Patents by Inventor Stefan Bichlmeier

Stefan Bichlmeier 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: 12157330
    Abstract: Proposed is a security element, preferably in the form of a security stripe, security thread, or a security patch, comprising a machine-readable code and an optically variable security feature, which has a visual appearance that depends on the viewing angle. The machine-readable code is a magnetic encoding, which is produced by printing at least one opaque magnetic printing ink containing magnetic pigments, with the magnetic printing ink being incorporated or applied in at least one defined code region such that the visual appearance of the optically variable security feature is determined at least in part by the at least one incorporated or applied magnetic printing ink. The optically variable security feature comprises a micro-optical micro-lens arrangement, which covers the at least one code region in which the at least one magnetic printing ink has been incorporated or applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Pfeiffer, Stefan Bichlmeier, Christoph Mengel, Andreas Holzmeister
  • Patent number: 12128703
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security element having an optically variable security feature and a machine-readable security feature, which are at least partially arranged one above the other, wherein the security element is transparent or translucent in the region of the visible light and the machine-readable security feature forms a code. The machine-readable security feature is a combination of at least two different substances, a first IR substance and a second IR substance, wherein the first IR substance is arranged in a first areal region of the security element and the second IR substance is arranged in a second areal region of the security element, and wherein the first IR substance absorbs in a first IR wavelength region and the second IR substance absorbs in a second IR wavelength region. The invention also relates to a value document which has such a security element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Bichlmeier, Matthias Pfeiffer, Gerhard Hampp
  • Publication number: 20240092113
    Abstract: Proposed is a security element, preferably in the form of a security stripe, security thread, or a security patch, comprising a machine-readable code and an optically variable security feature, which has a visual appearance that depends on the viewing angle. The machine-readable code is a magnetic encoding, which is produced by printing at least one opaque magnetic printing ink containing magnetic pigments, with the magnetic printing ink being incorporated or applied in at least one defined code region such that the visual appearance of the optically variable security feature is determined at least in part by the at least one incorporated or applied magnetic printing ink. The optically variable security feature comprises a micro-optical micro-lens arrangement, which covers the at least one code region in which the at least one magnetic printing ink has been incorporated or applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Matthias PFEIFFER, Stefan BICHLMEIER, Christoph MENGEL, Andreas HOLZMEISTER
  • Publication number: 20240083190
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security element having an optically variable security feature and a machine-readable security feature, which are at least partially arranged one above the other, wherein the security element is transparent or translucent in the region of the visible light and the machine-readable security feature forms a code. The machine-readable security feature is a combination of at least two different substances, a first IR substance and a second IR substance, wherein the first IR substance is arranged in a first areal region of the security element and the second IR substance is arranged in a second areal region of the security element, and wherein the first IR substance absorbs in a first IR wavelength region and the second IR substance absorbs in a second IR wavelength region. The invention also relates to a value document which has such a security element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan BICHLMEIER, Matthias PFEIFFER, Gerhard HAMPP
  • Publication number: 20230398556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal screw (10) comprising a screw hub (15) and a screw flight (20) connected to the screw hub (15), the screw hub (15) having, in the longitudinal direction (R), at least one cylindrical longitudinal portion (11) and a portion (12) at the solid-discharge end. According to the invention, an open wall structure (40) is formed only in some sections of the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11), said open wall structure (40) in the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11) extending at most over a length (LW) of 50% of the total length (GL) of the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Alfred Hiermer, Lothar Fränkel, Daniel Schroft, Stefan Bichlmeier
  • Patent number: 11446679
    Abstract: An outlet device (24) of a separator (10) has an outlet channel (38) for discharging a liquid phase from a rotating drum of the separator (10). The outlet channel (38) extends along a rotational axis (16) in a fixed tube device (42) of the separator (10). A cap (74) is connected fixedly to the tube device (42), surrounds the tube device (42), and covers the drum in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Flottweg SE
    Inventors: Thomas Koenig, Benno Vielhuber, Stefan Bichlmeier, Frank Giegler, Ronny Jaensch
  • Publication number: 20200230616
    Abstract: An outlet device (24) of a separator (10) has an outlet channel (38) for discharging a liquid phase from a rotating drum of the separator (10). The outlet channel (38) extends along a rotational axis (16) in a fixed tube device (42) of the separator (10). A cap (74) is connected fixedly to the tube device (42), surrounds the tube device (42), and covers the drum in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Koenig, Benno Vielhuber, Stefan Bichlmeier, Frank Giegler, Ronny Jaensch
  • Patent number: 10322601
    Abstract: A value and safety document comprises a substrate having a front side and a back side. An ink layer is applied to the front or back sides of the substrate. A first motif is incorporated into the ink layer, and is combined with a second motif. The second motif is arranged on the same side of the substrate as the first motif. The second motif is configured in the form of an emboss structure comprising a plurality of raised emboss elements having areas of different orientation. The emboss structure forms the second motif having a second tilt or motion effect, by different groups of emboss elements, having different characteristic parameters, reflecting incident light in different spatial areas. The emboss elements have respectively a lateral dimension of less than 30 ?m and a height of less than 10 ?m. The first motif is adapted at least partially to the second motif.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Mengel, Peter Franz, Thanh-Hao Huynh, Karlheinz Mayer, Christian Fuhse, Stefan Bichlmeier, Matthias Pfeiffer, Christof Baldus
  • Publication number: 20180117946
    Abstract: A value and safety document comprises a substrate having a front side and a back side. An ink layer is applied to the front or back sides of the substrate. A first motif is incorporated into the ink layer, and is combined with a second motif. The second motif is arranged on the same side of the substrate as the first motif. The second motif is configured in the form of an emboss structure comprising a plurality of raised emboss elements having areas of different orientation. The emboss structure forms the second motif having a second tilt or motion effect, by different groups of emboss elements, having different characteristic parameters, reflecting incident light in different spatial areas. The emboss elements have respectively a lateral dimension of less than 30 ?m and a height of less than 10 ?m. The first motif is adapted at least partially to the second motif.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Christoph MENGEL, Peter FRANZ, Thanh-Hao HUYNH, Karlheinz MAYER, Christian FUHSE, Stefan BICHLMEIER, Matthias PFEIFFER, Christof BALDUS
  • Patent number: 9176266
    Abstract: A security element for a security paper, value document or the like, having a carrier which has a reflective areal region which is divided into a multiplicity of reflective pixels. The area of each pixel is smaller than the area of the reflective areal region by at least one order of magnitude. Each pixel has at least one reflective facet which is formed in a surface of the carrier, and the at least one reflective facet reflects light incident along a predetermined direction on the areal region directionally in a reflection direction predefined by the orientation of the facet. The orientations of the facets of different pixels have a substantially random variation over the reflective areal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Fuhse, Manfred Heim, Michael Rahm, Andreas Rauch, Stefan Bichlmeier
  • Patent number: 8550340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an elongated security element (40) for security papers, value documents and the like, having a longitudinal direction and, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, and having, arranged on a support, a magnetic layer (44) that includes machine-readable magnetic regions. According to the present invention, the magnetic layer comprises a plurality of frame-shaped magnet elements (44) that include the machine-readable magnetic regions and that are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the elongated security element (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Schutzmann, Stefan Bichlmeier
  • Patent number: 8534710
    Abstract: A security element for securing valuable articles comprises an optically variable layer (18) that conveys different color impressions at different viewing angles, and a color-constant layer (17, 24). The optically variable layer (18) and the color-constant layer (17, 24) are stacked in a covering region (20), while at most one of the optically variable layer (18) and the color-constant layer (17, 24) is present outside (22) the covering region. The color impression of the stacked layers (18, 17, 24) in the covering region (20) and the color impression of the one layer (18) outside (22) the covering region are matched with each other when viewed at a predetermined viewing angle. Further, the color-constant layer comprises an ink layer (17) and a metal layer arranged below the ink layer (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Winfried Hoffmuller, Marius Dichtl, Stefan Bichlmeier, Lars Hoffmann, Manfred Heim
  • Publication number: 20120319395
    Abstract: A security element for a security paper, value document or the like, having a carrier which has a reflective areal region which is divided into a multiplicity of reflective pixels. The area of each pixel is smaller than the area of the reflective areal region by at least one order of magnitude. Each pixel has at least one reflective facet which is formed in a surface of the carrier, and the at least one reflective facet reflects light incident along a predetermined direction on the areal region directionally in a reflection direction predefined by the orientation of the facet. The orientations of the facets of different pixels have a substantially random variation over the reflective areal region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Fuhse, Manfred Heim, Michael Rahm, Andreas Rauch, Stefan Bichlmeier
  • Publication number: 20120168515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an elongated security element (40) for security papers, value documents and the like, having a longitudinal direction and, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, and having, arranged on a support, a magnetic layer (44) that includes machine-readable magnetic regions. According to the present invention, the magnetic layer comprises a plurality of frame-shaped magnet elements (44) that include the machine-readable magnetic regions and that are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the elongated security element (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Jurgen Schutzmann, Stefan Bichlmeier
  • Publication number: 20110095518
    Abstract: A security element for securing valuable articles comprises an optically variable layer (18) that conveys different color impressions at different viewing angles, and a color-constant layer (17, 24). The optically variable layer (18) and the color-constant layer (17, 24) are stacked in a covering region (20), while at most one of the optically variable layer (18) and the color-constant layer (17, 24) is present outside (22) the covering region. The color impression of the stacked layers (18, 17, 24) in the covering region (20) and the color impression of the one layer (18) outside (22) the covering region are matched with each other when viewed at a predetermined viewing angle. Further, the color-constant layer comprises an ink layer (17) and a metal layer arranged below the ink layer (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Winfried Hoffmuller, Marius Dichtl, Stefan Bichlmeier, Lars Hoffmann, Manfred Heim
  • Patent number: D769000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Bichlmeier, Christian Fuhse, Kathrin Hovestadt, Andreas Rauch, Doris Walter
  • Patent number: D769001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Bichlmeier, Christian Fuhse, Kathrin Hovestadt, Andreas Rauch, Doris Walter
  • Patent number: D780463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Bichlmeier, Christian Fuhse, Kathrin Hovestadt, Andreas Rauch, Doris Walter