Patents by Inventor Thomas Kloiber

Thomas Kloiber 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: 11967444
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor element includes at least one carrier layer having a top side and an underside and at least one functional layer, wherein the functional layer is arranged at the top side of the carrier layer and includes a material having a temperature-dependent electrical resistance, wherein the sensor element is configured to be integrated as a discrete component directly into an electrical system, and wherein the sensor element is configured to measure a temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Jan Ihle, Thomas Bernert, Gerald Kloiber
  • Publication number: 20240096525
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor element includes at least one carrier layer having a top side and an underside, at least one functional layer arranged at the top side of the carrier layer and comprising a material having a temperature-dependent electrical resistance and at least one top electrode configured for electrically contacting the functional layer from a top side of the functional layer, wherein the top electrode is arranged directly on the functional layer, wherein the top electrode forms the top side of the sensor element, and wherein the sensor element is configured to be integrated as a discrete component directly into an electrical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jan Ihle, Thomas Bernert, Gerald Kloiber
  • Publication number: 20150338715
    Abstract: A display device (1, 1?, 1?, 1??, 1IV, 1V) comprises at least one transparent or translucent display layer (5, 5?, 5?), and at least one modifiable layer comprised of a film or foil layer, configured and adapted to have a degree of transparency modified depending on an input signal applied thereto and placed at least partly in front and/or behind said display layer. A door or cover plate (17, 17?, 17?) may comprise a display device (1, 1?, 1?, 1??, 1IV, 1V) as disclosed herein. Furthermore, a cooler (21, 21?) may comprise a display device (1, 1?, 1?, 1??, 1IV, 1V) and/or a door or cover plate (17, 17?, 17?) as disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Red Bull GmbH
    Inventors: Eike Schaefer, Rainer Vogt, Michael Brankl, Michael Zeiner, Matthias Keller, Werner Schubert, Stefan Warmuth, Thomas Kloiber, Doris Blume, Jan Herrmann