Patents by Inventor Christian Vollmer
Christian Vollmer 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: 12163636Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, wherein the lighting device has a circuit board with a multiplicity of light-emitting diodes arranged thereon, a transparent optical layer, and a reflector element, wherein the reflector element is arranged between the circuit board and the optical layer, wherein the reflector element has multiple segments into which the reflector element is subdivided, wherein a segment is associated with each light-emitting diode so that light emitted by the light-emitting diodes can be reflected by the reflector element and can pass through the optical layer. Two light-emitting diodes are arranged in a segment. In addition, a lighting system and a motor vehicle are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Mathias Drueppel, Carsten Hohmann, Marc Kaup, Alfons Michaelis, Martin Muegge, Diana Mundt, Thomas Rettweiler, Jacek Roslak, Christian Schmidt, Dietmar Schroeder, Martin Vollmer
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Publication number: 20240388019Abstract: A printed circuit board unit includes includes at least one first and second printed circuit board and also a first connection element for mechanical and/or electrical connection between said at least one first and second printed circuit board. The connection element is in the form of a snap fastener, thereby creating a simple, robust and releasable connection between the two printed circuit boards.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Markus FRIESEN, Felix LOSKE, Christian VOLLMER
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Patent number: 12114439Abstract: A system includes a housing of a printed circuit board arranged in the housing and at least one functional element, wherein the housing has at least one exchangeable side surface, wherein openings which correlate to electrical connections of the printed circuit board are provided in the at least one exchangeable side surface, and wherein the functional elements each pass through an opening in the side surface to the electrical connections of the printed circuit board assigned to them and are connected to said connections.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KGInventors: Felix Loske, Markus Friesen, Christian Vollmer, Uwe Graeff
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Patent number: 11646517Abstract: A plug connector provides an electrical connection to a conductor track connection of a printed circuit board. The plug connector has a first printed circuit board with a conductor track connection and a plugging region for plugging the printed circuit board into the plug connector. The plugging region extends parallel to the first printed circuit board. A contact element and/or a spring element is provided in the plug connector. The plugging region and the contact element and/or the spring element are arranged in such a way that, in a plugged state of the plug connector, the printed circuit board which is plugged into the plugging region is arranged parallel to the printed circuit board and the conductor track connection is arranged opposite the conductor track connection. An electrical connection of the conductor track connection to the conductor track connection is provided by the contact element and/or the spring element.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KGInventors: Markus Friesen, Till Riechmann, Felix Loske, Inga Heile, Christian Vollmer
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Publication number: 20220418121Abstract: A system includes a housing of a printed circuit board arranged in the housing and at least one functional element, wherein the housing has at least one exchangeable side surface, wherein openings which correlate to electrical connections of the printed circuit board are provided in the at least one exchangeable side surface, and wherein the functional elements each pass through an opening in the side surface to the electrical connections of the printed circuit board assigned to them and are connected to said connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Felix LOSKE, Markus FRIESEN, Christian VOLLMER, Uwe GRAEFF
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Publication number: 20220190499Abstract: A plug connector provides an electrical connection to a conductor track connection of a printed circuit board. The plug connector has a first printed circuit board with a conductor track connection and a plugging region for plugging the printed circuit board into the plug connector. The plugging region extends parallel to the first printed circuit board. A contact element and/or a spring element is provided in the plug connector. The plugging region and the contact element and/or the spring element are arranged in such a way that, in a plugged state of the plug connector, the printed circuit board which is plugged into the plugging region is arranged parallel to the printed circuit board and the conductor track connection is arranged opposite the conductor track connection. An electrical connection of the conductor track connection to the conductor track connection is provided by the contact element and/or the spring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Markus FRIESEN, Till RIECHMANN, Felix LOSKE, Inga HEILE, Christian VOLLMER
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Patent number: 11132320Abstract: In order to be able to arrange a master module (M), slave modules (S), and conventional plug modules (K) in a freely configurable manner in a modular plug system, a modular frame (22) is provided with a circuit board (1) which includes at least one continuous conductor path and preferably more than one connection pad.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Vollmer, Markus Friesen
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Patent number: 11121505Abstract: A system is provided comprising of a first plug module and a second plug module, which can be plugged together, wherein the first plug module has a locking arrangement, whereby the plug modules can be reversely locked to each other. The system can be arranged within the housings of industrial plugs and is thus better protected from mechanical loads.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Vollmer, Till Riechmann, Malte Frerking
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Publication number: 20210133138Abstract: In order to be able to arrange a master module (M), slave modules (S), and conventional plug modules (K) in a freely configurable manner in a modular plug system, a modular frame (22) is provided with a circuit board (1) which includes at least one continuous conductor path and preferably more than one connection pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Vollmer, Markus Friesen
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Patent number: 10935740Abstract: Disclosed is a plug-in connector module having at least one optical waveguide and at least one optical sensor, preferably a photodiode, which is arranged near the optical waveguide. The optical sensor can reliably detect malfunction of the plug-in connector module in good time. Also disclosed is a method for detecting signal losses during signal transmission in an optical plug-in connector module, in which an optical signal is guided through at least one optical waveguide of the plug-in connector module, and the optical signal is scattered in the event of a structural defect of the optical waveguide or dirt on the front surface of the optical waveguide, the scattered light reaching a photodiode and a current or a voltage being produced thereby on the photodiode. If a threshold value of the current or the voltage on the photodiode is exceeded, an interference signal is generated by an electronic evaluation system.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Inventors: Christian Vollmer, Lutz Troeger, Markus Friesen
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Publication number: 20200169039Abstract: A system is provided comprising of a first plug module and a second plug module, which can be plugged together, wherein the first plug module has a locking arrangement, whereby the plug modules can be reversely locked to each other. The system can be arranged within the housings of industrial plugs and is thus better protected from mechanical loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Christian VOLLMER, Till RIECHMANN, Malte FRERKING
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Publication number: 20200012057Abstract: Disclosed is a plug-in connector module having at least one optical waveguide and at least one optical sensor, preferably a photodiode, which is arranged near the optical waveguide. The optical sensor can reliably detect malfunction of the plug-in connector module in good time. Also disclosed is a method for detecting signal losses during signal transmission in an optical plug-in connector module, in which an optical signal is guided through at least one optical waveguide of the plug-in connector module, and the optical signal is scattered in the event of a structural defect of the optical waveguide or dirt on the front surface of the optical waveguide, the scattered light reaching a photodiode and a current or a voltage being produced thereby on the photodiode. If a threshold value of the current or the voltage on the photodiode is exceeded, an interference signal is generated by an electronic evaluation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Christian VOLLMER, Lutz TROEGER, Markus FRIESEN
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Patent number: 10340641Abstract: A device for data transmission from a plug connector housing includes a data module for storing and forwarding data, a plug connector housing with a cable outlet opening and a threaded cable connection, and an adapter module which has at least one cable passage area. The adapter module has a cable inlet opening on a first end of this cable passage area and a cable outlet opening on a second end of this cable passage area, wherein the adapter module can be fastened with its cable inlet opening on the cable outlet opening of the plug connector housing, and the threaded cable connection can be fastened to the cable outlet opening of the adapter module so that the adapter module can be fastened between the cable outlet opening and the threaded cable connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Felix Loske, Christian Vollmer, Lutz Troeger
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Patent number: 10124854Abstract: A downhill grip for a bicycle comprises an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is enclosed by a grip element. For fixing the downhill bicycle grip to a bicycle handlebar, a fixing element is connectible to the inner sleeve. The grip element has a larger circumference in an outer region than at in an inner region.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: RTI SPORTS GMBHInventors: Andreas Krause, Christian Vollmer
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Publication number: 20180277996Abstract: A device for data transmission from a plug connector housing includes a data module for storing and forwarding data, a plug connector housing with a cable outlet opening and a threaded cable connection, and an adapter module which has at least one cable passage area. The adapter module has a cable inlet opening on a first end of this cable passage area and a cable outlet opening on a second end of this cable passage area, wherein the adapter module can be fastened with its cable inlet opening on the cable outlet opening of the plug connector housing, and the threaded cable connection can be fastened to the cable outlet opening of the adapter module so that the adapter module can be fastened between the cable outlet opening and the threaded cable connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Felix LOSKE, Christian VOLLMER, Lutz TROEGER
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Publication number: 20170274957Abstract: A downhill grip for a bicycle comprises an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is enclosed by a grip element. For fixing the downhill bicycle grip to a bicycle handlebar, a fixing element is connectible to the inner sleeve. The grip element has a larger circumference in an outer region than at in an inner region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Andreas KRAUSE, Christian VOLLMER
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Patent number: 7821893Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing abnormal regions on an optical recording medium. The method includes the steps of: detecting the abnormal region; determining the type of the abnormal region; and measuring the length of the abnormal region. Before playback or recording of an optical recording medium inserted in an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media the apparatus determines the positions, lengths and types of abnormal regions on the optical recording medium. The obtained information can then be used, for example, to avoid that during playback or recording a pickup for reading and/or recording unexpectedly encounters an abnormal region. This makes the operation of the apparatus more reliable.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2004Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Peter Mahr, Michael Huonker, Christian Vollmer, Wiebke Schone
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Publication number: 20070153656Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing abnormal regions on an optical recording medium. The method includes the steps of: detecting the abnormal region; determining the type of the abnormal region; and measuring the length of the abnormal region. Before playback or recording of an optical recording medium inserted in an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media the apparatus determines the positions, lengths and types of abnormal regions on the optical recording medium. The obtained information can then be used, for example, to avoid that during playback or recording a pickup for reading and/or recording unexpectedly encounters an abnormal region. This makes the operation of the apparatus more reliable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2004Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Peter Mahr, Michael Huonker, Christian Vollmer, Wiebke Schone
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Patent number: 7125238Abstract: An apparatus for melt spinning a plurality of strand-like filaments through a spinneret, which is mounted within a downwardly open receptacle in a nozzle holder. The spinneret includes a housing which is deformed by the entry of the pressurized polymeric melt into an internal diffuser chamber, so as to press the spinneret against the inner wall of the receptacle and thereby seal the melt inlet of the spinneret against the melt outlet in the receptacle. Thus the high pressure forces required for sealing only arise and are active during the operational state, and the spinneret can be otherwise held in the nozzle holder under a minimal securing force which permits the spinneret to be easily loosened and removed for periodic maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2005Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Saurer GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Tilman Reutter, Christian Vollmers
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Publication number: 20060013912Abstract: An apparatus for melt spinning a plurality of strand-like filaments through a spinneret, which is mounted within a downwardly open receptacle in a nozzle holder. The spinneret includes a housing which is deformed by the entry of the pressurized polymeric melt into an internal diffuser chamber, so as to press the spinneret against the inner wall of the receptacle and thereby seal the melt inlet of the spinneret against the melt outlet in the receptacle. Thus the high pressure forces required for sealing only arise and are active during the operational state, and the spinneret can be otherwise held in the nozzle holder under a minimal securing force which permits the spinneret to be easily loosened and removed for periodic maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Tilman Reutter, Christian Vollmers