Patents by Inventor Hubertus M. Thomas

Hubertus M. Thomas 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).

  • Method and device for the operation of a plasma device
    Patent number: 7869556
    Abstract: A method for the operation of a plasma device (100) is described in which particles (2) are arranged in a plasma, wherein a generation of electric travelling waves (1) is provided, under whose effective action the particles (2) in the plasma device (100) perform a directed movement to at least one pre-determined collection area (20, 20A). A plasma device for carrying out the method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Gregor Morfill, Uwe Konopka, Hubertus M. Thomas, Wolfgang Jacob, Beatrice Annaratone, Martin Fink, Noriyoshi Sato, Tetsuji Shimizu, Timo Stuffler
  • Method and Device For the Operation of a Plasma Device
    Publication number: 20080136332
    Abstract: A method for the operation of a plasma device (100) is described in which particles (2) are arranged in a plasma, wherein a generation of electric travelling waves (1) is provided, under whose effective action the particles (2) in the plasma device (100) perform a directed movement to at least one pre-determined collection area (20, 20A). A plasma device for carrying out the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Gregor Morfill, Uwe Konopka, Hubertus M. Thomas, Wolfgang Jacob, Beatrice Annaratone, Martin Fink, Noriyoshi Sato, Tetsuji Shimizu, Timo Stuffler