Patents Assigned to Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
  • Patent number: 11927660
    Abstract: A method for determining movement of an object to be imaged in a medical imaging method which includes at least one Magnetic Resonance Imaging, wherein the method comprises the following steps determining first coefficients of a mathematical transformation based on first navigator data of the object, wherein the first navigator data are recorded by a magnetic resonance tomograph (100) using a first spherical Lissajous navigator in the k-space with kr<0.2/cm, preferably kr<0.15/cm, and particularly preferably kr<0.1/cm, wherein kr represents the absolute value of the wave vector k.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Buschbeck, Nadim Joni Shah
  • Patent number: 11901512
    Abstract: An electrolyte includes at least one lithium salt, at least one first organic solvent having a dielectric constant of >90 at 40° C., at least one second organic solvent having a boiling point of <110° C., and at least one phosphite having the formula (I) R1 is selected from an n-propoxy group, an iso-propoxy group, a tert-butoxy group, an n-pentafluoropropoxy group, an n-trifluoropropoxy group, an iso-hexafluoropropoxy group, or a tert-nonafluorobutoxy group. R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each selected, independently of one another, from H, a trifluoromethyl group, or a C2-C6-alkyl group which is substituted with a trifluoromethyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH, CONSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY BREMEN GGMBH
    Inventors: Volodymyr Kozel, Natascha Von Aspern, Gerd-Volker Roeschenthaler, Martin Winter, Olesya Stubbmann-Kazakova, Isidora Cekic-Laskovic, Christian Woelke
  • Patent number: 11786870
    Abstract: Disclosed are a CMS membrane, characterized in that it is obtainable by pyrolysis of a polyimide composed of the monomers 1-(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-2H-inden-5-amine and 5-(1,3-dioxo-2-benzofuran-5-carbonyl-2-benzofuran-1,3-dione of the following formulae: preferably by pyrolysis of the polyimide having the CAS number 62929-02-6, and a supported CMS membrane comprising a CMS membrane obtainable from a polyimide by pyrolysis and a porous support, characterized in that a mesoporous intermediate layer is provided between the CMS membrane and the porous support. Further disclosed are a process for preparing the supported membrane, the use of the membranes for separating gas mixtures or liquid mixtures, an apparatus for gas separation or for liquid separation, and the use of the polyimide for preparing a CMS membrane by pyrolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Tchoua Ngamou, Mariya E. Ivanova, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Olivier Guillon
  • Patent number: 11687473
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Künne, Hendrik Bluhm, Lars Schreiber
  • Patent number: 11678590
    Abstract: A method for producing a hybrid structure, the hybrid structure including at least one structured Majorana material and at least one structured superconductive material arranged thereon includes producing, on a substrate, a first mask for structured application of the Majorana material and a further mask for structured growth of the at least one superconductive material, which are aligned relatively to one another, and applying the at least one structured superconductive material to the structured Majorana material with the aid of the further mask. The structured application of the Majorana material and of the at least one superconductive material takes place without interruption in an inert atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Schueffelgen, Daniel Rosenbach, Detlev Gruetzmacher, Thomas Schaepers
  • Patent number: 11668672
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring electrical potentials of a liquid sample includes at least one field effect transistor having a source, a drain, and a gate, a substrate, and at least two intersecting nanowires of semiconductive material arranged on the substrate, each having a source and drain contact as a field effect transistor and a voltage applicator configured to apply a voltage between the respective source and drain contact. The cross section of the two nanowires has a shape of a triangle or a trapezium. A voltage applicator configured to apply a voltage to the substrate are arranged on the substrate. The nanowires are electrically insulated at least against the sample by a dielectric layer along their surface having a layer thickness between 5 and 40 nm, and at least one impurity is arranged in the dielectric layer as a bearing point which is capable of capturing charge carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Svetlana Vitusevich, Ihor Zadorozhnyi
  • Patent number: 11650335
    Abstract: A method for determining position and energy in scintillation detectors includes determining a photoconversion energy and a photoconversion position of particles triggering scintillation events, in an iteration-free manner, calculated from a distribution of scintillation light released by one or more of the scintillation events. The distribution of scintillation light is scanned by a photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Lerche, Wenwei Bi, Nadim Joni Shah
  • Publication number: 20230099524
    Abstract: An imidazolidinylide compound for use as a shut-down additive for a lithium-ion battery. The imidazolidinylide compound has a formula (I), wherein, R1 to R4, each independently the other, is a linear C1- to C16-alkyl group, a branched C1- to C16-alkyl group, a C2- to C16-alkenyl group, a C3- to C8-cycloalkyl group, or a C3- to C16-arene group, wherein at least one of R2 and R3 may also be H, R1 to R4, each independently of the other, is completely, partially or not fluorinated, and R1 to R3 may each also contain O as a heteroatom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN GGMBH, FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: GERD-VOLKER ROESCHENTHALER, ISIDORA CEKIC-LASKOVIC, NATASCHA VON ASPERN, MARTIN WINTER, MYKHAILO SHEVCHUK
  • Patent number: 11569400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar module which is technically easy to manufacture and has a plurality of solar cells arranged one behind the other and electrically connected in series, wherein a bypass diode for electrical bypassing is electrically connected in parallel with each solar cell, wherein the bypass diodes are arranged one behind the other, wherein each solar cell and each bypass diode comprises a photovoltaically active layer, a lower electrically conductive layer and an upper electrically conductive layer both of which adjoin the photovoltaically active layer, characterized in that each bypass diode is arranged between solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventor: Bart Elger Pieters
  • Publication number: 20230006669
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Patent number: 11542204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a non-oxide ceramic powder comprising a nitride, a carbide, a boride or at least one MAX phase with the general composition Mn+1AXn, where M=at least one element from the group of transition elements (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf and Ta), A=at least one A group element from the group (Si, Al, Ga, Ge, As, Cd, In, Sn, Tl and Pb), X=carbon (C) and/or nitrogen (N) and/or boron (B), and n=1, 2 or 3. According to the invention, corresponding quantities of elementary starting materials or other precursors are mixed with at least one metal halide salt (NZ), compressed (pellet), and heated for synthesis with a metal halide salt (NZ). The compressed pellet is first enveloped with another metal halide salt, compressed again, arranged in a salt bath and heated therewith until the melting temperature of the salt is exceeded. Optionally, melted silicate can be added, which prevents the salt from evaporating at high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Apurv Dash, Jesus Gonzalez, Robert Vassen, Olivier Guillon
  • Publication number: 20220414516
    Abstract: An electronic component is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies for manipulating the quantum state of qubits in quantum dots. It comprises a substrate comprising a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies to voltage sources. A first gate electrode assembly having gate electrodes is arranged on a surface of the electronic component to generate movable potential wells in the substrate. A second gate electrode assembly serves to generate a potential barrier, which is adjacent to the first gate electrode assembly. The gate electrode assemblies have parallel electrode fingers, whereby the electrode fingers of the first gate electrode assembly are periodically and alternately interconnected in order to effect an almost continuous movement of the potential wells through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Patent number: 11521681
    Abstract: A component includes a memory region containing optically active material, a control arrangement configured to provide at least one control signal configured to change optical properties of the optically active material, and a detector configured to detect a change in the optical properties of the optically active material. The detector includes an evaluation input region configured to receive at least one evaluation input signal and an evaluation output region configured to provide an evaluation output signal. The memory region is arranged between the evaluation input region and the evaluation output region, and the control arrangement adjoins the memory region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Hilde Hardtdegen, Martin Mikulics
  • Publication number: 20220344565
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18, 20) for moving a quantum dot (52). The electronic component (10) comprises a substrate (12) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (16, 18, 20) to voltage sources. A first gate electrode assembly (16) having gate electrodes (22, 24), which is arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic component in order to produce a potential well (50) in the substrate (12). The gate electrode assembly (16) has parallel electrode fingers (32, 34), wherein the electrode fingers (32, 34) are interconnected in a periodically alternating manner, which causes an almost continuous movement of the potential well (50) through the substrate (12), whereby a quantum dot (52) is transported in one direction together with this potential well (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220335322
    Abstract: An electronic structure component (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for logically connecting qubits of a quantum computer is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure. It comprises a substrate (12) with a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas and gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) having gate electrodes (122, 124, 126, 128), which are arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic structure component (10, 110, 210, 310, 410). Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) to voltage sources. The gate electrodes (122, 124, 126, 128) of the gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) have parallel electrode fingers (132, 134, 136, 138).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220327072
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for reading out the quantum state of a qubit in a quantum dot (42). The electronic component (10) comprises a substrate (12) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (16, 18) to voltage sources. The gate electrode assemblies (16, 18) have gate electrodes (20, 22, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40), which are arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic component (10), for producing potential wells (46, 48, 62, 64, 66) in the substrate (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220293846
    Abstract: An electronic component (10, 110) is designed as a semiconductor or with a semiconductor-like structure for moving a quantum dot (68, 168) over a distance. The electronic component (10, 110) comprises a substrate (32, 132) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. A gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) having gate electrodes (38, 40, 42, 44, 138, 140, 142, 144) is arranged on a surface (31, 131) of the electronic component (10, 110). The gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) produces a potential well (66, 166) in the substrate (32, 132). Electrical terminals for connecting the gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) to voltage sources are provided for this purpose. The disclosure further relates to a method for such an electronic component (10, 110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Inga SEIDLER, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER, Matthias KÜNNE
  • Patent number: 11417870
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an electrode for a solid-state battery comprising providing a multilayer solid ceramic electrolyte that comprises at least one dense layer having a total ion conductivity of at least 1 mS/cm at 25° C. and at least one porous layer having continuous and open pores having an average pore diameter between 1 and 50 ?m; providing an aqueous infiltration fluid comprising at least one organic additive that can be at least partially converted into carbon; introducing the aqueous infiltration fluid into the at least one porous layer of the multilayer solid ceramic electrolyte; and subjecting the multilayer solid ceramic electrolyte to a thermal treatment in the form of sintering in a reducing atmosphere at temperatures between 400° C. and 900° C., whereby the electrode material is synthesized from the precursor of the electrode material on the surface of the pores in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Tu Lan, Qianli Ma, Frank Tietz, Olivier Guillon
  • Patent number: 11353427
    Abstract: An electromagnetic sensing device comprising: a reference microfluidic reservoir to receive a reference substance with magnetic nanoparticles; an analyte microfluidic reservoir to receive an analyte and magnetic nanoparticles; a first excitation magnetic coil to subject the reference microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at a first frequency; a second excitation magnetic coil to subject the analyte microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at the first frequency; a third excitation magnetic coil to subject the reference microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at a second frequency distinct from the first frequency; a fourth excitation magnetic coil to subject the analyte microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at the second frequency; a first detection magnetic coil to detect a response magnetic field of the magnetic nanoparticles in the reference microfluidic reservoir; a second detection magnetic coil to detect a response magnetic field of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Hamid Kokabi, Hans-Joachim Krause, Kieu An Ngo, Amine Rabehi
  • Patent number: 11346847
    Abstract: A method for identifying inhibitors of the primary nucleation of amyloid beta aggregation includes providing an A-beta species in solution or in a buffer, and determining the amyloid-beta aggregation, wherein the A-beta species comprises two A-beta monomer units with a linker arranged between the A-beta monomer units is provided. A method for analyzing aggregation of monomers of protein misfolding diseases and a kit are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Hoyer