Patents by Inventor Christian Funk

Christian Funk 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: 12044553
    Abstract: A scanning unit for determining a relative angular position of an angular scale that is rotatable about an axis relative to the scanning unit includes a circuit board and evaluation electronics. A detector assembly is disposed in a manner that enables scanning of the angular scale. A contact carrier encloses electrical contacts for creating a plug-and-socket connection. The contact carrier has an outer wall and is mounted on the circuit board such that the electrical contacts extend in a direction having an axial component. A housing body is provided with an opening having an inner wall. A first elastic element is disposed under radial preload such that the contact carrier is centered with respect to the inner wall of the opening. The circuit board is torsionally rigidly attached to the housing body such that the circuit board is radially spaced therefrom by a first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Gregor Rosenegger, Andreas Mitterer, Christian Funk, Erich Strasser
  • Patent number: 11760737
    Abstract: The present application relates to a novel, cost-saving and efficient process for preparing 4-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl)morpholine which serves as an intermediate for production of medicaments and for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ADVERIO PHARM GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Fey, Sergii Pazenok, Christian Funke, Natalya Pavlovna Kolesnik, Olexandr Ivanovich Guzyr, Yuriy Grigorievich Shermolovich
  • Patent number: 11590881
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having at least one headlight for illuminating the surroundings of the motor vehicle and a control device for controlling the headlight, wherein the headlight comprises a plurality of lighting segments that are arranged in the manner of a matrix and that can be actuated separately by the control device for providing a lighting brightness that can be predefined separately for the individual lighting segments, wherein the control parameter predefining the specific lighting brightness for each of the lighting segments can be calculated by the control device in at least one computing step as a function of input parameters that can be provided by at least one vehicle device, wherein the computing step or at least one of the computing steps may be executed in parallel by the control device for a plurality of the lighting segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Christian Funk, Florenz Barmeyer, Tilman Armbruster, Carsten Gut, Said Omerbegovic
  • Publication number: 20220089554
    Abstract: The present application relates to a novel, cost-saving and efficient process for preparing 4-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl)morpholine which serves as an intermediate for production of medicaments and for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Adverio Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Fey, Sergii Pazenok, Christian Funke, Natalya Pavlovna Kolesnik, Olexandr Ivanovich Guzyr, Yuriy Grigorievich Shermolovich
  • Patent number: 11169003
    Abstract: A scanning unit for determining a relative angular position of an angular scale that is rotatable about an axis relative to the scanning unit includes a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface and evaluation electronics. A detector assembly is disposed in a manner that enables scanning of the angular scale located opposite the first surface of the circuit board. A housing body includes: slots extending circumferentially about the axis; lands in each case extending axially between two of the slots such that the housing body is axially flexible but torsionally and radially rigid; and a bottom disposed axially between the slots and the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Gregor Rosenegger, Andreas Mitterer, Christian Funk, Erich Strasser
  • Patent number: 10992095
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical plug-in connector, an electrical connector element, which has a first contacting portion for plug-in connection to a contact of a first contact carrier and a second contacting portion, angled with respect thereto, for connection with a contact of a second contact carrier, being introduced into a receiving chamber of a housing body, vis-à-vis a device having a housing body receptacle and a connector element receptacle, includes the following steps: a1) placing the housing body receptacle and the connector element receptacle in a receiving position for equipping them with the electrical connector element; b1) arranging the electrical connector element at the connector element receptacle; c1) arranging the housing body at the housing body receptacle; d1) moving the housing body receptacle and the connector element receptacle toward one another using a drive element such that a joining movement is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Funke, Frank Best
  • Patent number: 10906893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing methyl 4-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl)sulfamoyl]-5-methylthiophene-3-carboxylate from 4-methoxycarbonyl-2-methylthiophene-3-sulfonyl chloride in the presence of an imidazole base substituted in the 1-position or in the presence of a mixture of bases comprising an imidazole base substituted in the 1-position (N-alkylimidazole).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sergii Pazenok, Christian Funke, Friedrich August Muehlthau, Mark James Ford, Arnd Neeff, Klaus-Ulrich Schiffer
  • Publication number: 20200232820
    Abstract: A scanning unit for determining a relative angular position of an angular scale that is rotatable about an axis relative to the scanning unit includes a circuit board and evaluation electronics. A detector assembly is disposed in a manner that enables scanning of the angular scale. A contact carrier encloses electrical contacts for creating a plug-and-socket connection. The contact carrier has an outer wall and is mounted on the circuit board such that the electrical contacts extend in a direction having an axial component. A housing body is provided with an opening having an inner wall. A first elastic element is disposed under radial preload such that the contact carrier is centered with respect to the inner wall of the opening. The circuit board is torsionally rigidly attached to the housing body such that the circuit board is radially spaced therefrom by a first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Gregor Rosenegger, Andreas Mitterer, Christian Funk, Erich Strasser
  • Publication number: 20200232818
    Abstract: A scanning unit for determining a relative angular position of an angular scale that is rotatable about an axis relative to the scanning unit includes a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface and evaluation electronics. A detector assembly is disposed in a manner that enables scanning of the angular scale located opposite the first surface of the circuit board. A housing body includes: slots extending circumferentially about the axis; lands in each case extending axially between two of the slots such that the housing body is axially flexible but torsionally and radially rigid; and a bottom disposed axially between the slots and the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Gregor Rosenegger, Andreas Mitterer, Christian Funk, Erich Strasser
  • Patent number: 10687594
    Abstract: Method for colouring hair wherein a first composition comprising at least one cationic polymer and a second composition comprising at least one anionic polymer are alternately applied to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Noxell Corporation
    Inventors: Matija Crne, Lars Siegfried Dähne, Gabriella Egri, Christian Funk, Mathias Kurt Herrlein, Klaus Hilbig, Moritz Klickermann, Tatjana Schafer
  • Patent number: 10681971
    Abstract: Method for colouring hair wherein a first composition comprising at least one cationic polymer and a second composition comprising at least one anionic polymer are alternately applied to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Noxell Corporation
    Inventors: Matija Crne, Lars Siegfried Dähne, Gabriella Egri, Christian Funk, Mathias Kurt Herrlein, Klaus Hilbig, Moritz Klickermann, Tatjana Schafer
  • Patent number: 10604495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing substituted phenylisoxazoline derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Funke, Jens Dietmar Heinrich, Sergii Pazenok, Norbert Lui
  • Patent number: 10535963
    Abstract: An electrical contact element for a bus element of a mounting rail bus system includes: a contact body that extends in an areal manner along an extension plane; and at least one contact leg that is arranged on the contact body and extends along the extension plane. When measured perpendicularly to the extension plane, the contact body has a first thickness and the at least one contact leg has a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Funke
  • Patent number: 10483671
    Abstract: An electrical plug-in connector for interconnecting contacts of a first contact carrier and of a second contact carrier includes: an electrical connector element that is inserted in a chamber in a housing body when in an inserted position, such that the electrical connector element forms, on a first connection side of the housing body, a first electrical contact portion for plug-in connection to the contact of the first contact carrier and, on a second connection side of the housing body, a second electrical contact portion for connection to the contact of the second contact carrier. The electrical connector element is inserted at least in portions into the chamber via a side insertion opening when in the inserted position. The electrical connector element includes at least one clamping slot for being held on the housing body, which slot is open towards an outer edge of the electrical connector element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Funke
  • Patent number: 10435352
    Abstract: A process for preparing 2-alkyl-4-trifluoromethyl-3-alkylsulfonylbenzoic acids of the formula (I) is described. Here, the substituents are radicals such as alkyl and substituted phenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Funke, Thomas Himmler, Sergii Pazenok, Christoph Schotes, Matthias Beller, Thomas Schareina, Alexander Zapf
  • Publication number: 20190202343
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having at least one headlight for illuminating the surroundings of the motor vehicle and a control device for controlling the headlight, wherein the headlight comprises a plurality of lighting segments that are arranged in the manner of a matrix and that can be actuated separately by the control device for providing a lighting brightness that can be predefined separately for the individual lighting segments, wherein the control parameter predefining the specific lighting brightness for each of the lighting segments can be calculated by the control device in at least one computing step as a function of input parameters that can be provided by at least one vehicle device, wherein the computing step or at least one of the computing steps may be executed in parallel by the control device for a plurality of the lighting segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Christian FUNK, Florenz BARMEYER, Tilman ARMBRUSTER, Carsten GUT, Said OMERBEGOVIC
  • Publication number: 20190097337
    Abstract: An electrical plug-in connector for interconnecting contacts of a first contact carrier and of a second contact carrier includes: an electrical connector element that is inserted in a chamber in a housing body when in an inserted position, such that the electrical connector element forms, on a first connection side of the housing body, a first electrical contact portion for plug-in connection to the contact of the first contact carrier and, on a second connection side of the housing body, a second electrical contact portion for connection to the contact of the second contact carrier. The electrical connector element is inserted at least in portions into the chamber via a side insertion opening when in the inserted position. The electrical connector element includes at least one clamping slot for being held on the housing body, which slot is open towards an outer edge of the electrical connector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Christian Funke
  • Publication number: 20190089107
    Abstract: An electrical contact element for a bus element of a mounting rail bus system includes: a contact body that extends in an areal manner along an extension plane; and at least one contact leg that is arranged on the contact body and extends along the extension plane. When measured perpendicularly to the extension plane, the contact body has a first thickness and the at least one contact leg has a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Christian Funke
  • Publication number: 20190067893
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical plug-in connector, an electrical connector element, which has a first contacting portion for plug-in connection to a contact of a first contact carrier and a second contacting portion, angled with respect thereto, for connection with a contact of a second contact carrier, being introduced into a receiving chamber of a housing body, vis-à-vis a device having a housing body receptacle and a connector element receptacle, includes the following steps: a1) placing the housing body receptacle and the connector element receptacle in a receiving position for equipping them with the electrical connector element; b1) arranging the electrical connector element at the connector element receptacle; c1) arranging the housing body at the housing body receptacle; d1) moving the housing body receptacle and the connector element receptacle toward one another using a drive element such that a joining movement is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Funke, Frank Best
  • Publication number: 20190061477
    Abstract: A device for adjusting an air flow exiting a vent includes a closing device to modify a strength of the air flow, and a louver mounted for pivoting about a pivot axis for modifying the flow direction. Alignment of the louver and operation of the closing device are realized via an operating element arranged on the louver. The operating element is made in two parts and includes a first operating part coupled in fixed rotative engagement to the louver, and a second operating part which is coupled with the first operating part and which can be coupled with an air flap of the closing device and can be lifted off the first operating part. The second operating part is rotatably mounted in a raised first position and coupled with the air flap so as to effect a pivoting of the air flap, when the second operating part is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Audit AG
    Inventors: MATHIAS WUNDERLICH, CHRISTIAN FUNK