Patents by Inventor Dietmar Lang

Dietmar Lang 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: 20170271245
    Abstract: A lead frame strip having a plurality of unit lead frames is provided. Each of the unit lead frames have a die paddle and a plurality of leads extending away from the die paddle. A first one of the unit lead frames is plated with an adhesion promoter plating material within a package outline area of the first unit lead frame. The package outline area includes one of the die paddles and interior portions of the leads. Wire bond sites are processed in the first unit lead frame before or after the plating of the first lead frame such that, after the plating of the first lead frame. The wire bond sites are substantially devoid of the adhesion promoter plating material. The wire bond sites are disposed within the package outline area at an end of the interior portions of the leads that is closest to the die paddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jochen Dangelmaier, Kim Huat Hoa, Hazrul Alang Abd Hamid, Andreas Allmeier, Dietmar Lang
  • Publication number: 20170242029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the prediction of cell culture performance data of sample cells, a process for the isolation of said cells and a device for the prediction of cell culture performance data of sample cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: LONZA BIOLOGICS PLC
    Inventors: Dietmar LANG, Elaine B. MARTIN, Gary A. MONTAGUE, Christopher J. O'MALLEY, Tracy S. ROOT, Carol M. TRIM, Jane F. POVEY, Christopher M. SMALES, Andrew J. RACHER
  • Patent number: 9704786
    Abstract: A lead frame strip having a plurality of unit lead frames is provided. Each of the unit lead frames includes a die paddle, a plurality of leads extending away from the die paddle, and a peripheral ring delineating interior portions of the leads from exterior portions of the leads. An adhesion promoter plating material is selectively plated within a package outline area of a first unit lead frame. The die paddle and the interior portions of the leads are disposed within the package outline area and the exterior portions of the leads are disposed outside of the package outline area. Wire bond sides are processed such that, after selectively plating the adhesion promoter plating material, the wire bond sites are substantially devoid of the adhesion promoter plating material. The wire bond sites are disposed within the package outline area and are spaced apart from the peripheral ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jochen Dangelmaier, Kim Huat Hoa, Hazrul Aland Abd Hamid, Andreas Allmeier, Dietmar Lang
  • Publication number: 20170092569
    Abstract: A lead frame strip having a plurality of unit lead frames is provided. Each of the unit lead frames includes a die paddle, a plurality of leads extending away from the die paddle, and a peripheral ring delineating interior portions of the leads from exterior portions of the leads. An adhesion promoter plating material is selectively plated within a package outline area of a first unit lead frame. The die paddle and the interior portions of the leads are disposed within the package outline area and the exterior portions of the leads are disposed outside of the package outline area. Wire bond sides are processed such that, after selectively plating the adhesion promoter plating material, the wire bond sites are substantially devoid of the adhesion promoter plating material. The wire bond sites are disposed within the package outline area and are spaced apart from the peripheral ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jochen Dangelmaier, Kim Huat Hoa, Hazrul Alang Abd Hamid, Andreas Allmeier, Dietmar Lang
  • Publication number: 20170057359
    Abstract: A current collecting device for an electrical load that can travel in a direction of travel along a conductor line, with at least two sliding contact pieces arranged on a rocker one after another in the direction of travel. The rocker is mounted on a rocker arm about a rotation axis extending perpendicularly to the travel direction, through which rocker arm the rocker can be moved towards a conductor for contact of the sliding contact pieces with an electrically conductive conductor strand of the conductor line. A conductor line system includes such a conductor line and at least one such electrical load. The current collecting device and conductor line system provide a reliable guiding of the current collecting device contact in the conductor strand of the conductor line, as well as reliable energy transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Conductix-Wampfler GmbH
    Inventor: DIETMAR LANG
  • Publication number: 20130295596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the prediction of cell culture performance data of sample cells, a process for the isolation of said cells and a device for the prediction of cell culture performance data of sample cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: LONZA BIOLOGICS PLC
    Inventors: Dietmar Lang, Elaine B. Martin, Gary A. Montague, Christopher J. O'Malley, Tracy S. Root, Carol M. Trim, Jane F. Povey, Christopher M. Smales, Andrew J. Racher
  • Patent number: 8272288
    Abstract: A double-clutch transmission having at least three and preferably four, hydraulic shift cylinders, and a control device to actuate the hydraulic shift cylinders. To improve the speed of operation when selecting a gear, the shift cylinders needed for gear shifting are actuated with the aid of at least three electromagnetically shiftable directional valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Felix Dreher, Dietmar Lang, Martin Staudinger
  • Patent number: 8241180
    Abstract: A drive train of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a torque converter and a transmission, wherein a separation clutch is provided between the internal combustion engine and the torque converter. In order to be able to perform a creeping process at a certain creeping velocity, the separation clutch is operated slipping. This way, the gearing of the startup process can be configured long, even when using a so-called hard torque converter, without having to tolerate a creeping velocity, which is too high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Klump, Martin Vornehm, Dietmar Lang
  • Publication number: 20100147225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an animal litter comprising a carrier material of calcium silicate, which is at least coated with sodium-containing bentonite, the animal litter comprising a complexing agent for complexing free calcium ions and/or a component forming poorly soluble salts with calcium ions, and to a process for preparing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: MARS ICORPORATED
    Inventors: Dietmar Lange, Gunnar Wenzel
  • Patent number: 7670845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indicator granular material, especially for a cat lavatory, in which at least one first granular material is substantially completely coated with a first polymer layer, which is solid at a first pH and is dissolved at a second pH; and also to a cat lavatory and the use of the indicator granular material in a cat lavatory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: MARS Incorporated
    Inventors: Gunnar Wenzel, Dietmar Lange
  • Publication number: 20090305847
    Abstract: A drive train of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a torque converter and a transmission, wherein a separation clutch is provided between the internal combustion engine and the torque converter. In order to be able to perform a creeping process at a certain creeping velocity, the separation clutch is operated slipping. This way, the gearing of the startup process can be configured long, even when using a so-called hard torque converter, without having to tolerate a creeping velocity, which is too high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Markus Klump, Martin Vornehm, Dietmar Lang
  • Publication number: 20090181466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indicator granular material, especially for a cat lavatory, in which at least one first granular material is substantially completely coated with a first polymer layer, which is solid at a first pH and is dissolved at a second pH; and also to a cat lavatory and the use of the indicator granular material in a cat lavatory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Gunnar Wenzel, Dietmar Lange
  • Publication number: 20090065322
    Abstract: A double-clutch transmission having at least three and preferably four, hydraulic shift cylinders, and a control device to actuate the hydraulic shift cylinders. To improve the speed of operation when selecting a gear, the shift cylinders needed for gear shifting are actuated with the aid of at least three electromagnetically shiftable directional valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Felix Dreher, Dietmar Lang, Martin Staudinger
  • Patent number: 7416514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for securely and comfortably operating a drive train of a motor vehicle, especially for operating a drive train with several clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Heiko Dell, Klaus Küpper, Alexander Schweizer, Dietmar Lang, Jürgen Benz, Reinhard Berger
  • Patent number: 7374511
    Abstract: Methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out using at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by using a selector device, and the parking brake can be activated by using the selector device when the vehicle is stationary or moving slowly. A vehicle provided with an additional gearbox. An ignition key can only be removed, when the gearbox is in a P state and the additional gearbox is not in the N state. A further method and device, whereby the additional gearbox can only be shifted in the N state when the gearbox is not in the P state. Further methods and a device in which automated manual gearboxes, especially parallel gearboxes, are controlled in such a way that the vehicle can be safely parked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: LuK Lamellan und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Berger, Alexander Schweizer, Dietmar Lang, Klaus Kuepper, Burkhard Pollak, Juergen Benz
  • Patent number: 7367924
    Abstract: A method for controlling gear-shifting processes of a powershift gearbox which can be coupled to a drive motor and has gear steps including two friction clutches and a plurality of clutches, and at least one gearbox actuator for actuating the gear steps. The method includes the following steps: the torque of the drive motor is received by the new friction clutch associated with the new gear step to be engaged; before the disengagement of the old gear step and before or during the torque reception, a pre-determined pre-tensioning force is applied to the clutch of the old gear step by the gearbox actuator; and the old gear step is disengaged when the motor torque and the clutch torque are balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Berger, Gunter Hirt, Alexander Schweizer, Boris Serebrennikov, Lidvar Budal, Brad Shellhammer, Jeremy Whitmer, Dietmar Lang
  • Publication number: 20070266953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insert which can be placed in a lower part of a cat lavatory and is replaceable, wherein the blank of the insert is substantially rectangular, the corners of the insert being sloped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfram Zoller, Jurgen Hommola, Rolf Hornig, Dietmar Lange
  • Publication number: 20070135261
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out by means of at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by means of a selector device, and the parking brake can be activated by means of the selector device when the vehicle is stationary or moving slowly. The invention also relates to a vehicle provided with an additional gearbox. The ignition key can only be removed, according to the inventive methods and devices, when the gearbox is in the P state and the additional gearbox is not in the N state. The invention further relates to a method and device, whereby the additional gearbox can only be shifted in the N state when the gearbox is not in the P state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Berger, Alexander Schweizer, Dietmar Lang, Klaus Kupper, Burkhard Pollak, Jurgen Benz
  • Patent number: 7204785
    Abstract: The methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out by means of at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by means of a selector device, and the parking brake can be activated by means of the selector device when the vehicle is stationary or moving slowly. The invention also relates to a vehicle provided with an additional gearbox. The ignition key can only be removed, when the gearbox is in the P state and the additional gearbox is not in the N state. The further method and device, whereby the additional gearbox can only be shifted in the N state when the gearbox is not in the P state. The methods and a device for carrying out the same, by automated manual gearboxes, especially parallel gearboxes, are controlled in such a way that the vehicle can be safely parked and can set off in a reliable and comfortable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Berger, Alexander Schweizer, Dietmar Lang, Klaus Küpper, Burkhard Pollak, Jürgen Benz
  • Patent number: 7094176
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for carrying out gear shifting in a twin-clutch gearbox comprising at least two gearbox input shafts which are respectively coupled to the engine by means of a clutch. According to the invention, after recognizing a desire to change gear, the clutch associated with the active torque transmitting gearbox input shaft is opened until the slip limit is reached and the engine torque is controlled according to the type of shifting in order to achieve the vehicle acceleration desired by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Lidvar Budal, Wolfgang Niessen, Dietmar Lang, Alexander Schweizer, Brad Shellhammer, Jeremy Whitmer