Patents by Inventor Andreas A. Meyer

Andreas A. Meyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230302455
    Abstract: A container or consumable like a reaction tube for use in diagnostic assays. The present disclosure provides a system for fluid handling and transport, comprising a plate with at least one cavity for receiving a fluid which is surrounded by a rim, and a separate cover comprising a centrally arranged surface as a sealing element which is surrounded by a rim, wherein the plate or the cover comprise at least one snap-fit mechanism for connecting at least two plates, at least two covers or a plate and a cover, wherein the snap-fit mechanism extends upwards or downwards from the surrounding rim of the plate or the cover, and wherein the rim of the plate or cover which is to be connected is configured for accommodating the snap-fit mechanism of an upper or lower plate or cover in a retaining element arranged at the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Meyer, Hannes Kirzinger
  • Publication number: 20230305032
    Abstract: A consumable which is a device intended for single use comprising a cavity for receiving a liquid. The disclosure provides a consumable for use in an automated analyser system for performing biochemical assays, comprising a rim surrounding at least one cavity for receiving a fluid, wherein the at least one cavity is connected via a flexible bridge to the rim; and a cover foil that is arranged on top of the consumable and above the openings of the at least one cavity, wherein the cover foil comprises holes which are configured to be arranged in an open position above the openings of all cavities, wherein the cover foil is connected rotatable at and around a centrally arranged hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Rouven Blank, Andreas Meyer, Martin Trump, Ralf Wolf, Michael Schmid
  • Patent number: 11758694
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement with at least one IT rack or switch cabinet housing and with at least one cooling device, which has an air-liquid heat exchanger for cooling components accommodated in the IT rack or switch cabinet housing with cooled air, wherein the air-liquid heat exchanger comprises a first flow for cooled liquid and a first return for heated liquid, wherein the cooling device comprises a liquid-liquid heat exchanger, to the second flow of which the first return of the air-liquid heat exchanger is connected. A corresponding method is further described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Himmelhuber, Stephan Helmut Matthies, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11688305
    Abstract: A label sheet assembly and method is disclosed for improving the process of feeding label sheets through a printer. The label sheet assembly may include a facestock layer and a liner sheet. The facestock layer may include an adhesive layer along at least a portion of a first side and include a label surface along at least a portion of the second side opposite the adhesive layer. The liner sheet layer may include at least one surface feature provided along a back side of the liner sheet. In another embodiment, the facestock layer may include at least one surface feature provided along the front of the facestock layer. The surface features may create a zone of increased friction or increase tactile sensitivity along the various surfaces of the label sheet assembly to improve printer processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CCL Label, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Alan Jameson, Eric Cushing, Le-Hoa Hong, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Adam Bratter, Heba Armand, Ana Trinh, Thomas Amann, Martin Bögl, Andreas Meyer, Rebekka Trabitzsch
  • Patent number: 11650404
    Abstract: An optical measurement unit for a scanning device, a scanning device, and a method for operating a scanning device, for high throughput sample analysis of biological samples are disclosed. An illumination system is used to emit light of at least two different illumination wavelength ranges, and an imaging system is used to detect light of at least two different detection wavelength ranges, in order to detect electromagnetic radiation within a field of view for determining the positioning of a sample within the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Meyer, Timo Ottenstein
  • Publication number: 20230137460
    Abstract: A method for making a via (3) in a carrier layer (1) made of a ceramic comprising: providing the carrier layer (1), realizing a passage recess (2) in the carrier layer (1), at least partially filling the passage recess (2) with a paste (3), and performing a bonding process, in particular an active soldering process or a DCB process, for bonding a metallization (5) to the carrier layer (1), the via (3?) being realized from the paste (3) in the passage recess (2) when the bonding process is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Karsten Schmidt, Stefan Britting, Andreas Meyer, Rainer Herrmann, Martin Reger
  • Patent number: 11631913
    Abstract: An assembly includes a plurality of electrically interconnected battery cells in a housing. An electrically insulating coolant fluid that directly surrounds the plurality of electrically interconnected battery cells flows around the plurality of electrically interconnected battery cells in the housing. An aircraft having an assembly of this type is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Agnieszka Makowska, Andreas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20230094926
    Abstract: An electronics module (100), especially a power electronics module, comprising a metal-ceramic substrate (1) serving as a carrier and having a ceramic element (10) and a primary component metallization (21), an insulation layer (40) directly or indirectly connected to the primary component metallization (21), and a secondary component metallization (22) which is connected to the side of the insulation layer (40) facing away from the metal-ceramic substrate (1) and is especially isolated from the primary component metallization (21) using the insulation layer (40), wherein the ceramic element (10) has a first size (L1, D1) and the insulation layer (40) has a second size (L2, D2) and a ratio of the second size (L2, D2) to the first size (L1, D1) has a value smaller than 0.8, to form an island-like insulation layer (40) on the primary component metallization (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Meyer, Karsten Schmidt, Tilo Welker
  • Publication number: 20230082751
    Abstract: An electrodeless discharge lamp with one or more stationary light emitting bulbs inside a common conductive shield to confine an electromagnetic excitation field provided by a plurality of sources. Each bulb can be excited by several electromagnetic radiation sources or by an individual electromagnetic radiation source. Tubular realization of the lamp, with two magnetron or transistor electromagnetic sources facing each other at the extremity of a tubular bulb, are particularly suitable for installation at the focal line of parabolic trough reflector. Some variants combine bulbs of different compositions, and excitation levels can be independently set to control the spectrum of emitted light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent Calame, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11564307
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a carrier substrate (1) for electrical components (13), the carrier substrate (1) having a component side (4) and a cooling side (5) which is opposite the component side (4) and has a cooling structure (30), the carrier substrate (1) comprising a primary layer (10) which faces the component side (4) and is produced from ceramic for electrical insulation, and a secondary layer (20) which faces the cooling side (5) for stiffening the carrier substrate (1), characterized in that a metallic intermediate layer (15) is arranged between the primary layer (10) and the secondary layer (20) for heat transfer from the component side (4) to the cooling side (5), the metallic intermediate layer (15) being thicker than the primary layer (10) and/or the secondary layer (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Meyer, Vitalij Gil, László Müller, Rainer Herrmann, Stefan Britting
  • Patent number: 11552446
    Abstract: A cooling device (1) for cooling an electrical component (4), in particular a laser diode, including a base body (2) with at least one outer face (20) and at least one integrated cooling channel (5), in particular a micro-cooling channel, a connecting surface (21) on the outer face (20) of the base body (2) for connecting the electrical component (4) to the base body (2) and a first stabilising layer (11), wherein the first stabilising layer (11) and the connecting surface (21) are arranged at least partially one above the other along a primary direction (P), and wherein the first stabilising layer (11) is offset relative to the outer face (20) towards the interior of the base body (2) by a distance (A) along a direction parallel to the primary direction (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Nico Kuhn, Manfred Götz, Andreas Meyer, Vitalij Gil, Johannes Wiesend
  • Publication number: 20220409309
    Abstract: A system and method for generating an actuation signal for a robotic system for robot-assisted navigation of a medical object with a curved tip in a hollow organ of a patient. An an X-ray system for image monitoring of the intervention is assigned to the robotic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Kaethner, Michael Wiets, Andreas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20220362891
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal-ceramic substrate (1) includes providing a ceramic layer (10), a metal layer (20) and a solder layer (30) coating the ceramic layer (10) and/or the metal layer (20) and/or the solder layer (30) with an active metal layer (40), arranging the solder layer (30) between the ceramic layer (10) and the metal layer (20) along a stacking direction (S), forming a solder system (35) comprising the solder layer and the active metal layer (40), wherein a solder material of the solder layer (30) is free of a melting point lowering material and bonding the metal layer (20) to the ceramic layer (10) via the solder system (35) by means of an active solder process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Karsten Schmidt, Andreas Meyer, Stefan Britting
  • Publication number: 20220346283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement with at least one IT rack or switch cabinet housing and with at least one cooling device, which has an air-liquid heat exchanger for cooling components accommodated in the IT rack or switch cabinet housing with cooled air, wherein the air-liquid heat exchanger comprises a first flow for cooled liquid and a first return for heated liquid, wherein the cooling device comprises a liquid-liquid heat exchanger, to the second flow of which the first return of the air-liquid heat exchanger is connected. A corresponding method is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELHUBER, Stephan Helmut MATTHIES, Andreas MEYER
  • Publication number: 20220295641
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing a metal-ceramic substrate (1) which, in the finished state, has a ceramic layer (11) and a metal layer (12) extending along a main extension plane (HSE) and arranged one above the other along a stacking direction (S) extending perpendicularly to the main extension plane (HSE) comprising providing the metal layer (12) and the ceramic layer (11) and bonding the metal layer (12) to the ceramic layer (11) in regions to form a first region (B1), which has a materially bonded connection between the metal layer (12) and the ceramic layer (11), and a second region (B2), in which the metal layer (12) and the ceramic layer (11) are arranged one above the other without a materially bonded connection, as seen in the stacking direction (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Andreas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20220285173
    Abstract: Electronic module (1) including an encapsulation (20), a carrier substrate (10) enclosed by the encapsulation (20) and having a component side (25) which has a first metallization layer (15) and on which at least one first electronic component (30) is arranged, wherein at least one second metallization layer (35) for at least one second electronic component (31), in particular for controlling the first electronic component (30), is provided on an outer side (A) of the encapsulation (2), wherein the encapsulation (20) has at least one plated-through hole (5) for electrical connection, in particular for direct electrical connection, of the first electronic component (30) and the second electronic component (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Karsten SCHMIDT, Andreas Meyer, Eckart Hoene, Christoph Marczok, Tina Thomas, Ruben Kahle
  • Patent number: 11433896
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move a vehicle within a roadway lane according to an emergency lane procedure to form an emergency lane when a longitudinal speed of the vehicle is below a specified speed and end the emergency lane procedure when the longitudinal speed is at least a second specified speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Puetz, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Mohamed Benmimoun
  • Publication number: 20220265230
    Abstract: A device for moving a medical object includes a mover device for robotically moving the medical object. At least a predefined section of the medical object is arranged in an examination subject in an operating state of the device. The device is configured to receive a control preset. The control preset specifies a first movement for the predefined section of the medical object. The mover device is configured to move the medical object along a first movement direction in accordance with the control preset. The device is further configured to identify a deviation between a movement state of the predefined section of the medical object and the first movement and to determine a correction preset in order to minimize the deviation. The mover device is further configured to move the medical object at least partially counter to the first movement direction in accordance with the correction preset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Meyer, Michael Wiets, Christian Kaethner
  • Publication number: 20220270247
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a medical object includes a movement apparatus and a user interface. The apparatus is configured to receive dataset of the examination region and receive and/or determine positioning information about a positioning of the predefined section. The user interface is configured to display a graphic display of the predefined section with regard to the examination region, and to acquire a user input with regard to the graphic display, which specifies a target positioning and/or movement parameter for the predefined section. The apparatus is configured to determine a control instruction based on the user input, and the movement apparatus is configured to move the medical object in accordance with the control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Wiets, Andreas Meyer, Christian Kaethner
  • Patent number: 11420210
    Abstract: A carrier for consumables which are mainly used in laboratory (analytic) applications and provides a carrier for consumables, comprising a ground plate with at least two cut-outs for accommodating a consumable, a clamp plate with at least one clamp extending partially above the cut-outs and a locking lever movably connected with the clamp plate, wherein the locking lever has at least a cam located at an end connected with the clamp plate, wherein the cam presses in a locking position of the locking lever the clamp plate towards the ground plate and releases in a releasing position a gap between ground plate and clamp plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: STRATEC SE
    Inventor: Andreas Meyer