Patents by Inventor Christopher Kerns

Christopher Kerns 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: 9321724
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain heteroaryl compounds which may be used as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for treating animals. The medicament can be used for the treatment of parasitic infections such as helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis caused by such infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Marko Eck, Christopher Kern
  • Patent number: 9316254
    Abstract: The cage for a rolling bearing intended to ensure the circumferential spacing of a row of balls is provided. The cage provides at least two groups of pockets for the balls each provided with means for axially retaining the cage on the associated ball. A first range of axial play is provided between the pockets of a first of the at least two groups and associated balls. A second range of axial play is provided between the pockets of a second of the at least two groups and associated balls. The values of the ranges are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Thierry Adane, Sylvain Bussit, Jean-Marie Gerard, Christopher Kern, Thomas Lepine
  • Patent number: 9260441
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain heteroaryl compounds for use as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for treating animals. The medicament can be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Marko Eck, Christopher Kern
  • Patent number: 9231933
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing access to secured resources. A token providing system stores a primary authentication token that is used to obtain temporary authentication tokens. The token providing system provides, to application programs that are unable to access the primary authentication token, the temporary authentication tokens. The token providing system receives, from a first application program of the application programs, a first request to obtain a first temporary authentication token. The first request does not include the primary authentication token. The token providing system transmits a second request to obtain the first temporary authentication token. The second request includes the primary authentication token. The token providing system receives the first temporary authentication token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vittaldas Sachin Shenoy, Pankaj Risbood, Vivek Sahasranaman, Christoph Kern, Evan K. Anderson
  • Patent number: 9135037
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving an outgoing packet from a source virtual machine; obtaining a secret key for the source virtual machine, the secret key not being known by a destination virtual machine; obtaining a unique token derived at least partly from the secret key and a network address of the destination virtual machine; encapsulating the outgoing packet in a second packet along with the token and a token expiration time; and sending the second packet to the destination virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Cristian Petrescu-Prahova, Christoph Kern, Evan K. Anderson, Joseph S. Beda, III
  • Publication number: 20150197308
    Abstract: An electronically controlled suspension system for a bicycle includes at least one spring element between first and second parts the bicycle, both parts being movably interconnected. At least one parameter of the spring element is modified. At least one actuator influences the spring element to modify the at least one parameter. An electronic module produces a control signal for the at least one actuator. A control device is influenced by the control signal produced by the electronic module. The control device is connected to at least one of the electronic module and the actuator through a radio signal. A corresponding method controls the suspension system for the bicycle and a computer program executes the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Butora, Jürgen Beier, Reiner Künstle, Florian Koller, Christoph Kern
  • Publication number: 20150080365
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain heteroaryl compounds for use as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for treating animals. The medicament can be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Marko Eck, Christopher Kern
  • Publication number: 20150057279
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain heteroaryl compounds which may be used as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for treating animals. The medicament can be used for the treatment of parasitic infections such as helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis caused by such infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Marko Eck, Christopher Kern
  • Publication number: 20150003768
    Abstract: The cage for a rolling bearing intended to ensure the circumferential spacing of a row of balls is provided. The cage provides at least two groups of pockets for the balls each provided with means for axially retaining the cage on the associated ball. A first range of axil play is provided between the pockets of a first of the at least two groups and associated balls. A second range of axial play is provided between the pockets of a second of the at least two groups and associated balls. The values of the ranges are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Thierry Adane, Sylvain Bussit, Jean-Marie Gerard, Christopher Kern, Thomas Lepine
  • Patent number: 8883791
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain N-heteroaryl compounds that are generally useful as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for animals. The medicament can preferably be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to the preparation of the N-heteroaryl compounds. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Christopher Kern, Marko Eck, Jörg Schröder
  • Patent number: 8877934
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain N-heteroaryl compounds that are generally useful as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for animals. The medicament can preferably be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to novel N-heteroaryl compounds and the preparation of said compounds. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Christopher Kern, Marko Eck, Jörg Schröder
  • Patent number: 8533796
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing access to secured resources. A token providing system stores a primary authentication token that is used to obtain temporary authentication tokens. The token providing system provides, to application programs that are unable to access the primary authentication token, the temporary authentication tokens. The token providing system receives, from a first application program of the application programs, a first request to obtain a first temporary authentication token. The first request does not include the primary authentication token. The token providing system transmits a second request to obtain the first temporary authentication token. The second request includes the primary authentication token. The token providing system receives the first temporary authentication token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vittaldas Sachin Shenoy, Pankaj Risbood, Vivek Sahasranaman, Christoph Kern, Evan K. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8533343
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing virtual network pairs between virtual machines and other devices. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of outgoing packets from one or more source virtual machines executing on the data processing apparatus, each source virtual machine being a hardware virtualization of the data processing apparatus and each packet destined for a destination virtual machine; establishing a plurality of virtual network pairs, one for each unique pair of source and destination virtual machines, wherein establishing the plurality of virtual network pairs comprises obtaining, from an external data processing apparatus, a different network address for each destination virtual machine; encapsulating each outgoing packet in a message; and sending each message to the destination virtual machine for the respective packet by sending the message to the respective network destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Beda, III, Cristian Petrescu-Prahova, Christoph Kern, Evan K. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20130203768
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain N-heteroaryl compounds that are generally useful as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for animals. The medicament can preferably be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to the preparation of the N-heteroaryl compounds. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Christopher Kern, Marko Eck, Jörg Schröder
  • Publication number: 20130196993
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain N-heteroaryl compounds that are generally useful as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for animals. The medicament can preferably be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to novel N-heteroaryl compounds and the preparation of said compounds. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Christopher Kern, Marko Eck
  • Patent number: 8268813
    Abstract: This invention is directed generally to zilpaterol enantiomer compositions, and, in particular, to compositions comprising the 6R,7R zilpaterol enantiomer. This invention is also directed to processes for making such compositions; methods for using such compositions to, for example, increase the rate of weight gain, improve feed efficiency, and/or increase carcass leanness in livestock, poultry, and/or fish; and uses of such compositions to make medicaments. This invention is further directed to methods for determining the absolute configurations of zilpaterol enantiomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Intervet International B.V.
    Inventors: Christian Miculka, Thorsten Meyer, Christopher Kern, Serge Francois Droux
  • Publication number: 20120228864
    Abstract: The wheel tracks (see FIG. 6) of a self propelled center pivot irrigation system can be moved by using the natural movement of the center pivot. This is accomplished by locking the primary pivot point (see FIG. 1) and unlocking the offset secondary pivot point (see FIGS. 7,8) and allowing the natural movement of a center pivot to rotate the top elbow of the offset secondary pivot point. Once the top elbow of the offset secondary pivot point reaches the desired setting (see FIGS. 7,8) the offset secondary pivot point can be locked and the primary pivot point unlocked. This will allow normal center pivot operation with the drive units (see FIG. 2) running on a new track. (see FIGS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Adam Christopher Kerns, James Nathan Kerns
  • Patent number: 8250909
    Abstract: A pressure measuring device suitable for disposition in a chamber of an internal combustion engine. The pressure measuring device has a housing, a force transmitting element that is effectively connected to a pressure sensor, and a sensor cage that surrounds the pressure sensor. The sensor cage is connected to the housing by a circumferential weld seam only at one connection segment of the housing. In this way, it is possible to achieve a defined pre-tensioning of a metal diaphragm that is connected on the one hand to the sensor cage and on the other hand to the force transmitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Kistler Holding AG
    Inventors: Christoph Kern, Reinhold Hess, Reiko Zach, Michael Kleindl, Peter Wolfer, Steffen Schott, Claudio Cavalloni, Pavlo Saltikov, Michael Mueller, Andrea Bertola
  • Patent number: 8003917
    Abstract: A glow plug for a combustion chamber of a self-igniting internal combustion engine has a ceramic heating element designed as a sheathed-element glow plug, which is surrounded by a supporting tube. The ceramic heating element is sealed with respect to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine by a seal in the supporting tube. The seal is designed as a sealing element made of an FeNi alloy having an Invar effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Kern, Ewgenji Landes, Reiko Zach, Michael Kleindl, Christian Doering, Steffen Schott, Pavlo Saltikov
  • Patent number: 7994690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component for installation in force or pressure sensors, in particular in a glow plug. The component comprises a disc-type or punched-disc type measuring element consisting of a piezoelectric material, punched-disc type or disc-type electrodes that lie on either side of the measuring element. The electrodes have contact points for contacting conductors. The component comprises in addition a respective transmission body or several transmission bodies that are located outside the electrodes, on either side of the latter. The measuring element, electrodes and transmission bodies are held together mechanically by an external, electrically insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Kistler Holding AG
    Inventors: Peter Wolfer, Claudio Cavalloni, Reinhold Hess, Michael Mueller, Andrea Bertola, Christoph Kern, Steffen Schott, Pavlo Saltikov, Michael Kleindl, Reiko Zach