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Ralf Schmidt

Ralf Schmidt, Eindhoven NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100324405ELECTRODE FOR ACQUIRING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS OF A RECIPIENT - The present invention relates to an electrode for acquiring physiological signals of a recipient. Furthermore the present invention relates to a textile fabric for use in a garment to be worn by a recipient, and to a monitoring system for monitoring of physiological parameters of a recipient. In order to provide an electrode for acquiring physiological signals of a recipient, which on the one hand provides a soft, and comfortable skin contact, whilst on the other hand assures a high signal quality, an electrode (12-23-2010

Ralf Schmidt, Vorstetten DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100044739Light-Radiating Semiconductor Component with a Luminescence Conversion Element - The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into radiation of a longer wavelength. This makes it possible to produce light-emitting diodes which radiate polychromatic light, in particular white light, with only a single light-emitting semiconductor body. A particularly preferred luminescence conversion dye is YAG:Ce.02-25-2010
20100176344WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING CASTING COMPOSITION AND LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT - The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous substance pigment powder with luminous substance pigments is dispersed in the transparent epoxy casting resin. The luminous substance is a powder of Ce-doped phosphors and the luminous substance pigments have particle sizes≦20 μm and a mean grain diameter d07-15-2010
20120241779Light-Radiating Semiconductor Component with a Luminescence Conversion Element - The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into radiation of a longer wavelength. This makes it possible to produce light-emitting diodes which radiate polychromatic light, in particular white light, with only a single light-emitting semiconductor body. A particularly preferred luminescence conversion dye is YAG:Ce.09-27-2012

Patent applications by Ralf Schmidt, Vorstetten DE

Ralf Schmidt, Fuerth DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080200059Electrical Plug Module - An electrical plug module includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has terminal contacts and insulation displacement contacts arranged therein. Each of the insulation displacement contacts is electrically connected to one of the terminal contacts. The second housing has wire receiving openings for receiving individual conductors of a cable. The wire receiving openings correspond to the insulation displacement contacts and are arranged in at least two separate planes. The first housing and the second housing are rotatable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The individual conductors are insertable into the wire receiving openings in the open position and are electrically connected to the insulation displacement contacts in the closed position.08-21-2008
20090305543Connector And Method Of Terminating Electric Leads To A Connector - An electric plug having a first connection region, a second connection region, and a contact carrier. The first connection region, having at least one vertical contact, is provided for connecting at least one electrical conductor, while the second connection region includes at least one horizontal contact for contacting a counter connector which is to be connected to the electric plug. The contact carrier includes an upper surface on which the vertical and horizontal contacts are provided, with the contact carrier being configured to electrically interconnect the first and second connection regions. Furthermore, the contact carrier is arranged in a housing, forming a datum plane on the lower side of the housing in the plug-in direction, with the upper surface of the contact carrier is arranged in an inclined position with respect to the datum plane.12-10-2009
20150072551IDC Contact Element For An Electrical Plug - The invention relates to an IDC (Insulation Displacement Connector) contact for an electrical plug. The IDC contact includes a wire contact section and a secondary contact section. The wire contact section includes a cable receiving opening at a proximal end thereof and extending into a slotted cable receiving section. The secondary contact section includes a contact spring extending from and positioned adjacent to the wire contact section and a contact arm extending from the contact spring and extending to a contact point.03-12-2015

Patent applications by Ralf Schmidt, Fuerth DE

Ralf Schmidt, Gerlingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080271518Gas Sensor - A gas sensor, in particular for determining the oxygen content in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, having a housing, a sensor element having a multi-layer design which is situated in the housing, and connecting lines lead to the outside for contacting the sensor element. A contacting element of a connecting line penetrates a layer of the sensor element and part of an insulating element situated outside the sensor element. For contacting the sensor element, such a contact configuration makes it possible to directly contact the contacting element of the connecting line, which may be arranged as a contacting pin, to the printed conductor which is formed inside the sensor element.11-06-2008
20090051376METHOD FOR INFLUENCING SOOT DEPOSITS ON SENSORS - A method is described for controlling the soot deposition on sensors. A sensor element is provided, which includes a first electrode and a second electrode. Different measuring voltages U02-26-2009
20090217737Sensor Element for Gas Sensors and Method for Operating Same - A sensor element is provided for gas sensors, in particular to determine particles in gas mixtures, the sensor element including at least one electrochemical measuring element exposed to the gas mixture to be determined, and at least one temperature-measuring element integrated into the sensor element. The temperature-measuring element includes a resistor track, which has an electric resistance of less than 180 Ohm at 0° C. The resistor track may thus be produced by thin-foil technology, such as screen printing, for example.09-03-2009
20110147803Gas Sensor And Flip-Chip Method For Its Manufacture - A sensor element is described that includes at least one semiconductor component having a gas-sensitive layer which is attached to a substrate by the flip-chip method, the gas-sensitive layer facing the substrate and a supply arrangement being provided to supply a gas to be examined to the gas-sensitive layer. The semiconductor component is enclosed in a casing. Also described is a method for manufacturing the sensor element, in which a semiconductor component having a gas-sensitive layer is attached by the flip-chip method to a substrate in such a way that the gas-sensitive layer faces the substrate. After that, the casing is applied by a plasma sputtering method, in particular an atmospheric plasma sputtering method. Finally, a use of the sensor element in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine is also described.06-23-2011
20120304736METHOD, PARTICLE SENSOR AND PARTICLE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PARTICLES - A method and a particle sensor (12-06-2012
20130022462ENERGY-EFFICIENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SCHEME FOR WIND TURBINES - A method of operating a wind turbine includes providing a wind turbine having a plurality of blades. A respective sensor is attached to each of the blades. First measurements of a structural characteristic of each of the blades are repeatedly taken by use of the sensors. A tolerance band is established for the measurements. Signals indicative of the first measurements are wirelessly transmitted only if the first measurements are outside of the tolerance band. The transmitted signals are received at a controller. An actuator signal is sent from the controller to at least one actuator associated with the blades. The sending is in response to the receiving of the transmitted signals. At least one of the blades is actuated dependent upon the actuator signal. The actuating is performed by the at least one actuator. Second measurements of the structural characteristic of each of the blades are repeatedly taken by use of the sensors after the actuating step. The wirelessly transmitting, receiving, sending and actuating steps are repeated for the second measurements.01-24-2013
20130160568DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE TORQUE, THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION AND THE SPEED OF ROTATION OF A SHAFT OF A TRANSMISSION, IN PARTICULAR AN OUTPUT SHAFT OF AN AZIMUTH TRANSMISSION OF A WIND POWER PLANT - A device for measuring the torque, the direction of rotation, and the speed of rotation of a shaft of a transmission, in particular an output shaft of an azimuth transmission, includes bands configured to be mounted in a fixed position on an outer circumference of the shaft. The bands are configured to be detected by measuring sensors and allow torsion of the shaft to be measured. Each of the measuring sensors has a Hall effect sensor, and the bands are respectively arranged at two different positions on the outer circumference of the shaft. Each of the bands includes polygonal apertures and/or depressions having webs located between the apertures and/or depressions. The webs are configured to be detected by the measuring sensors. A method includes operating the device to measure the torque, the direction of rotation, and the speed of rotation of the shaft.06-27-2013
20140375055METHOD FOR DAMPING TORSIONAL VIBRATIONS IN A POWER GENERATION PLANT - A method for damping torsional vibrations in a power generation plant that includes a drive train, a rotor fitted at a rotor-side end of the drive train, and a generator driven via the drive train and fitted at a generator-side end of the drive train includes determining an angular difference between a first point and a second point on the drive train over time. The method further includes damping torsional vibrations in the drive train on the basis of the time profile of the determined angular difference by correspondingly presetting a load torque of the generator and a drive torque of the rotor.12-25-2014

Patent applications by Ralf Schmidt, Gerlingen DE

Ralf Schmidt, Rosstal DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090129849Pencil - The invention concerns a pencil comprising a lead, a cartridge for at least partially receiving the lead, and a protective cap having a device for shaping the lead.05-21-2009
20090129850Pencil - The invention concerns a pencil comprising a lead, a protective cap and a device for shaping the lead in the protective cap.05-21-2009
20140064819PENCIL - The invention concerns a pencil comprising a lead, a protective cap and a device for shaping the lead in the protective cap.03-06-2014

Ralf Schmidt, Walkertshofen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098682Method for Singulating a Group of Semiconductor Packages that Contain a Plastic Molded Body - A method for singulating a group of semiconductor packages containing a plastic molded body. The singulation of the semiconductor packages is effected along a predetermined separation area, wherein, in the predetermined separation area, a metallic layer extending over at least a partial section of the predetermined separation area has to be cut through in addition to a plastic layer formed of a material of the molded body. The method includes the steps of: making a groove into the predetermined separation area of the semiconductor packages by laser engraving, wherein at least a part of the metallic layer extending in the predetermined singulation area is removed, and subsequent separation of the semiconductor packages by mechanical sawing cut along the predetermined separation area.04-16-2009

Ralf Schmidt, Freising DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216508Sorption Cooling Element with Regulator Organ and Additional Heat Source - A cooling element with a sorption agent, that under vacuum can sorb a vapour -like working agent that evaporates from a liquid working agent in an evaporator and with a regulator organ in a working agent vapour channel between the sorption agent and the evaporator, wherein the entire cooling element is hermetically enclosed by a gas-tight multi-layer film, the multi-layer film has a flexible construction and is under vacuum so encloses the regulator organ, the working agent vapour channel and the evaporator, that the evaporator and the working agent vapour channel remain flexible and the working agent vapour can flow to the sorption agent only through the regulator organ.09-11-2008
20080314070Flexible sorption cooling elements - A cooling element with a sorption agent (12-25-2008

Ralf Schmidt, Aachen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080200792Belt Device - The belt device comprises a torso portion, a collar portion, sensor elements and at least a first and a second closure element. The first closure element is part of the collar portion on the front side and a second closure element is part of the torso portion on the front side. The closure elements arranged in such a way that they can be opened by a wearer in a comfortable way. The user is able to put on and off the belt system without help of a third person. By the ability to combine different sized collar portions with different sized torso portions a belt device system is provided.08-21-2008
20080207042Connector for Wearable Electronics - An electrical connector is described which comprises a first unit, a second unit, each unit bearing an electrical contact, the first unit comprising a protruding portion (08-28-2008
20080208029Garment Comprising At Least One Dry Electrode - It is an object of the invention to provide a user-friendly monitoring system with improved measurement quality, which is suitable for home use. This object is achieved according to the invention by a garment (08-28-2008

Patent applications by Ralf Schmidt, Aachen DE

Ralf Schmidt, Stuttgart DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110208458IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD - An impedance measurement circuit comprises a current source arrangement, a voltage measurement arrangement and a processor. The circuit is operable in a two-point measurement mode and a four-point measurement mode and the processor as is adapted to derive the impedance to be measured by combining the measurement voltages from the two-point and the four-point measurement modes. This combines the results of both two-point and four-point measurement techniques to provide improved accuracy. In particular, the two results enable the effect of the electrode resistance to be cancelled.08-25-2011

Ralf Schmidt, Furth DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110212652ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH STRAND GUIDE - The invention relates to an electrical plug connector (09-01-2011
20110275234Clearance compensation unit - The invention relates to a clearance compensation unit for a plug connection, in particular an electrical RJ plug connection, comprising a plug connector and a counter connector, the clearance compensation unit comprising a clearance compensation spring which has at least two spring portions in such a way that clearance between the plug connector and the counter connector can be compensated in at least two dimensions by means of the spring portions, it being possible to push the plug connector against another spring portion of the clearance compensation spring or against a limit stop of the counter connector. The invention further relates to a plug connector; a counter connector; in particular a plug, a built-in plug, a coupling or a socket; a housing therefor; or a support collar; preferably for an electrical RJ plug connection, comprising a clearance compensation unit according to the invention.11-10-2011

Ralf Schmidt, Oelde DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120077137JOINING ARRANGEMENT FOR JOINING A FIRST JOINING PARTNER TO A SECOND JOINING PARTNER OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a joining assembly for joining partners of a vehicle, including a first joining partner, at least one second joining partner, and a holding device by which the joining partners can be connected to each other to form the joining assembly, where the holding device includes a receiving structure on which at least one adhesive member is arranged, which can be brought into at least two states, where in a first state, the adhesive member allows an adjustment of the second joining partner on the first joining partner, where the change from the first state into a second state can be activated by transformation means, where in the second state, the adhesive member is cured, whereby fixation of the joining partners to each other can be achieved.03-29-2012
20120183346JOINING ARRANGEMENT WITH ADJUSTMENT OPTION - The present invention relates to a joining arrangement for joining joining partners of a vehicle, including a first joining partner and at least one second joining partner wherein a holding device is provided that serves for connecting the joining partners in order to form the joining arrangement, where the holding device has a receiving structure at which at least one adhesive element is arranged that can be brought into at least two states, where in a first state the adhesive element allows for adjusting the second joining partner to the first joining partner and where a transition from the first state to a second state can be effected by a transformation means, where in the second state the adhesive element is cured, whereby the joining partners can be fixed to each other.07-19-2012

Ralf Schmidt, Ahrensfelde DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130186852DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TARGETED FLOW AND CURRENT DENSITY PATTERNS IN A CHEMICAL AND/OR ELECTROLYTIC SURFACE TREATMENT - The invention relates to a device and method for producing targeted flow and current density patterns in a chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment. The device comprises a flow distributor body which is disposed, with the front face thereof, plane-parallel to a substrate to be processed, and which has outlet openings on the front face, through which process solution flows onto the substrate surface. The process solution flowing back from the substrate is led off through connecting passages onto the rear face of the flow distributor body. At the same time a targeted distribution of an electrical field on a conductive substrate surface is effected by a specific arrangement of said connecting passages.07-25-2013

Ralf Schmidt, Kembs FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140089501Method for Locating a Field Device in an Automated Plant - A method for locating at least one field device in an automated plant, wherein the field device is connected via a network composed of a plurality of distributed field devices, and wherein a mobile terminal is applied for locating the field device.03-27-2014
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