Patents by Inventor Jan FRANCK

Jan FRANCK 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: 20190242363
    Abstract: A wind generator, comprising: at least one wind wheel which is mounted to be rotatable around a rotational axis, and which has one or more blades or other wind-guiding surfaces for converting flow energy of wind into rotational energy, at least one generator, which is coupled to a hub or shaft of the wind wheel or to an output shaft of a gear connected thereto, for converting the rotational energy into electrical energy, wherein a center of gravity of the wind wheel, together with a hub and rotor shaft and rotatable parts which are coupled to the hub or rotor shaft and rotate around the same rotational axis, is translationally movable in a horizontal or approximately horizontal direction, characterized in that: the generator is either a direct current generator or is on its output side coupled to a rectifier to provide the electrical energy as direct current, and at least one energy storage is coupled to a direct current output of the generator or of the rectifier for receiving and storing the electrical ener
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20190159970
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and a device for the dosing of active substances for the preparation of medicaments. In the context of the dosing method, one or more active substances dissolved in a liquid are stored in a storage container, and, in order to permit dosing, a number of drops corresponding to the desired amount of active substance are forced actively through a nozzle onto a substrate or into a collecting vessel; the device used for this purpose comprises at least one storage container for storage of a liquid, and one or more active substances dissolved therein, and also a nozzle through which a number of drops corresponding to the desired amount of active substance are forced out onto a substrate or into a collecting vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Jan FRANCK
  • Publication number: 20190054741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating an inkjet print head, comprising at least one printing system having a nozzle on the side of an ink chamber which faces a substrate to be imprinted, and which is delimited at least in areas, preferably in its area facing away from the print substrate, by a diaphragm that is movable away from the ink chamber by electrically actuating a piezo element that is mechanically coupled to the diaphragm, so that ink is drawn into the ink chamber from a reservoir, and the diaphragm is movable into the ink chamber so that an ink drop is ejected from the ink chamber through the nozzle, wherein the printing system made up of the ink chamber, diaphragm, piezo element, and the electronic control system thereof represents an oscillatable structure which, when actuated at high energy, is excited to oscillate at a natural frequency fres that exhibits resonance; i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Patent number: 10156070
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a ceiling in a building, having the following steps: a) a plate-shaped ceiling element which later remains in the structure, preferably in the form of a ceiling cladding or as a mounting for the ceiling cladding, in particular a dry building panel, is placed and/or fixed on the already completed walls; b) the plate-shaped ceiling element is supported in a closely spaced manner, optionally by means of supported horizontal bars; c) optionally, insulation and/or heating coils and/or an electric installation is placed on the plate-shaped ceiling element; d) a curable compound, for example concrete or prestressed concrete and/or a screed or heating screed or the like, is filled thereon; and e) the support elements are removed after the curable compound has been cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Patent number: 10119271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a building as a timber-frame construction, frame construction, or post-and-beam construction, having a supporting framework consisting of pillars and/or struts, comprising the following steps: a) in the regions of subsequent pillars and/or struts of the timber-frame construction, frame construction, or post-and-beam construction plate-shaped wall building elements are provided with screws in such a way that the tips thereof protrude into the subsequent pillars and/or struts; b) behind the plate-shaped wall building elements shutterings for the supporting framework consisting of pillars and/or struts are produced from strips and/or insulating material; c) the shuttered regions for the framework are filled with a load-bearing, curable compound, in particular with concrete, wherein the hardening compound flows around the screws used in step a); d) after step a), at the latest after the curing of the compound, the plate-shaped wall elements are set up, fixed, and al
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20180132357
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing printed circuit boards for electrical and electronic circuits, comprising an electrically nonconductive substrate and electrically conductive tracks applied thereon, wherein the electrically conductive tracks are imprinted on the substrate according to the desired conductor track layout under the influence of heat. The invention further relates to a device for manufacturing printed circuit boards for electrical and electronic circuits, comprising an electrically nonconductive substrate and electrically conductive tracks applied thereon, including a printing head for selectively heating an electrically conductive print medium according to the desired conductor track layout, in order to transfer this print medium onto the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Jan FRANCK
  • Publication number: 20170335822
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a wind generator, comprising a wind turbine which is mounted so that it is rotatable about a horizontal or approximately horizontal rotational axis and which has one or more blades or other wind-guiding surfaces for converting flow energy of the wind into rotational energy, and at least one generator, coupled to the hub or shaft of the wind turbine or to the output shaft of a gear connected thereto, for converting the rotational energy into electrical energy, wherein the center of gravity of the wind turbine, together with the hub and rotor shaft and rotatable parts coupled thereto which rotate about the same rotational axis, is translationally movable in a direction completely or predominantly in parallel to the rotational axis of the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20170234289
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a device and to a method for utilizing groundwater, comprising two wells whose well water levels are at different elevations, a connecting line between the well water reservoirs of the two wells, a hydraulic motor, or a pump that is operable as a generator, inside the connecting line, and an electrical generator that is mechanically coupled to the hydraulic motor or to the pump that is operable as a generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20170152700
    Abstract: The invention relates to fixed glazing for a building, comprising at least one glass pane, for example triple glazing. According to the invention, the glass pane is directly inserted in the adjacent building structure without interposing a frame that consists of a rigid material, and/or it is inserted in the laterally adjacent insulation of the building structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Patent number: 9643427
    Abstract: The invention is focusing on an inkjet printer as well as on a method for operating an inkjet printer, in which for at least one color at least two inks of the of the same color, but of varying color intensity are used, namely one ink of a lighter color intensity Jh and an ink of a darker color intensity Jd, where preferably to following applies: Jd=2x*Jh, with x for example being 2, 3 or 4. Then 2x is in these case 22=4, or 23=8, or 24=16; whereat several ink drops are printed on one pixel on top of one another in quick succession, namely 0 . . . (2x?1) ink drops so that with the darker ink 2x brightness levels can be accomplished, and with the lighter ink likewise 2x brightness levels, what from altogether 2x*2x=22x different brightness levels are resulting; and where the individual drops unite together during their flight or do not come loose from each other, resulting in only one single color drop per pixel on the printing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20170121971
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a ceiling in a building, having the following steps: a) a plate-shaped ceiling element which later remains in the structure, preferably in the form of a ceiling cladding or as a mounting for the ceiling cladding, in particular a dry building panel, is placed and/or fixed on the already completed walls; b) the plate-shaped ceiling element is supported in a closely spaced manner, optionally by means of supported horizontal bars; c) optionally, insulation and/or heating coils and/or an electric installation is placed on the plate-shaped ceiling element; d) a curable compound, for example concrete or prestressed concrete and/or a screed or heating screed or the like, is filled thereon; and e) the support elements are removed after the curable compound has been cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Jan FRANCK
  • Publication number: 20170044764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a building as a timber-frame construction, frame construction, or post-and-beam construction, having a supporting framework consisting of pillars and/or struts, comprising the following steps: a) in the regions of subsequent pillars and/or struts of the timber-frame construction, frame construction, or post-and-beam construction plate-shaped wall building elements are provided with screws in such a way that the tips thereof protrude into the subsequent pillars and/or struts; b) behind the plate-shaped wall building elements shutterings for the supporting framework consisting of pillars and/or struts are produced from strips and/or insulating material; c) the shuttered regions for the framework are filled with a load-bearing, curable compound, in particular with concrete, wherein the hardening compound flows around the screws used in step a); d) after step a), at the latest after the curing of the compound, the plate-shaped wall elements are set up, fixed, and al
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20160334140
    Abstract: The invention focuses on a container for the storage of a liquid that does not exhibit any insulation directly on its outer surface, but is set up inside a walkable chamber, which is covered with plate-shaped thermal insulation over its entire inside surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Jan Franck
  • Publication number: 20160325555
    Abstract: The invention is focusing on an inkjet printer as well as on a method for operating an inkjet printer, in which for at least one color at least two inks of the of the same color, but of varying color intensity are used, namely one ink of a lighter color intensity Jh and an ink of a darker color intensity Jd, where preferably to following applies: Jd=2x*Jh, with x for example being 2, 3 or 4. Then 2x is in these case 22=4, or 23=8, or 24=16; whereat several ink drops are printed on one pixel on top of one another in quick succession, namely 0 . . . (2x?1) ink drops so that with the darker ink 2x brightness levels can be accomplished, and with the lighter ink likewise 2x brightness levels, what from altogether 2x*2x=22x different brightness levels are resulting; and where the individual drops unite together during their flight or do not come loose from each other, resulting in only one single color drop per pixel on the printing substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Jan FRANCK
  • Publication number: 20160161130
    Abstract: Temperature Management System for a private household or public building whereby there is one hot reservoir and one cold reservoir which are or can be coupled with at least one solar collector or heat exchanger that is installed outdoors for the purpose of heating or cooling the respective reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Jan FRANCK