Patents by Inventor Thomas Lenzen

Thomas Lenzen 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: 20240391165
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes applying, by a dispenser, a layer of a first raw material to a work surface, the dispenser moving laterally across the work surface, wherein a layer thickness of the first raw material corresponds at least to a desired layer thickness of a layer to be added to the component, bringing the layer of the first raw material into contact with a surface of the component to be coated on the work surface and structurally curing a portion of the first raw material to form a new structured layer of the component, lifting the component comprising the new layer off the work surface, removing, by a first recovering device, a remaining first raw material from the work surface, the first recovering device moving laterally across the work surface and returning the first raw material to a first dispenser and repeating the aforementioned method steps with a second raw material and a second dispenser, wherein a second recovering device is provided so that the first and second raw materials are
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christoph Recher, Thomas Lenzen
  • Patent number: 12076920
    Abstract: In an embodiment a 3D printer for additive manufacturing of a multilayer component includes a work surface, at least two movable dispensers configured to coat the work surface with one of at least two different raw materials in each case, wherein at least a part of the respective raw material is addable to the component as a layer in a manufacturing step, and at least two movable recovering devices configured to selectively recover the respective raw material which is not consumed when a layer is added to the component and return the recovered raw material to a respective associated dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Christoph Recher, Thomas Lenzen
  • Publication number: 20240262035
    Abstract: A 3D printer for additively manufacturing a multilayer component. The 3D printer includes at least two separate dispensers coating a conveyor belt with respectively different raw material, a manufacturing unit in which at least part of the raw material is added to the component as a new layer, at least two separate recovery devices for selectively recovering the respectively different raw material, which is not consumed when a layer is added to the component, and for returning the raw material to the respective associated dispenser, and conveyor belt that transports the raw material from the dispenser to the manufacturing unit and further to the recovery device in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Lenzen, Reinhard Neureiter, Christoph Recher
  • Publication number: 20240234019
    Abstract: An inductor with reduced losses is provided. The inductor comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a conductor between the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal, the conductor and the second terminal establish a monolithic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Felipe JEREZ GALDEANO, Thomas GIMPEL, Thomas LENZEN, Anneliese DRESPLING, Reinhard NEUREITER
  • Patent number: 12020098
    Abstract: A method in which a three-dimensional component is produced and is provided on its component surface with a machine-readable code, wherein the code is produced in one part with the component and has a plurality of three-dimensional code elements, which represent the coded data in binary form on the basis of raised regions and non-raised regions in relation to a reference plane. A method in which a three-dimensional component is produced and is provided on its component surface with a machine-readable code, wherein the code is produced in one part with the component and has a plurality of three-dimensional code elements which represent the coded data in binary form on the basis of recessed regions and non-recessed regions in relation to a reference plane. A component includes such a code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ole Geisen, Thomas Lenzen
  • Patent number: 12005639
    Abstract: A 3D printer for additively manufacturing a multilayer component. The 3D printer includes at least two separate dispensers coating a conveyor belt with respectively different raw material, a manufacturing unit in which at least part of the raw material is added to the component as a new layer, at least two separate recovery devices for selectively recovering the respectively different raw material, which is not consumed when a layer is added to the component, and for returning the raw material to the respective associated dispenser, and conveyor belt that transports the raw material from the dispenser to the manufacturing unit and further to the recovery device in the lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Thomas Lenzen, Reinhard Neureiter, Christoph Recher
  • Publication number: 20220339861
    Abstract: In an embodiment a 3D printer for additive manufacturing of a multilayer component includes a work surface, at least two movable dispensers configured to coat the work surface with one of at least two different raw materials in each case, wherein at least a part of the respective raw material is addable to the component as a layer in a manufacturing step, and at least two movable recovering devices configured to selectively recover the respective raw material which is not consumed when a layer is added to the component and return the recovered raw material to a respective associated dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Recher, Thomas Lenzen
  • Publication number: 20220332046
    Abstract: The invention comprises a 3D printer for additively manufacturing a multilayer component. The 3D printer comprises at least two separate dispensers (2) coating a conveyor belt (3) with respectively different raw material, a manufacturing unit in which at least part of the raw material is added to the component (8) as a new layer, at least two separate recovery devices (12) for selectively recovering the respectively different raw material, which is not consumed when a layer is added to the component (8), and returning the raw material to the respective associated dispenser (2) and conveyor belt (3) which transports the raw material from the dispenser (2) to the manufacturing unit and further to the recovery device (12) in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Lenzen, Reinhard Neureiter, Christoph Recher
  • Publication number: 20210064948
    Abstract: A method in which a three-dimensional component is produced and is provided on its component surface with a machine-readable code, wherein the code is produced in one part with the component and has a plurality of three-dimensional code elements, which represent the coded data in binary form on the basis of raised regions and non-raised regions in relation to a reference plane. A method in which a three-dimensional component is produced and is provided on its component surface with a machine-readable code, wherein the code is produced in one part with the component and has a plurality of three-dimensional code elements which represent the coded data in binary form on the basis of recessed regions and non-recessed regions in relation to a reference plane. A component includes such a code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ole Geisen, Thomas Lenzen