Patents by Inventor Andreas Lorenz

Andreas Lorenz 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: 12600121
    Abstract: A printing stencil (1) for forming conductor tracks on a substrate. The printing stencil (1) has a plurality of cutouts in the form of printing gaps (4) for forming the conductor tracks. Each printing gap (4) of the plurality of printing gaps (4) has at least one print definition region (3) adjacent to the printing side and at least one printing medium supply region (2) adjacent to the squeegee side, the volume of the print definition region (3) being smaller than the volume of the printing medium supply region. Moreover, a printing device for forming conductor tracks on a substrate and a method for producing a metallic contact structure of a photovoltaic solar cell are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., LPKF Laser & Electronics SE
    Inventors: Andreas Lorenz, Sebastian Tepner, Kiarash Karimi, Timo Wenzel, Michael Linse, Florian Clement, Aaron Michael Vogt
  • Publication number: 20260084340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing plate-shaped workpieces (15) preferably consisting at least in parts of wood, a wood material, plastic, composite material and/or mixed material or the like, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plate-shaped base workpiece (10), introducing at least one groove (11) into a surface (12) of the base workpiece (10), at least one design element (13) and at least one reference element (16) being formed when introducing the groove (11), aligning the base workpiece (10) and/or a processing device in dependence on the at least one reference element (16) formed, and dividing the base workpiece (10) into at least two plate-shaped workpieces (15). The invention furthermore relates to a processing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Andreas WINTER, Andreas LORENZ
  • Patent number: 12415348
    Abstract: A printing form for producing a structure of an electronic component, in particular a photovoltaic solar cell, having a screen frame and a screen, which is in the form of a sheet-like textile and has a multiplicity of elongate screen elements. The screen is arranged in the screen frame and the screen has at least one printing region which a printing paste can permeate and at least one barrier region which the printing paste cannot permeate. The elongate screen elements are made from glass fiber, carbon fiber and/or carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Tepner, Marius Singler, Andreas Lorenz, Linda Ney, Michael Linse, Florian Clement
  • Publication number: 20250222688
    Abstract: A printing stencil (1) for forming conductor tracks on a substrate. The printing stencil (1) has a plurality of cutouts in the form of printing gaps (4) for forming the conductor tracks. Each printing gap (4) of the plurality of printing gaps (4) has at least one print definition region (3) adjacent to the printing side and at least one printing medium supply region (2) adjacent to the squeegee side, the volume of the print definition region (3) being smaller than the volume of the printing medium supply region. Moreover, a printing device for forming conductor tracks on a substrate and a method for producing a metallic contact structure of a photovoltaic solar cell are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicants: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Föerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., LPKF Laser & Electronics SE
    Inventors: Andreas LORENZ, Sebastian TEPNER, Kiarash KARIMI, Timo WENZEL, Michael LINSE, Florian CLEMENT, Aaron Michael VOGT
  • Patent number: 12218607
    Abstract: A method controls a power converter in which a target value of a control parameter is limited by at least one limiting value. The method is characterized in that the at least one limiting value is determined dynamically over time as a function of a power converter temperature. A power converter system having a control device is provided and configured to carry out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rodrigo Alonso Alvarez Valenzuela, Andreas Lorenz, Dominik Schuster
  • Patent number: 11872801
    Abstract: A screen printing form (1, 1?) for use in screen printing, in particular for producing a metallic contact structure of a photovoltaic solar cell, having a woven screen printing fabric (1b) with a plurality of elongate woven fabric elements, which are arranged in a first element direction and a second element direction perpendicular thereto, and a stencil (1c), arranged on the woven screen printing fabric (1b) that has at least one opening formed as straight channel with a channel width BK. The woven fabric elements have a spacing AF in the first element direction and a spacing which deviates by less than 5% from AF in the second element direction, and the woven fabric elements have a diameter DG in the first element direction and a diameter which deviates by less than 5% from DG in the second element direction. A screen printing device and screen printing form are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Tepner, Maximilian Pospischil, Andreas Lorenz, Linda Ney, Michael Linse, Florian Clement
  • Publication number: 20230311476
    Abstract: A printing form for producing a structure of an electronic component, in particular a photovoltaic solar cell, having a screen frame and a screen, which is in the form of a sheet-like textile and has a multiplicity of elongate screen elements. The screen is arranged in the screen frame and the screen has at least one printing region which a printing paste can permeate and at least one barrier region which the printing paste cannot permeate. The elongate screen elements are made from glass fiber, carbon fiber and/or carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian TEPNER, Marius SINGLER, Andreas LORENZ, Linda NEY, Michael LINSE, Florian CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20220348001
    Abstract: A screen printing form (1, 1?) for use in screen printing, in particular for producing a metallic contact structure of a photovoltaic solar cell, having a woven screen printing fabric (1b) with a plurality of elongate woven fabric elements, which are arranged in a first element direction and a second element direction perpendicular thereto, and a stencil (1c), arranged on the woven screen printing fabric (1b) that has at least one opening formed as straight channel with a channel width BK. The woven fabric elements have a spacing AF in the first element direction and a spacing which deviates by less than 5% from AF in the second element direction, and the woven fabric elements have a diameter DG in the first element direction and a diameter which deviates by less than 5% from DG in the second element direction. A screen printing device and screen printing form are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian TEPNER, Maximilian POPISCHIL, Andreas LORENZ, Linda NEY, Michael LINSE, Florian CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20220077766
    Abstract: A method controls a power converter in which a target value of a control parameter is limited by at least one limiting value. The method is characterized in that the at least one limiting value is determined dynamically over time as a function of a power converter temperature. A power converter system having a control device is provided and configured to carry out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Rodrigo Alonso Alvarez Valenzuela, Andreas Lorenz, Dominik Schuster
  • Patent number: 11177662
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring a high-voltage DC transmission the following are predefined: an amperage threshold value for an amperage of the high-voltage DC transmission, at least one interval length for time intervals and, for each predefined interval length, a change threshold value for a change in the amperage averaged over time intervals of the interval length. The amperage for each terminal of the high-voltage DC transmission is determined, and a change in the amperage averaged over time intervals of the interval length is determined for each predefined interval length. A DC error is determined if the magnitude of the amperage of at least one terminal is greater than the amperage threshold value or if, for an interval length, the magnitude of the averaged change in the amperage of at least one terminal is greater than the change threshold value predefined for the interval length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Lorenz, Ewgenij Starschich, Mustafa Baris Karacay
  • Publication number: 20210194247
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring a high-voltage DC transmission the following are predefined: an amperage threshold value for an amperage of the high-voltage DC transmission, at least one interval length for time intervals and, for each predefined interval length, a change threshold value for a change in the amperage averaged over time intervals of the interval length. The amperage for each terminal of the high-voltage DC transmission is determined, and a change in the amperage averaged over time intervals of the interval length is determined for each predefined interval length. A DC error is determined if the magnitude of the amperage of at least one terminal is greater than the amperage threshold value or if, for an interval length, the magnitude of the averaged change in the amperage of at least one terminal is greater than the change threshold value predefined for the interval length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Lorenz, Ewgenij Starschich, Mustafa Baris Karacay
  • Patent number: 10782205
    Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder unit (1) having a hydraulic cylinder (2), a piston (3) which can be moved in the hydraulic cylinder (2), and a servo valve (7). The piston (3) separates working volumes (5A, 5B) of the hydraulic cylinder unit (1) from one another. The servo valve (7) is connected to a hydraulic pump (8), a tank (9), and the working volumes (5A, 5B). The servo valve (7) is supplied with a pump pressure (pP) via the hydraulic pump (8). The tank (9) has a tank pressure (pT). The servo valve (7) is adjusted to a defined valve position (y). A piston position (z) of the piston (3) in the hydraulic cylinder (2) and working pressures (pA, pB) which are applied to the working volumes (5A, 5B) are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Ilhom Gafur, Andreas Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20190033162
    Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder unit (1) having a hydraulic cylinder (2), a piston (3) which can be moved in the hydraulic cylinder (2), and a servo valve (7). The piston (3) separates working volumes (5A, 5B) of the hydraulic cylinder unit (1) from one another. The servo valve (7) is connected to a hydraulic pump (8), a tank (9), and the working volumes (5A, 5B). The servo valve (7) is supplied with a pump pressure (pP) via the hydraulic pump (8). The tank (9) has a tank pressure (pT). The servo valve (7) is adjusted to a defined valve position (y). A piston position (z) of the piston (3) in the hydraulic cylinder (2) and working pressures (pA, pB) which are applied to the working volumes (5A, 5B) are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Ilhom GAFUR, Andreas LORENZ
  • Publication number: 20180230103
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for the preparation of 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol with high selectivity with respect to the content of the isomer 1-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: LONZA LTD
    Inventors: Christoph Taeschler, Christophe Girard, Sandro Tonazzi, Daniel Polenske, Stefan Garms, Christoph Escher, Andreas Lorenz, Sonja Biner, Mareile Von Der Gruen, Herbert Kuehberger, Jonas Zurbriggen, Dieter In-Albon, Beat Lutz
  • Publication number: 20130227946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tube bundle heat exchanger having a plurality of tube windings (1) through which a heat transfer medium flows in parallel. The tube windings start from a common inlet chamber (2) for the heat transfer medium and open into a common outlet chamber (3). Each tube winding comprises an alternating sequence of tube sections (6) running alternately in two planes parallel to each other, and tube bends (7) connecting same, wherein within each of the two planes four or more pipe sections extend disposed side by side or parallel to each other, and wherein the pipe bends are designed to have a change of direction through 180° with respect to an associated bend axis and have the same bend radii.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Jürgen Berger, Christian Bausch, Jens Grieser, Andreas Lorenz