Patents Assigned to GFD Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH
  • Edge-reinforced micromechanical component
    Patent number: 9227834
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a micromechanical component having a top face and a bottom face and at least two side faces, and a coating of diamond and/or diamond-like carbon (DLC) which encompasses all the surfaces of the component, wherein on at least one side face, across at least a part of said side face, the coating has a smaller coating thickness than that of the top face and/or bottom face, so that a reinforced area in reference to the at least one side face is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignees: Diamaze Microtechnology S.A., GFD Gesellschaft für Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: Peter Gluche, Ralph Gretzschel, Matthias Wiora
  • Cutting tool with blade made of fine-crystalline diamond
    Patent number: 8904650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool, in particular in the form of a razor blade, a scalpel, a knife, a machine knife, scissors etc., which has a synthetic diamond layer with a cutting edge. The diamond layer thereby consists of fine-crystalline diamond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: GFD Gesellschaft für Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: André Flöter, Stefan Strobel, Peter Gluche
  • MINIMIZED-WEAR MAGNETIC READ AND/OR WRITE HEAD
    Publication number: 20130228622
    Abstract: In a magnetic read and/or write head (1) for exchanging signals with a magnetic data medium (2), according to the invention a protective diamond foil (10) is fixed, in particular adhered, to a housing wall (3) on which the magnetic data medium (2) is guided in a sliding manner in order to protect the housing wall (3) against abrasion wear and thereby to increase the life of the magnetic read and/or write head (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: GFD Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH, ddm hopt + schuler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl-Rudolf Hopt, Peter Gluche
  • Cutting tool with blade made of fine-crystalline diamond
    Publication number: 20120276826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool, in particular in the form of a razor blade, a scalpel, a knife, a machine knife, scissors etc., which has a synthetic diamond layer with a cutting edge. The diamond layer thereby consists of fine-crystalline diamond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: GFD Gesellschaft für Diamantprodukte mbH.
    Inventors: André Flöter, Stefan Strobel, Peter Gluche
  • EDGE-REINFORCED MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20120263909
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a micromechanical component having a top face and a bottom face and at least two side faces, and a coating of diamond and/or diamond-like carbon (DLC) which encompasses all the surfaces of the component, wherein on at least one side face, across at least a part of said side face, the coating has a smaller coating thickness than that of the top face and/or bottom face, so that a reinforced area in reference to the at least one side face is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: Diamaze Microtechnology S.A., GFD Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: Peter Gluche, Ralph Gretzschel, Matthias Wiora
  • Diamond component with rear side contact and a method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 6614095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component which has a function element arranged on a substrate the function element being electrically contacted in a contact region on its rear side facing the substrate. The substrate has an opening in the contact region and the rear side of the function element is coated with a contact metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: GFD-Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: Mario Adamschik, Erhard Kohn, Peter Gluche, Alexander Kaiser
  • Diamond cutting tool
    Patent number: 6599178
    Abstract: A cutting tool with a synthetic diamond layer 2 having a cutting edge 5 is described, wherein the cutting edge 5 has a profile structured by etching of decreasing layer thickness. Furthermore, a process is described for producing such a cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: GFD Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: Peter Gluche, Andre Flöter
  • Ablation instrument and method for cutting, fragmenting and/or removing material
    Publication number: 20030109867
    Abstract: Ablation instrument is provided for cutting, fragmenting and/or removing material of an object, containing a carrier substrate, having at least one resistance-heated layer which is disposed on the substrate and made of doped diamond or diamond-like carbon (DLC) and also at least one electrical lead and at least one electrical discharge which are both electrically connected at different places by the resistance-heated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: GFD-Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: Peter Gluche, Stephan Ertl, Christian Lingenfelder, Erhard Kohn
  • Instrument for surgical purposes and method of cleaning same
    Patent number: 6558380
    Abstract: An instrument for surgical purposes, especially for coagulation, is proposed. This instrument has at least one arm, the tips of the arms having electrical contact regions which can be electrically connected to a control unit for touching a tissue for the purpose of coagulation. The contact regions are formed from doped diamond to produce the electrical conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: GFD Gesellschaft fur Diamantprodukte mbH
    Inventors: Christian Lingenfelder, Stephan Ertl, Stefan Strobel, Rudolf Rösch, Siegfried Förster, Matthias Fryda, Lothar Schäfer, Inga Tröster, Dennie Herrmann