Patents by Inventor Tobias Schmidt

Tobias Schmidt 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: 20210116133
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooking chamber, and a door configured to close the cooking chamber. The door is arranged on the housing in a pivotable manner and capable of being lowered into a storage space in the housing. A drive unit automatically implements a movement of the door along a movement path. The drive unit includes a motor and a cable pull device, which is coupled to the motor and the door such that the movement of the door is implemented as a function of a motorized actuation of the cable pull device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: René Alt, Ralf Grobleben, Torsten Popp, Thomas Rembold, Tobias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10948195
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having a stowage compartment, a door for closing a cooking chamber, and a door opening mechanism constructed to automatically move the door at least in a section of an entire movement path between a closed position and an open position of the door, in which open position the door is retractable into the stowage compartment of the housing. The door opening mechanism includes an actuation unit which is configured to automatically tilt the door from the closed position into an intermediate position located such that any further movement of the door from the intermediate position into the open position is implemented automatically under the force of gravity of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Grobleben, Tobias Schmidt, Thomas Rembold
  • Publication number: 20210074489
    Abstract: A method operates an electrical treatment device having a user-operable operating switch, and a motor electronics system with a motor control and an electric drive motor. The operating switch is electrically connected to a drive voltage source on the input side and to the motor electronics system on the output side. The motor electronics system is electrically connected to the electric drive motor on the output side by way of the motor control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Schmidt, Kay-Steffen Gurr, Marc Saemann, Rudolf Saemann
  • Patent number: 10899455
    Abstract: A seat arrangement for a vehicle has: parallel aisles in a longitudinal direction of a cabin; cabin walls arranged parallel to the aisles; a central region enclosed by the aisles; and two outer regions neighboring the central region and separated from the central region through the aisles. Seat rows having two inner seat modules and two outer seat modules, are arranged in the central region behind each other. Additional seat rows having an inner seat module facing the respective aisle and an outer seat module wall facing the respective cabin wall, are arranged behind each other in the outer regions. Each seat module has a seat and an ottoman. The seat modules of the central region have a use direction aligned parallel to a main extension direction of the bordering aisle or enclose a maximum angle such that the ottoman reaches further into the aisle than the assigned seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Sieben, Thomas Sütthoff, Tobias Schmidt-Schäffer
  • Publication number: 20200393040
    Abstract: A pressure back-up valve (300) includes a release piston (320) movable between first and second stop positions and a closing body (340) movable to a closing position in which this separates first and second connection pressure chambers (327, 326) when the release piston (320) is in a first stop position. The release piston (320) moves the closing body (340), in the second stop position, into an opening position. The release piston (320) is pressurizable on a first pressure surface (A1) from a first side via a third connection pressure chamber (324) and on a second pressure surface (A2) from a second side via a second connection pressure chamber (326). The closing body (340) is pressurized, in the closing position, from a first side via the second connection pressure chamber (326) on a first pressure surface (A4) and from a second side via the first connection pressure chamber (327) on a second pressure surface (A3) of the closing body (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Florian Langenbacher, Tobias Schmidt, Hans-Joachim Martin, Rainer Novak
  • Publication number: 20200363071
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a door for closing a cooking chamber, a door-opening device configured to automatically move the door between a closed position and an open position of the door, and a sensing device operatively connected to the door-opening device. The sensing device is configured to sense a triggering element separate from the cooking appliance for controlling the door-opening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Günter Gerold, Ralf Grobleben, Tobias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200343094
    Abstract: An electronic device, an electronic module comprising the electronic device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the metal stack comprises a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises NiSi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Paul Frank, Gretchen Adema, Thomas Bertaud, Michael Ehmann, Eric Graetz, Kamil Karlovsky, Evelyn Napetschnig, Werner Robl, Tobias Schmidt, Joachim Seifert, Frank Wagner, Stefan Woehlert
  • Patent number: 10808911
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising: a light source in the form of at least one LED and a reflector, wherein a peripheral edge of the reflector defines a light exit opening on a side opposite the light source, wherein arranged in the light exit opening is a planar translucent cover wherein microstructures configured to direct and/or scatter light are distributed over the planar translucent cover. The planar translucent cover extends inwards in the direction of the light source, relative to an imaginary plane defined by the peripheral edge of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Siteco GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Schmidt, Alexander Faller, Stephan Lukanow
  • Publication number: 20200300476
    Abstract: A cooking device has a short-range radio interface, a control device for operating the cooking device, which control device is designed to receive data for operating the cooking device from a transponder via the short-range radio interface, and at least one active positioning area for detachably fastening at least one transponder. The active positioning area is located in a communication region of the short-range radio interface. The control device receives authorization data from the transponder via the short-range radio interface and operates the cooking device with corresponding use authorization on the basis of the authorization data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Grobleben, Gernot Oberfell, Tobias Schmidt, Jan Wertel
  • Patent number: 10782794
    Abstract: A haptic operating element for a household appliance includes a display field which is at least partially configured as a touch-sensitive screen. The household appliance includes at least one haptic operating element and an additional screen fixed relative to the device. The household appliance has, in particular, a control device for operating the display field of the operating element and the screen fixed relative to the device. The haptic operating element can be particularly advantageously used in cooking devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Eric Beliveau, Tobias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200284883
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various embodiments of an optical component for a LIDAR Sensor System. The optical component may include an optical element having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a first lens array formed on the first main surface, and/or a second lens array formed on the second main surface. The optical element has a curved shape in a first direction of the LIDAR Sensor System.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ricardo Ferreira, Stefan Hadrath, Peter Hoehmann, Herbert Kaestle, Florian Kolb, Norbert Magg, Jiye Park, Tobias Schmidt, Martin Schnarrenberger, Norbert Haas, Helmut Horn, Bernhard Siessegger, Guido Angenendt, Charles Braquet, Gerhard Maierbacher, Oliver Neitzke, Sergey Khrushchev
  • Patent number: 10741402
    Abstract: An electronic device, an electronic module comprising the electronic device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the metal stack comprises a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises NiSi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Paul Frank, Gretchen Adema, Thomas Bertaud, Michael Ehmann, Eric Graetz, Kamil Karlovsky, Evelyn Napetschnig, Werner Robl, Tobias Schmidt, Joachim Seifert, Frank Wagner, Stefan Woehlert
  • Patent number: 10697592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting means comprising at least two LEDs, mounted on opposite sides of a flat printed circuit board, said printed circuit board being combined with a reflector which is free of LEDs, a part of the light emitted by each LED being reflected by the reflector to homogenize the light distribution generated by the lighting means, and specifically in each case with a directional component parallel to a surface direction of the flat printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Tobias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10655791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a luminous means having a cap and an outer bulb in which LEDs are arranged on a flat multilayer substrate which is constructed, at least in regions, from at least two substrate layers between two outside surfaces which are opposite one another, wherein the at least two substrate layers are formed from a flat substrate sheet which is laid back on itself, and wherein the LEDs are mounted on a side surface of the substrate sheet, which at least proportionally forms the two outside surfaces of the multilayer substrate in each case on account of the substrate sheet being laid back, in such a manner that at least one of the LEDs is mounted in each case on both of the two outside surfaces of the multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Tobias Schmidt, Andreas Kloss, Frank Vollkommer
  • Patent number: 10600690
    Abstract: A method for handling a product substrate includes bonding a carrier to the product substrate by: applying a layer of a temporary adhesive having a first coefficient of thermal expansion onto a surface of the carrier; and bonding the carrier to the product substrate using the applied temporary adhesive. A surface of the temporary adhesive is in direct contact to a surface of the product substrate. The temporary adhesive includes or is adjacent a filler material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion which is smaller than the first coefficient of thermal expansion, so that stress occurs inside the temporary adhesive layer or at an interface to the product substrate or the carrier during cooling down of the temporary adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Georg Meyer-Berg, Claus von Waechter, Michael Bauer, Holger Doepke, Dominic Maier, Daniel Porwol, Tobias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200075530
    Abstract: An electronic device with a multi-layer contact and a system is disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first electrode terminal located on a first surface and a second surface electrode terminal located on a second surface, the first surface being opposite to the second surface, an electrical contact layer disposed directly on the first electrode terminal, a functional layer directly disposed on the electrical contact layer, an adhesion layer directly disposed on the functional layer, a solder layer directly disposed on the adhesion layer; and a protection layer directly disposed on the solder layer, wherein the semiconductor device is a power semiconductor device configured to provide a vertical current flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Heinrich, Michael Juerss, Konrad Roesl, Oliver Eichinger, Kok Chai Goh, Tobias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200044502
    Abstract: A magnetic element holder (1) of an electric motor has a carrier formed as a frame structure. The carrier has at least one receiving section (2) to receive at least one magnetic element (6). The carrier is configured with a holding device (3) for positionally fixed holding the at least one magnetic element (6) inside the at least one receiving section (2). The magnetic element holder (1) is configured to be fastened to a rotor (100) of an electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias Maschke, Friedrich Schaffert, Sebastian Hoss, Tobias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10495262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting means comprising at least two LEDs mounted on opposite sides of a flat printed circuit board, said printed circuit board being combined with a reflector which is free of LEDs, a part of the light emitted by each LED being reflected by the reflector to homogenize the light distribution generated by the lighting means, and specifically in each case with a directional component parallel to a surface direction of the flat printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Tobias Schmidt, Andreas Kloss, Frank Vollkommer
  • Publication number: 20190354195
    Abstract: A haptic operating element for a household appliance includes a display field which is at least partially configured as a touch-sensitive screen. The household appliance includes at least one haptic operating element and an additional screen fixed relative to the device. The household appliance has, in particular, a control device for operating the display field of the operating element and the screen fixed relative to the device. The haptic operating element can be particularly advantageously used in cooking devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: THOMAS ERIC BELIVEAU, TOBIAS SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 10475761
    Abstract: A method for producing an electric device with a multi-layer contact is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes providing a carrier, the carrier having a metallic layer disposed on its surface, providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a layer stack on the semiconductor substrate and attaching the layer stack of the semiconductor substrate to the metallic layer of the carrier so that an intermetallic phase is formed between the metallic layer and the solder layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alexander Heinrich, Michael Juerss, Konrad Roesl, Oliver Eichinger, Kok Chai Goh, Tobias Schmidt