Patents by Inventor Thomas Kloss

Thomas Kloss 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: 11702718
    Abstract: A method of making a soft magnetic intermediate product of metal with particularly good magnetization behavior, the method comprising the following method steps: production or provision of a metallic, rollable blank of a metallic product, preliminary rolling of the metallic blank with a defined degree of deformation to an intermediate thickness, the degree of deformation being matched to a critical or postcritical degree of rolling to be observed during subsequent rolling, heat treatment of the prerolled blank, preferably annealing of the prerolled blank, rolling of the blank with a critical or postcritical degree of rolling to a final thickness and subsequent annealing to set a defined grain size and finishing of the intermediate product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: BILSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Krech, Thomas Kloss
  • Publication number: 20230002270
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
  • Patent number: 11465929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
  • Publication number: 20220282354
    Abstract: A method of making a soft magnetic intermediate product of metal with particularly good magnetization behavior, the method comprising the following method steps: production or provision of a metallic, rollable blank of a metallic product, preliminary rolling of the metallic blank with a defined degree of deformation to an intermediate thickness, the degree of deformation being matched to a critical or postcritical degree of rolling to be observed during subsequent rolling, heat treatment of the prerolled blank, preferably annealing of the prerolled blank, rolling of the blank with a critical or postcritical degree of rolling to a final thickness and subsequent annealing to set a defined grain size and finishing of the intermediate product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Dieter KRECH, Thomas Kloss
  • Publication number: 20190352217
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
  • Publication number: 20190352213
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Martin Letz, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Martun Hovhannisyan, Matthias Jotz, Lutz Klippe, Thomas Kloss
  • Patent number: 9952378
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Thomas Kloss, Jochen Alkemper, Matthias Schmidt, Andreas Voitsch
  • Publication number: 20170052311
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Thomas Kloss, Jochen Alkemper, Matthias Schmidt, Andreas Voitsch
  • Patent number: 7155934
    Abstract: The method of making borosilicate glass with a surface having reactive SiOH groups on it includes preparing a borosilicate glass melt and dissolving at least 30 mMol per liter of water in the borosilicate glass melt. The borosilicate glass contains from 70 to 87 percent by weight, SiO2; from 7 to 15 percent by weight, B2O3; from 0 to 8 percent by weight, Al2O3; from 0 to 8 percent by weight, Na2O and from 0 to 8 percent by weight of K2O. The borosilicate glass with the easily modified reactive surface can be used as a substrate for chemically covalent immobilization of reactive substances. This substrate can be used to make a biochemical chip, such as a DNA or gene chip, or dirt-proof window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lauten-Schlaeger, Thomas Kloss, Sandra Von Fintel, Klaus Schneider
  • Publication number: 20060086145
    Abstract: In order to avoid distortions or wall thickness variations in a glass wall, especially of a hollow glass body, formed by hot shaping, the hot shaping is performed by a vacuum forming or vacuum-deep drawing process. A hollow glass body and a measuring body sleeve for a neutrino detector made by this method are also described. The measuring body sleeve does not have distortions or wall thickness variations that can interfere with measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Wolfgang Berninger, Thomas Kloss, Heinz-Dieter Trost, Horst Schillert
  • Publication number: 20050000248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of borosilicate glass with a surface which can be easily modified, having reactive SiOH-groups. According to said method, a glass melt is produced wherein water is dissolved in quantities of at least 30 mMol of water per litre. Said glass is especially suitable for use as a substrate for sensors and biochips, dirt-proof working glass for windows, reagent glass, laboratory glass, microarrays, electronic noses, artificial nose chips, electronic tongues, chips for the polymerase-chain reaction, DNA-microarray chips, gene chips, protein chips, in addition to biochemical laboratories on a chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Gerhard Lauten-Schlaeger, Thomas Kloss, Sandra Von Fintel, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 6465381
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alkali-free aluminoboro-silicate glass which has the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): SiO2 >60-65; B2O3 6.5-9.5; Al2O3 14-21; MgO 1-8; CaO 1-6; SrO 1-9; BaO 0.1-3.5; with MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO 8-16; ZrO2 0.1-1.5; SnO2 0.1-1; TiO2 0.1-1; CeO2 0.01-1. The glass is particularly suitable for use as a substrate glass in display technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Klaus Schneider, Thomas Kloss, Andreas Sprenger
  • Patent number: 6461349
    Abstract: A medical handpiece for transmitting energy from a laser beam into biological tissue. An optical fiber for conveying the laser beam to the handpiece and a light guide for radiating the laser energy into the tissue are arranged in a base body. Means are provided for aligning the optical axis of the light guide in relation to the optical axis of the fiber and means for aligning the optical axis of the light guide in relation to the base body are also provided. The light guide can be displaced in an axial direction in relation to the base body and the alignment can be set according to the direction of displacement or maintained. The light guide is easy to replace and the device is easy to clean in accordance with all hygiene requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Jens Elbrecht, Berlind Kalve, Thomas Kloss
  • Patent number: 6162218
    Abstract: A method for photoablation in the field of dermatological medicine and to an arrangement for carrying out this method is disclosed in which the laser radiation and the outlet channel for the laser radiation are directed to a portion of skin to be treated during the treatment and the outlet opening is positioned near the treatment area. In this method, the area to be treated is subjected to a suction vacuum during treatment over its entire extent. In particular, the outlet opening communicates with a device for generating a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Aesculap-Meditec GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Elbrecht, Udo Holzapfel, Thomas Kloss, Eckhard Schroeder, Bernhard Seitz, Ingolf Streit
  • Patent number: 6096670
    Abstract: An alkali metal-free aluminoborosilicate glass is described which has the following composition (in % by weight based on oxide):SiO.sub.2 57-60; B.sub.2 O.sub.3 6.5-9.5; Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 14-17.5; MgO 5-8; CaO 1-4; SrO 5-8; BaO 0-3.5; with MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO 15-17; ZrO.sub.2 0.4-1.5; TiO.sub.2 0.4-1.5; CeO.sub.2 0.1-0.5; SnO.sub.2 0.2-1.The glass is particularly suitable for use as a substrate glass in display technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Schott Glaswerke
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschlager, Klaus Schneider, Thomas Kloss, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 5908703
    Abstract: Described is an alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass with a viscosity of 10.sup.13 dPas at a temperature of above 700.degree.0 C., a processing temperature V.sub.A of less than 1220.degree.0 C., and very good chemical stability, which can be produced in a float unit and has the following composition, in % by weight based on oxide:______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 48 -- <55 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 7 -- 15 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 >20 -- 26 MgO 0 -- 8 CaO 4 -- 12 BaO 0 -- 2 SrO 0 -- 2 ZnO 1 -- 8 ZrO.sub.2 0 -- 2 SnO.sub.2 0.5 -- 2 ______________________________________The glass is especially suitable for use in display technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Schott Glaswerke
    Inventors: Peter Brix, Ludwig Gaschler, Thomas Kloss, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 5770535
    Abstract: An alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass preferably with a thermal expansion .alpha..sub.20/300 of about 3.7 .times.10.sup.-6 /K, an annealing temperature OKP of above 700.degree. C., a treatment temperature V.sub.A of less than 1220.degree. C., and very good chemical stability, which can be produced in a float unit and has the following composition (in % by weight based on oxide): SiO.sub.2 52-62; B.sub.2 O.sub.3 4-14; Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 12-20; MgO 0-8; CaO 4-11; BaO 0-2; ZnO 2-8; ZrO.sub.2 0-2; SnO.sub.2 0-2. The ratio of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 /B.sub.2 O.sub.3 is preferably equal to or greater than 3. The glass is especially suitable for use in display technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Schott Glaswerke
    Inventors: Peter Brix, Gerhard Lautenschlager, Klaus Schneider, Thomas Kloss
  • Patent number: 5627115
    Abstract: The invention relates to brownish, brown to black colored borosilicate glasses which have stepped grades of transmission in the NIR range or are fully non-transmitting. The borosilicate glass, primarily the borosilicate glass 3.3, is melted with defined additives of titanium carbide and/or metallic silicon. The glasses produced in accordance with the invention are to be used as filters, glass vessels and/or decorative colored glass in construction and for decorating because of their absorption/transmission characteristics. On the other hand, the glasses produced in accordance with the invention can also be used as absorbers in solar technology when the light transmissibility in the NIR/IR range is sufficiently low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: JENAer Glaswerk GmbH
    Inventors: Eckhart Watzke, Andrea Kampfer, Thomas Kloss, Gerhard Kemmler
  • Patent number: 5612262
    Abstract: The invention relates to gray, bluish, blue to black colored borosilicate glasses which have a stepped transmission grade in the near infrared range or are fully non-transmitting. The borosilicate glass with defined additions of titanium dioxide is melted together with a reduction agent such as Si(metallic). The glasses produced in accordance with the invention are used as filters because of their absorption/transmission characteristic or, if the light transmissibility in the near infrared/infrared ranges is sufficiently low, the glasses can also be used as absorbers in solar technology, as a glass used in areas of the home and/or as decorative colored glass in construction and for decorating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: JENAer GLASWERK GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kloss, Eckhart Watzke
  • Patent number: 5610108
    Abstract: Reducing melt borosilicate glass having a UV transmittance of at least 85% for ultraviolet radiation having a wavelength of 254 nm for a sample thickness of 1 mm and a water-resistance of less than 100 micrograms, advantageously less than 62 micrograms, Na.sub.2 O per gram of glass powder according to ISO 719 and a thermal expansion coefficient .alpha..sub.20/300 of from 5 to 6.times.10.sup.-6 K.sup.-1 and comprising from 58 to 65% by weight SiO.sub.2, from 18 to 20.5% by weight B.sub.2 O.sub.3, from 8.1 to 10.4% by weight Al.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 1% by weight CaO, from 0 to 2% by weight BaO, from 0 to 2% by weight SrO, from 0 to 1.5% by weight Li.sub.2 O, from 5.5 to 8.5% by weight Na.sub.2 O, from 0 to 3% by weight K.sub.2 O and from 0 to 2% by weight fluorine. The sum total content of all of the alkali metal oxides present in the glass is not greater than 10% and the sum total content of the CaO, BaO and SrO is not greater than 3% and the molar ratio of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : Na.sub.2 O is from 0.6 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Schott Glaswerke
    Inventors: Eckhart Watzke, Thomas Kloss, Peter Brix, Franz Ott