Patents by Inventor Tim Traulsen
Tim Traulsen 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: 11583686Abstract: An implantable medical device contains a hermetic battery. The hermetic battery contains a hermetically sealed battery housing defining an internal chamber, an electrochemical cell disposed within the internal chamber, and an electronic module disposed within the internal chamber. The electronic module is electrically conductively connected to the electrochemical cell, and the electronic module is arranged in the electrochemical cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Doerr, Tim Traulsen, Torsten Oertmann, Gregory Jay Delmain, Alan Fryer
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Publication number: 20220379123Abstract: An implantable medical device comprises a housing, a circuit board structure arranged within in the housing and comprising at least one flexible section, an electronic module comprising at least one electronic component arranged on the circuit board structure, and an energy storage device for providing electrical energy for operation of the implantable medical device. The energy storage device is a solid-state battery mounted on the circuit board structure. An energy generation device connected to the energy storage device is a secondary cell, wherein the energy generation device is configured to convert patient energy to electrical energy for charging the energy storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KGInventors: Thomas DOERR, Volker LANG, Tim TRAULSEN
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Patent number: 11289702Abstract: An electrochemical voltage source has an anode containing lithium, a cathode containing manganese oxide, and a housing. The cathode and the anode are arranged in an interior of the housing and are arranged opposite one another. An electrolyte reservoir in the form of a compressible storage body, which receives an electrolyte, is arranged between the anode and the cathode. The storage body has a first side resting against an end face of the cathode and a second side, which faces away from the first side, and rests against an end face of the anode. The cathode experiences an increase in volume when the voltage source is discharged. The anode experiences a decrease in volume during the discharge. During the discharge, the absolute value of the volume increase of the cathode is at least as great as the absolute value of the volume decrease of the anode.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: LITRONIK Batterietechnologie GmbHInventors: Nico Freyer, Michael Roch, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann
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Publication number: 20210052904Abstract: An implantable medical device contains a hermetic battery. The hermetic battery contains a hermetically sealed battery housing defining an internal chamber, an electrochemical cell disposed within the internal chamber, and an electronic module disposed within the internal chamber. The electronic module is electrically conductively connected to the electrochemical cell, and the electronic module is arranged in the electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: THOMAS DOERR, TIM TRAULSEN, TORSTEN OERTMANN, GREGORY JAY DELMAIN, ALAN FRYER
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Publication number: 20190058190Abstract: An electrochemical voltage source has an anode containing lithium, a cathode containing manganese oxide, and a housing. The cathode and the anode are arranged in an interior of the housing and are arranged opposite one another. An electrolyte reservoir in the form of a compressible storage body, which receives an electrolyte, is arranged between the anode and the cathode. The storage body has a first side resting against an end face of the cathode and a second side, which faces away from the first side, and rests against an end face of the anode. The cathode experiences an increase in volume when the voltage source is discharged. The anode experiences a decrease in volume during the discharge. During the discharge, the absolute value of the volume increase of the cathode is at least as great as the absolute value of the volume decrease of the anode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Nico FREYER, Michael ROCH, Roland STAUB, Tim TRAULSEN, Gerd FEHRMANN
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Patent number: 9169121Abstract: A material, in particular an active material, for an electrode of a galvanic element, and a method for the production of the material, a mixture for the production of an electrode for a galvanic element, and a galvanic element, in particular a battery, and a medical implant comprising such a battery.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: LITRONIK Batterietechnologie GmbHInventors: Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Andreas Deckert, Joerg Feller, Tom Schuffenhauer
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Patent number: 8722248Abstract: The present invention relates to an active element for a battery whose material contains copper oxyphosphate and an additive improving the conductivity. The proportion of the additive improving the conductivity in the material is between 3 and 7 wt. %, preferably between approximately 3 wt. % and approximately 5 wt. %, and the proportion of the copper oxyphosphate in the material adds up to 100 wt. %. The invention additionally relates to a battery having an active element of this type as well as a method for producing an active element of this type and a battery of this type. The battery according to the invention is suitable in particular for use in medical implants.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Juergen Drews, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub
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Patent number: 8530066Abstract: A feedthrough for a battery having a first terminal element (1) and a second terminal element (2), which are at different electric potentials. The first terminal element (1) and/or the second terminal element (2) has (have) have a coating (3) which is produced by chemical vapor deposition and which prevents a short circuit between the first terminal element (1) and the second terminal element (2). Furthermore, a simple and inexpensive method for manufacturing such a coating is provided. The invention also relates to a battery having at least one such feedthrough.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Tim Traulsen, Jens-Peter Mueller
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Publication number: 20130022871Abstract: A material, in particular an active material, for an electrode of a galvanic element, and a method for the production of the material, a mixture for the production of an electrode for a galvanic element, and a galvanic element, in particular a battery, and a medical implant comprising such a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: LITRONIK BATTERIETECHNOLOGIE GMBHInventors: Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Andreas Deckert, Joerg Feller, Tom Schuffenhauer
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Patent number: 8313052Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a powder mixture for a battery electrode that includes suspending of particles of at least one binder within an inert solvent producing a first suspension, slowly suspending of particles of an active material within the first suspension producing a second suspension, drying of the second suspension producing a granulate material. Further relates to a respective powder mixture, an electrode and a method of manufacturing the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Tim Traulsen, Thomas Hucke, Thomas Rodig
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Patent number: 8210838Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 8043744Abstract: Battery-operated device, having an electrically operated functional unit and an electrochemical voltage source, which are housed together in an essentially gas-tight device housing, the electrochemical voltage source having an electrolyte based on an ionic liquid and a coating-free plastic battery housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Tim Traulsen, Juergen Drews, Thomas Hucke
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Publication number: 20100330432Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a powder mixture for a battery electrode that includes suspending of particles of at least one binder within an inert solvent producing a first suspension, slowly suspending of particles of an active material within the first suspension producing a second suspension, drying of the second suspension producing a granulate material. Further relates to a respective powder mixture, an electrode and a method of manufacturing the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Tim TRAULSEN, Thomas HUCKE, Thomas RODIG
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Publication number: 20100243102Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 7794882Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to an electrode for a lithium battery with an electrode element of a material consisting of or comprising: 2-10 parts by weight of a conductivity additive containing carbon, based on an anisotropic expanded graphite; 0-5 parts by weight of a plate-shaped, spherical or potato-shaped graphite; 1-8 parts by weight of a binding agent; and 77-97 parts by weight of an active material selected from the group metal, transition metal oxide and metal phosphate, said active material being capable of intercalating lithium ions in a crystal lattice.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Juergen Drews, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 7758782Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Publication number: 20100055566Abstract: The present invention relates to an active element for a battery whose material contains copper oxyphosphate and an additive improving the conductivity. The proportion of the additive improving the conductivity in the material is between 3 and 7 wt. %, preferably between approximately 3 wt. % and approximately 5 wt. %, and the proportion of the copper oxyphosphate in the material adds up to 100 wt. %. The invention additionally relates to a battery having an active element of this type as well as a method for producing an active element of this type and a battery of this type. The battery according to the invention is suitable in particular for use in medical implants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Juergen DREWS, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub
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Publication number: 20090181289Abstract: A feedthrough for a battery having a first terminal element (1) and a second terminal element (2), which are at different electric potentials. The first terminal element (1) and/or the second terminal element (2) has (have) have a coating (3) which is produced by chemical vapor deposition and which prevents a short circuit between the first terminal element (1) and the second terminal element (2). Furthermore, a simple and inexpensive method for manufacturing such a coating is provided. The invention also relates to a battery having at least one such feedthrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Tim TRAULSEN, Jens-Peter Mueller
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Publication number: 20090075167Abstract: Battery-operated device, having an electrically operated functional unit and an electrochemical voltage source, which are housed together in an essentially gas-tight device housing, the electrochemical voltage source having an electrolyte based on an ionic liquid and a coating-free plastic battery housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Juergen Drews, Thomas Hucke
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Publication number: 20070259268Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to an electrode for a lithium battery with an electrode element of a material consisting of or comprising: 2-10 parts by weight of a conductivity additive containing carbon, based on an anisotropic expanded graphite; 0-5 parts by weight of a plate-shaped, spherical or potato-shaped graphite; 1-8 parts by weight of a binding agent; and 77-97 parts by weight of an active material selected from the group metal, transition metal oxide and metal phosphate, the active material being capable of intercalating lithium ions in the crystal latticeType: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Juergen DREWS, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fisher, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen