Patents by Inventor Volker Plickert

Volker Plickert 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).

  • Patent number: 9795958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipetting apparatus for pipetting laboratory samples into a pipetting container which can be connected to the pipetting apparatus, which pipetting container is in particular designed according to the invention, comprising a container side and a first connection section, by means of which the pipetting container can be connected to the pipetting apparatus, and comprising an information carrying device with at least one information section, which carries information, on this container side; the pipetting apparatus comprising an electric information reading device, by means of which information contained on the information reading device can be read when the pipetting container is connected to the pipetting apparatus, and which comprises at least one electric sensor device, which comprises at least one sensor section, opposite to which a measuring space is formed, wherein the sensor device is configured to read the information content of at least one information section when the latter
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: EPPENDORF AG
    Inventors: Burkhardt Reichmuth, Michael Schicke, Wilko Hein, Volker Plickert
  • Patent number: 8848988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for quantitative determination of test results from diagnosis methods with the aid of an optoelectronic evaluation appliance, and to the evaluation appliance itself, characterized in that the digital pixel information per color level or grey level is represented in its intensity in the microprocessor as one column per pixel, wherein the column height corresponds to the intensity, and these columns are displayed alongside one another on one plane, such that the intensity distribution is displayed over the test area as a surface contour or surface profile, the height profile of which corresponds to the intensity profile of the color intensity received by the CCD. Fields of application for the invention are test methods in biochemical laboratories, such as medical diagnosis, forensic medicine, foodstuff diagnosis, molecular biology, biochemistry, gene technology and all other related fields, as well as patient monitoring for home users or in pharmacies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Optricon GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior, Wilko Hein, Thorsten Jödicke
  • Publication number: 20140051182
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipetting apparatus for pipetting laboratory samples into a pipetting container which can be connected to the pipetting apparatus, which pipetting container is in particular designed according to the invention, comprising a container side and a first connection section, by means of which the pipetting container can be connected to the pipetting apparatus, and comprising an information carrying device with at least one information section, which carries information, on this container side; the pipetting apparatus comprising an electric information reading device, by means of which information contained on the information reading device can be read when the pipetting container is connected to the pipetting apparatus, and which comprises at least one electric sensor device, which comprises at least one sensor section, opposite to which a measuring space is formed, wherein the sensor device is configured to read the information content of at least one information section when the latter
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Burkhardt REICHMUTH, Michael SCHICKE, Wilko HEIN, Volker PLICKERT
  • Publication number: 20110293153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for quantitative determination of test results from diagnosis methods with the aid of an optoelectronic evaluation appliance, and to the evaluation appliance itself, characterised in that the digital pixel information per colour level or grey level is represented in its intensity in the microprocessor as one column per pixel, wherein the column height corresponds to the intensity, and these columns are displayed alongside one another on one plane, such that the intensity distribution is displayed over the test area as a surface contour or surface profile, the height profile of which corresponds to the intensity profile of the colour intensity received by the CCD. Fields of application for the invention are test methods in biochemical laboratories, such as medical diagnosis, forensic medicine, foodstuff diagnosis, molecular biology, biochemistry, gene technology and all other related fields, as well as patient monitoring for home users or in pharmacies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: OPTRICON GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior, Wilko Hein, Thorsten Jödicke
  • Patent number: 7270488
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception arrangement. The arrangement includes a transmission and/or reception module containing an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception component, and a plug interface for the coupling of an optical fiber thereto. An optical waveguide section is arranged in the plug interface, and at one of its ends is optically coupled to the transmission and/or reception component. At its other end, the optical waveguide section is configured to be coupled to an optical fiber. The arrangement may further include a lens for optical coupling of the light between the optical waveguide section and the transmission and/or reception component. The lens and the optical waveguide section, in one example, are formed as a prefabricated subassembly, in which the lens is fixedly arranged at a defined distance from one end face of the optical waveguide section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Hans-Ludwig Althaus, Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior, Thomas Killer
  • Patent number: 6999661
    Abstract: A configuration for coupling optical signals of at least one optical data channel into and/or out of an optical waveguide carrying optical signals of at least two optical data channels includes at least two optical waveguide sections forming the optical waveguide, the sections positioned axially one behind the other, at least core regions of two optical waveguide sections being positioned one behind the other separated from one another by a free-radiating region, an end face of at least one waveguide section running obliquely with respect to an optical axis (7) of the waveguide and being coated with a wavelength-selective filter, and, for a specific optical data channel, light being coupled into or out of the optical waveguide by reflecting light of the optical data channel, before or after traversing the free-radiating region, at the end face of the optical waveguide section running obliquely with respect to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior, Thomas Murphy, Herwig Stange
  • Publication number: 20060013541
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module for optical signals of two optical data channels, the module having a first submodule, which generates or detects optical signals of a first data channel, a second submodule, which generates or detects optical signals of a second data channel, a coupling device for coupling an optical waveguide, a housing, to which the first submodule, the second submodule and the coupling device are mechanically fixed, and a beam splitting device arranged in the housing. The beam splitting device effects beam splitting and light deflection in such a way that a signal transfer is effected on the one hand between the first submodule and a coupled optical waveguide and on the other hand between the second submodule and the coupled optical waveguide, the light of both data channels being multiply deflected in the beam splitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Fiber Optics GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior
  • Patent number: 6950314
    Abstract: An arrangement including an optoelectronic component having terminal contacts, an electrical component having first electrical contacts and second electrical contacts, a printed circuit board, to which the second electrical contacts of the electrical component are connected, and a flexible conductor arrangement of a planar form having several conductor tracks. The conductor arrangement provides an electrical connection between the terminal contacts of the optoelectronic component and the first electrical contacts of the electrical component. The conductor arrangement has a first region with first contact regions and a second region with second contact regions. The optoelectronic component is mounted directly on the first region and its terminal contacts are connected to the first contact regions, and/or the electrical component is mounted directly on the second region and its first electrical contacts are connected to the second contact regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Daniel Reznik, Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior
  • Publication number: 20050190545
    Abstract: An arrangement including an optoelectronic component having terminal contacts, an electrical component having first electrical contacts and second electrical contacts, a printed circuit board, to which the second electrical contacts of the electrical component are connected, and a flexible conductor arrangement of a planar form having several conductor tracks. The conductor arrangement provides an electrical connection between the terminal contacts of the optoelectronic component and the first electrical contacts of the electrical component. The conductor arrangement has a first region with first contact regions and a second region with second contact regions. The optoelectronic component is mounted directly on the first region and its terminal contacts are connected to the first contact regions, and/or the electrical component is mounted directly on the second region and its first electrical contacts are connected to the second contact regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Reznik, Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior
  • Patent number: 6857789
    Abstract: A coupling configuration enables the coupling of an optical plug with a plug pin to a mounting tubelet wherein at least one optical conductor is arranged in at least one ferrule. The coupling configuration is formed with sleeve having a first and a second coupling region, and a further mounting tubelet. The first coupling region holds the mounting tubelet, and the second coupling region holds the further mounting tubelet. The further mounting tubelet is plugged at one of its ends onto a ferrule end, projecting from the first mounting tubelet, and is centered with respect to that end. The other end of the second mounting tubelet serves for holding the plug pin of an optical plug. The invention permits mechanical decoupling of the operation of plugging and coupling a plug pin from the operation of adjusting and positioning the light-guiding structures contained in the waveguide tubelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
  • Patent number: 6840684
    Abstract: A housing for a coupling configuration for injecting or extracting optical signals of at least one optical data channel into or from an optical conductor has a housing body. At least one groove is constructed in the housing body, in particular a V-shaped groove, which serves to hold at least one mounting tubelet. At least one recess is formed in the housing body that at least partially includes the base of the groove such that light exiting or entering the mounting tubelet laid in the groove can transilluminate the base of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
  • Publication number: 20040264883
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception arrangement. The arrangement includes a transmission and/or reception module containing an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception component, and a plug interface for the coupling of an optical fiber thereto. An optical waveguide section is arranged in the plug interface, and at one of its ends is optically coupled to the transmission and/or reception component. At its other end, the optical waveguide section is configured to be coupled to an optical fiber. The arrangement may further include a lens for optical coupling of the light between the optical waveguide section and the transmission and/or reception component. The lens and the optical waveguide section, in one example, are formed as a prefabricated subassembly, in which the lens is fixedly arranged at a defined distance from one end face of the optical waveguide section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Ludwig Althaus, Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior, Thomas Killer
  • Publication number: 20040202478
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical module for transmitting and/or receiving optical signals of at least two optical data channels which are guided in an optical waveguide. The module includes at least one transmission component and at least one reception component. According to the invention, the optical waveguide is formed as a single waveguide piece with a bevelled end face which has a wavelength-selective filter or is connected to such a filter. Light from one data channel is reflected at the wavelength-selective filter and coupled out at an angle to the optical axis of the waveguide piece. Light of the other data channel passes through the wavelength-selective filter and enters the bevelled end face. A free beam region is formed between the bevelled end face and the transmission and reception components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert, Martin Weigert, Thomas Murphy
  • Patent number: 6757460
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical module for transmitting and/or receiving optical signals on at least two optical data channels which are carried in an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide in the module forms at least two optical waveguide sections, with each section having at least one inclined end surface. The inclined end surfaces of the optical waveguide sections are positioned axially one behind the other. Light is injected into or light is output from the optical waveguide for a specific optical data channel by light for the optical data channel being passed to an inclined end surface, or emerging from it, at an angle to the optical axis of the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
  • Patent number: 6647183
    Abstract: To ensure laser safety, also in the case of a largest possible coupled optical power, during the direct optical coupling of a light-emitted component to an optical waveguide, an optical system includes coupling the light through a fiber end configured as a multimode step index optical waveguide having a numeric aperture larger than the half-width value of the angular distribution of the radiation emitted from the radiation source. To distribute the radiation fed into the actual optical waveguide over the largest possible angular range with regard to the luminous power, the coupling of the light beam into the fiber end is effected such that the coupled light beams are inclined in relation to the geometric axis of the optical core of the fiber end at a defined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Blank, Georg Jeiter, Detlef Kuhl, Volker Plickert, Karsten Drögemüller, Jörg-Reinhardt Kropp, Lars Leininger, Herwig Stange
  • Patent number: 6637947
    Abstract: The optic coupling system links a fiber-optics waveguide with two optoelectronic components. The components are disposed on a substrate with an interposed beam-splitting layer. The light incidence or light emission surface of the first optoelectronic element is disposed perpendicular to the substrate. The coupling system is either a bi-directional transmitter and receiver module or a mono-directional transmitter or receiver module. To this end, the light incidence or light emersion surface of the second optoelectronic element is disposed in parallel to the substrate and the beam-splitting layer is disposed on a surface that is arranged above the second optoelectronic element at an angle of approximately 45° with respect to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
  • Patent number: 6614963
    Abstract: The module for optical signal transmission has a transmitting or receiving component mounted on a carrier. At least one optical waveguide, whose two ends represent an optical input and an optical output of the module, is associated with the transmitting or receiving component. A wavelength-selective element is arranged or formed in the optical waveguide and injects into the optical waveguide or outputs from it light, which is emitted from or received by the transmitting or receiving element, for a specific optical data channel. The light is injected into or output from the optical waveguide essentially at right angles to the optical axis of the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
  • Patent number: 6612757
    Abstract: The transmission device comprises a transmission unit (1) having a plurality of useful lasers (3b to 3m), which are arranged in a row (2) and emit useful radiation vertically with respect to the covering area (1b) of the transmission unit. In order to regulate the useful radiation power, a monitor receiver (20a) is arranged on a mounting plane (26a) which is laterally adjacent to the transmission unit (1) and lies above the covering area (1b). The monitor receiver projects above an assigned monitoring laser (3a) like a cantilever support in such a way that its radiation-sensitive area (23a) is opposite the optically active zone (4a) of the monitoring laser (3a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Nhu-Phuong Staudemeyer, Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior
  • Publication number: 20030142918
    Abstract: A coupling configuration enables the coupling of an optical plug with a plug pin to a mounting tubelet wherein at least one optical conductor is arranged in at least one ferrule. The coupling configuration is formed with sleeve having a first and a second coupling region, and a further mounting tubelet. The first coupling region holds the mounting tubelet, and the second coupling region holds the further mounting tubelet. The further mounting tubelet is plugged at one of its ends onto a ferrule end, projecting from the first mounting tubelet, and is centered with respect to that end. The other end of the second mounting tubelet serves for holding the plug pin of an optical plug. The invention permits mechanical decoupling of the operation of plugging and coupling a plug pin from the operation of adjusting and positioning the light-guiding structures contained in the waveguide tubelet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
  • Publication number: 20030142925
    Abstract: A housing for a coupling configuration for injecting or extracting optical signals of at least one optical data channel into or from an optical conductor has a housing body. At least one groove is constructed in the housing body, in particular a V-shaped groove, which serves to hold at least one mounting tubelet. At least one recess is formed in the housing body that at least partially includes the base of the groove such that light exiting or entering the mounting tubelet laid in the groove can transilluminate the base of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Lutz Melchior, Volker Plickert