Patents by Inventor Christian Bendel

Christian Bendel 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: 11939805
    Abstract: A door drive for a motor vehicle door or motor vehicle flap, which is provided with an electromotive drive, a transmission downstream of the drive, and a force-transmission element. The force-transmission element is operatively connected to a leaf of the motor vehicle door or motor vehicle flap. An output element of the transmission and the force-transmission element are coupled by a toothing with compensation for play. According to the invention, the output element and/or the force-transmission element are not only designed to be moveable for play compensation, but can also be permanently fixed after the compensation for play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Bendel, Michael Berres, Bernhard Drost, Christian Sturm
  • Publication number: 20040020529
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the irradiation of solar cells (2) is described. The apparatus (1) contains at least 400 solid-state radiation sources in a matrix-like extensive arrangement for emitting monochromatic light in a spectral region of 880 nm, preferably for silicon cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Carla Schutt, Klaus Erfurth, Christian Bendel
  • Patent number: 6395971
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for converting solar energy into electrical energy and for radiating and/or receiving high frequency electromagnetic waves is described. The apparatus (1) includes at least one solar cell (2) provided with electrodes in the form of electrically conducting contacts, wherein at least one of the contacts of the solar cell at the same time forms an antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Institut Fuer Solare Energieversorgungstechnik (ISET) Verein an der Universitaet Gesamthochschule Kassel e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Bendel, Norbert Henze, Joerg Kirchhof