Patents by Inventor Michael Butter

Michael Butter 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: 9368585
    Abstract: An arrangement for manufacturing a crystal of the melt of a raw material comprises: a furnace having a heating device with one or more heating elements, which are configured to generate a gradient temperature field directed along a first direction, a plurality of crucibles for receiving the melt, which are arranged within the gradient temperature field side by side, and a device for homogenizing the temperature field within a plane perpendicular to the first direction in the at least two crucibles. The arrangement further has a filling material inserted within a space between the crucibles wherein the filling shows an anisotropic heat conductivity. Additionally or alternatively, the arrangement may comprise a device for generating magnetic migration fields, both the filling material having the anisotropic heat conductivity and the device for generating magnetic migration fields being suited to compensate or prevent the formation of asymmetric phase interfaces upon freezing of the raw melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FREIBERGER COMPOUND MATERIALS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Eichler, Thomas Bünger, Michael Butter, Rico Rühmann, Max Scheffer-Czygan
  • Publication number: 20160122068
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacturing a beverage container. The beverage container includes a body having a pronounced lip at least at one end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Butter
  • Publication number: 20140103493
    Abstract: An arrangement for manufacturing a crystal of the melt of a raw material comprises: a furnace having a heating device with one or more heating elements, which are configured to generate a gradient temperature field directed along a first direction, a plurality of crucibles for receiving the melt, which are arranged within the gradient temperature field side by side, and a device for homogenizing the temperature field within a plane perpendicular to the first direction in the at least two crucibles. The arrangement further has a filling material inserted within a space between the crucibles wherein the filling shows an anisotropic heat conductivity. Additionally or alternatively, the arrangement may comprise a device for generating magnetic migration fields, both the filling material having the anisotropic heat conductivity and the device for generating magnetic migration fields being suited to compensate or prevent the formation of asymmetric phase interfaces upon freezing of the raw melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: FREIBERGER COMPOUND MATERIALS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan EICHLER, Thomas BÜNGER, Michael BUTTER, Rico RÜHMANN, Max SCHEFFER-CZYGAN
  • Patent number: 8652253
    Abstract: An arrangement for manufacturing a crystal of the melt of a raw material comprises: a furnace having a heating device with one or more heating elements, which are configured to generate a gradient temperature field directed along a first direction, a plurality of crucibles for receiving the melt, which are arranged within the gradient temperature field side by side, and a device for homogenizing the temperature field within a plane perpendicular to the first direction in the at least two crucibles. The arrangement further has a filling material inserted within a space between the crucibles wherein the filling shows an anisotropic heat conductivity. Additionally or alternatively, the arrangement may comprise a device for generating magnetic migration fields, both the filling material having the anisotropic heat conductivity and the device for generating magnetic migration fields being suited to compensate or prevent the formation of asymmetric phase interfaces upon freezing of the raw melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Eichler, Thomas Bünger, Michael Butter, Rico Rühmann, Max Scheffer-Czygan
  • Publication number: 20080311417
    Abstract: An arrangement for manufacturing a crystal of the melt of a raw material comprises: a furnace having a heating device with one or more heating elements, which are configured to generate a gradient temperature field directed along a first direction, a plurality of crucibles for receiving the melt, which are arranged within the gradient temperature field side by side, and a device for homogenizing the temperature field within a plane perpendicular to the first direction in the at least two crucibles. The arrangement further has a filling material inserted within a space between the crucibles wherein the filling shows an anisotropic heat conductivity. Additionally or alternatively, the arrangement may comprise a device for generating magnetic migration fields, both the filling material having the anisotropic heat conductivity and the device for generating magnetic migration fields being suited to compensate or prevent the formation of asymmetric phase interfaces upon freezing of the raw melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Stefan Eichler, Thomas Bunger, Michael Butter, Rico Ruhmann, Max Scheffer-Czygan
  • Patent number: D907503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Acme Merchandise & Apparel, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Butter