Patents by Inventor Andreas Hiltmann

Andreas Hiltmann 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).

  • Textile strip comprising an integrated antenna thread for an RF transponder
    Patent number: 7486252
    Abstract: The invention relates to a textile strip comprising an integrated antenna thread for an RF transponder. The aim of the invention is to produce a textile strip in a simple, flexible manner and to avoid the risk of short-circuits. To achieve this, the strip is configured from a base textile (2, 2a) that is produced on a needle loom. The antenna thread (4, 4a, 4b) is laid on the base textile in an undulating or zigzag form during the production of said textile, the distance between the limbs (14a, 14b) of an antenna thread loop and at least one edge (8) of the strip being two weft threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Textilma AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hiltmann, Francisco Speich
  • Textile Strip Comprising an Integrated Antenna Thread for an Rf Transponder
    Publication number: 20080007479
    Abstract: The invention relates to a textile strip comprising an integrated antenna thread for an RF transponder. The aim of the invention is to produce a textile strip in a simple, flexible manner and to avoid the risk of short-circuits. To achieve this, the strip is configured from a base textile (2, 2a) that is produced on a needle loom. The antenna thread (4, 4a, 4b) is laid on the base textile in an undulating or zigzag form during the production of said textile, the distance between the limbs (14a, 14b) of an antenna thread loop and at least one edge (8) of the strip being two weft threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Hiltmann, Francisco Speich