Patents by Inventor Heiko Richter
Heiko Richter 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: 11949915Abstract: An apparatus for decoding a sequence of pictures from a data stream is configured for decoding a picture of the sequence by: deriving a residual transform signal of the picture from the data stream; combining the residual transform signal with a buffered transform signal of a previous picture of the sequence so as to obtain a transform signal of the picture, the transform signal representing the picture in spectral components; and subjecting the transform signal to a spectral-to-spatial transformation, wherein the buffered transform signal comprises a selection out of spectral components representing the previous picture.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Thomas Richter, Wolfgang Heppner, Joachim Keinert, Siegfried Fößel, Herbert Thoma, Christian Scherl, Christian Minuth, Bilal Ahmed, Nisha Bhaskar, Heiko Sparenberg
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Patent number: 8553844Abstract: This invention relates to high power X-ray sources, in particular to those equipped with a rotating X-ray anode capable of delivering a higher short time peak power than conventional rotating x-ray anodes. This invention can overcome the thermal limitation of peak power by allowing fast rotation of the anode and by introducing a lightweight material with high thermal conductivity in the region adjacent to the focal track material. The fast rotation can be provided by using sections of the rotating anode disk made of anisotropic high specific strength materials with high thermal stability that can be specifically adapted to the high stresses of anode operation. Uses include high speed image acquisition for X-ray imaging, for example, of moving objects in real-time such as in medical radiography.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Astrid Lewalter, Rainer Pietig, Albert Langkamp, Heiko Richter, Thomas Behnisch, Werner Hufenbach, Rolf Karl Otto Behling, Christoph Bathe
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Patent number: 8257500Abstract: In a transport device for elongated substrates, especially in hot processes, which includes an essentially rectangular frame, formed by longitudinal and transverse spars connected to each other, in which at least three transverse spars are provided between two longitudinal spars, at least one transverse spar is made from a material, whose heat expansion coefficient differs from the heat expansion coefficient of the material of the other transverse spars or/and at least one transverse spar is connected force-free to at least one transverse support or/and at least one transverse spar is formed from an open profile.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbHInventors: Johannes Struempfel, Reinhardt Bauer, Andreas Heisig, Andre Ulbricht, Steffen Goerke, Heiko Richter, Falk Schwerdtfeger
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Patent number: 8033781Abstract: A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbHInventors: Johannes Struempfel, Reinhardt Bauer, Andrewas Heisig, Hans-Christian Hecht, Hartmut Freitag, Heiko Richter, Andre Ulbricht, Falk Schwerdtfeger
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Patent number: 8007223Abstract: A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbHInventors: Johannes Struempfel, Reinhardt Bauer, Andreas Heisig, Hans-Christian Hecht, Hartmut Freitag, Heiko Richter, André Ulbricht, Falk Schwerdtfeger
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Publication number: 20110129068Abstract: The present invention is related to high power X-ray sources, in particular to those ones that are equipped with rotating X-ray anodes capable of delivering a much higher short time peak power than conventional rotating X-ray anodes according to the prior art. The herewith proposed design principle thereby aims at overcoming thermal limitation of peak power by allowing extremely fast rotation of the anode and by introducing a lightweight material with high thermal conductivity (2) in the region adjacent to the focal track material (4). The extremely fast rotation is enabled by providing sections of the rotary anode disk made of anisotropic high specific strength materials with high thermal stability (1, 3, 6) which will be specifically adapted to the high stresses building up when the anode is operated, as for example fiber-reinforced ceramic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2008Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Astrid Lewalter, Rainer Pietig, Albert Langkamp, Heiko Richter, Thomas Behnisch, Werner Huffenbach, Rolf K.O. Behling, Christoph Bathe
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Publication number: 20100178151Abstract: A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicants: VON ARDENNE ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH, XENON AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Johannes STRUEMPFEL, Reinhardt BAUER, Andreas HEISIG, Hans-Christian HECHT, Hartmut FREITAG, Heiko RICHTER, André ULBRICHT, Falk SCHWERDTFEGER
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Publication number: 20090095215Abstract: In a transport device for elongated substrates, especially in hot processes, which includes an essentially rectangular frame, formed by longitudinal and transverse spars connected to each other, in which at least three transverse spars are provided between two longitudinal spars, at least one transverse spar is made from a material, whose heat expansion coefficient differs from the heat expansion coefficient of the material of the other transverse spars or/and at least one transverse spar is connected force-free to at least one transverse support or/and at least one transverse spar is formed from an open profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicants: VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH, XENON Automatislerungestechnik GmbHInventors: Johannes STRUEMPFEL, Reinhardt Bauer, Andreas Heisig, Andre Ulbricht, Steffen Goerke, Heiko Richter, Falk Schwerdtfeger
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Publication number: 20080083370Abstract: A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicants: VON ARDENNE ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH, XENON AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Johannes STRUEMPFEL, Reinhardt BAUER, Andreas HEISIG, Hans-Christian HECHT, Hartmut FREITAG, Heiko RICHTER, Andre ULBRICHT, Falk SCHWERDTFEGER