a selected parameter value of the set of parameter values that relates to a prescribed program phase of the firing program, wherein the at least one operator control area is permanently arranged in the area of the displayed firing process curve that corresponds to the prescribed program phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 9995635
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal element comprising a shaft and a test prod arranged on one end of the shaft. The thermal element comprises a first conductor and a second conductor, which are manufactured from different conductor materials and which are in electrical contact on one contact point provided in the region of the test prod. The first conductor and the second conductor are embedded at least in sections in a material of the shaft. The contact point is additionally or alternatively to the shaft material shielded with respect to the outside space at least in sections by means of a shield formed by a shielding material, wherein the shielding material has a lower diffusion coefficient and/or a higher thermal conductivity than the shaft material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: DEKEMA DENTAL-KERAMIKOFEN GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Publication number: 20180149430
    Abstract: A furnace for a dental prosthesis or a partial dental prosthesis, in particular for dental ceramic, comprising a firing chamber which can be heated and in particular can also be evacuated, a control device for controlling the operation of the furnace on the basis of a firing program, which is based on a set of parameter values, and an operator control unit, which is assigned to the control device and is designed to display a representation of the firing program in the form of a firing process curve, wherein the operator control unit can be used in a simplified operating mode in which it displays together with the firing process curve at least one operator control area for adjusting a selected parameter value of the set of parameter values that relates to a prescribed program phase of the firing program, wherein the at least one operator control area is permanently arranged in the area of the displayed firing process curve that corresponds to the prescribed program phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 9463080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a firing furnace for a tooth replacement or tooth prosthesis, with a firing chamber, at least one heating element for heating the firing chamber, a control unit for controlling the operation of the firing furnace, and a housing at least partially surrounding the firing chamber, wherein the firing furnace comprises at least one thermoelectric element for utilizing the waste heat generated by the firing furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: DEKEMA DENTAL-KREMIKÖFEN
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Publication number: 20160033338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal element comprising a shaft and a test prod arranged on one end of the shaft. The thermal element comprises a first conductor and a second conductor, which are manufactured from different conductor materials and which are in electrical contact on one contact point provided in the region of the test prod. The first conductor and the second conductor are embedded at least in sections in a material of the shaft. The contact point is additionally or alternatively to the shaft material shielded with respect to the outside space at least in sections by means of a shield formed by a shielding material, wherein the shielding material has a lower diffusion coefficient and/or a higher thermal conductivity than the shaft material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Stephan MILLER
  • Publication number: 20150144611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a furnace for firing products to be fired, in particular dental ceramics, comprising a control unit for controlling the furnace. The control unit has a release portion which can be activated be means of an individualized control command, in particular be means of an encoded activation code. The release portion is designed such that one or more firing processes can be carried out in an activated state of the release portion and no firing processes can be carried out in a deactivated state of the release portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 9022763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press furnace for a denture or partial denture, having a combustion chamber in which a press mold, in particular a muffle, having a press channel for the introduction of a ram can be positioned, and a drive for driving the ram, wherein, in order to improve the drive of the press furnace, the drive provided is an electromagnet, the magnetic armature or magnetic coil of which drives the ram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Dekema Dental-Keramikofen GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 8672675
    Abstract: A firing tray for a furnace for dental ceramics having a plate for the placement on it of the firing material, wherein the plate is made as a base for the improvement of the application possibilities and the firing tray has additional wall elements which are designed for the placement on them of a further firing tray for the forming of a stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: DEKEMA Dental-Keramiköfen GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 8585246
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module for emitting monochromatic radiation in the visible wavelength range is specified. The module has a plurality of light emitting diode chips which generate UV radiation. The UV radiation is converted into light in the visible range, for example, into green light, by a wavelength converter. The coupling-out of light from the module is optimized by the use of two selectively reflecting and transmitting filters. This module can be used as a light source in a projection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Optosemiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Kirstin Petersen, Stefan Grötsch, Stephan Miller, Günter Spath, Norbert Linder, Dominik Eisert, Matthias Peter
  • Publication number: 20130302459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press furnace for a denture or partial denture, having a combustion chamber in which a press mold, in particular a muffle, having a press channel for the introduction of a ram can be positioned, and a drive for driving the ram, wherein, in order to improve the drive of the press furnace, the drive provided is an electromagnet, the magnetic armature or magnetic coil of which drives the ram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 8461489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a furnace for a dental prosthesis, or a partial dental prosthesis, comprising a furnace chamber, a plurality of heating elements for heating the furnace chamber, and a power connector for connecting the heating elements to a power grid, wherein means for limiting the power consumption of the furnace are provided in order to increase the application possibilities and improve the furnace performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: DEKEMA Dental-Keramiköfen GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 8390004
    Abstract: A light-emitting structure includes a p-doped region for injecting holes and an n-doped region for injecting electrons. At least one InGaN quantum well of a first type and at least one InGaN quantum well of a second type are arranged between the n-doped region and the p-doped region. The InGaN quantum well of the second type has a higher indium content than the InGaN quantum well of the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Stefan Avramescu, Hans-Juergen Lugauer, Matthias Peter, Stephan Miller
  • Publication number: 20130032586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a firing furnace for a tooth replacement or tooth prosthesis, with a firing chamber, at least one heating element for heating the firing chamber, a control unit for controlling the operation of the firing furnace, and a housing at least partially surrounding the firing chamber, wherein the firing furnace comprises at least one thermoelectric element for utilizing the waste heat generated by the firing furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: DEKEMA DENTAL-KERAMIKÖFEN GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Publication number: 20120031891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a furnace for the firing of dental prostheses or partial dental prostheses having a firing chamber, a heating device for the heating of the firing chamber, a firing tray arranged within the firing chamber during firing and a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the firing tray. A moving mechanism is additionally provided by which the firing tray can be moved with an open firing chamber between a lifting position and a loading position laterally offset thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: DEKEMA Dental-Keramikoefen GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 8093607
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component, comprising a carrier substrate, and an interlayer that mediates adhesion between the carrier substrate and a component structure. The component structure comprises an active layer provided for generating radiation, and a useful layer arranged between the interlayer and the active layer. The useful layer has a separating area remote from the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Stephan Miller, Uwe Strauss, Volker Härle, Matthias Sabathil