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Hoefer, DE

Fabian Hoefer, Tuttlingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120071927SPINAL COLUMN STABILIZATION SYSTEM, CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR A SPINAL COLUMN STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A CONNECTING ELEMENT - A connecting element for a spinal column stabilization system includes a first attachment section for fixing to a first bone attachment device, a second attachment section for fixing to a second bone attachment device and an at least partially flexible intermediate section. The intermediate section is arranged between the first and the second attachment section and is in the form of a strip-like, winding leaf spring element having at least one recess. A desired spring stiffness is maintained as precisely as possible, especially in the intermediate section independently of possible manufacturing tolerances arising from the manufacturing process. At least one of the two leaf spring element surfaces of the leaf spring element includes at least one stiffness-modifying element. The connecting element may be part of an improved spinal column fixation system and made by an improved method of manufacturing a connecting element.03-22-2012

Frank Hoefer, Bad Duerkheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100010236CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR PREPARING (METH)ACRYLIC ESTERS OF N-HYDROXYALKYLATED LACTAMS - A process for preparing (meth)acrylic esters (F) of N-hydroxyalkylated lactams, in which cyclic N-hydroxyalkylated lactams (L)01-14-2010
20100113725CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR PREPARING (METH)ACRYLIC ESTERS OF N-HYDROXYALKYLATED LACTAMS - A process for preparing (meth)acrylic esters (F) of N-hydroxyalkylated lactams, in which cyclic N-hydroxyalkylated lactams (L)05-06-2010
20100285542CATALYZED PREPARATION OF (METH)ACRYLATES OF N-HYDROXYALKYLATED AMIDES - The claimed invention relates to a process for preparing (meth)acrylates of N-hydroxyalkylated amides, in which open-chain N-hydroxyalkylated amides are esterified with (meth)acrylic acid or transesterified with at least one (meth)acrylic ester in the presence of at least one heterogeneous catalyst selected from the group consisting of an inorganic salt and an enzyme.11-11-2010
20100317887PROCESS FOR PREPARING (METH)ACRYLATES OF C10-ALCOHOL MIXTURES - Process for preparing (meth)acrylates of C12-16-2010

Georg Hoefer, Lonsee DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090212806System for Making Contact Between a Transmit/Receive Module and a Testing Device - A system for making electrical contact between a transmit/receive module and a testing device for the transmission of high-frequency signals includes a mechanically guided, frame-shaped contacting unit having a plurality of contact elements for contacting the TR module. The contacting unit surrounds the T/R module and is positioned relative to the T/R module such that the contact with the T/R module is established in one operation via the contact elements. A line substrate, which is arranged on the contacting unit and electrically connected with it, is constructed as a shielded triplate line by which the high-frequency signals can be conducted to the testing device.08-27-2009
20110109341Apparatus for Contacting a T/R Module with a Test Device - An apparatus for making contact between a T/R module and a test device, the apparatus including a mechanically guided contact-making unit having a plurality of contact elements for contacting the T/R module. A triplate line substrate is arranged is electrically connected to the T/R module, via which the RF signals can be passed to the test device. One or more register pins for defined alignment of the T/R module with respect to the contact-making unit and a fixing unit for mechanical fixing of the T/R module are provided. A shifting device has a plurality of inclined planes that convert a shifting movement of the shifting device to a movement of the contact-making unit toward the T/R module at right angles to the shifting direction. When the contact-making unit reaches a defined final position the contact is made with the T/R module via the contact elements in one process.05-12-2011

Helmut Hoefer, Hilchenbach DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100025514METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING UP METAL STRIPS ONTO A WINDING MANDREL - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for winding up metal strips (02-04-2010

Holger Hoefer, Sonnenbuehl DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090168836MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE HAVING A SUBSTRATE AND A THERMOELEMENT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND/OR RADIATION SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE - A micromechanical structure, a temperature and/or radiation sensor, and a method for manufacturing a micromechanical structure are suggested, the micromechanical structure including a substrate and a thermoelement having a reference contact and a measuring contact, the substrate having a main substrate plane), the thermoelement having a first material between the reference contact and the measuring contact and a second material between the measuring contact and a further reference contact, either the first material being situated over the second material or the second material being situated over the first material between the reference contact and the measuring contact in a direction perpendicular to the main substrate plane.07-02-2009
20090174148Method for Sealing an Opening - An integrated component having a substrate, the substrate having a cavity which surrounds a mechanical structure. The cavity is filled by a fluid of a specific composition under a specific pressure, and the mechanical properties of the mechanical structure are influenced by the fluid.07-09-2009
20110049505DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE - A device includes a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip which are connected to each other in an electrically conductive manner via a bonding wire, the bonding wire having a contact to the first semiconductor chip at a first contact point and having a contact to the second semiconductor chip at a second contact point, and the device including a further bonding wire which has a further first contact point and a further second contact point, a maximum distance between the bonding wire and a direct connecting line between the first and second contact points perpendicular to the connecting line being greater than a further maximum distance between the further bonding wire and a further connecting line between the further first contact point and the further second contact point perpendicular to the further connecting line.03-03-2011
20110203369Sensor system - A sensor system includes a supporting element and a sensor element attached to the supporting element and having a main plane of extension. The supporting element has (i) at least one contact element for electrical contacting of the sensor system and (ii) at least one relief structure for stress decoupling, the at least one relief structure being situated in a plane parallel to the main plane of extension essentially between the at least one contact element and the sensor element.08-25-2011
20120025863SOLDER JOINT INSPECTION - An integrated circuit includes an electronic circuit in a housing and a first contacting device for soldering the circuit to a corresponding second contacting device of a circuit board. The first and second contacting devices are each divided into a first section and a second section, the sections of one of the contacting devices being fixedly electrically connected to each other, and the sections of the other contacting device being selectively connectable to a device for resistance determination.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Holger Hoefer, Sonnenbuehl DE

Patrick Hoefer, Gaertringen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100320796Device on a vehicle a pillar - In order to provide a device on a vehicle A pillar, level with the windshield, for keeping an adjacent side region of the vehicle free from dirty water deflected by the windshield, with a guide element which can be displaced between a rest position and an active position and, in its active position, removes dirty water deflected laterally by the windshield outward to the adjacent side of the vehicle, which device meets the aeroacoustic requirements and the requirements for keeping the vehicle free from dirt, it is proposed to provide a plurality of active positions for the guide element.12-23-2010

Peter Hoefer, Ettlingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090230963MAGNETIC RESONANCE RESONATOR ASSEMBLY - A resonator assembly for executing measurements on a sample within a constant magnetic field B09-17-2009

Rainer Hoefer, Duesseldorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100331185Herbicidal Compositions of Lithium Glyphosate and Adjuvants - Disclosed are herbicidal compositions comprising a lithium salt of glyphosate and one or more surfactants, the surfactant(s) enhancing the herbicidal efficacy of the lithium salt of glyphosate over that of the lithium salt of glyphosate alone.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Rainer Hoefer, Duesseldorf DE

Thomas Hoefer, Lappersdorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100000104TILT SENSOR - The invention is directed to a tilt sensor comprising at least one body movable along a predefined path and an optoelectronic unit for determining the position of said body, said tilt sensor being surface-mountable. The invention is further directed to a tilt sensor assembly.01-07-2010
20110299232Surface-Mountable Apparatus - A surface-mountable device (12-08-2011

Patent applications by Thomas Hoefer, Lappersdorf DE

Volker Hoefer, Palling DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110167659Angle-Measuring Device - An angle-measuring device including a first component group and a second component group, the component groups being disposed in a manner allowing rotation relative to each other by a bearing. The first component group includes a housing having a connecting device, as well as a scanning unit. The second component group includes a shaft to which a code disk is attached, and a flow channel having a directional component parallel to the axis. The angle-measuring device is configured such that a negative pressure is able to be applied to the connecting device, so that a fluid surrounding the angle-measuring device with a pressure flows through the angle-measuring device to remove contaminants by suction. At the applied negative pressure, a first mass flow of the fluid which flows through the flow channel is greater than a second mass flow which flows through the bearing gap.07-14-2011