Patents by Inventor Stefan Baumann

Stefan Baumann 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: 20170133725
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module comprising at least one battery cell and a cell monitoring unit which is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a flexible circuit board by at least one bonding wire and/or at least one bonding strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Emilia Schwindt, Carsten Mueller, Stefan Baumann, Andreas Ruehle
  • Publication number: 20160351883
    Abstract: A device (10; 10?) for connecting battery cells (30), characterized by: a multiplicity of cell connectors (14) for electrically connecting terminals (36) of the battery cells (30), and a carrier (12; 12?) for mechanically connecting the cell connectors (14) to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Lemke, Thomas Kretschmar, Alfons Doerr, Davide Bossi, Martin Gerlach, Gerhard Schubert, Stefan Baumann
  • Patent number: 9368773
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery cell module including a plurality of lithium ion battery cells, each having a degassing opening, and a cover substantially sealingly connected to a corresponding surface of each of the battery cells. The cover defines a gas receiving space configured to at least temporarily receive gas escaping from the battery cells. The gas receiving space is open in the direction of the battery cells. The opening area of the gas receiving space extends across a plurality of the battery cells. The disclosure further relates to a method for producing a battery cell module, to a battery, and to a motor vehicle having the battery cell module or the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Boris Gendlin, Michael Gless, Ralf Angerbauer, Conrad Bubeck, Stefan Baumann, Andreas Ruehle
  • Publication number: 20160090108
    Abstract: A construction kit for a rail vehicle contains at least one bodyshell for a body of the rail vehicle, at least one door for the rail vehicle and at least one first window for the rail vehicle. The bodyshell has a first door field for fitting the door, which door field is delimited by two adjacent door columns of the bodyshell. The construction kit further contains a frame to be fitted into the first door field, which can be detachably connected to the bodyshell and which has at least one window bar, which, in conjunction with the door columns, delimits a first window field for fitting the first window in the fitted state of the frame in the first door field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: STEFAN BAUMANN, MARKUS BOHRER
  • Patent number: 8778054
    Abstract: A method for generating heat energy in a power plant by burning a carbonaceous fuel in a combustion chamber of the power plant and a system for carrying out the method is described. A combustion chamber is fluidly connected to a membrane chamber that includes a membrane operating at a temperature between 600 and 1000° C. The combustion chamber receives a cleaned flue-gas oxygen mixture for combustion from the membrane chamber. Oxygen from heated air passes through the membrane in the membrane chamber to the permeate side of the membrane, where it is mixed with cleaned heated flue gas and the resulting gas mixture is fed to the combustion chamber. Flue gas removed from the combustion chamber are cooled, cleaned and heated as described herein and recirculated to the membrane chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
    Inventors: Jewgeni Nazarko, Ernst Riensche, Reinhard Menzer, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Stefan Baumann
  • Patent number: 8646632
    Abstract: A mouthpiece has a bite-off-prevention feature. The mouthpiece has been manufactured from an elastomeric parent material with at least one first component, where a reinforcing component embedded within the parent material forms the bite-off-prevention feature and derives from the same group of substances or group of materials as the first component. The reinforcing component is preferably composed of fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medela Holding AG
    Inventors: Peter Vischer, Beda Weber, Erich Pfenniger, Stefan Baumann
  • Publication number: 20140023896
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery cell module including a plurality of lithium ion battery cells, each having a degassing opening, and a cover substantially sealingly connected to a corresponding surface of each of the battery cells. The cover defines a gas receiving space configured to at least temporarily receive gas escaping from the battery cells. The gas receiving space is open in the direction of the battery cells. The opening area of the gas receiving space extends across a plurality of the battery cells. The disclosure further relates to a method for producing a battery cell module, to a battery, and to a motor vehicle having the battery cell module or the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Boris Gendlin, Michael Gless, Ralf Angerbauer, Conrad Bubeck, Stefan Baumann, Andreas Ruehle
  • Patent number: 8506678
    Abstract: Provided is a power plant for generating electrical energy comprising a combustion chamber for producing steam, at least one downstream flue gas purification stage, a separation stage for CO2, a recycling circuit for the flue gas, and a high-temperature O2 membrane, which is connected upstream of the combustion chamber. The high-temperature O2 membrane has an inlet and an outlet on the feed side which are thermally coupled by way of a heat exchanger. On the permeate side, the high-temperature O2 membrane has only an outlet which is connected to the combustion chamber and/or the flue gas recycling circuit and a means for cooling and/or compression which is disposed in this outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Stefan Baumann, Ludger Blum, Ernst Riensche
  • Patent number: 8486184
    Abstract: A composite membrane for selective gas separation, comprises a layer system having a continuously porous, mechanically stable carrier layer, which has an average pore size in the ?m range, further having at least one continuously porous intermediate layer, which is disposed on the carrier layer and has an average pore size in the range of 2 to 200 nm, and further having a gastight functional layer, which is disposed on the intermediate layer and is made of a mixed-conductive material having a maximum layer thickness of 1 ?m. The carrier layer comprises a structural ceramic, a metal, or a cermet and has a layer thickness of no more than 1 mm. The intermediate layer is present with a total layer thickness of no more than 100 ?m and has an average pore size in the range of 10 to 100 nm. The functional layer comprises a perovskite, a fluorite, or a material having a K2NiF4 structure, such as La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-8 (LSCF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Jose Manuel Serra Alfaro, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Hans-Peter Buchkremer, Detlev Stoever
  • Publication number: 20120060728
    Abstract: A combustion system comprising a burner and a combustion chamber, is connected by way of a line to a membrane unit having a high-temperature membrane for extracting the combustion oxygen from the air, the membrane unit having a feed line for a flushing gas on the permeate side. The combustion system further comprises a circulation element for recirculated flue gas, a heat exchanger being disposed upstream of the membrane unit inside the flue gas line. Disclosed is a method for operating this combustion system, in which carbon-containing fuel is burned in an oxygen-flue gas atmosphere, and in which the oxygen for combustion is produced from air by means of a membrane unit comprising a high-temperature membrane, and in which the flue gas is in part recirculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Jewgeni Nazarko, Ernst Riensche, Reinhard Menzer, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Stefan Baumann
  • Publication number: 20110028169
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for operating a communication terminal comprising a receiver chain (EK) with at least one receiver component (RXD) and with an amplifier device (LNA) connected upstream thereof for receiving broadcast radio signals transmitted in first time periods in a predetermined frequency band, and also a transmission device (SEM) for transmitting radio signals. The method has the following steps. First of all, the noise occurring upon transmission of the radio signals in the frequency band of the receiver chain is measured in the receiver chain and then the gain of the amplifier device is set on the basis of the measured noise such that a maximum signal level on the receiver component is not exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: PALM, INC.
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Jakob Sigg
  • Publication number: 20110020192
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite membrane for selective gas separation, comprising a layer system having a through-and-through porous, mechanically stable carrier layer, which has an average pore size in the ?m range, further having at least one through-and-through porous intermediate layer, which is disposed on the carrier layer and has an average pore size in the range between 2 and 200 nm, and further having a gas-tight functional layer, which is disposed on the intermediate layer and is made of mixed-conductive material having a maximum layer thickness of 1 ?m. The carrier layer comprises structural ceramics, a metal or a cermet and has a layer thickness of no more than 1 mm. The intermediate layer is present in a total layer thickness of no more than 100 ?m and has an average pore size in the range of 10 and 100 nm. The functional layer comprises a perovskite, a fluorite, or a material having a K2NiF4structure, such as La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-?(LSCF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Jose Manuel Serra Alfaro, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Hans-Peter Buchkremer, Detlev Stoever
  • Publication number: 20100308002
    Abstract: A mouthpiece has a bite-off-prevention feature. The mouthpiece has been manufactured from an elastomeric parent material with at least one first component, where a reinforcing component embedded within the parent material forms the bite-off-prevention feature and derives from the same group of substances or group of materials as the first component. The reinforcing component is preferably composed of fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Peter Vischer, Beda Weber, Erich Pfenniger, Stefan Baumann
  • Publication number: 20100263377
    Abstract: Provided is a power plant for generating electrical energy comprising a combustion chamber for producing steam, at least one downstream flue gas purification stage, a separation stage for CO2, a recycling circuit for the flue gas, and a high-temperature O2 membrane, which is connected upstream of the combustion chamber. The high-temperature O2 membrane has an inlet and an outlet on the feed side which are thermally coupled by way of a heat exchanger. On the permeate side, the high-temperature O2 membrane has only an outlet which is connected to the combustion chamber and/or the flue gas recycling circuit and a means for cooling and/or compression which is disposed in this outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Stefan Baumann, Ludger Blum, Ernst Riensche
  • Patent number: 7627953
    Abstract: A method of producing a calibrating body, gage or measuring device, preferably a screw-thread measuring device, at least partially including a C—SiC material constructed of a porous, carbon-containing material with infiltrated liquid Si, includes converting the Si at least partially to SiC by reaction with carbon. The C—SiC material is produced from a C—C material based on carbon felt material produced by pressing monofibers or fiber fragments irregularly entwined with each other. A calibrating body, gage or measuring device, preferably a screw-thread measuring device, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: SGL Carbon AG
    Inventors: Norbert Richter, Stefan Baumann, Bodo Benitsch, Thomas Schmidt, Franz Fendt
  • Publication number: 20070266572
    Abstract: A method of producing a calibrating body, gage or measuring device, preferably a screw-thread measuring device, at least partially including a C-SiC material constructed of a porous, carbon-containing material with infiltrated liquid Si, includes converting the Si at least partially to SiC by reaction with carbon. The C-SiC material is produced from a C-C material based on carbon felt material produced by pressing monofibers or fiber fragments irregularly entwined with each other. A calibrating body, gage or measuring device, preferably a screw-thread measuring device, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Norbert Richter, Stefan Baumann, Bodo Benitsch, Thomas Schmid, Franz Fendt
  • Patent number: 6925104
    Abstract: Electrode columns made from carbon and graphite are screwed together from individual elements, for example, the electrodes and nipples. The elements have directionally structured contact surfaces. Such a structure of the contact surfaces gives rise to the elements of a column demonstrating increased resistance to loosening after intensive machine screwing or screwing applied by hand, which, therefore, is often inadequate, whereby a higher level of operational reliability is achieved, in particular, in the case of electrode columns that are screwed together by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: SGL Carbon AG
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Karl Wimmer
  • Patent number: 6829287
    Abstract: An electrode connection includes coated contact surfaces in differently constructed electrode strings formed of carbon and graphite being provided with sliding layers. With the aid of these sliding layers, the elements of a string can be screwed more firmly against one another, with the result that a higher release torque and higher operating reliability are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: SGL Carbon AG
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Norbert Richter, Georg Burkhart
  • Publication number: 20040192088
    Abstract: Electrode columns made from carbon and graphite are screwed together from individual elements, for example, the electrodes and nipples. The elements have directionally structured contact surfaces. Such a structure of the contact surfaces gives rise to the elements of a column demonstrating increased resistance to loosening after intensive machine screwing or screwing applied by hand, which, therefore, is often inadequate, whereby a higher level of operational reliability is achieved, in particular, in the case of electrode columns that are screwed together by hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Karl Wimmer
  • Publication number: 20040097145
    Abstract: An electrode connection includes coated contact surfaces in differently constructed electrode strings formed of carbon and graphite being provided with sliding layers. With the aid of these sliding layers, the elements of a string can be screwed more firmly against one another, with the result that a higher release torque and higher operating reliability are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Baumann, Norbert Richter, Georg Burkhart