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).
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Patent number: 12352399Abstract: An illumination device for a motor vehicle light has a plate-like transparent light guiding body (LGB). Light sources are arranged on a narrow side of the LGB and emit light that enters the LGB and propagates therein in a first main light propagation direction (X1) to the opposite narrow side. At least some of the light rays (S1), incident on the front main surface (FMS) of the light propagating in the X1 direction are totally reflected at the FMS such that the light strikes a rear main surface (RMS), which has an exit structure. At least some of the light rays (S1?) which are totally reflected at the FMS and which strike the RMS exit the LGB via the exit structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Peter Hajduk, Martin Hamar, Michal Tomecek, Jiří Jahn, Christian Maier, Christian Muellauer, Dominik Fallmann, Martin Gremlica
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Patent number: 12337430Abstract: A high-precision machine tool with at least one linear drive and guide-bearing, having at least one linear motor, which has at least one magnet arranged on one of the machine components and at least one coil arranged on the other machine component and operatively connected to the at least one magnet, wherein the at least one magnet and the at least one coil 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 arranged on one of the two machine components and operatively connected to the other machine component, wherein the hydrostatic fluid bearing exerts a repulsive force opposite to the attractive force; and a first bearing gap, formed between the two machine components, the height of which is greater than 0 ?m and less than or equal to 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Kern Microtechnik GmbHInventors: Matthias Fritz, Christian Maier
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Publication number: 20250116383Abstract: Signal light or illumination device for a motor vehicle or for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a light source, a light guiding body associated with the light source, wherein the light guiding body has a first section, a second section, and a first deflection element, wherein the first section is designed as a first light guiding channel and the second section is designed as a second light guiding channel, wherein the first deflection element connects the first section to the second section in a light-guiding manner, wherein the first light guiding channel has optical structures, which are designed to deflect light rays entering the first light channel, wherein the deflection by the optical structures is such that deflected light illuminates deflection elements of the second section substantially uniformly in such a way that light exiting the second section has a constant light intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Christian MAIER, Patrick RAPPERSBERGER, Michal TOMECEK, Christian MÜLLAUER
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Publication number: 20250034716Abstract: Provided is a device for printing to a recording medium, as well as a device for turning a recording medium, respectively include a transport roller that includes a base body on the surface shell of which a protective layer is formed. The protective layer includes at least one ruthenium layer. A method for producing a protective layer on a portion of the surface of the base body of a transport roller includes at least the application of a ruthenium layer onto the base body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Herbert Heimpoldinger, Mehrad Biglari, Christian Maier
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Publication number: 20250027626Abstract: An illumination device for a motor vehicle light has a plate-like transparent light guiding body (LGB). Light sources are arranged on a narrow side of the LGB and emit light that enters the LGB and propagates therein in a first main light propagation direction (X1) to the opposite narrow side. At least some of the light rays (S1), incident on the front main surface (FMS) of the light propagating in the X1 direction are totally reflected at the FMS such that the light strikes a rear main surface (RMS), which has an exit structure. At least some of the light rays (S1?) which are totally reflected at the FMS and which strike the RMS exit the LGB via the exit structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Peter HAJDUK, Martin HAMAR, Michal TOMECEK, Jirí JAHN, Christian MAIER, Christian MUELLAUER, Dominik FALLMANN, Martin GREMLICA
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Publication number: 20240344679Abstract: Illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising an illuminant (2) and a light guide (3), wherein the light from the illuminant (2) enters the light guide (3) and exits via an exit section (3a), a first optical element (4) with a light entry surface and a light exit surface associated with the light entry surface, wherein light from the light guide (3) can enter the first optical element (4) via the light entry surface and exit via the light exit surface, wherein the light entry surface has a first section (4a) and at least one second section (4b) adjoining the first section, wherein the illumination device (1) has a second optical element (5) between the exit section (3a) and the light entry surface (4a, 4b), which is configured to deflect the light that exits the light guide (3) in such a way that the light, after passing through the second optical element (5), strikes the entire first section (4a) and the entire second section (4b) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventor: Christian MAIER
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Patent number: 12066160Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventor: Christian Maier
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Patent number: 12024185Abstract: Exemplary method, system, device and computer-accessible medium can be provided for synchronizing a plurality of sensor systems with respect to a respective phase for providing data. For example, each of the sensor systems can periodically provide the data. This can be done by, e.g., (i) generating a phase request from at least one processing unit for each of the plurality of sensor systems, whereas the processing unit(s) can be configured to receive the data from the plurality of sensor systems, (ii) analysing all phase requests to ascertain executeability thereof, (iii) generating target phase requests if the phase requests have been determined and/or confirmed as being executable, and (iv) transmitting the respective target phase requests to the respective sensor systems for synchronizing the phases of the plurality of the different sensor systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Daimler AGInventors: Karsten Mühlmann, Christoph Keller, Christian Maier
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Patent number: 12018811Abstract: 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 inType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Christian Maier, Tuncay Firat
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Patent number: 11962291Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Karl Oberdieck, Christian Maier, Sebastian Strache
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Patent number: 11906122Abstract: 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) aType: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Christian Maier, Martin Schragl
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Patent number: 11804415Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Markus Kahn, Oliver Humbel, Philipp Sebastian Koch, Angelika Koprowski, Christian Maier, Gerhard Schmidt, Juergen Steinbrenner
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Publication number: 20230313960Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventor: Christian MAIER
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Patent number: 11719874Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Christian Maier, Mahel Petr
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Patent number: 11680694Abstract: 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, whereType: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Markus Danner, Christian Maier
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Publication number: 20230176271Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Christian MAIER, Mahel PETR
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Publication number: 20230160555Abstract: 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 inType: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Christian MAIER, Tuncay FIRAT
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Publication number: 20230126070Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Karl Oberdieck, Christian Maier, Sebastian Strache
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Publication number: 20230018161Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventor: Christian Maier
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Patent number: D1018194Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Perfectwerks Solutions Inc.Inventors: Brian Edward Sonnichsen, Evan Christopher Rege, Shawn Leland Huff, Hrag Nassanian, Donald Christian Maier