Patents by Inventor Christopher Schuler

Christopher Schuler 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: 12350299
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus velezensis strain identified as BV379 is provided. Compositions comprising BV379 and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Bio-Cat Microbials, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Spears, Laura Brutscher, Sean Garvey, James Farmar, Sebhat Gebrechristos, Christopher Schuler
  • Publication number: 20250017985
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus velezensis strain identified as BV379 is provided. Compositions comprising BV379 and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Jessica SPEARS, Laura Brutscher, Sean Garvey, James Farmar, Sebhat Gebrechristos, Christopher Schuler
  • Publication number: 20240382569
    Abstract: Novel fungal enzyme compositions, and more particularly, enzyme mixtures comprising a plurality of fungal enzymes (e.g., from Aspergillus and Candida) are provided. The disclosure further relates to dietary supplements, foods and beverages containing these enzyme mixtures, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sean Michael GARVEY, Kelly Marie TINKER, Morgan Dabney HOLLINS, Justin Lamont GUICE, Christopher SCHULER
  • Publication number: 20240051795
    Abstract: An elevator car has a foldable car floor including two floor segments that are connected to each other via a pivot axis. The car floor is introduced into an elevator shaft in an initial position in which the floor segments are folded together, and is then folded out. Once folded out, the car floor is in its final position. The elevator car can now be completed with car side walls and a car ceiling being mounted on the completely folded out car floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Christoph Schuler
  • Patent number: 11807496
    Abstract: A catching device for a traveling body in an elevator system and a method for unblocking the catching device include at least two retaining units that can be brought into a blocked state and into an unblocked state, the retaining units retaining the traveling body on a rail in the blocked state. The retaining units are connected to the traveling body such that each of the retaining units and the traveling body can be slid relative to each other within a limited sliding displacement. A first sliding displacement of a first of the retaining units is longer than a second sliding displacement of a second of the retaining units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Adrian Steiner, Christoph Schuler, Daniel Meierhans, Julian Stähli, Philipp Müller
  • Patent number: 11783727
    Abstract: Systems and methods for lesson-based virtual reality (VR) welding training are provided. Broadly, the system creates a configurable, three-dimensional, virtual reality training environment displayed on a VR display. Using a handheld controller associated with the VR display, a student may select a welding lesson. The welding lessons correspond to a variety of different settings, such as welding process type, workpiece type, workpiece position, finishing tool type, guidance mode, and welding machine settings. The student then creates a weld on the workpiece via the handheld controller, and the system provides real-time feedback, such as audio, visual, and/or haptic, to the student. Once the student has completed the weld, the system generates and displays an assessment of the weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ocuweld Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mary E. Kelly, Christopher Schuler
  • Patent number: 11174124
    Abstract: An elevator car has a pivotable balustrade mounted on a roof of the elevator car and which can be pivoted between a folded-down position and an erected position. To secure the erected position, the balustrade has a locking mechanism by which the balustrade can be locked via a latching connection during a pivoting movement to produce the erected position. The balustrade includes a two-part post with a lower post part and an upper post part, the upper post part being pivotably fastened to the lower post part and on which the locking mechanism is arranged. A latching element of the locking mechanism is mounted vertically on the lower post part so as to be displaceable to a limited degree. The locking mechanism further has an actuating element in the form of a foot pedal or a lever for unlocking the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventor: Christoph Schuler
  • Publication number: 20210017612
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus subtilis strain identified as MB40 is provided. Compositions comprising the MB40 strain, methods of making products comprising the same, and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher S. PENET, Sebhat GEBRECHRISTOS, Caroline Helen BEST, Deborah S. WINETZKY, Robert Daniel LITTLE, JR., Jessica SPEARS, Christopher SCHULER
  • Publication number: 20200325001
    Abstract: A catching device for a traveling body in an elevator system and a method for unblocking the catching device include at least two retaining units that can be brought into a blocked state and into an unblocked state, the retaining units retaining the traveling body on a rail in the blocked state. The retaining units are connected to the traveling body such that each of the retaining units and the traveling body can be slid relative to each other within a limited sliding displacement. A first sliding displacement of a first of the retaining units is longer than a second sliding displacement of a second of the retaining units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian Steiner, Christoph Schuler, Daniel Meierhans, Julian Stähli, Philipp Müller
  • Patent number: 10787716
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus subtilis strain identified as MB40 is provided. Compositions comprising the MB40 strain, methods of making products comprising the same, and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: BIO-CAT, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Penet, Sebhat Gebrechristos, Caroline Helen Best, Deborah S. Winetzky, Robert Daniel Little, Jr., Jessica Spears, Christopher Schuler
  • Publication number: 20200291375
    Abstract: Fungal protease compositions, and more particularly, mixtures of Aspergillus proteases are provided. The disclosure also relates to protein hydrolysates, food and beverage products and dietary supplements produced using these Aspergillus protease mixtures, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly Tinker GREGORY, Caroline BEST, Christopher PENET, Christopher SCHULER
  • Publication number: 20200040412
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus subtilis strain identified as MB40 is provided. Compositions comprising the MB40 strain, methods of making products comprising the same, and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher S. PENET, Sebhat GEBRECHRISTOS, Caroline Helen BEST, Deborah S. WINETZKY, Robert Daniel LITTLE, JR., Jessica SPEARS, Christopher SCHULER
  • Patent number: 10494684
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus subtilis strain identified as MB40 is provided. Compositions comprising the MB40 strain, methods of making products comprising the same, and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BIO-CAT, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Penet, Sebhat Gebrechristos, Caroline Helen Best, Deborah S. Winetzky, Robert Daniel Little, Jr., Jessica Spears, Christopher Schuler
  • Publication number: 20190256323
    Abstract: An elevator car has a pivotable balustrade mounted on a roof of the elevator car and which can be pivoted between a folded-down position and an erected position. To secure the erected position, the balustrade has a locking mechanism by which the balustrade can be locked via a latching connection during a pivoting movement to produce the erected position. The balustrade includes a two-part post with a lower post part and an upper post part, the upper post part being pivotably fastened to the lower post part and on which the locking mechanism is arranged. A latching element of the locking mechanism is mounted vertically on the lower post part so as to be displaceable to a limited degree. The locking mechanism further has an actuating element in the form of a foot pedal or a lever for unlocking the locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Christoph Schuler
  • Publication number: 20190150454
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions of Bacillus strains and methods for using such compositions to inhibit the activity and/or growth of fungal pathogens of plants. In one embodiment, this invention provides a composition comprising Bacillus bacteria selected from the group consisting of Brevibacillus laterosporus strain CM-3, Brevibacillus laterosporus strain CM-33, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BCM-CM5, Bacillus licheniformis ATCC-11946, Bacillus mojavensis BCM-01, Bacillus pumilus NRRL-1875, Bacillus subtilis 10 DSM-10, Bacillus subtilis NRRL-1650, Bacillus megaterium BCM-07, Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM-36, Paenibacillus chitinolyticus DSM-11030, and combinations thereof. In another embodiment, this invention provides a method for preparing a bacterial composition comprising one or more Bacillus strains by growing Bacillus strain bacteria until the bacteria form spores, collecting said spores, and formulating said composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Jessica SPEARS, Steve C. Lamb, Sebhat GEBRECHRISTOS, Christopher SCHULER
  • Patent number: 10154670
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions of Bacillus strains and methods for using such compositions to inhibit the activity and/or growth of fungal pathogens of plants. In one embodiment, this invention provides a composition comprising Bacillus bacteria selected from the group consisting of Brevibacillus laterosporus strain CM-3, Brevibacillus laterosporus strain CM-33, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BCM-CM5, Bacillus licheniformis ATCC-11946, Bacillus mojavensis BCM-01, Bacillus pumilus NRRL-1875, Bacillus subtilis 10 DSM-10, Bacillus subtilis NRRL-1650, Bacillus megaterium BCM-07, Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM-36, Paenibacillus chitinolyticus DSM-11030, and combinations thereof. In another embodiment, this invention provides a method for preparing a bacterial composition comprising one or more Bacillus strains by growing Bacillus strain bacteria until the bacteria form spores, collecting said spores, and formulating said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: BIO-CAT MICROBIALS LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Spears, Steve C. Lamb, Sebhat Gebrechristos, Christopher Schuler
  • Patent number: 10035683
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a first elevator car, a second elevator car, a drive-machine, and a suspension apparatus that passes over a traction sheave of the drive-machine to cause the cars to travel one above the other in a travel space. The suspension apparatus is divided into a first set and a second set. A displacement mechanism fixed in the travel space interacts with the second set between the traction sheave and the second car to vary the distance between the cars. This distance can be adjusted independent of the traction sheave. The displacement mechanism can have a pulley arrangement with a displaceable pulley displaced by a displacement drive to vary a length of a section of the second set between the displacement mechanism and the second car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Adrian Steiner, Christoph Schuler, Nicolas Gremaud, René Strebel, Urs Schaffhauser, Marcel Nicole
  • Publication number: 20180094327
    Abstract: A spore-forming Bacillus species, and more particularly, a Bacillus subtilis strain identified as MB40 is provided. Compositions comprising the MB40 strain, methods of making products comprising the same, and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher S. PENET, Sebhat GEBRECHRISTOS, Caroline Helen BEST, Deborah S. WINETZKY, Robert Daniel LITTLE, JR., Jessica SPEARS, Christopher SCHULER
  • Publication number: 20170158465
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a first elevator car, a second elevator car, a drive-machine, and a suspension apparatus that passes over a traction sheave of the drive-machine to cause the cars to travel one above the other in a travel space. The suspension apparatus is divided into a first set and a second set. A displacement mechanism fixed in the travel space interacts with the second set between the traction sheave and the second car to vary the distance between the cars. This distance can be adjusted independent of the traction sheave. The displacement mechanism can have a pulley arrangement with a displaceable pulley displaced by a displacement drive to vary a length of a section of the second set between the displacement mechanism and the second car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Adrian Steiner, Christoph Schuler, Nicolas Gremaud, René Strebel, Urs Schaffhauser, Marcel Nicole
  • Patent number: 9617116
    Abstract: An elevator installation includes an elevator cage with a support construction carrying the elevator cage, wherein the support construction has two beams. Mounted on each beam is a positioning arrangement on which a sensor is positioned, which is part of a load measuring device, wherein the positioning arrangements have material structures. The sensors detect a change in spacing of the material structures from one another, wherein this change in spacing is caused by a change in loading of the elevator cage. Signals of the sensors are processed in an evaluating unit and a signal representing the loading is used in an elevator control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Beat Brugger, Christoph Schuler, Lukas Zeder, Thomas Wuest, Urs Schaffhauser, Rene' Strebel