Patents by Inventor Mirko Hofmann

Mirko Hofmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20230194262
    Abstract: A sensor system. The sensor system includes a rotation rate sensor and a control unit, the rotation rate sensor including a seismic mass and being configured to drive a movement of the seismic mass with the aid of a driving force, the control unit being configured to detect a free fall of the sensor system and to deactivate the driving force in the event of a detection of the free fall. A method for securing a sensor system, in a detection step a free fall of the sensor system being detected by the control unit, and in a securing step the driving force being deactivated by the control unit, is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Tsapkolenko, Hartmut Ruf, Mirko Hofmann, Rolf Scheben
  • Patent number: 8932544
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for feeding and/or discharging fluids in microreactor arrays through one or several fluid ducts that extend into each individual microreactor and can be individually controlled and regulated, in order to control, regulate, influence, and/or verify processes. The fed or discharged amounts of fluid are introduced into or discharged from the volume of the reaction liquid during a continuous shaking process and are evenly mixed as a result of the shaking process. The continuous shaking process causes sufficient mass transfer and thorough mixing of the reaction partners or fluids while the reaction is not limited or restricted by the mass transfer conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: m2p-labs GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Mueller, Ingo Klammer, Frank Kensy, Jochen Buechs, Mirko Hofmann, Andreas Buchenauer, Uwe Schnakenberg, Wilfried Mokwa
  • Publication number: 20090320622
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for feeding and/or discharging fluids in microreactor arrays through one or several fluid ducts that extend into each individual microreactor and can be individually controlled and regulated, in order to control, regulate, influence, and/or verify processes. The fed or discharged amounts of fluid are introduced into or discharged from the volume of the reaction liquid during a continuous shaking process and are evenly mixed as a result of the shaking process. The continuous shaking process causes sufficient mass transfer and thorough mixing of the reaction partners or fluids while the reaction is not limited or restricted by the mass transfer conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Carsten Mueller, Ingo Klammer, Frank Kensy, Jochen Buechs, Mirko Hofmann, Andreas Buchenauer, Uwe Schnakenberg, Wilfried Mokwa