Patents Assigned to Technische Universitat
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Patent number: 8426162Abstract: The process according to the invention for the microbial production of a specific product and methane comprises the following steps: a) the production in a bioreactor (2, 10) of a specific product from a specific substrate using a specific organism, the producer, wherein during the production of this product metabolites such as e.g. low-molecular alcohols, aldehydes and acids, hydrogen and CO2, which may inhibit the production of the product, are obtained; and b) the production of methane by means of a methanogen, wherein in the production of the methane at least one metabolite is decomposed and by this means removed from the bioreactor (2, 10) and its energy is made usable.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Agraferm Technologies AG, Technische Universitat Hamburg-Harburg, TuTech Innovation GmbHInventors: Hans Friedmann, An-Ping Zeng
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Publication number: 20130084275Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for reducing Interleukin-4 or Interleukin-13 signaling, in particular to treat asthma and atopic dermatitis. The inventors have found that Rac/PAK mediated endocytosis of the ligand bound type I (IL-4R with the chains IL-4Ra and IL-2-Rg) and/or type II receptor (IL-13R with the chains IL-4Ra and IL-13Ra1) is needed for the IL-4 and/or IL-13 mediated activation of downstream signalling events including phosphorylation of Stat family transcrition factors. These discoveries enable new methods of screening compounds that modulate Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signalling, as well as new methods for treating conditions characterized by increased Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 levels. These conditions include inflammatory conditions, asthma bronchiale, atopic dermatitis, allergies, atopic syndromes, allergic rhinitis, and th2-induced conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Technische Universitat DresdenInventors: Christian Bôkel, Thomas Weidemann
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Publication number: 20130084543Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a curable composition, a method for augmenting a structure in a patient with a resorbable biocompatible polymer, and a biodegradable, resorbable implant comprising a biocompatible copolymer. An exemplary embodiment of the curable composition comprises (a) 60 wt. % to 95 wt. % of one or more vinyl ester monomers and/or vinylcarbonate monomers, wherein said one or more vinyl ester monomers and/or vinylcarbonate monomers are respectively selected from compounds of the general formulas (I) and (II) below: wherein n, m R1 and R2 have the meaning defined herein; (b) 0.1 to 40 wt. % of one or more multifunctional thiols; and (c) 0 to 10 wt. % of a biocompatible polymerization initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicants: Technische Universitat Wien, Synthes USA, LLCInventors: Synthes USA, LLC, Technische Universitat Wien
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Patent number: 8410152Abstract: Described are compounds having a thiazolhydrazide scaffold, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of these compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluents. Said thiazolhydrazide compounds can be used for prophylaxis and/or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignees: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e. V., Technische Universitat Darmstadt, The Provost Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near DublinInventors: Eckhard Mandelkow, Eva-Maria Mandelkow, Markus Pickhardt, Jacek Biernat, David George Lloyd, Boris Schmidt, Gregor Larbig
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Patent number: 8403354Abstract: The invention relates to an emergency release system for one or more pieces of winter sports equipment, such as skis, ski poles, snowboards, bindings and/or boots for skis or snowboards. It is equipped with a connection mechanism for detachably connecting at least two elements of one or more pieces of winter sports equipment, wherein the connection mechanism is supported substantially radially in or on one of the two elements, and a drive mechanism, which can be activated from outside and is suited for cancelling the radial support of the connection mechanism, accordingly causing the two elements to separate. The invention also relates to a release method and a manufacturing process for such an emergency release system.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Technische Universitat MunichInventors: Veit Senner, Wolfgang Schott
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Publication number: 20130068615Abstract: A membrane, especially for application in a sensor, which membrane includes a biocidal effect. The membrane comprises one or more components of the group consisting of: silver nano particles encapsulated in amphiphilic, core, shell structures, antimicrobial silanes, polymers with an antimicrobial end group, polyquads with modified end groups, and biocidally acting block copolymers. The membrane is resistant against aggressive agents, for example, corrosive or oxidizing cleaning agents, in the case of sterilizing, in the case of autoclaving, in the case of thermal loading and/or in the case of mechanical loading.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicants: Technische Universität Dortmund, Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KGInventors: Thomas Endl, Jörg Tiller, Thilo Trapp
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Publication number: 20130071367Abstract: The present invention is directed to a animal feed for calves comprising calf-specific bacteria, optionally lipids, proteins, vitamins and/or mineral materials for conditioning of the intestinal flora in calves, and thus, for prophylaxis and/or treatment of diarrhea in calves.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Technische Universitat MunchenInventors: Johann Bauer, Karin Schwaiger
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Publication number: 20130073513Abstract: There is provided a method of maintaining a hybrid OLTP and OLAP database, the method comprising: executing one or more OLTP transactions; creating a virtual memory snapshot; and executing one or more OLAP queries using the virtual memory snapshot. Preferably, the method further comprises replicating a virtual memory page on which a data object is stored in response to an update to the data object, whereby the updated data object is accessible for OLTP transactions, while the non-updated data object remains accessible for OLAP queries. Accordingly, the present invention provides a hybrid system that can handle both OLTP and OLAP simultaneously by using hardware-assisted replication mechanisms to maintain consistent snapshots of the transactional data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Technische Universitat MunchenInventors: Alfons Kemper, Neumann Thomas
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Publication number: 20130065358Abstract: The invention concerns the production of poly(arylene-vinylenes) and related polymers whose polymerization is triggered photochemically. For that purpose, the low molecular starting materials are firstly cooled to temperatures which are so low that in fact their activation into mostly chinoid intermediate stages (the “active” monomer) occurs; the thermally induced polymerization, however, either does not occur or barely takes place at all. The polymerization is instead triggered in a separate step by means of electromagnetic radiation of a suitable wavelength—either using the absorption behavior of the low-molecular starting compounds/the monomers, or mediated by means of photoinitiators and/or sensitizers. By way of example, with this method a display is suitable to be coated with poly(arylene-vinylenes). The monomer is hereby deposited. The polymer is subsequently produced in a photo-induced manner. The remaining monomer is washed out. The process takes place at low temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Technische Universitat DarmstadtInventors: Matthias Rehahn, Thorsten Schwalm, Stefan Immel, Serena Nickel
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Patent number: 8396091Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a device comprising a laser and a waveguide stripe or netlike hexagonal stripe structure, which allows propagation of multitude of the lateral modes in the waveguide stripe or stripe structure, wherein the waveguide stripe has at least one corrugated edge section along its longitudinal axis to provide preferable amplification of the fundamental lateral mode or in-phase supermode and to obtain high brightness of the emitted radiation.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Technische Universitat BerlinInventors: Vladimir Kalosha, Kristijan Posilovic, Dieter Bimberg
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Patent number: 8391013Abstract: A silicon-ceramic composite substrate includes a low-temperature ceramic having at least one pre-formed ceramic layer and a silicon substrate. The low-temperature ceramic forms a carrier layer and the silicon substrate surface has a contact area with nanostructures) that completely penetrate into the low-temperature ceramic.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignees: Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forshung E.V.Inventors: Michael Fischer, Heike Bartsch De Torres, Martin Hoffmann, Jens Müller, Beate Pawlowski, Stefan Barth
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Patent number: 8361627Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for the corrosion protection of metal substrates and to the production thereof, and to a method for producing corrosion-resistant coatings.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignees: EADS Deutschland GmbH, Technische Universität WienInventors: Theo Hack, Dominik Raps, Ralf Supplit, Ulrich Schubert
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Publication number: 20130015572Abstract: An electronic unit is produced including at least one electronic component at least partially embedded in an insulating material. A film assembly is provided with at least one conductive layer and a carrier layer. The conductive layer includes openings in the form of holes for receiving bumps, which are connected to contact surfaces of the at least one electronic component. The at least one component is placed on the film assembly such that the bumps engage with the openings of the conductive layer. The at least one component is partially embedded from the side opposite of the bumps into a dielectric layer. The carrier layer of the film assembly is removed such that the surface of the bumps is exposed. A metallization layer is then deposited on the side of the remaining conductive layer having the exposed bumps and so as to produce conductor tracks that overlap with the bumps.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicants: Technische Universitat Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Dionysios Manessis, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz
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Publication number: 20130015426Abstract: A method of manufacturing of a semi-conductor element, comprising the following steps: providing a substrate, the substrate having a surface, the surface being partially coated with a coating and having at least one uncoated area, and growing a truncated pyramid of gallium nitride on the uncoated area, wherein the method comprises the following step: growing at least one gallium nitride column on the truncated pyramid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: Technische Universität Braunschweig Carolo-WilhelminaInventors: Andreas Waag, Xue Wang, Shunfeng Li
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Publication number: 20130011082Abstract: A method for scaling two-dimensional structures, which is especially usable for resizing digital 2D images with a rational scaling factor, is based on efficient implementation of a diamond-shaped filter. The conventional “1”-diamond matrices of variable size are replaced by a (m×n) coefficient matrix. For any given rational scaling factor, the computational load for calculating an output pixel is reduced to filtering (m×n) input pixels with a corresponding (m×n) filter matrix. The coefficients of this filter matrix depend from the phase of the output pixel to be calculated and the factor of interpolation, but are always integer numbers. The coefficients may be stored in lookup tables (LUT), which leads to a very efficient implementation of the inventive method. In one embodiment, a (3×3) coefficient matrix has been found to be advantageous.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Brandenburgische Technische Universitat CottbusInventors: Stefan Schiemenz, Christian Hentschel
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Patent number: 8349712Abstract: The invention inter alia relates to a method of fabricating a layer assembly comprising the steps of: arranging a first layer on top of a carrier; arranging a second layer on top of the first layer; locally modifying the material of the buried first layer and providing at least one modified section in the first layer, wherein the modified material changes or induces mechanical strain in a portion of the second layer which is arranged above the at least one modified section; after locally modifying the material of the buried first layer, depositing a third material on top of the second layer, at least one characteristic of the third material being sensitive to the local mechanical strain in the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Technische Universitat BerlinInventors: André Strittmatter, Andrei Schliwa, Tim David Germann, Udo W. Pohl, Vladimir Gaysler, Jan-Hindrik Schulze
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Patent number: 8344109Abstract: The subject of the present invention is an anti-ricin antibody and the use thereof for the treatment of an individual suffering from ricin poisoning.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignees: Etat Francais Represente par le Delegue General pour l'Armement, Technische Universitat Braunschweig-Institut fur Biochemie und BiotechnologieInventors: Philippe Thullier, Michael Hust, Stefan Dubel
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Patent number: 8331142Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a memory comprising a strained double-heterostructure having an inner semiconductor layer which is sandwiched between two outer semiconductor layers, wherein the lattice constant of the inner semiconductor layer differs from the lattice constants of the outer semiconductor layers, the resulting lattice strain in the double-heterostructure inducing the formation of at least one quantum dot inside the inner semiconductor layer, said at least one quantum dot being capable of storing charge carriers therein, and wherein, due to the lattice strain, the at least one quantum dot has an emission barrier of 1.15 eV or higher, and provides an energy state density of at least three energy states per 1000 nm3, all said at least three energy states being located in an energy band of 50 meV or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Technische Universitat BerlinInventors: Dieter Bimberg, Martin Geller, Andreas Marent, Tobias Nowozin
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Patent number: 8318918Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule, comprising a nucleotide sequence, which encodes a polypeptide with chalcone 3-hydroxylase activity, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises SEQ ID NO. 1 or has at least a 60% identity with SEQ ID NO. 1 or is able to hybridize with a molecule comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, wherein the nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide, which comprises the motif FASRPLSX1X2G(X3)m(GSAGGD)n (SEQ ID NO. 3), wherein X1 is threonine or serine, X2 is alanine or glycine, X3 is any amino acid, m is an integer between 50 and 200, and n is 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Technische Universitat WienInventors: Heidrun Halbwirth, Karin Schlangen, Karl Stich
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Patent number: 8302314Abstract: In a method for manufacturing internally and/or externally profiled rings from pipe material or solid material, machine-cutting processes and forming processes are combined with one another sequentially, parallel, or sequentially and parallel, wherein one of the forming processes is roll forming. During roll forming a counterforce is generated relative to a flow direction of the starting material so that a material flow in at least one of an axial direction and a radial direction of the starting material is controlled such that flowing material is integrated into a profile to be shaped on the ring.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2003Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Technische Universität DresdenInventors: Thomas Ficker, André Hardtmann, Mario Houska