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).

  • Publication number: 20180193272
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Fredrik HÜBINETTE, Thomas KULL, Lars BJÖRKHOLM
  • Patent number: 9964159
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Tobias Schilder, Klaus Riedl, Juergen Schweitzer, Tobias Haerter, Thomas Kull
  • Patent number: 9925145
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: EXCELLENT TECH PRODUCTS I SVERIGE AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Hübinette, Thomas Kull, Lars Björkholm
  • Patent number: 9689434
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
  • Patent number: 9624985
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel Chrisofakis, Tobias Haerter, Thomas Kull, Frank Scheffel, Joachim Schroeder, Nils Tonius
  • Publication number: 20160160936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel CHRISOFAKIS, Tobias HAERTER, Thomas KULL, Frank SCHEFFEL, Joachim SCHROEDER, Nils TONIUS
  • Publication number: 20160146309
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Tobias SCHILDER, Klaus RIEDL, Juergen SCHWEITZER, Tobias HAERTER, Thomas KULL
  • Patent number: 9027857
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: KWC AG
    Inventor: Thomas Kull
  • Patent number: 8985294
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Joerg Schindler, Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
  • Publication number: 20140157766
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
  • Publication number: 20130319806
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jöerg Schindler, Michael Baraga, Markus Brandenburg, Henrik Kalczynski, Thomas Kull
  • Publication number: 20120233768
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: KWC AG
    Inventor: Thomas KULL
  • Publication number: 20120128734
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Fredrik Hübinette, Thomas Kull, Lars Björkholm
  • Patent number: 5790967
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kull, Frank Tietze