Patents Assigned to Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie
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IDENTIFICATION OF ONE OR MORE SPECTRAL FEATURES IN A SPECTRUM OF A SAMPLE FOR A CONSTITUENT ANALYSIS
Publication number: 20210181093Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying one or more spectral features in a spectrum (4, 5) of a sample for a constituent analysis of the sample, comprising providing the spectrum (4, 5), predefining an approximation function (6), which is a continuously differentiable mathematical function, respectively forming an (n?1)-th order derivative (7, 8, 9) of the spectrum (4, 5) and of the approximation function (6), wherein the number n>1, generating a correlation matrix (10) from the two (n?1)-th order derivatives (7, 8, 9), and respectively identifying the spectral feature or one of the spectral features in each case as a function of a local extremum (i) of the correlation matrix (10) for at least one extremum (i) of the correlation matrix (10) in order to simplify the constituent analysis of the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V., KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FÜR TECHNOLOGIE (KIT)Inventors: Julius KRAUSE, Robin GRUNA -
Publication number: 20210096152Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro-optomechanical system (500) and to a method for the production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich, Gerald Goering, Matthias Blaicher, Mareike Trappen, Hendrik Hölscher, Christian Koos
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Patent number: 10954155Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and a process for the production of a molding made of high-purity transparent quartz glass, by means of additive manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Bastian Rapp, Frederik Kotz
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Publication number: 20200346210Abstract: A microtiter plate, preferably in the form of an injection-molded part composed of plastic, having at least one first and one second fluid chamber, which are designed in particular as measurement chambers and are connected to one another by a fluid channel which, in cross section, is closed on all sides or all the way round, and the fluid channel is assigned a bubble trap, by way of which the movement of air or gas bubbles moving along a top wall, closing the fluid channel upwardly, of the fluid channel, in particular from the first to the second fluid chamber, can be stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicants: InnoME GmbH, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Jürgen Hubbuch, Carsten Radtke, Marie-Therese Schermeyer, Martin Woywod, Daniel Baasner, Jannik Jungmann
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Patent number: 10825585Abstract: A superconductive conductor and method of using the superconductive conductor is described. The superconductive conductor includes a plurality of first conductive strips with a first width and a plurality of second conductive strips with a second width, and a strip stack formed from the first and second conductive strips that has a cruciform-shaped cross section.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
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Patent number: 10642018Abstract: An imaging device for a microscope (20) is disclosed that comprises a plurality of individual light sources (40) and a detector (15). The plurality of the individual light sources (40) is mounted on a translation stage (110). The imaging device further includes moveable optics arranged to direct a light path (45) onto a stationary sample (60) and collect reflected or fluoresced radiation from the sample (60).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FÜR TECHNOLOGIE, DITABIS DIGITAL BIOMEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AG, EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORYInventors: Lars Hufnagel, Uros Krzic, Urban Liebel
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Patent number: 10556479Abstract: A gyroscope-based rotation damper for a motor vehicle, includes a flywheel that is driven via a drive, rotates around an axis of rotation at an angular velocity (??), the flywheel being mounted in a gimbal on the motor vehicle structure by way of a first bearing element and a second bearing element. The flywheel is mounted rotatably around the angle of rotation (?) at the first bearing element, and the first bearing element is rotatably mounted at the second bearing element around a first angle of rotation (?) around a first axis aligned orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the flywheel, and the second bearing element is mounted rotatably around a second angle of rotation (?) around a second axis aligned orthogonal to the first axis, as well as a controller unit for controlling a shaft drive.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignees: AUDI AG, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Bastian Scheurich, Tilo Koch, Frank Gauterin, Michael Frey
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Patent number: 10551168Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus (110) and method (152) for determining a deformation (170) of a three-dimensional, flexible structure in the form of a tubular construct (112) with a minimum of optical waveguides. An optical waveguide (116) is introduced into the tubular construct (112), where the optical waveguide (116) extends as a helical winding (118) within the tubular construct (116) and has a multiplicity of strain measuring means (126). The configuration of the apparatus and method performed reduces the average material load of the strain measuring means and improves resolution and measurement range of the sensor (optical waveguide) while maintaining readout frequency of the strain measurements.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUR TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Hendrikje Pauer, Christoph Ledermann
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Patent number: 10547226Abstract: Electric machine, including a stator on an at least partially electrically conductive housing located on a reference potential, on which are formed slot-like receptacles for stator windings, upon which slot-shaped receptacles are formed for the stator windings, wherein a closure element closing the receptacle on the side of the rotor is provided in each case in the receptacles, and a rotor rotatably mounted in the stator, wherein the closure element is provided with a flat, electrically conductive conductor region for shielding the stator windings from the rotor, wherein the conductor region is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignees: AUDI AG, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventor: Bastian Heidler
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Publication number: 20200003671Abstract: The invention relates to a method (200) and an apparatus (110) for determining a concentration of aerosol particles (112) in a carrier gas (114), in particular for examining atmospheric aerosols (118) or as aerosol particle detector in process gases or in clean air rooms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Karlsruher Institut fur TechnologieInventors: Ottmar Mohler, Benjamin Murray, Michael Adams
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Patent number: 10494676Abstract: The present invention relates to an in vitro process for the diagnosis of prostate cancer and other tumor types in exosomes obtained from a body fluid which comprises a) concentrating the exosomes and other extracellular vesicles from a body fluid of a patient, b) extraction of total RNA from the exosomes obtained in step a), c) conversion of the RNA obtained in step b) to cDNA, d) amplification of the cDNA obtained in step c) with a polymerase chain reaction whereby primers derived from the AGR2 nucleotide sequence or the complement thereof are used, and e) determining whether in the amplification product variants of the AGR2 gene can be identified.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignees: Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Karlsruher Institut Für TechnologieInventors: Irina Nazarenko, Andrew Cato, Antje Neeb, Stefanie Bormann, Martin Schoenthaler, Arkadiusz Miernik, Malte Kroenig, Konrad Wilhelm, Benjamin Haenselmann, Simon Hefele
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Patent number: 10491788Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the quality of transparent objects, comprising at least one light source being adapted to illuminate the object, and at least one image capturing device, by means of which at least one image of the object can be detected, wherein the apparatus comprises further at least one reflector, wherein the reflector and the image capturing device define a beam path, wherein the reflector, the image capturing device, and the light source are arranged such that the object can be arranged between the reflector, on the one hand, and the image capturing device and the light source, on the other hand, such that a single sheet of material is located in the beam path. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for controlling the quality of transparent objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignees: Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angew. Forschung E.V.Inventors: Matthias Hartrumpf, Thomas Längle, Michael Heizmann, Henning Schulte, Eduardo Monari, Markus Vogelbacher, Robin Gruna
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Patent number: 10449818Abstract: A rotation damper for a motor vehicle. A flywheel driven via a drive with angular velocity and rotating about an axis of rotation is cardanically mounted via a first bearing element and a second bearing element. The flywheel is rotatably mounted on the first bearing element at the rotational angle and the first bearing element is rotatably mounted on the second bearing element at a first rotational angle of a first axis of the flywheel oriented orthogonally to the axis of rotation, and the second bearing element is rotatably mounted at a second rotational angle of a second axis oriented orthogonally to the first axis. The first bearing element is operationally connected to a shaft drive and the second bearing element can be connected by a means to a wheel carrier of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignees: AUDI AG, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Tilo Koch, Frank Gauterin, Bastian Scheurich, Michael Frey
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Patent number: 10361487Abstract: Dielectric resonator antennas suitable for use in compact radiofrequency (RF) antennas and devices, and methods of fabrication thereof. Described are dielectric resonator antennas fabricated using polymer-based materials, such as those commonly used in lithographic fabrication of integrated circuits and microsystems. Accordingly, lithographic fabrication techniques can be employed in fabrication. The polymer-based dielectric resonator antennas can be excited using tall metal vertical structures, which are also fabricated using techniques adapted from integrated circuit and microsystems fabrication.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: University of Saskatchewan, Karlsrúher Institút Für TechnologieInventors: Atabak Rashidian, David Klymyshyn, Mohammadreza Tayfeh Aligodarz, Sven Carsten Achenbach, Martin Wilfried Börner
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Patent number: 10343332Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide (20) more particularly for integrated photonic systems. This process comprises provision of polymerizable material; local polymerization of the polymerizable material to produce a multiplicity of polymerized structural elements (14); removal of the unpolymerized regions of the polymerizable material; and heating of the polymerized material more particularly above the glass transition temperature thereof in order to fuse the multiplicity of polymerized structural elements (14) together to form the optical waveguide (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Karlsruher Institut Fur TechnologieInventors: Timo Mappes, Sebastian Köber, Nicole Lindenmann, Christian Koos
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Patent number: 10294245Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compound of general Formula (1) which can be used as an electrode material, an electrode comprising said compound, and a battery cell comprising at least one of said electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Maximilian Fichtner, Zhirong Zhao-Karger, Ping Gao, Zhi Chen, Mario Ruben
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Patent number: 10276734Abstract: The present invention relates to plasmonic components, more particularly plasmonic waveguides, and to plasmonic photodetectors that can be used in the field of microoptics and nanooptics, more particularly in highly integrated optical communications systems in the infrared range (IR range) as well as in power engineering, e.g. photovoltaics in the visible range. The present invention also specifies a method for producing a plasmonic component, more particularly for photodetection on the basis of internal photoemission.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Karlsruher Institut Für TechnologieInventors: Sascha Mühlbrandt, Jürg Leuthold, Manfred Kohl
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Patent number: 10247276Abstract: A method for controlling a rotation damper operating according to the gyroscopic principle for a motor vehicle, wherein the rotation damper includes a flywheel, which is driven by a drive and rotating about a rotation axis with an angular velocity ??, which is cardanically mounted via a first bearing element and via a second bearing element, wherein the flywheel is rotatably mounted on a first bearing element and at a rotation angle ?, and the first bearing element is rotatably mounted on a second bearing means about a first axis that is oriented orthogonally to the rotation axis of the flywheel, and the second bearing element is rotatably mounted at a second rotational angle (?).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignees: AUDI AG, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Tilo Koch, Bastian Scheurich, Frank Gauterin, Michael Frey
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Patent number: 10218090Abstract: The disclosed connector can be used to connect superconductive conductors. The connector, which is suitable for electrically connecting at least one first superconductive conductor to at least one second superconductive conductor, includes an electrically conductive base element having a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least one superconductive additional element arranged in the base element extending from the first end portion to the second end portion of the base element.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
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Publication number: 20180339244Abstract: Methods of controlling at least one multi-column chromatography arrangement for the continuous process of purifying biopharmaceuticals are provided. The methods include introducing a first multi-component mixture into a column of the multi-column chromatography arrangement; detecting at least one multivariate signal by at least one detector; calculating at least one process parameter on the basis of the multivariate signal by at least one data-processing program of a computing unit via application of a chemometric method; and controlling the purification process via control of at least one controllable control element on the basis of the at least one process parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Jürgen Hubbuch, Nina Brestrich, Matthias Rüdt, Laura Rolinger