Patents by Inventor Alfred Hans
Alfred Hans 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).
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Publication number: 20220000131Abstract: A method for producing a cold mixed beverage made of milk and an acidic component having a denaturing step of the milk is disclosed. The milk is heated to a denaturing temperature TDENAT that is in a range of 72° C. to 155° C. prior to mixing with the acidic component and is maintained at the denaturing temperature TDENAT for a denaturing period tDENAT and then the denatured milk is mixed with the acidic component. The mixture is heat treated to increase the shelf life. The mixture is heated to a temperature THALT which is in a range of 63° C. to 155° C., and maintained at the temperature THALT for a heat treatment period tHALT. The heat-treated mixture is homogenized at a homogenizing pressure Phom which is in a range of 75 bar to 275 bar, and then cooled to a temperature that is in the range of 4° C. to 25° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: EMMI SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Walter BARTLOME, Thomas BUELER, Alfred Hans HOFER, Remo GMUR, Martina KOHLER, Isidor LAUBER, Georg SCHAFER, Christine SIEBER, Roger WALLISER, Armin WASSERFALLEN
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Patent number: 9285453Abstract: A method of near-field electromagnetic ranging and location exploits the long-wavelength, near-field characteristics of low-frequency RF signals like those in the vicinity of the AM broadcast band. These signals are robust against scattering from small objects and only mildly perturbed by the urban landscape including building structures. They are thus amenable to an RF fingerprinting approach exploiting a coarse calibration to capture the behavior of the gradually varying signal characteristics. In embodiments, a method of near-field electromagnetic ranging and location may exploit transmit tags transmitting to an infrastructure of locator-receivers, or locator-receiver tags detecting signals from an infrastructure of fixed transmitter beacons. In still further embodiments, fixed transmitter beacons may be supplemented by uncooperative signals sources including signals-of-opportunity like AM broadcast band signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Q-Track CorporationInventors: Hans Gregory Schantz, Robert Edward DePierre, Alfred Hans Unden, Eric Alexander Richards
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Patent number: 8599011Abstract: The present application describes firefighter location and rescue equipment (FLARE) comprising: a plurality of tag transmitters, a first tag transmitter of said plurality of tag transmitters emitting a first signal, a plurality of locator-receivers receiving said first signal, each of said plurality of locator receivers determining a first set of signal characteristic data for said first signal, a computer compiling said first set of signal characteristic data in a reference database along with an associated path variable, a second tag transmitter of said plurality of tag transmitters emitting a second signal, a plurality of locator-receivers receiving said second signal, each of said plurality of locator receivers determining a second set of signal characteristic data for said second signal, said computer comparing said second set of signal characteristic data to the reference database, said computer displaying said comparison for evaluating the location of said second tag transmitter relative to a path takeType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Q-Track CorporationInventors: Hans Gregory Schantz, Michael Jason Meares, Stephen A. Werner, Alfred Hans Unden, Clark David Della Silva, Jason Kai Siang Kang
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Publication number: 20120025977Abstract: The present application describes firefighter location and rescue equipment (FLARE) comprising: a plurality of tag transmitters, a first tag transmitter of said plurality of tag transmitters emitting a first signal, a plurality of locator-receivers receiving said first signal, each of said plurality of locator receivers determining a first set of signal characteristic data for said first signal, a computer compiling said first set of signal characteristic data in a reference database along with an associated path variable, a second tag transmitter of said plurality of tag transmitters emitting a second signal, a plurality of locator-receivers receiving said second signal, each of said plurality of locator receivers determining a second set of signal characteristic data for said second signal, said computer comparing said second set of signal characteristic data to the reference database, said computer displaying said comparison for evaluating the location of said second tag transmitter relative to a path takeType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Q-Track CorporationInventors: Hans Gregory Schantz, Michael Jason Meares, Stephen A. Werner, Alfred Hans Unden, Clark David Della Silva, Jason Kai Siang Kang
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Patent number: 8018383Abstract: A signal-of-opportunity location device (SOLD) that may be situated in a complex radio propagation environment with multiple RF signal obstructions receives RF signals from a distant transmitter. The RF signals from the distant transmitter interact with obstructions in the propagation environment local to the SOLD. The local obstructions perturb the RF signals causing the RF signals to exhibit near field behavior in the complex radio propagation environment. The SOLD receives the locally perturbed signals. The SOLD detects signal characteristics of RF signal components of the received signals and compares these signal characteristics with reference data in a reference data store to determine the current location of the SOLD.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Q-Track CorporationInventors: Hans Gregory Schantz, Alfred Hans Unden, Eric Richards, Robert Edward Depierre
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Patent number: 7976907Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the functionalization of a transparent or translucent substrate by formation of a layer, characterized in that it comprises the stages consisting in evaporating over the substrate at least one type of organic or organometallic functionalization molecule, simultaneously with the formation, by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition, of an inorganic glass matrix forming part of the layer; a substrate made according to this process; a device for the implementation of this process; and the applications of this substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Alfred Hofrichter, Alfred Hans
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Publication number: 20080187681Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the functionalization of a transparent or translucent substrate by formation of a layer, characterized in that it comprises the stages consisting in evaporating over the substrate at least one type of organic or organometallic functionalization molecule, simultaneously with the formation, by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition, of an inorganic glass matrix forming part of the layer a substrate made according to this process; a device for the implementation of this process and the applications of this substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Saint- Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Alfred Hofrichter, Alfred Hans
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Patent number: 6503636Abstract: A stack of layers reflecting heat radiation for transparent substrates comprises at least one silver functional layer and, on both faces of the latter, antireflection layers formed by one or more metal compounds. The antireflection layer under the silver layer comprises an upper partial layer of zinc oxide contiguous to the silver layer, and an additional partial layer, under the zinc oxide layer, which is formed by aluminum nitride and is under internal tensile stresses. With the aid of the AlN layer under tensile stresses, it is possible to compensate the internal compressive stresses existing in the ZnO layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Saint-Gobain VitrageInventors: Pascal Le Masson, Alfred Hans, Norbert Huhn, Klaus Fischer, Marc Maurer
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Patent number: 5075535Abstract: A glazing which is electrically heated and reflective of heat rays is equipped on the surface directed toward the passenger compartment of a vehicle with conductors obtained by baking metallic silver enamel and also with a semi-reflecting layer consisting of a metal compound which is resistant to abrasion and corrosion, in particular titanium nitride. The semi-reflective layer of titanium nitride is deposited after baking the enamel conductors by a vacuum deposition technique.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1990Date of Patent: December 24, 1991Assignee: Saint Gobain Vitrage InternationalInventors: Alfred Hans, Gunther Termath