Patents by Inventor Frank Hoffmann

Frank Hoffmann 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: 20180179019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a winding shaft (1) for receiving at least one winding core, said winding shaft having a shaft body (2) made of fiber-reinforced plastic, preferably CFRP, having two bearing points (4, 5) at each end of the winding shaft, having radially displaceable clamping elements (20) distributed over the circumference and over the axial length for clamping, holding and releasing the winding cores. The winding shaft is designed to hold winding cores having an inside diameter of a maximum of 80 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20180166338
    Abstract: A method comprises providing a substrate of a first conductive type and a layer stack arranged on the substrate. The layer stack comprises a first isolation layer, a sacrificial layer, and a second isolation layer. The layer stack comprises a window formed in the layer stack through the second isolation layer, the sacrificial layer and the first isolation layer up to a surface region of the substrate. The method comprises providing a collector layer. The method comprises providing a base layer on the collector layer within the window of the layer stack. The method comprises providing an emitter layer or an emitter layer stack comprising the emitter layer on the base layer within the window of the layer stack. The method further comprises selectively removing the emitter layer or the emitter layer stack at least up to the second isolation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Frank HOFFMANN, Dirk MANGER, Andreas PRIBIL, Marc PROBST, Stefan TEGEN
  • Patent number: 9969584
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a winding device (10), comprising the following steps: Displaying of a schematic illustration of functional units (20) of the winding device (10) on a display device (30), Detection of at least one operating parameter (40) of at least one functional unit (20) of the winding device (10), Displaying of the at least one detected operating parameter (40) on the display device (30) next to the schematic illustration of the corresponding functional unit (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Michael Ostendorf, Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20170327334
    Abstract: The invention describes contact rolls for pressing at least one web of material, preferably a web of plastic film, against at least one rotating winding device, the contact roll comprising a surface layer. At least two segments are provided which are spaced axially apart and which extend around, in which segments the quality of the surface layer differs from the quality of the other areas of the surface layer, at least some portions of said segments being in contact with the edges of the at least one web of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: David Finnemore, Alexander Wulfert, Frank Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9812369
    Abstract: A method comprises providing a substrate of a first conductive type and a layer stack arranged on the substrate. The layer stack comprises a first isolation layer, a sacrificial layer, and a second isolation layer. The layer stack comprises a window formed in the layer stack through the second isolation layer, the sacrificial layer and the first isolation layer up to a surface region of the substrate. The method comprises providing a collector layer. The method comprises providing a base layer on the collector layer within the window of the layer stack. The method comprises providing an emitter layer or an emitter layer stack comprising the emitter layer on the base layer within the window of the layer stack. The method further comprises selectively removing the emitter layer or the emitter layer stack at least up to the second isolation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Dirk Manger, Andreas Pribil, Marc Probst, Stefan Tegen
  • Publication number: 20170283201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting at least one winding parameter of a winding device during winding of a film web on a winding core, having the following steps:—conveying of the film web along a measuring path between a first driven roll and a second driven roll—increasing of the web tension of the film web between the first roll and the second roll—continuous detecting of the drive parameters of the first roll and of the second roll at least in the form of the torque and the circumferential speed,—determining of a stress-strain diagram from the detected drive parameters—adapting of at least one winding parameter of the winding device on the basis of the determined stress-strain diagram in order to achieve a defined elongation of the film web during winding on the winding core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tim KIRCHHOFF, Frank HOFFMANN, Martin BACKMANN
  • Patent number: 9731929
    Abstract: Method for the determination of the winder quality of a film roll (10) of a film (30) on a winder roller (20) comprising the following steps: determination of the roll hardness (WH) of the film roll (10) during the winding on of the film (30) on the winder roller (20), determination of a variation from the determined roll hardness (WH) of the film roll (10) from at least one standard value (V1, V2) for the roll hardness (WH) of the film roll (10), determination of the film roll (10) using the determined variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9663316
    Abstract: A winding device for successively winding at least one material web, particularly a plastic film web, onto spools. The winding device includes a machine frame, at least one wheel which is mounted on the machine frame in a manner allowing rotation, at least two winding points for carrying the spools, which are mounted in the wheel in a manner allowing rotation, of which a first winding point is positionable in a winding position, and a second winding point is positionable in a loading and/or unloading position, with at least one guard element that is pivotably positionable in a region between the spools respectively associated with the first winding point and the second winding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Oliver Koser, Rolf Kammann
  • Publication number: 20170032352
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods efficiently integrate an external payment provider's functionality into an existing merchant's electronic order pipeline. For example, an existing merchant order pipeline may include one or more input pages for information such as customer credit card number, shipping address, shipping method specification, addressee, and the like. The techniques described allow such input pages, as well as the underlying systems handling order fulfillment at the merchant level, to remain intact with little or no manipulation required for integration of a third party (external) payment provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Koen Koeppen, Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20160322257
    Abstract: A method comprises providing a substrate of a first conductive type and a layer stack arranged on the substrate. The layer stack comprises a first isolation layer, a sacrificial layer, and a second isolation layer. The layer stack comprises a window formed in the layer stack through the second isolation layer, the sacrificial layer and the first isolation layer up to a surface region of the substrate. The method comprises providing a collector layer. The method comprises providing a base layer on the collector layer within the window of the layer stack. The method comprises providing an emitter layer or an emitter layer stack comprising the emitter layer on the base layer within the window of the layer stack. The method further comprises selectively removing the emitter layer or the emitter layer stack at least up to the second isolation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Frank HOFFMANN, Dirk MANGER, Andreas PRIBIL, Marc PROBST, Stefan TEGEN
  • Publication number: 20160229662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaft axle for winding up a material web, particularly plastic films, namely particularly stretch films. In order to provide a shaft axle with a strength and stiffness as high as possible, a shaft axle is provided showing a shaft body, which is made largely from fiber-reinforced plastic to yield bending stiffness as high as possible, and cavities, provided along the exterior perimeter of the shaft body, with the cavities being limited in the radial interior direction by a layer of fiber-reinforced plastic and allowing tension bars to expand from the cavities radially towards the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG
    Inventor: Frank HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20160207725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a winding device (10), comprising the following steps: Displaying of a schematic illustration of functional units (20) of the winding device (10) on a display device (30), Detection of at least one operating parameter (40) of at least one functional unit (20) of the winding device (10), Displaying of the at least one detected operating parameter (40) on the display device (30) next to the schematic illustration of the corresponding functional unit (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
    Inventors: Michael OSTENDORF, Frank HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20150307304
    Abstract: The invention describes a winding device (1) for the purpose of successively winding at least one material web (11), particularly a plastic film web, onto spools (7), comprising a machine frame (4) at least one wheel which is mounted on the machine frame in a manner allowing rotation, at least two winding points (5, 5?, 5?) for the purpose of carrying the spools (7), which are mounted in the wheel in a manner allowing rotation, of which a first (5?) can be brought into a winding position, and a second (5, 5?) can be brought into a loading and/or unloading position, At least one guard element (20) can be brought into the region between the two spools (5, 5?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Frank HOFFMANN, Oliver KOSER, Rolf KAMMANN
  • Publication number: 20150284211
    Abstract: Method for the determination of the winder quality of a film roll (10) of a film (30) on a winder roller (20) comprising the following steps: determination of the roll hardness (WH) of the film roll (10) during the winding on of the film (30) on the winder roller (20), determination of a variation from the determined roll hardness (WH) of the film roll (10) from at least one standard value (V1, V2) for the roll hardness (WH) of the film roll (10), determination of the film roll (10) using the determined variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9089934
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stirrer organ in composite construction comprised of a metallic part and a hybrid casting, with the hybrid casting being fixed to the metallic part by means of at least one anchoring element which forms at least one back-cutting in the hybrid casting. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for rehabilitating a damaged metallic stirrer organ which when applied provides a rehabilitated stirrer organ in composite construction. The invention tackles the task of creating a stirrer organ in hybrid construction which features a largest possible metallic part because higher strength can hereby be achieved. This task is inventively solved in that the anchoring element is provided with a perforated plate which is spot-wise fastened to the metallic part and which is arranged at least partly at a small distance to the surface of the metallic part so as to configure the at least one back-cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: SICcast Mineralguss GmbH & Co. KG, EKATO Ruehr—und Mistechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20150201641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a baked confectionery good comprising an upper planar plate-like baked product, comprising a lower planar plate-like baked product and comprising at least one planar intermediate layer, which is made of a chocolate mass, characterised in that the intermediate layer comprises a hydrophilic food additive which contains at least one monohydric or polyhydric alcohol or at least one sugar alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Bretschneider, Thomas Wurst, Stefan Schimmelpfennig-Wiechell, Oliver Rahn, Arno Purschke, Frank Hoffmann, Werner Rabi
  • Publication number: 20150158690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reversing device for a film web, which has a take-off device, at least one turning-device and at least one deflecting roller, wherein the film web can be guided by the take-off device via the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller to a winding device and the axes of the take-off device, the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller are adjustable in angle relative to one another, characterised in that the at least one deflecting roller is formed as an expander roller having an expanding capacity which increases towards the end faces of the deflecting roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Bussmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20150151388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stirrer organ in composite construction comprised of a metallic part and a hybrid casting, with the hybrid casting being fixed to the metallic part by means of at least one anchoring element which forms at least one back-cutting in the hybrid casting. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for rehabilitating a damaged metallic stirrer organ which when applied provides a rehabilitated stirrer organ in composite construction. The invention tackles the task of creating a stirrer organ in hybrid construction which features a largest possible metallic part because higher strength can hereby be achieved. This task is inventively solved in that the anchoring element is provided with a perforated plate which is spot-wise fastened to the metallic part and which is arranged at least partly at a small distance to the surface of the metallic part so as to configure the at least one back-cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicants: EKATO Ruhr- und Mischtechnik GmbH, SICcast Mineralguss GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Frank HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 8985962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stirrer organ (1) in composite construction comprised of a metallic part (4) and a hybrid casting (9), with the hybrid casting (9) being fixed to the metallic part (4) by means of at least one anchoring element which forms at least one back-cutting in the hybrid casting (9). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for rehabilitating a damaged metallic stirrer organ which when applied provides a rehabilitated stirrer organ (1) in composite construction. The invention tackles the task of creating a stirrer organ (1) in hybrid construction which features a largest possible metallic part (4) because higher strength can hereby be achieved. This task is inventively solved in that the anchoring element is provided with a perforated plate (5) which is spot-wise fastened to the metallic part (4) and which is arranged at least partly at a small distance to the surface of the metallic part (4) so as to configure the at least one back-cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: SICcast Mineralguss GmbH & Co. KG, EKATO Ruehr- und Mischtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20140151854
    Abstract: A method for separating a layer from a substrate. The method includes providing a plurality of trenches extending from a first main surface of the substrate into the substrate. A heat treatment of the substrate is performed such that edges of the trenches grow together at the first main surface to form a closed layer at the first main surface, wherein lower portions of the trenches form one or more cavities within the substrate. After that the closed layer is separated from the substrate along the one or more cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Manfred Engelhardt, Frank Hoffmann