Patents by Inventor Andreas Funk

Andreas Funk 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).

  • Publication number: 20110045129
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an active component for improving dough stability of yeast dough, for making baked goods, and/or for improving the volume of yeast raised baked goods, wherein the active component comprises a member selected from the group consisting of an extract of any part of a plant of the species ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer), an extract of any part of a plant of the species notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), an extract of any part of a plant of the species washnut (Sapindus mucorossi), an extract of any part of a plant of the species butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus), an extract of any part of a plant of the genus yucca, an extract of any part of a plant of the species Hoodia gordonii, a glycoside of a chemical compound comprising a gonane structure, and a mixture of two or more of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: COGNIS IP MANAGEMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Funke, Michael Seitter, Ceferino Pascual, Agustin Villar Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 7870266
    Abstract: To find a management server, a computer selects one of plural techniques of obtaining an address of the management server. One of the plural techniques comprises the computer exchanging configuration messaging with a configuration server to obtain the address of the management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Andreas Funk, Ronald T. Truong, Roger A. Cao
  • Patent number: 7559410
    Abstract: An electric drive for a parking brake is disclosed, the brake having a rotationally driven screw nut which is in engagement with two spindles which are aligned with one another, have threads running in opposite directions, and which are fixed in the rotational direction, can be moved in a translatory fashion and are each provided with a cable holder for connecting to brake elements. Here, one of the two spindles is a hollow spindle whose internal diameter is greater than the external diameter of the other spindle so that when the screw nut rotates, the spindle on one side can be retracted in a telescopic fashion into the hollow spindle on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Funk, Michael Helmer, Hans-Peter Hoffmann, Jens Luebben, Helmut Pfalzgraf, Gerhard Pfanzer, Stefan Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20080317937
    Abstract: A process for the extrusion of a composition from an extruder, which composition is suitable for use in a food product, is disclosed. The process provides a composition which is comprised of a hydrophilicized carrier and surface-active compound which is extruded. The process describes adding the surface-active compound after the carrier is hydrophilicized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Horlacher, Harmut Golitz, Andreas Funke, Wolfgang Adams, Friedrich Kielmeyer, Ingo Tralles
  • Publication number: 20070220122
    Abstract: To find a management server, a computer selects one of plural techniques of obtaining an address of the management server. One of the plural techniques comprises the computer exchanging configuration messaging with a configuration server to obtain the address of the management server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Norman Brown, Andreas Funk, Ronald Truong, Roger Cao
  • Publication number: 20060231352
    Abstract: An electric drive for a parking brake is disclosed, the brake having a rotationally driven screw nut which is in engagement with two spindles which are aligned with one another, have threads running in opposite directions, and which are fixed in the rotational direction, can be moved in a translatory fashion and are each provided with a cable holder for connecting to brake elements. Here, one of the two spindles is a hollow spindle whose internal diameter is greater than the external diameter of the other spindle so that when the screw nut rotates, the spindle on one side can be retracted in a telescopic fashion into the hollow spindle on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Funk, Michael Helmer, Hans-Peter Hoffmann, Jens Luebben, Helmut Pfalzgraf, Gerhard Pfanzer, Stefan Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 6078574
    Abstract: A TDMA radio system, for example according to the DECT standard, requires counters which control actions. A process and an apparatus for action control in a time slot method include three counters, a reference counter, an even bit working counter for actions in time slots with even time slot numbers, and an odd bit working counter for actions in time slots with odd time slot numbers. The two working counters are loaded with an offset when the reference counter reaches specific counts. Specific actions can be initiated when the two working counters reach specific counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Boetzel, Michael Huetwohl, Andreas Funke