Patents Assigned to Technische Universitaet Graz
  • Patent number: 11668636
    Abstract: The particle sensor device comprises a substrate, a photodetector, a dielectric on or above the substrate, a source of electromagnetic radiation, and a through-substrate via in the substrate. The through-substrate via is exposed to the environment, in particular to ambient air. A waveguide is arranged in or above the dielectric so that the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the source of electromagnetic radiation is coupled into a portion of the waveguide. A further portion of the waveguide is opposite the photodetector, so that said portions of the waveguide are on different sides of the through-substrate via, and the waveguide traverses the through-substrate via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: AMS AG, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ
    Inventors: Jochen Kraft, Georg Röhrer, Fernando Jesus Castano Sanchez, Anderson Pires Singulani, Paul Maierhofer
  • Patent number: 11589579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric particles comprising a biodegradable polymer, and at least one microorganism in a total concentration of at least 108 CFU/g dry weight that is stable for at least 35 weeks at 30° C. and optionally additional carriers and additives as well as to methods for producing polymeric particles and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: BIOTENZZ GESELLSCHAFT FÜR BIOTECHNOLOGIE MBH, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ
    Inventors: Gabriele Berg, Henry Muller
  • Patent number: 11536640
    Abstract: A particulate matter sensor system for sensing particulate matter in a fluid includes a substrate and a cover disposed on the substrate. The cover defines at least a portion of a flow path through the microfluidic system. The sensor system includes a particulate matter sensor disposed in an interior space between the cover and the substrate. The particulate matter sensor includes an integrated sensor device electrically connected to the substrate. The flow path is defined through the particulate matter sensor. The sensor system includes a fluid circulation device disposed in the interior space between the cover and the substrate and configured to cause fluid to flow along the flow path through the microfluidic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: ams International AG, Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Harald Etschmaier, Georg Roehrer, Anderson Singulani, Alexander Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20220289698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel inhibitors of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) having an improved inhibitory activity against human ATGL (hATGL) as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising these inhibitors, and their therapeutic use, particularly in the treatment or prevention of a lipid metabolism disorder, including, e.g., obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, hypertriglyceridemia, metabolic syndrome, cardiac and skeletal muscle steatosis, congenital generalized lipodystrophy, familial partial lipodystrophy, acquired lipodystrophy syndrome, atherosclerosis, or heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Gernot GRABNER, Rudolf ZECHNER, Robert ZIMMERMANN, Rolf BREINBAUER, Anna MIGGLAUTSCH, Nikolaus GUTTENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20210239501
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a measuring device for measuring the flow velocity of a flowing fluid, comprising a first measuring element, which is configured to measure the flow velocity of the fluid and includes an interface that can be exposed to the flowing fluid, a second measuring element, which is configured to measure a characteristic property of the fluid and includes an interface that can be exposed to the flowing fluid, and an evaluation unit, which is connected to the first and second measuring elements and configured to correct the flow velocity, measured by the first measuring element, by the influence of the property of the fluid, measured by the second measuring element, on the measurement of the flow velocity. The disclosed subject matter furthermore relates to a measuring probe for such a measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ
    Inventor: Mario THEISSL
  • Publication number: 20200391440
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing, comprising at least one material filament (2), at least one printing head (26a) for the at least one material filament (2) and feeding means, particularly at least one spool (4), for the at least one material filament (2), wherein the apparatus (1) is designed for producing at least a section of a workpiece (7) by fusing the at least one material filament (2) and forming a layer (10) of the fused material of the at least one material filament (2) by depositing the at least one fused material filament (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Technische Universitaet Graz
    Inventors: Werner LIENHART, Christoph MONSBERGER, Matthias FRIESSNIG
  • Publication number: 20200217920
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a method and a system for determining a position of a movable agent device in a reflective environment of which a geometric model is known and in which at least one anchor device has a predetermined position, comprising: transmitting a first and a second ultra-wideband pulse signal via a first and a second uni-directional antenna of the anchor device, respectively, and receiving respective received signals via an omni-directional antenna of the agent device; defining a set of candidate positions within said geometric model, and, for each candidate position, calculating a set of multipath components as a function of the geometric model, directivities of the uni-directional antennas and the position of the anchor device; determining a deviation measure between the calculated multipath components and said received signals; and obtaining the position of the agent device as the candidate position with the minimum deviation measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ
    Inventors: Klaus WITRISAL, Josef KULMER, Michael RATH, Fabrizio GENTILI, Carlo Alberto BOANO, Kay Uwe RÖMER, Bernhard GROSSWINDHAGER, Mustafa Safaa Ahmed BAKR
  • Patent number: 10683525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing 2-O-glyceryl-?-D-glucopyranoside (?GG; FIG. 1) from a glucosyl donor and a glucosyl acceptor comprising the steps: providing a sucrose phosphorylase (EC 2.4.1.7), incubating said sucrose phosphorylase with a mixture comprising a glucosyl donor and glycerol as glucosyl acceptor and isolating and/or purifying 2-O-glyceryl-?-D-glucopyranoside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ
    Inventors: Christiane Luley, Thornthan Sawangwan, Bernd Nidetzky, Mario Müller
  • Patent number: 10388958
    Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical element with an organic electrolyte includes a polymeric material containing or composed of subunits according to general formulae (I) and/or (II): wherein n is an integer ?2, Y represents an amide group (—NH—CO— or —CO—NH—), an ester group (—O—CO— or —CO—O—) or a urethane group (—NH—CO—O— or —O—CO—NH—), R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent H, alkyl (preferably —CH3, —C2H5), Alkoxy-(preferably —OCH3, —OC2H5), -halogen or —CN, Ar1 and Ar4 independently represent a bridging aryl group, Ar2 and Ar3 independently represent a non-bridging aryl group, and R5 is a bridging alkyl, alkene or aryl group, wherein Ar1 and Ar4 in structures (I) and (II) independently represent a bridging aryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH, Technische Universität Graz, Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Schmuck, Harald Kren, David E. Fast, Robert Saf, Franz Stelzer, Katharina Gallas
  • Patent number: 10373868
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method for processing a substrate may include: processing a plurality of device regions in a substrate separated from each other by dicing regions, each device region including at least one electronic component; wherein processing each device region of the plurality of device regions includes: forming a recess into the substrate in the device region, wherein the recess is defined by recess sidewalls of the substrate, wherein the recess sidewalls are arranged in the device region; forming a contact pad in the recess to electrically connect the at least one electronic component, wherein the contact pad has a greater porosity than the recess sidewalls; and singulating the plurality of device regions from each other by dicing the substrate in the dicing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
    Inventors: Martin Mischitz, Markus Heinrici, Michael Roesner, Oliver Hellmund, Caterina Travan, Manfred Schneegans, Peter Irsigler, Friedrich Kroener
  • Patent number: 9950111
    Abstract: A device for the transcutaneous, in vivo measurement of the concentration of at least one analyte in a living organism includes a catheter which can be introduced into the organism, and a luminescence indicator, which is immobilized on the catheter and which reacts to a change in the concentration of the at least one analyte to be measured with a change in at least one optical property. The luminescence indicator is transcutaneously connected to a source for providing an excitation radiation and a detector for detecting the measuring radiation. The luminescence indicator is immobilized on the outer circumference of the catheter, which is used to dispense a fluid medium, for example a medication, into the organism or to drain a body fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ
    Inventors: Hans Köhler, Ingo Klimant
  • Publication number: 20180094286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein involved in the biosynthesis of a terpenoid or a precursor thereof, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to a derepressible promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Technische Universitaet Graz
    Inventors: Thomas Vogl, Anton Glieder, Parayil Kumaran Ajikumar
  • Patent number: 9818602
    Abstract: A method a described which includes depositing a first component of a multicomponent system by means of an inkjet process, and depositing a second component of the multicomponent system by means of an inkjet process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: Infineon Technologies AG, Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Stefan Schwab, Markus Heinrici, Rafael Janski, Susanne Kraeuter, Martin Mischitz
  • Patent number: 9673096
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method for processing a semiconductor substrate may include: covering a plurality of die regions of the semiconductor substrate with a metal; forming a plurality of dies from the semiconductor substrate, wherein each die of the plurality of dies is covered with the metal; and, subsequently, annealing the metal covering at least one die of the plurality of dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG, Technische Universitaet Graz
    Inventors: Joachim Hirschler, Michael Roesner, Markus Juch Heinrici, Gudrun Stranzl, Martin Mischitz, Martin Zgaga
  • Patent number: 9450494
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a synchronous rectification circuit having an actively controlled switching element through which resonant current flows during operation. The actively controlled switching element is disposed in a package which adds stray inductance to a main current path of the synchronous rectification circuit. The electronic device also includes a fixed inductor magnetically coupled to the stray inductance or an additional inductance in series with the stray inductance so that the fixed inductor is not in the main current path of the synchronous rectification circuit and change in current through the inductance to which the fixed inductor is magnetically coupled induces a reference voltage at the fixed inductor which is in phase with a zero crossing point of the resonant current at different switching frequencies of the actively controlled switching element. A corresponding method of controlling the electronic device is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Kennith Kin Leong, Klaus Krischan
  • Patent number: 9206115
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) as defined herein is useful in the treatment and prevention of a disorder such as cachexia, stroke, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and diabetes and pharmaceutical compositions of the same. Also, a method of screening for lipase inhibitors using a compound of formula (I) and determining its lipase inhibitory activity. The method includes in vitro assays of compounds using ATGL and/or HSL, and cellular assays wherein inhibition is followed by observing indicators of efficacy. Also, methods for treatment or prevention of a condition involving cachexia, stroke, artherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetes, preferably diabetes type II by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an agent which is able to inhibit ATGL. Also contemplated herein, are compositions comprising one or more ATGL-inhibiting agents optionally in combination with one or more lipase inhibitors or inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: Technische Universität Graz, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
    Inventors: Martina Schweiger, Matthias Romauch, Robert Zimmermann, Nicole Mayer, Rolf Breinbauer
  • Patent number: 9161014
    Abstract: Method for compensating illumination deficiencies in microscopic “shape from focus (SFF)”, wherein firstly the reflectance of the scene is estimated by way of a projector-camera system and then microscopic “shape from focus (SFF)” is applied to a stack of reflectance maps rather than to the original image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: Alicona Imaging GmbH, Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Manfred Prantl, Stefan Scherer, Martin Lenz, Matthias Ruther, Horst Bischof
  • Patent number: 8981024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-catalysts for olefin metathesis and composition involving these pre-catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Christian Slugovc, Julia Wappel
  • Publication number: 20140363837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant heme-containing horseradish peroxidase isoenzymes with improved properties. In particular, the present invention relates to a plant enzyme kit comprising recombinant peroxidase isoenzymes, preferably horseradish peroxidase isoenzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Technische Universitaet Graz (Geaz University of Technology
    Inventors: Florian Krainer, Laura Naeaetsaari, Anton Glieder, Martin Kulterer, Victoria Reichel
  • Publication number: 20140213746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-catalysts for olefin metathesis and composition involving these pre-catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Christian Slugovc, Julia Wappel