Patents by Inventor Patrick Kiefer
Patrick Kiefer 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: 20210294297Abstract: In a method for determining the state of wear of a tool, at least one optical image of a surface of the tool is recorded. Image data of the at least one optical image are processed in order to detect a wear zone. A surface extent and/or spatial extent of the wear zone is determined. The state of wear of the tool is classified on the basis of the extent determined. An apparatus for determining the state of wear of a tool correspondingly comprises a camera for recording at least one optical image of a surface of the tool, an image processing module which is configured in such a way that it processes image data of the at least one optical image in order to detect a wear zone, a computation module which is configured in such a way that it determines a surface extent and/or spatial extent of the wear zone, and a classifier module which is configured in such a way that it classifies the state of wear of the tool on the basis of the extent determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Josef MAUSHART, Patrick KIEFER, Fredi MAEDER, Jean-Philippe BESUCHET
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Patent number: 9778484Abstract: An optical element has a substrate body made from transparent plastic and a coating having multiple layers. The coating includes a hard lacquer layer adjoining the substrate. The coating has a diffusivity ensuring the absorption of water molecules passing through the coating in the substrate and the release of water molecules from the substrate through the coating from an air atmosphere on that side of the coating facing away from the substrate with a flow density which, proceeding from the equilibrium state of the quantity of water molecules absorbed in the substrate in an air atmosphere at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity, brings the setting of the equilibrium state of the quantity of water molecules absorbed in the substrate in an air atmosphere at 40° C. and 95% relative humidity within an interval not more than 10 h longer than for setting this equilibrium under corresponding conditions with an identical uncoated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbHInventors: Norbert Hugenberg, Markus Haidl, Bernhard von Blanckenhagen, Lothar Holz, Stefan Kraus, Frank Macionczyk, Michael Krause, Erwin Green, Karl-Heinz Winter, Thomas Gloege, Silvia Faul, Anja Petereit, Bin Peng, Joerg Puetz, Patrick Kiefer, Adalbert Hanssen, Michael Krieger, Andreas Neuffer, Marc Stroisch
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Patent number: 9322000Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a polypeptide having alcohol dehydrogenase activity, in particular methanol dehydrogenase activity, comprising having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 (mdh2-MGA3), 3 (mdh3-MGA3), or 5 (mdh2-PB1); (ii) a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity, more particularly at least 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 or 99% sequence identity, with a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5; (iii) a nucleotide sequence which is degenerate with any one of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5; (iv) a nucleotide sequence which is a part of the nucleotide sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5, or of a nucleotide sequence which is degenerate with a sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5; (v) a nucleotide sequence encoding all or part of a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is set forth in any one of SEQ IType: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignees: SINTEF TTO AS, ETH ZURICH, RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGENInventors: Trygve Brautaset, Tonje Marita Bjerkan Heggeset, Anne Krog, Wilhelmus Johannes Quax, Mark Jan Jacobus Bernhard Sibbald, Julia Vorholt, Jonas Müller, Patrick Kiefer, Eva Potthoff, Volker F Wendisch, Lennart Lessmeier, Stéphanie Heux, Jean-Charles Portais
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Publication number: 20150267177Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a polypeptide having alcohol dehydrogenase activity, in particular methanol dehydrogenase activity, comprising having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 (mdh2-MGA3), 3 (mdh3-MGA3), or 5 (mdh2-PB1); (ii) a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity, more particularly at least 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 or 99% sequence identity, with a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5; (iii) a nucleotide sequence which is degenerate with any one of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5; (iv) a nucleotide sequence which is a part of the nucleotide sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5, or of a nucleotide sequence which is degenerate with a sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 5; (v) a nucleotide sequence encoding all or part of a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is set forth in any one of SEQ IType: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Trygve Brautaset, Tonje Marita Bjerkan Heggeset, Anne Krog, Wilhelmus Johannes Quax, Mark Jan Jacobus Bernhard Sibbald, Julia Vorholt, Jonas Mueller, Patrick Kiefer, Eva Potthoff, Volker F. Wendisch, Lennart Lessmeier, Stéphanie Heux, Jean-Charles Portais
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Publication number: 20140327876Abstract: An optical element has a substrate body made from transparent plastic and a coating having multiple layers. The coating includes a hard lacquer layer adjoining the substrate. The coating has a diffusivity ensuring the absorption of water molecules passing through the coating in the substrate and the release of water molecules from the substrate through the coating from an air atmosphere on that side of the coating facing away from the substrate with a flow density which, proceeding from the equilibrium state of the quantity of water molecules absorbed in the substrate in an air atmosphere at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity, brings the setting of the equilibrium state of the quantity of water molecules absorbed in the substrate in an air atmosphere at 40° C. and 95% relative humidity within an interval not more than 10 h longer than for setting this equilibrium under corresponding conditions with an identical uncoated substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbHInventors: Norbert Hugenberg, Markus Haidl, Bernhard von Blanckenhagen, Lothar Holz, Stefan Kraus, Frank Macionczyk, Michael Krause, Erwin Green, Karl-Heinz Winter, Thomas Gloege, Silvia Faul, Anja Petereit, Bin Peng, Joerg Puetz, Patrick Kiefer, Adalbert Hanssen, Michael Krieger, Andreas Neuffer, Marc Stroisch
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Patent number: 8048651Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i.e., fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Haefner, Burkhard Kröger, Patrick Kiefer, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann
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Publication number: 20100015674Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i.e., fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Häfner, Burkhard Kröger, Patrick Kiefer, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann
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Publication number: 20080160585Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i.e., fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Hafner, Burkhard Kroger, Patrick Kiefer, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann
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Publication number: 20080038787Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i. e., glycerol kinase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of glycerol kinase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: Basf AktiengesellschaftInventors: Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Hafner, Burkhard Kroger, Patrick Kiefer, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann
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Publication number: 20080032374Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i.e., fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: Basf AktiengesellschaftInventors: Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Hafner, Burkhard Kroger, Patrick Kiefer, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann
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Publication number: 20070134768Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i.e., lactate dehydrogenase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of the expression of lactate dehydrogenase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Hafner, Burkhard Kroger, Patrick Kiefer, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann