Patents by Inventor Alexander Christ

Alexander Christ has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11971706
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a method comprising a plurality of sensors, and one or more functionally connected processing units, the method comprising: providing, at any of the one or more processing units, time-series residual data of a sensor object; the sensor object being a group of at least some of the sensors from the plurality of sensors, and wherein the residual data comprises, for each of the sensors of the sensor object, a residue signal which is a difference between the sensor's measured output and the sensor's expected output, monitoring, via any of the one or more processing units, a level signal; wherein the level signal is indicative of a collective time-based variation of the time-series residual data, monitoring, via any of the one or more processing units, an association signal; wherein the association signal is indicative of the variation and/or association structure of the time-series residual data, generating, via any of the one or more processing units, an anomaly event signal when a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nikolaos Fanidakis, Claus-Juergen Neumann, Benjamin Priese, Frank Strohmaier, Norman Volkert, Thomas Christ, Torsten Norbert Kneitz, Alexander Kubisch
  • Patent number: 11964102
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with an inhalation valve, which has a movable valve element, whereby the valve element is designed in an annular manner and has an outer edge and an inner edge, whereby the valve element is fastened at the outer edge, the inner edge forms the boundary of an indentation of the valve element, and the inhalation valve has a valve body seat that corresponds to the inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Publication number: 20240083226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pop-up roof (1) for a vehicle (100) or a trailer, in particular for a motor home or a camper van. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle or a trailer, in particular a motor home or a camper van with such a pop-up roof. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for using, in particular for assembling and/or disassembling, a pop-up roof (1) for a vehicle or a trailer, in particular for a motor home or a camper van.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Alexander Christ
  • Patent number: 11679212
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with a pressure generator, which has a tensioning device for the drive, and with a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the tensioning device, whereby the tensioning mechanism has a lever gear for tensioning the tensioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Michael Aven, Benjamin Franzmann, Steffen Schuy, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Patent number: 11168695
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for delivering a medium comprising solid admixtures includes a blade-free space arranged in front of an impeller. The centrifugal pump has a suction-side arrangement that permits variable sizing of the blade-free space. The suction-side arrangement permits the efficiency of the centrifugal pump to be increased while avoiding blockages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KSB SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Alexander Christ, Christoph Jaeger, Michael Nutz, Rolf Witzel
  • Publication number: 20210038837
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with an inhalation valve, which has a movable valve element, whereby the valve element is designed in an annular manner and has an outer edge and an inner edge, whereby the valve element is fastened at the outer edge, the inner edge forms the boundary of an indentation of the valve element, and the inhalation valve has a valve body seat that corresponds to the inner edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Patent number: 10869975
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with an inhalation valve, which has a movable valve element, whereby the valve element is designed in an annular manner and has an outer edge and an inner edge, whereby the valve element is fastened at the outer edge, the inner edge forms the boundary of an indentation of the valve element, and the inhalation valve has a valve body seat that corresponds to the inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Patent number: 10738792
    Abstract: A vortex pump with an impeller is provided. The impeller includes blades for delivering solids-containing media which are arranged in bundles. The spacing the blades in the bundles is smaller than the spacing of the bundles from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Christ, Jochen Fritz, Christoph Jaeger, Toni Klemm, Steffen Schmidt, Rolf Witzel
  • Patent number: 10457568
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of removing dissolved elements from a liquid. The method comprises a first heating step for heating the liquid using a first heat source, a plurality of distillation steps for purifying the liquid heated by the first heating step, each of the plurality of distillation steps comprising at least one evaporation step and at least one condensation step, and a second heating step, using a second heat source to heat a plurality of flashing chambers, each generating a volume of vapor; wherein the vapor from at least one of the plurality of flashing chambers of the second heating step is introduced into at least one of the plurality of distillation steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia
    Inventors: Bijan Rahimi, Hui Tong Chua, Alexander Christ
  • Publication number: 20190316590
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for delivering a medium comprising solid admixtures includes a blade-free space arranged in front of an impeller. The centrifugal pump has a suction-side arrangement that permits variable sizing of the blade-free space. The suction-side arrangement permits the efficiency of the centrifugal pump to be increased while avoiding blockages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander CHRIST, Christoph JAEGER, Michael NUTZ, Rolf WITZEL
  • Publication number: 20180361088
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with a pressure generator, which has a tensioning device for the drive, and with a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the tensioning device, whereby the tensioning mechanism has a lever gear for tensioning the tensioning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Michael Aven, Benjamin Franzmann, Steffen Schuy, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Patent number: 10046124
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with a pressure generator, which has a tensioning device for the drive, and with a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the tensioning device, whereby the tensioning mechanism has a lever gear for tensioning the tensioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Michael Aven, Benjamin Franzmann, Steffen Schuy, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Publication number: 20180187692
    Abstract: A vortex pump with an impeller is provided. The impeller includes blades for delivering solids-containing media which are arranged in bundles. The spacing the blades in the bundles is smaller than the spacing of the bundles from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander CHRIST, Jochen FRITZ, Christoph JAEGER, Toni KLEMM, Steffen SCHMIDT, Rolf WITZEL
  • Publication number: 20170281886
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with an inhalation valve, which has a movable valve element, whereby the valve element is designed in an annular manner and has an outer edge and an inner edge, whereby the valve element is fastened at the outer edge, the inner edge forms the boundary of an indentation of the valve element, and the inhalation valve has a valve body seat that corresponds to the inner edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Patent number: 9713516
    Abstract: An inhaler, preferably for insertion into a nostril, in particular a horse's nostril, with an inhalation valve, which has a movable valve element, whereby the valve element is designed in an annular manner and has an outer edge and an inner edge, whereby the valve element is fastened at the outer edge, the inner edge forms the boundary of an indentation of the valve element, and the inhalation valve has a valve body seat that corresponds to the inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Herbert Wachtel, Guido Endert, Alexander Christ, Horst Wergen
  • Publication number: 20170029290
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of removing dissolved elements from a liquid. The method comprises a first heating step for heating the liquid using a first heat source, a plurality of distillation steps for purifying the liquid heated by the first heating step, each of the plurality of distillation steps comprising at least one evaporation step and at least one condensation step, and a second heating step, using a second heat source to heat a plurality of flashing chambers, each generating a volume of vapor; wherein the vapor from at least one of the plurality of flashing chambers of the second heating step is introduced into at least one of the plurality of distillation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Murdoch University
    Inventors: Bijan RAHIMI, Hui Tong CHUA, Alexander CHRIST
  • Patent number: D737954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Rainer Knell, Guido Endert, Horst Wergen, Jonas Ruf, Thomas Gunkel, Stefan Lehmann, Lorenz Von Harlessem, Alexander Christ
  • Patent number: D783455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Alexander Christ
  • Patent number: D985400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NURO, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Wade Julian, Daniel Hundt, Alexander Christ, Robin Nicholas Hubbard, Brian Alan Baker, Nicholas Barkley, Bryan Thompson
  • Patent number: D1003194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: NURO, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Wade Julian, Daniel Hundt, Alexander Christ, Robin Nicholas Hubbard, Brian Alan Baker, Nicholas Barkley, Bryan Thompson