Patents by Inventor Bernhard Reul

Bernhard Reul 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: 20170033481
    Abstract: An electrical connection element for the electrical contacting of an electrically conductive structure on a substrate is described. The electrical connection element has at least two solid subelements made from different materials, the first subelement being adapted for soldering to the electrically conductive structure, and the second subelement being adapted for connection to an electrical connection cable. The first subelement and the second subelement are connected to one another by way of at least one rivet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicants: Saint-Gobain Glass France, Few Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus SCHMALBUCH, Mitja RATEICZAK, Bernhard REUL, Bjoern SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 9526130
    Abstract: A transparent pane having an electrically heatable coating is described. The transparent pane is electrically connected to at least two first electrodes provided for electrical connection to two terminals of a voltage source. A heating field includes at least one coating-free zone. At least one second electrode is provided for electric connection to one terminal of the voltage source. A method for manufacturing the transparent pane is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Susanne Lisinski, Günther Schall, Dang Cuong Phan, Bernhard Reul, Lothar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9496632
    Abstract: A pane with at least one electrical connection element, having: a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, a connection element that is implemented as a snap and contains at least one chromium-containing steel, and a layer of a soldering compound, which electrically connects the connection element to a subregion of the electrically conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch, Bernhard Reul, Lothar Lesmeister, Mitja Rateiczak
  • Patent number: 9484651
    Abstract: A pane having a connection element, having; a substrate having an electrically conductive structure on at least a subregion of the substrate, the electrical connection element on at least a subregion of the electrically conductive structure, and a lead-free soldering compound which connects the electrical connection element to the electrically conductive structure in at least a subregion, wherein the lead-free soldering compound contains 58 to 62% by weight indium, 35 to 38% by weight tin, 1 to 3.5% by weight silver and 0.5 to 2% by weight copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul, Klaus Schmalbuch
  • Publication number: 20160309588
    Abstract: An electrical connection element is described. The connection element contains at least an iron-nickel alloy or an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Harald CHOLEWA, Andreas SCHLARB, Lothar LESMEISTER, Mitja RATEICZAK, Bernhard REUL, Lothar SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20160270159
    Abstract: A pane having at least two connection elements and one connecting conductor is described. The pane comprising a substrate with an electrically conductive structure on at least one subregion of the substrate, at least two electrical connection elements on at least one subregion of the electrically conductive structure, at least one contact area on the bottom of each connection element, a solder compound, which connects the contact areas of the electrical connection elements in at least one subregion to the electrically conductive structure, and a connecting conductor, which electrically conductively connects the connection elements to one another, wherein the contact areas of adjacent connection elements, which contact areas are closest to one another, are at a distance of at least 70 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mitja RATEICZAK, Bernhard REUL, Klaus SCHMALBUCH, Bernd STELLING
  • Patent number: 9425517
    Abstract: A method of producing a pane having at least one electrical connection element is described. The method includes: applying soldering compound to at least one contact face of the connection element, arranging the connection element over the soldering compound on a region of an electrically conductive structure on a substrate, and connecting the connection element to the electrically conductive structure by means of the soldering compound with introduction of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Andreas Schlarb, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Patent number: 9385437
    Abstract: A pane with an electrical connection element is described. The pane can have a glass substrate and an electrically conductive structure on the substrate. Solder material can be used to electrically connect a connection element to the electrically conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Harald Cholewa, Andreas Schlarb, Lothar Lesmeister, Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul, Lothar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9370048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pane, wherein an electrically conductive structure is applied to a glass pane. At least one intermediate layer is applied to the electrically conductive structure, at least one electrical connecting element is attached to the intermediate layer, and the intermediate layer, electrical connecting element and electrically conductive structure form at least one hollow space comprising an electrically conductive mass. A method for the production and use thereof is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Bernhard Reul, Stefan Ziegler
  • Patent number: 9302451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent pane with a transparent heatable coating, which extends at least over a part of the pane surface, in particular over its visual field. The heatable coating is divided by at least one heatable coating-free zone into at least one first heatable coating zone and a second heatable coating zone, wherein the two heatable coating zones are in each case electrically connected to at least two collecting conductors such that after application of a supply voltage that is provided by a voltage source, in each case a current flows over at least one first heating field formed by the first heatable coating zone and at least one second heating field formed by the second heatable coating zone. At least one heating element is disposed in the heatable coating-free zone, which heating element has an ohmic resistance such that by means of application of the supply voltage to the heating element, the pane is heatable in a surface area containing the heatable coating-free zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Susanne Lisinski, Guenther Schall, Dang Cuong Phan, Bernhard Reul, Gunther Vortmeier
  • Patent number: 9196949
    Abstract: A pane with electrically conductive structures is described. The pane has at least two electrically conductive structures galvanically separated from each other, a galvanic separating layer on at least on one of the electrically conductive structures, and an electrical conductor on the galvanic separating layer. The galvanic separating layer galvanically separates the conductor from at least one of the structures. A method for producing the pane and a use of the same are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Stefan Droste, Bernhard Reul, Andreas Schlarb, Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen
  • Patent number: 9171658
    Abstract: A flat-conductor connection element for an antenna structure is described. The flat-conductor connection element is arranged in or on a pane and has: a flat conductor with a base layer, a conductor track, a first dielectric layer, a shield, and a second dielectric layer and a metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Stefan Droste, Christoph Degen
  • Patent number: 9172191
    Abstract: A housing having an electrical connection between a conductor and a foil conductor is described. An inlet opening (8) of the housing is rounded off at entry edges thereof on at least one side for the foil conductor, such that the inlet opening increasingly expands in an outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Andreas Schlarb
  • Patent number: 9170008
    Abstract: A disk having an illuminated switch surface is described. The disk has a transparent substrate, an electrically conductive structure, which forms a switch surface, a flat conductor, which is electrically connected to the electrically conductive structure by means of an electrical connecting element, a light-irradiation means, which has at least one light source and is arranged on the flat conductor and on a lateral edge of the substrate. Light is coupled into the disk from the lateral edge of the substrate and from a light-refracting means, which is arranged in the region of the disk irradiated by the light of the light-irradiation means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Klaus Schmalbuch
  • Publication number: 20150296569
    Abstract: A disk with at least one connecting element having compensator plates, including: a substrate having an electrically conductive structure on at least one partial region of the substrate, at least one compensator plate on at least one partial region of the conductive structure, at least one electric connecting element on at least one partial region of the at least one compensator plate, a lead-free soldering mass which connects the compensator plate via at least one contact surface including: one partial region of the electrically conductive structure, wherein the difference of the thermal expansion coefficient of the substrate and the compensator plate is less than 5×10?6/° C. and wherein the connecting element comprises copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul, Klaus Schmalbuch
  • Publication number: 20150296615
    Abstract: A disk with at least one connecting element having a connecting bridge, including; a substrate having an electrically conductive structure on at least one partial region of the substrate, at least one electric connecting element on at least one partial region of the electrically conductive structure, a connecting bridge on at least one partial region of the connecting element and a lead-free solder mass that connects the electric connecting element in at least one partial region with the electrically conductive structure, wherein the difference of the thermal expansion coefficient of the substrate and the connecting element is less than 5×10?6/° C., wherein the connecting bridge is formed in a massive manner and contains copper and wherein the material compositions of the connecting element and the connecting bridge differ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Patent number: 9155206
    Abstract: In a solder connection element (1), which is intended in particular for soldering onto a brittle substrate such as a window pane, for connecting an electrical component, which solder connection element has a body (2) provided for connecting purposes and at least two solder feet (3) protruding therefrom, a respective elastically deformable connecting part which is suitable for accommodating differences in thermal expansion extending between the body and the solder feet, more than two solder feet (3) are provided according to the invention for soldering onto a surface, wherein differences in thermal expansion and effects of mechanical forces from the component to be connected can be accommodated in at least two coordinate directions parallel to the substrate surface by way of resilience of the solder feet (3) and/or the connecting parts relative to the body (2) and/or the solder connection element (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul, Cornelia Retsch
  • Publication number: 20150264800
    Abstract: A pane having an electrical connection element, the pane having: a substrate; an electrically conductive structure in a region of the substrate; and a connection element in a region of the electrically conductive structure, the connection element containing at least a chromium-containing steel. The connection element has a region which is crimped about a connecting cable and a soldering region connected to the electrically conductive structure by means of a lead-free solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Publication number: 20150244089
    Abstract: A composite pane with electrical contact-making means is described, having: a first pane and a second pane, which panes are connected to one another over their surface by means of a thermoplastic intermediate layer, at least one electrically conductive coating at least on the inner surface of the first pane, at least one busbar on a region of the electrically conductive coating, and at least one electrically conductive contact strip on at least one region of the busbar, wherein the contact strip is connected to at least one electrical feed line, and at least one region of the contact strip is in direct contact with the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Guenther Schall
  • Publication number: 20150236438
    Abstract: A pane having a connection element, having; a substrate having an electrically conductive structure on at least a subregion of the substrate, the electrical connection element on at least a subregion of the electrically conductive structure, and a lead-free soldering compound which connects the electrical connection element to the electrically conductive structure in at least a subregion, wherein the lead-free soldering compound contains 58 to 62% by weight indium, 35 to 38% by weight tin, 1 to 3.5% by weight silver and 0.5 to 2% by weight copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul, Klaus Schmalbuch