Patents by Inventor Christoph Vogt
Christoph Vogt 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: 9187153Abstract: A vessel includes a hull with a turret, a cavity in the turret and a mooring buoy releasably attached in the cavity, the buoy including a buoyant body and carrying a number of risers, extending to a subsea hydrocarbon well and a number of anchor lines connected to the sea bed, wherein upon connection of the buoy to the cavity, the buoy is attached to a pulling member connected to a winch on the vessel for lifting of the buoy. Each anchor line and/or riser at its upper end is connected to a stopper member, the stopper member being attached to the pulling member, wherein during lifting, each anchor line and/or riser and the stopper member are movable relative to the buoyant body in a length direction of the anchor lines and/or risers, and wherein after connection of the buoyant body to the cavity, the stopper member is engaged with an abutment member on the buoyant body to support the anchor line and/or riser weight off the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.Inventors: Philippe Lavagna, Xavier Connaulte, Christoph Vogt
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Patent number: 8851004Abstract: A vessel includes a hull with a turret, a cavity in the turret and a mooring buoy releasably attached in the cavity, the buoy including a buoyant body and carrying a number of risers, extending to a subsea hydrocarbon well and a number of anchor lines connected to the sea bed, wherein upon connection of the buoy to the cavity, the buoy is attached to a pulling member connected to a winch on the vessel for lifting of the buoy. Each anchor line and/or riser at its upper end is connected to a stopper member, the stopper member being attached to the pulling member, wherein during lifting, each anchor line and/or riser and the stopper member are movable relative to the buoyant body in a length direction of the anchor lines and/or risers, and wherein after connection of the buoyant body to the cavity, the stopper member is engaged with an abutment member on the buoyant body to support the anchor line and/or riser weight off the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings Inc.Inventors: Philippe Lavagna, Xavier Connaulte, Christoph Vogt
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Publication number: 20140261131Abstract: A vessel includes a hull with a turret, a cavity in the turret and a mooring buoy releasably attached in the cavity, the buoy including a buoyant body and carrying a number of risers, extending to a subsea hydrocarbon well and a number of anchor lines connected to the sea bed, wherein upon connection of the buoy to the cavity, the buoy is attached to a pulling member connected to a winch on the vessel for lifting of the buoy. Each anchor line and/or riser at its upper end is connected to a stopper member, the stopper member being attached to the pulling member, wherein during lifting, each anchor line and/or riser and the stopper member are movable relative to the buoyant body in a length direction of the anchor lines and/or risers, and wherein after connection of the buoyant body to the cavity, the stopper member is engaged with an abutment member on the buoyant body to support the anchor line and/or riser weight off the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.Inventors: Philippe LAVAGNA, Xavier CONNAULTE, Christoph VOGT
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Patent number: 8778262Abstract: One aspect is an alloy consisting of niobium, zirconium, tantalum, and tungsten. The alloy is formed with a melt metallurgical route such that all four metals solidify as a homogeneous alloy having no inclusions more than 10 ?m in size.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel
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Patent number: 8636825Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing an alloy characterized by grinding tantalum to form a tantalum powder and grinding tungsten to form a tungsten powder; mixing the tantalum powder and the tungsten powder to form a blended powder. The weight fraction of tungsten powder in the blended powder is larger than in the desired alloy. A blended body is produced from the blended powder by a powder metallurgical route. A pre-alloy is produced by a first melting of the blended body and at least a fraction of at least one further metal by a melt metallurgical route. The alloy is produced by a second melting of the pre-alloy and the remaining fraction of at least one metal by a melt metallurgical route.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: W. C. Heraeus GmbHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel, Egbert Stiedl
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Patent number: 8606370Abstract: One aspect is a medical electrode system including a conduction coil and a stimulation electrode. The stimulation electrode encompasses a base body having a top area and an end area. The system is characterized in that the conduction coil encompasses a connection element. The connection element is thermally shrink-fitted onto the end area.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: W. C. Heraeus GmbHInventors: Christoph Vogt, Lena Lewandrowski, Stefan Schibli, Christiane Leitold, René Richter
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Patent number: 8414679Abstract: One aspect is a method for producing an alloy, whereby the alloy includes at least a first metal and a second metal, whereby firstly a powder metallurgical route and subsequently a melt metallurgical route is used sequentially in order to generate the alloy from the, at least, first metal and the second metal. The method includes grinding the first metal into a first metal powder, grinding the second metal into a second metal powder, mixing the first metal powder and the second metal powder to produce a blended powder, generating a blended body from the blended powder by the powder metallurgical route, and generating the alloy by melting the blended body by the melt metallurgical route.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: W. C. Heraeus GmbHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel
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Patent number: 8394170Abstract: One aspect is a method for producing an alloy, whereby the alloy consists of a first metal, a second metal, a third metal, and a fourth metal, and the first metal, the second metal, the third metal, and the fourth metal are selected from the group consisting of the metals, niobium, zirconium, tantalum tungsten. The method includes the steps of grinding the first metal to form a first metal powder and grinding the second metal to form a second metal powder; mixing the first metal powder and the second metal powder to form a first blended powder; generating a first blended body from the blended powder by a powder metallurgical route; and generating the alloy by melting the first blended body and the remaining metals by a melt metallurgical route.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: W. C. Heraeus GmbHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel
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Publication number: 20120012044Abstract: A vessel includes a hull with a turret, a cavity in the turret and a mooring buoy releasably attached in the cavity, the buoy including a buoyant body and carrying a number of risers, extending to a subsea hydrocarbon well and a number of anchor lines connected to the sea bed, wherein upon connection of the buoy to the cavity, the buoy is attached to a pulling member connected to a winch on the vessel for lifting of the buoy. Each anchor line and/or riser at its upper end is connected to a stopper member, the stopper member being attached to the pulling member, wherein during lifting, each anchor line and/or riser and the stopper member are movable relative to the buoyant body in a length direction of the anchor lines and/or risers, and wherein after connection of the buoyant body to the cavity, the stopper member is engaged with an abutment member on the buoyant body to support the anchor line and/or riser weight off the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.Inventors: Philippe Lavagna, Xavier Connaulte, Christoph Vogt
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Publication number: 20110264161Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing an alloy, whereby the alloy consists of three metals and the three metals are selected from the group consisting of tantalum, tungsten, and niobium. The method according to one embodiment is characterized by a) grinding the tantalum to form a tantalum powder and grinding the tungsten to form a tungsten powder; b) mixing the tantalum powder and the tungsten powder to form a blended powder, whereby the weight fraction of tungsten powder in the blended powder is larger than in the desired alloy; c) producing a blended body from the blended powder by means of a powder metallurgical route; d) producing a pre-alloy by means of a first melting of the blended body and at least a fraction of at least one further metal by means of a melt metallurgical route; and e) producing the alloy by means of a second melting of the pre-alloy and the remaining fraction of at least one metal by means of a melt metallurgical route.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel, Egbert Stiedl
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Publication number: 20110129386Abstract: One aspect discloses a method for producing an alloy, whereby the alloy consists of a first metal, a second metal, a third metal, and a fourth metal, and the first metal, the second metal, the third metal, and the fourth metal are selected from the group consisting of the metals, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, and tungsten, and the method includes the steps of a) grinding the first metal to form a first metal powder and grinding the second metal to form a second metal powder; b) mixing the first metal powder and the second metal powder to form a first blended powder; c) generating a first blended body from the blended powder by means of a powder metallurgical route; d) generating the alloy by melting the first blended body and the remaining metals by means of a melt metallurgical route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel
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Publication number: 20110033335Abstract: One aspect is a method for producing an alloy, whereby the alloy includes at least a first metal and a second metal, whereby firstly a powder metallurgical route and subsequently a melt metallurgical route is used sequentially in order to generate the alloy from the, at least, first metal and the second metal. The method includes grinding the first metal into a first metal powder, grinding the second metal into a second metal powder, mixing the first metal powder and the second metal powder to produce a blended powder, generating a blended body from the blended powder by the powder metallurgical route, and generating the alloy by melting the blended body by the melt metallurgical route.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel
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Publication number: 20110015709Abstract: One aspect is a medical electrode system including a conduction coil and a stimulation electrode. The stimulation electrode encompasses a base body having a top area and an end area. The system is characterized in that the conduction coil encompasses a connection element. The connection element is thermally shrink-fitted onto the end area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Christoph Vogt, Lena Lewandrowski, Stefan Schibli, Christiane Leitold, René Richter
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Publication number: 20110015711Abstract: One aspect includes a stimulation electrode including a base body. The base body encompasses a top area and an end area, and the end area encompasses a screw thread at least area by area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Christoph Vogt, Lena Lewandrowski, Stefan Schibli, Christiane Leitold, René Richter
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Publication number: 20110015710Abstract: One aspect is a stimulation electrode including a base body. The base body encompasses a top area and an end area. The end area encompasses a groove-like, radially revolving coupling element, into which a connection area of a conduction coil can be pressed by means of plastic deformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Christoph Vogt, Lena Lewandrowski, Stefan Schibli, Christiane Leitold, René Richter
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Publication number: 20100233507Abstract: One aspect is a device including at least two interconnected metal parts. The two interconnected parts are formed from metals with different melting temperature from the group consisting of the elements Pt, Pd, Ag, Au, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, W, V, Hf, Mo, Co, Cr, Ni, Ir, Re, Ru as well as alloys on the basis of at least one of those elements. The metal part with the lower melting temperature is fused onto the metal part with the higher melting temperature and both parts are friction-locked and/or form-locked with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Christoph Vogt, Lena Lewandrowski, Stefan Schibli, Heiko Specht
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Publication number: 20100211147Abstract: One aspect is a stranded wire containing numerous coils. The stranded wire is configured as an electrical connection between an electrical stimulation device that is connected to the proximal end of the stranded wire, and an electrode connected to the distal end of the stranded wire. At least one coil includes a tantalum or niobium-based metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: W. C. HERAEUS GMBHInventors: Herwig Schiefer, Christoph Vogt, Lars Gusseck, Matthias Frericks, Heiko Specht, Jens Troetzschel
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Patent number: 4064820Abstract: Apparatus for the marine transshipment of a liquid such as oil from a supply tanker to a transport tanker, comprises an elongated vessel having a horizontal track portion extending lengthwise thereof. The horizontal track terminates adjacent one end of the vessel in an inclined track portion that extends down to the end of the vessel at least as low as the water line. Horizontal rails extend along opposite sides of the horizontal track portion and beyond the horizontal track over the inclined track portion. A trolley rides on these rails and is winch-operated to pull a flexible conduit up onto the horizontal track portion when the conduit is not in use for the transshipment of liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1976Date of Patent: December 27, 1977Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings Inc.Inventor: Christoph Vogt