Patents Assigned to Systems AG
  • Patent number: 6993791
    Abstract: An altitude protection device for an acceleration protection suit having a plurality of liquid-filled veins is comprised of a bladder inserted in a pocket. A spacer fabric that is non-compressible under the loads to be provided is enclosed in the pocket and defines a minimum volume inside the bladder. The bladder is closed off or opened relative to surrounding air in the aircraft cabin via a valve that is opened if a rate of pressure change in the cabin is less than or equal to a presettable maximum value, and closed if the rate of pressure change is greater than the value. If the valve closes and the pressure falls further, air located in the bladder inflates the bladder and pocket, increasing tensile stress in the fabric, and thereby raising the internal pressure of the veins resulting in increased internal pressure in the entire acceleration protection suit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: LSS Life Support Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Reinhard, Wendelin Egli
  • Patent number: 6986190
    Abstract: A method for assembling a case (5), such as integral play station, a simple screen for a DVD reader or for a play station, a loudspeaker, on a cushion (2) such as a headrest or a set back cushion, fitted with a protection cover (4) includes fastening the case (5) directly on the protection cover (4), before mounting the cover (4) on the cushion (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sevic System AG
    Inventor: Gilbert Jost
  • Publication number: 20050287049
    Abstract: A method and a device is provided for NO reduction in motor vehicle exhaust by reduction on a catalyst. The hydrogen required for the NO reduction is produced directly on-board the motor vehicle by water vapor reformation and/or by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, for example, methanol, diesel fuel, or gasoline on a catalyst. The device includes an adjustable heater for the catalyst for water vapor reformation or for partial oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventor: Uwe Benz
  • Patent number: 6976734
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a backrest (16) that has a backrest cushion (18) and a rear backrest cover (20), and an air-handling device that is associated with the backrest (16) and is connected to an air distribution device (30, 32) in the seat. The rear backrest cover (20) is at least partially air permeable, and covers at least one passage (27) of the air-handling device (23). The air exchanged between the environment and the air-handling device (23) passes for the most part through the air-permeable regions of the backrest cover (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG
    Inventor: Stefan Stoewe
  • Patent number: 6977360
    Abstract: A textile heating device having a plurality of electrically conductive heating strands in contact with each other at a plurality of points of contact by way of respective contact surfaces is provided. The electrically conductive textile includes at least two strands which are fixed relative to each other at at least one point of contact such that a contact area at the fixed at least one point of contact between the contact surfaces remains essentially constant during mechanical action of the textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG
    Inventor: Michael Weiss
  • Publication number: 20050262673
    Abstract: At the outlet end (B) of a tentering frame (1), on the side of the tentering frame chains with needle plates (3) there are transport means (11) in the shape of conveyor belts (19) and clamping bands (23), whose runs (19?, 23?) intersect the plane (E) formed by the tentering frame chains (3) at an acute angle (alpha) at a point (X). The needles are removed from the fabric web (39) which is guided in a clamped way during the needle removal by the conveyor belts (19) and clamping bands (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Strahm Textile Systems AG
    Inventor: Michael Niklaus
  • Patent number: 6969493
    Abstract: A process for generating a high-hydrogen, low-carbon monoxide gas comprises generating a product gas in a gas generating device. The product gas contains hydrogen and carbon monoxide that are generated from catalytic water vapor reforming of a water/fuel mixture and/or from partial oxidation of an oxygen/fuel mixture. In a gas purification stage, the carbon monoxide fraction in the product gas is reduced by selective CO oxidation on an oxidation catalyst. During a starting phase, oxygen is admixed to the supplied fuel and the flow direction is reversed such that the flow first takes place through the gas purification stage and only then through the gas generating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventors: Martin Schuessler, Barbara Strobel, Detlef zur Megede
  • Patent number: 6966767
    Abstract: An apparatus (2) comprises: first clamp means (30) for indexing sheet material (6, 10) through its own forming means (24, 26, 28), further clamp means (52; 54) for advancing said sheet material (6; 10) towards said first clamp means (30) synchronously; the first clamp means (30) and/or the further clamp means (52; 54) are coupled to electronic control means and are mechanically disconnected to each other; a method comprises: indexing sheet material (6, 10) through its own forming means (24, 26, 28) by acting on a region of said sheet material (6; 10), controlling said advancing by acting on a further region of said sheet material (6, 10) disposed upstream said region; said advancing and said controlling take place by using electronic auxiliary means; a container comprises first and second wall means connected to each other along a peripheral sealing (130) in order to define an internal space (132) and regions (104, 110) positioned in a pre-established manner on faces (106, 112) of said wall means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Elopak Systems AG
    Inventors: Alessandro Bianchini, Sal DiGrande
  • Publication number: 20050248187
    Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AG
    Inventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
  • Publication number: 20050242157
    Abstract: A reactor structure has a heat transfer layer stacking construction with a stack of heat-conductive plate elements which, alternating in the stacking direction, bound one catalyst-filled reactor layer and one tempering layer respectively, adjacent plate elements being connected in a fluid-tight manner on at least two closed side areas. The plate elements on the closed side areas are bent in a U-shape and are arranged with U-side flanks which rest against one another in the stack such that the reactor layers have a larger height than the tempering layers. In addition or as an alternative, heat-conductive corrugated ribs are inserted at least in the reactor layers which are higher than the tempering layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: BALLARD POWER SYSTEM AG
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Horst Michels, Alois Tischler, Marc Weisser
  • Patent number: 6955842
    Abstract: A sealing medium for composite packaging materials, in particular for packaging transdermal therapeutic systems (TTS) with volatile active ingredients such as nicotine, is characterized in that it is a heat sealing lacquer which is in the form of a liquid phase for application of extremely thin sealing layers in the printing process for example to partial areas of composite packaging materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Koch, Frank Müller, Jorgen Friies
  • Patent number: 6954665
    Abstract: A catheter system is suitable for the simultaneous, continuous, mutually unaffected measurement of the centrovenous oxygen saturation and the local concentration of injected indocyanine green. It has a centrovenous catheter with a fiber-optic lumen and a fiber-optic probe that can be inserted into the fiber-optic lumen for taking reflecto-oximetric measurements at a first wavelength of 660 nm, a second measuring wavelength of 805 nm and a reference wavelength of 880 nm. To prevent a longitudinal shift of the fiber-optic probe relative to the fiber-optic lumen, a connecting piece, securely connected to the fiber-optic probe, and a counterpart, securely connected to the catheter, are provided which can be joined together. The fiber-optic lumen which continues in the interior of the connecting piece can be cleaned when the connecting piece is attached to the counterpart. For this purpose, the connecting piece has a cleansing attachment for connecting a cleansing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Pulsion Medical Systems AG
    Inventor: Ulrich J. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 6953892
    Abstract: A connection housing includes a base body with lateral walls, which extend around the base body on top and which enclose the component to be inserted as well as inner contacts that are arranged between the component and at least one lateral wall. Polymer protuberances for forming outer contacts are shaped onto the underside. The connection between the inner contacts of the top and the outer contacts of the underside is effected by micro-boreholes that are located underneath the component in the middle area of the base body. This results in the provision of a housing, which requires little space on a printed circuit board and which can be economically produced preferably while using laser structuring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Production and Logistics System AG
    Inventor: Dirk Striebel
  • Patent number: 6953561
    Abstract: A device for selective oxidation of a substance stream comprises a selectively active catalyst. For improving the cold-starting characteristics, the device also has an oxidation catalyst that possesses high activity at low temperatures. The selectively active catalyst is applied as a coating onto one or more surfaces of interior walls of the device. A layer of oxidation catalyst is provided in at least the inlet region where the substance stream enters the device, between the layer of selectively active catalyst and the interior walls of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventor: Matthias Wolfsteiner
  • Patent number: 6953100
    Abstract: Regulation of energy supplied to an electric motor from an energy supply system including a fuel cell and an energy storage buffer such as a battery, improves the dynamic response of the motor by adding current from the energy storage buffer to the current from the fuel cell during acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventors: Markus Aberle, Joachim Blum, Mathias Boehmisch, Thomas Schetter
  • Patent number: 6949229
    Abstract: A device having a plurality of chambers for carrying out a solid-catalyzed reaction includes a common evaporation unit for evaporating liquid starting materials. The evaporation unit is in thermally conductive contact with a plurality of chambers. An area of the evaporation unit in which the evaporation substantially takes place is at least partially surrounded by the plurality of chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Ebert, Oskar Lamla, Martin Schüssler, Tomas Stefanovski
  • Publication number: 20050204316
    Abstract: A method of designing a low power circuit that implements specified functionality, the method including: analyzing code for an algorithmic description of the specified functionality to generate a design representation of the circuit at the algorithmic level; instrumenting the code for the algorithmic description so as to capture data streams during execution/simulation of the algorithmic description; executing/simulating the instrumented code to generate an activity profile for the algorithmic description, wherein said activity profile includes at least portions of data traces of at least a portion of the executed algorithmic description; using the design representation to generate an initial hardware design that is an estimate of hardware resources necessary to implement at least some of the specified functionality; and computing power consumption for the initial hardware design based on the activity profile and power models for the hardware resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: ChipVision Design Systems AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Nebel, Ansgar Stammermann, Domenik Helms, Eike Schmidt, Milan Schulte, Lars Kruse, Gerd von Colln, Arne Schulz
  • Patent number: 6942938
    Abstract: A system is used for cooling a fuel cell arrangement, particularly a fuel cell arrangement with a gas generating system in a motor vehicle. A coolant circuit for the system is connected to a cooler, a coolant delivery device, a fuel cell and at least another component to be cooled. The coolant circuit has at least two valve devices which are each assigned to the fuel cell and the at least another component to be cooled. By means of the valve devices, a flow rate of the coolant through the fuel cell or the another component to be cooled can be influenced as a function of the temperature in the region associated with the fuel cell or the another component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventors: Monika Derflinger, Isabel Haas, Hans-Frieder Walz
  • Patent number: 6940210
    Abstract: An inertial positioning device comprising: a base plate (10); a top plate (20) for mounting an element to be rotated; a rotation member (16) having a column (18) on which the top plate is mounted in frictional engagement for slip-stick rotational motion; and a pair of piezoelectric actuators (12) each secured to the base plate at one end and to lateral extensions (17) of the rotation member at their other ends. Simultaneous actuation of the piezoelectric actuators rotates the column of the rotation member about its axis. When a suitable asymmetric drive signal is supplied to the piezoelectric actuators, the top plate is rotated by slip-stick motion. The device is compact, has a good load capacity for an inertial motor and is operable in extreme environments such as liquid helium temperatures, high vacuum and high magnetic fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: attocube Systems AG
    Inventors: Khaled Karrai, Miles Haines
  • Patent number: 6936661
    Abstract: A medical pressure sensitive adhesive based on polyacrylates and neutral polyamine salts is characterized in that it has a pressure-sensitive adhesive matrix of two polymer components A and B, with polymer component A being a polyacrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive containing carboxyl groups, the carboxyl groups of which are neutralized; the polymer component B being a neutral polyamine salt obtained by reacting a polyacrylate copolymer containing amino groups with an acid, with the polymer component B being dispersed in the polymer component A, and the two components forming a two-phase system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Stefan Bracht, Christoph Schmitz