Patents by Inventor Christian Schmid
Christian Schmid 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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Publication number: 20240130221Abstract: The present invention relates to heteroleptic complexes comprising a phenylimidazole or phenyltriazole unit bonded via a carbene bond to a central metal atom, and phenylimidazole ligands attached via a nitrogen-metal bond to the central atom, to OLEDs which comprise such heteroleptic complexes, to light-emitting layers comprising at least one such heteroleptic complex, to a device selected from the group consisting of illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED, to the use of such a heteroleptic complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge blocker.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Evelyn FUCHS, Oliver MOLT, Korinna DORMANN, Thomas GESSNER, Nicolle LANGER, Ingo MUENSTER, JianQiang QU, Christian LENNARTZ, Christian SCHILDKNECHT, Soichi WATANABE, Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Guenter SCHMID, Herbert Friedrich BOERNER, Volker van ELSBERGEN
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Publication number: 20240123650Abstract: Handheld power tools with kickback detection and methods of detecting a kickback condition of a handheld power tool are disclosed herein. The methods include moving an implement of the handheld power tool within an implement motion plane and in detecting motion of the handheld power tool. The methods also include determining that the kickback condition exists based, at least in part, on the motion of the handheld power tool. In some embodiments, the handheld power tool is a circular saw that includes a user-actuated assembly. The user-actuated assembly includes a motion sensor, a controller, and a motor. The circular saw also includes a workpiece support and a pivot. The motion sensor is configured to detect acceleration along an acceleration detection axis that extends a threshold pivot axis-acceleration axis distance of at most 4 cm from a pivot axis of the pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Festool GmbHInventors: Dominik Hilpert, Markus Schmid, Harald Ruhland, Stefan Staib, Christian Schock, Markus Wildermuth, Matthias Kübeler
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Patent number: 11963306Abstract: A method of manufacturing printed circuit boards includes some or all of: chemically or electrically applying metallic layers to a substrate; incorporating bores into the substrate; through-contacting the bores incorporated into the substrate; applying a layer from a photoresist to an electrically conducting layer in a masking step; exposing the photoresist while using an exposure mask in an exposing step; removing exposed or unexposed regions of the layer from the photoresist while in regions laying bare the electrically conducting layer in a developing step; removing the laid-bare regions of the electrically conducting layer in an etching step; cleaning the substrate in a rinsing step; and drying the substrate, wherein the substrate for carrying out the developing step and/or the etching step is set in rotation and a developer solution and/or an etching liquid is applied to the rotating substrate by at least one nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Gebr. Schmid GmbHInventor: Christian Schmid
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Patent number: 11953888Abstract: A production cell includes: at least one robot arranged to handle products; at least one buffer area for intermediate storage of products inside the production cell; a vision system with cameras arranged to determine, based on images from the cameras, the identity and the location of objects in the production cell a plurality of production modules, each production module comprising at least one Hardware Module configured to process products; and a plurality of module attachment locations, each module attachment location being configured to connect with an interface section of a production module through at least a physical connection and a power connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Kilian Iannucci, Alexandra Krause, Markus Andreas Müller, Martin Helmer, Peter Barmettler
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Patent number: 11946805Abstract: A spectrometer apparatus is disclosed that includes at least one light source for irradiating a sample with light, an optical detection device for detecting light scattered by the sample, at least one optical filter device, which is arranged in front of and/or behind the sample, a contact sensor device for determining a contact between the sample and the spectrometer apparatus and for outputting a corresponding output signal, a control device for controlling the light source and the detection device in response to the output signal. The control device is designed such that the control device modifies at least one operating parameter of the light source and the detection device, when the output signal indicates the contact between the sample and the spectrometer apparatus. A method for operating a spectrometer apparatus is disclosed as well.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Buck, Martin Husnik, Christian Huber, Marc Schmid, Benedikt Stein, Christoph Daniel Kraemmer
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Publication number: 20240090974Abstract: A method of forming a dental restoration for a tooth having an outer surface includes acquiring a first three-dimensional representation representative of the outer surface of the tooth; generating a design of a first part of the dental restoration based on the first three-dimensional representation of the tooth; forming the first part of the dental restoration; preparing the tooth to form a prepared tooth while forming the first part of the dental restoration; obtaining a second three-dimensional representation of the prepared tooth; generating a design of a second part of the dental restoration based on at least the second three-dimensional representation of the prepared tooth; merging the design of the second part of the dental restoration to the first part of the dental restoration; and forming the second part of the dental restoration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Malte Korten, Bastian P. Kirchner, Christian A. Richter, Gioacchino Raia, Bernhard C. Hofmann, Rudolf Schmid
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Patent number: 11932954Abstract: Various embodiments include an electrolysis cell comprising: a cathode space housing a cathode; a first ion exchange membrane including an anion exchanger and adjoining the cathode space; an anode space housing an anode; a second ion exchange membrane including a cation exchanger and adjoining the anode space; and a salt bridge space disposed between the first ion exchange membrane and the second ion exchange membrane. The cathode comprises: a gas diffusion electrode having a porous bound catalyst structure of a particulate catalyst on a support; a coating of a particulate catalyst on the first and/or second ion exchange membrane; and a porous conductive support impregnated with a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Bernhard Schmid, Christian Reller, Günter Schmid
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Patent number: 11920071Abstract: A luminophore having the general empirical formula X?1?xA?y(Al1+zA?3?z)O4:E? that crystallizes in a tetragonal crystal system. X? may be Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and combinations thereof; A? may be Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and combinations thereof; E? may be Eu, Ce, Yb, Mn, and combinations thereof; 0<x<0.25; y?x; and z=0.5(2x?y).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Daniel Bichler, Simon Dallmeir, Christian Koch, Simon Peschke, Gudrun Plundrich, Philipp Schmid, Christiane Stoll, Johanna Strube-Knyrim, Jutta Thoma, Mark Vorsthove
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Patent number: 11923163Abstract: A fuse element for a fuse with an integrated measurement function, includes a first receiving area in an embodiment, for receiving a melting conductor of the fuse, delimited in the length direction of the fuse by a closure element and in a direction orthogonal to the length direction by the fuse element. Further, in an embodiment, the fuse element has a second receiving area, physically separated from the first receiving area, for receiving a measuring device of the fuse. The second receiving area is designed to receive the measuring device in a wall section of the fuse element. The second receiving area formed in the fuse element protects the measuring device arranged therein against interfering environmental influences. The measuring device is used to ascertain the electric current flowing through the fuse directly on the fuse.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Hochmuth, Robert Huettinger, Jean-Mary Martel, Christian Rohrwild, Adolf Schmid, Volker Seefeld
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Patent number: 11917767Abstract: A method of manufacturing printed circuit boards includes some or all of: chemically or electrically applying metallic layers to a substrate; incorporating bores into the substrate; through-contacting the bores incorporated into the substrate; applying a layer from a photoresist to an electrically conducting layer in a masking step; exposing the photoresist while using an exposure mask in an exposing step; removing exposed or unexposed regions of the layer from the photoresist while in regions laying bare the electrically conducting layer in a developing step; removing the laid-bare regions of the electrically conducting layer in an etching step; cleaning the substrate in a rinsing step; and drying the substrate, wherein the substrate for carrying out the developing step and/or the etching step is set in rotation and a developer solution and/or an etching liquid is applied to the rotating substrate by at least one nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Gebr. Schmid GmbHInventor: Christian Schmid
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Publication number: 20230400243Abstract: A household appliance includes a housing, at least one hinge mounted on a front of the housing, and a door mounted on the hinge and thus mounted pivotably relative to the housing. The hinge has a bearing bracket fastened to an end face of the front with at least one fastening element. The bearing bracket is constructed symmetrically, so that it can be installed either on a left end face of the front or on a right end face of the front, and in both installation situations the door mounted on the bearing bracket is situated in the same position relative to the housing in the height direction and the width direction of the household appliance when in the closed state. A method for producing a household appliance is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Florian Gerstmayr, Johannes Köpf, Alfred Raab, Christian Schmid
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Patent number: 11821560Abstract: A fluid manifold apparatus, in particular a water distribution apparatus, comprises a fluid chamber, at least one fluid inlet, a plurality of fluid outlets, and a manifold unit, including a plurality of valve units for closing the fluid outlets and a camshaft supported to be rotatable about a rotary axis, comprising a plurality of lobes for operating the valve units, wherein each of the valve units has a cam follower and a sealing unit, and the lobes of the camshaft are provided to lift the cam followers of the valve units as a function of a rotary position of the camshaft. Each of the cam followers has a receiver for receiving one sealing unit, wherein the sealing units are arranged to be linearly moveable in the receivers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.Inventors: Eric Häuser, Christian Schmid, Robert Rottweiler, Vladimir Popov, Alexander Zwetkow
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Publication number: 20230358083Abstract: A hinge element for a large domestic appliance contains a main body as well as a functional body which includes a plastic material. Accordingly, the main body and the functional body are connected to one another non-releasably. Ideally, a large domestic appliance, in particular a large domestic refrigerator, contains a housing in which a receiving space is formed. The domestic appliance has a closure element by which the receiving space can be closed, and the hinge element hingedly attaches the closure element to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Florian Gerstmayr, Johannes Köpf, Christian Schmid, Helmut Steichele
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Publication number: 20230284391Abstract: A method of producing a printed circuit board includes providing a base substrate that is a film or plate, has first and second substrate sides and consists partly of an electrically non-conducting organic polymer material, where the first substrate side is covered with a capping metal layer, and regionally removing the capping metal layer, wherein regionally removing the capping metal layer includes applying a mask layer to the capping metal layer, regionally removing the mask layer by a laser so that the first substrate side is divided into at least one first subregion, in which the first substrate side is covered only with the capping metal layer, and into at least one second subregion, in which the first substrate side is covered with the capping metal layer and by the mask layer, and removing the capping metal layer in the at least one first subregion by an etching solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Christian Buchner, Jürgen Haungs, Christian Schmid
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Patent number: 11693106Abstract: Methods for detecting radar targets are provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method includes providing a digital radar signal having a sequence of signal segments. Each signal segment of the sequence is respectively associated with a chirp of a transmitted RF radar signal. The method further includes detecting one or more radar targets based on a first subsequence of successive signal segments of the sequence. For each detected radar target, a distance value and a velocity value are determined. If a group of radar targets having overlapping signal components has been detected, a respective spectral value is calculated for each radar target of the group of radar targets based on a second subsequence of the sequence of signal segments and further based on the velocity values ascertained for the group of radar targets.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Oliver Lang, Michael Gerstmair, Alexander Melzer, Christian Schmid
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Publication number: 20230199041Abstract: Computer-implemented method for providing a virtual collaboration environment for a plurality of users, each user being associated with one of a plurality of client devices that are connected via a data network, the method comprising capturing live images of each of the plurality of users, visualizing a GUI on a display of each of the client devices, displaying, within each GUI, live images of at least a subset of the plurality of users, receiving a first user input from any user of the subset requesting audio communication with any other user of the subset, starting a first communication session between a first client device associated with the requesting user and a second client device associated with the other user, automatically enabling mutual audio communication between the first client device and the second client device, and displaying, within each GUI, a first graphical indicator of the ongoing first communication session and the users involved in the ongoing first communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: NEVOLANE BUSINESS GMBHInventors: Christian SCHORR, Nicholas INGULFSEN, Jonas KLUCKERT, Christian SCHMID
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Publication number: 20230070428Abstract: A method for supporting designing and operation of a robotic system includes operating a computer-based Inventory configured to operate in a robotic system having Hardware Modules to perform a task, the Inventory including Hardware Module Descriptions including a unique identifier, a description of physical characteristics, a current status and historical data the Hardware Module. The method including the steps of collecting status data of the Hardware Module; collecting operating data representing usage of the Hardware Module and updating the historical data accordingly; and at least one of the steps of scheduling maintenance actions to be performed on the Hardware Module; deriving or modifying, based on the operating data, historical data that is associated with a type of the Hardware Module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Carole Chapelat, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Martin Helmer, Markus Andreas Muller, Peter Barmettler
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Patent number: 11597076Abstract: A Hardware Module for a robotic system includes at least one sensor for measuring an internal property of the Hardware Module, a communication unit for communicating with other Hardware Modules, a data storage unit and an embedded controller. The embedded controller is configured to collect collected data, the collected data including: status data representing the current status of the Hardware Module; and operating data representing usage of the Hardware Module wherein at least part of the collected data is determined from sensor data from the at least one sensor, and the embedded controller is configured to perform at least one of: storing the collected data on the data storage unit; and transmitting the collected data via the communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Alfons Riek, Kurt Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Martin Sigrist, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Leif Pudewills, Kilian Iannucci
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Patent number: 11592520Abstract: A method is described below which can be used in a radar system. According to one example implementation, the method comprises providing a digital baseband signal using a radar receiver. The baseband signal comprises a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is assigned to a chirp of an emitted chirp sequence and each segment comprises a specific number of samples.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Paul Meissner, Alexander Melzer, Christian Schmid, Mate Andras Toth
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Publication number: 20230053614Abstract: A method for automatically setting an operating mode of a hybrid vehicle includes determining whether a distance to the destination is greater than a purely electrically travellable range of the hybrid vehicle, wherein the hybrid vehicle is automatically put into a hybrid mode if the distance to the destination is greater than the purely electrically travellable range of the hybrid vehicle, and the hybrid vehicle is automatically put into a purely electrical drive mode if the distance to the destination is not greater than the purely electrically travellable range of the hybrid vehicle. A corresponding control device and hybrid vehicle are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Sebastian BAUDISCH, Johannes DIRNECKER, Marcel EWERS, Harald HOFMEIER, Christian SCHMID, Achim SONNTAG