Patents Assigned to Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
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Patent number: 11719765Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a sensor comprising a sensor element (10) for measuring a magnetic field, the sensor element (10) comprising a set of at least two first input ports (I1), a set of at least two exit ports (E) each of which is connected to one of the first input ports (I1) via a corresponding first beam path (B1), a set of at least two second input ports (I2) each of which is connected to a second beam path (B2), wherein the first beam paths (B1) extend through a common plane (CP) located inside the sensor element (10), said plane (CP) comprising a plurality of magneto-optically responsive defect centers, wherein the second beam paths (B2) also extend through said common plane (CP), but are angled with respect to the first beam paths (B1) such that a plurality of intersections between the first and second beam paths (B2) is defined, and wherein each intersection forms a sensor pixel (P) located at at least one of said magneto-optically responsive defect centers.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.Inventors: Tim Schröder, Felipe Perona Martinez, Julian Bopp, Moritz Kleinert, Hauke Conradi
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Patent number: 11556045Abstract: A device for generating individual photons with energy E includes quantum emitters, having at least one determined transition with the energy E from an energy level N* to a lower energy level N1. The emitters are near a propagation path running from first to second regions. The device also includes at least one light source to output light, for propagation along the path. The light has the energy E for resonant excitation of the energy level N*. The emitters are arranged so that optionally exactly Z emitters are illuminated, forming an optical thickness ?>0 for the light along the path. The number Z lies in a range of Z0±10% and Z0 is a number at which a maximum destructive interference in the second region occurs between a two-photon component of the light scattered on the ZO emitters and a two-photon component of the non-scattered light.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignees: Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, University of CopenhagenInventors: Philipp Schneeweiss, Juergen Volz, Arno Rauschenbeutel, Sahand Mahmoodian, Anders Søndberg Sørensen
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Publication number: 20220390529Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a sensor comprising a sensor element (10) for measuring a magnetic field, the sensor element (10) comprising a set of at least two first input ports (I1), a set of at least two exit ports (E) each of which is connected to one of the first input ports (I1) via a corresponding first beam path (B1), a set of at least two second input ports (I2) each of which is connected to a second beam path (B2), wherein the first beam paths (B1) extend through a common plane (CP) located inside the sensor element (10), said plane (CP) comprising a plurality of magneto-optically responsive defect centers, wherein the second beam paths (B2) also extend through said common plane (CP), but are angled with respect to the first beam paths (B1) such that a plurality of intersections between the first and second beam paths (B2) is defined, and wherein each intersection forms a sensor pixel (P) located at at least one of said magneto-optically responsive defect centers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicants: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Tim SCHRÖDER, Felipe PERONA MARTINEZ, Julian BOPP, Moritz KLEINERT, Hauke CONRADI
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Publication number: 20220350220Abstract: A device for generating individual photons with energy E includes quantum emitters, having at least one determined transition with the energy E from an energy level N* to a lower energy level N1. The emitters are near a propagation path running from first to second regions. The device also includes at least one light source to output light, for propagation along the path. The light has the energy E for resonant excitation of the energy level N*. The emitters are arranged so that optionally exactly Z emitters are illuminated, forming an optical thickness ?>0 for the light along the path. The number Z lies in a range of ZO±10% and ZO is a number at which a maximum destructive interference in the second region occurs between a two-photon component of the light scattered on the ZO emitters and a two-photon component of the non-scattered light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicants: Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, University of CopenhagenInventors: Philipp SCHNEEWEISS, Juergen VOLZ, Arno RAUSCHENBEUTEL, Sahand MAHMOODIAN, Anders Søndberg SØRENSEN
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Publication number: 20170252418Abstract: A genetically modified coccidian parasites wherein expression of phosphatidylthreonine synthase (PTS) is disrupted, a polynucleotide including a nucleotide sequence encoding a phosphatidylthreonine synthase (PTS) enzyme, which catalyzes the production of a lipid, phosphatidylthreonine (PtdThr). PtdThr is an exclusive, major and physiologically important lipid in selected coccidian parasites, which is required for a normal growth and virulence of coccidian parasites. Coccidian parasites, having the expression of PTS disrupted as described herein, are useful as vaccines. The phosphatidylthreonine synthase enzyme and the nucleotide encoding sequences thereof as well as the phosphatidylthreonine phospholipid can find use in diagnostic methods and diagnostic kits or in vaccine and drug development applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicants: HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN, UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Nishith GUPTA, Ruben ARROYO-OLARTE, Richard LUCIUS, Jos BROUWERS, J. Bernd HELMS, Ildiko DUNAY
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Publication number: 20160187579Abstract: The invention relates to a waveguide arrangement (10) comprising a substrate (20) and at least one strip-shaped waveguide made of a wave-guiding layer material (30). The strip waveguide extends strip-like in a longitudinal direction and can guide waves in its longitudinal direction so that the wave propagation direction corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the strip waveguide. The refractive index of the substrate (20) is greater than the refractive index of the layer material (30). In order to guide waves vertically, the strip waveguide forms a waveguide bridge (60) which is located above a recess (100) in the substrate (20) and which is at least partially spatially separated from the substrate (20) there.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicants: Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V., Humboldt-Universitaet zu BerlinInventors: Rico HENZE, Andreas THIES, Oliver BENSON
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Patent number: 9052597Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of fabricating an optical device, the method comprising the steps of: depositing a photoresist layer on a carrier, said photoresist layer containing at least one optical component, determining the position of the at least one optical component inside the photoresist layer before exposing the photoresist layer to a first radiation, said first radiation being capable of transforming the photoresist layer from an unmodified state to a modified state, elaborating a device pattern based on the position of the at least one optical component, and fabricating the elaborated device pattern by locally exposing the photoresist layer to the first radiation and locally transforming the photoresist layer from the unmodified state to the modified state.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignees: HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN, KARLSRUHER INSTITUTE FÜR TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Andreas Schell, Joachim Fischer, Johannes Kaschke, Oliver Benson, Martin Wegener
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Patent number: 8895867Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to an arrangement comprising a carrier (10), a layer and a material (20) enclosed between the carrier and the layer. According to the invention, it is provided that the layer is formed by a single two-dimensionally crosslinked layer (40) or by a plurality of two-dimensionally crosslinked layers which are indirectly or directly connected to one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Humboldt-Universitaet zu BerlinInventors: Nikolai Severin, Martin Dorn, Jürgen Rabe
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Publication number: 20140045272Abstract: A measuring device measures singlet oxygen luminescence which is excited by one or more photosensitizers. The measuring device contains a photosensitive detector, an excitation source, and a control and evaluating unit that is coupled to the photosensitive detector and the excitation source. The excitation source is configured to radiate excitation light into a measurement volume from a plurality of emission positions in order to excite the photosensitizer or photosensitizers. The excitation source preferably contains light-emitting diodes as lighting devices, the light of which is used directly as an excitation light in order to excite the photosensitizers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLINInventors: Steffen Hackbarth, Jan Schlothauer
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Publication number: 20130092908Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to an arrangement (10) for generating electromagnetic radiation, wherein the arrangement comprises inorganic semiconductor material and organic material (130), characterized by a semiconductor cylinder (30, 40) composed of inorganic semiconductor material and a charge carrier injection zone (50) situated in the semiconductor cylinder, wherein the charge carrier injection zone adjoins the lateral surface (110) of the semiconductor cylinder, the organic material (130) is suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation in the case of a charge carrier recombination, and the organic material bears indirectly or directly on that section of the lateral surface of the semiconductor cylinder which is adjoined by the charge carrier injection zone and electron-hole pairs from the charge carrier injection zone of the semiconductor cylinder can enter into the organic material, and excite there the emission of electromagnetic radiation by recombination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicants: FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V., HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLINInventors: Fritz Henneberger, Henning Riechert, Norbert Koch
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Publication number: 20110122788Abstract: A method for organizing an architecture of access points in a distributed wireless network includes measuring interference between the access points, assigning radiofrequency channels to the access points based on the measured interference and creating distributed antenna groups of multiple access points operating on a same radio frequency channel. A distributed wireless network includes a plurality of access points and a central controller connected to the access points via a common backbone, the central controller being configured to assign radio frequency channels to the access points according to the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicants: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN, HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLINInventors: Robert Sombrutzki, Pablo Vidales, Anatolij Zubow
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Publication number: 20110070577Abstract: The present invention relates to the detection and quantification of nucleic acid sequences and to the sequence determination of nucleic acids using template catalyzed transfer reactions. The invention also relates to methods, reagents, and kits for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid sequences and for determining the sequence of nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLINInventors: Oliver Seitz, Tom Grossmann
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Device and method for storing / retrieving objects with multidimensionally addressed electronic data
Patent number: 7895289Abstract: The invention provides for devices and methods for storing/retrieving objects comprising multidimensionally addressed electronic data in a system of several data processing units, in particular as regards the economy of time, even if individual units of the data processing units are unreliable.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignees: Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu BerlinInventors: Alexander Reinefeld, Florian Schintke, Thorsten Schutt -
Patent number: 7893425Abstract: A quantum well structure according to the invention includes a quantum well layer (107) arranged between two barrier layers (109, 112). It is distinguished in that at least one of the barrier layers (109) includes nanostructures (110) which compensate or modulate a lateral homogeneity of the barrier layer (109), that exists without the nanostructures (110), that is to say a homogeneity in the directions extending perpendicularly to the stacking direction of the layers in the quantum well structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2004Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Humboldt-Universitaet zu BerlinInventors: William Ted Masselink, Mykhaylo Petrovych Semtsiv
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Publication number: 20110034680Abstract: The invention provides for nucleic acid molecules enabling the synthesis of microginin and microginin analogues. The invention also provides for methods for identifying microginins as well creating microginins which may not be found in nature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicants: CYANO BIOTECH GMBH, HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLINInventor: Dan KRAMER
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Patent number: 7846686Abstract: The invention provides for nucleic acid molecules enabling the synthesis of microginin and microginin analogues. The invention also provides for methods for identifying microginins as well creating microginins which may not be found in nature.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignees: Cyano Biotech GmbH, Humboldt-Universitaet zu BerlinInventor: Dan Kramer
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Publication number: 20100167262Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the identification and quantification of one or more biomolecules in a sample containing a mixture of substances, wherein said method comprises the steps of, a) providing a sample which contains one or more biomolecules, b) providing a reagent for the analysis of biomolecules according to Formula I (A-Y-PRG) wherein, A may be present or absent and when A is present, A is H or constitutes at least one functional group for the reversible, covalent or non-covalent binding to a support material, whereby Y is a group comprising at least one chelate function for metals, preferable low in isotopes, and whereby PRG is a reactive group for the selective binding of biomolecules to be analyzed, c) coupling the one or more biomolecules from step a) to the reagent of step b), d) selecting the one or more biomolecules labeled in step c) under the employment of a functional group for the reversible, covalent or non-covalent binding to a support material and removal of the one or more unType: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicants: Proteome Factory AG, Humboldt-Universitaet ZU BerlinInventors: Michael Linscheid, Stefan Pieper, Christian Scheler, Robert Ahrends
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Patent number: 7592287Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for preparing an amorphous metal fluoride of the formula MX+FX?? comprising the steps of a) providing a precursor, whereby the precursor comprises a structure having a formula of Mx+F(x??)?yBy; and b) reacting the precursor with a fluorinating agent generating the amorphous metal flouride having a formula of Mx+Fx??, whereby M is selected from the group comprising metals of the second, third and fourth main group and any subgroup of the periodic table, B is a coordinately bound group; x is any integer of 2 or 3; y is any integer between 1 and 3; ? is 0 to 0.1; and x??>y.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2004Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Humboldt-Universitaet Zu BerlinInventors: Erhard Kemnitz, Udo Gross, Stephan Ruediger
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Publication number: 20090220962Abstract: The invention provides for nucleic acid molecules enabling the synthesis of microginin and microginin analogues. The invention also provides for methods for identifying microginins as well creating microginins which may not be found in nature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicants: CYANO BIOTECH GmBH, HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLINInventor: Dan Kramer
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Patent number: 7461671Abstract: This invention relates to an automatic sample collector for liquids which are discharged from a chromatographic column, a dialysis apparatus, or a reaction container, for example, and are consecutively collected at a give volume division, a method for collecting samples of a liquid in a predefined chronological sequence, and uses of the inventive sample collector. The volume is divided by assigning one or several gas-permeable liquid barriers (4, 5) to each collection container (3). The sample collector can be produced as one piece which is for single use and is made of polypropylene, Teflon, or other suitable materials. The inventive sample collector has the advantage that it requires no source of energy and can be autoclaved and miniaturized, among other things. The design of the inventive sample collector makes it possible to keep the content of the collection containers free from oxygen or immediately freeze the liquid flowing into the collection containers.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignees: Humboldt-Universitaet Zu Berlin, L.U.M. GmbHInventors: Rudolf Ehwald, Dietmar Lerche, Holger Woehlecke