Patents by Inventor Christian KARL
Christian KARL 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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Patent number: 11407891Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising at least one fatty acid-modified epoxy amine adduct wherein the fatty acid has an iodine number of lower than 30 and at least one polymer obtained from the polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers and their use for forming coatings or binder agents, especially for decorative and protective coating applications on various substrates.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: ALLNEX AUSTRIA GMBHInventors: Andreas J. Steiner, Willibald Paar, Florian Lunzer, Jörg Christian Karl Wango, Jacqueline Gröller
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Publication number: 20220214207Abstract: The invention relates to a method for dosing a target component (20), wherein a dosing system (10) doses the target component (20) to a target value (Z20), which corresponds to a desired nominal value (S20soll), wherein an additional dosing system (12) doses at least one additional component (21, 22, 23) to be follow-on dosed, to a target value (Z21) of the component (21, 22, 23) to be follow-on dosed which is lower than a desired nominal value (S21soll) of the component (21, 22, 23) to be follow-on dosed, wherein an actual value (G20ist) of the target component (20) and at least one actual value (G21ist) of the component (21, 22, 23) to be follow-on dosed are then determined, a content (A) of the target component (20) then being calculated according to the actual value (G20ist) of the target component (20) and/or the actual value (G21ist) of the component (21, 22, 23) to be follow-on dosed and the content (A) being compared to a limit value (T) or tolerance band (T), at least the component (21, 22, 23) to beType: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Syed Muhammad Mushahid Azher, Christian Gebauer, Christian Karl Paasche, Marc Michaelis, Isabelle Hemming
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Patent number: 11298244Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: K2M, Inc.Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov, Brian Haight, Justyna Zielinska, Shawn Graham
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Publication number: 20210316646Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement, a control device in the seat arrangement, and a method for activating a plurality of massage units integrated in a vehicle seat, including the following steps: playing back an acoustic entertainment signal by means of a playback device of a vehicle; and controlling the plurality of massage units based on the acoustic entertainment signal by means of the control device; in which at least one of the plurality of massage units is activated so as to vibrate in a frequency range, in which the at least one of the plurality of massage units only brings about noise emission which is externally imperceptible to a person other than a person sitting on the vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Christian MERGL, Wojciech FALINSKI, Christian KARL, Martin JUERGENLIEMK, Wolfgang UEBEL, Christian HERRMANN, Florian POHL
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Publication number: 20210307921Abstract: A spinal interbody device (IBD) includes a solid wall that at least partially defines a boundary of the IBD and a porous body connected to the solid wall. The porous body includes a plurality of sections that form at least a portion of both a superior and inferior bone interface side of the IBD. Each section of the porous body has a different porosity than an adjacent section such that the porosities increase toward a center of the IBD.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Collin Newman, Christian Karl Schultz, Steven Willis, Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Christopher P. Bell, Andrew Edward Ehlers, Anna Reza, Marc Gilles Long, Joseph Henry Robinson
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Patent number: 11110420Abstract: The invention relates to a fluidised bed system (1) comprising a plurality of granulation units (2), arranged so as to be functionally parallel, for producing pharmaceutical granules, each granulation unit (2) comprising: a fluidised bed container (3), an inlet (4) and an outlet (5) on said fluidised bed container (3), a fluid supply (6) and a fluid discharge (7) on said fluidised bed container (3), and at least one injection nozzle (8) for injecting a processing substance into the fluidised bed container (3), as well as a control unit for adjusting processing conditions within each granulation unit (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Hüttlin GmbHInventors: Bernd Wolpensinger, Christian Karl Paasche, Marc Michaelis, Matthias Boerner, Norbert Zerrer
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Publication number: 20210255674Abstract: Embodiments herein may present an integrated circuit or a computing system having an integrated circuit, where the integrated circuit includes a physical network layer, a physical computing layer, and a physical memory layer, each having a set of dies, and a die including multiple tiles. The physical network layer further includes one or more signal pathways dynamically configurable between multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies for the multiple tiles, where each topology of the multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies corresponds to a communication pattern related to a workload. At least a tile in the physical computing layer is further arranged to move data to another tile in the physical computing layer or a storage cell of the physical memory layer through the one or more signal pathways in the physical network layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Simon C. Steely, JR., Richard Dischler, David Bach, Olivier Franza, William J. Butera, Christian Karl, Benjamin Keen, Brian Leung
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Publication number: 20210228440Abstract: The invention relates to a method for activating motors of a massage device provided in a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, wherein the activation of the motors is performed by a control unit on the basis of an acoustic entertainment signal, wherein a first motor and a second motor are activated as a pair, and wherein the activation of the motors of the pair is performed alternately. The invention further relates to a control unit, which is designed to control at least one pair of motors according to a method according to the invention, and to a seat arrangement for carrying out such a method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURGInventors: Christian MERGL, Wojciech FALINSKI, Wolfgang UEBEL, Christian KARL, Peter HORN, Stefan BICKEL, Alexander MUELLER, Martin JUERGENLIEMK
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Patent number: 11065126Abstract: A spinal interbody device (IBD) includes a solid wall that at least partially defines a boundary of the IBD and a porous body connected to the solid wall. The porous body includes a plurality of sections that form at least a portion of both a superior and inferior bone interface side of the IBD. Each section of the porous body has a different porosity than an adjacent section such that the porosities increase toward a center of the IBD.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLCInventors: Collin Newman, Christian Karl Schultz, Steven Willis, Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Christopher P. Bell, Andrew Edward Ehlers, Anna Reza, Marc Gilles Long, Joseph Henry Robinson
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Patent number: 11046225Abstract: A method for activating massage units in a seat, a control device for carrying out the method, and seat arrangement are described. One method for activating massage units in a seat, in particular in a vehicle seat, includes playing back an acoustic entertainment signal, in particular a piece of music, by means of a playback device, in particular an entertainment system of a vehicle. The method further includes controlling massage units integrated in the seat based on the acoustic entertainment signal by means of a control device.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG (Coburg)Inventors: Christian Mergl, Wojciech Falinski, Christian Karl, Martin Juergenliemk, Wolfgang Uebel, Christian Herrmann, Florian Pohl
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Publication number: 20210145590Abstract: A prosthesis for spinal surgery includes a spacer adapted to be secured into the bone and attached to one of a plurality of configuration plates. The configuration plates are interchangeable and each one is configured to utilize a different combination of bone screws, anchors or both. The prosthesis may further include a retaining mechanism to prevent bone screws and/or anchors from backing out.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Jason H. Steinke, Steven Willis, Justyna Zielinska
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Patent number: 10996825Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for an electronic spine and one or more digital pages removably attached to the electronic spine, wherein the one or more digital pages include a first side with a first flexible display and a second side with a second flexible display. In one example, the system may further include a magnetic interface, wherein the digital page is removably attached to the electronic spine via the magnetic interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Christian Karl, Charles Magnuson, Sergei Babokhov, Timothy D. Wig
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Patent number: 10966835Abstract: A prosthesis for spinal surgery includes a spacer adapted to be secured into the bone and attached to one of a plurality of configuration plates. The configuration plates are interchangeable and each one is configured to utilize a different combination of bone screws, anchors or both. The prosthesis may further include a retaining mechanism to prevent bone screws and/or anchors from backing out.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLCInventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Jason Steinke, Steven Willis, Justyna Zielinska
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Patent number: 10963022Abstract: Embodiments herein may present an integrated circuit or a computing system having an integrated circuit, where the integrated circuit includes a physical network layer, a physical computing layer, and a physical memory layer, each having a set of dies, and a die including multiple tiles. The physical network layer further includes one or more signal pathways dynamically configurable between multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies for the multiple tiles, where each topology of the multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies corresponds to a communication pattern related to a workload. At least a tile in the physical computing layer is further arranged to move data to another tile in the physical computing layer or a storage cell of the physical memory layer through the one or more signal pathways in the physical network layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Simon C. Steely, Jr., Richard Dischler, David Bach, Olivier Franza, William J. Butera, Christian Karl, Benjamin Keen, Brian Leung
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Publication number: 20210038404Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spinal implant with a solid frame and a porous inner layer. The implant may have a cavity defined by the porous inner layer. The solid frame may have one or more ribs extending from a medial wall to a lateral wall. The thickness of the porous layer may vary relative the thickness of the solid frame at various locations. An inserter to place a spinal implant and a method to perform same are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Thomas A. Alheidt, Jessica Cetrangol, Christian Karl Schultz, Jason Steinke, Steven Willis, Robert Cipoletti, Charles L. Bush, JR., Brad Juchno
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Publication number: 20200398239Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor device, to a method for guiding materials, and to a method for cleaning a distributor device. The distributor device for guiding materials, in particular particulate pharmaceutical solids, comprises: a process chamber (2) having at least one inlet opening (3) and having at least two outlet openings (4), a distributor element (5) for distributing the materials, wherein the distributor element (5) extends through the process chamber (2) in order to connect the inlet opening (3) to one of the outlet openings (4), wherein the distributor element (5) is arranged rotatably about an axis of rotation (6), and a cleaning apparatus (7) which is configured to clean the process chamber (2) and the distributor element (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Martin Gross, Christian Karl Paasche
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Publication number: 20200371566Abstract: Embodiments herein may present an integrated circuit or a computing system having an integrated circuit, where the integrated circuit includes a physical network layer, a physical computing layer, and a physical memory layer, each having a set of dies, and a die including multiple tiles. The physical network layer further includes one or more signal pathways dynamically configurable between multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies for the multiple tiles, where each topology of the multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies corresponds to a communication pattern related to a workload. At least a tile in the physical computing layer is further arranged to move data to another tile in the physical computing layer or a storage cell of the physical memory layer through the one or more signal pathways in the physical network layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Simon C. Steely, JR., Richard Dischler, David Bach, Olivier Franza, William J. Butera, Christian Karl, Benjamin Keen, Brian Leung
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Patent number: 10835388Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spinal implant with a solid frame and a porous inner layer. The implant may have a cavity defined by the porous inner layer. The solid frame may have one or more ribs extending from a medial wall to a lateral wall. The thickness of the porous layer may vary relative the thickness of the solid frame at various locations. An inserter to place a spinal implant and a method to perform same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLCInventors: Bryan D. Milz, Thomas A. Alheidt, Jessica Cetrangol, Christian Karl Schultz, Jason Steinke, Steven Willis, Robert Cipoletti, Charles L. Bush, Jr., Brad Juchno
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Patent number: 10814334Abstract: A device for separating a metalliferous, lumpy mixture, with a conveyor belt and with a rotating drum in which a fixed magnet system with at least one magnet line is arranged. The separating effect of the device is improved and its complexity is reduced where it is provided that the magnets of the at least one magnet line are arranged such that their poles have the sequence NS SN or SN NS in the circumferential direction, as a result of which the ratio of the maximum radial magnetic flux density to the maximum tangential magnetic flux density on the belt surface, facing the material, in the region of the magnet system is greater than one and, owing to this, the electrically conductive particles are separated out into the first partial stream by radial force action (repulsion).Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: IFE AUFBEREITUNGSTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Christian Karl
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Publication number: 20200324677Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a motor (20) of a massage unit (2) provided in a seat (10), in particular a vehicle seat, wherein the control is undertaken based on a primary signal (4) and a secondary signal, wherein the primary signal is an entertainment signal and wherein the secondary signal is based on at least one state parameter of the motor. The invention further relates to a control device, which is designed to control the motor according to such a method, and to a seat arrangement having a seat, having a motor provided in the seat, and having such a control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURGInventors: Christian MERGL, Wojciech FALINSKI, Wolfgang UEBEL, Christian KARL, Christian HERRMANN, Martin JUERGENLIEMK