Patents by Inventor Karl Eckert

Karl Eckert 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).

  • Patent number: 11926348
    Abstract: A method for controlling applications distributed between a vehicle and a cloud. A supervision of communication channels between the vehicle and the cloud is carried out. Based on the supervision, a control and adaptation of a component of the applications operated in the vehicle or of a component of the applications operated in the cloud are carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Erik Walossek, Frederik Blank, Kurt Eckert, Alexander Geraldy, Behzad Benam, Jan Wolter, Jens Schwardmann, Karl Theo Floess
  • Patent number: 10602685
    Abstract: A planter assembly adaptable to a pole or a wall. The assembly holds a large amount of water for passively watering plants therein at an optimized rate without over-saturating the potting soil. The assembly comprises a shell and a soil insert and a plurality of wicking units. The soil insert is removably nested within the shell. A plurality of wicking units are selectively attachable to the bottom of the soil insert. The wicking units are hollow so that soil from the soil insert falls therein to absorb water from the reservoir in the shell. The wicking units are designed to provide stable support without consuming water volume or adding unnecessarily to the overall weight of the assembly. Overflow ports prevent oversaturation of the potting soil. A bracket can be used to clamp the assembly to a pole. An optional iron cladding basket is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Eckert's Greenhouse, Inc.
    Inventor: Karl Eckert
  • Publication number: 20170202161
    Abstract: A planter assembly adaptable to a pole or a wall. The assembly holds a large amount of water for passively watering plants therein at an optimized rate without over-saturating the potting soil. The assembly comprises a shell and a soil insert and a plurality of wicking units. The soil insert is removably nested within the shell. A plurality of wicking units are selectively attachable to the bottom of the soil insert. The wicking units are hollow so that soil from the soil insert falls therein to absorb water from the reservoir in the shell. The wicking units are designed to provide stable support without consuming water volume or adding unnecessarily to the overall weight of the assembly. Overflow ports prevent oversaturation of the potting soil. A bracket can be used to clamp the assembly to a pole. An optional iron cladding basket is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Karl Eckert
  • Publication number: 20160032404
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, are methods, systems, compositions, arrays, and kits for using biomarkers, biomarker genes (e.g. EP300, MLL2, BCL-2, RB1, LRP1B, PIM1, TSC2, TNFRSF11A, SMAD4, PAX5, CARD11, ACTG2, LOR, GAPT, CCND2, SELL, GEN1, HDAC9, CD79B, MYD88, and ROS1) or biomarker gene expression levels for stratifying a patient having a hematological malignancy such as DLBCL for treatment, and administering a TEC inhibitor to selected patients. Also disclosed herein are methods, systems, compositions, arrays, and kits for using biomarkers, biomarker genes, or biomarker gene expression levels for monitoring a patient during treatment of a hematological malignancy such as DLBCL or FL or for optimizing a treatment regimen with a TEC inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Karl SCHWEIGHOFER, Karl ECKERT, Hsu-Ping KUO, Betty CHANG, Darrin BEAUPRE, Leo CHEUNG
  • Patent number: 8065834
    Abstract: A two part plant container includes an outer tub part having a series of step indentations around its perimeter forming horizontal rest surfaces within the outer part which are located above a lower region forming a water reservoir space. The inner part has a bottom wall areas resting on the surfaces with the inner part nested within an upper region of the outer part. A drain hole is formed through a depressed area in one of the rest surface to set the maximum water level in the reservoir which is just below lower areas of the inner part bottom wall set at the same level as the drain hole. This insures that the soil in the inner part is never wet by the water in the reservoir to prevent wicking and waterlogging of the soil while leaving only a very short gap for the roots of a plant to grow across to reach the water. Handhold features are formed into the perimeter wall of the inner part allowing easy lift out. Ribs are formed into the inner part bottom wall to stiffen the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Karl Eckert
  • Publication number: 20100218422
    Abstract: A two part plant container includes an outer tub part having a series of step indentations around its perimeter forming horizontal rest surfaces within the outer part which are located above a lower region forming a water reservoir space. The inner part has a bottom wall areas resting on the surfaces with the inner part nested within an upper region of the outer part. A drain hole is formed through a depressed area in one of the rest surface to set the maximum water level in the reservoir which is just below lower areas of the inner part bottom wall set at the same level as the drain hole. This insures that the soil in the inner part is never wet by the water in the reservoir to prevent wicking and waterlogging of the soil while leaving only a very short gap for the roots of a plant to grow across to reach the water. Handhold features are formed into the perimeter wall of the inner part allowing easy lift out. Ribs are formed into the inner part bottom wall to stiffen the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Karl Eckert
  • Patent number: 4869802
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the production of coatings with a uniform thickness profile on substrates by cathode sputtering, a substrate carriage held and guided between rollers is provided, which can be driven through the coating chamber, and which has substrate disks rotatably mounted on its side facing the cathode. The axes of rotation of the substrate disks are disposed transversely of the plane of movement of the substrate carriage. On the side of the substrate carriage facing away from the cathode, a row of permanent magnets is fixedly disposed on magnet holders. The permanent magnets produce a disk current in magnetic disks which are joined for co-rotation with the pivot shafts of the substrate disks. On account of the disk current, the magnetic disks, and with them also the substrate disks, are made to rotate in passing along the row of magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Leybold Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Wirz, Heinz-Wilhelm Pfannekuche, Thomas Bathon, Karl Eckert
  • Patent number: D642957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventor: Karl Eckert
  • Patent number: D776562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Eckert's Greenhouse Inc.
    Inventor: Karl Eckert