Patents by Inventor Christin Kretzschmar

Christin Kretzschmar 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, control device and vacuum arrangement
    Patent number: 11804385
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the disclosure, a method may comprise: varying a drive force, by which a chamber valve of a vacuum chamber is held closed, when the vacuum chamber has been evacuated; and aerating the vacuum chamber after the variation of the drive force; transporting a substrate through the chamber valve when the chamber valve has been opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: VON ARDENNE ASSET GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Mirko Loehnert, Christin Kretzschmar, Christoph Haeusler
  • Method, Control Device and Vacuum Arrangement
    Publication number: 20210183664
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the disclosure, a method may comprise: varying a drive force, by which a chamber valve of a vacuum chamber is held closed, when the vacuum chamber has been evacuated; and aerating the vacuum chamber after the variation of the drive force; transporting a substrate through the chamber valve when the chamber valve has been opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Mirko Loehnert, Christin Kretzschmar, Christoph Haeusler