Patents by Inventor Thomas Kull
Thomas Kull 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: 20180193272Abstract: An oral delivery product comprises a semi-permeable pouch designed for being placed in the oral cavity of a subject. The pouch encloses multiple solid particles of an alginate salt of monovalent cation comprising a biologically active substance comprised in the matrix formed by the alginate salt in the particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Fredrik HÜBINETTE, Thomas KULL, Lars BJÖRKHOLM
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Patent number: 9964159Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The transmission has a transmission input shaft, at least four planetary gear stages which are disposed one behind the other along a main axis of rotation, and at least one combined gear shift unit which is configured as a brake and has a rotatable coupling element as well as a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit, which are in each case provided in order to connect the rotatable coupling element fixedly to the housing. One of the planetary gear stages is associated with the combined gear shift unit and includes a transmission element which is permanently connected non-rotatably to the rotatable coupling element. The planetary gear stage associated with the combined gear shift unit includes a further transmission element which is permanently connected non-rotatably to the transmission input shaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Tobias Schilder, Klaus Riedl, Juergen Schweitzer, Tobias Haerter, Thomas Kull
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Patent number: 9925145Abstract: An oral delivery product comprising a semi-permeable pouch designed for delivery of an active agent in the oral cavity of a subject. The pouch encloses multiple particles, and the particles are alginate matrices that comprise an active agent, e.g. nicotine. The alginate is e.g. sodium alginate, such as PROTANAL® LFR 5/60 or PROTANAL® LF 10/60.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: EXCELLENT TECH PRODUCTS I SVERIGE ABInventors: Fredrik Hübinette, Thomas Kull, Lars Björkholm
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Patent number: 9689434Abstract: A hydraulic controller for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle includes at least one gear shift piston-cylinder unit having a gear shift piston for actuating a shifting element in the form of a multi-plate clutch, and a gear shift pressure chamber in which an actuating pressure may be built up by supplying operating fluid. The gear shift piston-cylinder unit has a centrifugal oil chamber that is separated from the gear shift pressure chamber by a gear shift piston. Operating fluid may be supplied to the centrifugal oil chamber via a centrifugal oil line supplied by a first supply line. The hydraulic controller has a second supply line for supplying operating fluid to the centrifugal oil line. The second supply line may be closed and opened by a centrifugal oil valve.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
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Patent number: 9624985Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Emmanuel Chrisofakis, Tobias Haerter, Thomas Kull, Frank Scheffel, Joachim Schroeder, Nils Tonius
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Publication number: 20160160936Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Emmanuel CHRISOFAKIS, Tobias HAERTER, Thomas KULL, Frank SCHEFFEL, Joachim SCHROEDER, Nils TONIUS
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Publication number: 20160146309Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The transmission has a transmission input shaft, at least four planetary gear stages which are disposed one behind the other along a main axis of rotation, and at least one combined gear shift unit which is configured as a brake and has a rotatable coupling element as well as a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit, which are in each case provided in order to connect the rotatable coupling element fixedly to the housing. One of the planetary gear stages is associated with the combined gear shift unit and includes a transmission element which is permanently connected non-rotatably to the rotatable coupling element. The planetary gear stage associated with the combined gear shift unit includes a further transmission element which is permanently connected non-rotatably to the transmission input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Tobias SCHILDER, Klaus RIEDL, Juergen SCHWEITZER, Tobias HAERTER, Thomas KULL
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Patent number: 9027857Abstract: A hand shower has outer housing including a first housing part and a second housing part, is disposed in the interior of the outer housing. The first housing part is produced by dual-component injection molding and has a support formed from a hard component. Alongside the switching device, this support is provided with a passage. A soft component, injected onto the outer side of the support covers the passage in a membrane-like manner. The membrane region of the soft component is elastically deformable to allow the switching device to be operated from the surroundings.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: KWC AGInventor: Thomas Kull
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Patent number: 8985294Abstract: In a hydraulic control arrangement for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having a parking lock activation system wherein operating fluid is supplied via a parking lock slide valve to a first parking lock pressure chamber for moving a parking lock-up piston in one direction into a locking position or moving the parking lock piston in an opposite direction, whereby operating fluid is released from the first parking lock pressure chamber via a discharge slide valve by way of which the first parking brake pressure chamber is connected to a tank for releasing the parking lock-up.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Joerg Schindler, Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
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Publication number: 20140157766Abstract: A hydraulic controller for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle includes at least one gear shift piston-cylinder unit having a gear shift piston for actuating a shifting element in the form of a multi-plate clutch, and a gear shift pressure chamber in which an actuating pressure may be built up by supplying operating fluid. The gear shift piston-cylinder unit has a centrifugal oil chamber that is separated from the gear shift pressure chamber by a gear shift piston. Operating fluid may be supplied to the centrifugal oil chamber via a centrifugal oil line supplied by a first supply line. The hydraulic controller has a second supply line for supplying operating fluid to the centrifugal oil line. The second supply line may be closed and opened by a centrifugal oil valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
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Publication number: 20130319806Abstract: In a hydraulic control arrangement for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having a parking lock activation system wherein operating fluid is supplied via a parking lock slide valve to a first parking lock pressure chamber for moving a parking lock-up piston in one direction into a locking position or moving the parking lock piston in an opposite direction, whereby operating fluid is released from the first parking lock pressure chamber via a discharge slide valve by way of which the first parking brake pressure chamber is connected to a tank for releasing the parking lock-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: DAIMLER AGInventors: Jöerg Schindler, Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
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Publication number: 20120233768Abstract: A hand shower has outer housing including a first housing part and a second housing part, is disposed in the interior of the outer housing. The first housing part is produced by dual-component injection molding and has a support formed from a hard component. Alongside the switching device, this support is provided with a passage. A soft component, injected onto the outer side of the support covers the passage in a membrane-like manner. The membrane region of the soft component is elastically deformable to allow the switching device to be operated from the surroundings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: KWC AGInventor: Thomas KULL
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Publication number: 20120128734Abstract: An oral delivery product comprising a semi-permeable pouch designed for delivery of an active agent in the oral cavity of a subject. The pouch encloses multiple particles, and the particles are alginate matrices that comprise an active agent, e.g. nicotine. The alginate is e.g. sodium alginate, such as Protanal LFR 5/60 or Protanal LF 10/60.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Fredrik Hübinette, Thomas Kull, Lars Björkholm
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Patent number: 5790967Abstract: In an automatic discrete step gearbox of a motor vehicle, the working pressure of a frictional connection (clutch or brake) to be engaged is set at the beginning of a gear-change by an electronic control unit in accordance with a specified required value variation and additionally as a function of correction values. The correction values are determined as a function of deviations between the required transmission torque value and the actual transmission torque value of the frictional connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AGInventors: Thomas Kull, Frank Tietze