Patents by Inventor Erwin Altewischer

Erwin Altewischer 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).

  • Flexible modular assembly
    Patent number: 8760877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible modular assembly (100) comprising at least two flexible electronic modules (110 and 111) supported by a textile support (130). The two flexible electronic modules and the textile support each comprise a set of electrical conductors. The flexible modular assembly further comprises flexible connectors (140) for interconnecting two sets of electrical conductors. The flexible modular assembly of the invention is a modular textile assembly for use in large-area applications of electronic textiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Rabin Bhattacharya, Martijn Krans, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Thomas Schuler, Guido Lamerichs, Erwin Altewischer
  • Electronic textile
    Patent number: 8569189
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic textile comprising a textile substrate having a substrate electrode, and an electronic component having a component electrode. The component electrode is in electrically conductive contact with the substrate electrode via a coupling layer having a directionally dependent conductance so as to preferentially allow an electrical current to flow between the substrate electrode and the component electrode. As the coupling layer does not have to be patterned to prevent the occurrence of parasitic electrical currents, the electrically conductive contact between the substrate electrode and the component electrode has an improved reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Rabin Bhattacharya, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Koen Van Os, Thomas Schuler, Guido Lamerichs, Erwin Altewischer
  • FLEXIBLE MODULAR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110242771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible modular assembly (100) comprising at least two flexible electronic modules (110 and 111) supported by a textile support (130). The two flexible electronic modules and the textile support each comprise a set of electrical conductors. The flexible modular assembly further comprises flexible connectors (140) for interconnecting two sets of electrical conductors. The flexible modular assembly of the invention is a modular textile assembly for use in large-area applications of electronic textiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Rabin Bhattacharya, Martijn Krans, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Thomas Schuler, Guido Lamerichs, Erwin Altewischer
  • ELECTRONIC TEXTILE
    Publication number: 20110100683
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic textile comprising a textile substrate having a substrate electrode, and an electronic component having a component electrode. The component electrode is in electrically conductive contact with the substrate electrode via a coupling layer having a directionally dependent conductance so as to preferentially allow an electrical current to flow between the substrate electrode and the component electrode. As the coupling layer does not have to be patterned to prevent the occurrence of parasitic electrical currents, the electrically conductive contact between the substrate electrode and the component electrode has an improved reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V
    Inventors: Rabin Bhattacharya, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Koen Van Os, Thomas Schuler, Guido Lamerichs, Erwin Altewischer