Patents by Inventor Marc Schnell

Marc Schnell 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: 10228430
    Abstract: A method for the transmission/reception of RF signals for NMR measurements uses a heat exchanger (1) for cooling heat sources (5), the heat exchanger having a contact element (4.2) for thermal connection between a cryogenic fluid and the heat source, is characterized in that the heat exchanger comprises a container having an interior volume VB into which a first cryogenic fluid F1 that has a liquid component F1L and a gaseous component F1G flows through an inflow conduit (8) and from which a second cryogenic fluid F2 that has liquid component F2L and a gaseous component F2G flows out through an outflow conduit (9). The inflow conduit has a flow cross-section QZ and a circumference UZ from which an associated parameter VZ=4·Q2Z/UZ results, wherein VB>10·VZ, and the outflow conduit has a flow diameter QA wherein QA?QZ. The contact element is in close thermal contact with both the liquid volume component VL of the cryogenic fluid and with the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bruker BioSpin AG
    Inventors: Marc A. Schnell, Marc Enrique Paredes, Cengiz Cetrefli, Philippe Stauffenegger, Daniel Marek
  • Patent number: 8975896
    Abstract: An NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) apparatus has a magnet system disposed in a cryostat (1), the cryostat having at least one nitrogen tank (3b) for receiving liquid nitrogen (5b) and a room temperature bore (7) for receiving an NMR probehead (8), wherein part(s) of the probehead or the overall probehead can be cooled to cryogenic temperatures by supplying liquid nitrogen (5b) via a supply line (14). The nitrogen tank (3b) of the cryostat (1) is connected to the NMR probehead (8) by means of a supply line (14) in such a fashion that liquid nitrogen (5b) is removed from the nitrogen tank (3b) and guided to the NMR probehead (8). The overall apparatus is therefore more compact, the operating comfort of the apparatus is increased, and the costs for acquisition, operation and maintenance are considerably reduced compared to previous comparable devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Bruker BioSpin AG
    Inventors: Oskar Schett, Daniel Guy Baumann, Marc Schnell, Cengiz Cetrefli, Daniel Marek, Klemens Kessler, Philippe Stauffenegger
  • Publication number: 20140283530
    Abstract: A method for the transmission/reception of RF signals for NMR measurements uses a heat exchanger (1) for cooling heat sources (5), the heat exchanger having a contact element (4.2) for thermal connection between a cryogenic fluid and the heat source, is characterized in that the heat exchanger comprises a container having an interior volume VB into which a first cryogenic fluid F1 that has a liquid component F1L and a gaseous component F1G flows through an inflow conduit (8) and from which a second cryogenic fluid F2 that has liquid component F2L and a gaseous component F2G flows out through an outflow conduit (9). The inflow conduit has a flow cross-section QZ and a circumference UZ from which an associated parameter VZ=4·Q2Z/UZ results, wherein VB>10·VZ, and the outflow conduit has a flow diameter QA wherein QA?QZ. The contact element is in close thermal contact with both the liquid volume component VL of the cryogenic fluid and with the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Marc A. Schnell, Marc Enrique Paredes, Cengiz Cetrefli, Philippe Stauffenegger, Daniel Marek
  • Publication number: 20120242335
    Abstract: An NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) apparatus has a magnet system disposed in a cryostat (1), the cryostat having at least one nitrogen tank (3b) for receiving liquid nitrogen (5b) and a room temperature bore (7) for receiving an NMR probehead (8), wherein part(s) of the probehead or the overall probehead can be cooled to cryogenic temperatures by supplying liquid nitrogen (5b) via a supply line (14). The nitrogen tank (3b) of the cryostat (1) is connected to the NMR probehead (8) by means of a supply line (14) in such a fashion that liquid nitrogen (5b) is removed from the nitrogen tank (3b) and guided to the NMR probehead (8). The overall apparatus is therefore more compact, the operating comfort of the apparatus is increased, and the costs for acquisition, operation and maintenance are considerably reduced compared to previous comparable devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Oskar Schett, Daniel Guy Baumann, Marc Schnell, Cengiz Cetrefli, Daniel Marek, Klemens Kessler, Philippe Stauffenegger
  • Publication number: 20110100027
    Abstract: A cryo probe head for the transmission/reception of RF signals for NMR measurements with a heat exchanger (1) for cooling heat sources (5), the heat exchanger having a contact element (4.2) for thermal connection between a cryogenic fluid and the heat source, is characterized in that the heat exchanger comprises a container having an interior volume VB into which a first cryogenic fluid F1 that has a liquid component F1L and a gaseous component F1G flows through an inflow conduit (8) and from which a second cryogenic fluid F2 that has liquid component F2L and a gaseous component F2G flows out through an outflow conduit (9). The inflow conduit has a flow cross-section QZ and a circumference UZ from which a characteristic conduit volume VZ=4·Q2Z/UZ results, wherein VB>10·VZ, and the outflow conduit has a flow diameter QA wherein QA?QZ. The contact element is in close thermal contact with both the liquid volume component VL of the cryogenic fluid and with the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Marc A. Schnell, Marc Enrique Paredes, Cengiz Cetrefli, Philippe Stauffenegger, Daniel Marek
  • Patent number: 7082746
    Abstract: For the piecing of a yarn in an spinning device, various computation formulas are stored in a control device into which calculated values as well as special data converted into numerical values relating in particular to the fiber material, the yarn and the spinning element are first entered to compute and select settings for operations relevant to the piecing process. A feeding device feeding a fiber sliver to the spinning device is first brought to a high pre-feeding speed by means of such pre-programmed values and converted data. From this pre-feeding speed, the feeding speed is greatly decelerated in steps to its piecing feeding speed in coordination with the release of the yarn to be fed back into the spinning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Brandl, Frank Baier, Marc Schnell
  • Publication number: 20050044841
    Abstract: For the piecing of a yarn in an spinning device, various computation formulas are stored in a control device into which calculated values as well as special data converted into numerical values relating in particular to the fiber material, the yarn and the spinning element are first entered to compute and select settings for operations relevant to the piecing process. A feeding device feeding a fiber sliver to the spinning device is first brought to a high pre-feeding speed by means of such pre-programmed values and converted data. From this pre-feeding speed, the feeding speed is greatly decelerated in steps to its piecing feeding speed in coordination with the release of the yarn to be fed back into the spinning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Sebastian Brandl, Frank Baier, Marc Schnell
  • Patent number: 6488901
    Abstract: A process for adjusting a circulating fluidized bed, wherein a part of the carrier gas is recovered, mixed with a propellant and returned to the fluidized bed as a carrier gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Metallgesellschaft AG
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schmidt, Martin Rahn, Horst Heisswolf, Marc Schnell, Bernd Erkes