Patents by Inventor Andreas

Andreas 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: 20180372595
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides devices and methods for sample extraction from a swab during biological sample processing. In particular embodiments, the devices and methods are configured for use in conjunction with microfluidic devices for sample processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Andrea Maria Dominic Pais, Rohan Joseph Alexander Pais, Chelsea Qinjie Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180372252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding sleeve connection (6) between an expanded end (8) of an all-plastic pipe (7) or of a plastic composite pipe and a connecting element (1), which comprises an expanded end (8) of an all-plastic pipe (7) or of a plastic composite pipe; a connecting element (1) having at least one support body (2, 2a) provided with circumferential external ribs (3, 3a, 3b), onto which the expanded end (8) of the all-plastic pipe (7) or of the plastic composite pipe (7) is slid, and at least one circumferential collar (5, 5a); and a sliding sleeve (9) made of elastically deformable polymer material axially slid onto the expanded end (8), wherein the connecting element (1) comprises a pre-stop (4, 4a) between the circumferential collar (5, 5a) and the nearest circumferential external rib (3b) to the latter, and said pre-stop (4, 4a) constitutes a limitation for sliding onto the end of the pipe (8), wherein the end of the sliding sleeve (9) facing the circumferential collar (5, 5a) protrude
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Dörte HUNDESHAGEN, Thomas SCHAAF, Hansi HOMBURG, Oliver VOCKS, Andreas KIRCHBERGER
  • Publication number: 20180376330
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling security keys for individual bearers of the user equipment include dividing between a plurality of different sub-groups, a plurality of individual bearers, each sub-group having a different base value from which the security keys for the associated bearers are derived. When the security keys associated with the individual bearers of one particular sub-group are refreshed, the security keys of the individual bearers, which are not a part of the particular sub-group do not need to be refreshed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Prateek Basu Mallick, Andreas Kunz, Joachim Löhr, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Publication number: 20180371065
    Abstract: Provided are novel human ?-synuclein-specific antibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof as well as methods related thereto. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to antibodies specific for ?-synuclein are also disclosed. The antibody, immunoglobulin chain(s), as well as binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for ?-synuclein targeted immunotherapy and diagnosis, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Biogen International Neuroscience GmbH, University of Zürich
    Inventors: Andreas Weihofen, Jan Grimm, Roger Nitsch, Christoph Hock
  • Publication number: 20180368798
    Abstract: A method and device for acquiring at least a part of an x-ray data set with at least one x-ray device. The x-ray data set includes at least one first x-ray image data set and at least one second x-ray image data set acquired separated in time that are to be evaluated together. Both x-ray image data sets show a region of interest of a patient that is subject to heart motion at different phases of a heart cycle. The second x-ray image data set is acquired triggered at a beginning of each heart cycle covered by the acquisition and with an acquisition rate such that the phases of the acquired x-ray image data set match phases of the first x-ray image data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Andreas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20180374703
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for doping semiconductor substrates by means of a co-diffusion process. First, semiconductor substrates are coated at least on one side with a layer containing at least one first dopant. Two of said substrates in each case are arranged in a process chamber in such a way that two of the coated sides thereof are brought in direct contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V.
    Inventors: Philip ROTHHARDT, Andreas WOLF, Sebastian MEIER, Daniel BIRO, Sabrina LOHMÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20180370840
    Abstract: A method for the production of glass or glass ceramic elements from flat glass or glass ceramic parts is provided where the edges of the glass or glass ceramic elements are treated by a combination of two processes. The flat glass or glass ceramic element with an edge surface connecting the two side surfaces is produced. The edge surface has at least one first elongated, strip-shaped edge region and at least one second elongated strip-shaped edge region, which are formed by a ground edge. The edge regions extend in the longitudinal direction along the edge surface and along the side surfaces. The first edge region has elongated parallel filamentary damages that are parallel and adjacent to one another and, in particular, spaced apart equidistantly, in the longitudinal direction thereof extending transversely to the side surfaces and along the surface of the first edge region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Volker PLAPPER, Fabian WAGNER, Andreas ORTNER, Albrecht SEIDL, Frank-Thomas LENTES
  • Publication number: 20180374910
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component, the optoelectronic component comprises a light-emitting layer stack, and an electrothermal protection element, which is connected to the layer stack in the component and has a temperature-dependent resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Riedel, Carola Diez, Arne Fleissner, Ulrich Niedermeier, Dominik Pentlehner, Andreas Rausch, Nina Riegel, Johannes Rosenberger, Thomas Wehlus
  • Publication number: 20180372571
    Abstract: Pressure sensor comprising a housing, a pressure sensor element arranged in the housing, a lighting means arranged in the housing, and a control/evaluation unit, wherein the pressure sensor element has a semiconductor material and a measuring membrane, wherein a first pressure is supplied to a first side of the measuring membrane and a second pressure to a second side of the measuring membrane, and the measuring membrane experiences a pressure-dependent deflection, wherein the lighting means provides an optical excitation of the pressure sensor element and the control/evaluation unit, based on a change of the electrical signal caused by the optical excitation, ascertains a static pressure value present in the first and/or second pressure and performs a correcting, or compensating, of the pressure measurement variable with the assistance of the static pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Max Jehle, Marc Andreas Schlachter, Davide Parrotto
  • Publication number: 20180375207
    Abstract: A system for phase calibration of an antenna array comprises at least two antenna elements. The system furthermore comprises a device under test comprising the antenna array, a plane wave converter, and a phase measuring unit. Whereas the device under test is configured to transmit or receive a test signal with spatially dependent phase, the plane wave converter is configured to convert the test signal with spatially dependent phase into a signal with constant phase. In addition to this, the device under test or the phase measuring unit is configured to derive calibration values for the phase calibration of the antenna array from the signal with constant phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Fabricio DOURADO, Andreas LECHNER, Hendrik BARTKO, Adam TANKIELUN, Corbett ROWELL
  • Publication number: 20180370063
    Abstract: A sheet material (1) consisting of an mixture consisting essentially of: a) 10-50 percent by weight of random-oriented fibres, and; b) 90-50 percent by weight of a thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer; the weight percentages being based on the overall homogeneous mixture; and the sheet material having at room temperature a Shore D hardness of 40 to 85, preferably of 40 to 60, more preferably of 45 to 55. The sheet material (1) is used as a support in punching applications or as the top layer in punching belts (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas LEHMANN, Roland TRÖESCH, Michael TYLER, Markus NIEDERBERGER, Anton HEIMEN, Brent WHITEHEAD, Marshall WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20180368452
    Abstract: The invention relates to small edible portions (i.e., bite-sized snacks) comprising a soft nut butter inner core coated with a crunchy grain-based outer coating. The bite-sized snacks have an equivalent spherical diameter of about 1 to 3 cm. Texture analysis of the bite-sized snacks determines that the bite-sized snacks have a soft texture with an average peak force in the range of about 800-5,000 g and an average positive area in the range of about 2,000-15,000 g*sec. The bite-sized snacks unexpected have both a soft and crunchy texture and are surprisingly shelf stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrea Wunder Shoop, Nathaniel David Kennedy, Patricia Rene Wireman
  • Publication number: 20180371548
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a patient, wherein the expression profile of miRNAs is determined in a blood sample and a comparison of the expression levels of defined miRNAs with a reference sample is carried out. The disclosure also relates to the use of the defined miRNAs as markers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and to a kit for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Christina Backes, Andreas Keller, Daniel Sickert, Cord Friedrich Stähler
  • Publication number: 20180368805
    Abstract: A medical device that includes an array of ultrasound elements and an integrated circuit, proximal to the ultrasound elements, having a thickness of less than 40 ?m, and having an array of ultrasound element driving-and-receiving contacts, matching the array of ultrasound elements and collectively electrically connected to each of the ultrasound elements. The integrated circuit also having a set of input-output signal contacts, the set being collectively switchable into contact with any one of a set of predefined blocks of driving-and-receiving contacts, and a set of control contacts, wherein inputs received by the control contacts collectively command some aspect of chip operation. The medical device further includes a set a protective covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Andreas Hadjicostis
  • Publication number: 20180376331
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for refreshing the security keys of a subset of configured radio bearers including less than all of the currently configured radio bearers is provided. An indication is received from a network entity to release one or more radio bearers from the subset of configured radio bearers for which the refresh of security keys is desired. A new radio bearer is added for each of the one or more radio bearers being released. Each of the new radio bearers is added with new security keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Joachim Löhr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Andreas Kunz, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Publication number: 20180370516
    Abstract: An air-dryer cartridge for a compressed air preparation system of a utility vehicle includes a drying agent container having a first housing part and a second housing part movable relative to each other, a cartridge housing for holding the drying agent container, and a helical spring is arranged to preload the second housing part in a direction to reduce a volume of the drying agent container. The helical spring has multiple coils, including a first outer coil at a first end of the helical spring and a second outer coil at a second end of the helical spring. At least one of the first and second outer coils has a greater diameter than inner coils of the helical spring between the first and the second end of the helical spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Andreas OCHSENKUEHN
  • Publication number: 20180373143
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel positive and negative photoresist compositions containing components that are based on one or more specific metals, metal salts, and/or metal complexes and methods of using them. The photoresist compositions and the methods are ideal for high speed, fine pattern processing using, for example, ultraviolet radiation, extreme ultraviolet radiation, beyond extreme ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, electron beam and other charged particle rays. The metals are characterized by high absorption cross sections and selected elastic and inelastic electron cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Irresistible Materials LTD
    Inventors: Alex Phillip Graham Robinson, Andreas Frommhold, John Roth
  • Publication number: 20180372032
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger comprising a compressor inlet shaped to mitigated condensate formation therein. In one example, system may include a condensate trap which runs along an inner wall of the compressor inlet and is shaped to trap condensate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Franz Arnd Sommerhoff, Helmut Kindl, Joerg Kemmerling, Vanco Smiljanovski, Andreas Kuske, Hanno Friederichs, Guenter Grosch, Claudia Herudek
  • Publication number: 20180372399
    Abstract: A domestic appliance device, particularly a domestic refrigerator device, has at least one appliance body with at least one a rear wall, at least one shelf unit, and at least one retainer unit provided for retaining the shelf unit. In order to improve properties with respect to advantageous shelf unit retention, the retainer unit has at least one retainer element whose main extension direction extends, in at least one operating state, at least substantially parallel to the rear wall and at least substantially in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd PFISTER, Andrea FINK, Juergen FINK
  • Publication number: 20180375552
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for determining complex weight vectors. A method is performed by a radio transceiver device. The method comprises obtaining measurements of reference signals. The reference signals are transmitted by another radio transceiver device by applying precoding weight vectors in a sequential order at an analog antenna array of said another radio transceiver device. The precoding weight vectors as well as the sequential order are known to the radio transceiver device. The method comprises determining channel estimates for each individual antenna element of the antenna array by using the measurements in combination with knowledge of the precoding weight vectors and the sequential order. The method comprises determining complex weight vectors to be used for subsequent data transmission from said another radio transceiver device based on the channel estimates. The method comprises providing an indication of the complex weight vectors to said another radio transceiver device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Fredrik ATHLEY, Andreas NILSSON, Sven PETERSSON