Biografie

Curriculum vitae

Personal data

Names: Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Plaas-Link
Address: Am Wilzenberg 32, 57392 Grafschaft
Born: 1950 in Bad Berleburg

Education and early years

1961–1963: Attendance at the boarding school Schloss Wittgenstein near Bad Laasphe
1965–1969: Visit to the Landerziehungsheim Schloss Bieberstein near Fulda
1969–1970: Worked in urology and surgery at the Jung-Stilling Hospital in Siegen
1970: Start of studies at the Ruhr University Bochum in the Faculty of Medicine
1972–1978: Scholarship holder of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
1978: Medical license at the University of Essen
1978–1980: Medical activities at the Bergmannsheil University Hospital and the Marienhospital in Bochum
1980: Doctorate in biology at the University of Essen
PhD thesis: "The importance of CO₂ oscillations in arterial blood for the control of respiration"

Career

1980–1983: University Assistant (C1) in the Department of Physiology at the University of Bochum
1984–1985: Research stay at Middlesex Hospital in London
Research on the importance of arterial CO₂ oscillations for respiratory and circulatory control

Industry

1985–1987: Conception, development and production of digital drums for the company SONOR
Market launch of the system in 1986
1987–1993: Head of research of a European consortium with 99 partners from large-scale industry
Investigations under microgravity in the fields of life sciences and chemistry
1995: Founding of PSA GmbH
Company for protein crystallization and X-ray structure analysis in cooperation with DESY-Hamburg
2000: The company is renamed inventions.de GmbH
Development and exploitation of technical solutions
2001–2007: Founding of test.com and cash-test.com GmbH
Development and construction of microprocessor-controlled banknote detectors
Production of 30,000 devices
2007–2012: Patent application for a form-fit gripper
Prototype construction of the gripper system for robots, forklifts and lifting systems
2008: Presentation of an innovation prize at AUTOMATICA 2008
2011: Awarding of the HERMES AWARD to the Fa. inventions.de GmbH
2012–2014: Consultant to companies in the field of automation of manufacturing processes
2008–2025: Patent applications from a number of own developments

Fields of work and projects in science

1980–1985: Investigations into the coupling of respiration and circulation

Development of new measurement methods for pH, pO₂ and pCO₂ measurement in flowing media with mass spectrometers (quadrupoles)
Development and patent application of a method for the determination and compensation of frequency responses of physicochemical-electrical converters (German and US patent granted)
Development of an electrode system with a very short setting time for blood gas analysis
Nerve cell recordings and computer-aided online evaluation
Development of a new method for measuring activity in neuronal structures (unfinished due to the move to industry)

Research and development projects in industry

With SONOR (1985–1986)

Management and development of an electronic drum kit in German-Japanese cooperation
Market launch of the system in 1986

At INTOSPACE (1987–1992)

Development and construction of a new method for the crystallization of proteins for structural analysis
Leading a research project on protein crystallization in space
Carrying out 4 missions on Chinese and Soviet carriers
Participation of European and Japanese industrial companies and 32 scientists
Design of a new method for the separation of chemical and biological substances by electric fields at boundary layers
Implementation of 3 international symposia and workshops on space-related topics

Patents and applications (selection)

2024: Patent application for a method for the reversible self-erection of vertical structures
2024: New refuelling and transfer technology for hydrogen and other gases
2024: Firefighting with inert gases (PCT application successful)
2024: Safe gas storage for hydrogen and other gases
2022: Patent application for a new type of ship propulsion system
2021: Patent application for a flywheel storage system for bicycles
2021: Concept for Earth Shading to End Global Warming
2019: Development of a system for the prevention of personal injury in the event of accidents
2018: Structural build-up and degradation due to changes in the low-temperature range
2017: Energy storage using magnetic levitation
2016: Development of a PDA for recording personal data
2015: Aluminum expander for lifting loads
2015: Design of an effective outdoor radiant heater
2011: Design of a system for the suppression of background noise in rooms
2011: Concept for monitoring rooms with optical and acoustic signals (patent pending)
2010: New transmission for hybrid vehicles (Audi had already applied for a patent in 2008)
2007: Development of a system for stabilizing oil platforms, wind turbines and buoys on the seabed with flexible structures
2001–2006: Development, patent application and partial production of a gripper system for robots, forklifts and lifting systems (patent application unfortunately cancelled due to imminent insolvency)
2000: Development, patenting and production of banknote detectors for various currencies (30,000 devices produced)
2000: Development of a novel bioreactor (US and German patents granted)
2000: Design of a pump for the blood circulation without mechanics
2000: Allergy test based on iontophoresis
1999: New method for flow measurement
1998: Development of an aluminum-based energy storage system (presentation at RWE)
1998: Method for the Representation of Flows in Gases with Dye Lasers
1998: Development of freshness systems for food with inert gases (patent pending)
1996: Development of an emergency call system based on handheld telephones (patent granted)
1992: Development of a novel concept for pumps and motors with elliptical rotating pistons (patent pending)
1988: Method for membrane-free separation of flowing liquids (US and German patent granted)

more ideas and concepts

Cable reel (2015), 8-mile boot (2001), cleaning by oxygen-hydrogen reaction (2007), catheter without risk of infection (2018),

fast 3D manufacturing (2025)

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