Patents by Inventor Michael Müllers

Michael Müllers 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: 11958810
    Abstract: Preparation of optionally substituted dihydroisoquinolines. The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of optionally substituted dihydroi-soquinolines of the formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Mueller, Michael Rack, Michael Seet, Ana Escribano Cuesta, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Georg Christoph Rudolf, Markus Nett, Rainer Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20240115810
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medicament injection devices. An injection device includes: a movable dosage programming component comprising a rotary encoder system having a predefined angular periodicity, a sensor arrangement including a first optical sensor configured to detect movement of the movable dosage programming component relative to the sensor arrangement during dosing of a medicament, wherein the first optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a first frequency, a second optical sensor configured to detect movement of the rotary encoder system relative to the second optical sensor wherein the second optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on the detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Anthony Paul Morris, Ronald Antony Smith, Brian Charles Molyneux, Paul Richard Draper, Craig Ashley Mason, Oliver Charles Gazeley, Daniel Edward Clark, David Aubrey Plumptre, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Richard James Thomas, Felix Kramer, Beat Wyss, Philipp Müller
  • Patent number: 11953888
    Abstract: A production cell includes: at least one robot arranged to handle products; at least one buffer area for intermediate storage of products inside the production cell; a vision system with cameras arranged to determine, based on images from the cameras, the identity and the location of objects in the production cell a plurality of production modules, each production module comprising at least one Hardware Module configured to process products; and a plurality of module attachment locations, each module attachment location being configured to connect with an interface section of a production module through at least a physical connection and a power connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Kilian Iannucci, Alexandra Krause, Markus Andreas Müller, Martin Helmer, Peter Barmettler
  • Publication number: 20240108510
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ophthalmological laser treatment system for treatment of tissue of an eye comprising an ophthalmological laser treatment device comprising a base station having a treatment laser source configured to generate a treatment laser beam, an arm and an application head, wherein the ophthalmological laser treatment system further comprises an ophthalmological patient interface with a cornea contacting element, and a sclera contacting element, wherein the cornea contacting element and the sclera contacting element define a rotationally asymmetric contact surface configured to contact the eye, wherein the ophthalmological patient interface comprises a through opening, which is configured to enable the treatment laser beam from the application head to pass through the ophthalmological patient interface to penetrate a target volume of tissue of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Werner Bernau, Fabian Müller, Christian Rathjen, Michael Steinlechner, Thomas Studer
  • Publication number: 20240108509
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ophthalmological patient interface for application to an eye of a person, the ophthalmological patient interface comprising a coupling portion configured to be arranged on an application head of an ophthalmological laser treatment system, wherein the ophthalmological patient interface further comprises an eye fixation portion configured to be arranged on the eye, wherein the eye fixation portion comprises a cornea contacting element, configured to contact at least partially the cornea of the eye, and a sclera contacting element, configured to contact at least partially the sclera of the eye, wherein the cornea contacting element and the sclera contacting element define a rotationally asymmetric contact surface configured to contact the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Werner Bernau, Fabian Müller, Christian Rathjen, Michael Steinlechner, Thomas Studer
  • Publication number: 20240113506
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a substrate carrier and a light source arranged thereon, which has a main radiation direction. A cap with an optical element is arranged above the light source and connected to the substrate carrier. This is arranged in the main radiation direction of the light source. Furthermore, a sensor device is provided, which is designed to emit a wireless signal between the cap and the substrate carrier for detecting damage to the cap. For this purpose, the cap is designed to interact with the emitted wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zeljko PAJKIC, Michael MUELLER, Simon JEREBIC
  • Publication number: 20240103231
    Abstract: Female fiber optic connectors having a weatherproofing collar disposed rearward of a connection port opening that receives a fiber optic plug along with cable assemblies comprising the female fiber optic connector and with methods of making the same. The female fiber optic connectors comprise an actuator such as a rocker latch arm or the like disposed under the weatherproofing collar used for releasing or securing an external fiber optic plug that may be received in the connection port. The weatherproofing collar protects the actuator such as the rocker arm latch and surrounding area from dirt, debris, moisture and the like from ingress into the connector. One or more end caps may be used with the weatherproofing collar. The weatherproofing collar allows for a ruggedized fiber optic connector having a quick connect and release mechanism for the external fiber optic plug connector mated to the female fiber optic connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Cappannari, Michael De Jong, Ashley Wesley Jones, Przemyslaw Andrzej Kukian, Jun Ma, Gordon Mueller-Schlomka, Shane Chad Woody
  • Publication number: 20240100760
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and techniques relate to an extruder unit for producing preforms with a tube-like wall from a polymer melt and an associated extrusion process. The extruder unit has a receptacle for an exchangeable dispensing tool, it furthermore comprises at least two different and alternately usable profiling devices. These profiling devices have outlet-side fastening structures, which correspond in the various profiling devices and form the receptacle for the exchangeable dispensing tool, so that the profiling devices can be connected alternately to the same dispensing tool. In this way, any dispensing tool, depending on the wish of the customer, can be operated with different profiling devices, in particular, on the one hand, to carry out profiling by mandrel body movement or profiling by nozzle body movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Maurice MIELKE, Michael MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20240097528
    Abstract: A stator segment of a stator of a generator for a wind turbine has at least one stator laminated core which has at least two stator lamination stacks, wherein adjacent stator lamination stacks of the at least two stator lamination stacks are in each case spaced parallel to one another in an axial direction and forming in each case one stator cooling duct with a stator cooling duct width through which a cooling medium can be guided, in particular in a radial direction. A rotor segment of a rotor for a wind turbine has two or a plurality of magnet units are disposed spaced apart from one another in an axial direction, wherein the magnet units disposed adjacently in the axial direction define a circumferential gap with a gap width for feeding and distributing a cooling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Müller, Wilko Gudewer, Andreas Recktenwald, Tobias Muik, Stephan Jöckel, Manuel Feith, Wojciech Giengiel
  • Publication number: 20240092009
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and techniques relate to a tube-forming device for an extruder unit or an extrusion device and a tube-forming process. The tube-forming device comprises at least one shaping sleeve, which is designed to shape a supplied stream of polymer melt from a substantially strand-like cross section into a tubular cross section. The shaping sleeve has a guiding passage embedded in the sleeve wall, such that the guiding passage is a cavity which lies within the sleeve wall and, in the radial direction of the shaping sleeve, is enclosed in a sealed manner with respect to the outer surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Maurice MIELKE, Michael MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 11933258
    Abstract: A generator module for a vehicle includes a housing with a first conical surface, a rotor assembly with a second conical surface, aligned with the first conical surface, and a spring arranged to push the second conical surface into contact with the first conical surface. In an example embodiment, the first conical surface or the second conical surface includes a plastic surface or a friction paper surface. In an example embodiment, the rotor assembly is axially displaceable within the housing to compress the spring and move the second conical surface away from the first conical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: John Ramsey, Matthew Payne, Michael Condo, Aaron Mueller
  • Patent number: 11932108
    Abstract: A display panel with a first panel side and a second panel side is included in a display device. The display panel displays at least one graphic display object. The display panel includes a first layer which is a pixel matrix and a second layer which includes a plurality of predetermined primary subareas. The display device includes control circuitry to enable the displaying of the graphic display object based on a predefined display alignment in one of a first orientation and a second orientation. The control circuitry adjusts a respective light transmission to a predetermined individual degree for each of the predetermined primary subareas independent of each other based on a physical environment condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jacques Helot, Ulrich Mueller, Immo Redeker, Joris Mertens, Michael Herter, André Georgi
  • Publication number: 20240083770
    Abstract: A method for operating an on-board water supply and distribution system of an aircraft for supplying water includes a central tank, consumer assemblies with a supply device and a buffer tank, pump operable in a supply mode and reverse mode, filter device, and high-pressure conduit system. The central tank connects to the pump's upstream side. The conduit system connects the downstream side and consumer assemblies. The pump in supply mode delivers water from the downstream side to the buffer tank. In reverse mode, the pump can convey water from the downstream side to the upstream side. The method includes operating the pump in supply mode so water from the central tank goes to a consumer assembly in a first time interval to fill the buffer tank, and operating the pump in reverse mode in a second time interval so water from the buffer tank passes through the filter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Hannes Müller, Axel Schreiner, Tim Lübbert, Frederik Albers, Michael Rempe
  • Patent number: 11926631
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for synthesizing amanitin derivatives having an amino group attached to position 6? of the central tryptophan moiety. The invention furthermore relates to an amanitin derivative having an amino group attached to position 6? of the central tryptophan moiety, conjugates of such amanitin derivative, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such conjugates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Heidelberg Pharma Research GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Simon, Susanne Werner-Simon, Christian Lutz, Christoph Müller, Torsten Hechler, Michael Kulke
  • Patent number: 11926142
    Abstract: In some examples, a screen printing unit includes a screen printing forme cylinder, an impression cylinder, and at least one further rotational transport body. A fixing element of the impression cylinder includes inner and outer contact surfaces for clamping sheets. The inner contact surface has a base radius as a distance from an axis of rotation of the impression cylinder. A cylinder barrel of the impression cylinder has a supporting surface for sheets that includes an impression portion having a constant barrel radius, which extends over at least 170° about the axis of rotation of the impression cylinder and the barrel radius is larger than the base radius. A fixing element of the further rotational transport body includes an inner and an outer contact surface for clamping sheets. The inner contact surface includes the base radius as a distance from an axis of rotation of the further rotational transport body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Michael Müller, Martin Palme
  • Publication number: 20240074969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a multi-layer oral thin film comprising the steps of a) providing a solution, an emulsion, a foam or a suspension comprising at least one first polymer, b) processing the solution, the emulsion, the foam or the suspension from step a) in order to obtain a polymer film, c) applying a powder comprising at least one second substance, which preferably differs from the first polymer, to the polymer film, and d) forming a composite between the polymer film and the powder applied in step c), to a multi-layer oral thin film obtainable by this method, and to the use of a multi-layer oral thin film obtainable by this method as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Markus MÜLLER, Mario FICKER, Michael LINN
  • Publication number: 20240075026
    Abstract: The present invention features solid pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound 1 and Compound 2. In one embodiment, the solid pharmaceutical composition includes (1) a first layer which comprises 100 mg Compound 1, as well as a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, all of which are formulated in amorphous solid dispersion; and (2) a second layer which comprises 40 mg Compound 2, as well as a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, all of which are formulated in amorphous solid dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy E. Sever, Ulrich Westedt, Ute Lander, Katrin Schneider, Benedikt Steitz, Thomas Mueller, Regina Reul, Constanze Obermiller, Adivaraha Jayasankar, Michael Simon, Yi Gao, Harald Hach, Samuel Kyeremateng, Katharina Asmus, Ping Tong, Donghua Zhu, Marius Naris, Colleen Garrett
  • Publication number: 20240065975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layer thin film comprising at least two layers arranged one on top of the other which each comprise at least one polymer, these at least two layers being connected to one another by at least one stitched seam using at least one thread, and to a method for producing such a thin film and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael LINN, Mario FICKER, Christoph SCHMITZ, Markus MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20240067623
    Abstract: [1-Pheny1)-5-(heteroaryl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)oxy] acetic acid derivatives and salts thereof, crop protection compositions comprising them, processes for preparing them, use thereof and plant protection compositions. The present invention relates to crop protection compounds and to compositions which comprise specific compounds as safeners for reducing phytotoxic effects of agrochemicals, especially herbicides. The invention relates more particularly to certain [1-(phenyl)-5-(heteroaryl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)oxy]acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) and their salts, to processes for preparing them and to their use as plant protection compounds (safeners).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas MÜLLER, Estella BUSCATO ARSEQUELL, Hendrik HELMKE, Harald JAKOBI, Michael Gerhard HOFFMANN, Jan DITTGEN
  • Publication number: 20240068206
    Abstract: A method for operating an on-board water supply and distribution system of an aircraft for supplying water includes a central water tank, first consumer assemblies with buffer tanks each including a heater to heat up water in the buffer tank to a disinfection temperature, pump having upstream and downstream sides to operate in supply and reverse modes, and high-pressure conduit system. The central water tank connects to the pump's upstream side. The conduit system connects the downstream side with a first consumer assembly. The method includes operating the pump in supply mode where water from the central tank goes to a first consumer assembly to fill a buffer tank, operating a buffer tank heater so water heats to a predetermined disinfection temperature, and operating the pump in reverse mode so heated water passes through a part of the conduit system and the upstream side of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Hannes Müller, Axel Schreiner, Tim Lübbert, Frederik Albers, Michael Rempe