Patents by Inventor Thomas HOLTSTIEGE
Thomas HOLTSTIEGE 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).
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Patent number: 11783156Abstract: A glazing for a façade glazing, window, door, or interior room divider, includes a frame having a metallic first frame element, a metallic second frame element, and a connecting polymeric third frame element surrounding the frame elements at least in some sections and preferably completely, and a glazing unit arranged in the frame, wherein at least one RFID transponder is arranged on one of the inner faces of the frame, a strip-shaped coupling element is electromagnetically coupled to the RFID transponder, and the coupling element is galvanically or capacitively coupled, in at least one coupling region, to one of the metallic frame elements and preferably, in two coupling regions, to, in each case, one of the metallic frame elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Alicia Dröge, Thomas Holtstiege, Christopher Marjan, Christian Effertz
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Publication number: 20230253696Abstract: An insulating glazing unit includes at least one spacer, which is shaped around the periphery to produce a spacer frame and delimits an inner region, a first glass pane, which is arranged on a first pane contact surface of the spacer frame, and a second glass pane, which is arranged on a second pane contact surface of the spacer frame, and the glass panes project beyond the spacer frame and an outer region is formed, which is filled at least in some sections, with a sealing element, wherein at least one RFID transponder is arranged in the outer region or in the outer edge region of the glass panes, and the RFID transponder contains a slot antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Klaus SOLBACH, Bernd GECK
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Patent number: 11663425Abstract: A vehicle window includes a first glass pane, a transponder having an antenna and a control unit for communicating with a reader, wherein the control unit includes a memory for storing identification data. A reflector is associated with and spaced apart from the transponder for increasing an antenna gain of the antenna, wherein the reflector is implemented as a transparent, electrically conductive coating and/or as a metallic ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Tim Schmitz, Stefan Droste
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Patent number: 11655670Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between the at least two glass panes near edges of the at least two glass panes, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, and wherein the at least one RFID transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit, and wherein an end of the at least one RFID transponder pointing toward the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit is not more than 30 cm from the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
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Publication number: 20230074877Abstract: A glazing includes a frame made of a metallic first frame element, a metallic second frame element, and a polymeric third frame element connecting the frame elements at least in some sections, a glazing unit arranged in the frame, and a RFID transponder having a dipole antenna or a slot antenna and an operating frequency f, wherein the frame surrounds the end faces of the glazing unit and, at the same time, covers the RFID transponder in the viewing direction through the glazing unit, a distance D between the center of the dipole antenna or the center of the slot antenna and the nearest adjacent corner of the glazing unit is from 40% to 100% of a vacuum wavelength lambda corresponding to the operating frequency f, and the RFID transponder is arranged on an interior-side surface of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
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Publication number: 20220356753Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between the at least two glass panes near edges of the at least two glass panes, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, and wherein the at least one RFID transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit, and wherein an end of the at least one RFID transponder pointing toward the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit is not more than 30 cm from the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
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Patent number: 11436466Abstract: An insulating glazing unit that has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case a frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, into which the insulating glazing is inserted using spacers, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the a least one transponder is positioned at the edge or on the boundary edge of a glass pane such that, in the installed state of the window, door, or façade glazing, it is positioned on or above a spacer in the surrounding, in particular metallic, frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
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Patent number: 11434688Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
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Publication number: 20220261612Abstract: A glazing for a façade glazing, window, door, or interior room divider, includes a frame having a metallic first frame element, a metallic second frame element, and a connecting polymeric third frame element surrounding the frame elements at least in some sections and preferably completely, and a glazing unit arranged in the frame, wherein at least one RFID transponder is arranged on one of the inner faces of the frame, a strip-shaped coupling element is electromagnetically coupled to the RFID transponder, and the coupling element is galvanically or capacitively coupled, in at least one coupling region, to one of the metallic frame elements and preferably, in two coupling regions, to, in each case, one of the metallic frame elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christopher MARJAN, Christian EFFERTZ
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Patent number: 11414919Abstract: An insulating glazing unit has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, and which has in each case a frame, in particular a metallic frame, surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged on an inner surface of one of the glass panes in the spaced region between the spacer profile and the edge of the glass pane.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
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Publication number: 20220231405Abstract: A vehicle pane includes a first substrate, at least one antenna structure and a connection region, wherein the antenna structure is arranged on a flexible film, wherein, additionally, a first line region is provided on the flexible film, wherein the connection region is arranged on a carrier, wherein, additionally, a second line region is provided on the carrier, wherein the flexible film has a first contact region and the carrier has a second contact region for the reciprocal connection of the first line region to the second line region, wherein the flexible film is routed around one end of the first substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Varun RAMESH KUMAR, Guillaume FRANCOIS, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE
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Publication number: 20220223995Abstract: A vehicle window includes a glass pane, an electrically conductive functional component, at least two busbars, wherein the electrically conductive functional component is electrically conductively connected to the busbars such that when an electrical voltage is applied to the busbars, a current can flow through the electrically conductive functional component, a transponder having an antenna and a control unit for communicating with a reader, wherein the control unit includes a memory for storing identification data, wherein a reflector is associated with and spaced apart from the transponder for increasing an antenna gain of the antenna, wherein the reflector is formed at least partially by one of the two busbars.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Tim SCHMITZ, David BERTEL
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Publication number: 20220025696Abstract: A façade glazing with a metal frame and an insulating glazing unit inserted into the frame, which unit has at least two glass panes and a spacer and sealing profile extending circumferentially therebetween close to their edges, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element and wherein the frame engages around the edges of the insulating glazing unit and, at the same time, covers the at least one RFID transponder in the through-vision direction (arrow A) through the glass panes, wherein at least one separate metal coupling element is inserted into the frame adjacent the transponder for coupling out and coupling in HF radiation transmitted via the transponder to the outside of the façade glazing and received from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christopher MARJAN, Christian EFFERTZ
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Publication number: 20220013881Abstract: An insulating glazing unit includes a spacer which is shaped around the periphery to form a spacer frame and delimits an inner region, a first glass pane, which is arranged on a pane contact surface of the spacer frame, and a second glass pane, which is arranged on a second pane contact surface of the spacer frame, and the glass panes project beyond the spacer frame and form an outer region, which is filled, at least in sections with a sealing element, wherein an RFID transponder is arranged in the outer region or in the outer edge region of the glass panes, and a strip-shaped coupling element is electromagnetically coupled to the RFID transponder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christopher MARJAN, Christian EFFERTZ
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Publication number: 20210256230Abstract: A vehicle window includes a first glass pane, a transponder having an antenna and a control unit for communicating with a reader, wherein the control unit includes a memory for storing identification data. A reflector is associated with and spaced apart from the transponder for increasing an antenna gain of the antenna, wherein the reflector is implemented as a transparent, electrically conductive coating and/or as a metallic ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Tim SCHMITZ, Stefan DROSTE
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Publication number: 20210230934Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
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Publication number: 20210182648Abstract: An insulating glazing unit that has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case a frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, into which the insulating glazing is inserted using spacers, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the a least one transponder is positioned at the edge or on the boundary edge of a glass pane such that, in the installed state of the window, door, or façade glazing, it is positioned on or above a spacer in the surrounding, in particular metallic, frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
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Publication number: 20200408031Abstract: An insulating glazing unit has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, and which has in each case a frame, in particular a metallic frame, surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged on an inner surface of one of the glass panes in the spaced region between the spacer profile and the edge of the glass pane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN