Patents by Inventor Werner Kahr
Werner Kahr 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: 9363851Abstract: A heating device is provided, comprising a shaped body, which has at least two regions comprising different compositions of a ceramic material with a positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance. A method for manufacturing a heating device is furthermore specified.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr
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Patent number: 9321689Abstract: A mold (30), which has a first region (10) comprising an electroceramic material and a second region (20) comprising a structural ceramic material, is provided. A heating device with this mold is also specified. Furthermore, a method for producing a mold is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Bernhard Steinberger
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Patent number: 9242020Abstract: A heating module includes a housing with an opening, and a PTC ceramic heating element arranged in the housing having an inner face facing toward the opening, an outer face facing away from the opening and two end faces connecting the inner and outer faces, wherein the inner face is at least partially matched to the opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Steffen Mehlig
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Patent number: 9169161Abstract: A ceramic material has the following composition: (Ba1-xMnx)O.z(Ti1-yMmy)O2.Dd.Ee. In this composition, (Ba1-xMnx)=A and (Ti1-yMmy)=B, where Mn stands for at least one element selected from: Mg, Ca, Sr, Pb and mixtures thereof; Mm stands for at least one element selected from: Sn, Zr and mixtures thereof; D stands for at least one element having donor properties; E stands for at least one element having acceptor properties. The following applies for the parameters: 0?x?0.6; 0?y?0.35; 0?d?0.02; 0?e?0.02; 1<z; and the following applies for the molar ratio of B to A: 1<B/A. The ceramic material comprises Si only as an impurity.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Bernhard Steinberger, Werner Kahr, Jan Ihle
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Patent number: 8835819Abstract: A heating device is provided, comprising a shaped body, which has at least two regions comprising different compositions of a ceramic material with a positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance. A method for manufacturing a heating device is furthermore specified.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr
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Publication number: 20130266297Abstract: A heating module includes a housing with an opening, and a PTC ceramic heating element arranged in the housing having an inner face facing toward the opening, an outer face facing away from the opening and two end faces connecting the inner and outer faces, wherein the inner face is at least partially matched to the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: Epcos AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Steffen Mehlig
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Patent number: 8373100Abstract: A heating element with a ceramic body that has PTC properties is specified. The heating element has electrodes that are arranged on ceramic body. Both the ceramic body and the electrodes are lead-free.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Epcos AGInventor: Werner Kahr
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Publication number: 20130032588Abstract: The invention relates to a heating arrangement in the shape of a frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr
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Publication number: 20120241990Abstract: A ceramic material has the following composition: (Ba1-xMnx)O.z(Ti1-yMmy)O2.Dd.Ee. In this composition, (Ba1-xMnx)=A and (Ti1-yMmy)=B, where Mn stands for at least one element selected from: Mg, Ca, Sr, Pb and mixtures thereof; Mm stands for at least one element selected from: Sn, Zr and mixtures thereof; D stands for at least one element having donor properties; E stands for at least one element having acceptor properties. The following applies for the parameters: 0?x?0.6; 0?y?0.35; 0?d?0.02; 0?e?0.02; 1<z; and the following applies for the molar ratio of B to A: 1<B/A. The ceramic material comprises Si only as an impurity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: EPCOS AGInventors: Bernhard Steinberger, Werner Kahr, Jan Ihle
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Publication number: 20120175149Abstract: The invention relates to a functional module and a method for producing a functional module. The functional module includes an outer tube having a first and second end face and an inner surface. The functional module also includes an inner tube having a first and second end face and a lateral surface disposed within the outer tube. At least one molded part is disposed in a form-fitting manner between the inner surface of the outer tube and the shell surface of the inner tube. The functional module has a material with a positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance. The first end face of the inner tube and the outer tube is disposed on an electrically isolative substrate and the molded part is thereby fixed between the outer tube and the inner tube by clamping force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Volker Wischnat, Steffen Mehlig
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Publication number: 20110254652Abstract: A PTC-resistor includes a base body made of a ceramic material with a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. The base body extends along a median plane, and is confined by surfaces. At least one surface is configured to electrically connect the base body. An area of the at least one surface is larger than an area of a parallel projection of the base body in a direction perpendicular to the median plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Markus Rath
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Patent number: 8004385Abstract: An electrical protective device is described which has two PTC thermistor components which are in the form of plates and are arranged in a common housing. The housing in each case has an opening on two opposite sides, which opening corresponds to the dimensions of the PTC thermistor components such that the PTC thermistor components can be inserted into the housing through the openings. The two PTC thermistor components are electrically isolated from one another in the housing. The PTC thermistor components each have at least two connecting wires, by means of which the PTC thermistor components are locked to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: EPCOS AGInventor: Werner Kahr
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Publication number: 20110186711Abstract: A mold (30), which has a first region (10) comprising an electroceramic material and a second region (20) comprising a structural ceramic material, is provided. A heating device with this mold is also specified. Furthermore, a method for producing a mold is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Bernhard Steinberger
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Patent number: 7986214Abstract: An electrical assembly includes at least two PTC-resistor elements, each of which has a base body having a flat shape. Each base body has main surfaces that contain electrodes. A carrier plate has spacers for positioning base bodies of the at least two PTC resistor elements. A width each spacer is about equal, in at least one area, to a distance between facing electrodes of adjacent PTC-resistor elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: EPCOS AGInventor: Werner Kahr
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Publication number: 20110174803Abstract: A heating device is provided, comprising a shaped body, which has at least two regions comprising different compositions of a ceramic material with a positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance. A method for manufacturing a heating device is furthermore specified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr
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Patent number: 7973639Abstract: A PTC-resistor includes a base body made of a ceramic material with a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. The base body extends along a median plane, and is confined by surfaces. At least one surface is configured to electrically connect the base body. An area of the at least one surface is larger than an area of a parallel projection of the base body in a direction perpendicular to the median plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Markus Rath
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Patent number: 7936247Abstract: A resistor arrangement with resistor elements is specified that are arranged essentially regularly and that are spaced apart from each other and that are interconnected by a flexible substrate. According to a first preferred embodiment, intermediate spaces that are provided to carry a flow of flowing medium are arranged between the resistor elements. According to a second preferred embodiment, the resistor elements are arranged between two flexible substrates and are rigidly connected to these substrates. According to a third preferred embodiment, an electrically insulating adhesive layer that has openings through which the resistor elements are conductively connected to the substrate is arranged between the resistor elements and the substrate. According to a fourth preferred embodiment, the substrate is composed of, as a ground material, an elastic plastic that is filled with electrically conductive particles. In addition, a method for producing the resistor arrangement is specified.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Epcos AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr
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Patent number: 7928828Abstract: An electrical assembly includes a housing and at least two PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) resistor elements in the housing. Each of the at least two PTC resistor elements includes a body having a flat construction and electrodes on main surfaces of the body. Each of the at least two PTC resistor elements includes an electrically insulating envelope. The housing is closed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Epcos AGInventor: Werner Kahr
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Patent number: 7902958Abstract: A resistor element with a ceramic body that has PTC properties is specified. At least one main surface of the ceramic body has an arrangement of depressions.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: EPCOS AGInventor: Werner Kahr
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Patent number: 7876194Abstract: According to a first preferred embodiment, a resistor arrangement with resistor elements is specified whose first electrodes are conductively connected to each other by means of a flexible, conductive connection element that is curved. The connection element has changes in curvature in the regions arranged between two adjacent resistor elements. According to a second preferred embodiment, a resistor arrangement with resistor elements is specified that are connected to each other by a flexible connection element. The resistor elements each have an arrangement of slot-like recesses.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Jan Ihle, Werner Kahr, Helmut Poelzl