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).

  • Publication number: 20180178815
    Abstract: In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Josef SCHMIDT, Ralf BERGER, Markus THOME
  • Publication number: 20180145726
    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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Helmut BELZ, Benjamin MOOS, Josef SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 9949404
    Abstract: An electric device having a printed circuit board fitted with components, and at least one foam component, the foam component surrounding the circuit board at least partially so as to form a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Martin Schömer
  • Patent number: 9932047
    Abstract: In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Ralf Berger, Markus Thome
  • Publication number: 20180086560
    Abstract: In a racking system and a method for operating a racking system having a vehicle, the vehicle has omnidirectional wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Josef SCHMIDT, Dirk DEGEN
  • Publication number: 20180054155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar roof plate system for laying on an inclined surface, preferably on a roof comprising a roof ridge and an eave, with at least two roof plates comprising an upper side and a lower side, and with a solar module, which extends over the upper side of the roof plates and can be fastened thereto. A profile rail is provided interconnecting the roof plates, which comprises at least one module receptacle for receiving an edge of the solar module, preferably an edge of the solar module facing the eaves or the roof ridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sigma Energy Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard WERNER, Agathe SCHMIDT, Josef SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20180033923
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a light emitting device includes a semiconductor structure including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. A first wavelength converting layer is disposed in a path of light emitted by the light emitting layer. The first wavelength converting layer may be a wavelength converting ceramic. A second wavelength converting layer is fused to the first wavelength converting layer. The second wavelength converting layer may be a wavelength converting material disposed in glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC.
    Inventors: April Dawn SCHRICKER, Oleg Borisovich SHCHEKIN, Han Ho CHOI, Peter Josef SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 9862282
    Abstract: A device having a winding configuration, especially a layer-type device having a winding configuration, the winding configuration being accommodated in a winding carrier, the winding carrier being situated between a cover part, particularly by which the winding carrier is covered, and a ferrite layer that has openings, especially gaps, the ferrite layer being mounted on a support that is situated on a base part, support domes being provided, especially being integrally molded and/or shaped, on the base part, which protrude through the openings in the ferrite layer and contact and/or support the winding carrier and/or the cover part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Böser, Thomas Krempel, Josef Schmidt, Detlev Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20170373231
    Abstract: In a method according to embodiments of the invention, for a predetermined amount of light produced by a light emitting diode and converted by a phosphor layer comprising a host material and a dopant, and for a predetermined maximum reduction in efficiency of the phosphor at increasing excitation density, a maximum dopant concentration of the phosphor layer is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Gerd Mueller, Regina Mueller-Mach, Peter Josef Schmidt, Danielle Russel Chamberlin, Oleg Borisovich Shchekin, Hans-Helmut Bechtel
  • Publication number: 20170345975
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device configured to provide white lighting device light, the lighting device comprising (i) a light source, configured to provide blue light source light, and (ii) a luminescent material element, configured to absorb at least part of the blue light source light and to convert into luminescent material light, wherein the luminescent material element comprises a luminescent material which consists for at least 80 wt. % of a M2-2xEu2xSi5-yAlyOyN8-y phosphor, wherein M comprises one or more of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, with a molar ratio of (Mg+Ca+Sr)/(Ba)?0.1, wherein x is in the range of 0.001-0.02, wherein y is in the range of ?0.2, and wherein the white lighting device light comprises said blue light source light and said luminescent material light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Josef Schmidt, Walter Mayr, Volker Weiler, Hans-Helmut Bechtel
  • Publication number: 20170330195
    Abstract: A system for an integrated support interface across multiple different software applications includes an integrated support user interface, an application connector and a first support integration module. The integrated support user interface includes received user input. The application connector interfaces with multiple different software applications and receives from at least one of the software applications an application context, a user role and a system context. The first support integration module maps existing received user input to at least one support ticket and enables a chat with a user operating on an internal support system and enables a search of a customer support system for information related to the support ticket, the application context, the user role and the system context for display of results from the customer support system on the integrated support user interface. The integrated support user interface displays the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Josef Schmidt, Lars Riecke, Cornelia Kinateder, Normen Rosch, Ioannis Grammatikakis
  • Publication number: 20170331012
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device configured to provide red lighting device light, the lighting device comprising: (i) a first light source configured to provide first light source light having a peak wavelength (?ls); (ii) a first red luminescent material configured to absorb at least part of the first light source light and to convert into first red luminescent material light having a first red emission peak wavelength (?m1), the first red luminescent material having an excitation maximum (?x1); (iii) a second red luminescent material configured to absorb at least part of the first light source light and to convert into second red luminescent material light having a second red emission peak wavelength (?m2), the second red luminescent material having a second excitation maximum (?x2); and wherein the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are Eu2+ based, and wherein ?m1<?m2, ?x1<?ls and ?x2>?ls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Matthias Heidemann, Hans-Helmut Bechtel, Christoph Martiny, Peter Josef Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170314745
    Abstract: The invention provides, amongst others for application in a lighting unit, a phosphor selected from the class of M2D2C2-2bBbA2N6:Ln ??(I) with M=selected from the group consisting of divalent Ca, Sr, and Ba; D=selected from the group consisting of monovalent Li, divalent Mg, Mn, Zn, Cd, and trivalent Al and Ga; C=selected from the group consisting of monovalent Li and Cu; B=selected from the group consisting of divalent Mg, Zn, Mn and Cd; A=selected from the group consisting of tetravalent Si, Ge, Ti, and Hf; Ln=selected from the group consisting of ES and RE; ES=selected from the group consisting of divalent Eu, Sm and Yb; RE=selected from the group consisting of trivalent Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Tm; and 0?b?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Josef Schmidt, Philipp-Jean Strobel, Sebastian Florian Schmiechen, Cora Sieglinde Hecht, Volker Weiler, Wolfgang Schnick
  • Publication number: 20170263592
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (100) comprising: a first solid state light source (10), configured to provide UV radiation (11) having a wavelength selected from the range of 380-420 nm; a second solid state light source (20), configured to provide blue light (21) having a wavelength selected from the range of 440-470 nm; a wavelength converter element (200), wherein the wavelength converter element (200) comprises: a first luminescent material (210), configured to provide upon excitation with the blue light (21) of the second solid state light source (20) first luminescent material light (211) having a wavelength selected from the green and yellow wavelength range, and wherein the first luminescent material excitability for UV radiation (11) is lower than for blue light (21); and a second luminescent material (220), configured to provide upon excitation with the blue light (21) of the second solid state light source (20) second luminescent material light (221) having a wavelength selected from the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Josef SCHMIDT, Hans-Helmut BECHTEL
  • Patent number: 9761768
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a light emitting device includes a semiconductor structure including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. A first wavelength converting layer is disposed in a path of light emitted by the light emitting layer. The first wavelength converting layer may be a wavelength converting ceramic. A second wavelength converting layer is fused to the first wavelength converting layer. The second wavelength converting layer may be a wavelength converting material disposed in glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: April Dawn Schricker, Oleg Borisovich Shchekin, Han Ho Choi, Peter Josef Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170162758
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a source of blue light, a source of green light, a first source of red light comprising a first red luminescent material, configured to provide red light with a broad band spectral light distribution, and a second source of red light comprising a second red luminescent material, configured to provide red light with a spectral light distribution comprising one or more red emission lines. Especially, the first red luminescent material comprises (Mg,Ca,Sr)AlSiN3:Eu and/or (Ba,Sr,Ca)2Si5-xAlxOxN8-x:Eu, and the second red luminescent material comprises K2SiF6:Mn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Volker Weiler, Peter Josef Schmidt, Hans-Helmut Bechtel
  • Patent number: 9669874
    Abstract: A vehicle having two chassis components, which are connected by a sloping plane, especially by a guidance device and/or sliding bearing along a sloping plane, a first drive wheel being situated on at least one of the chassis components, and one wheel on the other chassis component, a rotational speed differential between the rotational speed of the drive wheel and the rotational speed of the wheel being able to be induced by a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Dirk Degen
  • Patent number: 9580643
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a light source, configured to generate light source light and a particulate luminescent material, configured to convert at least part of the light source light into luminescent material light, wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the particulate luminescent material comprises particles comprising cores, said cores comprising a phosphor comprising M?xM2-2xAX6 doped with tetravalent manganese, wherein M? comprises an alkaline earth cation, M comprises an alkaline cation, and x is in the range of 0-1, wherein A comprises a tetravalent cation, at least comprising silicon, wherein X comprises a monovalent anion, at least comprising fluorine, and wherein the particles further comprise a metal phosphate based coating, wherein the metal of the metal phosphate based coating is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si and Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Volker Weiler, Peter Josef Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9577564
    Abstract: A drive system with energy store and method for operating a drive system, an inverter powering an electric motor, the inverter being supplied from a unipolar DC-link voltage, an energy store being connected in parallel to the inverter, in particular, a film capacitor being connected in parallel to the inverter, the DC-link voltage being generated by a DC/DC converter which is supplied from an AC/DC converter, especially a rectifier, in particular, an electric current being able to be supplied to the DC link by the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Schiffmann, Josef Schmidt, Matthias Hauck, Christian Lampert, Daniel Tritschler, Thomas Zöller
  • Patent number: 9564557
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a source of blue light, a source of green light, a first source of red light comprising a first red luminescent material, configured to provide red light with a broad band spectral light distribution, and a second source of red light comprising a second red luminescent material, configured to provide red light with a spectral light distribution comprising one or more red emission lines. Especially, the first red luminescent material comprises (Mg,Ca,Sr)AlSiN3:Eu and/or (Ba,Sr,Ca)2Si5-xAlxOxN8-x:Eu, and the second red luminescent material comprises K2SiF6:Mn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Volker Weiler, Peter Josef Schmidt, Hans-Helmut Bechtel