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: 20150236431
    Abstract: A pane having an electrical connection element, said 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 connected to the electrically conductive structure by means of a solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Publication number: 20150162677
    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: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Klaus SCHMALBUCH, Bernhard REUL, Lothar LESMEISTER, Mitja RATEICZAK
  • Patent number: 8964279
    Abstract: An electrode is produced on a rigid or flexible support substrate, including a grid network of very fine electrically-conductive lines with nodes and links, to produce a diffraction pattern, as much as possible in an arc shape, in the light transmitted and that results in an absence of high-level optical impacts. The grid network may in addition be produced without preferential direction with a number of three lines joining up at each node and/or with conductive sections extending in the shape of an arc or in wave form between the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Martin Melcher, Michael Labrot, Benno Dunkmann, Philippe Letocart, Bernhard Reul, Karl-Josef Ollfisch, Marc Maurer
  • Patent number: 8816215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disk with an electrical connection element, having a substrate with a first coefficient of thermal expansion, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, and a connection element with a second coefficient of thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Stefan Ziegler, Andreas Schlarb
  • Patent number: 8816214
    Abstract: A pane with an electrical connection element is described, including a substrate made of glass with a first coefficient of thermal expansion, an electrically conductive structure with a layer thickness of 5 ?m to 40 ?m on a region of the substrate, a connection element with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and a layer of a solder material that connects the connection element electrically to subregions of the electrically conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Saint Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Stefan Ziegler, Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul, Andreas Schlarb
  • Publication number: 20140233240
    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: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Klaus Schmalbuch
  • Patent number: 8809742
    Abstract: A transparent disk that can be electrically heated over a large surface area, comprising: a large-surface-area, electrically conductive, transparent coating, which is applied to a transparent substrate, at least two bus ribbons, which are electrically connected to the electrically conductive transparent coating, at least one locally delimited region free from the coating, wherein at least one heating conductor having two poles is applied inside the free region, and wherein the first pole is electrically connected to the electrically conductive, transparent coating and the second pole is electrically connected to the electrically conductive, transparent coating or a bus ribbon. A method for the production of the disk is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Dang Cuong Phan, Günther Schall, Susanne Lisinski, Jean-Luc Lesage
  • Publication number: 20140227551
    Abstract: An electrical contact composite is described. The electrical contact composite has a substrate and an electrically conductive coating applied to the substrate, which coating is connected to an electrode. A metal contact element is connected to the electrode, which contact element is used to connect the conductive coating to a current/voltage source. Furthermore, at least one sprayed layer produced by means of a thermal spraying method, in particular gas dynamic cold spray, and is provided with at least one metal and/or metal alloy, the sprayed layer being arranged between the conductive coating and the contact element. The sprayed layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the carrier and of the contact element. The sprayed layer can also be used as the electrode for the conductive coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul
  • Publication number: 20140182932
    Abstract: A disk having at least one electric connecting element is described. The disk has a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, a connecting element containing at least chromium-containing steel, and a layer of a soldering compound that electrically connects the connecting element to sub-regions of the electrically conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Harald Cholewa, Christoph Degen, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Publication number: 20140170913
    Abstract: A pane provided with at least one electrical connection element is described. The pane has a substrate, an electroconductive structure on a region of the substrate, a layer of soldering mass on a region of the electroconductive structure, and a connection element on the solder mass. The connection element contains a first and a second base region, a first and a second transition region, and a bridge region between the first and the second transition region, a first and a second contact surface arranged on a lower side of the first and second base regions. The first and the second contact surfaces and surfaces of the first and the second transition regions, facing the substrate are connected to the electroconductive structure by the solder mass. An angle between a surface of the substrate and each tangential plane of the surfaces of the first and the second transition region, facing the substrate, is less than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Christoph Degen, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Publication number: 20140158424
    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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas Schlarb, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Publication number: 20140110166
    Abstract: A pane having at least one electrical connection element is described. The pane has a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, a layer of a solder material on a region of the electrically conductive structure, and at least two soldering points of a connection element on the solder material. The at least two soldering points define at least one contact surface between the connection element and the electrically conductive structure, and a shape of the at least one contact surface has at least one segment of an oval, an ellipse, or a circle with a central angle ? of at least 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Christoph Degen, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Publication number: 20140060921
    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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Stefan Droste, Christoph Degen
  • Publication number: 20140027434
    Abstract: A transparent pane with an electrical heating layer, which extends at least over a part of the pane surface and can be electrically connected to a power source via connection means is described. The transparent pane has connection means having a strip-shaped first bus bar and a strip-shaped second bus bar, which are electrically conductively connected directly to the heating layer over the entire strip length. A method for producing such a transparent pane is also described. In the method the zone heating element is electrically conductively connected directly to at least one first flat ribbon cable and to at least one second flat ribbon cable in an electrical parallel circuit with respect to the heating field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Susanne Lisinski, Guenther Schall, Sabine Velden
  • Publication number: 20130319518
    Abstract: A solar module having a connecting element is described. The solar module has a substrate, a back electrode layer, a photovoltaically active absorber layer, and a cover pane disposed one over the other, at least one prefabricated conductive film at least one connection housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Matthias Doech, Christoph Degen, Robert Gass, Thomas Happ, Franz Karg, Lothar Lesmeister, Jan Boris Philipp, Mitja Rateiczak, Jaap Van Der Burgt, Andreas Schlarb, Bernhard Reul
  • Publication number: 20130224990
    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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Andreas Schlarb
  • Publication number: 20130213949
    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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Susanne Lisinski, Günther Schall, Dang Cuong Phan, Bernhard Reul, Lothar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8485840
    Abstract: An electrical connecting element is described, designed to be welded or soldered onto an electrically conductive component of a window pane. A body of the electrically connecting element has an electrically conductive foil with a thickness between 1 and 500 ?m and intermediate means that serve as shock-absorbing means between a stiff section of the body and the window pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Stefan Ziegler, Mitja Rateiczak, Bernhard Reul
  • Patent number: 8481857
    Abstract: The present invention describes a windowpane, in particular vehicle windowpane, having at least one flat-conductor soldered connecting element for making electrical contact, which flat-conductor soldered connecting element has at least one electrically insulating plastic layer and one electrically conductive layer or foil which is connected to a soldering surface for soldering on a line connection which leads on from the windowpane, and which flat-conductor soldered connecting element is adhesively attached to an outer surface of the windowpane, characterized in that at least one electrically insulating buffer layer is provided between a section of the electrically conductive layer or foil with a freely exposed soldering surface, on the one hand, and the surface of the windowpane, on the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventor: Bernhard Reul
  • Publication number: 20130161309
    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: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Susanne Lisinski, Guenther Schall, Dang Cuong Phan, Bernhard Reul, Gunther Vortmeier