Patents Assigned to Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH
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Patent number: 11927660Abstract: A method for determining movement of an object to be imaged in a medical imaging method which includes at least one Magnetic Resonance Imaging, wherein the method comprises the following steps determining first coefficients of a mathematical transformation based on first navigator data of the object, wherein the first navigator data are recorded by a magnetic resonance tomograph (100) using a first spherical Lissajous navigator in the k-space with kr<0.2/cm, preferably kr<0.15/cm, and particularly preferably kr<0.1/cm, wherein kr represents the absolute value of the wave vector k.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBHInventors: Richard Buschbeck, Nadim Joni Shah
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Patent number: 11875298Abstract: An NADP(H) nanosensor has i) a nucleic acid sequence to which a regulator is capable of binding, wherein the oxidation state of the regulator depends on the NADP(H) availability; ii) a promoter sequence following the nucleic acid sequence i), to which an RNA polymerase is capable of binding, wherein the affinity of the RNA polymerase for the promoter sequence is influenced by the oxidation state of the regulator; iii) a nucleic acid sequence which is under the control of the promoter sequence ii) and which codes for an autofluorescent protein. The present invention also relates to a cell, a method for isolating genes which code for NADP(H)-dependent enzymes, and the use of an NADP(H) nanosensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Forschungszentrum Julich GMBHInventors: Solvej Siedler, Georg Schendzielorz, Stephan Binder, Lothar Eggeling, Stephanie Bringer-Meyer, Michael Bott
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Patent number: 11786870Abstract: Disclosed are a CMS membrane, characterized in that it is obtainable by pyrolysis of a polyimide composed of the monomers 1-(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-2H-inden-5-amine and 5-(1,3-dioxo-2-benzofuran-5-carbonyl-2-benzofuran-1,3-dione of the following formulae: preferably by pyrolysis of the polyimide having the CAS number 62929-02-6, and a supported CMS membrane comprising a CMS membrane obtainable from a polyimide by pyrolysis and a porous support, characterized in that a mesoporous intermediate layer is provided between the CMS membrane and the porous support. Further disclosed are a process for preparing the supported membrane, the use of the membranes for separating gas mixtures or liquid mixtures, an apparatus for gas separation or for liquid separation, and the use of the polyimide for preparing a CMS membrane by pyrolysis.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Patrick Tchoua Ngamou, Mariya E. Ivanova, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg, Olivier Guillon
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Patent number: 11687473Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Matthias Künne, Hendrik Bluhm, Lars Schreiber
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Patent number: 11569400Abstract: The invention relates to a solar module which is technically easy to manufacture and has a plurality of solar cells arranged one behind the other and electrically connected in series, wherein a bypass diode for electrical bypassing is electrically connected in parallel with each solar cell, wherein the bypass diodes are arranged one behind the other, wherein each solar cell and each bypass diode comprises a photovoltaically active layer, a lower electrically conductive layer and an upper electrically conductive layer both of which adjoin the photovoltaically active layer, characterized in that each bypass diode is arranged between solar cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventor: Bart Elger Pieters
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Publication number: 20230006669Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
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Publication number: 20220414516Abstract: An electronic component is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies for manipulating the quantum state of qubits in quantum dots. It comprises a substrate comprising a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies to voltage sources. A first gate electrode assembly having gate electrodes is arranged on a surface of the electronic component to generate movable potential wells in the substrate. A second gate electrode assembly serves to generate a potential barrier, which is adjacent to the first gate electrode assembly. The gate electrode assemblies have parallel electrode fingers, whereby the electrode fingers of the first gate electrode assembly are periodically and alternately interconnected in order to effect an almost continuous movement of the potential wells through the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
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Publication number: 20220344565Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18, 20) for moving a quantum dot (52). The electronic component (10) comprises a substrate (12) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (16, 18, 20) to voltage sources. A first gate electrode assembly (16) having gate electrodes (22, 24), which is arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic component in order to produce a potential well (50) in the substrate (12). The gate electrode assembly (16) has parallel electrode fingers (32, 34), wherein the electrode fingers (32, 34) are interconnected in a periodically alternating manner, which causes an almost continuous movement of the potential well (50) through the substrate (12), whereby a quantum dot (52) is transported in one direction together with this potential well (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
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Publication number: 20220335322Abstract: An electronic structure component (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for logically connecting qubits of a quantum computer is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure. It comprises a substrate (12) with a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas and gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) having gate electrodes (122, 124, 126, 128), which are arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic structure component (10, 110, 210, 310, 410). Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) to voltage sources. The gate electrodes (122, 124, 126, 128) of the gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) have parallel electrode fingers (132, 134, 136, 138).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
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Publication number: 20220327072Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for reading out the quantum state of a qubit in a quantum dot (42). The electronic component (10) comprises a substrate (12) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (16, 18) to voltage sources. The gate electrode assemblies (16, 18) have gate electrodes (20, 22, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40), which are arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic component (10), for producing potential wells (46, 48, 62, 64, 66) in the substrate (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
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Publication number: 20220293846Abstract: An electronic component (10, 110) is designed as a semiconductor or with a semiconductor-like structure for moving a quantum dot (68, 168) over a distance. The electronic component (10, 110) comprises a substrate (32, 132) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. A gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) having gate electrodes (38, 40, 42, 44, 138, 140, 142, 144) is arranged on a surface (31, 131) of the electronic component (10, 110). The gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) produces a potential well (66, 166) in the substrate (32, 132). Electrical terminals for connecting the gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) to voltage sources are provided for this purpose. The disclosure further relates to a method for such an electronic component (10, 110).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Inga SEIDLER, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER, Matthias KÜNNE
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Patent number: 11353427Abstract: An electromagnetic sensing device comprising: a reference microfluidic reservoir to receive a reference substance with magnetic nanoparticles; an analyte microfluidic reservoir to receive an analyte and magnetic nanoparticles; a first excitation magnetic coil to subject the reference microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at a first frequency; a second excitation magnetic coil to subject the analyte microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at the first frequency; a third excitation magnetic coil to subject the reference microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at a second frequency distinct from the first frequency; a fourth excitation magnetic coil to subject the analyte microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at the second frequency; a first detection magnetic coil to detect a response magnetic field of the magnetic nanoparticles in the reference microfluidic reservoir; a second detection magnetic coil to detect a response magnetic field of theType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Hamid Kokabi, Hans-Joachim Krause, Kieu An Ngo, Amine Rabehi
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Publication number: 20220137165Abstract: A coil assembly for use as a transmission and/or receiving coil in an MR system comprises a dipole antenna assembly with multiple dipole antennas. Connection elements are converted from an electrically conductive state to an electrically non-conductive state. In the electrically conductive state, the dipole antennas form a cylindrical volume coil and/or a conductor loop assembly, in particular a flat conductor loop assembly. The connection elements comprise blocking circuits which automatically block when a high-frequency alternating voltage with a frequency corresponding to the blocking frequency of the connection element blocking circuits is applied to the coil assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Suk Min HONG, Nadim Joni SHAH, Chang-Hoon CHOI, Jörg FELDER
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Chemically resistant, oxidic electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution during alkaline water electrolysis
Patent number: 11111587Abstract: Disclosed is a biphasic electrically conductive perovskite-based mixed oxide of the structure ABO3 with A=Ba, and B=Co, comprising additionally 5-45 at %, preferably 15 to 30 at %, particularly preferably 25 at % Co3O4 (at % Co based on the total number of Co atoms in the perovskite ABO3 and 0.5 to 0.3 at %, preferably 1 to 2.5 at %, particularly preferably 2 at % (wherein the at % are referred to the total number of B cations in the perovskite ABO3) Ti as dopant. Preferably, the mixed oxide has the stoichiometric formula BaCo1?xTixO3??:Co3O4 with x=0.005 to 0.03, preferably x=0.01 to 0.025, particularly preferably x=0.02, wherein ? defines the vacancies in the perovskite structure and is in the range of about 0.1 to 0.8, preferably 0.3 to 0.7, particularly preferably about 0.5 to 0.6.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Daniel Bick, Ilia Valov, Theodor Schneller, Rainer Waser -
Publication number: 20210190726Abstract: An electromagnetic sensing device comprising: a reference microfluidic reservoir to receive a reference substance with magnetic nanoparticles; an analyte microfluidic reservoir to receive an analyte and magnetic nanoparticles; a first excitation magnetic coil to subject the reference microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at a first frequency; a second excitation magnetic coil to subject the analyte microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at the first frequency; a third excitation magnetic coil to subject the reference microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at a second frequency distinct from the first frequency; a fourth excitation magnetic coil to subject the analyte microfluidic reservoir to an alternating magnetic field at the second frequency; a first detection magnetic coil to detect a response magnetic field of the magnetic nanoparticles in the reference microfluidic reservoir; a second detection magnetic coil to detect a response magnetic field of theType: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicants: Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Hamid Kokabi, Hans-Joachim Krause, Kieu An Ngo, Amine Rabehi
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Patent number: 10988858Abstract: A method for monolithically depositing a monocrystalline IV-IV layer that glows when excited and that is composed of a plurality of elements of the IV main group, in particular a GeSn or Si—GeSn layer, the IV-IV layer having a dislocation density less than 6 cm?2, on an IV substrate, in particular a silicon or germanium substrate, including the following steps: providing a hydride of a first IV element (A), such as Ge2H6 or Si2H6; providing a halide of a second IV element (B), such as SnCl4; heating the substrate to a substrate temperature that is less than the decomposition temperature of the pure hydride or of a radical formed therefrom and is sufficiently high that atoms of the first element (A) and of the second element (B) are integrated into the surface in crystalline order, wherein the substrate temperature lies, in particular, in a range between 300° C. and 475° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Detlev Grützmacher, Stephan Wirths, Dan Mihai Buca, Siegfried Mantl
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Patent number: 10933213Abstract: A device for stimulation of a patient with acoustic stimulation signals includes a stimulation unit for generating acoustic stimulation signals and a control unit for controlling the stimulation unit. The control unit is configured so that it determines a bandwidth of an auditory filter with a frequency of a predetermined tone as a center frequency, wherein this bandwidth is a reference bandwidth. The control unit determines a frequency of a first acoustic therapy signal such that a measure of coverage between the reference bandwidth around the frequency of the predetermined tone and a first bandwidth of an auditory filter with the frequency of the first acoustic therapy signal as a center frequency assumes a predetermined first value, and controls the stimulation unit such that the stimulation unit generates the first acoustic therapy signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBHInventors: Gerald R. Popelka, Peter Alexander Tass
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Publication number: 20210011105Abstract: A method for determining movement of an object to be imaged in a medical imaging method which includes at least one Magnetic Resonance Imaging, wherein the method comprises the following steps determining first coefficients of a mathematical transformation based on first navigator data of the object, wherein the first navigator data are recorded by a magnetic resonance tomograph (100) using a first spherical Lissajous navigator in the k-space with kr<0.2/cm, preferably kr<0.15/cm, and particularly preferably kr<0.1/cm, wherein kr represents the absolute value of the wave vector k.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBHInventors: Richard BUSCHBECK, Nadim Joni SHAH
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Patent number: 10850105Abstract: A device is provide for stimulating neurons. The device includes a stimulation unit that is implantable into a patient's body and that includes multiple stimulation elements for stimulating neurons in a target area of the brain and/or spinal cord of the patient with stimuli. Moreover, the device includes a control unit that actuates the stimulation unit such that multiple groups of stimulation elements generate respective stimuli. In this aspect, each group includes multiple stimulation elements of the stimulation unit with two or more of the groups generating sequences of stimuli in a repetitive manner in a respective time pattern which includes successive cycles. Furthermore, the sequences of stimuli generated by the two or more groups differ in terms of the number of cycles in which the sequence in which the stimulation elements generate the stimuli within one sequence is constant and/or in terms of the duration of respective cycles.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBHInventors: Peter Alexander Tass, Markus Haller
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Patent number: 10707637Abstract: The invention concerns a maser having an electromagnetic resonant circuit comprising a pick-up coil, a capacitance and a filter coil, an active medium of organic or maser-capable molecules in the pick-up coil as well as a population inversion device for generating a population inversion in the active medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInventors: Stephan Appelt, Martin Süfke