Patents by Inventor Gunther Vortmeier
Gunther Vortmeier 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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Patent number: 9929464Abstract: An antenna assembly including: an insulating substrate; a conductive coating covering a surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serving at least section-wise as a planar antenna receiving electromagnetic waves; a first coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating extracting useful signals from the planar antenna; a source of interference disposed such that interfering signals can be received by the planar antenna; an electrically conductive ground; and a second coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating coupling out interfering signals received by the planar antenna from the planar antenna. The second coupling electrode includes a first coupling surface and the conductive structure includes a second coupling surface capacitively coupled to the first coupling surface, the two coupling surfaces configured to selectively allow passage of a frequency range corresponding to the interfering signals to be extracted from the planar antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen, Stefan Droste
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Patent number: 9900932Abstract: A panel heater with at least one flat substrate and an electrically conductive coating is described. The electrically conductive coating extends at least over part of a substrate area and is electrically connected to at least two connecting electrodes provided for electrical connection to the two terminals of a voltage source, such that by applying a feed voltage, a heating current flows in a heating field, which is provided with one or a plurality of heating current paths formed into the conductive coating. The panel heater has one or more measurement current paths formed into the electrically conductive coating, which differ at least in sections from the heating current paths. The heating and measurement current paths are formed into the electrically conductive coating by coating-free separating regions. A method for operation and use of the panel heater is also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Christoph Degen, Dang Cuong Phan, Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Stefan Droste, Robert Drese, Gunther Vortmeier, Patrick Weber, Olaf Eckelt, Walter Schreiber, Giordano Soma
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Patent number: 9385422Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid antenna structure that comprises at least one electrically insulating substrate, at least one electrically conductive coating that covers at least one surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serves as a planar antenna for reception of electromagnetic waves, as well as at least one coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating for coupling out of antenna signals from the planar antenna. It is essential here that the coupling electrode be electrically coupled to an unshielded, linear antenna conductor that serves as a linear antenna for reception of electromagnetic waves, with the antenna conductor situated outside an area that can be projected by orthogonal parallel projection onto the planar antenna serving as a projection area, by which means an antenna foot point of the linear antenna becomes a common antenna foot point of the linear and planar antenna. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a hybrid antenna structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen, Stefan Droste
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Patent number: 9302451Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent pane with a transparent heatable coating, which extends at least over a part of the pane surface, in particular over its visual field. The heatable coating is divided by at least one heatable coating-free zone into at least one first heatable coating zone and a second heatable coating zone, wherein the two heatable coating zones are in each case electrically connected to at least two collecting conductors such that after application of a supply voltage that is provided by a voltage source, in each case a current flows over at least one first heating field formed by the first heatable coating zone and at least one second heating field formed by the second heatable coating zone. At least one heating element is disposed in the heatable coating-free zone, which heating element has an ohmic resistance such that by means of application of the supply voltage to the heating element, the pane is heatable in a surface area containing the heatable coating-free zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Susanne Lisinski, Guenther Schall, Dang Cuong Phan, Bernhard Reul, Gunther Vortmeier
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Patent number: 9196949Abstract: A pane with electrically conductive structures is described. The pane has at least two electrically conductive structures galvanically separated from each other, a galvanic separating layer on at least on one of the electrically conductive structures, and an electrical conductor on the galvanic separating layer. The galvanic separating layer galvanically separates the conductor from at least one of the structures. A method for producing the pane and a use of the same are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Stefan Droste, Bernhard Reul, Andreas Schlarb, Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen
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Patent number: 8872703Abstract: A transparent, flat antenna for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves is described. The transparent, flat antenna comprises a transparent, electrically insulating substrate with a transparent, electrically conductive coating. Methods to produce such a transparent, flat antenna are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Christoph Degen, Gunther Vortmeier, Stefan Droste
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Publication number: 20130277352Abstract: A panel heater with at least one flat substrate and an electrically conductive coating is described. The electrically conductive coating extends at least over part of a substrate area and is electrically connected to at least two connecting electrodes provided for electrical connection to the two terminals of a voltage source, such that by applying a feed voltage, a heating current flows in a heating field, which is provided with one or a plurality of heating current paths formed into the conductive coating. The panel heater has one or more measurement current paths formed into the electrically conductive coating, which differ at least in sections from the heating current paths. The heating and measurement current paths are formed into the electrically conductive coating by coating-free separating regions. A method for operation and use of the panel heater is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Christoph Degen, Dang Cuong Phan, Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Stefan Droste, Robert Drese, Gunther Vortmeier, Patrick Weber, Olaf Eckelt, Walter Schreiber, Giordano Soma
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Publication number: 20130161309Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent pane with a transparent heatable coating, which extends at least over a part of the pane surface, in particular over its visual field. The heatable coating is divided by at least one heatable coating-free zone into at least one first heatable coating zone and a second heatable coating zone, wherein the two heatable coating zones are in each case electrically connected to at least two collecting conductors such that after application of a supply voltage that is provided by a voltage source, in each case a current flows over at least one first heating field formed by the first heatable coating zone and at least one second heating field formed by the second heatable coating zone. At least one heating element is disposed in the heatable coating-free zone, which heating element has an ohmic resistance such that by means of application of the supply voltage to the heating element, the pane is heatable in a surface area containing the heatable coating-free zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Susanne Lisinski, Guenther Schall, Dang Cuong Phan, Bernhard Reul, Gunther Vortmeier
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Publication number: 20130141289Abstract: An antenna assembly including: an insulating substrate; a conductive coating covering a surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serving at least section-wise as a planar antenna receiving electromagnetic waves; a first coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating extracting useful signals from the planar antenna; a source of interference disposed such that interfering signals can be received by the planar antenna; an electrically conductive ground; and a second coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating coupling out interfering signals received by the planar antenna from the planar antenna. The second coupling electrode includes a first coupling surface and the conductive structure includes a second coupling surface capacitively coupled to the first coupling surface, the two coupling surfaces configured to selectively allow passage of a frequency range corresponding to the interfering signals to be extracted from the planar antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen, Stefan Droste
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Publication number: 20130099981Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid antenna structure that comprises at least one electrically insulating substrate, at least one electrically conductive coating that covers at least one surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serves as a planar antenna for reception of electromagnetic waves, as well as at least one coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating for coupling out of antenna signals from the planar antenna. It is essential here that the coupling electrode be electrically coupled to an unshielded, linear antenna conductor that serves as a linear antenna for reception of electromagnetic waves, with the antenna conductor situated outside an area that can be projected by orthogonal parallel projection onto the planar antenna serving as a projection area, by which means an antenna foot point of the linear antenna becomes a common antenna foot point of the linear and planar antenna. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a hybrid antenna structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen, Stefan Droste
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Publication number: 20120086614Abstract: A pane with electrically conductive structures is described. The pane has at least two electrically conductive structures galvanically separated from each other, a galvanic separating layer on at least on one of the electrically conductive structures, and an electrical conductor on the galvanic separating layer. The galvanic separating layer galvanically separates the conductor from at least one of the structures. A method for producing the pane and a use of the same are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: Stefan Droste, Bernhard Reul, Andreas Schlarb, Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen
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Publication number: 20110279335Abstract: Transparent, flat antenna (A) for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, comprising at least one transparent, electrically insulating substrate (1) that has in its surface (1.1) an electrically insulating, circumferential edge region (1.1a), a transparent, electrically conductive coating (2) that covers large areas of the surface (1.1) of the substrate (1) up to the edge region (1.1a) and is formed by at least two flat segments (2.1n), where n=1 or a whole number n>1, that contain or are made of at least one electrically conductive material (2.2) and are insulated from each other by at least one linear, electrically insulating region (2.3), and at least one connection (3) for galvanic, capacitive, or inductive decoupling of the antenna signal from at least one flat segment (2.1n); Method for its manufacture and its use as a transparent built-in part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Christoph Degen, Gunther Vortmeier, Stefan Droste
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Patent number: 7903042Abstract: An antenna arrangement for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals includes a flat carrier substrate made of a dielectric material, a first conducting track applied to a surface of the carrier substrate, a second conducting track applied to an other surface of the carrier substrate. The first conducting track includes at one end a point of contact to gather or inject signals and a first dipole at the opposite end. The second conducting track includes at one end a point of contact to gather or inject the signals and a second dipole at the opposite end. The first and the second dipoles form a crossed dipole. The antenna arrangement may be disposed on a glazing.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Thomas Urban, Helmut Maeuser, Gunther Vortmeier, Detlev Duerkop
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Publication number: 20080024379Abstract: The invention deals with an antenna arrangement (1) for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals, the antenna arrangement (1) comprising: a flat carrier substrate (2) made of dielectric material, a first conducting track (32) applied to a surface of the carrier substrate (2), the first conducting track (32) possessing at one end a point of contact so as to gather thereat or inject thereat the signals and a first dipole (50, 51) at the opposite end, a second conducting track (42) applied to the other surface of the carrier substrate (2), the second conducting track (42) possessing at one end a point of contact so as to gather thereat or inject thereat the signals and a second dipole (60, 61) at the opposite end, the first and the second dipoles (50, 51, 60, 61) forming a crossed dipole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2004Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Thomas Urban, Helmut Mauser, Gunther Vortmeier, Detlev Durkop
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Patent number: D640671Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Advanced Automotive Antennas, S.L.Inventors: Christoph Degen, Gunther Vortmeier, Carlos Cisneros Gonzalez