Patents by Inventor Thomas Klug

Thomas Klug 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: 20250010835
    Abstract: An assembly for an electromechanical brake of a vehicle having a caliper assembly driven by a motor includes a cup gear or a drive disk for receiving torque from the motor and transferring the torque to a spindle. A piston is coupled to the spindle or a ball ramp and moves axially relative to the spindle in response to rotation of the spindle to brake the vehicle during a braking operation. A force sensor is aligned with the spindle and cup gear for sensing a reaction force applied to the piston during the braking operation. A thrust bearing is provided for transferring the reaction force from the cup gear to the force sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Galus Chelaidite, Karlheinz Schaust, Thomas Klug
  • Publication number: 20240376948
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake for a vehicle, has an actuating element, which is accommodated on a brake calliper in a linearly displaceable manner and cooperates with a brake shoe which can be moved towards a brake disc. A sensor element is arranged in a region of the brake shoe. The sensor element is designed such that it transfers data to a control unit of the electromechanical brake. The sensor element comprises at least one mechanical-electrical converter. A brake shoe for the electromechanical brake has a rigid backplate and a brake pad connected to the backplate in a fixed manner. The sensor element is arranged between the backplate and the brake pad. A brake shoe unit for the electromechanical brake has a carrier plate on which the sensor element is arranged, which sensor element is connected to the backplate of the brake shoe in a fixed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Klug, Matthias Funk, Tomasz Rusin
  • Patent number: 10119727
    Abstract: A circuit comprises a mechanical relay and a solid-state relay. The mechanical relay is configured to switch a first supply current of the first heating element on a first supply line. The solid-state relay is configured to switch a second supply current of a second heating element on a second supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alfons Graf, Thomas Klug
  • Publication number: 20160325602
    Abstract: A circuit comprises a mechanical relay and a solid-state relay. The mechanical relay is configured to switch a first supply current of the first heating element on a first supply line. The solid-state relay is configured to switch a second supply current of a second heating element on a second supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Alfons Graf, Thomas Klug
  • Patent number: 8384399
    Abstract: A system including a first electrode, a second electrode, a first circuit and a second circuit. The second electrode is capacitively coupled to the first electrode. The first circuit is configured to receive data via a network and transmit a signal via the first electrode based on the data. The second circuit is configured to receive data via the network and receive a current that corresponds to the signal via the second electrode based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dirk Hammerschmidt, Thomas Klug
  • Patent number: 8229630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to an electronic control unit for an airbag, said control unit having a data recorder unit that has a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory and a copy circuit. The copy circuit is designed to copy data from the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory during a second operating phase of the control unit. A protocol unit designed to record vehicle and/or accident data in the volatile memory is arranged in the data recorder unit during a first operating phase of the control unit. A first power supply unit is connected to the control unit and supplies the protocol unit and further components of the control unit with power and a second power supply unit is connected to the data recorder unit and supplies the latter with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Klug, Timo Dittfeld, Frank Auer
  • Patent number: 8083912
    Abstract: A carrier for a substrate, wherein at least a part of the carrier contains a material with a coefficient of thermal expansion which is higher than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate, wherein in a specified region of the carrier a bar is centrally fastened whose coefficient of thermal expansion is lower than that of the region on which it is fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Materials GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Thomas Klug, Oliver Heimel
  • Publication number: 20100054305
    Abstract: A system including a first electrode, a second electrode, a first circuit and a second circuit. The second electrode is capacitively coupled to the first electrode. The first circuit is configured to receive data via a network and transmit a signal via the first electrode based on the data. The second circuit is configured to receive data via the network and receive a current that corresponds to the signal via the second electrode based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dirk Hammerschmidt, Thomas Klug
  • Publication number: 20090204295
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to an electronic control unit for an airbag, said control unit having a data recorder unit that has a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory and a copy circuit. The copy circuit is designed to copy data from the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory during a second operating phase of the control unit. A protocol unit designed to record vehicle and/or accident data in the volatile memory is arranged in the data recorder unit during a first operating phase of the control unit. A first power supply unit is connected to the control unit and supplies the protocol unit and further components of the control unit with power and a second power supply unit is connected to the data recorder unit and supplies the latter with power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Klug, Timo Dittfeld, Frank Auer
  • Publication number: 20090188603
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an automated thermal processing module that is used perform a lamination process that is used to isolate the active regions of a solar cell from the external environment. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for bonding a composite solar cell structure comprising a conveyer system configured to transfer and support the composite solar cell structure, a preheat module disposed along the conveyer system, a lamination module disposed along the conveyer system, and a system controller adapted to control the preheat module and the lamination module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Uwe P. Haller, Yacov Elgar, Thomas Klug
  • Publication number: 20080184935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device for holding a substrate. This clamping device includes a press-on fixture and a lower part, wherein at least the press-on fixture or the lower part includes at least a permanent magnet. If one of the two parts includes a permanent magnet, it suffices if the other part includes magnetizable material. A further permanent magnet can be provided, with which one end of the press-on fixture can be lifted up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS,INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Klug
  • Publication number: 20070068802
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate carrier comprising two vertical plates and two horizontal plates. In order for the substrate during its transport through a sputter unit to be coated uniformly in its margin regions, a lever arrangement is provided between the two vertical plates. The lever arrangement comprises at least one horizontal web which under the effect of heat expands to a lesser degree than the horizontal plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Gebele, Oliver Heimel, Thomas Klug
  • Publication number: 20070069351
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier for a substrate, wherein at least parts of the carrier are comprised of a material with a coefficient of thermal expansion which is higher than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate. In order to avoid, or at least decrease, the nonuniform coating of the substrates at the margins, in particular during sputtering processes, a web is centrally connected with the carrier. This web has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the region of the carrier on which it is fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Klug, Oliver Heimel