Patents by Inventor Thomas Adam

Thomas Adam 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).

  • Vehicle-body antenna module and method for cooling a vehicle-body antenna module
    Patent number: 11888206
    Abstract: A antenna module includes a telematics unit having a telematics printed circuit board and a Peltier element. The telematics printed circuit board has a first section and a second section. The first section is cooled by a forced airflow and the second section is cooled by the Peltier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Pfletschinger, Thomas Adam, Uwe Daum, Dominik Schaich, Roland Boehmert
  • Integrated photonics including waveguiding material
    Patent number: 11703643
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • Vehicular communication system
    Patent number: 11489249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system (1), comprising at least one housing (2) having a first and an additional housing part (201, 202). In the housing (2), a circuit board (10) having electronic components (11) is arranged, and outside the housing (2), at least one antenna element is arranged. The invention is characterized in that an antenna support (7) that is connectable to the housing (2) is provided, wherein the at least one antenna element (14) is arranged on the surface and/or inside the antenna support (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN CAR COMMUNICATION GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sautter, Thomas Adam, Dominik Schaich, Tobias Pfaeffle, Uwe Daum, Christian Schwarz, Markus Pfletschinger, Uwe Kreissig
  • Vehicle-Body Antenna Module and Method for Cooling a Vehicle-Body Antenna Module
    Publication number: 20220077561
    Abstract: A antenna module includes a telematics unit having a telematics printed circuit board and a Peltier element. The telematics printed circuit board has a first section and a second section. The first section is cooled by a forced airflow and the second section is cooled by the Peltier element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Pfletschinger, Thomas Adam, Uwe Daum, Dominik Schaich, Roland Boehmert
  • Remote tuner module with improved thermal properties
    Patent number: 11172595
    Abstract: A tuner includes a housing including an upper housing part and a lower housing part, a printed circuit board arranged in the housing, and an electronics component arranged on the printed circuit board. A region of at least one of the upper housing part and the lower housing part is a heat-conductive material and the electronics component is connected to the region in a heat-transmitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Adam, Wolfgang Sautter, Uwe Daum, David Silva, Ralf Amler
  • Integrated photonics including germanium
    Patent number: 10830952
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • INTEGRATED PHOTONICS INCLUDING WAVEGUIDING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200158954
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • Integrated photonics including waveguiding material
    Patent number: 10571631
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • Remote Tuner Module With Improved Thermal Properties
    Publication number: 20200060049
    Abstract: A tuner includes a housing including an upper housing part and a lower housing part, a printed circuit board arranged in the housing, and an electronics component arranged on the printed circuit board. A region of at least one of the upper housing part and the lower housing part is a heat-conductive material and the electronics component is connected to the region in a heat-transmitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Adam, Wolfgang Sautter, Uwe Daum
  • INTEGRATED PHOTONICS INCLUDING GERMANIUM
    Publication number: 20200026003
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190312342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system (1), comprising at least one housing (2) having a first and an additional housing part (201, 202). In the housing (2), a circuit board (10) having electronic components (11) is arranged, and outside the housing (2), at least one antenna element is arranged. The invention is characterized in that an antenna support (7) that is connectable to the housing (2) is provided, wherein the at least one antenna element (14) is arranged on the surface and/or inside the antenna support (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfgang SAUTTER, Thomas ADAM, Dominik SCHAICH, Tobias PFAEFFLE, Uwe DAUM, Christian SCHWARZ, Markus PFLETSCHINGER, Uwe KREISSIG
  • Integrated photonics including germanium
    Patent number: 10295745
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • INTEGRATED PHOTONICS INCLUDING GERMANIUM
    Publication number: 20190025513
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • Integrated photonics including germanium
    Patent number: 9864138
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • INTEGRATED PHOTONICS INCLUDING WAVEGUIDING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160223749
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • INTEGRATED PHOTONICS INCLUDING GERMANIUM
    Publication number: 20160197111
    Abstract: A photonic structure can include in one aspect one or more waveguides formed by patterning of waveguiding material adapted to propagate light energy. Such waveguiding material may include one or more of silicon (single-, poly-, or non-crystalline) and silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas Coolbaugh, Thomas Adam, Gerald L. Leake
  • Process for preparing pradofloxacin
    Patent number: 8497377
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for preparing pradofloxacin, in which the substituent in the 7 position is introduced by nucleophilic substitution in an N-methylpyrrolidone-ethanol solvent mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Adam, Ralf Wischnat, Klaus Weidemann
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING PRADOFLOXACIN
    Publication number: 20090318700
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for preparing pradofloxacin, in which the substituent in the 7 position is introduced by nucleophilic substitution in an N-methylpyrrolidone-ethanol solvent mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Adam, Ralf Wischnat, Klaus Weidemann
  • Hybrid receiver provided with adaptive front and back terminals
    Publication number: 20090098849
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiver device for the mobile reception of high-frequency signals of different services in motor vehicles comprising at least one receiver unit for receiving and processing country specific services and a communications unit for connecting the receiver device to the motor vehicle communications bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Adam, Wolfgang Sautter, Christian Schwarz, Robert Thomas
  • Antenna diversity by means of its through connection for receivers of digital radio signals
    Publication number: 20090080559
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna diversity in which high-frequency signals (HF signals) received via a plurality of antennas are fed to a respective tuner (1, 3). The invention is characterized in that the intermediate frequency output signals (IF signals) of the tuners (1, 3) are fed to a connect-through device (5) that connects one IF signal each through to one subsequent demodulator (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Armbruster, Thomas Adam