Patents by Inventor Alexander Wolff

Alexander Wolff 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: 10335955
    Abstract: The invention relates to a proximity sensor arrangement (1) comprising a substrate (2), a circuit board (4) carrying contact surfaces (35, 37) which is mounted on a surface (3) of the substrate (2) and at least one support (5) which carries contact surfaces (36, 38) complementary to the contact surfaces (35, 37) of the circuit board (4) and at least one proximity sensor (7) with a measuring electrode (8) and a shield electrode (9) extending between measuring electrode (8) and surface (3). In order to bring the contact surfaces (35, 36, 37, 38) of the circuit board (4) and of the support (5) into contact, the substrate (2) and support (5) are plug-connected in a plugging direction (R, L) running parallel to the surface (3) of the substrate (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Bernd Gombert, Werner Hösl, Alexander Wolff, Richard Andrysek, Leopid Krausen
  • Publication number: 20180236667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a proximity sensor arrangement (1) comprising a substrate (2), a circuit board (4) carrying contact surfaces (35, 37) which is mounted on a surface (3) of the substrate (2) and at least one support (5) which carries contact surfaces (36, 38) complementary to the contact surfaces (35, 37) of the circuit board (4) and at least one proximity sensor (7) with a measuring electrode (8) and a shield electrode (9) extending between measuring electrode (8) and surface (3). In order to bring the contact surfaces (35, 36, 37, 38) of the circuit board (4) and of the support (5) into contact, the substrate (2) and support (5) are plug-connected in a plugging direction (R, L) running parallel to the surface (3) of the substrate (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Gombert, Werner Hoesl, Alexander Wolff, Richard Andrysek, Leopid Krausen
  • Patent number: 9732412
    Abstract: A gas lance unit configured for a reactive deposition process with a plurality of spaced apart crucibles, wherein spaces are provided between the crucibles, is described. The gas lance unit includes a gas guiding tube having one or more outlets for providing a gas for the reactive deposition process, and a condensate guiding element for guiding a condensate, particularly an aluminum condensate, to one or more positions above the spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerd Hoffmann, Alexander Wolff
  • Publication number: 20160045934
    Abstract: A method of processing a flexible substrate includes providing a flexible substrate having a polymerized surface; emitting an electron beam; exposing the polymerized surface to the electron beam; modifying the polymerized surface by the exposure to the electron beam; and depositing a barrier layer on the modified surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Gerd HOFFMANN, Günter KLEMM, Hans-Georg LOTZ, Alexander WOLFF
  • Publication number: 20140227443
    Abstract: A gas lance unit configured for a reactive deposition process with a plurality of spaced apart crucibles, wherein spaces are provided between the crucibles, is described. The gas lance unit includes a gas guiding tube having one or more outlets for providing a gas for the reactive deposition process, and a condensate guiding element for guiding a condensate, particularly an aluminum condensate, to one or more positions above the spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Gerd Hoffmann, Alexander Wolff
  • Publication number: 20140227455
    Abstract: A method of processing a flexible substrate includes providing a flexible substrate having a polymerized surface; emitting an electron beam; exposing the polymerized surface to the electron beam; modifying the polymerized surface by the exposure to the electron beam; and depositing a barrier layer on the modified surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Gerd Hoffmann, Günter Klemm, Hans-Georg Lotz, Alexander Wolff
  • Publication number: 20140178568
    Abstract: An apparatus for passivating a coating of a flexible substrate includes a coating chamber for coating the flexible substrate, a chamber separation element, the chamber separation element being arranged for separating the coating chamber from a further chamber, a coating drum, the coating drum and the chamber separation element forming a gap, and a gas inlet, the gas inlet being arranged within the chamber separation element for supplying oxygen into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Wolff, Gerd Hoffmann