Patents by Inventor Christoph Walter

Christoph Walter 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).

  • Patent number: 9970694
    Abstract: This application relates to a coolant condenser assembly for an air conditioning system for a motor vehicle. In a supercooling region, at least two cooling pipes, as the first supercooling parallel section, are acted upon in parallel by the coolant in a fluid-conducting manner, the coolant which flows out of the first supercooling parallel section flows into a first supercooling intermediate flow duct, and the first supercooling intermediate flow duct opens into at least two cooling pipes as the second supercooling parallel section, and the second supercooling parallel section opens into a second supercooling intermediate flow duct and the second supercooling intermediate flow duct opens into at least two cooling pipes as the third supercooling parallel section, such that the outlet opening is disposed on a second longitudinal side of the coolant condenser assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Guillaume David, Uwe Förster, Matthias Jung, Andreas Kemle, Christoph Walter, Herbert Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9945614
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided that includes a first flow channel for a refrigerant, a second flow channel for a refrigerant, and a third flow channel for a coolant, wherein the first flow channel has a first region for initial cooling of the refrigerant and a second region for further cooling of the refrigerant. The refrigerant can flow in a high-pressure phase in the first flow channel and the refrigerant can flow in a low-pressure phase in the second flow channel. A first heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant in the first region of the first flow channel and the coolant in the third flow channel and a second heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant in the second region of the first flow channel and the refrigerant in the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Foerster, Gottfried Duerr, Herbert Hofmann, Christoph Walter
  • Patent number: 9874405
    Abstract: A heat exchanger with mutually adjacent first flow channels and second flow channels. The first flow channels and the second flow channels are received in a first manifold at a first end region of the flow channel end regions and in a second manifold at a second end region of the flow channel end regions. The first manifold has a first base and the second manifold has a second base, the first base and second base having a plurality of openings in which the end regions of the flow channels are received. The first manifold has a first longitudinal channel and a second longitudinal channel. The second manifold has a second cover which together with the second base of the second manifold forms transverse channels, and one first flow channel and one second flow channel are fluidically connected to each other via a respective transverse channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Gottfried Duerr, Uwe Foerster, Martin Kaspar, Wolfgang Seewald, Siegfried Tews, Christoph Walter
  • Patent number: 9759492
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, includes at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around the flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, and at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Boris Kerler, Wolfgang Seewald, Markus Ruehl, Christoph Walter, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Michael Geiger, Michael Kranich, Ingo Geiger, Wolfgang Geiger, Alexander Satrapa
  • Patent number: 9705057
    Abstract: In a method for producing a laser diode, a number of laser diodes are produced on a wafer. The wafer is broken down into wafer pieces, each wafer piece having a plurality of laser diodes being arranged side by side. One wafer piece is inserted into a first mount that includes a first covering element overlapping a front face of the wafer piece and shadowing a bottom area of the front face of the wafer piece. A minor layer is deposited on an unshadowed upper area of the wafer piece's front face. The wafer piece is inserted into a second mount, which includes a second covering element that shadows the minor layer of the upper area of the front face. An electrically conductive contact layer is deposited on an unshadowed bottom area of the wafer piece's front face. The wafer piece is subsequently broken down into individual laser diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Enzmann, Stephan Haneder, Tomasz Swietlik, Christoph Walter, Andreas Rozynski, Markus Graul, Karsten Auen, Jürgen Dachs
  • Patent number: 9596451
    Abstract: The Invention relates to a device for monitoring at least one three-dimensional safety area, in particular a region in shared work areas of people and machines, comprising at least one capturing device that is pointed at the safety area and captures images of the safety area, and an analyzing device for analyzing the images that are captured by the capturing device in order to determine whether or not persons or objects have entered the safety area. At least one projector is arranged with respect to the safety area such that said projector projects lines or patterns as modulated light, said lines or patterns defining the safety area. The analyzing device analyzes the images for interruptions and/or changes of the projected lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., OTTO-VON-GUERICKE-UNIVERSITÄT MAGDEBURG
    Inventors: Christoph Walter, Christian Vogel, Norbert Elkmann
  • Patent number: 9450376
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor laser element includes A) providing at least one carrier assemblage having a multiplicity of carriers for the semiconductor laser elements, C) providing at least one laser bar having a multiplicity of semiconductor laser diodes which include a common growth substrate and a semiconductor layer sequence grown thereon, D) fitting the laser bar on a top side of the carrier assemblage, and E) singulating to form the semiconductor laser elements after D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Enzmann, Stephan Haneder, Markus Arzberger, Christoph Walter, Tomasz Swietlik, Harald König, Robin Fehse, Mathias Kämpf, Markus Graul, Markus Horn
  • Patent number: 9419828
    Abstract: Continuous-time linear equalization of received signals on multiple wire channels while maintaining accurate common mode signal values. Multiwire group signaling using vector signaling codes simultaneously transmits encoded values on multiple wires, requiring multiple receive signals to be sampled simultaneously to retrieve the full transmitted code word. By misaligning transitions on multiple wires, skew introduces a transient common mode signal component that is preserved by using frequency-selective common mode feedback at the receiver to obtain accurate sampling results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventor: Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20160091229
    Abstract: The invention relates to a condenser of stacked-plate design, having a first flow duct for a refrigerant and having a second flow duct for a coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut EIBNER, Klaus FÖRSTER, Uwe FÖRSTER, Andreas DRÄNKOW, Martin KASPAR, Christoph KÄSTLE, Thomas MAGER, Herbertä HOFMANN, Markus PFLIEGER, Holger STRIEGE, Christoph WALTER, David MAYOR TONDA
  • Publication number: 20160069597
    Abstract: A condenser assembly including a plurality of heat-exchanger pipes, which are arranged equidistant from each other having corrugated fins arranged therebetween and lead into deflection regions at both ends and have a free length used for heat exchange and, in connection with the corrugated fins, form a frontal area having a width corresponding to the free length of the heat-exchanger pipes and a height, such that the frontal area results from the product of width and height. The heat-exchanger pipes are connected in parallel in groups and the individual groups are connected in series. The heat-exchanger pipes of the individual groups are arranged adjacent and each group has at least two heat-exchanger pipes. The percentage share of the heat-exchanger pipes of the first group results from 26.162 In (S/dm2)?40.746?P?25.49 In (S/dm2)?27.842 for a frontal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe FOERSTER, Guillaume DAVID, Andreas KEMLE, Matthias JUNG, Christoph WALTER, Ottokar KUNBERGER
  • Patent number: 9279605
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insert for a collector of a condenser, having a main body with a sealing lip for abutment against the inner wall of the collector axially between the two flow transfer openings of the collector, having a filter element for the fluid to flow through, having a fluid diverting element, and having a fluid duct such that the fluid diverting element diverts the radially inflowing fluid stream into an axially flowing fluid stream, and the fluid duct conducts the diverted fluid flow to the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Förster, David Guillaume, Martin Kaspar, Matthias Jung, Christoph Walter, Ottokar Kunberger, Andreas Kemle
  • Publication number: 20150354900
    Abstract: A heat exchanger with mutually adjacent first flow channels and second flow channels. The first flow channels and the second flow channels are received in a first manifold at a first end region of the flow channel end regions and in a second manifold at a second end region of the flow channel end regions. The first manifold has a first base and the second manifold has a second base, the first base and second base having a plurality of openings in which the end regions of the flow channels are received. The first manifold has a first longitudinal channel and a second longitudinal channel. The second manifold has a second cover which together with the second base of the second manifold forms transverse channels, and one first flow channel and one second flow channel are fluidically connected to each other via a respective transverse channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Gottfried DUERR, Uwe FOERSTER, Martin KASPAR, Wolfgang SEEWALD, Siegfried TEWS, Christoph WALTER
  • Publication number: 20150349990
    Abstract: Continuous-time linear equalization of received signals on multiple wire channels while maintaining accurate common mode signal values. Multiwire group signaling using vector signaling codes simultaneously transmits encoded values on multiple wires, requiring multiple receive signals to be sampled simultaneously to retrieve the full transmitted code word. By misaligning transitions on multiple wires, skew introduces a transient common mode signal component that is preserved by using frequency-selective common mode feedback at the receiver to obtain accurate sampling results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20150260457
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided that includes a first flow channel for a refrigerant, a second flow channel for a refrigerant, and a third flow channel for a coolant, wherein the first flow channel has a first region for initial cooling of the refrigerant and a second region for further cooling of the refrigerant. The refrigerant can flow in a high-pressure phase in the first flow channel and the refrigerant can flow in a low-pressure phase in the second flow channel. A first heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant in the first region of the first flow channel and the coolant in the third flow channel and a second heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant in the second region of the first flow channel and the refrigerant in the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe FOERSTER, Gottfried DUERR, Herbert HOFMANN, Christoph WALTER
  • Publication number: 20150228871
    Abstract: In a method for producing a laser diode, a number of laser diodes are produced on a wafer. The wafer is broken down into wafer pieces, each wafer piece having a plurality of laser diodes being arranged side by side. One wafer piece is inserted into a first mount that includes a first covering element overlapping a front face of the wafer piece and shadowing a bottom area of the front face of the wafer piece. A minor layer is deposited on an unshadowed upper area of the wafer piece's front face. The wafer piece is inserted into a second mount, which includes a second covering element that shadows the minor layer of the upper area of the front face. An electrically conductive contact layer is deposited on an unshadowed bottom area of the wafer piece's front face. The wafer piece is subsequently broken down into individual laser diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Enzmann, Stephan Haneder, Tomasz Swietlik, Christoph Walter, Andreas Rozynski, Markus Graul, Karsten Auen, Jürgen Dachs
  • Patent number: 9106465
    Abstract: Continuous-time linear equalization of received signals on multiple wire channels while maintaining accurate common mode signal values. Multiwire group signaling using vector signaling codes simultaneously transmits encoded values on multiple wires, requiring multiple receive signals to be sampled simultaneously to retrieve the full transmitted code word. By misaligning transitions on multiple wires, skew introduces a transient common mode signal component that is preserved by using frequency-selective common mode feedback at the receiver to obtain accurate sampling results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventor: Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20150207293
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor laser element includes A) providing at least one carrier assemblage having a multiplicity of carriers for the semiconductor laser elements, C) providing at least one laser bar having a multiplicity of semiconductor laser diodes which include a common growth substrate and a semiconductor layer sequence grown thereon, D) fitting the laser bar on a top side of the carrier assemblage, and E) singulating to form the semiconductor laser elements after D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Roland Enzmann, Stephan Haneder, Markus Arzberger, Christoph Walter, Tomasz Swietlik, Harald König, Robin Fehse, Mathias Kämpf, Markus Graul, Markus Horn
  • Publication number: 20150146771
    Abstract: Continuous-time linear equalization of received signals on multiple wire channels while maintaining accurate common mode signal values. Multiwire group signaling using vector signaling codes simultaneously transmits encoded values on multiple wires, requiring multiple receive signals to be sampled simultaneously to retrieve the full transmitted code word. By misaligning transitions on multiple wires, skew introduces a transient common mode signal component that is preserved by using frequency-selective common mode feedback at the receiver to obtain accurate sampling results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20140054016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a condenser, in particular a condenser cooled by a coolant, said condenser consisting of at least one tube/fin block having several flat tubes, each flat tube having a plurality of flow channels that extend adjacent to one another in the tube transverse direction and define a refrigerant-side hydraulic diameter (Dh refrigerant). At least one respective intermediate element defining a coolant-side hydraulic diameter (Dh coolant) is arranged in the region of the flat tubes. The condenser is characterized in that the ratio of the two hydraulic diameters (Dh coolant) to (Dh refrigerant) is greater than (>) 1.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Förster, Herbert Hofmann, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20140041411
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insert for a collector of a condenser, having a main body with a sealing lip for abutment against the inner wall of the collector axially between the two flow transfer openings of the collector, having a filter element for the fluid to flow through, having a fluid diverting element, and having a fluid duct such that the fluid diverting element diverts the radially inflowing fluid stream into an axially flowing fluid stream, and the fluid duct conducts the diverted fluid flow to the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Uwe FÖRSTER, David GUILLAUME, Martin KASPAR, Matthias JUNG, Christoph WALTER, Ottokar KUNBERGER, Andreas KEMLE