Patents by Inventor Alexander KUPPE
Alexander KUPPE 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).
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Patent number: 12565439Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element (202), wherein a blank of transparent material is heated and/or provided and, after heating and/or after being provided between a first mold (UF) and at least one second mold (OF), is press molded, for example on both sides, to form the optical element (202) and is then exposed to a treatment atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Christoph Dittmann, Annegret Diatta, Alexander Kuppe, Ralf Polle, Toni Schnoor
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Publication number: 20250282668Abstract: The present disclosure provides a suitable method for producing a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight, for example for a motor-vehicle headlight, wherein the headlight lens comprises an integral body made of glass, wherein the integral body comprises at least one light tunnel and one light-passage section having at least one optically active light exit surface, wherein the light tunnel comprises at least one light entry surface and, with a bend, transitions into the light-passage section in order to image the bend as a bright-dark-boundary by means of light directed into the light entry surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2025Publication date: September 11, 2025Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Alexander KUPPE, Thomas WALTHER, Hagen GOLDAMMER
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Patent number: 12319605Abstract: The present disclosure provides a suitable method for producing a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight, for example for a motor-vehicle headlight, wherein the headlight lens comprises an integral body made of glass, wherein the integral body comprises at least one light tunnel and one light-passage section having at least one optically active light exit surface, wherein the light tunnel comprises at least one light entry surface and, with a bend, transitions into the light-passage section in order to image the bend as a bright-dark-boundary by means of light directed into the light entry surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: Docter Optics SEInventors: Alexander Kuppe, Thomas Walther, Hagen Goldammer
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Patent number: 12234174Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved production method for optical elements. In this case, it is desirable to achieve high contour accuracy and/or surface quality for optical elements or lenses or headlight lens. In addition, it is desirable to reduce the costs of a production process for objective lenses and/or headlights, microprojectors or vehicle headlights.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Alexander Kuppe, Ralf Polle, Thomas Walther, Peter Mühle, Christoph Dittmann, Stephan Jirak, Hagen Goldammer, Annegret Diatta, Sven Fröhlich
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Patent number: 12157694Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an optical element from glass, wherein a portion of glass or a glass blank is blank-pressed, in particular on both sides, to form the optical element, wherein the optical element is then placed on a transport element and passes through a cooling path with the transport element, without the optical surface of the optical element being touched.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Christoph Priese, Alexander Kuppe, Thomas Lehmann
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Patent number: 11884570Abstract: The disclosure concerns to a process for manufacturing an optical element from glass, wherein a blank of glass is tempered, for example in such a way that the blank is cooler in its interior than on its exterior, wherein the tempered blank between a first mold and a second mold, which are moved towards one another to form a closed cavity, is press-molded, for example on both sides, to form the optical element, wherein the first mold and/or the second mold comprises an escape cavity slide which is compressed by the formation of a closed cavity by means of the first mold and the second mold as a function of the volume of the blank, so that, during press-molding, an additional edge which is dependent on the volume of the blank is formed with the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Alexander Kuppe, Annegret Diatta
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Publication number: 20230416133Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element (202), wherein a blank of transparent material is heated and/or provided and, after heating and/or after being provided between a first mold (UF) and at least one second mold (OF), is press molded, for example on both sides, to form the optical element (202) and is then exposed to a treatment atmosphere.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Christoph DITTMANN, Annegret DIATTA, Alexander KUPPE, Ralf POLLE, Toni SCHNOOR
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Publication number: 20230348309Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element, for example an (optical) lens, for example a headlight lens, for example a vehicle headlight lens, from inorganic glass, wherein a blank of the inorganic glass is heated in a first heating step, for example in such a way that the blank is cooler on the inside than on its outer region, wherein, after heating, the blank is press-molded, for example on both sides, in a first pressing step between an upper mold and a lower mold to form an intermediate molded part, wherein the intermediate molded part is removed from the lower mold after the first pressing step, wherein a surface or the surface of the intermediate molded part formed by the lower mold and/or the surface of the intermediate molded part facing the lower mold is heated in a second heating step after the first pressing step, wherein the intermediate molded part is press-molded, for example on both sides, to the optical element or the (optical) lens, in a second pressing step after theType: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Alexander KUPPE, Annegret DIATTA
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Patent number: 11708289Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element (202), wherein a blank of transparent material is heated and/or provided and, after heating and/or after being provided between a first mold (UF) and at least one second mold (OF), is press molded to form the optical element (202), in particular on both sides, and is then sprayed with a surface treatment agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Christoph Dittmann, Alexander Kuppe, Annegret Diatta, Ralf Polle, Toni Schnoor, Sven Fröhlich
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Patent number: 11643352Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical element out of glass comprises placing a blank made of glass on an annular contact face of a supporting body having a hollow cross section. The blank is heated on the supporting body in a cavity of a protective cap that is arranged in a furnace cavity, such that a temperature gradient is established in the blank in such a way that the blank is cooler inside than on an outside region. The blank is press molded to form the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Alexander Kuppe, Peter Mühle
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Publication number: 20230026408Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element (202), wherein a blank of transparent material is heated and/or provided and, after heating and/or after being provided is press molded, for example on both sides, between a first mold (UF) and at least one second mold (OF), to form the optical element (202) and is then sprayed with a surface treatment agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Christoph DITTMANN, Alexander KUPPE, Annegret DIATTA, Ralf POLLE
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Publication number: 20220298050Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved production method for optical elements. In this case, it is desirable to achieve high contour accuracy and/or surface quality for optical elements or lenses or headlight lens. In addition, it is desirable to reduce the costs of a production process for objective lenses and/or headlights, microprojectors or vehicle headlights.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Alexander KUPPE, Ralf POLLE, Thomas WALTHER, Peter MÜHLE, Christoph DITTMANN, Stephan JIRAK, Hagen GOLDAMMER, Annegret DIATTA, Sven FRÖHLICH
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Publication number: 20220298049Abstract: The disclosure concerns to a process for manufacturing an optical element from glass, wherein a blank of glass is tempered, for example in such a way that the blank is cooler in its interior than on its exterior, wherein the tempered blank between a first mold and a second mold, which are moved towards one another to form a closed cavity, is press-molded, for example on both sides, to form the optical element, wherein the first mold and/or the second mold comprises an escape cavity slide which is compressed by the formation of a closed cavity by means of the first mold and the second mold as a function of the volume of the blank, so that, during press-molding, an additional edge which is dependent on the volume of the blank is formed with the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Alexander KUPPE, Annegret DIATTA
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Publication number: 20220289614Abstract: The present disclosure provides a suitable method for producing a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight, for example for a motor-vehicle headlight, wherein the headlight lens comprises an integral body made of glass, wherein the integral body comprises at least one light tunnel and one light-passage section having at least one optically active light exit surface, wherein the light tunnel comprises at least one light entry surface and, with a bend, transitions into the light-passage section in order to image the bend as a bright-dark-boundary by means of light directed into the light entry surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Alexander KUPPE, Thomas WALTHER, Hagen GOLDAMMER
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Publication number: 20220177345Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element (202), wherein a blank of transparent material is heated and/or provided and, after heating and/or after being provided between a first mold (UF) and at least one second mold (OF), is press molded to form the optical element (202), in particular on both sides, and is then sprayed with a surface treatment agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Docter Optics SEInventors: Christoph Dittmann, Alexander Kuppe, Annegret Diatta, Ralf Polle, Toni Schnoor, Sven Fröhlich
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Publication number: 20200346964Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an optical element out of glass, wherein a blank made of glass is laid on an annular contact face of a supporting body having a hollow cross section, and is heated on the supporting body, in a cavity of a protective cap that is arranged in a furnace cavity, such that a temperature gradient is established in the blank in such a way that the blank is cooler inside than on an outside region, wherein the contact face is cooled by means of a cooling medium flowing through the supporting body, wherein following heating the glass blank is press molded to form the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Alexander KUPPE, Peter MÜHLE
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Publication number: 20200247708Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an optical element from glass, wherein a portion of glass or a glass blank is blank-pressed, in particular on both sides, to form the optical element, wherein the optical element is then placed on a transport element and passes through a cooling path with the transport element, without the optical surface of the optical element being touched.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Christoph PRIESE, Alexander KUPPE, Thomas LEHMANN
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Publication number: 20200231486Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing an optical element from glass, wherein a glass blank is placed on an annular contact surface of a support body with a hollow cross-section, and heated on the support body, in particular in such a way that a temperature gradient is created in the blank in such a way that the blank is cooler on the inside than in the outer region thereof, wherein the contact surface is cooled by means of a coolant flowing through the support body, wherein, after heating, the glass blank is blank-pressed, in particular on both sides, to form the optical element, wherein the contact surface spans a base area that is not circular.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Christoph PRIESE, Alexander KUPPE, Thomas LEHMANN, Thomas WALTHER, Peter MÜHLE