Patents by Inventor Josef Schmidt

Josef Schmidt 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).

  • Patent number: 12362781
    Abstract: In a system and method for operating a system, a drive is connectable to a supply-voltage source, especially an AC-voltage source, with the aid of an apparatus, in particular a control unit, via electric lines installed in the system, and information is transmittable between the control unit and the drive, using the lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Belz, Benjamin Moos, Josef Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12344785
    Abstract: A method of forming a nitridophosphate is disclosed, the method including forming a precursor mixture by combining a metal source material, a phosphorus source material, and a nitrogen source material, and heating the precursor mixture at a maximum temperature between 800° C. and 1300° C. in an atmosphere including nitrogen gas at a pressure between 2 MPa and 500 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Wendl, Peter Josef Schmidt, Wolfgang Schnick
  • Publication number: 20250197722
    Abstract: An inventive luminescent material suitable for use as a phosphor for an LED includes a nitridophosphate material having a general formula AEy-xLi10-2yP4N10:Eux, wherein (i) AE includes one or more of Ca, Sr, or Ba, and (ii) y?x>0. In some instances, y can equal 2 and x can be between 0 and 0.1. In some instances, AE can include only Ca; in some other instances, AE can include a majority amount of Ca and lesser amounts of Sr or Ba. In some instances, the luminescent material can exhibit a peak emission wavelength greater than 600 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Peter Josef Schmidt, Wolfgang Schnick, Reinhard Pritzl, Philipp-Jean Strobel, Thomas Diederich
  • Patent number: 12325815
    Abstract: A wavelength converting structure is provided, the wavelength converting structure including an SWIR phosphor having emission wavelengths in the range of 1600-2200 nm, the SWIR phosphor comprising a structurally disordered garnet material, a sensitizer ion, and at least one rare earth emitter ion. Also provided is a luminescent material having emission wavelength in the range of 1600-2200 nm, the luminescent material including (Gd3?u?v?x?y?zLuxTmyHozScvREu)[Sc2?a?bLuaCrbGadAle]{Ga3?cAlc}O12 with RE=La, Y, Yb, Nd, Er, Ce and 0?u?2, 0<v?1, 0<x?1, 0<y?0.5, 0?z?0.05, 0<a?1, 0<b?0.3, 0?c?3, 0<d?1.8, 0?e?1.8. An IR emitting device including the luminescent material may provide a broad-band emission in the wavelength range of 1600-2200 nm with a continuous emission spectrum over a spectral width of at least 500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Peter Josef Schmidt, Thomas Diederich
  • Publication number: 20250169247
    Abstract: A compact LED package has a segmented semiconductor structure that may emit light and at least two wavelength converting structures absorbing the emitted light to emit their own light. One of the wavelength converting structures may emit infrared (IR) or near-infrared (NIR) light, e.g., for IR sensing functions, while the other may emit visible light. The wavelength converting structures may be ceramic platelets coupled to each other. The segments of the semiconductor structure may be individually addressable, and the segmented semiconductor structure may allow for a reduction of package size compared to conventional LED packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Florent Monestier, Peter Josef Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20250152053
    Abstract: A glucose measurement device comprising a light emitting device comprising an SWIR phosphor having emission wavelengths in the range of 1600-2200 nm, the SWIR phosphor comprising a structurally disordered garnet material, a sensitizer ion, and at least one rare earth emitter ion, and a infrared light detector arranged to detect the intensity of short wavelength infrared light emitted by the light emitting device and reflected by a sample. The emission spectra provided by the light emitting device having a high temperature stability at infrared absorption minima and maxima wavelengths of glucose in tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventor: Peter Josef SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 12286334
    Abstract: A mobile transport system includes a vehicle frame, first and second pairs of support wheels, first and second drive wheels, and a swing frame. A drive unit including a drive frame is disposed on the swing frame. The first drive wheel is rotatably supported on a first swing arm, and the second drive wheel is rotatably supported on a second swing arm. The first and second swing arms are coupled to each other by a coupling unit, such that a pivot motion of the first swing arm about a first swing axis in a first pivot direction brings about a pivot motion of the second swing arm about a second swing axis in a second pivot direction oriented opposite to the first pivot direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Andreas Tuskan
  • Patent number: 12275307
    Abstract: A mobile transport system includes a vehicle frame, first and second pairs of support wheels, first and second drive wheels, and a swing frame pivotable about an swing axis relative to the vehicle frame. The first support wheels are disposed on the vehicle frame, and the second support wheels are disposed on the swing frame. A drive unit including a drive frame is disposed on the swing frame. The first drive wheel is rotatably supported on a first swing arm pivotable about a first swing axis relative to the drive frame, and the second drive wheel is rotatably supported on a second swing arm pivotable about a second swing axis relative to the drive frame. The drive frame is pivotable about a steering axis relative to the swing frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Andreas Tuskan, Jan-Patrick Ködderitzsch, Gero Bockelmann
  • Patent number: 12263902
    Abstract: A mobile transport system for transporting objects, e.g., in a technical facility, includes a first drive module and a second drive module, which are offset relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, and a load-holding unit, which is supported on the drive modules. Each of the drive modules includes a module frame, a first caster, which is mounted for rotation about a first axis of rotation, a second caster, which is mounted for rotation about a second axis of rotation, a third caster, which is mounted for rotation about a third axis of rotation, a fourth caster, which is mounted for rotation about a fourth axis of rotation, and a drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Andreas Tuskan
  • Publication number: 20250063864
    Abstract: This specification discloses spinel-type phosphors that may be advantageously employed in light sources for medical optical coherence tomography (OCT), light sources for medical OCT comprising such phosphors, and OCT systems comprising such light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventor: Peter Josef SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 12224418
    Abstract: An energy store includes a storage module having a fan. The fan is arranged as a radial fan, and channels extend through the storage module, e.g., axially, open into a spatial region which is delimited by a cover part of the energy store connected to the storage module and the storage module. The cover part has a recess extending through the cover part, e.g., axially, which is covered by the fan, e.g., by the suction region of the fan, e.g., on the side of the cover part facing away from the storage module, and the energy store has a deflection hood, e.g., for deflecting the conveyed air flow in the axial direction, on the side of the cover part facing away from the storage module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Firat Altan, Matthias Hauck, Thomas Zöller
  • Publication number: 20240367542
    Abstract: In a method for operating a battery, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef SCHMIDT, Matthias HAUCK, Jens SCHÄFER, Thomas ZÖLLER, Manuel BAENA
  • Publication number: 20240327706
    Abstract: A family of optionally substituted oxonitridoberyllosilicate photoluminescent compositions (i.e., phosphors) is characterized by the formula AE1?x?y?uAy+uBe1?y?z?vBy+z+vSi1?z AlzO1?vN2+v: Eux,Ceu, where AE=Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg; A=Li, Na, K, Rb; 0?x?0.1; 0? u?0.1; 0<(x+u); 0?y?1; 0?z?1; (y+z+v)?1; and (x+y+u)?1. These phosphors may be used in phosphor converted LEDs which may be advantageously employed in illumination and display applications, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Tobias GIFTTHALER, Philipp-Jean STROBEL, Peter Josef SCHMIDT, Hans-Helmut BECHTEL, Wolfgang SCHNICK
  • Patent number: 12103795
    Abstract: A system for transporting goods, includes a transport container for holding goods, a driverless transport vehicle for transporting the transport container, and a transfer station, on which the transport container is positionable. The transport container includes a locking device, which is lockable to a first locking unit of the driverless transport vehicle, and to a second locking unit of the transfer station. In a method for transporting goods: the locking device of the transport container is locked to the first locking unit; the transport container is transported by the driverless transport vehicle to the transfer station; the locking device of the transport container is unlocked from the first locking unit; and the locking device of the transport container is locked to the second locking unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Maximilian Winter, Friedrich Lagier, Frank Schönung, Josef Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240322088
    Abstract: A phosphor layer includes phosphor particles and small typically non-luminescent particles, such as nanoparticles. The small particles improve adherence, coherence, and homogeneity of the phosphor layer by accumulating at contact points of the phosphor particles. Their diameter is smaller than those of the phosphor particles. The small particles may be co-deposited with the phosphor particles during electrophoretic deposition, increasing the formulation conductivity during deposition to increase transport speed. The small particles may be catalysts that aid in removal of organic material included in the electrophoretic deposition process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Marcel Rene BOHMER, Peter Josef SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 12089730
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oral care instrument, in particular a toothbrush or a tongue cleaner, including at least one cleaning element made from a first plastic component, wherein the first plastic component contains a thermoplastic elastomer and activated carbon. The invention also relates to a method for producing an oral care instrument, in particular a toothbrush or a tongue cleaner, including the following steps: a) providing a first plastic component by adding activated carbon to a thermoplastic elastomer, and b) producing a cleaning element from the first plastic component using an injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: M+C Schiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Maik Hundenborn, Bernhard Josef Schmidt, Rebecca Mühle
  • Patent number: 12091068
    Abstract: In a system and method for operating a system having a rail, a stationary unit, rail-guided mobile parts, and a slotted hollow waveguide, either a first one of the mobile parts or the stationary unit functions as a transmitter, and a second one of the mobile parts functions as a receiver. The transmitter is configured for the simultaneous transmission of an electromagnetic signal and an acoustic signal, e.g., at a first instant. The receiver, which is set apart from the transmitter, is configured to detect the arrival of the electromagnetic signal at a second instant and to detect the arrival of the acoustic signal at a third instant. The second mobile part has an evaluation unit which is configured to determine the distance between the transmitter and the receiver based on the acquired second and third instants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Zhidong Hua, Jonas Felix Bürgel, Michael Lindenfelser, Andreas Wanjek, Thomas Schäfer, Josef Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12081854
    Abstract: A receiver for a light transmission system includes a camera having an image sensor, and a light-sensitive area of the image sensor includes a plurality of rows of light-sensitive elements. The image sensor is configured such that the light-sensitive area of the image sensor is scanned row by row or column by column. An attachment element is arranged such that light incident on the light-sensitive area of the image sensor passes through the attachment element beforehand. The attachment element has at least one lenticular region and at least one planar region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Zhidong Hua, Patrick Rech, Thomas Schäfer, Josef Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240278861
    Abstract: A mobile transport system for transporting objects, e.g., in a technical facility, includes a first drive module and a second drive module, which are offset relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, and a load-holding unit, which is supported on the drive modules. Each of the drive modules includes a module frame, a first caster, which is mounted for rotation about a first axis of rotation, a second caster, which is mounted for rotation about a second axis of rotation, a third caster, which is mounted for rotation about a third axis of rotation, a fourth caster, which is mounted for rotation about a fourth axis of rotation, and a drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef SCHMIDT, Andreas TUSKAN
  • Patent number: 11994463
    Abstract: A luminescent material is disclosed with emission in the near infrared wavelength range, the luminescent material including Sc1-x-yAyRE:Crx, wherein MO=P3O9, BP3O12, SiP3O12; A=Lu, In, Yb, Tm, Y, Ga, Al, where 0?x?0.75, 0?y?0.9. A wavelength converting structure including the luminescent phosphor is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Lumilecs LLC
    Inventor: Peter Josef Schmidt