Patents by Inventor Christoph Thoma

Christoph Thoma 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: 11944692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dental, light-curable, one-component composite compositions comprising (A) monomers, (B) fillers, and (C) initiators, the viscosity ?20 of which at 20° C. is greater than 400 Pa*s, preferably greater than 800 Pa*s and more preferably greater than 1200 Pa*s, and the viscosity ?50 of which at 50° C. is less than 150 Pa*s, preferably less than 120 Pa*s and more preferably less than 90 Pa*s, and wherein the quotient ?50/?20 of the viscosity of the composite composition at 50° C. and the viscosity of the composite composition at 20° C. is less than 0.125, preferably less than 0.1. The invention is preferably directed to dental composite compositions selected from the group consisting of dental filling materials, lining materials, luting materials and fissure sealants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: VOCO GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Hahn, Gerrit Lübbe, Reinhard Maletz, Manfred Thomas Plaumann
  • Publication number: 20240094319
    Abstract: There is provided a method of determining a scan sequence for magnetic resonance imaging—MRI. The method comprises: receiving an indication of one or more selected imaging parameters for the MRI; and based on the selected imaging parameters, determining the scan sequence usable by an MRI apparatus to perform the MRI, wherein determining the scan sequence comprises configuring the scan sequence to modulate gradient noise arising from the MRI apparatus during the MRI to deliver a first audible signal to the patient, wherein the first audible signal is configured to perform auditory stimulation of slow wave activity in the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Johnson, Steffen Weiss, Marieke Van Dooren, Jan Hendrik Wuelbern, Christoph Günther Leussler, Rajendra Singh Sisodia
  • Publication number: 20230413873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a protein containing fermented plant based product yoghurt analogue liquid from a defatted oleaginous plant, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) Forming a suspension comprising the defatted oleaginous plant in an aqueous solvent; b) Enzymatically treating the suspension obtained in step a), with the following enzymes: —at least one protein glutaminase for the solubilisation in said aqueous solvent of proteins contained in the defatted oleaginous plant, —optionally one transglutaminase, —at least one glycosidase, said enzymes being used successively or simultaneously; c) Homogenizing at a pressure higher than 30 bar to obtain a protein containing plant based product, d) Optionally recovering the plant protein containing plant based product obtained in step c); e) Heating the plant based product to a temperature from 80° C. to 140° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: YUXI DENG, YOUYUN LIANG, CHRISTOPH THOMAS WIDMER, JAN BIEHL, EDWIN ANANTA
  • Patent number: 11812754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dispersion of dietary fibre particles in fat. In particular, a composition wherein the dietary fibre particles comprise water. Further aspects of the invention include the use of the composition to reduce saturated fatty acid content, a process for preparing the composition and a food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Fabiola Dionisi, Isabel Fernandez Farres, Lennart Fries, Sanyasi Gaddipati, Zeynel Deniz Gunes, Christian Kjolby, Christoph Thomas Reh, Laurent Sagalowicz
  • Patent number: 11797424
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing creation and/or implementation of compliance-based procedures and policies for computing environments executing software programs using computing resources. In at least some situations, the described techniques include performing one or more defined compliance tests on a target computing environment by employing user-defined and/or predefined compliance profiles to test one or more computing resources in the target computing environment. Profiles typically include one or more user-defined or predefined controls that each includes one or more compliance tests, which in turn utilize one or more user-defined or predefined testing-implementation modules to execute the tests. Profiles can introduce dependencies so that one profile can access and utilize the controls or testing-implementation modules in other profiles. A user can dynamically execute a profile, and/or profiles can be scheduled for execution (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Dominik Richter, Christoph Thomas Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20230240311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a plant protein containing liquid from a defatted oleaginous plant, comprising the following steps: a) Forming a suspension of the defatted oleaginous plant in an aqueous solvent; b) Enzymatically treating the suspension obtained in step a), with the following enzymes: — at least one protein glutaminase for the solubilisation in said aqueous solvent of proteins contained in the defatted oleaginous plant, — at least one transglutaminase, said enzymes being used successively or simultaneously; c) Recovering the plant protein containing liquid obtained in step b). The Invention also relates to a plant protein containing liquid, obtained according to said process and a protein-rich food product, comprising the plant protein containing liquid obtained according to the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: EDWIN ANANTA, JAN BIEHL, YUXI DENG, YOUYUN LIANG, CHRISTOPH THOMAS WIDMER
  • Publication number: 20230232868
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel and gentle process for producing oat-based products containing oat proteins that have good functional properties, including solubility, emulsifying, foaming and gelling properties. This process includes hydrolysis to break down carbohydrates, physical separation to remove insoluble fibers, and membrane filtration to concentrate oat proteins by the removal of sugars. The method can include providing an oat mixture; hydrolyzing the oat mixture with an enzyme or a combination of enzymes; physically separating an insoluble material from the hydrolyzed oat mixture to form a soluble hydrolyzed oat mixture; applying membrane filtration to the soluble hydrolyzed oat mixture using a membrane having molecular weight cut-offs (MWCO) greater than 100 kDa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: JULIANA VALLE COSTA SILVA, NICOLE REBEKKA ROHRER, CHRISTOPH THOMAS WIDMER, JAN BIEHL, KLAUS INDERMUHLE
  • Publication number: 20230225378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treatment of a plant-based protein-containing composition comprising the steps of subjecting the protein-containing composition to a protein-deamidase treatment and to high-pressure homogenization. The invention further concerns a plant-based protein-containing composition that can be obtained by the inventive method as well as the use of the plant-based protein-containing composition obtained by the inventive method as a food, a food additive, or a starting material for the production of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: EDWIN ANANTA, JAN BIEHL, YUXI DENG, YOUYUN LIANG, MICHAEL MERZ, CHRISTOPH THOMAS WIDMER
  • Publication number: 20230148636
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of food compositions comprising algae. In particular, the present invention relates to a food composition comprising algae which are heat treated to reduce unwanted off-flavors. The algae may be algae from the Chlorella genus. For example, the algae may be Chlorella vulgaris. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method to reduce the off-taste of an algae containing composition comprising a heat treatment, wherein the heat treatment comprises a primary heat treatment at a temperature in the range of about 130-160° C. and a secondary heat treatment at a temperature in the range of about 90-150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: MICHAEL MERZ, VALERIE PATRICIA MAURICETTE MARIE AUDOUIN, INDIA C. SEVERIN, MADLEEN SABOUNDJIAN, CHRISTOPH THOMAS WIDMER, ROOSMARIJN FLEUR BULDER
  • Publication number: 20210368810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dispersion of dietary fibre particles in fat. In particular, a composition wherein the dietary fibre particles comprise water. Further aspects of the invention include the use of the composition to reduce saturated fatty acid content, a process for preparing the composition and a food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Fabiola Dionisi, Isabel Fernandez Farres, Lennart Fries, Sanyasi Gaddipati, Zeynel Deniz Gunes, Christian Kjolby, Christoph Thomas Reh, Laurent Sagalowicz
  • Patent number: 11096401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing roast coffee beans with improved aroma, wherein extracted roast coffee beans are treated with an aqueous liquid comprising glycosidase to hydrolyse carbohydrates in the coffee beans, and the aqueous solution is subsequently used to infuse green coffee beans before roasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Cyril Moccand, Stefan Palzer, Rachid Bel-Rhlid, Christoph Thomas Reh, Jean-Luc Sauvageat, Wilbert Sybesma
  • Patent number: 10978232
    Abstract: An electromagnet and method for producing the electromagnet. The electromagnet is intended to maintain pretensioning force of fastening by a force acting on a yoke over intended operating time under changing operating temperatures. The yoke encloses an armature that is provided with a flange, which conducts magnetic flux from a housing to the armature, the housing being connected on the one hand to a flange of the yoke and on the other hand to a core flange in a material-bonding manner by welding. The electromagnet can be used for actuation of valves, couplings or other electromechanical adjusting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Thomas Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Schonlau, Christoph Thomas, Christian Häberle, Sebastian Heinzel, Marc Leinweber, Michael Ermert
  • Publication number: 20200296988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing roast coffee beans with improved aroma, wherein extracted roast coffee beans are treated with an aqueous liquid comprising glycosidase to hydrolyse carbohydrates in the coffee beans, and the aqueous solution is subsequently used to infuse green coffee beans before roasting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Cyril Moccand, Stefan Palzer, Rachid Bel-Rhlid, Christoph Thomas Reh, Jean-Luc Sauvageat, Wilbert Sybesma
  • Publication number: 20190370157
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing creation and/or implementation of compliance-based procedures and policies for computing environments executing software programs using computing resources. In at least some situations, the described techniques include performing one or more defined compliance tests on a target computing environment by employing user-defined and/or predefined compliance profiles to test one or more computing resources in the target computing environment. Profiles typically include one or more user-defined or predefined controls that each includes one or more compliance tests, which in turn utilize one or more user-defined or predefined testing-implementation modules to execute the tests. Profiles can introduce dependencies so that one profile can access and utilize the controls or testing-implementation modules in other profiles. A user can dynamically execute a profile, and/or profiles can be scheduled for execution (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Dominik Richter, Christoph Thomas Hartmann
  • Patent number: 10430317
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing creation and/or implementation of compliance-based procedures and policies for computing environments executing software programs using computing resources. In at least some situations, the described techniques include performing one or more defined compliance tests on a target computing environment by employing user-defined and/or predefined compliance profiles to test one or more computing resources in the target computing environment. Profiles typically include one or more user-defined or predefined controls that each includes one or more compliance tests, which in turn utilize one or more user-defined or predefined testing-implementation modules to execute the tests. Profiles can introduce dependencies so that one profile can access and utilize the controls or testing-implementation modules in other profiles. A user can dynamically execute a profile, and/or profiles can be scheduled for execution (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Chef Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Dominik Richter, Christoph Thomas Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20180247749
    Abstract: An electromagnet and method for producing the electromagnet. The electromagnet is intended to maintain pretensioning force of fastening by a force acting on a yoke over intended operating time under changing operating temperatures. The yoke encloses an armature that is provided with a flange, which conducts magnetic flux from a housing to the armature, the housing being connected on the one hand to a flange of the yoke and on the other hand to a core flange in a material-bonding manner by welding. The electromagnet can be used for actuation of valves, couplings or other electromechanical adjusting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Juergen SCHONLAU, Christoph Thomas, Christian Häberle, Sebastian Heinzel, Marc Leinweber, Michael Ermert
  • Publication number: 20180121333
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing creation and/or implementation of compliance-based procedures and policies for computing environments executing software programs using computing resources. In at least some situations, the described techniques include performing one or more defined compliance tests on a target computing environment by employing user-defined and/or predefined compliance profiles to test one or more computing resources in the target computing environment. Profiles typically include one or more user-defined or predefined controls that each includes one or more compliance tests, which in turn utilize one or more user-defined or predefined testing-implementation modules to execute the tests. Profiles can introduce dependencies so that one profile can access and utilize the controls or testing-implementation modules in other profiles. A user can dynamically execute a profile, and/or profiles can be scheduled for execution (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Dominik Richter, Christoph Thomas Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20050202067
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a matrix structure for inducing a neofascia with at least one two-dimensional matrix of at least one biocompatible and resorbable polymer, wherein the surface of the matrix is designed to immobilize tissue cells, in particular autologous fibrocytes of the fascia transversalis, and to reduce a preferably three-dimensional tissue growth in vitro or in vivo. The invention is also directed to a hybrid matrix system, which includes the matrix structure and tissue cells immobilized thereon. The novel matrix as well as the fascia hybrid are characterized by a high biocompatibility and overcome the disadvantages of non-degradable implants, thereby promoting formation of a neofascia with native biomechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: GKSS Forschungszentrum
    Inventors: Andreas Lendlein, Karola Lutzow, Steffen Kelch, Thomas Groth, Heinz Buhr, Christoph Isbert, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Christoph Reissfelder, Jorg-P. Ritz
  • Patent number: 6057550
    Abstract: An infrared radiation detector device has a cooled detector element (3) within a first optical device (internal cold shield (1.sub.i)). The first optical device includes a first diaphragm (6.sub.i) in front of said detector element. The infrared radiation detector device has a second optical device (external cold shield (1.sub.a)) which is thermally separated from the first optical device. The second optical device includes a second diaphragm (6.sub.a). The aperture (7.sub.a) of the diaphragm forms the pupil of the infrared optic which produces an infrared image on the surface of said detector element (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Steinheil Optronik GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Thoma, Matthias Erdmann, Johann Schweiger, Karl Pietzsch
  • Patent number: 5822301
    Abstract: The method and arrangement evaluates communication connections in multi-node networks. Two possible lines are thereby evaluated with fuzzy logic with respect to their performance, their time behavior and their dependability aspects. The intermediate variables derive therefrom which are processed with a principal rule set to form a weighting factor for the respective line. A routing method that is to define the shortest path for a communication connection employs this weighting factor in order to determine the corresponding connection. The method and arrangement especially beneficially realized in a multi-node network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Arnold, Johannes Hellendoorn, Rudolf Seising, Christoph Thomas