Patents by Inventor Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher 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: 11916345
    Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting a conductor is formed as a direct plug-in terminal and includes a clamping spring arranged in a housing. The clamping spring includes a resilient clamping leg which can move into an open and locking position by pressing down an actuating device. The housing contains a conductor insertion channel for insertion of the conductor into a clamping point between the free end of the clamping leg and a busbar. The actuating device includes a pressing element and a pivoting element which interacts with the pressing element at least when the clamping point is being opened. At least one release device is provided for releasing the locking state of the clamping leg of the clamping spring. The release device is designed in such a way that the locking position can be released again by the action of the conductor on the release device when it is inserted, wherein the pivoting element acts on the pressing element and the pressing element acts on the clamping leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Böcker, Ralf Schumacher, Karlo Stjepanovic, Walter Hanning, Till Schmitz, Stefan Aporius, Jens Oesterhaus
  • Patent number: 11817642
    Abstract: A modular plug connector in a strip-shaped design can be plugged together with a corresponding mating plug connector such as a printed circuit board plug connector. The modular plug connector has a plurality of plug connector modules which are arranged alongside one another and are connected mechanically to one another using mechanical connectors to form the strip shape. The plug connector modules each have a module housing, at least one plugging surface with at least one plugging contact and preferably at least one conductor or solder terminal for connection to a printed circuit board. The plug connector has at least two plug connector modules of different designs and an adapter plug connector module is provided therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Böcker, Ralf Schumacher, Peter Stuckmann, Till Schmitz, Jens Oesterhaus, Jörg Münstermann, Holger Wehmeier, Volker Schröder
  • Publication number: 20230268680
    Abstract: A connector device for connecting at least one electrical conductor to at least one electrically conducting contact face of a circuit board includes a housing, at least one first connection unit and at least one second connection unit. The connector device has a SMD-capable contact geometry. The SMD-capable contact geometry has at least one first circuit board contact and at least one second circuit board contact with one spring arm having a respective contact projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Ralf SCHUMACHER, Torsten DIEKMANN, Christopher SMITH, Matthias NIGGEMANN, Jens OESTERHAUS
  • Publication number: 20230227564
    Abstract: The invention provides an antibody comprising human IgG1 or IgG3 heavy chain constant domains that are glycosylated with a sugar chain at Asn297, said antibody being characterized in that the amount of fucose within said sugar chain is at least 99%, and in addition the amount of NGNA is 1% or less and/or the amount of N-terminal alpha 1,3 galactose is 1% or less, and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silke Hansen, Klaus-Peter Kuenkele, Dietmar Reusch, Ralf Schumacher
  • Patent number: 11673958
    Abstract: The invention provides an antibody comprising human IgG1 or IgG3 heavy chain constant domains that are glycosylated with a sugar chain at Asn297, said antibody being characterized in that the amount of fucose within said sugar chain is at least 99%, and in addition the amount of NGNA is 1% or less and/or the amount of N-terminal alpha 1,3 galactose is 1% or less, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silke Hansen, Klaus-Peter Kuenkele, Dietmar Reusch, Ralf Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20230028041
    Abstract: A method for a workpiece comprising a material composed of a base material and an additive is disclosed, the method including spreading a granular material in superimposed layers. The granular material contains the base material and an organic binder. An ink contains a solvent for dissolving the binder, and a suspension of the additive. Using the ink, patterns are printed onto individual layers. The ink dissolves the binder in the region of the patterns, and introduces the additive in the region of the patterns. The patterns in the layers together produce a three-dimensional shape of the workpiece. The solvent is expelled so that the granular material is connected by the binder and the additive is fixed. Granular material unwetted by the solvent is removed to reveal the green compact of the workpiece. The green compact is thermally treated to convert the base material and the additive into the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Miriam MARXER, Maria ZIVCEC, Maurizio Rosario GULLO, Federico DALCANALE, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Efrain CARREÑO-MORELLI, Mikel RODRÍGUEZ-ARBAIZAR
  • Publication number: 20220409093
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for detecting a surface shape of a human or animal body surface. A plurality of magnetic field sensors (2) arranged relative to one another in a sensor field (1) is placed on a plurality of surface regions of the body surface. A magnetic field generator (7) generates a magnetic field in the vicinity of the sensor field, so that a plurality of surface signals belonging to the surface regions are generated by using the magnetic field sensors (2). The surface signals serve as position signals with regard to the orientation and position of the magnetic field sensors in the magnetic field, so that the surface shape of the body surface is determined from the plurality of position signals of the magnetic field sensors (2) by using a signal processing unit (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Ruepp, Joris Pascal, Ralf Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20220368049
    Abstract: A connecting element for mounting an electrical circuit board to an electrical flat conductor, in particular a busbar, has a flat or substantially flat mounting surface for applying and mounting the connecting element to the circuit board, and a tulip contact for receiving the flat conductor in an electrically contacting manner. The tulip contact includes at least one clamping element and a support element, between which a receptacle for the flat conductor is provided, and wherein the tulip contact preferably extends at a mounting angle greater than 45° and less than 135° with respect to the mounting surface. An electrical circuit board having such a contact element, a terminal block having such an electrical circuit board, and a method for automated mounting of such a terminal block are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gerald BUSCH, Peter STUCKMANN, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Kurt HERMANNS, Thomas WIELSCH
  • Publication number: 20220320759
    Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting a conductor is formed as a direct plug-in terminal and includes a clamping spring arranged in a housing. The clamping spring includes a resilient clamping leg which can move into an open and locking position by pressing down an actuating device. The housing contains a conductor insertion channel for insertion of the conductor into a clamping point between the free end of the clamping leg and a busbar. The actuating device includes a pressing element and a pivoting element which interacts with the pressing element at least when the clamping point is being opened. At least one release device is provided for releasing the locking state of the clamping leg of the clamping spring. The release device is designed in such a way that the locking position can be released again by the action of the conductor on the release device when it is inserted, wherein the pivoting element acts on the pressing element and the pressing element acts on the clamping leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Karlo STJEPANOVIC, Walter HANNING, Till SCHMITZ, Stefan APORIUS, Jens OESTERHAUS
  • Publication number: 20220256731
    Abstract: Controller for an industrial automation system, having a main module (1) with a housing, which can be fitted onto a DIN rail by means of a base (10), and with at least two printed circuit boards (20) which can be arranged in the housing, one of these printed circuit boards (20) being a backplane bus printed circuit board (21) and one being a main printed circuit board (23), wherein the main printed circuit board (23) is assigned a heat sink (50) for the cooling of components and wherein the backplane bus printed circuit board (21) provides a backplane bus, wherein the heat sink (50) is arranged in the housing, is attached to the base (10) and supports at least one of the printed circuit boards (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Ingo GURLT, Tobias KLUG, Michael SCHNATWINKEL, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Michael KRONER, Klaus PÜSCHNER, Marc STRÜNKMANN
  • Publication number: 20220077624
    Abstract: A terminal strip is formed as a printed circuit board plug connector and has a strip-like housing composed of a plurality of terminal housings which are arranged alongside one another in an arranging direction X. The housings are mechanically connected to one another. The terminal housings each have a plugging face side on which they have at least one first plugging contact which can be plugged together with a corresponding plugging contact of a corresponding plug connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Peter STUCKMANN, Till SCHMITZ, Jens OESTERHAUS, Jörg MÜNSTERMANN, Holger WEHMEIER, Volker SCHRÖDER, Klaus PÜSCHNER
  • Publication number: 20220077607
    Abstract: A modular plug connector in a strip-shaped design can be plugged together with a corresponding mating plug connector such as a printed circuit board plug connector. The modular plug connector has a plurality of plug connector modules which are arranged alongside one another and are connected mechanically to one another using mechanical connectors to form the strip shape. The plug connector modules each have a module housing, at least one plugging surface with at least one plugging contact and preferably at least one conductor or solder terminal for connection to a printed circuit board. The plug connector has at least two plug connector modules of different designs and an adapter plug connector module is provided therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Peter STUCKMANN, Till SCHMITZ, Jens OESTERHAUS, Jörg MÜNSTERMANN, Holger WEHMEIER, Volker SCHRÖDER
  • Patent number: 10971847
    Abstract: A disconnect terminal includes an enclosure, a first conductor rail, a second conductor rail, a switching device, and an actuation device. The switching device can be switched by the actuation device from a connecting position, in which the first conductor rail and the second conductor rail are electrically connected by the switching device into a disconnecting position in which the electrical connection of the first conductor rail and the second conductor rail is separated or disconnected, and back. A visible portion of the actuation device aligns with a surface of a portion of an upper side of the enclosure or with a part connected with the enclosure. In the disconnecting position, the visible portion of the actuation device protrudes from a surface of a portion of an upper side of the enclosure or of a part connected with the enclosure in a clearly visible manner. An assembly is provided of at least two aligned disconnect terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe Arlitt, Frank Hackemack, Karlo Stjepanovic, Stefan Fischer, Genadij Neumann, Peter Stuckmann, Ralf Schumacher, Michael Lenschen, Marco Waldhoff, Andreas Rutz, Peter Meyer
  • Patent number: 10827634
    Abstract: An electronics module includes a housing having a mounting foot or component suitable for mounting on a support rail and for fastening the electronics module to the support rail which is mounted on a mounting base. At least one spring element is provided in the lower region of the housing facing the mounting base when mounted. The at least one spring element is configured to provide a damping effect when the housing vibrates relative to the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Schumacher
  • Patent number: 10827639
    Abstract: A housing to hold at least one electromechanical, electrical and/or electronic component includes at least one fastening element arranged on a portion of the housing for the component. A recess is formed in the housing portion and the fastening element is arranged in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Trapp, Ralf Schumacher, Mike Beermann, Niklas Wendt
  • Patent number: 10730938
    Abstract: Herein are reported novel bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to two different antigens selected from the group consisting of human ANG2, human VEGF, human IL-1beta and human PDGF-B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Bedoucha, Sebastian Breuer, Stefan Dengl, Christian Gassner, Guy Georges, Sabine Gruener, Guido Hartmann, Peter Michael Huelsmann, Hubert Kettenberger, Joerg Moelleken, Michael Molhoj, Olaf Mundigl, Joerg Thomas Regula, Ralf Schumacher, Barbara Weiser
  • Publication number: 20200203878
    Abstract: A disconnect terminal includes an enclosure, a first ladder rail, a second ladder rail, a switching device, and an actuation device. The switching device can be switched by the actuation device from a connecting position, in which the first ladder rail and the second ladder rail are electrically connected by the switching device into a disconnecting position in which the electrical connection of the first ladder rail and the second ladder rail is separated or disconnected, and back. A visible portion of the actuation device aligns with a surface of a portion of an upper side of the enclosure or with a part connected with the enclosure. In the disconnecting position, the visible portion of the actuation device protrudes from a surface of a portion of an upper side of the enclosure or of a part connected with the enclosure in a clearly visible manner. An assembly is provided of at least two aligned disconnect terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Uwe ARLITT, Frank HACKEMACK, Karlo STJEPANOVIC, Stefan FISCHER, Genadij NEUMANN, Peter STUCKMANN, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Michael LENSCHEN, Marco WALDHOFF, Andreas RUTZ, Peter MEYER
  • Publication number: 20200170137
    Abstract: A housing to hold at least one electromechanical, electrical and/or electronic component includes at least one fastening element arranged on a portion of the housing for the component. A recess is formed in the housing portion and the fastening element is arranged in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Ulrich TRAPP, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Mike BEERMANN, Niklas WENDT
  • Patent number: D1008978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Böcker, Ralf Schumacher, Peter Stuckmann
  • Patent number: D1018470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Böcker, Ralf Schumacher, Peter Stuckmann