Patents by Inventor Bernd Adam

Bernd Adam 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: 7408357
    Abstract: A device for detecting wear of switching contacts in an electric switch appliance is disclosed, the wear of the contacts being caused at least at a pair of switching contacts appliance. The device includes a lightwave guide and a detector. A light exiting from at least one light source is capable of being injected into the lightwave guide and guided by the lightwave guide up to the detector. The lightwave guide is arranged relative to the pair(s) of switching contacts, such that the intensity of the light injected in the lightwave guide, which is measured by the detector, decreases in the switching appliance as the number of wear particles of contacts generated by the wear of the contacts increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Adam, Michael Hahn
  • Publication number: 20070001677
    Abstract: A device for detecting wear of switching contacts in an electric switch appliance is disclosed, the wear of the contacts being caused at least at a pair of switching contacts appliance. The device includes a lightwave guide and a detector. A light exiting from at least one light source is capable of being injected into the lightwave guide and guided by the lightwave guide up to the detector. The lightwave guide is arranged relative to the pair(s) of switching contacts, such that the intensity of the light injected in the lightwave guide, which is measured by the detector, decreases in the switching appliance as the number of wear particles of contacts generated by the wear of the contacts increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Bernd Adam, Michael Hahn
  • Publication number: 20060248096
    Abstract: Systems and methods embodying the present invention permit the identification of early warning conditions affecting characteristics of interest of non-physical entities, such as companies, and transmission of associated alerts or messages when pre-selected conditions are found to be satisfied for such characteristics. In addition, a quantification approach according to the present invention permits its tools to be applied to unstructured free texts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventor: Bernd Adam
  • Publication number: 20050053647
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical preparations that are used in a method for treating opiate addiction or opiate dependence, especially heroin dependence. The active substance used is preferably diamorphine and/or one of the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The invention also relates to a method for treating opiate dependence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Rudolf Matusch, Bernd Adam, Andreas Koch, Hans-Rainer Hoffmann, Bodo Asmussen
  • Publication number: 20040208918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for increasing the transdermal permeation of medicaments. The invention is characterized in that a constituent which effects a local increase in temperature and/or an increase in blood flow of the skin is administered in addition to the transdermally applied active substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Christian von Falkenhausen, Rudolf Matusch, Bernd Adam
  • Patent number: 6756052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for increasing the transdermal permeation of medications. The invention is characterized in that a constituent which effects a local increase in temperature and/or an increase in blood flow or the skin is administered in a addition to the transdermally applied active substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Christian von Falkenhausen, Rudolf Matusch, Bernd Adam
  • Patent number: 4720613
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for low-voltage circuit breakers comprises a fixed and movable main contacts and fixed and movable burn-off contacts. With the burn-off contacts, arcing horns as well as an arc quenching chamber are associated. Upon heavy stress of the contact arrangement, partial arcs occurring at the main contacts are taken over by arc pieces and conducted to the arcing horns. Also in case of a larger number of main contacts, a relatively narrow arc quenching chamber can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bernd Adam
  • Patent number: 4709127
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for a low-voltage circuit breaker comprises a movable part having several contact levers. For preventing undersirable deflection of a joint pin going through the contact levers, support levers are arranged between the contact levers, which include openings for the joint pin of the contact levers and a coupling pin which serves for introducing a driving force by coupling members. Between the contact levers, there are furthermore spacers which are supported tiltably within limits at the support levers and which ensure low-friction mobility of the contact levers relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bernd Adam