Patents by Inventor Volker Lang

Volker Lang 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).

  • CONTACTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTACTOR ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20260066204
    Abstract: A contactor arrangement is specified herein, comprising: a contactor with a contact bridge for switching an electrical connection between a first terminal and a second terminal during operation, a first temperature sensor in direct contact with the first terminal or with a bus bar that is electrically connected to the first terminal, a second temperature sensor configured for measuring an ambient temperature outside of the contactor during operation, and a control unit configured for computing an internal temperature of the contact bridge inside the contactor, wherein the internal temperature depends on temperature readings of the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, and the control unit is configured to provide a warning signal if the internal temperature exceeds a threshold value. Further, a method for operating a contactor arrangement is specified herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Alexej POGORELOV, Volker LANG, Norbert ROESNER
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING A PATIENT MEDICAL CONDITION WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
    Publication number: 20260066067
    Abstract: A data management system for matching a patient medical condition with a corresponding health care provider, including a computing device configured to apply an algorithm to the patient medical data to determine if the patient medical condition requires treatment, wherein if treatment of the patient medical condition is determined to be required, the algorithm is configured to match the patient medical condition with the corresponding health care provider according to the determined patient medical condition, and wherein the computing device is configured to identify and schedule a sequence of necessary medical treatments. A computer-implemented method for matching a patient medical condition with a corresponding health care provider is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas DOERR, Volker LANG, Bjoern DIEM
  • Implantable medical device comprising an energy storage device
    Patent number: 12478791
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Volker Lang, Tim Traulsen
  • ARRANGEMENT WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20250336617
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an arrangement including a circuit breaker, a switch, a first signal line, a first current connection line and a first power port. The circuit breaker can include a first and a second breaker terminal. The switch is realized as a disconnector or a contactor and comprises a first and a second contact terminal. The first signal line is coupled to the circuit breaker and to the switch. The first current connection line is coupled to the first breaker terminal and to the first contact terminal. The first power port is coupled to the first current connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Lutz FRIEDRICHSEN, Norbert ROESNER, Volker LANG
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT IN PRESENCE OF AN EXTERNAL DEVICE IN THE PATIENT’S ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20250276188
    Abstract: A method for controlling a medical device implanted in a patient in presence of an external device in the patient's environment includes: receiving a detection signal indicating the presence of the external device in the patient's environment, wherein the detection signal incudes a unique identifier for the external device; selecting an operating mode for the medical device by comparing the identifier to a list of known identifiers, wherein each known identifier is associated with a predefined operating mode for the medical device; and applying the selected operating mode to the medical device, thereby adjusting the medical device so that undesirable electromagnetic interaction between the medical device and the external device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: BIO TRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas DOERR, Volker LANG, Bjoern DIEM
  • SWITCHING DEVICE WITH A STOPPER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250014851
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a switching device comprises a first and a second fixed contact, a contact bridge, a first and a second movable contact arranged at the contact bridge, a contact spring, a contact bridge carrier, a housing and at least one stopper. The contact bridge carrier is movable and is coupled to the contact bridge via the contact spring. The at least one stopper is connected to the housing, and is configured to limit a movement of the contact bridge in case of a short circuit. The switching device also comprises a magnetic drive assembly with an electric coil, a magnetic core and an armature, wherein the armature is movable and is connected to the contact bridge carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Volker LANG, Lutz FRIEDRICHSEN, Christoph BAUSCH
  • SWITCHABLE CONTACTING DEVICE WITH COOLING FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20240355556
    Abstract: A switchable contacting device with cooling functionality comprises a current-carrying component, a housing for encasing the current-carrying component, and a heat dissipating component. The heat dissipating component is arranged to dissipate heat from the current-carrying component outside the housing. The switchable contacting device allows to realize an internal passive cooling, an internal active cooling, an external passive cooling, and an external active cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Volker LANG, Lutz FRIEDRICHSEN, Kai SCHROEDER, Gabriel WIEDERA, Alexej POGORELOV
  • Electromagnetic drive unit for a switching device and switching device
    Patent number: 11935715
    Abstract: An electromagnetic drive unit for a switching device includes: a magnetic core with a first, a second, and a third magnetic path each arranged transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electromagnetic drive unit and coupled to longitudinal magnetic struts at respective ends to form a magnetic frame structure; an armature movable along the longitudinal axis between a first and a second state; and a first and a second magnetic coil for moving the armature based on excitation of the first and/or the second magnetic coil. The first magnetic coil is arranged between the first and the second magnetic path and the second magnetic coil is arranged between the second and the third magnetic path with respect to the longitudinal axis. The magnetic core and the magnetic coils are arranged such that a magnetic flux that flows through the magnetic paths to move the armature is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Volker LAng, Lutz Friedrichsen, Julia Otte, Christoph Bausch
  • Switching device and switching arrangement
    Patent number: 11705289
    Abstract: A switching device includes: a first and a second fixed contact; a contact bridge; a first movable contact and a second movable contact that are arranged at the contact bridge; a first terminal contact on which the first fixed contact is mounted; and a second terminal contact on which the second fixed contact is mounted. The first fixed contact is in contact with the first movable contact and the second fixed contact is in contact with the second movable contact in a switched-on state of the switching device. The first fixed contact is free of contact with the first movable contact and the second fixed contact is free of contact with the second movable contact in a switched-off state of the switching device. A path of a load current flowing through the contact bridge between the first and second movable contacts in the switched-on state extends in a first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Lutz Friedrichsen, Volker Lang, Johannes Meissner, Julia Otte, Madeline Philipsohn, Gerd Schmitz, Kai Schroeder, Ute Molitor
  • Method for mass humanization of rabbit antibodies
    Patent number: 11685773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a population of 20 or more nucleic acids, each encoding at least one protein comprising at least one immunoglobulin variable domain having a rabbit-derived CDR3 amino acid sequence embedded in essentially human framework sequences, as well as to a population of nucleic acids and a population of proteins relates thereto and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: ABCHECK s.r.o., CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob E. Gunn Glanville, Vera Molkenthin, Remko Albert Griep, Ahmad Trad, Peter Milovnik, Volker Lang
  • System, method, and apparatus for multi-port power converter and inverter assembly
    Patent number: 11658477
    Abstract: A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Wayne Mensch, Brandon William Fisher, Robert Stephen Douglass, Austin Robert Zurface, Jeff Howard Urian, James David, Bharath Suda, Asheesh Soni, Karsten Gerving, Guido Vollmar, Gerd Schmitz, Christoph Bausch, Ute Molitor, Lutz Friedrichsen, Kai Schroeder, Julia Otte, Madeline Philipsohn, Norbert Roesner, Volker Lang, Johannes Meissner, Paolo D'Amico, Jalpa Shah, Meng Wang, Damrongrit Piyabongkarn, Niles Stephen Ramseyer, Dennis Dukaric, Matt Haylock, Justin Keith Griffiths
  • Contact unit for a switching device and switching device
    Patent number: 11587749
    Abstract: A contact unit for a switching device includes: a first fixed contact; a second fixed contact; a contact bridge; a first movable contact and a second movable contact that are arranged at the contact bridge; a first arc extinguishing chamber, a second arc extinguishing chamber, and a third arc extinguishing chamber; and an arc guiding system. The first fixed contact is in contact with the first movable contact and the second fixed contact is in contact with the second movable contact in a switched-on state of the contact unit. The first fixed contact is free of contact with the first movable contact and the second fixed contact is free of contact with the second movable contact in a switched-off state of the contact unit. The first and the second arc extinguishing chamber and the arc guiding system in coordination with each other extinguish a first arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Volker Lang, Albert Zacharias, Christian Ruempler, Kai Schroeder, Ute Molitor
  • MOLDING-ON TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR
    Publication number: 20230006520
    Abstract: A molding-on tool for producing a rotor, the rotor having a plurality of stacks, which are stacked one over the other in the axial direction and each have a magnet carrier and a plurality of magnets fastened thereto. Plastic is molded onto the magnets in order to fix the position on the magnet carrier, the molding-on tool having at least two molding-on plates, which are provided for feeding plastic in order to mold plastic onto the magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volker Lang, Markus Sum, Moritz Wagenblatt
  • Switching device and method for operating a switching device
    Patent number: 11521817
    Abstract: A switching device includes: a first terminal contact; a first fixed contact arranged at the first terminal contact; a contact bridge; a contact bridge carrier arranged at the contact bridge and having a barrier; a first movable contact arranged at the contact bridge; a second terminal contact; a second fixed contact arranged at the second terminal contact; a second movable contact arranged at the contact bridge; and a magnetic drive assembly including a coil and an armature, the armature being coupled to the contact bridge. The first fixed contact is in contact with the first movable contact in a switched-on state of the switching device. The first fixed contact is free of contact with the first movable contact in a switched-off state of the switching device. The second fixed contact is in contact with the second movable contact in the switched-on state of the switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Christoph Bausch, Lutz Friedrichsen, Volker Lang, Johannes Meissner, Julia Otte, Kai Schroeder
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220379123
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas DOERR, Volker LANG, Tim TRAULSEN
  • CONTACTOR DAMAGE AND DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20220337070
    Abstract: A method includes interpreting a contactor open event and a contactor load value for a contactor positioned on a motive power circuit for a mobile application, determining that a contactor opening event under load has occurred in response to the contactor open event and the contactor load value, and updating a contactor wear condition in response to the contactor opening event under load, wherein updating the contactor wear condition comprises accumulating a number of the contactor opening events under load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Keith Griffiths, Nilesh Surase, Ritika Shetty, Shalini Tripathy, Somdut Dey, Madhavi Gupta, Mayura Madane, Sadiya Qureshi, Toseed Khan, Amit Chavan, Kumar Prasad Telikepalli, Atul Solvande, Hao Wang, Jiong Chen, Yueyue Deng, Jason Carroll, Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur, Jacob William Green, Ashok Chakravarthi Kandru, Cheng Luo, Tianyang Jiang, Cheng Wan, Ye Zhu, John Trublowski, Robert Stephen Douglass, Rajen Modi, Nilay Mehta, Laura Natali Valencia Fritsch, Han Li, Dongxin JIn, Lewei Qian, Jun Li, Hongrae Kim, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Patrick Herranz, Miroslav Horejs, Rohit Baranwal, Zhe Zhang, Martin Wayne Mensch, Brandon William Fisher, Austin Robert Zurface, Jeff Howard Urian, James David, Bharath Kumar Suda, Asheesh Kumar Soni, Rene Guy Gallet, Michael Scott Sullivan, Karsten Gerving, Guido Völlmar, Gerd Schmitz, Christoph Bausch, Ute Molitor, Lutz Friedrichsen, Kai Schroeder, Julia Otte, Madeline Philipsohn, Norbert Roesner, Volker Lang, Johannes Meissner, Paolo D'Amico, Jalpa Shah, Meng Wang, Damrongrit Piyabongkarn, Niles Stephen Ramseyer, Dennis Dukaric, Matt Haylock, Anvaya R. Hingangave, Devendra Patil
  • ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE IMPLANTATION OF A SYSTEM FOR STIMULATING THE HUMAN OR ANIMAL HEART
    Publication number: 20220143406
    Abstract: An analysis device for supporting the implantation of a system for stimulating the human heart or animal heart, comprising a processor and a memory unit. The memory unit includes a computer-readable program, which prompts the processor to carry out the following steps when the program is being executed on the processor: a) receiving an electrocardiogram of a human heart or an animal heart into which a system for stimulating this heart is being implanted; b) automatically identifying signals of the electrocardiogram caused by a His bundle stimulation, a signal being identified which appears between an atrial signal and a ventricular signal; c) marking the previously identified signals in the received electrocardiogram; and d) outputting the electrocardiogram thus marked on an output device. The analysis device comprises a detection unit having a sensitivity of at least 0.25 mV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Volker Lang
  • Implantable System for Stimulating a Human or an Animal Heart
    Publication number: 20220054832
    Abstract: An implantable system for stimulating a human/animal heart, comprising a processor, a memory unit, a stimulation unit for stimulating a His bundle of a heart, and a detection unit for detecting an electrical signal of the heart. The memory unit includes a computer-readable program prompting the processor to perform the following steps when the program is executed on the processor: a) carrying out a cardiac stimulation via the stimulation unit; b) detecting a cardiac electrical signal, which was generated by a cardiac excitation as a result of the cardiac stimulation carried out beforehand, via the detection unit; c) ascertaining an excitation state of a heart stimulated by the cardiac stimulation based on the electrical signal; d) classifying the excitation state into one of at least three classes; and e) automatically adapting at least one control parameter of the system as a function of the classification that was carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Volker Lang
  • IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM FOR STIMULATING A HUMAN OR AN ANIMAL HEART
    Publication number: 20220054835
    Abstract: An implantable system for stimulating a human heart or an animal heart, comprising a first stimulation unit and a first detection unit, wherein the first stimulation unit is used to stimulate at least one cardiac region of a human or an animal heart, and wherein the first detection unit is used to detect an electrical signal of at least one cardiac region of the same human or animal heart. The system comprises a first timer, which is used to provide a defined delivery of stimulation pulses, in terms of time, by the first stimulation unit. The system comprises a second timer, which is provided and configured to match a delivery point in time of at least one pulse to be delivered by the second stimulation unit to a delivery point in time of at least one pulse to be delivered by the first stimulation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Volker Lang
  • ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE UNIT FOR A SWITCHING DEVICE AND SWITCHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220044898
    Abstract: An electromagnetic drive unit for a switching device includes: a magnetic core with a first, a second, and a third magnetic path each arranged transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electromagnetic drive unit and coupled to longitudinal magnetic struts at respective ends to form a magnetic frame structure; an armature movable along the longitudinal axis between a first and a second state; and a first and a second magnetic coil for moving the armature based on excitation of the first and/or the second magnetic coil. The first magnetic coil is arranged between the first and the second magnetic path and the second magnetic coil is arranged between the second and the third magnetic path with respect to the longitudinal axis. The magnetic core and the magnetic coils are arranged such that a magnetic flux that flows through the magnetic paths to move the armature is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Volker Lang, Lutz Friedrichsen, Julia Otte, Christoph Bausch