Patents by Inventor Karl-Otto Platz

Karl-Otto Platz 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: 7435928
    Abstract: In a mirror comprising a transparent glass plate provided at least partly with a rear-side reflecting coating as well as at least one integrated electrical means, the first glass plate comprises transparent and/or half-reflecting portions, the first glass plate is bonded to a second glass plate with the aid of a transparent adhesive layer in the form of a laminated glass pane, and electrical cal means are mounted in portions on an electrically conducting coating of the second glass plate facing the transparent and/or half-reflecting portions of the first glass plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Glas Platz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl Otto Platz
  • Publication number: 20070029300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mirror (1) comprising a first transparent pane of glass (4) comprising, at least partially, one mirror foil (2) which is arranged on the rear thereof and at least one integrated electric device (6). The first pane of glass (4) comprises transparent and/or semi-mirrored regions (8) and is connected to a second pane of glass (10) with the aid of a transparent adhesive layer (12) in the manner of a laminated pane of glass and electric devices (6) are mounted in regions on an electrically conductive conductor (14) of the second pane of glass (10), in the region opposite the transparent and/or semi-mirrored regions (8) of the first pane of glass (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Karl-Otto Platz
  • Publication number: 20060101737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fixing means for laminated glass panes (2) in statically or dynamically loaded structures, comprising at least one clamping element (4), with which the laminated glass pane (2) can be fixed to a supporting structure (6). According to the invention, the laminated glass pane (2) is comprised of a statically or dynamically loadable supporting glass pane (8) and of at least one covering glass pane (12), which is joined to the supporting glass pane (8) via a casting resin layer (10) and which is provided with electrically conductive transparent conductor paths (14). The at least one clamping element (4) exerts a clamping force, which serves to fix the laminated glass pane (2), only upon the supporting glass pane (8) of the laminated glass pane (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Karl-Otto Platz
  • Patent number: 6813957
    Abstract: In a capacitive sensor on at least one carrier (2, 4) made of transparent material, e. g. glass, it is provided that the transparent carrier (2,4) comprises an electrically conducting transparent layer (6,10) which serves as a transparent sensor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventor: Karl-Otto Platz
  • Patent number: 6617983
    Abstract: In a glass keyboard comprising a keyboard surface (4) made from a flexible thin glass pane (2) and at least one carrier material pane (6), each pane being provided with an electroconductive layer (8,10) on the faces facing each other, wherein the opposing electroconductive layers (8,10) are kept at a distance to each other with the aid of a spacer (12), and wherein the electroconductive layers (8,10) touch each other when pressure is applied to the flexible thin glass layer (2) at the essentially localized place of pressure application, it is provided that the electroconductive layers (8,10) on the thin glass pane (2) and the carrier material pane (6) are connected with conductors (62,66) which are led out at a side edge of the keyboard surface (4), that a flexible flat multiple cable (64,68) is connected with the conductors (62,66) of the electroconductive layers (8,10) via contacts (74,75), and that the flat multiple cable (64,68) comprising the contacts (74,75) is arranged between the thin glass pane (2) a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Inventor: Karl-Otto Platz
  • Patent number: 6563435
    Abstract: In a glass keyboard comprising a keyboard surface (4) made from a flexible thin glass pane (2) and at least one carrier material pane (6), each pane being provided with an electroconductive layer (8,10) on the faces facing each other, wherein the opposing electroconductive layers (8,10) are kept at a distance to each other with the aid of a spacer (12), and wherein the electroconductive layers (8,10) touch each other when pressure is applied to the flexible thin glass layer (2) at the essentially localized place of pressure application, it is provided that the flexible thin glass pane (2) is made from a drawn thin glass film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Karl-Otto Platz
  • Patent number: 6323429
    Abstract: An electric device as defined by a current conducting member (1, 2) defined by a non-conductive glass carrier material (1) and at least one transparent electrically conductive layer (2) in the form of a metal oxide sprayed upon a hot surface of the non-conductive glass carrier material (1). The transparent electrically conductive layer (2) has a cross-sectional area Asch and a specific resistance &dgr;sch whose ratio &dgr;sch/Asch equals substantially 0.4 ohm/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Inventor: Karl-Otto Platz