Inventor

Volker Schmidt

Inventor

Lexington, KY, US

Overview

66→

Patents

1976–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 66 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification12%

A61BDiagnosis7%

A41HAppliances or methods for making clothes, e.g. for dress-making or for tailoring, not otherwise provided for6%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

F01LCyclically operating valves for machines or engines4%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data4%

G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light3%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus3%

H05KPrinted circuits3%

A61CDentistry2%

PatentTitleYear

10,738,884Hydraulic switching assembly for a motor vehicle2020 10,619,526Variable valve train of a combustion engine2020 10,475,689Method for processing a holding plate, in particular for a clamp for holding a wafer2019 10,260,380Locking device for a switchable valve drive component2019 10,182,890Camera for recording surface structures, such as for dental purposes2019 10,183,522Security element and method for producing a security element having light-scattering structures2019 9,947,853Thermoelectric device2018 9,791,662'Lightweight carrier structure, particularly for optical components, and method for its production'2017 9,555,461'Method for connecting two components'2017 9,547,819'Phase-change material time-delay element for neuromorphic networks'2017 9,512,742'Method for mounting a valve train of an internal combustion engine'2016 9,507,062'Solid body joining of a carrier body and a cover layer, particularly by anodic bonding'2016 9,494,418'3D dental camera for recording surface structures of an object measured by means of triangulation'2016 9,470,583'Calibration-free temperature measurement'2016 9,389,418'Objective for a dental camera and method for creating an image'2016 9,282,926'Camera for recording surface structures, such as for dental purposes'2016 8,659,879'Switchgear cabinet or rack'2014 8,659,878'Switchgear cabinet or rack'2014 8,651,379'Switchgear cabinet or rack'2014 8,491,992'Laminar component made from composite material'2013 8,464,948'Switchgear cabinet or rack'2013 8,456,521'Triangulation camera device and triangulation imaging method'2013 8,156,587'Holding device'2012 8,011,372'Device for filling cigarette tubes with tobacco'2011 7,662,469'Composite elements made from rigid polyurethane foam'2010 7,617,806'Valve drive of an internal combustion engine'2009 7,568,460'Variable valve drive of an internal combustion engine'2009 7,558,427'Method for analyzing image data'2009 7,325,522'Valve drive for a cam-operated valve'2008 7,283,653'Method and system for supporting the evaluation of a picture of an eye'2007 7,194,119'Method and system for retrieving a medical picture'2007 7,066,883'Method and system for monitoring the course of therapy of a patient being therapeutically treated'2006 6,955,646'Method and medical system for the postdischarge surveillance of a patient'2005 6,839,678'Computerized system for conducting medical studies'2005 6,825,761'System for automatically monitoring persons in a domestic environment'2004 6,789,195'Secure data processing method'2004 6,730,026'Medical system for monitoring a measured value of a patient relating to blood-clotting'2004 6,585,409'Temperature-measurement device with diffractive optics'2003 D0467937'User interface for a medical playback device'2002 D0464360'User interface for a medical playback device'2002 6,313,743'Home emergency warning system'2001 6,290,389'Device for temperature measurement'2001 6,234,669'Device for measuring temperature without contact'2001 6,148,504'Operator safety device for attaching apparatus'2000 RE036619'Rotary hopper for an attaching apparatus'2000 5,989,188'Method and apparatus for determining the energy balance of a living subject on the basis of energy used and nutrition intake'1999 5,933,944'Article feeding arrangement'1999 5,781,989'Fastener attaching apparatus'1998 5,655,839'IR temperature sensor'1997 5,640,015'Pyrometer electromagnetic radiation measuring device'1997 5,603,442'Rotary hopper for an attaching apparatus'1997 5,339,984'Fastener attaching apparatus having multiple sources of fastener hardware'1994 5,319,848'Apparatus for attaching fasteners to material'1994 4,985,987'Fastener attaching apparatus'1991 4,821,267'Monitoring apparatus for monitoring the operating condition of transmission facilities of communications transmission technology'1989 4,583,773'Releasable tubular clamps for the connection of cylindrical or profiled tubes'1986 4,561,365'Apparatus for forming cut segments of a selected length with at least one folded end'1985 4,561,366'Apparatus for holding a cut segment of a selected length'1985 4,540,111'Article transport apparatus'1985 4,462,289'Material cutting apparatus for cutting segments having pointed ends from a strip of material'1984 4,313,328'Providing cardan and universal joint-type shafts with gearing'1982 4,280,384'Apparatus for cutting strips of material of varying lengths'1981 4,227,741'Backlash free seat adjuster'1980 4,033,215'Apparatus for cutting strips of material'1977 3,987,950'Apparatus for orienting and attaching fasteners to an article'1976 3,964,661'Apparatus for attaching pronged and mating elements to articles'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976–2000Based in Lexington, KY, US· patent location history

1977–2016Patents assigned to SCHMIDT VOLKER (19)· patent assignee history

1985–1994Patents assigned to SCHMIDT ERICH A (5)· patent assignee history

1989–2012Patents assigned to SIEMENS AG (15)· patent assignee history

1997–2019Based in Berlin, DE· patent location history

1998–2000Patents assigned to EASTLEX MACHINE CORP (4)· patent assignee history

1999–2009Based in Erlangen, DE· patent location history

2008–2020Based in Burgbernheim, DE· patent location history

2013–2019Patents assigned to BERLINER GLAS KGAA HERBERT KUBATZ GMBH & CO (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2014Based in Siegen, DE· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SCHMIDT VOLKERself	19	1977–2016
SIEMENS AG	15	1989–2012
SCHMIDT ERICH A	5	1985–1994
BERLINER GLAS KGAA HERBERT KUBATZ GMBH & CO	4	2013–2019
EASTLEX MACHINE CORP	4	1998–2000

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lexington, KY, US	16	1976–2000
Berlin, DE	13	1997–2019
Erlangen, DE	13	1999–2009
Burgbernheim, DE	6	2008–2020
Siegen, DE	4	2013–2014