Patents by Inventor Carsten Thomas
Carsten Thomas 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: 20230009062Abstract: System for automatically manipulating primary packaging in secondary packaging, comprising a robot having at least one robot arm with a clamping gripper installed at a tool centre point, wherein each tool centre point has a force-torque sensor, an image recording module for recording images of at least the upper segment of the primary packaging, comprising at least two stereo cameras for recording 3-D images, and one or more processors for providing a three-dimensional point cloud, controlling the image recording module and controlling the robot on the basis of the analysis of the three-dimensional point cloud and the measurements from the force-torque sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Carl-Helmut COULON, Carsten THOMAS, Armin SCHWEIGER, Daniel APRAEZ ORDONEZ
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Publication number: 20220411468Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein X1 to X8 and R1 to R8 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases and infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Alexander Alanine, Julien Beignet, Konrad Bleicher, Bernhard Fasching, Hans Hilpert, Taishan Hu, Dwight MacDonald, Stephen Jackson, Sabine Kolczewski, Carsten Kroll, Adrian Schaeublin, Hong Shen, Theodor Stoll, Helmut Thomas, Amal Wahhab, Claudia Zampaloni
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Patent number: 11490807Abstract: A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed. The system includes a light source, a light detector, a processor, a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, and instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to project a light, using the light source, onto a plurality of surfaces of an eye; create, using the light detector, an image of a plurality of reflections, each of the plurality of reflections created by reflecting the light off of one of the plurality of surfaces of the eye; determine that the plurality of reflections are in focus in the image; and calculate, based on the determination, a curvature of the plurality of surfaces of the eye based on the image.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Martin Eil, Ole Massow, Carsten Thomas, Sascha Birkner
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Publication number: 20220348566Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Andreas Kordikowski, Yugang Liu, Rainer Martin Lüönd, Christian Markert, Wolfgang Miltz, Till Roehn, Carsten Spanka, Gebhard Thoma, Tian XIE
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Publication number: 20200337555Abstract: A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed. The system includes a light source, a light detector, a processor, a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, and instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to project a light, using the light source, onto a plurality of surfaces of an eye; create, using the light detector, an image of a plurality of reflections, each of the plurality of reflections created by reflecting the light off of one of the plurality of surfaces of the eye; determine that the plurality of reflections are in focus in the image; and calculate, based on the determination, a curvature of the plurality of surfaces of the eye based on the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Martin Eil, Ole Massow, Carsten Thomas, Sascha Birkner
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Patent number: 10729320Abstract: A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed. The system includes a light source, a light detector, a processor, a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, and instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to project a light, using the light source, onto a plurality of surfaces of an eye; create, using the light detector, an image of a plurality of reflections, each of the plurality of reflections created by reflecting the light off of one of the plurality of surfaces of the eye; determine that the plurality of reflections are in focus in the image; and calculate, based on the determination, a curvature of the plurality of surfaces of the eye based on the image.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Martin Eil, Ole Massow, Carsten Thomas, Sascha Birkner
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Publication number: 20190307325Abstract: A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed. The system includes a light source, a light detector, a processor, a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, and instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to project a light, using the light source, onto a plurality of surfaces of an eye; create, using the light detector, an image of a plurality of reflections, each of the plurality of reflections created by reflecting the light off of one of the plurality of surfaces of the eye; determine that the plurality of reflections are in focus in the image; and calculate, based on the determination, a curvature of the plurality of surfaces of the eye based on the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2016Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Martin Eil, Ole Massow, Carsten Thomas, Sascha Birkner
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Patent number: 7226020Abstract: Flaps, for example leading edge flaps and/or trailing edge flaps of an aircraft wing, are driven and adjusted by respective drive units. Drive shafts of neighboring flaps are coupled to each other by a differential gear. The differential gear is thus coupled to a main drive shaft which is driven by a main drive unit. Additionally, the differential gear is coupled to a secondary drive unit. The main drive power and the secondary drive power and thus the respective flap motions are super-imposable on each other, which permits operating the flaps independently of each other or in synchronism with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbHInventors: Ulrich Pohl, Carsten Thomas, Christian Lulla, Martin Kloenne
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Patent number: 7051975Abstract: An aircraft flap (or slat) drive apparatus includes first and second centralized drive units that respectively rotationally drive first and second drive lines in both wings. The first drive line includes shaft segments connected end-to-end by selectively engageable separating devices. The outboard ends of the first and second drive lines are coupled through one of the separating devices, in each wing. At least one actuator mechanism connects each flap to a respective shaft segment of the first drive line, and converts the drive line rotational motion to a flap translational motion. If a component breaks, jams, or otherwise fails, it is isolated by disengaging the two adjacent separating devices with the faulty component therebetween, so that the rest of the apparatus remains functional. Each one or both of the drive units can drive one or more or all of the flaps through the interconnected first and second drive lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2004Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbHInventors: Ulrich Pohl, Carsten Thomas
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Publication number: 20050151028Abstract: Flaps, for example leading edge flaps and/or trailing edge flaps of an aircraft wing, are driven and adjusted by respective drive units. Drive shafts of neighboring flaps are coupled to each other by a differential gear. The differential gear is thus coupled to a main drive shaft which is driven by a main drive unit. Additionally, the differential gear is coupled to a secondary drive unit. The main drive power and the secondary drive power and thus the respective flap motions are super-imposable on each other, which permits operating the flaps independently of each other or in synchronism with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: Ulrich Pohl, Carsten Thomas, Christian Lulla, Martin Kloenne
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Publication number: 20050029407Abstract: An aircraft flap (or slat) drive apparatus includes first and second centralized drive units that respectively rotationally drive first and second drive lines in both wings. The first drive line includes shaft segments connected end-to-end by selectively engageable separating devices. The outboard ends of the first and second drive lines are coupled through one of the separating devices, in each wing. At least one actuator mechanism connects each flap to a respective shaft segment of the first drive line, and converts the drive line rotational motion to a flap translational motion. If a component breaks, jams, or otherwise fails, it is isolated by disengaging the two adjacent separating devices with the faulty component therebetween, so that the rest of the apparatus remains functional. Each one or both of the drive units can drive one or more or all of the flaps through the interconnected first and second drive lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Ulrich Pohl, Carsten Thomas
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Publication number: 20020138823Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting simulation models (11, 18) between simulators (10, 17), the device having a first input/output element (22), to which the simulation model (11) is transmitted from the first simulator (11), having a processing unit (24), which, after the simulation model (11) has been transmitted, separates the model into individual operators (12) and stores the operator association (16), wherein the operators (12) that can be integrated, as external operators (19) and with semantic equivalence, by the second simulator (17) with the aid of the operator association (16) can be compiled into an operator library (12 [sic]), the device further having a second input/output element (23), which outputs the operator library and additionally provides the operator association (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Notker Amann, Carsten Thomas, Ines Fey, Matthias Hoffman, Gisela John