Patents by Inventor Klaus Zander
Klaus Zander 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: 20210405364Abstract: A method for influencing light beams in the interior of a motor vehicle. The light beams come from the direction of a mirror bank associated with a head-up display. Different approaches are provided for providing an enhanced display option and simultaneously reducing a dazzling of a vehicle occupant by unwanted reflections. The light beams are generated in the mirror bank, wherein some of the generated light beams are blocked in the region of the mirror bank in such a way that a particular keep-clear region is created into which reflected light beams can no longer enter, or generated light beams in the region of the mirror bank are directed without reflection onto a particular viewing region, or the generated light beams in the region of the mirror bank are polarised and only such polarised portions of the light beams that cause no or only negligible reflections exit the mirror bank.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan FRANKE, Claudia KREFTER-DE BEER, Klaus ZANDER
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Patent number: 10807525Abstract: A lighting device for lighting the interior of a transportation vehicle having an oblong housing by which a belt carrier having light sources is held. The housing is a reflector element having at least one reflector chamber in which light beams, which are emitted from the light sources are reflected in a diffuse state before the light beams arrive at a light emission opening. A lighting device providing an extremely homogeneous light emission with an extremely compact design.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Franke, Klaus Zander
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Patent number: 10688925Abstract: A lighting device for illuminating a passenger compartment of a vehicle, having a primary light source, a light directing element, and a lens sealing the lighting device with respect to the passenger compartment of the vehicle, is distinguished in that a light guiding element is arranged between the primary light source and the lens, which element has irregularities that are arranged in a predetermined shape, in that a secondary light source is arranged such that light emitted by the secondary light source is coupled into the light guiding element, and in that the lens is designed to be touch-sensitive and/or proximity-sensitive.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventor: Klaus Zander
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Publication number: 20200130572Abstract: A lighting device for lighting the interior of a transportation vehicle having an oblong housing by which a belt carrier having light sources is held. The housing is a reflector element having at least one reflector chamber in which light beams, which are emitted from the light sources are reflected in a diffuse state before the light beams arrive at a light emission opening. A lighting device providing an extremely homogeneous light emission with an extremely compact design.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Stefan FRANKE, Klaus ZANDER
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Patent number: 10611300Abstract: An interior light for a motor vehicle, having a switch for switching the interior light on and off, a lens and at least a first light of which the light beams pass through the lens and are able to provide a first light function. Furthermore, there is at least one second light of which the light beams can be coupled into at least one light guide via at least one light entry point, and can be coupled out again via at least one light extraction structure to provide a second light function. The lens can be an integral part of the light guide. In this way, an interior light for a motor vehicle can be realized, which has a switch indicator light and can be made of a very compact design.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Buelow, Alexej Preobraschenski, Klaus Zander, Mirco Wenzel
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Publication number: 20190308553Abstract: A lighting device for illuminating a passenger compartment of a vehicle, having a primary light source, a light directing element, and a lens sealing the lighting device with respect to the passenger compartment of the vehicle, is distinguished in that a light guiding element is arranged between the primary light source and the lens, which element has irregularities that are arranged in a predetermined shape, in that a secondary light source is arranged such that light emitted by the secondary light source is coupled into the light guiding element, and in that the lens is designed to be touch-sensitive and/or proximity-sensitive.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventor: Klaus ZANDER
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Publication number: 20180290589Abstract: An interior light for a motor vehicle, having a switch for switching the interior light on and off, a lens and at least a first light of which the light beams pass through the lens and are able to provide a first light function. Furthermore, there is at least one second light of which the light beams can be coupled into at least one light guide via at least one light entry point, and can be coupled out again via at least one light extraction structure to provide a second light function. The lens can be an integral part of the light guide. In this way, an interior light for a motor vehicle can be realized, which has a switch indicator light and can be made of a very compact design.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Stefan BUELOW, Alexej PREOBRASCHENSKI, Klaus ZANDER, Mirco WENZEL
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Publication number: 20110204597Abstract: The invention relates to a safety binding (1) for a snowboard, particularly a safety binding to be attached in pairs to a snowboard. The invention solves the problem of reducing force peaks on the lower extremities of the athlete, which, for example, in the event of a fall exceed a force value which can be set, and in this event also enabling a three-dimensional rotation of the lower extremities. This is achieved in that a lower binding part (2), which can be fixed to the snowboard, and an upper binding part (3), which can be fixed to the shoe, are disposed on mutually facing support surfaces in a sliding manner, wherein the support surfaces are designed as the surface elements of two spherical caps, the common center of curvature of which is located above the lower binding part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: OTTO-VON-GUERICKE-UNIVERSITAET MAGDEBURGInventors: Andreas Krueger, Juergen Edelmann-Nusser, Sven Krinowsky, Klaus Zander, Matthias Trott, Benjamin Fuchs, Florian Wagner, Till Kolja Oppel
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Patent number: 7384576Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture containing a) at least 26 wt. % of gadolinium and b) one or more elements, alloys and/or compounds from the group consisting of barium, indium, tin, lanthanum, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, zirconium and tungsten, a process for the preparation of this mixture, use of the mixture as radiation protection, use of the mixture to prepare polymeric radiation protection substances, a process for preparing radiation screening rubbers, thermoplastic materials and polyurethanes, a process for preparing products from the polymeric radiation protection substances and products made from these polymeric radiation protection substances.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Hardy Jüngermann, Jürgen Kirsch, Heinz Pudleiner, Burkhard Werden, Edgar Leitz, Detlev Joachimi, Peter-Alexander Gottschalk, Klaus Zander, Klaus Mader, Richard Kopp, Alexander Iwanovitsch Korschunow, Konstantin Awtonomowitsch Kapitanow, Gennadij Grigorjewitsch Sawkin, Wladimir Michajlowitsch Nikitin, Jelena Saweljewna Nasarowa, Igor Leonidowitsch Ryshakow
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Publication number: 20080128658Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture containing a) at least 26 wt. % of gadolinium and b) one or more elements, alloys and/or compounds from the group consisting of barium, indium, tin, lanthanum, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, zirconium and tungsten, a process for the preparation of this mixture, use of the mixture as radiation protection, use of the mixture to prepare polymeric radiation protection substances, a process for preparing radiation screening rubbers, thermoplastic materials and polyurethanes, a process for preparing products from the polymeric radiation protection substances and products made from these polymeric radiation protection substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Hardy Jungermann, Jurgen Kirsch, Heinz Pudleiner, Burkhard Werden, Edgar Leitz, Detlev Joachimi, Peter-Alexander Gottschalk, Klaus Zander, Klaus Mader, Richard Kopp, Alexander Iwanovitsch Korschunow, Konstantin Awtonomowitsch Kapitanow, Gennadij Grigorjewitsch Sawkin, Wladimir Michajlowitsch Nikitin, Jelena Saweljewna Nasarowa, Igor Leonidowitsch Ryshakow
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Patent number: 6780473Abstract: A process for the preparation of a plastic composite is disclosed. The composite contains a first fluoropolymer layer, a second, middle layer of polycarbonate and a third layer of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. The process entails preparing a plastics composite of fluoropolymer and polycarbonate layers and applying the layer of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer to the polycarbonate layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jürgen Röhner, Klaus Zander, Rüdiger Gorny, Marco Roelofs
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Publication number: 20030130997Abstract: The present invention provides a method of searching for and locating a similar case study from a set of case studies (Fi), wherein case study keywords are assigned to each case study, the method involving accepting an input search query containing one or more search keywords (Sj), determining the most similar case study to each search keyword by a) calculating the distance from the search keyword to each case study keyword, b) establishing a minimum (Dj) of the distance, c) repeating steps a) and b) for each search keyword, d) summing the minima for each case study, e) sorting the summed minima by size, and outputting the case study with the smallest summed minima. The method of the present invention is particularly well suited for implementation in a computer and/or computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Patric Enewoldsen, Bernhard Alzer, Klaus Zander
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Publication number: 20030028394Abstract: A computer system and method for automatically determining a customer price permit a customer price for an order with order parameters to be determined even if such an order has previously not been made by the customer. For this purpose, a similar order is determined from a customer history and the customer price for the new order is determined on the basis of the deviation of the earlier similar order from a standard price.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Bernhard Alzer, Klaus Zander, Patric Enewoldsen, Joachim Harder
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Publication number: 20020197487Abstract: The invention relates to a composite sheet which is used to protect displays, especially plasma displays The composite sheet is essentially comprised of three sheets. The inner sheet (1) is made of a thermoplastic synthetic material and the outer sheets (2,3) are made of glass. The individual sheets (1,2,3) are firmly joined to each other by means of a thermoplastic polyurethane film (4). The glass sheet (3) facing the display is provided with electric screening. The inventive sheet, when detached from the display, can be used in a plurality of ways owing to the construction thereof. It is light, shatterproof and offers a wide range of design opportunities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Peter Bier, Andreas Elschner, Klaus Zander, Joachim Genz
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Patent number: 6391458Abstract: A photovoltaic module comprising at least one multi-layered composite polymeric body is described. The composite body contains at least one layer of polycarbonate, and at least one layer of a fluorine-containing polymer. At least one multi-layer composite body of the module has printing thereon, and each multi-layer composite body of the module has a thickness of at least 1 mm.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Zander, Hans-Ulrich Fugger, Rüdiger Gorny, Hans-Georg Gehrke
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Patent number: 6329588Abstract: A photovoltaic module that contains one or more layers of a multi layered composite film is disclosed. The multilayered film contains at least one layer of polycarbonate and at least one layer of fluorine-containing polymer. The photovoltaic module of the invention features improved printability and mechanical properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Zander, Hans Braun, Ulrich Fugger, Lothar Schlegel
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Patent number: 5407994Abstract: Thermoplastic polyalkyleneterephthalate moulding compounds prepared by blendingA) 99.9 to 80.0% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polyalkyleneterephthalates andB) 0.1 to 20.0% by weight of an epoxy/isocyanurate resin in the melt.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1994Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bahman Sarabi, Karsten-Josef Idel, Klaus Reinking, Klaus Zander, Klaus Kraft
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Patent number: 5334692Abstract: New, highly branched polyphosphonates which have a greatly improved flame retardant action compared with known polyphosphonates which are suitable as additives for plastics. In addition the new polyphosphonates may be incorporated in plastics as stabilizers with excellent migration properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1993Date of Patent: August 2, 1994Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernhard Hess, Wolfgang Schulz-Schlitte, Jurgen Kirsch, Dieter Freitag, Uwe Arndt, Hans-Georg Gehrke, Klaus Zander