Patents by Inventor Ralf Biertuempfel

Ralf Biertuempfel 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: 9194986
    Abstract: Optical filters, their production and their uses are provided. The optical filters have heat-resistant, mechanically stable absorption layers or filter layers. The optical filters can be absorption filters or ND filters. The filter layer includes filter particles dispersed in a matrix. The filter particles have a constant absorption over a wide wavelength range. The matrix includes a heat-resistant binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Matthias Bockmeyer, Ralf Biertuempfel
  • Publication number: 20150274573
    Abstract: A method for the production of glass components, an apparatus for carrying out the method, and a glass component that is obtainable through the method are provided. The method is a drawing method wherein a forming zone of a preform is heated to a temperature that allows drawing of the glass. The method includes a forming zone of the preform that is very small. Thereby the width of the preform is decreased to a smaller extent than its thickness. The glass components that can be obtained by this method have very smooth surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Buellesfeld, Ulrich Lange, Ralf Biertuempfel, Lisa Pudlo, Helge Jung
  • Publication number: 20150228681
    Abstract: The production of optoelectronic components, optical components being mounted in the composite wafer. Provided to this end is a method for producing optoelectronic components, in particular image signal acquiring or image signal outputting components, in the case of which optical components are respectively provided, picked up and mounted on a wafer, the optical components preferably respectively being positioned individually or in groups relative to the position of assigned optoelectronic or optical components of the wafer or of a wafer to be connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Edgar Pawlowski, Ralf Biertuempfel, Bernd Woelfing, Frank Fleissner, Petra Auchter-Krummel, Ulf Brauneck, Joseph S. Hayden, Ulrich Fotheringham
  • Publication number: 20150138756
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided that includes an LED and an NIR filter for a control panel or a display, which does not interfere with a night vision device. The light of the LED is in an area of u?>0.19 and v?>0.46 of the u?v? diagram of the CIE-LUV chromaticity diagram. The NIR filter exhibits descending light transmittance between 500 nm and 800 nm. The thickness of the NIR filter is chosen so that a sufficient blocking effect is provided in a range of wavelengths between 600 nm and 800 nm, so that the color coordinates of the filtered useful light are in an area with a radius of 0.04 around coordinates u?=0.19 and v?=0.49 of the u?v? diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Biertuempfel, Steffen Reichel, Michael Landi
  • Patent number: 9027237
    Abstract: A method for producing optoelectronic components, the method comprising the steps of: providing optical components; picking up, by means of a robot arm, the optical components provided; subsequent to picking up the optical components, mounting the optical components directly on a first wafer by means of the robot arm; wherein the first wafer has optoelectronic components attached, and the optical components being positioned individually or in groups relative to the position of the optoelectronic components of the first wafer using the robot arm; and utilizing, as the first wafer, a glass wafer having i) spectrally filtering glass being an infrared filter glass and ii) an infrared filter coating, the glass wafer having a thickness in the range of 50 to 500 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Edgar Pawlowski, Ralf Biertuempfel, Bernd Woelfing, Frank Fleissner, Petra Auchter-Krummel, Ulf Brauneck, Joseph S. Hayden, Ulrich Fotheringham
  • Publication number: 20140357467
    Abstract: A drawing method for glass is described. The method provides glass components that have a strongly increased ratio of width to thickness when compared to the preform, which makes the manufacturing of flat glass components more economical. The method purposefully controls the temperature distribution within the preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Frank BUELLESFELD, Ralf BIERTUEMPFEL
  • Publication number: 20140342120
    Abstract: A method for the production of glass components, an apparatus for carrying out the method and a glass component that is obtainable through the method are provided. The method is a drawing method wherein a forming zone of a preform is heated to a temperature that allows drawing of the glass. The method is characterized in that the forming zone of the preform is very small. Thereby the width of the preform is decreased to a smaller extent than its thickness. The glass components that can be obtained by this method have very smooth surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Buellesfeld, Ulrich Lange, Ralf Biertuempfel, Lisa Pudlo, Helge Jung
  • Publication number: 20140029108
    Abstract: Optical filters, their production and their uses are provided. The optical filters have heat-resistant, mechanically stable absorption layers or filter layers. The optical filters can be absorption filters or ND filters. The filter layer includes filter particles dispersed in a matrix. The filter particles have a constant absorption over a wide wavelength range. The matrix includes a heat-resistant binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Matthias BOCKMEYER, Ralf BIERTUEMPFEL
  • Publication number: 20130344343
    Abstract: Coloured glasses are provided that include a following composition in percent by weight, based on oxide of: P2O5 25-75? Al2O3 0.5-15?? MgO 0-10 CaO 0-10 BaO 0-35 SrO 0-16 Li2O 0-12 Na2O 0-12 K2O 0-12 CuO 1-20 F/F2 0-20 Sum RO (R = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) 0-40 Sum R2O (R = Li, Na, K) 0.5-20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Bianca SCHREDER, Ute WOELFEL, Ralf BIERTUEMPFEL, Stefanie HANSEN
  • Patent number: 8531771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a LED light source comprising a preferably aspheric glass lens having an aspect ratio of more than 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Steffen Reichel, Ralf Biertuempfel, Helge Vogt
  • Patent number: 8119502
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of packaged components. The invention is based here on the problem of facilitating the application of covers with lateral dimensions that are smaller than the lateral dimensions of the functional substrate. For this purpose, a plate-like cover substrate is mounted on a carrier substrate. Then, on the uncovered side of the plate-like cover substrate, trenches are inserted, so that a composite part is obtained with the carrier substrate and individual covering parts that are separated from each other by the trenches, but interconnected by the carrier substrate. The covering parts of the composite part are connected with a functional substrate with a plurality of components. Then, the connection of the covering parts is dissolved with the carrier substrate, and the carrier substrate is removed, so that a composite is obtained with the functional substrate and a plurality of covering parts that cover functional areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Mund, Volker Seidemann, Edgar Pawlowski, Ralf Biertuempfel, Bernd Woelfing, Frank Fleissner, Petra Auchter-Krummel, Ulf Brauneck, Joseph S. Hayden, Ulrich Fotheringham
  • Publication number: 20100130246
    Abstract: The invention generally concerns optical systems and, in particular, a method and device for joining at least one first and one second optical element to an optical composite element, as well as an optical composite element itself. In order to produce optical systems having at least two optical elements more easily and more economically, the invention provides a method for joining at least one first and one second optical element, in which the first optical element contains a first glass or a crystalline material, the second optical element contains a second glass, and the first glass or the crystalline material has a transformation temperature Tg1 or a melting temperature that differs from the transformation temperature Tg2 of the second glass, and at least the glass of the second optical element is heated and brought into contact with the glass or with the crystalline material of the first optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Ralf Biertümpfel, Piotr Rosanka, Ulrike Stöhr, Bernd Wölfing, Wolfgang Semar, Jürgen Leib
  • Publication number: 20100091490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a LED light source comprising a preferably aspheric glass lens having an aspect ratio of more than 0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Steffen Reichel, Ralf Biertuempfel, Helge Vogt
  • Publication number: 20100022053
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of packaged components. The invention is based here on the problem of facilitating the application of covers with lateral dimensions that are smaller than the lateral dimensions of the functional substrate. For this purpose, a plate-like cover substrate is mounted on a carrier substrate. Then, on the uncovered side of the plate-like cover substrate, trenches are inserted, so that a composite part is obtained with the carrier substrate and individual covering parts that are separated from each other by the trenches, but interconnected by the carrier substrate. The covering parts of the composite part are connected with a functional substrate with a plurality of components. Then, the connection of the covering parts is dissolved with the carrier substrate, and the carrier substrate is removed, so that a composite is obtained with the functional substrate and a plurality of covering parts that cover functional areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Mund, Volker Seidemann, Edgar Pawlowski, Ralf Biertuempfel, Bernd Woelfing, Frank Fleissner, Petra Auchter-Krummel, Ulf Brauneck, Joseph S. Hayden, Ulrich Fotheringham
  • Patent number: 7611648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for forming an optical element. A forming tool is used having a plurality of molding or hot-embossing portions formed on a surface thereof for molding or hot-embossing optical structures onto a substrate. On the surface of the substrate there is formed at least one preformed portion. The substrate is heated to a temperature above a transition temperature and the forming tool and the substrate are pressed against each other for forming an optical element having a plurality of structures having an optical effect, wherein the shape of the structures having an optical effect is given by the respective associated molding or hot-embossing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Bernd Wölfing, Edgar Pawlowski, Ulrike Stöhr, Ralf Biertümpfel
  • Publication number: 20090217516
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of optoelectronic components, optical components being mounted in the composite wafer. Provided to this end is a method for producing optoelectronic components, in particular image signal acquiring or image signal outputting components, in the case of which optical components are respectively provided, picked up and mounted on a wafer, the optical components preferably respectively being positioned individually or in groups relative to the position of assigned optoelectronic or optical components of the wafer or of a wafer to be connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Edgar Pawlowski, Ralf Biertuempfel, Bernd Woelfing, Frank Fleissner, Petra Auchter-Krummel, Ulf Brauneck, Joseph S. Hayden, Ulrich Fotheringham
  • Patent number: 7322215
    Abstract: Methods for press molding a glass body, especially for optical applications, without additional grinding and polishing steps are described. One method is performed with a press mold having an upper mold part, a lower mold part and, if necessary or desired, a ring. In order to improve the quality of the products, especially glass bodies of larger diameters, a voltage is applied across the upper mold part and the lower mold part when the glass body is within the press mold and a pressing force is applied to the glass body when the temperature of the glass body matches the temperature of the press mold. Alternatively, in another method the press mold is cooled after it reaches a predetermined temperature and the pressing force is applied to the glass body in the mold after exceeding the sticking temperature (T0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Ulrike Stoehr, Ralf Biertuempfel, Wolfgang Semar
  • Publication number: 20070266734
    Abstract: In order to provide glass ceramic articles with an improved surface with regard to roughness, the invention relates to a method for producing glass ceramic panels (40) in which a green glass panel (10) is produced by hot forming and the green glass panel (10) is subsequently ceramized to form a glass ceramic, wherein the green glass panel (10) is fire-polished on at least one surface (11, 12) before or during the ceramizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Bernd Woelfing, Ralf Biertuempfel, Ralf Bonitz, Wolfgang Semar, Martin Schaefer, Michael Hahn, Nicole Surges, Reiner Best, Thomas Kraus
  • Publication number: 20040123628
    Abstract: Methods for press molding a glass body, especially for optical applications, without additional grinding and polishing steps are described. One method is performed with a press mold having an upper mold part, a lower mold part and, if necessary or desired, a ring. In order to improve the quality of the products, especially glass bodies of larger diameters, a voltage is applied across the upper mold part and the lower mold part when the glass body is within the press mold and a pressing force is applied to the glass body when the temperature of the glass body matches the temperature of the press mold. Alternatively, in another method the press mold is cooled after it reaches a predetermined temperature and the pressing force is applied to the glass body in the mold after exceeding the sticking temperature (T0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrike Stoehr, Ralf Biertuempfel, Wolfgang Semar