Patents by Inventor Jens-Peter Müller
Jens-Peter Müller 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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Publication number: 20230258844Abstract: A coated article including a first antireflective (AR) coating supported by a glass substrate, wherein the first coating may include, moving away from the glass substrate: a dielectric first high index layer; a dielectric first low index layer; a dielectric second high index layer; a dielectric second low index layer comprising an oxide of silicon; a dielectric third high index layer comprising an oxide of niobium; a dielectric first medium index layer, wherein the third high index layer comprising the oxide of niobium is located between and directly contacting the second low index layer comprising the oxide of silicon and the first medium index layer; a dielectric third low index layer; and an overcoat layer; wherein the first coating contains no IR reflecting layer based on silver and/or gold; wherein, from the perspective of a viewer of the coated article, the first coating may be configured so that the coated article has a film side reflective ?E* value of no greater than 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Jens-Peter MÜLLER, Richard VERNHES, Istvan SZIRBIK, Nikolett HEGEDUS, Allen CHU, Jochen BUTZ
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Patent number: 9738561Abstract: A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surprisingly results in an IR reflecting layer with a lower specific resistivity (SR) thereby permitting thermal properties of the coated article to be improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches Pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Jochen Butz, Uwe Kriltz, Artur Siwek, Anton Dietrich, Jens-Peter Müller, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Richard Blacker
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Patent number: 9090504Abstract: A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surprisingly results in an IR reflecting layer with a lower specific resistivity (SR) thereby permitting thermal properties of the coated article to be improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches Pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Jochen Butz, Uwe Kriltz, Artur Siwek, Anton Dietrich, Jens-Peter Müller, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Richard Blacker
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Patent number: 9038419Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) substantially transparent coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, tabletop applications, or any other suitable applications. Certain embodiments relate to a method of making a coated article including heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least layer of or including carbon (e.g., diamond-like carbon (DLC)) and an overlying protective film thereon. The protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer of or including zinc oxynitride (e.g., ZnOxNz). Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be entirely or partially removed.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches Pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Jens-Peter Müller, Vijayen S. Veerasamy
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Publication number: 20130327095Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) substantially transparent coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, tabletop applications, or any other suitable applications. Certain embodiments relate to a method of making a coated article including heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least layer of or including carbon (e.g., diamond-like carbon (DLC)) and an overlying protective film thereon. The protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer of or including zinc oxynitride (e.g., ZnOxNz). Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be entirely or partially removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Jens-Peter MÜLLER, Vijayen S. VEERASAMY
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Patent number: 8530066Abstract: A feedthrough for a battery having a first terminal element (1) and a second terminal element (2), which are at different electric potentials. The first terminal element (1) and/or the second terminal element (2) has (have) have a coating (3) which is produced by chemical vapor deposition and which prevents a short circuit between the first terminal element (1) and the second terminal element (2). Furthermore, a simple and inexpensive method for manufacturing such a coating is provided. The invention also relates to a battery having at least one such feedthrough.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Tim Traulsen, Jens-Peter Mueller
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Patent number: 8142622Abstract: A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis/SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and/or off-axis viewing angles, and/or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer (e.g., NiCrOx) may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)Inventors: Jose Ferreira, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Jens-Peter Müller, Scott V. Thomsen
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Publication number: 20090181289Abstract: A feedthrough for a battery having a first terminal element (1) and a second terminal element (2), which are at different electric potentials. The first terminal element (1) and/or the second terminal element (2) has (have) have a coating (3) which is produced by chemical vapor deposition and which prevents a short circuit between the first terminal element (1) and the second terminal element (2). Furthermore, a simple and inexpensive method for manufacturing such a coating is provided. The invention also relates to a battery having at least one such feedthrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Tim TRAULSEN, Jens-Peter Mueller
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Patent number: 7462397Abstract: A low-E coated article is provided, in certain example embodiments, with a layer including silicon nitride adjacent the glass substrate in order to improve chemical and/or mechanical durability of the coated article. In certain example embodiments, the coated article may be formed so as to have a fairly high visible transmission (TY or Tvis) to sheet resistance (Rs) ratio (i.e., a ratio Tvis/Rs) The higher this ratio, the better the coated article's combined functionality of providing for both good solar performance (e.g., ability to reflect and/or absorb IR radiation) and high visible transmission. Coated articles herein may be used in the context of windows or the like (e.g., laminated vehicle windshields).Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)Inventors: Philip J. Lingle, Scott V. Thomsen, Anton Dietrich, Jens-Peter Müller
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Patent number: 7390572Abstract: A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surprisingly results in an IR reflecting layer with a lower specific resistivity (SR) thereby permitting thermal properties of the coated article to be improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2005Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Jochen Butz, Uwe Kriltz, Artur Siwek, Anton Dietrich, Jens-Peter Müller, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Richard Blacker
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Patent number: 7198851Abstract: A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis/SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and/or off-axis viewing angles, and/or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Jean-Marc Lemmer, Jose Ferreira, Jens-Peter Müller, Scott V. Thomsen
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Patent number: 7189458Abstract: A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a fairly low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis/SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and/or off-axis viewing angles, and/or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer (e.g., NiCrOx) may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Jose Ferreira, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Jens-Peter Müller, Scott V. Thomsen
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Patent number: 7081302Abstract: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain instances. In certain example embodiments, an interlayer of or including a metal oxide such as tin oxide is provided under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer so as to be located between respective layers comprising silicon nitride and zinc oxide. It has been found that the use of such a tin oxide inclusive interlayer results in significantly improved mechanical durability, thermal stability and/or haze characteristics. In certain example embodiments, a zinc oxide inclusive layer is provide over an IR reflecting layer in order to improve thermal stability. A zirconium oxide overcoat may also be provided in certain example instances.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2004Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)Inventors: Jean-Marc Lemmer, Jens-Peter Müller, Jose Ferreira, Pierre Pallotta