Patents by Inventor Christoph Wilhelm
Christoph Wilhelm 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: 20240066864Abstract: Provided is a device for controlling the printing of a print image with a nozzle of an inkjet printing device. The device is configured to—given the presence of a relatively long printing pause of the nozzle insert one or more print image-independent pre-ejection pulse phases, followed by a print image-dependent pre-ejection pulse phase, between the printing of two successive dots, in order to efficiently and reliably increase the print quality of the printing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Markus Keller, Christoph Rummelsberger, Martin Wilhelm, Timo Sponer
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Publication number: 20230305087Abstract: An insert for an EPR probehead is disclosed. The insert comprises a directional coupler and an amplifier. The directional coupler receives microwave power from a source at a first port and transfers a portion of the received microwave power to a second port for transmission to a sample space. The directional coupler is also arranged to receive a microwave signal from the sample space at the second port and to pass the majority of the received microwave signal to a third port. The amplifier has an input and an output; the input is arranged to receive the microwave signal from the third port of the directional coupler and to produce an amplified version of the received microwave signal at the output for transmission to a detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Mantas Simenas, James Campbell O'Sullivan, Christoph Wilhelm Zollitsch, Oscar William Kennedy, John Julian Larrarte Morton
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Patent number: 10862224Abstract: A splice sealing device including a first electric cable having an electrical conductor and an insulative cover, a second electric cable having a further electrical conductor and insulative cover, a junction joining the electrical conductors of the first and second electrical cables, a housing which has at least two housing parts mated to each other and which delimits an inner space for accommodating the junction, and a first cable exit in the housing. The first cable extends through the first cable exit, which includes a first chamber accommodating a first cable seal positioned on the first insulative cover of the first cable and sealing the first cable against the housing. The first cable exit is an integral part of a first housing part, and the first cable exit includes an annular wall axially delimiting the first chamber to the outside in extension direction of the first cable.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.Inventors: Andreas Doring, Taiga Fukushima, Oliver Kocsis-Steinacker, Antonio Perez-Jimenez, Julian Peters, Christoph Wilhelm Roth
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Publication number: 20200303841Abstract: A splice sealing device including a first electric cable having an electrical conductor and an insulative cover, a second electric cable having a further electrical conductor and insulative cover, a junction joining the electrical conductors of the first and second electrical cables, a housing which has at least two housing parts mated to each other and which delimits an inner space for accommodating the junction, and a first cable exit in the housing. The first cable extends through the first cable exit, which includes a first chamber accommodating a first cable seal positioned on the first insulative cover of the first cable and sealing the first cable against the housing. The first cable exit is an integral part of a first housing part, and the first cable exit includes an annular wall axially delimiting the first chamber to the outside in extension direction of the first cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.Inventors: Andreas DORING, Taiga FUKUSHIMA, Oliver KOCSIS-STEINACKER, Antonio PEREZ-JIMENEZ, Julian PETERS, Christoph Wilhelm ROTH
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Patent number: 10629964Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating an energy storage unit having a plurality of battery cells (1) electrically connected to one another, each battery cell comprising an over-voltage protection device and a cell protection, wherein an adjacent battery cell voltage (14) on each battery cell (1) of the energy storage unit is monitored to determine whether said battery cell voltage is larger than a predetermined cell voltage minimum value (16), wherein the energy storage unit is switched off when the battery cell voltage (14) drops below the cell voltage minimum value (16). Thereby the battery cells (1) are monitored with respect to a triggering of the respective over-voltage protection devices, wherein the energy storage unit is further operated if a battery cell voltage (14) of a battery cell (1) of the energy storage unit exceeds the cell voltage minimum value (16) and the triggering of the over-voltage protection device of this battery cell (1) is thereby detected.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ramanathan Swaminathan, Frank Stimm, Joerg Christoph Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20190130241Abstract: A method and transponder in which at least one first line is formed by at least one first and at least one second antenna configured and operated in the manner of a backscatter, where the antennas are interconnected to one another such that, upon reception of a signal, the antennas scatter the signal back in the manner of a backscatter by a formed emission characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Dominic BERGES, Soenke Christoph Wilhelm APPEL, Andreas ZIROFF
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Patent number: 10003104Abstract: Effecting a sleep mode of a cell supervision circuit of a rechargeable battery, in which the cell supervision circuit is not in the sleep mode after at least one sleep command sent to the cell supervision circuit, and in which a command for a software reset of the cell supervision circuit is sent to the cell supervision circuit after confirmation of the sleep mode is absent.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Joerg Christoph Wilhelm, Volkher Hofmann, Marc Heydemann, Holger Wetzel
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Publication number: 20170242115Abstract: A multi-channel radar method is provided for carrying out a transmission by at least two channels, in which at least one channel is provided with a frequency detuning by at least one respective switch for switching a signal amplitude and/or signal phase of the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Sönke Christoph Wilhelm Appel, Jörg Hüttner, Andreas Ziroff
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Publication number: 20170110768Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating an energy storage unit having a plurality of battery cells (1) electrically connected to one another, each battery cell comprising an over-voltage protection device and a cell protection, wherein an adjacent battery cell voltage (14) on each battery cell (1) of the energy storage unit is monitored to determine whether said battery cell voltage is larger than a predetermined cell voltage minimum value (16), wherein the energy storage unit is switched off when the battery cell voltage (14) drops below the cell voltage minimum value (16). Thereby the battery cells (1) are monitored with respect to a triggering of the respective over-voltage protection devices, wherein the energy storage unit is further operated if a battery cell voltage (14) of a battery cell (1) of the energy storage unit exceeds the cell voltage minimum value (16) and the triggering of the over-voltage protection device of this battery cell (1) is thereby detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Ramanathan SWAMINATHAN, Frank STIMM, Joerg Christoph WILHELM
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Patent number: 9577444Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for state of charge compensation of a battery having a plurality of battery units. The method comprises the steps of calculating a depth of discharge of each battery unit after the battery units have been charged, calculating an available charge of each battery unit before the battery units are charged, calculating a state of charge compensation requirement value on the basis of the calculated depth of discharge and the calculated available charge for each battery unit, and discharging each battery unit on the basis of the calculated state of charge compensation requirement value. The disclosure also relates to a method for charging a battery which has a plurality of battery units. Also specified are a computer program and a battery management system set up to perform the method, and a battery and a motor vehicle having a drive system connected to such a battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Andreas Gleiter, Joerg Christoph Wilhelm, Christian Korn
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Patent number: 9305787Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electric component disclosed. A first electrically conducting layer including a first electrode of the electric component is formed on a substrate. An interlayer of a dielectric material is formed on the first electrically conducting layer, the dielectric material including an electrically insulating material. A further layer of a dielectric material is deposited on the interlayer of dielectric material, the further layer including a photo-patternable electrically insulating material. Both the further layer and said interlayer are structured, wherein the further layer of the dielectric material is used as a mask for the interlayer. A second electrically conducting layer including a second electrode of the electric component is then formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.Inventors: Christoph Wilhelm Sele, Monica Johanna Beenhakkers, Gerwin Hermanus Gelinck, Nicolaas Aldegonda Jan Maria Van Aerle, Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema
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Publication number: 20150084595Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for state of charge compensation of a battery having a plurality of battery units. The method comprises the steps of calculating a depth of discharge of each battery unit after the battery units have been charged, calculating an available charge of each battery unit before the battery units are charged, calculating a state of charge compensation requirement value on the basis of the calculated depth of discharge and the calculated available charge for each battery unit, and discharging each battery unit on the basis of the calculated state of charge compensation requirement value. The disclosure also relates to a method for charging a battery which has a plurality of battery units. Also specified are a computer program and a battery management system set up to perform the method, and a battery and a motor vehicle having a drive system connected to such a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Andreas Gleiter, Joerg Christoph Wilhelm, Christian Korn
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Publication number: 20150086814Abstract: Effecting a sleep mode of a cell supervision circuit of a rechargeable battery, in which the cell supervision circuit is not in the sleep mode after at least one sleep command sent to the cell supervision circuit, and in which a command for a software reset of the cell supervision circuit is sent to the cell supervision circuit after confirmation of the sleep mode is absent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Joerg Christoph Wilhelm, Volkher Hofmann, Marc Heydemann, Holger Wetzel
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Publication number: 20150086815Abstract: Checking a sleep mode of a cell supervision circuit of a lithium-ion rechargeable battery having at least one electrochemical cell, while a sleep mode is set by a control device of the rechargeable battery for the cell supervision circuit, wherein, according to the method, the sending of a sleep command of the control device to the cell supervision circuit is connected to a confirmation request to the cell supervision circuit, and, in the event of non-receipt of a confirmation from the cell supervision circuit, the control device sends the sleep command and/or the confirmation request again after a time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Joerg Christoph Wilhelm, Volkher Hofmann, Holger Wetzel
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Patent number: 8766244Abstract: Pixel control structure for use in a backplane for an electronic display, including a transistor that has a gate, a source, a drain, and an organic semiconductor element. The pixel control structure is formed by a first patterned conductive layer portion, a second patterned conductive layer portion, a dielectric layer portion, and an organic patterned semiconductive layer portion. The dielectric layer portion comprises an overlap region defined by overlap of the second conductive layer portion over the first conductive layer portion. The overlap region defines an overlap boundary, defined by an edge portion of the first patterned conductive layer portion and an edge portion of the second patterned conductive layer portion. The patterned semiconductive layer portion extends over the overlap region and away from the overlap region so as to extend from both first and second edge portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.Inventors: Nick A. J. M. van Aerle, Erik van Veenendaal, Pieter van Lieshout, Christoph Wilhelm Sele, Joris P. V. Maas
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Publication number: 20140120721Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electric component disclosed. A first electrically conducting layer including a first electrode of the electric component is formed on a substrate. An interlayer of a dielectric material is formed on the first electrically conducting layer, the dielectric material including an electrically insulating material. A further layer of a dielectric material is deposited on the interlayer of dielectric material, the further layer including a photo-patternable electrically insulating material. Both the further layer and said interlayer are structured, wherein the further layer of the dielectric material is used as a mask for the interlayer. A second electrically conducting layer including a second electrode of the electric component is then formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Creator Technology B. V.Inventors: Christoph Wilhelm SELE, Monica Johanna BEENHAKKERS, Gerwin Hermanus GELINCK, Nicollaas Aldegonda Jan Maria VAN AERLE, Hjalmar Edzer Ayco HUITEMA
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Publication number: 20140091339Abstract: A semiconductor device having a substrate is disclosed. The substrate includes a first set of inner edges and a second set of inner edges cooperating with the first set of inner edges. The second set of inner edges is positioned outside the first set of inner edges with respect to a cavity formed by the first inner edges and the second inner edges by a pre-defined distance. The substrate further includes a layer within the cavity, including a dried liquid material formed from a liquid deposited within the cavity. The layer within the cavity is formed between the respective first inner edges and the second inner edges. The semiconductor device may be implemented in a display of an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventors: Christoph Wilhelm SELE, Nicolaas Aldegonda Jan Maria VAN AERLE, Eduard Jacobus Antonius LASSAUW
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Patent number: 8686530Abstract: An electronic component, notably one including, for example, a TFT, a storage capacitor, or a crossing between electrically conductive layers of a stack device is disclosed. The electronic component comprises a substrate whereon a first electrically conductive layer forming electrode is provided. A second electrode formed by a second electrically conductive layer is separated from the first electrode by at least a dielectric layer, comprising an interlayer of an electrically insulating material, preferably having high resistance against electrical breakdown and a further layer of a photo-patternable electrically insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.Inventors: Christoph Wilhelm Sele, Monica Johanna Beenhakkers, Gerwin Hermanus Gelinck, Nicolaas Aldegonda Jan Maria Van Aerle, Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema
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Publication number: 20140027717Abstract: Pixel control structure for use in a backplane for an electronic display, including a transistor that has a gate, a source, a drain, and an organic semiconductor element. The pixel control structure is formed by a first patterned conductive layer portion, a second patterned conductive layer portion, a dielectric layer portion, and an organic patterned semiconductive layer portion. The dielectric layer portion comprises an overlap region defined by overlap of the second conductive layer portion over the first conductive layer portion. The overlap region defines an overlap boundary, defined by an edge portion of the first patterned conductive layer portion and an edge portion of the second patterned conductive layer portion. The patterned semiconductive layer portion extends over the overlap region and away from the overlap region so as to extend from both first and second edge portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Polymer Vision B.V.Inventors: Nick A.J.M. van Aerle, Erik Van Veenendaal, Pieter Van Lieshout, Christoph Wilhelm Sele, Joris P.V. Maas
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Patent number: 8603922Abstract: A method is described for manufacturing a semiconductor device that comprises the steps of providing on a substrate a layer of a conducting material in a pattern comprising isolated elements having a first set of edges. The method further includes providing, on the substrate, a series of wall structures for forming one or more cavities there between. The wall structures have a second set of edges cooperating with the first set of edges. The second set of edges is positioned outside the first set of edges by a pre-defined distance. The method furthermore includes depositing a liquid material in the cavities. A display and an electronic apparatus incorporating the above described features is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.Inventors: Christoph Wilhelm Sele, Nicolaas Aldegonda Jan Maria van Aerle, Eduard Jacobus Antonius Lassauw