Patents by Inventor Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer 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: 20220071794
    Abstract: A body support device to support at least one part of a body when lifting and/or carrying, having at least a first body fastening element fixable above a human's hip joint, at least a second body fastening element mechanically fixable below a human's hip joint and merely on the back side at least one elastic, which mechanically connects the first and the second body fastening element on the back side. The elastic is adapted to be tensioned when a person mechanically linked to the body support device is bending down and to apply an erecting force to the person when the person is bent down. A biasing device adjusts the length of the elastic between the respective fixations on the first body fastening element and the second body fastening element and has a pivotable mounted eccentric element adapted to apply a compressive force on the elastic and a counterpressure surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: Volker BARTENBACH, Jan Thomas MEYER, Rrahim GASHI, Roger GASSERT
  • Publication number: 20220071893
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates aqueous composition comprising a mucoadhesive polymer and clay particles and methods of treating or preventing infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Meyer, Fabio Fais
  • Publication number: 20220062126
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to antioxidant compositions and their uses in personal care products. More specifically, the disclosure provides diethylhexyl syringylidene malonate-containing compositions for use in sunscreen or non-sun-screen formulations. Also provided are diethylhexyl syringylidene malonate-containing compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing photodamage caused by long UVA and/or visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Eduardo C. RUVOLO, Thomas A. MEYER
  • Publication number: 20220065016
    Abstract: A door hinge for a laboratory instrument door, the door hinge comprising a hollow body with a first longitudinal axis and a curved side wall comprising a track. At least a part of the track is inclined relative to the first longitudinal axis. The door hinge further comprises a linear guiding element with a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. At least a part of the linear guiding element is arranged in the hollow. The linear guiding element and the hollow body are rotatable against each other. The door hinge further comprises a body comprising a protruding pin. The body is movably attached to the linear guiding element so that the body is movable in two opposite directions along the second longitudinal axis and the protruding pin is movable on the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20220060338
    Abstract: A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt one or more temporary encryption key pairs, which can then be provided to a central tracking system. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides an encrypted temporary encryption key pair to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the encrypted temporary encryption key pair to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted location data, and a device of the user can decrypt the encrypted temporary encryption key pair using the permanent encryption key pair, and can decrypt the location data using the decrypted temporary encryption key pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Rafael Marques Martins, Steven R. Klinkner, Josselin de la Broise, Ian Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11246310
    Abstract: A composition and method for insect repellent is provided. The composition in one form has on a weight percentage basis 2-4% ?-pinene; 2-4% borneol; 8-10% geraniol; 28-35% linalool; 25-38% linalyl acetate; 1-4% methyl salicylate; 2-4% myrcene; 2-4% para-cymene; 4-8% phellendrene; 1-4% thymol; and 2-4% vanillin. The composition has insect repellent properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL BIOLIFE INC.
    Inventors: Daryl L. Thompson, Thomas A. Meyer, Nicholas A. Van Rees
  • Patent number: 11201748
    Abstract: A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt one or more temporary encryption key pairs, which can then be provided to a central tracking system. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides an encrypted temporary encryption key pair to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the encrypted temporary encryption key pair to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted location data, and a device of the user can decrypt the encrypted temporary encryption key pair using the permanent encryption key pair, and can decrypt the location data using the decrypted temporary encryption key pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Marques Martins, Steven R. Klinkner, Josselin de la Broise, Ian Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11167430
    Abstract: A gripping device for handling sample containers is presented. The gripping device comprises a number of rigid fingers having non-gripping surfaces adapted to reduce adhesion between the non-gripping surfaces and labels. The number of rigid fingers collectively grip a sample container. Each finger comprises a gripping surface to contact the sample container while the sample container is gripped by the gripping device. The non-gripping surface of each finger is different from the gripping surface. The non-gripping surface of at least one of the fingers is at least partially corrugated. A sample container processing system comprising such a gripping device is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Metzger, Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11168672
    Abstract: A mounting of an intermediate shaft of a gearbox includes a gear element disposed between a first shaft end and a second shaft end of the intermediate shaft. A first radial bearing is disposed at the first shaft end of the intermediate shaft, a second radial bearing is disposed at the second shaft end of the intermediate shaft, a first axial bearing is disposed at the first shaft end of the intermediate shaft, and a second axial bearing is disposed at the second shaft end of the intermediate shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11142090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for operating a motor vehicle, comprising an electrical drive system with an electrical high-voltage traction network (2) and an operating network (3) that has a high-voltage unit (7) comprising a power electronics system (5), and a low-voltage unit (6) comprising a control electronics system (4), and a first transformer (8) designed to convert an input voltage (U1) from the low-voltage unit (6) into a first, particularly higher output voltage (U2) for the power electronics system (5). According to the invention, the dev ice comprises at least one second transformer (11) designed to convert the first output voltage (U2) of the first transformer (8) into a second output voltage (U3) for the control electronics system (4), the second output voltage (U3) being higher than the input voltage (U1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Bernhardt, Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210138930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for operating a motor vehicle, comprising an electrical drive system with an electrical high-voltage traction network (2) and an operating network (3) that has a high-voltage unit (7) comprising a power electronics system (5), and a low-voltage unit (6) comprising a control electronics system (4), and a first transformer (8) designed to convert an input voltage (U1) from the low-voltage unit (6) into a first, particularly higher output voltage (U2) for the power electronics system (5). According to the invention, the dev ice comprises at least one second transformer (11) designed to convert the first output voltage (U2) of the first transformer (8) into a second output voltage (U3) for the control electronics system (4), the second output voltage (U3) being higher than the input voltage (U1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Bernhardt, Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210119775
    Abstract: A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt a temporary private key that corresponds to a set of diversified temporary public keys. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides a diversified temporary public key to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the diversified temporary public key to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted temporary private key and the encrypted location data to a device of the user, and the device can decrypt the encrypted temporary private key using the permanent encryption key pair, and decrypt the encrypted location data using the decrypted temporary private key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Josselin de la Broise, Ian Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210080028
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the disclosure, a valve assembly for a vacuum chamber housing may have: a valve housing, which has a substrate transfer gap; a valve flap, which is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, thus enabling said flap to be rotated into a first position and into a second position, wherein the axis of rotation is arranged in the substrate transfer gap, and wherein the substrate transfer gap is extended longitudinally along the axis of rotation; wherein the valve flap closes the substrate transfer gap in the first position and is arranged adjacent to the substrate transfer gap in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten DSAAK, Michael HOFMANN, Thomas MEYER
  • Patent number: 10948071
    Abstract: A planetary gear set includes a slide bearing shell arranged on a planet gear axle, a planet gear mounted rotatably on the slide bearing shell and a planet carrier having a recess for receiving the planet gear axle. An axial disk is mounted in a floating manner between a web of the planet carrier and the planet gear in an axial direction and configured flat on an axially outer side facing the web of the planet carrier. A lubricant film between the axial disk and the planet gear ensures during normal operation hydrodynamic operation between the planet gear and the axial disk. A deficient lubrication is present between the axially outer side of the axial disk and the web of the planet carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210062327
    Abstract: In various aspects of the disclosure, a method of operating a process group that performs at least a first reactive coating process and a second reactive coating process may comprise: coating of a substrate by means of the first reactive coating process and by means of the second reactive coating process; closed-loop control of the process group by means of a first manipulated variable of the first coating process and a second manipulated variable of the second coating process and using a correction element; wherein the correction element relates the first manipulated variable and the second manipulated variable to one another in such a way that their control values are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf BIEDERMANN, Bernd TEICHERT, Thomas MEYER, Torsten DSAAK
  • Publication number: 20210058255
    Abstract: A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt one or more temporary encryption key pairs, which can then be provided to a central tracking system. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides an encrypted temporary encryption key pair to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the encrypted temporary encryption key pair to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted location data, and a device of the user can decrypt the encrypted temporary encryption key pair using the permanent encryption key pair, and can decrypt the location data using the decrypted temporary encryption key pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Rafael Marques Martins, Steven R. Klinkner, Josselin de la Broise, Ian Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 10916920
    Abstract: A holding arrangement for multiple electrodes, with at least two holding frames, which can be stacked flat one on top of another. With the holding arrangement, a large number of electrodes, which also form more than one stack spark gap, can be arranged especially simply relative to one another, such that, in the individual holding frames, in each case at least two recesses for accommodating one electrode per recess are formed next to one another, whereby the contour of the individual recesses is matched to the outside dimensions of the individual electrodes, and in that the individual holding frames can be connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Meyer, Hannes Sagebiel
  • Publication number: 20210031490
    Abstract: A web of film material wound about a central longitudinal axis to provide a roll, the film material including a conformable base film comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface. The web of film material further includes an adhesive layer including a first surface bonded to the second surface of the base film and an opposite second surface, a release liner releasably attached to the second surface of the adhesive layer, and a protective film layer releasably attached to the first surface of the conformable base film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Viktor Dannewitz, Ralf Burmeister, Thomas Meyer, Hubert Werner
  • Patent number: 10903647
    Abstract: A surge protection device with stack spark gaps, whereby a stack spark gap is formed from multiple electrodes and insulating elements that are arranged between the electrodes, with an ignition switch for influencing the ignition behavior of the stack spark gaps, with a first electrically conductive clamping element and with a second electrically conductive clamping element, whereby the clamping elements are arranged on opposite sides of the stack spark gaps, with at least one connecting element by which the clamping elements are connected to one another, and with connection elements for electrical connection of the stack spark gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Meyer, Hannes Sagebiel, Karsten Trachte
  • Patent number: 10895414
    Abstract: A drawer assembly for a laboratory instrument comprises a drawer loaded with a magazine. The drawer assembly comprises a frame comprising a portion adjacent the drawer that extends in a longitudinal direction. The drawer moves relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position. The frame comprises a path having a first portion and a second portion below the first portion. The drawer assembly comprises a rolling element moveable in the path and a lifting mechanism to lift the rolling element from a second portion to a first portion when the drawer is in the retracted position. The path is configured such that the rolling element is located in the first portion and contacts the drawer when the drawer is moved from the retracted position to the extended position and that the rolling element enters the second portion exclusively when the drawer is in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Meyer