Patents by Inventor Andreas Melzer

Andreas Melzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240025841
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to a method for obtaining crystalline diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate. Further, the presently claimed invention relates to crystalline diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate obtained by the method and to a cosmetic composition comprising crystalline diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate. The crystalline diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate obtained by the method of the presently claimed invention has a phthalic acid dihexyl ester (PSDHE) content in the range of 1 to 250 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Helmut KRONEMAYER, Sebastian WLOCH, Andreas MELZER, Mathieu BLANCHOT, Karin SCHEIN-ALBRECHT, Dennis KAUFHOLD, Thomas EHLIS
  • Publication number: 20220388949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for working up water containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide and/or 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone as impurities, comprising: (a) mixing the water containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide and/or 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone as impurities with an organic solvent in which 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide and/or 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone have a solubility of at least 0.5 wt % based on the amount of 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide and/or 4, 4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and organic solvent at 20° C., which forms a two-phase system with water and which can be stripped from water with a stripping gas and subsequently separating the obtained mixture into an aqueous phase and an organic phase, and (b) stripping the organic solvent from the aqueous phase with a stripping gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan BLEI, Friedemann GAITZSCH, Christian SCHUETZ, Indre THIEL, Petra DECKERT, Jun GAO, Jessica Nadine HAMANN, Andreas MELZER
  • Publication number: 20220356152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for purifying crude 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone comprising: (a) dissolving the crude 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone which may contain water in an organic solvent in which 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone has a solubility of 0.5 to 20% at 20° C. and optionally adding water to obtain a solution which comprises 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone, the organic solvent and 1 to 30 wt % water based on the amount of 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and water; (b) cooling the solution to a temperature below the saturation point of 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone to obtain a suspension comprising crystallized 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone; (c) carrying out a solid-liquid separation to obtain residual moisture containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and a mother liquor; (d) washing the residual moisture containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone with an organic solvent in which 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone has a solubility of 0.5 to 20% at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan BLEI, Jessica Nadine HAMANN, Lukas Karl METZGER, Christian SCHUETZ, Jun GAO, Frauke THRUN, Andreas MELZER, Michael Klemens MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20220340519
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for purifying 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone comprising: (a) providing a suspension comprising particulate 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone in carboxylic acid, (b) carrying out a solid-liquid separation of the suspension to obtain residual moisture containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and a carboxylic acid comprising filtrate, (c) washing the residual moisture containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone with an aqueous base and then with water, (d) mixing the aqueous base after being used for washing with a strong acid, or mixing the aqueous base after being used for washing, the carboxylic acid comprising filtrate and a strong acid, (e) carrying out a phase separation in which an aqueous phase and an organic phase comprising the carboxylic acid are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jessica Nadine HAMANN, Oliver BEY, Petra DECKERT, Andreas MELZER, Christian SCHUETZ, Stefan BLEI, Frauke THRUN
  • Publication number: 20220135523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for purifying 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide comprising: (a) providing a suspension comprising particulate 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide in monochlorobenzene, (b) solid-liquid separation of the suspension to obtain residual moisture containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide, (c) washing residual moisture containing 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfoxide with monochlorobenzene, (d) optionally repeating steps (a) to (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Indre THIEL, Christian SCHUETZ, Andreas MELZER, Stefan BLEI
  • Patent number: 9737402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: VUEKLAR CARDIOVASCULAR LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Erwin Immel
  • Patent number: 9668862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: VUEKLAR CARDIOVASCULAR LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Erwin Immel
  • Patent number: 9526617
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: VUEKLAR CARDIOVASCULAR LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Erwin Immel
  • Publication number: 20160000567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas MELZER, Erwin IMMEL
  • Publication number: 20160000566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas MELZER, Erwin IMMEL
  • Patent number: 8932311
    Abstract: An occluder (7) for sealing body orifices (6, 6a) of the human or animal body is illustrated and described, in particular an occluder (7) for percutaneous transcatheter sealing of atrium septum defects of the human or animal heart (1). According to the invention it is provided that the occluder (7) or parts of the occluder (7) form an electric oscillating resonance circuit, whereby at least one conductive loop forming the inductivity of the oscillating resonance circuit is provided and the occluder (7) or parts of the occluder (7) are formed by the conductive loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Vueklar Cardiovascular Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Stefan Michitsch
  • Patent number: 8303623
    Abstract: An occluder (7) for sealing body orifices (6, 6a) of the human or animal body is illustrated and described, in particular an occluder (7) for percutaneous transcatheter sealing of atrium septum defects of the human or animal heart (1). According to the invention it is provided that the occluder (7) or parts of the occluder (7) form an electric oscillating resonance circuit, whereby at least one conductive loop forming the inductivity of the oscillating resonance circuit is provided and the occluder (7) or parts of the occluder (7) are formed by the conductive loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Vueklar Cardiovascular Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Stefan Michitsch
  • Publication number: 20120215299
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: VUEKLAR CARDIOVASCULAR LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas MELZER, Erwin IMMEL
  • Patent number: 8167928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Vueklar Cardiovascular Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Erwin Immel
  • Patent number: 7766932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vessel filter comprising at least one conductor loop (21) which forms the inductance of an electric resonance circuit. According to the invention, the conductor loop (21) forms the vessel filter or parts of a vessel filter. The invention provides a vessel filter which is characterized by good mechanical properties, especially a high degree of flexibility and stability, offering good representability in MR imaging systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: aMRIs Patente GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Gregor Schaefers
  • Publication number: 20090204133
    Abstract: An occluder (7) for sealing body orifices (6, 6a) of the human or animal body is illustrated and described, in particular an occluder (7) for percutaneous transcatheter sealing of atrium septum defects of the human or animal heart (1). According to the invention it is provided that the occluder (7) or parts of the occluder (7) form an electric oscillating resonance circuit, whereby at least one conductive loop forming the inductivity of the oscillating resonance circuit is provided and the occluder (7) or parts of the occluder (7) are formed by the conductive loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: BIOPHAN EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Stefan Michitsch
  • Patent number: 7566321
    Abstract: In a device for the injection of medical preparations, into a patients body during an examination in a Computer Tomograph (CT) or in a Magnetic Resonance Tomograph (MRT) or endoscopically, including an injection needle supported by an injection-needle advancing arrangement for insertion of the injection needle into the patients body and the concurrent injection of medications with a separate dosing apparatus, a hose with a check valve for the one-way transport of the medical preparations from the dosing apparatus into the injection needle, as well as a pressure sensor for monitoring the infusion, the injection needle advancing arrangement comprises a needle holder and a linear drive for the movement of the needle holder in parallel with the injection needle and the dosing apparatus has geometric dimensions and consists of materials permitting its insertion into the CT or MRT together with the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Gumb, Henri Hannula, Swen Köhn, Andreas Melzer, Aribert Schäf, Georg Prokott
  • Publication number: 20080249611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Melzer, Erwin Immel
  • Publication number: 20070038286
    Abstract: A medical device enables effective magnetic resonance imaging inside a lumen of a medical device. The medical device includes a plurality of conductive traces formed on a substrate. The conductive traces form an inductive-capacitance circuit or a resistive-inductive-capacitance circuit. The inductive-capacitance circuit or resistive-inductive-capacitance circuit is tuned to a frequency associated with magnetic resonance imaging, an operating frequency associated with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, a harmonic of an operating frequency associated with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, or a sub-harmonic of an operating frequency associated with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Biophan Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gray, Stuart MacDonald, Andreas Melzer
  • Publication number: 20070032722
    Abstract: A medical device enables effective magnetic resonance imaging inside a lumen of a medical device. The medical device includes a plurality of conductive traces formed on a substrate. The conductive traces form an inductive-capacitance circuit or a resistive-inductive-capacitance circuit. The inductive-capacitance circuit or resistive-inductive-capacitance circuit is tuned to a frequency associated with magnetic resonance imaging, an operating frequency associated with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, a harmonic of an operating frequency associated with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, or a sub-harmonic of an operating frequency associated with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Biophan Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gray, Stuart MacDonald, Andreas Melzer