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).

  • 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