Patents by Inventor Christian Maier

Christian Maier 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: 11962291
    Abstract: A driver circuit for a low-inductance power module that has a connection and an output. The connection is connectable to the source contact of a power transistor and the output is connectable to the gate contact of the power transistor. The driver circuit is configured to produce, in a first operating mode, a first gate-source voltage for the gate contact of the power transistor and to provide the first gate-source voltage at the output of the driver circuit. The driver circuit is also configured to produce, in a second operating mode, during at least one preset minimum time span, a lower second gate-source voltage for the gate contact of the power transistor and to provide the second gate-source voltage at the output of the driver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Karl Oberdieck, Christian Maier, Sebastian Strache
  • Patent number: 11931432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a specific radically polymerizable compound and a radical initiator system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the specific radically polymerizable compound and its use in a dental composition. The specific radically polymerizable compound of the present invention has an allyl (meth)acrylamide group and a phosphoric acid ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christoph Fik, Maximilian Maier, Joachim E. Klee, Christian Scheufler
  • Publication number: 20240090322
    Abstract: The present application relates to triarylamine compounds of a defined formula. The present application further relates to processes for preparing the compounds, to the use of the compounds in electronic devices, and to electronic devices comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Wirges, Teresa Mujica-Farnaud, Elvira Montenegro, Frank Voges, Florian Maier-Flaig, Thomas Eberle
  • Patent number: 11906122
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising: a lighting means (2); a primary optic element (3), which has a primary light input face (3a) for receiving light emitted by the lighting means (2), the light being guided to a primary light output face (3b) and emitted in a main emission direction (4); a secondary optic element (5), which has a secondary light input face (5a), the light from the lighting means (2) being emitted from the primary light output face (3b) via the secondary light input face (5a) into the secondary optic element (5) and being guided inside the secondary optic element (5) to a secondary light output face (5b), wherein the secondary light input face (5a) is formed by a plurality of optical elements (6) which are arranged next to one another in a planar manner and are designed to refract the light beams as they enter the secondary optic element (5) such that the light beams are oriented in the direction of the main emission direction (4) a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Maier, Martin Schragl
  • Patent number: 11804415
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor body having an active region and an edge termination region between the active region and a side surface of the semiconductor body; a first portion including silicon and nitrogen; a second portion including silicon and nitrogen, the second portion being in direct contact with the first portion; and a front side metallization in contact with the semiconductor body in the active region. The first portion separates the second portion from the semiconductor body. An average silicon content in the first portion is higher than in the second portion. The front side metallization is interposed between the first portion and the semiconductor body in the active region but not in the edge termination region, and/or the first portion and the second portion are both present in the edge termination region but not in the active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Markus Kahn, Oliver Humbel, Philipp Sebastian Koch, Angelika Koprowski, Christian Maier, Gerhard Schmidt, Juergen Steinbrenner
  • Publication number: 20230313960
    Abstract: An optical device for a motor vehicle headlight for producing continuously closed light distribution. The optical device includes: light sources; collimators which are respectively associated with a light source; and a light guiding body, which has a light shaping structure and is formed from a plurality of interconnected facets. The facets respectively have an inclination to the main emission direction, wherein the spatial vector of a facet forms a horizontal and a vertical angle of inclination to the main emission direction. The inclinations of all facets are distributed such that the horizontal angles of inclination are respectively distributed around an expected value that corresponds to the maximum luminous intensity of the light distribution such that light that enters or leaves the light guiding body via facets that have horizontal and vertical angles of inclination corresponding to the expected value forms the maximum luminous intensity of the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Christian MAIER
  • Patent number: 11719874
    Abstract: A light guide, including a light input surface, a longitudinal path, a lateral surface, wherein at least a portion of the lateral surface is configured as a light exit surface, wherein a first and a second light guide section includes a plurality of light redirection elements, which are configured to redirect light towards the light exit surface, wherein the light exit surface is a curved surface with a primary focal line, wherein each light redirection element has a certain incision-depth, which increases along the longitudinal path, wherein the light exit surface of the second light guide section has a protrusion, which has a secondary focal line, which is closer to the light exit surface than the primary focal line, wherein the light redirection elements of the first light guide section intersect the primary focal line, wherein the light redirection elements of the second light guide section intersect the primary focal line and the secondary focal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Maier, Mahel Petr
  • Patent number: 11680694
    Abstract: Floor projection device for a motor vehicle for producing at least one floor projection, wherein the floor projection device has an illuminant and a projection means, wherein the illuminant is configured to generate and at least partially emit light onto the projection means, wherein the projection means is configured to project the light which is emitted by the illuminant onto the projection means, in a state of the floor projection device integrated into the motor vehicle, onto a carriageway as a floor projection to the side of the motor vehicle, wherein the floor projection comprises at least two light segments separated from one another, wherein the illuminant has for this purpose at least two individually controllable light sources, wherein each light segment is assigned at least one light source, wherein the projection means has a focal point or a focal line, wherein at least one of the at least two light sources is arranged offset relative to the focal point or focal line of the projection means, where
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Christian Maier
  • Publication number: 20230176271
    Abstract: A light guide, including a light input surface, a longitudinal path, a lateral surface, wherein at least a portion of the lateral surface is configured as a light exit surface, wherein a first and a second light guide section includes a plurality of light redirection elements, which are configured to redirect light towards the light exit surface, wherein the light exit surface is a curved surface with a primary focal line, wherein each light redirection element has a certain incision-depth, which increases along the longitudinal path, wherein the light exit surface of the second light guide section has a protrusion, which has a secondary focal line, which is closer to the light exit surface than the primary focal line, wherein the light redirection elements of the first light guide section intersect the primary focal line, wherein the light redirection elements of the second light guide section intersect the primary focal line and the secondary focal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Christian MAIER, Mahel PETR
  • Publication number: 20230160555
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle, including a light source (2), a light conductor (3) having a first region (3a) and a curved region (3b), a first optical element (4) having a light entry surface, which comprises a first portion (4a) and a second portion (4b), wherein the first optical element (4) is arranged relative to the light conductor (3) in such a manner that light, which is decoupled from the first region (3a) of the light conductor (3), impinges on the first portion (4a) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4), and light, which is decoupled from the curved region (3b) of the light conductor (3), impinges on a part region of the second portion (4b) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4), wherein the lighting device (1) comprises a second optical element (5), which is arranged between the curved region (3b) of the light conductor (3) and the second portion (4b) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4) in such a manner and equipped in
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Christian MAIER, Tuncay FIRAT
  • Publication number: 20230126070
    Abstract: A driver circuit for a low-inductance power module that has a connection and an output. The connection is connectable to the source contact of a power transistor and the output is connectable to the gate contact of the power transistor. The driver circuit is configured to produce, in a first operating mode, a first gate-source voltage for the gate contact of the power transistor and to provide the first gate-source voltage at the output of the driver circuit. The driver circuit is also configured to produce, in a second operating mode, during at least one preset minimum time span, a lower second gate-source voltage for the gate contact of the power transistor and to provide the second gate-source voltage at the output of the driver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Karl Oberdieck, Christian Maier, Sebastian Strache
  • Publication number: 20230018161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device (5) for an electrical plug-in connection (1), which has a n electrical plug-in connector (2), an electrical mating plug-in connector (3) that can be electrically and mechanically connected to the plug-in connector (2), and a primary latching arrangement (4) for latching the connection between the plug-in connector (2) and the mating plug-in connector (3). Provision is made for the clamping device (5) to be designed to brace the plug-in connector (2) and the mating plug-in connector (3) relative to one another in a connected state in addition to the latching by way of the primary latching arrangement (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Maier
  • Publication number: 20230018583
    Abstract: Provided for the purposes of further improved precision of a high-precision machine tool (100) are at least one linear drive- and guide-bearing (1) having at least one linear motor (27), which has at least one magnet (15) arranged on one of the machine components (5) and at least one coil (25) arranged on the other machine component (10) and operatively connected to the at least one magnet (15), wherein the at least one magnet (15) and the at least one coil (25) are configured to exert an opposing attractive force and to perform an at least temporarily relative movement in relation to one another; at least one hydrostatic fluid bearing (30-1, 30-3) arranged on one of the two machine components (10) and operatively connected to the other machine component (5), wherein the hydrostatic fluid bearing (30-1, 30-3) exerts a repulsive force opposite to the attractive force; and a first bearing gap (H1), formed between the two machine components (5, 10), the height of which is greater than 0 ?m and less than or equal
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias FRITZ, Christian MAIER
  • Patent number: 11482810
    Abstract: A secondary securing means for locking an electrical plug connection of a first electrical plug connector and a mating plug connector includes a securing element and a plug-in prevention means. By a closing movement, the securing element can be moved from a preliminary latching position into a locking position in which the securing element mechanically secures the plugged plug connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Pemwieser, Christian Maier
  • Publication number: 20220290830
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising: a lighting means (2); a primary optic element (3), which has a primary light input face (3a) for receiving light emitted by the lighting means (2), the light being guided to a primary light output face (3b) and emitted in a main emission direction (4); a secondary optic element (5), which has a secondary light input face (5a), the light from the lighting means (2) being emitted from the primary light output face (3b) via the secondary light input face (5a) into the secondary optic element (5) and being guided inside the secondary optic element (5) to a secondary light output face (5b), wherein the secondary light input face (5a) is formed by a plurality of optical elements (6) which are arranged next to one another in a planar manner and are designed to refract the light beams as they enter the secondary optic element (5) such that the light beams are oriented in the direction of the main emission direction (4) a
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Maier, Martin Schragl
  • Publication number: 20220196222
    Abstract: Floor projection device for a motor vehicle for producing at least one floor projection, wherein the floor projection device has an illuminant and a projection means, wherein the illuminant is configured to generate and at least partially emit light onto the projection means, wherein the projection means is configured to project the light which is emitted by the illuminant onto the projection means, in a state of the floor projection device integrated into the motor vehicle, onto a carriageway as a floor projection to the side of the motor vehicle, wherein the floor projection comprises at least two light segments separated from one another, wherein the illuminant has for this purpose at least two individually controllable light sources, wherein each light segment is assigned at least one light source, wherein the projection means has a focal point or a focal line, wherein at least one of the at least two light sources is arranged offset relative to the focal point or focal line of the projection means, where
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Christian Maier
  • Publication number: 20210287954
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor body having an active region and an edge termination region between the active region and a side surface of the semiconductor body; a first portion including silicon and nitrogen; a second portion including silicon and nitrogen, the second portion being in direct contact with the first portion; and a front side metallization in contact with the semiconductor body in the active region. The first portion separates the second portion from the semiconductor body. An average silicon content in the first portion is higher than in the second portion. The front side metallization is interposed between the first portion and the semiconductor body in the active region but not in the edge termination region, and/or the first portion and the second portion are both present in the edge termination region but not in the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Kahn, Oliver Humbel, Philipp Sebastian Koch, Angelika Koprowski, Christian Maier, Gerhard Schmidt, Juergen Steinbrenner
  • Patent number: 11108199
    Abstract: A coaxial connector has a first coaxial connector portion (1) and a second coaxial connector portion (2). The first coaxial connector portion (1) has an external conductor which is designed as a coaxial socket and the distal end of which is designed as a spring cage (3) with individual spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95). The second coaxial connector portion (2) has an external conductor (6) which is designed as a coaxial plug. An electrical and mechanical connection exists between the spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95) of the first coaxial connector portion (1) and an external shell surface of the external conductor (6) of the second coaxial connector portion (2). In the region of each gap (101, 102, 103, 104, 105) that is situated between in each case two adjacent spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95), there is provided at least one shielding component (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 111?, 112?, 113?, 114?, 115?) which is connected respectively to one of the two adjacent spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Lödding, Christian Maier, Gunnar Armbrecht, Thomas Schmid
  • Publication number: 20210242627
    Abstract: A secondary securing means for locking an electrical plug connection of a first electrical plug connector and a mating plug connector includes a securing element and a plug-in prevention means. By a closing movement, the securing element can be moved from a preliminary latching position into a locking position in which the securing element mechanically secures the plugged plug connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Pemwieser, Christian Maier
  • Patent number: D1018194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Perfectwerks Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Edward Sonnichsen, Evan Christopher Rege, Shawn Leland Huff, Hrag Nassanian, Donald Christian Maier