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Kurz, DE

Alexander Kurz, Schwaebisch Hall DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090009291METHOD FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A PASSIVE TRANSPONDER, AS WELL AS A PASSIVE TRANSPONDER - A method for wireless data transmission, in, for example, RFID systems, between a base station and a passive transponder, as well as a passive transponder is provided by inductive coupling, as well as a passive transponder. It is possible to transmit data from the base station to the transponder by a first data transmission protocol type and by at least one second data transmission protocol type, whereby the first or the at least second data transmission protocol type is selected by writing a configuration register in the transponder.01-08-2009
20110147065Integrated Circuit with Adjusting Elements and Method for Its Manufacture - An integrated circuit is disclosed with adjusting elements, which in a first manufacturing stage are connected via tracks to terminal pads lying outside the integrated circuit. At least one of the tracks of the integrated circuit lies on a surface of a region, which includes semiconductor material and in a second manufacturing stage is isolated by a pn junction from additional semiconductor material, which is adjacent to the region. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing this type of integrated circuit is also disclosed.06-23-2011
20110177781Transponder and Method for Wireless Data Transmission - A transponder and a method for wireless data transmission is provided. The transponder comprises an input circuit with input terminals for connecting an antenna coil for data transmission to a base station by means of inductive coupling, a first controllable switching means, at least one resistor, which is looped in series with the first controllable switching means between the input terminals of the input circuit, and a controller which is designed in such a way that it connects through the first switching means as soon as a voltage applied at the input terminals falls below a first settable threshold value, and again interrupts it as soon as the voltage applied at the input terminals for a settable duration is above the first settable threshold value and/or above a second settable threshold value.07-21-2011
20110243258Wireless Data Transmission Between a Base Station and a Transponder Via Inductive Coupling - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a carrier signal transmitted by a base station according to either a first data-transmission protocol or a second data-transmission protocol; detecting a first field gap in the carrier signal indicating initiation of a data transmission by the base station; and determining whether a reference duration is present in the carrier signal after the first field gap. The method includes, if the reference duration is present in the carrier signal after the first field gap then, according to the first data-transmission protocol, determining a calibration value for the data transmission based on the reference duration and decoding the data transmission by measuring durations between successive subsequent field gaps and determining whether each duration as measured is a binary 1 or binary 0 based on the calibration value.10-06-2011

Patent applications by Alexander Kurz, Schwaebisch Hall DE

Alexander Kurz, Hofheim-Wallau DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090192642Method and apparatus for operating a test plant - The operation of a test plant comprising a series of test rooms with a respective number of test beds requires management of a multiplicity of data, resources, people, processes, etc. Optimum operation of a test plant with as little unproductivity as possible is possible only when all of this information is networked together and optimum structures for the separation and management of a test plant are created. To this end, the invention now proposes splitting a test order into an order specimen and a process specimen, the two specimens being used to store different information. By linking an order specimen to a process specimen and the associated data and processes, it is a simple matter to generate a test process plan, and the handling of the test job can be controlled and monitored on the basis of the test process plan.07-30-2009

Andreas Kurz, Dresden DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100025772SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A SILICON/GERMANIUM RESISTOR - In integrated circuits, resistors may be formed on the basis of a silicon/germanium material, thereby providing a reduced specific resistance which may allow reduced dimensions of the resistor elements. Furthermore, a reduced dopant concentration may be used which may allow an increased process window for adjusting resistance values while also reducing overall cycle times.02-04-2010
20100078645SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A BURIED POLY RESISTOR - An embedded or buried resistive structure may be formed by amorphizing a semiconductor material and subsequently re-crystallizing the same in a polycrystalline state, thereby providing a high degree of compatibility with conventional polycrystalline resistors, such as polysilicon resistors, while avoiding the deposition of a dedicated polycrystalline material. Hence, polycrystalline resistors may be advantageously combined with sophisticated transistor architectures based on non-silicon gate electrode materials, while also providing high performance of the resistors with respect to the parasitic capacitance.04-01-2010
20100107403SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING eFUSES OF ENHANCED PROGRAMMING EFFICIENCY - In sophisticated integrated circuits, an electronic fuse may be formed such that an increased sensitivity to electromigration may be accomplished by including at least one region of increased current density. This may be accomplished by forming a corresponding fuse region as a non-linear configuration, wherein at corresponding connection portions of linear segments, the desired enhanced current crowding may occur during the application of the programming voltage. Hence, increased reliability and more space-efficient layout of the electronic fuses may be accomplished.05-06-2010
20100163994SOI DEVICE WITH A BURIED INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING INCREASED ETCH RESISTIVITY - In SOI devices, the PN junction of circuit elements, such as substrate diodes, is formed in the substrate material on the basis of the buried insulating material that provides increased etch resistivity during wet chemical cleaning and etch processes. Consequently, undue exposure of the PN junction formed in the vicinity of the sidewalls of the buried insulating material may be avoided, which may cause reliability concerns in conventional SOI devices comprising a silicon dioxide material as the buried insulating layer.07-01-2010
20100301423SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LOCAL MATCHING AND END RESISTANCE OF RX BASED RESISTORS - Semiconductor devices are formed with reduced variability between close proximity resistors, improved end resistances, and reduced random dopant mismatch. Embodiments include ion implanting a dopant, such as B, at a relatively high dosage, e.g. about 4 to about 6 keV, and at a relatively low implant energy, e.g., about 1.5 to about 2E15/cm12-02-2010
20110129971PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT IN TRANSISTORS COMPRISING HIGH-K METAL GATE STACK BY REDUCING A WIDTH OF OFFSET SPACERS - In sophisticated semiconductor devices including transistors having a high-k metal gate electrode structure, disposable spacers may be provided on the encapsulating spacer element with a reduced width so as to not unduly increase a lateral offset of a strain-inducing material to be incorporated into the active region. For this purpose, a multi-layer deposition may be used in combination with a low pressure CVD process.06-02-2011
20110156857SILICON-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING eFUSES FORMED BY AN EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOY - An electronic fuse may receive a silicon/germanium material in the fuse body, which in turn may result in the formation of a metal silicide material of reduced thickness. Consequently, the current density and, thus, the electromigration and heat generation in the metal silicide material may be increased for a given amount of current. Consequently, transistor switches for applying the programming pulse to the electronic fuse may be reduced in size.06-30-2011
20110156858SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING METAL-BASED eFUSES OF ENHANCED PROGRAMMING EFFICIENCY BY ENHANCING METAL AGGLOMERATION AND/OR VOIDING - Metal fuses in semiconductor devices may be formed on the basis of additional mechanisms for obtaining superior electromigration in the fuse bodies. To this end, the compressive stress caused by the current-induced metal diffusion may be restricted or reduced in the fuse body, for instance, by providing a stress buffer region and/or by providing a dedicated metal agglomeration region. The concept may be applied to the metallization system and may also be used in the device level, when fabricating the metal fuse in combination with high-k metal gate electrode structures.06-30-2011
20110186916SEMICONDUCTOR RESISTORS FORMED IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING METAL GATES BY REDUCING CONDUCTIVITY OF A METAL-CONTAINING CAP MATERIAL - In semiconductor devices comprising sophisticated high-k metal gate electrode structures, resistors may be formed on the basis of a semiconductor material by increasing the sheet resistance of a conductive metal-containing cap material on the basis of an implantation process. Consequently, any complex etch techniques for removing the conductive cap material may be avoided.08-04-2011
20110241086ALUMINUM FUSES IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING METAL GATE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES - In sophisticated semiconductor devices, electronic fuses may be provided on the basis of a replacement gate approach by using the aluminum material as an efficient metal for inducing electromigration in the electronic fuses. The electronic fuse may be formed on an isolation structure, thereby providing an efficient thermal decoupling of the electronic fuse from the semiconductor material and the substrate material, thereby enabling the provision of efficient electronic fuses in a bulk configuration, while avoiding incorporation of fuses into the metallization system.10-06-2011
20110241124SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING HIGH-K METAL GATE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND eFUSES FORMED IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - A semiconductor-based electronic fuse may be provided in a sophisticated semiconductor device having a bulk configuration by appropriately embedding the electronic fuse into a semiconductor material of reduced heat conductivity. For example, a silicon/germanium fuse region may be provided in the silicon base material. Consequently, sophisticated gate electrode structures may be formed on the basis of replacement gate approaches on bulk devices substantially without affecting the electronic characteristics of the electronic fuses.10-06-2011
20110241162Semiconductor Device Comprising Metal-Based eFuses of Enhanced Programming Efficiency by Enhancing Heat Generation - In sophisticated semiconductor devices, electronic fuses may be provided in the metallization system, wherein a superior two-dimensional configuration of the metal line, for instance as a helix-like configuration, may provide superior thermal conditions in a central line portion, which in turn may result in a more pronounced electromigration effect for a given programming current. Consequently, the size of the electronic fuse, at least in one lateral direction, and also the width of corresponding transistors connected to the electronic fuse, may be reduced.10-06-2011
20110266633Semiconductor Device Comprising Metal Gates and Semiconductor Resistors Formed on the Basis of a Replacement Gate Approach - In a replacement gate approach, the semiconductor material or at least a significant portion thereof in a non-transistor structure, such as a precision resistor, an electronic fuse and the like, may be preserved upon replacing the semiconductor material in the gate electrode structures. To this end, an appropriate dielectric material may be provided at least prior to the removal of the semiconductor material in the gate electrode structures, without requiring significant modifications of established replacement gate approaches.11-03-2011
20110269278Stress Memorization with Reduced Fringing Capacitance Based on Silicon Nitride in MOS Semiconductor Devices - In sophisticated semiconductor devices, stress memorization techniques may be applied on the basis of a silicon nitride material, which may be subsequently modified into a low-k dielectric material in order to obtain low-k spacer elements, thereby enhancing performance of sophisticated semiconductor devices. The modification of the initial silicon nitride-based spacer material may be accomplished on the basis of an oxygen implantation process.11-03-2011
20120001295Semiconductor Device Comprising High-K Metal Gate Electrode Structures and Precision eFuses Formed in the Active Semiconductor Material - In a complex semiconductor device, electronic fuses may be formed in the active semiconductor material by using a semiconductor material of reduced heat conductivity selectively in the fuse body, wherein, in some illustrative embodiments, the fuse body may be delineated by a non-silicided semiconductor base material.01-05-2012

Patent applications by Andreas Kurz, Dresden DE

Dieter Kurz, Bacharach/steg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080254646Electrical connecting device - An electrical connecting device, in particular for arrangement between steering wheel and steering column switch module of a motor vehicle, comprises a stationary housing portion and a housing portion rotatable relative thereto, which in each case carry a terminal unit and surround at least one spirally wound flexible electrical wire which is in each case connected terminally to the terminal units and guided in a direction-changing loop within the housing. At least one additional, spirally wound, flexible electrical wire is provided, which is connected to the terminal units and which is guided in a direction-reversing loop within the housing.10-16-2008

Edgar Kurz, Heilbronn-Horkheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110147626MAGNET VALVE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a magnet valve having a valve body, in which at least one inlet conduit and/or at least one outlet conduit of the magnet valve is provided in at least some regions in the valve body. The inlet conduit and/or outlet conduit are in fluidic communication with a valve seat of the magnet valve. According to the invention in the valve body, a receptacle region is provided, in which an insert part having or embodying the inlet conduit and/or the outlet conduit in at least some regions is disposed. The invention further relates to a driver assistance system having such a magnet valve.06-23-2011
20110147627MAGNET VALVE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a magnet valve having a valve body, in which at least one inlet conduit and/or at least one outlet conduit of the magnet valve is provided in at least some regions in the valve body. The inlet conduit and/or outlet conduit are in fluidic communication with a valve seat of the magnet valve. According to the invention, the valve body is provided with a receptacle region, in which an insert part embodying the valve seat is disposed. The invention also relates to a driver assistance system having such a magnet valve.06-23-2011
20110147628Solenoid Valve and Driver Assistance Device - The disclosure relates to a solenoid valve (06-23-2011

Georg Kurz, Schwieberdingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090323246METHOD, DEVICE, INJECTOR AND CONTROL UNIT FOR TRIGGERING AN INJECTOR - A method and a device for triggering an injector are described, allowing expansion of the metering range of the injector. The injector is triggered by a trigger voltage that is adjusted according to a predefined voltage for opening the injector, the trigger voltage being first increased to open the injector, starting from the predefined voltage, and then reduced after a predefined time. The predefined time is selected in such a way that the energy stored in an energy accumulator mechanism of the injector has reached a steady-state energy level after the predefined time.12-31-2009

Gerhard Kurz, Wendlingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090102858VIRTUAL SPOTLIGHT FOR DISTINGUISHING OBJECTS OF INTEREST IN IMAGE DATA - Assistance systems are increasingly being used to assist vehicle drivers when driving their vehicles. To this end, a camera is used to record image data from the area surrounding a vehicle, and at least some of the image data (04-23-2009
20110102191Method and device for operating a night vision system for cars - Poor visibility at night is a tiring and dangerous situation in traffic, feared by many drivers. As a result of poor visibility, the frequency of accidents at night is significantly higher than during the day with good visibility conditions. Cars are thus prospectively fitted with night vision systems, in order to increase safety in traffic. A night vision system used for this purpose generally comprises an illumination unit for illuminating the environment surrounding the vehicle, an image recording unit for collecting environmental data, and an image processing unit for evaluating the environmental data. So that the operation of the night vision system can be adapted to different situations, it must be designed in a flexible manner. To this end, the individual components of the night vision system must be able to be operated in different combinations. In order to achieve this, the components of the night vision system can be individually controlled by means of at least one control signal.05-05-2011

Patent applications by Gerhard Kurz, Wendlingen DE

Juergen Kurz, Pluederhausen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110000634Casting Machine System and Process for Producing Hybrid Metal/Plastic Articles - A casting machine system includes a first casting machine and a separate second casting machine, wherein the first casting machine is a metal-casting machine and the second casting machine is a plastic-casting machine, or the first casting machine is a plastic-casting machine and the second casting machine is a metal-casting machine. An associated process produces hybrid metal/plastic articles. The casting machine includes a transfer device for transferring a precursor product, produced by a first casting process in the first casting machine, to the second casting machine, in which a hybrid metal/plastic component is formed from the precursor product by a second casting process, and a temperature-regulating device for regulating the temperature of the precursor product in a controllable manner after its removal from the first casting machine, and before starting the second casting process.01-06-2011

Klaus Kurz, Kelsterbach DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080287580COLORED POLYOXYMETHYLENE MOLDING COMPOUNDS AND MOLDED PARTS PRODUCED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a polyoxymethylene molding composition comprising 11-20-2008
20090048373Laser-markable flameproof molding compounds and laser-markable and laser-marked products obtained from said molding compounds - Novel halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic molding compositions are described, and give laser-markable moldings with increased quality of marking. The molding compositions comprise at least one thermoplastic A) and at least one light-sensitive compound of salt type B1) which within the polymer matrix when exposed to laser light changes its color or leads to a change in the color of the polymer matrix, and/or at least one light-sensitive or light-sensitizing oxide B2) which within the polymer matrix when exposed to laser light changes its color or leads to a change in the color of the polymer matrix, and at least one halogen-free compound or mixture C) which has a positive effect on the flammability and fire performance of the molding composition, and if appropriate, other conventional additives D).02-19-2009
20090111932THERMOPLASTIC PARTIALLY CRYSTALLINE MOLDING COMPOUND HAVING A REDUCED SURFACE LUSTER AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - The present invention relates to novel molding compositions based on semicrystalline engineering thermoplastics which, in conventional processing techniques, give moldings with reduced surface gloss. A feature of the molding compositions is that they comprise, in a polymer matrix, if appropriate with the usual additives, polymer particles with a median size d04-30-2009
20090264583Polyoxymethylene Molding Materials and Moldings and the Use Thereof - Molding materials and the moldings produced therefrom, containing a) polyoxymethylene in which at least 50% of the terminal groups are hydroxyl groups, which has a melt volume rate MVR of less than 20 cm10-22-2009

Patent applications by Klaus Kurz, Kelsterbach DE

Kristina Kurz, Bad Schwartau DE

Manfred Kurz, Altenstadt DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100224059ELECTROHYDRAULIC BOOSTER - An electrohydraulic booster comprises an electromechanical transducer and a hydromechanical power stage which is connected to a pressurized medium supply and encompasses a cylinder and a piston that can be moved therein along the working axis. The electromechanical transducer acts on a spool valve which is associated with the hydromechanical power stage, is disposed at least in part inside the piston, is guided within a guiding bore in such a way as to be movable along the working axis, and has two first leading edges that cooperate with corresponding second leading edges located on the guiding bore in order to form a hydraulic sequential control. The guiding bore consists of two parts, i.e. a cylinder-mounted first section and a second section which can be moved along the working axis and comprises the second leading edges.09-09-2010

Patent applications by Manfred Kurz, Altenstadt DE

Martin Kurz, Wustenrot DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100187919Electric Motor with Cooling Ventilator Effect - The invention relates to an electric motor with a stator and an external rotor, comprised of a rotor bell and a rotor cover that acts as a fan wheel. The rotor bell has several apertures in its bell floor. The rotor cover has several exhaust ports. The rotor cover is shaped like a plate and consists of a plate base and an annular wall. The exhaust ports are preferably evenly distributed in the annular wall. The inside of the plate base of the rotor cover that faces the rotor bell has several radially extending interior blades that are fixedly connected to it.07-29-2010

Martin Kurz, Kronberg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090230603HOLDING DEVICE FOR FIXING A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a holding device (09-17-2009

Matthias Kurz, Erlangen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090265146Method of Modeling the Time Gradient of the State of a Steel Volume by Means of a Computer and Corresponding Objects - A steel volume is modeled in a computer by means of a plurality of volume elements. The state of the steel volume at a given time comprises, for each volume element, characteristic quantities of an enthalpy existing at said time in the respective volume element and percentages, in which the steel is available in the respective volume element at the time in austenite, ferrite and cementite phases. For at least one volume element, the computer determines the time gradient of the characteristic quantities by resolving thermal conductivity and phase transition equations. One of the characteristic quantities is a locally invariable mean interstitial element concentration within the volume element in the austenite phase thereof.10-22-2009
20090326700Method for monitoring the physical state of a hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip while controlling a plate rolling train for working a hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip - A method of monitoring the physical state of a hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip while controlling a plate rolling train for the reversing working a hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip is disclosed. For the reversing rolling of the hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip a rolling stand is provided. At a starting point, an initial state of the hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip in a model is determined, from which state at least one physical state variable is derived. Further, a cyclical updating of the state during the working of the hot-rolled sheet by using the model of the hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip and the plate rolling train is provided, wherein monitoring of the path of the hot-rolled sheet or hot-rolled strip and operating parameters influencing and/or reproducing the state are taken into account.12-31-2009
20100192660METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A STATE OF A ROLLING STOCK, PARTICULARLY A NEAR-NET STRIP - In a method and a control device for adjusting a state of a rolling stock, particularly a near-net strip, defined at least by an out-of-parallel condition and/or a curvature of the rolling stock, the rolling stock is transitioned from an initial into an intermediate state by a roll stand and by impressing a stress onto the rolling stock by an additional processing device, and the rolling stock is transitioned from the intermediate into a final state by at least one processing aggregate. By determining whether rolling stock should be fed into the at least one processing aggregate, the intermediate state requiring a non-zero out-of-parallel condition and/or curvature in order to achieve a predetermined final state, and the roll stand and/or the processing device are controlled and/or regulated as a function thereof to adjust the required intermediate state, the shape reliability of an ultimately parallel, non-curved rolling stock can be increased.08-05-2010
20110106512METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING MACHINE CODE, THE EXECUTION OF WHICH GENERATES AN OPTIMIZED ROLLING MODEL - In a method for establishing a machine code which can be immediately executed by a computer, the execution of which causes the computer to implement a rolling model and to determine an output variable that quantitatively describes at least one material flow occurring in the rolling stock during a rolling process defined by the condition of the rolling stock and the roll stand setting. The output variable is determined on the basis of the rolling model, a rolling stock condition lying within a predetermined range of conditions, and a roll stand setting lying within a predetermined range of settings. Furthermore, a computer program, a data carrier, a computer, and a rolling train with at least one roll stand are disclosed.05-05-2011
20120043043Method for Producing Rolling Stock Rolled in a Rolling Train of a Rolling Mill, Control and/or Regulation Device for Rolling Mill for Producing Rolled Rolling Stock, Rolling Mill for Producing Rolled Rolling Stock, Machine Readable Program Code and Storage Medium - A rolling mill for producing rolled rolling stock is operated in a continuous manner by integrally forming the rolling stock during scheduled operation from a supply device which supplies the stock to the rolling mill to one finishing rolling train arranged downstream of the rolling stock supply device by guiding the stock into the finishing rolling train continuously and rolling it to form a first outflow product. The operation is monitored for a deviation from the scheduled operation that influences the rolling process, wherein in case of a deviation measures are taken to examine whether a second outflow product, which is different from the first outflow product, can still be produced. If the second outflow product cannot be produced, the operation of the rolling mill is altered from a continuous operation to a discontinuous operation, whereby production failures caused by undesired process deviations in a rolling mill can be reduced.02-23-2012

Patent applications by Matthias Kurz, Erlangen DE

Michael Kurz, Plochingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080223959Injection Valve - The present invention relates to an injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle. A nozzle body has at least one spray hole, a nozzle needle mounted in the nozzle body with adjustable stroke for controlling an injection of fuel through the at least one spray hole. A booster piston is drive-coupled to an actuator and has a booster face which delimits a booster chamber. According to the invention, the nozzle needle has a control face which delimits a control chamber. In order to dampen the movement of the nozzle needle into its needle seat as the nozzle needle closes, a damping piston is arranged in the nozzle body with an adjustable stroke. The damping piston separates the control chamber from the booster chamber. A damping path is provided in the damping piston to hydraulically connect the control chamber to the booster chamber in a throttled manner.09-18-2008

Michael Kurz, Frankfurt Am Main DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110295009STREPTOSPIROLE DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to streptospirole derivatives of the general formula (I), wherein R12-01-2011

Michael Kurz, Berlin DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100011941Automatic Recognition and Matching of Tempo and Phase of Pieces of Music, and an Interactive Music Player - A method of matching the tempo and phase in pieces of music which allows the conjunction of the pieces of music to form a continuous stream of music. The interactive music player which digitally executes the method of matching the tempo and phase in pieces of music is also disclosed.01-21-2010

Michael Kurz, Muhlhausen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090272074TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR HANDLING MULTI-WIDTH FLEXIBLE POUCHES - A flexible bag transport system for transporting flexible filling and sealing station which includes a pair of holding clamp assemblies opposed to each other for holding the top end of a bag. The first clamp assembly is supported by a first elongated carrier and a second clamp assembly is supported by a second elongated carrier that is parallel to the first carrier. Clamping assemblies remain apart from each other and the bags are transported and are displaced toward each other to permit the bag to be opened during filling of the bag. One of the elongated carriers supporting the clamping assemblies has an adjustable mechanism so that the clamp assemblies can be adjusted with respect to each other without requiring adjustment of the remaining components of the transport system.11-05-2009
20090274538RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING MULTI-SIZE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A receptacle assembly for receiving and holding in place flexible containers in the upright position while the flexible containers are being transported on a conveyor. The receptacle assembly includes a guide supporting two supports, an adjustment mechanism, and a plurality of transport receptacles. Each transport receptacle includes two side supports, each of which are mounted on one of the supports. The supports are capable of being selectively displaced with respect to each other by operation of the adjustment mechanism, which allows the transport receptacle to be adjusted to receive and hold flexible containers of various sizes and configurations.11-05-2009

Michael Kurz, Karlsruhe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100282484Side handle for a hand-held power tool - A side-handle for a hand-held power tool includes a gripping element and a fastener for fastening the side handle to the hand-held power tool. The gripping element and the fastening means can be pivoted with respect to each other around a rotational axis. This rotational axis runs perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the gripping element and runs through an end area of the gripping element facing away from the fastener.11-11-2010

Peter Kurz, Essen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100039512DEVICE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION COMPRISING ALARM DEVICES IN SECURED AREAS - A device for telecommunication comprising alarm devices or the like, installed in secured areas (02-18-2010

Rainer Kurz, Bad Schwalbach DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100120946Mitsubishi polyester film GmbH - The invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films which contain 0.1-5.0% by weight (based on the weight of the film) of a hydrolysis stabilizer based on epoxidized fatty acid esters and 0.2-10% by weight (based on the weight of the film) of epoxidized fatty acid glycerides, the epoxidized fatty acid esters having a mean molecular weight of at least 425 g/mol. Such films find use in outdoor applications, as a ribbon cable, as a backside laminate of solar modules and in electrical insulation applications.05-13-2010
20100292375Biaxially stretched polymer film comprising a decarboxylation catalyst, its use in electrical insulation applications, and process for its production - Biaxially stretched film with polymeric constituents formed mainly of polyester in which the film includes at least one copper salt and one halide, with the resulting film having an AC (alternating current) dielectric strength of at least 100 kV/mm at 23° C. and 50 Hz. The invention further relates to the use of the film of the invention, in particular in solar modules, and also to a process for its production.11-18-2010

Reiner Kurz, Sachsenheim DE

Stefan Kurz, Rosenheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080231296Test Apparatus for the Testing of Electronic Components - In the case of a test apparatus for testing electronic components which are present in an assembly, in particular in the form of strips, a slide-like contacting board supporting device (09-25-2008
20090015277DEVICE FOR TESTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR ICS, HAVING A SEALING BOARD ARRANGED INSIDE A PRESSURE TEST CHAMBER - In a device for testing electronic components, in particular ICs, under particular pressure conditions, the pressure test chamber comprises contact elements (01-15-2009
20100108205Method and device for tempering electronic components - Disclosed are a method and a device for tempering electronic components (05-06-2010
20100193520CLOSURE MECHANISM FOR PRESSURE TEST CHAMBERS FOR TESTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR IC'S - A closure mechanism for pressure test chambers for testing electronic components, in particular ICs, has a plurality of pivoting jaws. At least some of the pivoting jaws have at least one lifting apparatus which can be advanced to two interacting cavity elements, which surround a cavity, by means of the pivoting jaws. Furthermore, at least some of the pivoting jaws have at least one locking device in order to move spacer elements into an intermediate space between the associated pivoting jaws and the compressed cavity element, as a result of which the tightness of the cavity is maintained even when the lifting apparatuses are retracted.08-05-2010
20110043231SYSTEM FOR POST-PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.02-24-2011

Patent applications by Stefan Kurz, Rosenheim DE

Sybille Kurz, Boeblingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090133100ACCESS CONTROL ON DYNAMICALLY INSTANTIATED PORTAL APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling access rights to dynamically instantiated portal applications in a portal environment, wherein new instances of a portal application and respective access control information on resources used in the application are generated dynamically from an automated programmed mechanism, and wherein a user-application role mapping is demanded for the portal application by a respective runtime access control function implemented at the portal environment. The method includes: assigning an individual user-to-application role mapping to a respective individual one of the created instances of the portal application, wherein for each incoming user request to one of the created instances the runtime access control function checks a target application instance identifier, which identifies an individual application instance desired to be addressed by the incoming request; and granting access rights to incoming user requests according to the application roles as they are defined for the target application instance.05-21-2009

Thomas Kurz, Langenargen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100234175METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN INTERWHEEL DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS - A method of actuating an interwheel differential lock of a mobile vehicle. The interwheel differential lock is actuated to engage depending on the speed of the vehicle, the accelerator pedal position and the gradient of the torque at the transmission output.09-16-2010
20110190997METHOD FOR ACTUATING A CLUTCH OF A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A method of actuating a clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter in a self-propelling working machine such that when the clutch is engaged and thereby connects a drive input of the hydrodynamic torque converter to a drive output of the hydrodynamic torque converter, and when a service brake is actuated, the clutch is disengaged thereby separating a drive input of the hydrodynamic torque converter from a drive output of the hydrodynamic torque converter. The method comprises the steps of, when the service brake is actuated, actuating the clutch in the engaging direction, and maintaining engagement of the clutch if a device for recognizing a driving status of the working machine detects that the working machine is driving downhill.08-04-2011
20110196588METHOD FOR ENGAGING A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH IN A POWER TRANSMISSION OF A MOBILE MACHINE - A method of engaging a converter lock-up clutch in a power-shift transmission of a working machine. According to the method, the available engine torque or the turbine torque is determined, prior to an engagement of the converter lock-up clutch, and, depending on the determined engine torque or the determined turbine torque, the gradient of the engine torque is controlled by the transmission control unit during engagement and optionally controlled for a defined period of time following engagement such that acceleration of the vehicle, and thus a jerking sensation upon engagement of the converter lock-up clutch, is reduced or prevented.08-11-2011
20110197694METHOD FOR REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE - During reversal of drive of a vehicle, particularly a work machine with a hydrodynamic torque converter and a bypass clutch, the bypass clutch is first disengaged, during the reversal process. Next, a previously engaged first driving direction clutch, driving the vehicle in the first driving direction, is disengaged and a second driving direction clutch, for driving the vehicle in the second driving direction, is engaged so that a speed of the vehicle, in the first driving direction, is reduced and a speed of the vehicle, in the second driving direction, is subsequently accelerated, whereby the drive motor is operated at a higher rotational speed during the reversal process.08-18-2011
20110197695METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A CLUTCH OF A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter, which connects the drive input of the hydrodynamic torque converter to the drive output of the hydrodynamic torque converter, is actuated in a disengaging direction when a power at an auxiliary power take-off in a vehicle exceeds a predefined value.08-18-2011
20110197696METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCK-UP CLUTCH OF A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A lock-up clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter remains disengaged during shifts of a downstream transmission, when the drive motor is operated in the partial load range, and remains engaged during shifts of the downstream transmission, when drive motor is operated in a full load range.08-18-2011
20110202244METHOD FOR OPERATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH IN A POWER TRANSMISSION OF A MOBILE MACHINE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED LIFTING DEVICE - A method of operating the torque converter lock-up clutch in a power transmission of a working machine comprising at least one hydraulically actuated lifting device. The torque converter lock-up clutch is actuated for disengagement when a predefined limit value for the position of the lifting hydraulic mechanism of the at least one lifting device is exceeded. When the position of the lifting hydraulic mechanism falls below a predefined limit value and when the turbine rotational speed exceeds a predefined threshold value, the torque converter lock-up clutch is reengaged.08-18-2011
20110203892METHOD FOR ACTUATING A CLUTCH OF A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter in which the input drive of the hydrodynamic torque converter can be connected to the output drive of the hydrodynamic torque converter. The clutch of the hydrodynamic torque converter is only engaged if a difference between the rotational speeds of the pump and the turbine of the hydrodynamic torque converter is not reached and a predefined distance traveled by the accelerator pedal is exceeded.08-25-2011

Thomas Kurz, Bischofswiesen DE

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Walter Kurz, Furth DE

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