Patents by Inventor Jens Martin

Jens Martin 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).

  • Island-Covered Lithium Cobaltite Oxides
    Publication number: 20090309063
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode active material and a method to produce the same at low cost. The cathode powder comprises modified LiCoO2, and possibly a second phase which is LiM?O2 where M?is Mn, Ni, Co with a stoichiometric ratio Ni:Mn?1. The modified LiCoO2 is Ni and Mn bearing and has regions of low and high manganese content, where regions with high manganese content are located in islands on the surface. The cathode material has high cycling stability, a very high rate performance and good high temperature storage properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
  • Clutch reference position
    Patent number: 7574296
    Abstract: A process and device for the currentless referencing of a clutch position in non self-locking clutch actuating systems which are switched without current for a first predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, in order to verify a clutch reference position, then the clutch position achieved is determined by first measurement and current is supplied to the clutch actuating system for a predetermined, active period of time, the clutch actuating system being then switched again without current for another predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, the clutch position being determined by another measurement; finally the measured clutch position is checked to determine whether it can be verified as a new clutch reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Markus Baehr, Felix Dreher, Matthias Panzer, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Jens Martin, Martin Zimmermann, Matthias Ehrlich, Alexander Schweizer
  • Methods and Systems for Evaluating Behavior in Relation to Ethical Values
    Publication number: 20090150316
    Abstract: Methods and system for evaluating the behavior of users in relation to one or more ethical values are provided. The methods can comprise obtaining inputs from stakeholders or proxies rating the performance of the user in relation to the one or more ethical values. The inputs can be processed so that inputs of greater importance to the user are given a higher weight than inputs of lesser importance. An overall rating of the performance of the user in relation to the ethical values can then be determined based on the weighted inputs. The methods can be performed using systems comprising a computing device that accepts the ratings, and is programmed with an algorithm that weights the ratings and calculates the overall rating based on the weighted ratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: ACTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Nicolai Peitersen, Jens Martin Skibsted
  • Method for error recognition and error avoidance when switching an automated gearbox as well as an automated gearbox
    Patent number: 7448291
    Abstract: To improve the safety of automated gearboxes, it is proposed that terminal positions of internal gearshift members and external actuation members be so defined separately from each other that one can recognize whether the engagement of a speed is accompanied by the attainment of a terminal position of an internal gearshift member or an external actuation member. Error analysis is possible in this way. For dual clutch gears, it is additionally proposed that one can, at least in gearshift operations that are critical in terms of safety, disengage on speed of a subgear in a separate procedure, before a new speed of this subgear can be engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Frank Stengel, Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmermann, Behzad Nazari, Joachim Hirt, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Jens Martin
  • Clutch reference position
    Publication number: 20080215221
    Abstract: A process and device for the currentless referencing of a clutch position in non self-locking clutch actuating systems which are switched without current for a first predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, in order to verify a clutch reference position, then the clutch position achieved is determined by first measurement and current is supplied to the clutch actuating system for a predetermined, active period of time, the clutch actuating system being then switched again without current for another predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, the clutch position being determined by another measurement; finally the measured clutch position is checked to determine whether it can be verified as a new clutch reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Markus Baehr, Felix Dreher, Matthias Panzer, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Jens Martin, Martin Zimmermann, Matthias Ehrlich, Alexander Schweizer
  • Method and device for operating a drive mechanism
    Patent number: 7417401
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive mechanism comprising bringing a mobile element into a predetermined reference position with the help of an engine and setting an absolute position signal to a reference value allocated to a reference position; changing the position of the mobile element with the help of the engine and creating an incremental position measurement signal, depending on the change in position, for the mobile element; controlling the incremental position measurement signal and following the absolute position signal when a change in the incremental position measurement signal occurs; repositioning the mobile element in the reference position with assistance of the engine and determining the position value indicated by the absolute position signal in the reference position; determining a difference value from the position value and the reference value and saving the difference value in a data storage; and, repeating steps b) through e) are performed at least once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmerman, Jens Martin, Joachim Hirt, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Frank Stengel
  • Method and Apparatus for Comminuting and Cleaning of Waste Plastic
    Publication number: 20080191069
    Abstract: Method for comminuting and cleaning waste plastic, in particular, mixed plastic (MKS) with the following steps: a compacted material, especially, an agglomerate is produced from film scraps or film remnants comminuted into flakes and/or thick-walled plastic parts chopped up into chips, the compacted material is introduced into a disc or drum refiner and is ground therein in the presence of water, wherein the portion of compacted material of the goods located in the refiner amounts to at least 10 percent by weight, a fine grain fraction is removed from the ground stock exiting from the refiner, the remaining ground stock is washed and either mechanically dewatered and dried, or pulverized again in a further refiner stage in the presence of water, and subsequently dewatered and dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: CVP CLEAN VALUE PLASTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Feddern, Jens-Martin Loffler
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Publication number: 20080133303
    Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Abhinava Singh, Andor Vizhanyo, Andreas Esau, Andreas Huber-Buschbeck, Andreas Seibel, Astrid Doppenschmidt, Bleickard Langendoerfer, Budi Santoso, Chandramohan Yengoti, Christian Hissler, Christian Werner, Christof Rausse, Cornel Leinenkugel, Devasena Rajamohan, Dietmar Henkes, Gabor Szigeti, Gerd Egen, Gerold Wellenhofer, Gergor Arlt, Hans-Peter Thienel, Heiko Theissen, Jens-Martin Wolle, Jerome Poulin, Kerstin Hambrecht, Klaus Zumbach, Madhavi Koujalagi, Mark Schuette, Moghaddam Masoumeh, Oliver Vonderheid, Ralf Wagenknecht, Rana Chakrabarti, Ravishankar Bijjala, Shiry Achiman, Siarhei Ulasenka, Stefan Boehm, Susanne Doenig, Svetlana Rebholz, Tamas Varga, Thiemo Lindemann, Thomas Schneider, Udo Herbst, Uwe Oehler, Rolf Waltemathe, Carsten Pluder, Harsh Panwar, Eberhard Schick, Corinne Reisert, Juergen Hollberg, Peter Wadewitz, Shankar V
  • System for ensuring the ability to start an internal combustion engine contained within a drive train
    Patent number: 7381148
    Abstract: A system for ensuring the ability to start an internal combustion engine contained within a drive train of a vehicle includes, in addition to an actuation device, a torque transmission device contained in the drive train between the internal combustion engine and driven vehicle wheels, an enabling device that is operable by a person operating the vehicle and by means of which the operability of the starter is enabled for starting the internal combustion engine when the torque transmission between the internal combustion engine and the driven wheels of the vehicle is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Betelligungs KG
    Inventors: Behzad Nazari, Jens Martin, Matthias Ehrlich, Joachim Hirt, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmermann
  • Eliciting HCV-specific antibodies
    Publication number: 20080095800
    Abstract: Described herein is a method of eliciting antibodies and neutralizing of binding antibodies against a hepatitis C virus (HCV) E1E2 or E2 antigen using HCV E2 or HCV E1E2 polypeptides and/or HCV E2 or E1E2 polynucleotides. Elicitation of anti-E2 antibodies and anti-E2 NOB antibodies can be used, inter alia, to provide model systems to optimize anti-E2 antibody responses and/or anti-E2 NOB antibody responses to HCV and to provide prophylactic or therapeutic treatment against HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Houghton, Mark Selby, Sergio Abrignani, Jens Martin Heile, Derek O'Hagan
  • Eliciting HCV-specific antibodies
    Patent number: 7329408
    Abstract: Described herein is a method of eliciting antibodies and neutralizing of binding antibodies against a hepatitis C virus (HCV) E1E2 or E2 antigen using HCV E2 or HCV E1E2 polypeptides and/or HCV E2 or E1E2 polynucleotides. Elicitation of anti-E2 antibodies and anti-E2 NOB antibodies can be used, inter alia, to provide model systems to optimize anti-E2 antibody responses and/or anti-E2 NOB antibody responses to HCV and to provide prophylactic or therapeutic treatment against HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Houghton, Mark Selby, Sergio Abrignani, Jens Martin Heile, Derek O'Hagan
  • Method for the protection of an automatically actuated clutch of a vehicle against overload
    Patent number: 7314429
    Abstract: A method for the advance determination of an overload of an automatically actuated clutch of a vehicle during a slippage phase and to prevent the overload. The method determines the energy introduced into the clutch during a predetermined first time span of the slippage phase and/or acquires the current temperature of the clutch and, on the basis of the anticipated second time span of the slippage phase, determines the anticipated energy introduction into the clutch and/or the anticipated clutch temperature and, as a function of the anticipated energy introduction and/or the anticipated clutch temperature, takes measures to prevent the overload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Ekkehard Reibold, Jens Martin, Joerg Metzger
  • Parallel shift transmission and method for controlling it
    Patent number: 7276013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parallel shift transmission having a drive unit and two partial transmissions, each connectable to the drive unit via a friction clutch and each having a plurality of gear ratio steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schweizer, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Behzad Nazari, Jens Martin, Joachim Hirt, Martin Zimmermann
  • Process and device for monitoring the operation of a clutch moved by an actuator into the closed position and automatically moving into the open position
    Publication number: 20070209901
    Abstract: In a clutch which is impelled by an actuator into the closed position and which automatically moves into the open position by an opening spring, the movement of the clutch into the open position is monitored and any malfunction is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Matthias Ehrlich, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmermann, Jens Martin, Joachim Hirt
  • Method for the concentration and purification of biological compounds
    Publication number: 20070111194
    Abstract: The invention concerns materials and methods used for the concentration, desalination, purification or stabilization of biological compounds, in particular biological macromolecules and supramolecular structures, by means of superabsorbent polymers or superabsorptive composite materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: PREENTEC AG
    Inventors: Rene Pellaux, Jens-Martin Heile, Andreas Schenzle, Martin Held
  • Method and device for operating a drive mechanism
    Publication number: 20070087895
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive mechanism comprising bringing a mobile element into a predetermined reference position with the help of an engine and setting an absolute position signal to a reference value allocated to a reference position; changing the position of the mobile element with the help of the engine and creating an incremental position measurement signal, depending on the change in position, for the mobile element; controlling the incremental position measurement signal and following the absolute position signal when a change in the incremental position measurement signal occurs; repositioning the mobile element in the reference position with assistance of the engine and determining the position value indicated by the absolute position signal in the reference position; determining a difference value from the position value and the reference value and saving the difference value in a data storage; and, repeating steps b) through e) are performed at least once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmerman, Jens Martin, Joachim Hirt, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Frank Stengel
  • System for ensuring the ability to start an internal combustion engine contained within a drive train
    Publication number: 20060154782
    Abstract: A system for ensuring the ability to start an internal combustion engine contained within a drive train of a vehicle includes, in addition to an actuation device, a torque transmission device contained in the drive train between the internal combustion engine and driven vehicle wheels, an enabling device that is operable by a person operating the vehicle and by means of which the operability of the starter is enabled for starting the internal combustion engine when the torque transmission between the internal combustion engine and the driven wheels of the vehicle is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Behzad Nazari, Jens Martin, Matthias Ehrlich, Joachim Hirt, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmermann
  • Starter release
    Publication number: 20060144667
    Abstract: A process and device for controlling a motor vehicle with an initialization device (43) for startup and a clutch actuated by means of a clutch actuator set (45) between a drive unit and a gear with a control device (41) by means of which at least one control of the clutch actuator set (45) and an acquisition of measurement data of a sensor (47) takes place for the purpose of determining the position of the clutch, characterized in that to verify the state “clutch open” upon startup, a positioning of the clutch actuator set (45) that has been set and stored before or during shutdown is compared to a positioning that was acquired during a predetermined movement course of the clutch actuator set (45) after startup by means of a distance measurement, which takes place at least in a segment of that movement course, whereby the state “clutch open” is recognized, in particular, when the magnitude of the comparison is within a predetermined tolerance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schweizer, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Behzad Nazari, Jens Martin, Joachim Hirt, Martin Zimmermann
  • METHOD FOR ERROR RECOGNITION AND ERROR AVOIDANCE WHEN SWITCHING AN AUTOMATED GEARBOX AS WELL AS AN AUTOMATED GEARBOX
    Publication number: 20060096398
    Abstract: To improve the safety of automated gearboxes, it is proposed that terminal positions of internal gearshift members and external actuation members be so defined separately from each other that one can recognize whether the engagement of a speed is accompanied by the attainment of a terminal position of an internal gearshift member or an external actuation member. Error analysis is possible in this way. For dual clutch gears, it is additionally proposed that one can, at least in gearshift operations that are critical in terms of safety, disengage on speed of a subgear in a separate procedure, before a new speed of this subgear can be engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Frank Stengel, Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmermann, Behzad Nazari, Joachim Hirt, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Jens Martin
  • Ski
    Patent number: D608403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Jens-Martin Johnsrud