Patents by Inventor Tjalf Pirk

Tjalf Pirk 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).

  • Method for Operating a Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20240011519
    Abstract: A method for operating a monitoring system of at least one fastening device includes providing an identifier allocated to the at least one fastening device and a fastening property allocated to the at least one fastening device to a computer device of the monitoring system, and maintaining a digital twin of the at least one fastening device using the computer device by linking the identifier and the fastening property. The method further includes monitoring the at least one fastening device by evaluating the digital twin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stefano Delfini, Tjalf Pirk, Joachim Loeblein, Gerd Scheying, Wolfgang Pleuger
  • SENSOR DEVICE FOR SENSING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONAL VALUE OF A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SENSOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230277836
    Abstract: A sensor device for sensing at least one functional value of a medical device is described herein. The sensor device includes a micro-electronic-mechanical system, an attachment device, and a communication interface. The micro-electronic-mechanical system senses (for example, determines or detects) a functional value associated with a medical device. The attachment device attaches the sensor device to a medical device, a part of the body of a patient, or to the patient intracorporeally. The communication interface provides (for example, wirelessly transmits) at least one functional value to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Inga Schellenberg, Hardy Baumbach, Tjalf Pirk
  • Anchoring Device
    Publication number: 20220282748
    Abstract: A measuring device for a fastening device includes a base body, a sensor unit configured to detect at least one fastening variable, and an interface connected to the sensor unit and configured to provide the detected at least one fastening variable to an external reading device. The interface is electrically connectable to a wireless communication unit or directly connectable to the external reading device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Buck, Stefano Delfini, Wolfgang Pleuger, Gerd Scheying, Tjalf Pirk, Joachim Loeblein
  • MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH GUIDEWIRE AID
    Publication number: 20220161018
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mechanical circulatory support system for transcatheter delivery to the heart, having a removable guidewire aid to assist with inserting the guidewire along a path that avoids a rotating impeller. The system may comprise a catheter shaft and a circulatory support device carried by the shaft. The device may comprise a tubular housing, an impeller and the guidewire aid. The guidewire aid may include a removable guidewire guide tube. The guide tube may enter a first guidewire port of the tubular housing, exit the tubular housing via a second guidewire port on a side wall of the tubular housing on a distal side of the impeller, enter a third guidewire port on a proximal side of the impeller, and extend proximally through the catheter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Marvin Mitze, Hans Christof, Vladimir Popov, Martin Schwarz, Leon Wenning, Johannes Bette, Attila Fabiunke, Julian Görries, Jan Schöfer, Valentin Rex, Johannes Berner, Johannes Ferch, Hans-Baldung Luley, Tom Döhring, Jens Burghaus, Inga Schellenberg, Hardy Baumbach, Annika Bach, Ingo Stotz, Julian Kassel, Armin Schuelke, Stefan Henneck, David Minzenmay, Thomas Alexander Schlebusch, Tobias Schmid, Tjalf Pirk, Martina Budde, Ricardo Ehrenpfordt, Marc Schmid, Ahmad Mansour, Niko Baeuerle, Peter Wassermann, Fabian Eiberger, Kenneth M. Martin
  • MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH INSERTION TOOL
    Publication number: 20220161021
    Abstract: A minimally invasive miniaturized percutaneous mechanical circulatory support system for transcatheter delivery of a pump to the heart that actively unloads the left ventricle by pumping blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta and systemic circulation. The pump may include a tubular housing, a motor, an impeller configured to be rotated by the motor. The impeller may be rotated by the motor, via a shaft with an annular polymeric seal around the shaft, or via a magnetic drive. The system may have an insertion tool having a tubular body and configured to axially movably receive the circulatory support device, and an introducer sheath configured to axially movably receive the insertion tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Marvin Mitze, Hans Christof, Vladimir Popov, Martin Schwarz, Leon Wenning, Johannes Bette, Attila Fabiunke, Julian Görries, Jan Schöfer, Valentin Rex, Johannes Berner, Johannes Ferch, Hans-Baldung Luley, Tom Döhring, Jens Burghaus, Inga Schellenberg, Hardy Baumbach, Annika Bach, Ingo Stotz, Julian Kassel, Armin Schuelke, Stefan Henneck, David Minzenmay, Thomas Alexander Schlebusch, Tobias Schmid, Tjalf Pirk, Martina Budde, Ricardo Ehrenpfordt, Marc Schmid, Ahmad Mansour, niko Baeuerle, Peter Wassermann, Fabian Eiberger, Kenneth M. Martin, Thomas Friedrich, Mario Heintze
  • PURGELESS MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH MAGNETIC DRIVE
    Publication number: 20220161019
    Abstract: Disclosed is a minimally invasive miniaturized percutaneous mechanical circulatory support system. The system may be placed across the aortic valve via a single femoral arterial access point. The system includes a low profile axial rotary blood pump carried by the distal end of a catheter. The system can be percutaneously inserted through the femoral artery and positioned across the aortic valve into the left ventricle. The device actively unloads the left ventricle by pumping blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta and systemic circulation. A magnetic drive and encased motor housing allows for purgeless operation for extended periods of time to treat various ailments, for example more than six hours as acute therapy for cardiogenic shock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Marvin Mitze, Hans Christof, Vladimir Popov, Martin Schwarz, Leon Wenning, Johannes Bette, Attila Fabiunke, Sina Gerlach, Johannes Stigloher, Julian Görries, Jan Schöfer, Valentin Rex, Johannes Berner, Bernhard Ehni, Johannes Ferch, Hans-Baldung Luley, Tom Döhring, Jens Burghaus, Inga Schellenberg, Hardy Baumbach, Annika Bach, Ingo Stotz, Julian Kassel, Armin Schuelke, Stefan Henneck, David Minzenmay, Thomas Alexander Schlebusch, Tobias Schmid, Tjalf Pirk, Martina Budde, Ricardo Ehrenpfordt, Marc Schmid, Ahmad Mansour, Niko Baeuerle, Ralf Strasswiemer, Uwe Vollmer, Manuel Gaertner, Fabian Eiberger, Tobias Baechle, Karin Schneider, Peter Wassermann
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF HEALTH OF A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20220032036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (150) for monitoring the state of health of a patient (100), wherein the device (150) comprises an input interface (160) for inputting a first pressure signal (145) and a second pressure signal (155) and a processing unit (165) for processing the first pressure signal (145) and the second pressure signal (155) in order to determine a processing value (170) in order to monitor the state of health of the patient (100) based the processing value (170).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hardy Baumbach, Julian Kassel, Tjalf Pirk, Inga Schellenberg, Martina Budde, Thomas Alexander Schlebusch
  • Anchoring Device
    Publication number: 20210355977
    Abstract: An anchoring device, in particular to a bolt anchor or an expansion anchor, includes a communication interface via which at least one item of information can be made available to an external device. It is proposed that the communication interface have at least one surface wave unit for generating an acoustic surface wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Miriam Kederer, Uwe Wostradowski, Tjalf Pirk, Fabian Purkl, Ricardo Ehrenpfordt, Wolfgang Pleuger, Michael Curcic
  • Method for producing an electrical device comprising a covering material
    Patent number: 10504809
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrical device including an electrical component at least partially covered by a covering material having a cement material includes supplying the cement material, mixing an additive into the cement material, applying the covering material having the cement material with the additive onto the electrical component, and treating the covering material. The treatment allows the additive from the cement material to reach a surface of the cement material and to form a protective layer on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Helmut Schmidt, Petra Stedile
  • Method for producing a galvanic element and galvanic element
    Patent number: 10490804
    Abstract: A method for producing a galvanic element includes applying a first electrode to a substrate, applying a separator to the first electrode, and applying a second electrode to the separator. At least one of the electrodes is applied in the form of a composite electrode using an aerosol separation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Dominik Hanft, Michael Butzin, Christine Engel, Ralf Moos
  • Device having at least two wafers for detecting electromagnetic radiation and method for producing said device
    Patent number: 10270001
    Abstract: An arrangement of at least two wafers for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular far infrared radiation, comprises a first wafer and a second wafer. The first wafer includes a microsystem formed as a sensor array. The microsystem is configured to register electromagnetic radiation and provide a corresponding sensor signal. The second wafer includes an integrated circuit formed as an evaluation circuit that is coupled to the sensor array. The integrated circuit is configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation with the aid of the sensor signal provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Tjalf Pirk
  • Method for producing a multi-layer electrode system
    Patent number: 10217926
    Abstract: A method for producing a multi-layer electrode system includes providing a carrier substrate having a recess in a top side of the carrier substrate. At least one wall of the recess is inclined in relation to a bottom side of the carrier substrate, which is opposite to the top side. The method also includes applying a multi-layer stack, which includes at least a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a piezoelectric layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, to the top side of the carrier substrate. At least the wall and a bottom of the recess are covered by at least a portion of the multi-layer stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Andreas Krauss, Friedjof Heuck, Stefan Leidich, Christoph Schelling
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY CELL
    Publication number: 20190006697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a battery cell (10), in particular a solid-state battery cell, wherein material particles (1) are provided with a first coating (3), wherein in a deposition step the material particles (1) having the first coating (3) are accelerated toward a substrate (112) in such a way that the first coating (3) of the material particles (1) joins with the first coating (3) of further material particles (1) upon hitting the substrate (112) such that a first layer (30) is formed, in particular without an input of heat from outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Stephan DANKO, Olivier SCHECKER, Tjalf PIRK
  • Method for Producing an Electrical Device Comprising a Covering Material
    Publication number: 20180331006
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrical device including an electrical component at least partially covered by a covering material having a cement material includes supplying the cement material, mixing an additive into the cement material, applying the covering material having the cement material with the additive onto the electrical component, and treating the covering material. The treatment allows the additive from the cement material to reach a surface of the cement material and to form a protective layer on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tjalf PIRK, Helmut SCHMIDT, Petra STEDILE
  • Method and apparatus for production of a thin-film battery
    Patent number: 9941507
    Abstract: A method for production of a thin-film battery includes providing a mount structure, applying of a first unmasked flow of a first electrode material to the mount structure in order to form a first electrode layer, applying a second unmasked flow of a battery material in order to form a battery layer, and applying a third unmasked flow of a second electrode material in order to form a second electrode layer. The applying steps are repeated in order to produce a thin-film battery which consists of a plurality of first electrode layers, a plurality of battery layers, and a plurality of second electrode layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Andreas Krauss, Thomas Teuschel, Laura Bohne
  • Microelectromechanical sensor module and corresponding production method
    Patent number: 9829357
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical sensor module includes a sensing mechanism for measuring an acceleration, pressure, air humidity or the like, a control mechanism for controlling the sensing mechanism, an energy supply mechanism for supplying the sensor module with energy, and a transmission mechanism for transmitting signals of the sensing mechanism. At least three of the mechanisms are integrated at the chip level in at least one chip in each case. A corresponding method is implemented to produce the microelectromechanical sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Thomas Wagner, Ando Feyh, Georg Bischopink, Axel Franke
  • PUMP APPARATUS AND PARTICLE DETECTOR HAVING A PUMP APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170198687
    Abstract: A pump apparatus for gaseous media. A film is provided on a substrate and is connected to the substrate in the edge region of the film. By interaction between a magnetic device on the substrate and a magnetic device on the film, the film can be raised or lowered on the substrate. A pumping motion is thereby produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Dick Scholten, Ricardo Ehrenpfordt, Tjalf Pirk
  • Semiconductor substrate-based system for an RFID device, RFID device, and method for manufacturing such a semiconductor substrate-based system
    Patent number: 9608307
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate-based system for an RFID device, in particular an RFID transponder, having a semiconductor substrate and an electronic circuit system which is structured on the semiconductor substrate is provided. The semiconductor substrate-based system also has a thin-layer battery, likewise structured on the semiconductor substrate, for supplying power to the RFID device. Moreover, an RFID device having a corresponding semiconductor substrate-based system, and a method for manufacturing a corresponding semiconductor substrate-based system are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Andreas Krauss, Laura Bohne, Janpeter Wolff
  • Layer system, energy store, and method for manufacturing an energy store
    Patent number: 9590250
    Abstract: A layer system includes at least three layers, the three layers including a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer situated between the top electrode layer and the bottom electrode layer. The electrolyte layer has a solid-state electrolyte, and at least one of the top and bottom electrode layers includes a paste-like composite layer. A layer system of this type may be used to manufacture in particular energy stores, such as rechargeable lithium-ion accumulators, having an enhanced capacity. Moreover, a method for producing a layer system or an energy store is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Gilbert Moersch, Oliver Schecker
  • Layer configuration
    Patent number: 9478826
    Abstract: A configuration includes at least three successive layers, the three layers having a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer situated between the top electrode layer and the bottom electrode layer. At least the electrolyte layer and one of the top electrode layer or the bottom electrode layer have an organic matrix, and the organic matrix of the electrolyte layer has an ionic conductivity in a range of ?10?6 S/cm. Such a configuration is suitable in particular for forming a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and permits simple and cost-effective manufacturing and good adaptability to the desired application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Tjalf Pirk, Mehran Ghahremanpour, Joachim Saegebarth, Martin Bogner, Hermann Sandmaier