Patents by Inventor Wolfram Buehler

Wolfram Buehler 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: 9067560
    Abstract: The method relates to a trim part with an airbag cover, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier and a haptics layer which are weakened along a tear line delimiting the airbag cover, and a decor layer of leather which covers the carrier and the haptics layer, wherein additionally a reinforcement layer is arranged between the haptics layer and the decor layer. According to the invention, the decor layer and the reinforcement layer have a constant thickness. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a trim part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Walter, Wolfram Bühler
  • Publication number: 20150114294
    Abstract: A processing system for processing an object (3) is provided, wherein the processing system is adapted, to focus a first energy beam, in particular an electron beam (11), and a second energy beam, in particular an ion beam (21), on a focusing region (29) in which a object (3) to be processed is arrangeable. A processing chamber wall (35) having two openings (38, 39) for traversal of both energy beams and a connector (37) for supplying process gas delimits a processing chamber (45) from a vacuum chamber (2) of the processing system. Processing the object by activating the process gas through one of the energy beams and inspecting the object via one of the energy beams is enabled for different orientations of the object relative to a propagation direction of one of the energy beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Emmerich Bertagnolli, Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Camille Stebler, Ulrike Zeile, Alexander Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 9006681
    Abstract: A process of preparing a lamella from a substrate includes manufacturing a protection strip on an edge portion of the lamella to be prepared from the substrate, and preparing the lamella, wherein the manufacturing the protection strip includes a first phase of activating a surface area portion of the substrate, and a second phase of electron beam assisted deposition of the protective strip on the activated surface area portion from the gas phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Carl Kuebler, Daniel Fischer, Gottfried Hochleitner, Emmerich Bertagnolli
  • Patent number: 8957371
    Abstract: Producing images of a specimen includes introducing a specimen into a specimen chamber of a particle-beam device, selecting a specific position on the surface of the specimen, supplying a contrast-agent precursor on the specific position, providing a particle beam and/or a light beam, guiding the particle beam and/or the light beam onto the specific position, applying a contrast-agent layer to the specific position as a result of the interaction of the particle beam and/or the light beam with the contrast-agent precursor, leaving the contrast-agent layer on the surface of the specimen for a predetermined amount of time. During the predetermined amount of time, a first part of the contrast-agent layer diffuses into the specimen and a second part of the contrast-agent layer remains on the surface of the specimen. The specimen is imaged using an optical device and/or a particle-optical device and/or using the particle beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Elke Haustein, Wolfram Bühler, Camille Stebler, Holger Dömer
  • Patent number: 8939108
    Abstract: A processing system for processing an object (3) is provided, wherein the processing system is adapted, to focus a first energy beam, in particular an electron beam (11), and a second energy beam, in particular an ion beam (21), on a focusing region (29) in which a object (3) to be processed is arrangeable. A processing chamber wall (35) having two openings (38, 39) for traversal of both energy beams and a connector (37) for supplying process gas delimits a processing chamber (45) from a vacuum chamber (2) of the processing system. Processing the object by activating the process gas through one of the energy beams and inspecting the object via one of the energy beams is enabled for different orientations of the object relative to a propagation direction of one of the energy beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Emmerich Bertagnolli, Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Camille Stebler, Ulrike Zeile, Alexander Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 8779381
    Abstract: An aperture unit for a particle beam device, in particular an electron beam device, is disclosed. Deposit supporting units are arranged at the aperture unit, with which deposit supporting units contaminations can be bound in such a way that the contaminations can no longer deposit at an aperture opening of the aperture unit. Coatings which can be arranged on the aperture unit make it possible to reduce interactions which cause contaminations to deposit at the aperture opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss NTS GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Lang, Ulrike Zeile, Michael Albiez, Wolfram Bühler
  • Publication number: 20140191126
    Abstract: A process of preparing a lamella from a substrate includes manufacturing a protection strip on an edge portion of the lamella to be prepared from the substrate, and preparing the lamella, wherein the manufacturing the protection strip includes a first phase of activating a surface area portion of the substrate, and a second phase of electron beam assisted deposition of the protective strip on the activated surface area portion from the gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Carl Kuebler, Daniel Fischer, Gottfried Hochleitner, Emmerich Bertagnolli
  • Publication number: 20140186567
    Abstract: The method relates to a trim part with an airbag cover, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier and a haptics layer which are weakened along a tear line delimiting the airbag cover, and a decor layer of leather which covers the carrier and the haptics layer, wherein additionally a reinforcement layer is arranged between the haptics layer and the decor layer. According to the invention, the decor layer and the reinforcement layer have a constant thickness. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a trim part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Walter, Wolfram Bühler
  • Patent number: 8536773
    Abstract: An electron beam source includes a base and a tip fixed to the base and extending from the base. The tip includes a core and a coating applied to the core. The core has a surface that includes a first material. The coating includes a second material which is different from the first material. The second material forms a surface of the tip, and the second coating includes more than 30% by weight of a lanthanide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Buehler, Volker Drexel
  • Patent number: 8507854
    Abstract: A particle beam system 1 for cleaning itself comprises an irradiation system to direct electromagnetic radiation onto the surfaces to be cleaned and a supply system 61 to supply a precursor gas to the interior of the vacuum chamber 11 of the particle beam system 1. The precursor gas is activated in a vicinity of the surfaces to be cleaned and is converted into a reaction gas which reacts with the contaminants present on the irradiated surfaces such that said contaminants may be pumped out then.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Matthias Lang, Joerg Stodolka, Peter Roediger, Emmerich Bertagnolli, Heinz Wanzenboeck
  • Publication number: 20130098292
    Abstract: A processing system for processing an object (3) is provided, wherein the processing system is adapted, to focus a first energy beam, in particular an electron beam (11), and a second energy beam, in particular an ion beam (21), on a focusing region (29) in which a object (3) to be processed is arrangeable. A processing chamber wall (35) having two openings (38, 39) for traversal of both energy beams and a connector (37) for supplying process gas delimits a processing chamber (45) from a vacuum chamber (2) of the processing system. Processing the object by activating the process gas through one of the energy beams and inspecting the object via one of the energy beams is enabled for different orientations of the object relative to a propagation direction of one of the energy beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss NTS GmbH
    Inventors: Emmerich Bertagnolli, Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Camille Stebler, Ulrike Zeile, Alexander Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 8414016
    Abstract: An internal paneling part conceals a passage area of an airbag. The internal paneling part includes a planar carrier and a textile fabric covering at least part of the passage area. The textile fabric includes at least one initial weakening for tearing along a defined tear line to release the airbag. The defined tear line runs along an X direction, with the textile fabric having a further tearing force in the X direction that is less than in any other direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfram Bühler
  • Publication number: 20120248959
    Abstract: An electron beam source includes a base and a tip fixed to the base and extending from the base. The tip includes a core and a coating applied to the core. The core has a surface that includes a first material. The coating includes a second material which is different from the first material. The second material forms a surface of the tip, and the second coating includes more than 30% by weight of a lanthanide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS NTS GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfram Buehler, Volker Drexel
  • Publication number: 20120187291
    Abstract: A process of preparing a lamella from a substrate includes manufacturing a protection strip on an edge portion of the lamella to be prepared from the substrate, and preparing the lamella, wherein the manufacturing the protection strip includes a first phase of activating a surface area portion of the substrate, and a second phase of electron beam assisted deposition of the protective strip on the activated surface area portion from the gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS NTS GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Carl Kuebler, Daniel Fischer, Gottfried Hochleitner, Emmerich Bertagnolli
  • Publication number: 20120112089
    Abstract: An aperture unit for a particle beam device, in particular an electron beam device, is disclosed. Deposit supporting units are arranged at the aperture unit, with which deposit supporting units contaminations can be bound in such a way that the contaminations can no longer deposit at an aperture opening of the aperture unit. Coatings which can be arranged on the aperture unit make it possible to reduce interactions which cause contaminations to deposit at the aperture opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Matthias Lang, Ulrike Zeile, Michael Albiez, Wolfram Bühler
  • Patent number: 8143594
    Abstract: A process of preparing a lamella from a substrate includes manufacturing a protection strip on an edge portion of the lamella to be prepared from the substrate, and preparing the lamella, wherein the manufacturing the protection strip includes a first phase of activating a surface area portion of the substrate, and a second phase of electron beam assisted deposition of the protective strip on the activated surface area portion from the gas phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventors: Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Carl Kuebler, Daniel Fischer, Gottfried Hochleitner, Emmerich Bertagnolli
  • Patent number: 7992891
    Abstract: An interior panelling part for covering an airbag has a sheet-like support, a decorative layer and an intermediate layer arranged between the support and the decorative layer. A passage opening for the airbag is left open in the support. The intermediate layer comprises a mat which spans the passage opening and overlaps with the support outside the passage opening. The intermediate layer and/or the decorative layer is/are weakened longitudinally or offset parallel to an edge of the passage opening on just one side of the passage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Moldware Konstruktion Produktentwicklung Design GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Buehler, Wolf-Dieter Schaedel, Gordon Schweizer, Buelent Kalkan, Frank Bauer, Christo Gavrilov
  • Publication number: 20110079711
    Abstract: A particle beam system 1 for cleaning itself comprises an irradiation system to direct electromagnetic radiation onto the surfaces to be cleaned and a supply system 61 to supply a precursor gas to the interior of the vacuum chamber 11 of the particle beam system 1. The precursor gas is activated in a vicinity of the surfaces to be cleaned and is converted into a reaction gas which reacts with the contaminants present on the irradiated surfaces such that said contaminants may be pumped out then.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Matthias Lang, Joerg Stodolka, Peter Roediger, Emmerich Bertagnolli, Heinz Wanzenboeck
  • Publication number: 20100276607
    Abstract: A process of preparing a lamella from a substrate includes manufacturing a protection strip on an edge portion of the lamella to be prepared from the substrate, and preparing the lamella, wherein the manufacturing the protection strip includes a first phase of activating a surface area portion of the substrate, and a second phase of electron beam assisted deposition of the protective strip on the activated surface area portion from the gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Holger Doemer, Carl Kuebler, Daniel Fischer, Gottfried Hochleitner, Emmerich Bertagnolli
  • Publication number: 20100024730
    Abstract: A processing system for processing an object (3) is provided, wherein the processing system is adapted, to focus a first energy beam, in particular an electron beam (11), and a second energy beam, in particular an ion beam (21), on a focusing region (29) in which a object (3) to be processed is arrangeable. A processing chamber wall (35) having two openings (38, 39) for traversal of both energy beams and a connector (37) for supplying process gas delimits a processing chamber (45) from a vacuum chamber (2) of the processing system. Processing the object by activating the process gas through one of the energy beams and inspecting the object via one of the energy beams is enabled for different orientations of the object relative to a propagation direction of one of the energy beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Emmerich Bertagnolli, Heinz Wanzenboeck, Wolfram Buehler, Camille Stebler, Ulrike Zeile, Alexander Rosenthal