Patents by Inventor Michael Walther
Michael Walther 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).
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Publication number: 20240148504Abstract: A catheter device for implanting a medical implant such as a prosthetic heart valve has a handle configured to control/steer multiple sheaths of the catheter device. A handle includes a grip portion, a rotatable deployment knob and a traveler. An outer sheath is connected to the traveler and the deployment knob is operatively connected to the traveler such that the traveler and thereby the outer sheath are moved along the longitudinal axis with respect to the inner sheath. The handle includes a rotatable axial positioning knob and a rotatable deflection knob. The deployment knob is arranged proximally to the axial positioning knob.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Jeff Alan Burke, Peter D'Aquanni, Andy Edward Denison, Christopher Scott Hayden, Markus Foerster, Michael Walther, Gereon Kindler, Lukas Frey, Ole Blank, Calvin Bahr
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Publication number: 20240101945Abstract: Systems and devices for producing biological products and methods of using the same are provided. An example universal skid includes a rigid support and a plurality of flow-channel hardware sets. Each flow-channel hardware set couples with a respective flow channel of a plurality of flow channels for unit operations. The flow-channel hardware sets allow the flow channels to operate in parallel or in series for continuous processing over the unit operations. An example modular assembly includes one or more single-use kits for one or more unit operations and a universal skid coupled with the one or more single-use kits. An example manufacturing system includes multiple modular assemblies coupled with each other allowing continuous processing within each modular assembly, in between the modular assemblies, fully continuous processing across multiple unit operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Kevin Brower, Michael Coolbaugh, Xhorxhi Gjoka, Chad Varner, Jason Walther
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Patent number: 11684497Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraluminal vessel prosthesis system for implantation in the region of the aortic arch of a patient, comprising a hollow cylindrical main vessel prosthesis, wherein the hollow cylindrical main vessel prosthesis is configured and dimensioned for implantation in the region of the artic arch and the descending aorta (Aorta descendens) of the patient and wherein the main vessel prosthesis, at least over part of the length L2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis, and wherein the diameter D2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis is at least 45% smaller than the diameter D1 of the main vessel prosthesis and wherein the length L2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis is shorter than the length L2 of the main vessel prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: JOTEC GmbHInventors: Marwan Youssef, Christian Woerne, Michael Walther
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Publication number: 20220203067Abstract: A flexible elongated tube for a catheter system includes a tubing wall. The wall has a plurality of first indentations spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis (L) of the tube and a plurality of second indentations spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis (L). An axially aligned pair of indentations has a non-impressed section between the axially aligned pair of indentations. The axially aligned pair of indentations and the non-impressed section form a pull wire space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Jeff Alan Burke, Peter D'Aquanni, Andy Edward Denison, Christopher Scott Hayden, Markus Foerster, Michael Walther, Lukas Frey
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Patent number: 11275333Abstract: A method is described for producing a component, having a first constructive step in which a support material is applied onto a bearer using a photoelectric print method in the first constructive step to form at least one auxiliary structure, the auxiliary structure having and/or forming intermediate spaces, and having a second constructive step, in which a component material is filled into the intermediate spaces using a further photoelectric print method to form a component structure, the auxiliary structure and the component structure forming a blank segment of the component, the component material being a powder, the powder including composite particles, the composite particles being formed by ceramic and/or metallic core particles that include a polymer 23.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Benjamin Bertsch, Florian Fischer, Lukas Loeber, Martin Schoepf, Michael Walther, Thorsten Heeling, Arne Stephen Fischer
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Publication number: 20220011727Abstract: A control device for controlling a manufacturing plant. The manufacturing plant includes at least one process station (for carrying out a manufacturing process. The manufacturing plant and/or the process station includes at least one process parameter for the purpose of regulation and/or control. The manufacturing plant and/or the process station including at least one detection device for detecting at least one process feature with the aid of a first control module and a second control module, the first control module and the second control module being designed to determine a control value and/or a model for the process parameter to regulate the manufacturing plant and/or the process station, based in each case on a machine learning algorithm and the process feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Marcus Hlavac, Martin Schoepf, Michael Walther
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Patent number: 11129639Abstract: A method integrates an electrical circuit into a device. The device has an integration surface consisting of a first material. The method includes processing the integration surface in order to form connection elements in order to increase an adhesion of a second material to the integration surface. The second material differs from the first material. The method also includes arranging the electrical circuit adjacent to the processed integration surface. The method furthermore includes applying a volume of the second material at least over the integration surface in order to enclose the electrical circuit in a fluid-tight manner.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Jana Blaesius, Aitor Echaniz, Martin Schoepf, Michael Walther
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Patent number: 10952840Abstract: The present invention relates a vascular prosthesis for a blood vessel of a patient, which has the following: a hollow-cylindrical main body with a main lumen extending therein, an also a multiplicity of stent rings, which are not connected to one another, are arranged spaced apart one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vascular prosthesis and running around in a meandering formation. The vascular prosthesis also has four side branches, which extend distally into the main lumen from fenestrations in the prosthesis material lying between the stent rings.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: JOTEC GMBHInventors: Michael Walther, Karsten Klein, Juergen Merz, Jan Ulmer
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Publication number: 20200214857Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraluminal vessel prosthesis system for implantation in the region of the aortic arch of a patient, comprising a hollow cylindrical main vessel prosthesis, wherein the hollow cylindrical main vessel prosthesis is configured and dimensioned for implantation in the region of the artic arch and the descending aorta (Aorta descendens) of the patient and wherein the main vessel prosthesis, at least over part of the length L2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis, and wherein the diameter D2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis is at least 45% smaller than the diameter D1 of the main vessel prosthesis and wherein the length L2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis is shorter than the length L2 of the main vessel prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Marwan YOUSSEF, Christian WOERNE, Michael WALTHER
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Publication number: 20200170657Abstract: A method integrates an electrical circuit into a device. The device has an integration surface consisting of a first material. The method includes processing the integration surface in order to form connection elements in order to increase an adhesion of a second material to the integration surface. The second material differs from the first material. The method also includes arranging the electrical circuit adjacent to the processed integration surface. The method furthermore includes applying a volume of the second material at least over the integration surface in order to enclose the electrical circuit in a fluid-tight manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Jana Blaesius, Aitor Echaniz, Martin Schoepf, Michael Walther
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Publication number: 20200166879Abstract: A method is described for producing a component, having a first constructive step in which a support material is applied onto a bearer using a photoelectric print method in the first constructive step to form at least one auxiliary structure, the auxiliary structure having and/or forming intermediate spaces, and having a second constructive step, in which a component material is filled into the intermediate spaces using a further photoelectric print method to form a component structure, the auxiliary structure and the component structure forming a blank segment of the component, the component material being a powder, the powder including composite particles, the composite particles being formed by ceramic and/or metallic core particles that include a polymer 23.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Benjamin Bertsch, Florian Fischer, Lukas Loeber, Martin Schoepf, Michael Walther, Thorsten Heeling, Arne Stephen Fischer
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Patent number: 10617515Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-expanding vascular prosthesis for implantation in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a hollow-cylindrical base body, a vascular prosthetic trunk having a first and a second opening, and at least two vascular prosthesis side branches which are outgoing from the vascular prosthetic trunk and are formed integrally with the vascular prosthetic trunk. The vascular prosthetic trunk has sections which comprise a tapered peripheral part, in which the vascular prosthesis side branches are mounted.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: JOTEC GMBHInventors: Piotr Szopinski, Christian Woerne, Michael Walther
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Publication number: 20190041833Abstract: Production plant (1) for producing at least one end product (3) from at least one primary starting material (2), comprising at least one processing station (41-43) which processes at least one starting material (21-23) to form at least one product (31, 32, 33), and a process controller (51-53) which can control at least one variable (71-73), which is a measure of a quality feature of the product (31-33) and/or is correlated with a quality feature of the product (31-33), by influencing at least one manipulated variable (61-63) acting on the processing station (41-43), wherein the process controller (51-53) is additionally designed to control the production rate (31a-33a) of the processing station (41-43) for the product (31-33) and/or the consumption rate (21a-23a) of the processing station (41-43) with regard to starting material (21-23) by acting on the manipulated variable (61-63).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Michael Walther, Christian Kircher, Josef Kleckner, Marcus Hlavac, Martin Schoepf, Martin Dieterle, Wolfgang Arnold
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Publication number: 20190029798Abstract: The present invention relates a vascular prosthesis for a blood vessel of a patient, which has the following: a hollow-cylindrical main body with a main lumen extending therein, an also a multiplicity of stent rings, which are not connected to one another, are arranged spaced apart one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vascular prosthesis and running around in a meandering formation. The vascular prosthesis also has four side branches, which extend distally into the main lumen from fenestrations in the prosthesis material lying between the stent rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: JOTEC GmbHInventors: Michael WALTHER, Karsten KLEIN, Juergen MERZ, Jan ULMER
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Publication number: 20180303598Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-expanding vascular prosthesis for implantation in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a hollow-cylindrical base body, a vascular prosthetic trunk having a first and a second opening, and at least two vascular prosthesis side branches which are outgoing from the vascular prosthetic trunk and are formed integrally with the vascular prosthetic trunk. The vascular prosthetic trunk has sections which comprise a tapered peripheral part, in which the vascular prosthesis side branches are mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: JOTEC GmbHInventors: Piotr SZOPINSKI, Christian WOERNE, Michael WALTHER
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Patent number: 9200481Abstract: A method to provide in a wall of a building structure a low-profile secure canine access comprises the steps of forming an access opening through the wall, mounting a door structure in the wall, and installing a supplemental security member over the door structure to fully enclose the door structure. A door is mounted in the security member. A low profile locking system secures the door in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Inventor: Michael A Walther
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Publication number: 20140033639Abstract: A method to provide in a wall of a building structure a low-profile secure canine access comprises the steps of forming an access opening through the wall, mounting a door structure in the wall, and installing a supplemental security member over the door structure to fully enclose the door structure. A door is mounted in the security member. A low profile locking system secures the door in a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventor: Michael A. Walther
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Patent number: 8473456Abstract: Extracting and synchronizing an Enterprise Portal application resource types and properties of business objects located in repository is disclosed. The repository is queried without human intervention to determine business object type information and for each business object type its associated properties. A representation of the business object types and associated properties in a format that facilitates synchronization with the enterprise portal application is generated.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Kranthi K. Pachipala, Srikanthan Raghunathan, Arati Pradhan, John Thomas, Michael Walther
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Publication number: 20120290533Abstract: Extracting and synchronizing an Enterprise Portal application resource types and properties of business objects located in repository is disclosed. The repository is queried without human intervention to determine business object type information and for each business object type its associated properties. A representation of the business object types and associated properties in a format that facilitates synchronization with the enterprise portal application is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: EMC CORPORATIONInventors: Kranthi K. Pachipala, Srikanthan Raghunathan, Arati Pradhan, John Thomas, Michael Walther
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Patent number: 8266103Abstract: Extracting and synchronizing an Enterprise Portal application resource types and properties of business objects located in repository is disclosed. The repository is queried without human intervention to determine business object type information and for each business object type its associated properties. A representation of the business object types and associated properties in a format that facilitates synchronization with the enterprise portal application is generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Kranthi K Pachipala, Srikanthan Raghunathan, Arati Pradhan, John Thomas, Michael Walther