Patents by Inventor Christian Pflaum

Christian Pflaum 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).

  • Information Storage Method and Information Storage Medium with Increased Storage Density by Multi-Bit Coding
    Publication number: 20240119246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storage of information and to an information storage medium with increased storage density by mulit-bit coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Pflaum, Martin Kunze
  • Increased storage capacity for a method for long-term storage of information and storage medium therefor
    Patent number: 11935572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information storage medium and a method for long-term storage of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ceramic Data Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pflaum, Martin Kunze
  • Data Recording on Ceramic Material
    Publication number: 20240071418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording data in a layer of a ceramic material and to a device for recording data in a layer of a ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Christian Pflaum
  • Ultra-Thin Data Carrier and Method of Read-Out
    Publication number: 20240055021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultra-thin data carrier for long-term data conservation and to a method of reading out such a data carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Information storage method and information storage medium with increased storage density by multi-bit coding
    Patent number: 11875207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storage of information and to an information storage medium with increased storage density by multi-bit coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ceramic Data Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pflaum, Martin Kunze
  • Data carrier, reading method and system utilizing super resolution techniques
    Patent number: 11797801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reading out information from a data carrier and to a data carrier utilizing the concept of structured-illumination microscopy or saturated structured-illumination microscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ceramic Data Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Data recording on ceramic material
    Patent number: 11798590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording data in a layer of a ceramic material and to a device for recording data in a layer of a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ceramic Data Solutions GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Pflaum
  • High-Speed Data Recording and Reading
    Publication number: 20230286081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of high-speed recording and reading data on or in a layer (10) of a first material and to a device for high-speed recording and reading data on or in a layer (10) of a first material using a laser source (19, a galvanometer (4) and a digital micromirror (5) adapted to emit multiple laser beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Pflaum
  • Increased Storage Capacity for a Method for Long-Term Storage of Information and Storage Medium Therefor
    Publication number: 20230260546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information storage medium and a method for long-term storage of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Pflaum, Martin Kunze
  • Data Carrier, Reading Method and System Utilizing Super Resolution Techniques
    Publication number: 20230214617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reading out information from a data carrier and to a data carrier utilizing the concept of structured-illumination microscopy or saturated structured-illumination microscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Information Storage Method and Information Storage Medium with Increased Storage Density by Multi-Bit Coding
    Publication number: 20230177298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storage of information and to an information storage medium with increased storage density by multi-bit coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Pflaum, Martin Kunze
  • Data carrier, reading method and system utilizing super resolution techniques
    Patent number: 11630970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reading out information from a data carrier and to a data carrier utilizing the concept of structured-illumination microscopy or saturated structured-illumination microscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Ceramic Data Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Data Recording on Ceramic Material
    Publication number: 20230022788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording data in a layer of a ceramic material and to a device for recording data in a layer of a ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Pflaum
  • Data Carrier, Reading Method and System Utilizing Super Resolution Techniques
    Publication number: 20230028724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reading out information from a data carrier and to a data carrier utilizing the concept of structured-illumination microscopy or saturated structured-illumination microscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Method for Long-Term Storage of Information and Storage Medium Therefor
    Publication number: 20210252645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information storage medium and a method for long-term storage of information comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic substrate; coating the ceramic substrate with a layer of a second material different from the material of the ceramic substrate, the layer having a thickness no greater than 10 ?m; tempering the coated ceramic substrate to form a writable plate or disc; encoding information on the writable plate or disc by using a laser and/or a focused particle beam to manipulate localized areas of the writable plate or disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Method for long-term storage of information and storage medium therefor
    Patent number: 11007606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information storage medium and a method for long-term storage of information comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic substrate; coating the ceramic substrate with a layer of a second material different from the material of the ceramic substrate, the layer having a thickness no greater than 10 ?m; tempering the coated ceramic substrate to form a writable plate or disc; encoding information on the writable plate or disc by using a laser and/or a focused particle beam to manipulate localized areas of the writable plate or disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Ceramic Data Solution GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum
  • Method for Long-Term Storage of Information and Storage Medium Therefor
    Publication number: 20210046588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information storage medium and a method for long-term storage of information comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic substrate; coating the ceramic substrate with a layer of a second material different from the material of the ceramic substrate, the layer having a thickness no greater than 10 ?m; tempering the coated ceramic substrate to form a writable plate or disc; encoding information on the writable plate or disc by using a laser and/or a focused particle beam to manipulate localized areas of the writable plate or disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Kunze, Christian Pflaum