Patents by Inventor Christoph Brabec

Christoph Brabec 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).

  • Publication number: 20050174303
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intelligent color system that recognizes the ambient color and adapts its color accordingly according to the chameleon effect. The inventive system is obtained by combining an electrochromic color system with a semi-transparent array of photodetectors, for example combinations of individual pixels that are sensitive for the different colors (red, green blue), said array being superimposed on the electrochromic color system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Brabec, Hans Meixner
  • Publication number: 20050156910
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optically controllable screen input aid which is integrated, or can be integrated, into a display unit and essentially consists of semiconductor components which are arranged in a raster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Christoph Brabec
  • Publication number: 20050126623
    Abstract: The combination of at least one thin layer energy storage system with at least one thin layer energy converter is disclosed. Solar cells are preferably applied as energy converters and particularly preferred are those having at least one organic functional polymer and/or are flexible. The energy converter should meet the mechanical requirements of a mobile thin layer energy system and at the same time be incorporated in the production chain with as few problems as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Wolfgang Rogler, Christoph Brabec
  • Publication number: 20050122469
    Abstract: The invention relates to the integration of semiconductor components, particularly (organic) solar cells and/or power converters, in eyeglasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventor: Christoph Brabec
  • Publication number: 20040233502
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent flat body comprising two transparent covering layers (1, 2) which enclose an active layer (3) between two electrode layers (6, 7) which are optionally divided into sections, the transparency of said active layer varying in an electric field, and a photovoltaic element (5) connected to the electrode layers (6, 7) preferably by at least one control stage (11) comprising a photoactive layer (4) between two electrode layers (6, 8). In order to provide a simple construction, the photoactive layer (4) of the photovoltaic element (5) is made from two transparent molecular components in a manner known per se, one of the two electrode layers (6, 7) of the active layer (3) is made from one of the electrode layers (6, 8) of the photovoltaic element (5) and both transparent covering layers (1, 2) enclose between the photovoltaic element (5) and the active layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Christoph Brabec, Erhard Gloetzl, Franz Padinger, Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci
  • Publication number: 20040227097
    Abstract: A device to measure a radiation dose, in particular an x-ray radiation dose, which absorbs radiation and provides an absorption-conditional output signal representing a measurement for the dose, has at least one absorption structure disposed on a foil-like carrier, made from thin-film layers disposed on top of one another that form at least one thin-film diode structure that supplies the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Christoph Brabec, Martin Hoheisel
  • Patent number: 6812399
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell is described, having a photoactive layer (4) made of two molecular components, namely an electron donor and an electron acceptor, particularly a conjugated polymer component and a fullerene component, and having two metallic electrodes (2, 6) provided on both sides of the photoactive layer (4). In order to provide advantageous construction conditions, it is suggested that an intermediate layer (5) made of a conjugated polymer, which has doping corresponding to the electrode potential and, in regard to the electron energy, has a band gap between the valence band and the conduction band of at least 1.8 eV, be provided between the photoactive layer (4) and at least one electrode (2,6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: QSEL-Quantum Solar Energy Linz Forschungs-Und Entwick-Lungs-Gesellsch
    Inventors: Sean Shaheen, Christoph Brabec, Thomas Fromherz, Franz Padinger, Sedar Sariciftci, Erhard Gloetzl
  • Publication number: 20040159793
    Abstract: A radiation detection that employs an array of carbon-based photodetectors (CBPD) to convert scintillation photons into electronic signals is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the carbon-based photodiode consists of a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor. Further, the p-type semiconductor and n-type semiconductors are a conjugated polymer and a media comprised of fullerenes respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Christoph Brabec, Samir Chowdhury, John C. Engdahl, Jinhun Joung, Douglas Jay Wagenaar, Thomas von der Haar
  • Publication number: 20040113088
    Abstract: An X-ray detector is for a CT device and includes a phosphor layer for generating electromagnetic radiation as a function of the occurrence of X-radiation, and a photodetector layer for detecting the electromagnetic radiation generated by the phosphor layer. The phosphor layer includes ceramic material and the photodetector layer includes organic material. A process is further for producing an X-ray detector, including the steps of producing a phosphor layer from a ceramic material and applying a photodetector layer made from an organic material to the phosphor layer via a spinning, printing or beam/jet process or by sticking it on as a film. It is optionally possible to provide a further process step for polishing the surface of the phosphor layer before applying the photodetector layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Christoph Brabec, Bjoern Heismann, Juergen Leppert, Thomas Von Der Haar
  • Publication number: 20040094196
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell is described, having a photoactive layer (4) made of two molecular components, namely an electron donor and an electron acceptor, particularly a conjugated polymer component and a fullerene component, and having two metallic electrodes (2, 5) provided on both sides of the photoactive layer (4). In order to provide advantageous construction ratios, it is suggested that an electrically insulating transition layer (6), having a thickness of at most 5 nm, be provided between at least one electrode (5) and the photoactive layer (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Sean Shaheen, Christoph Brabec, Thomas Fromherz, Franz Padinger, Sedar Sariciftci, Erhard Gloetzl
  • Publication number: 20030159729
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell is described, having a photoactive layer (4) made of two molecular components, namely an electron donor and an electron acceptor, particularly a conjugated polymer component and a fullerene component, and having two metallic electrodes (2, 6) provided on both sides of the photoactive layer (4). In order to provide advantageous construction conditions, it is suggested that an intermediate layer (5) made of a conjugated polymer, which has doping corresponding to the electrode potential and, in regard to the electron energy, has a band gap between the valence band and the conduction band of at least 1.8 eV, be provided between the photoactive layer (4) and at least one electrode (2,6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Sean Shaheen, Christoph Brabec, Thomas Fromherz, Franz Padinger, Sedar Sariciftci, Erhard Gloetzl