Patents by Inventor Daniel Schmitz
Daniel Schmitz 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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Publication number: 20240142016Abstract: A fluid management system includes a bladder assembly having a first sheet of weldable plastic material and a second sheet of weldable plastic material bonded to the first sheet to form welded areas surrounding and defining a plurality of bladder chambers between the first and second sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Stefano Nicola, Maxime Samain, Daniel Schmitz, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20240141207Abstract: An adhesive tape (1) which requires a smaller amount of adhesive by comparison with conventional adhesive tapes having the same adhesive properties is obtained using a method for producing an adhesive tape, which method comprises the following steps: a) mixing an ASE thickener with water and producing an (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7); b) producing an adhesive dispersion (8) from an adhesive and a solvent; c) providing a textile substrate (2); d) applying the (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7) to the textile substrate; e) applying the adhesive dispersion (8) to the (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7) in order to obtain the adhesive tape; f) drying the obtained adhesive tape; in which method the thickener, in particular the ASE thickener, is saturated with water and the adhesive dispersion (8) is applied after or at the same time as the (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7) is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Alexander Kutter, Lars Guldbrandsen, Daniel Schmitz-Stapela
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Publication number: 20240132968Abstract: Methods for the determination of the risk for developing a head and neck cancer are described. The method is based on the determination of the methylation status of genomic DNA sequences located between the genes ZNF823 and ZNF833, wherein when the sequences are methylated the risk for developing a head and neck cancer is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Orlando GUNTINAS-LICHIUS, Daniel STEINBACH, Martina SCHMITZ, Alfred HANSEL
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Patent number: 11931943Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically regulating the size of a nozzle discharge slot of a nozzle assembly, wherein the nozzle assembly comprises a first and a second nozzle lip and a nozzle discharge slot arranged between the nozzle lips for setting in a controlled manner a thickness profile of a conveyable melt. A plurality of adjusting elements, in particular a plurality of adjusting pins, coupled to a respective thermoelement, is arranged on the first nozzle lip, the thermoelements being controllable by the regulation in such a way that the slot can be adjusted by the action of a mechanical force from the respective adjusting element on the first nozzle lip, as a result of the expansion or contraction of the thermoelements. At an initial operation of the nozzle assembly for conveying the melt, the adjusting elements for subsequent regulation of the slot size are set uniquely free from play as the initial setting. The invention further relates to a control and/or regulation system.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: Waldemar Colell, Bernd-Alexander Groepper, Torsten Schmitz, Daniel Faustmann
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Publication number: 20240076529Abstract: An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive was to be provided that finds use especially in a reversible adhesive tape that is redetachable without leaving any residue, the adhesive tape having a particularly flat paper backing with high air permeability, and thus gives rise to particularly precise and flat paint edges when applied. This is achieved by an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive based on polymers having the following monomer composition: (a) 97% to 99% by weight of monomers from the group comprising 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or 2-octyl acrylate or n-heptyl acrylate or mixtures of at least two of said monomers, (b) 1% to 3% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid and further comprising a crosslinking system, wherein the ratio of the reactive crosslinking groups and the carboxy groups of (meth)acrylic acid (b) is less than or equal to 7% and wherein the polymers are produced by emulsion polymerization.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Eugen FOMENKO, Franziska EBERHARDT, Kane STAPELFELDT, Jan-Hendrik JENSEN, Daniel SCHMITZ-STAPELA
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Publication number: 20230416573Abstract: Adhesive tapes comprise a textile carrier and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, applied on at least one side of the carrier, in the form of a thickened dried polymer dispersion, wherein the unthickened dried polymer dispersion comprises: (a) 30.0 to 98.0 wt % of monomeric acrylates; (b) 0 to 50.0 wt % of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers which are not acrylates; (c) 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of tackifier; and (d) 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of kaolin, wherein a rheological additive is added to the polymer dispersion so that the polymer dispersion has a viscosity before drying of 40 to 100 Pa*s at a shear rate of 10/s and a viscosity of 3000 to 8000 Pa*s at a shear rate of 0.01/s.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: TESA SEInventors: Fabian BROCKMEYER, Mark HANLE, Daniel SCHMITZ-STAPELA, Mathias HANISCH, Georg SCHMIEDEL, Jacob PRZYOJSKI
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Patent number: 11808374Abstract: A fluid management system includes a housing having a central manifold in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid, a plurality of first ports in communication with the central manifold, a plurality of second ports in communication with the environment surrounding the housing, and a plurality of third ports each configured to be coupled to a vessel for containing the pressurized fluid. The fluid management system also includes a plurality of valves and a plurality of actuators, each actuator including a smart material and associated with one of the plurality of valves. In response to activation by an energy source, each actuator is configured to move the associated valve to one of a first position or a second position.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Leggett & Platt Canada Co.Inventors: Stefano Nicola, Maxime Samain, Daniel Schmitz, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20230131889Abstract: Various examples relate to electrically actuated valves. Various examples relate to actuators to be used for valves, e.g., shape—memory alloy actuators or solenoid actuators (151) or piezoelectric actuators. Various examples relate to a modular concept in which a valve can be formed by attaching an actuator component (601) to a housing. Various examples relate to a further modular concept in which multiple valve blocks, each valve block including one or more valves, can be fluidly coupled with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Sigurd STURM, Gerhard HOERBER, Daniel SCHMITZ
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Publication number: 20220243827Abstract: A fluid management system includes a housing with a first port, a second port, and a third port, and a valve body moveable within the housing between a first position and a second position. The valve body is configured to seal the third port and permit fluid flow between the first and second ports in the first position, and to seal the first port and permit fluid flow between the second and third ports in the second position. The system further includes an actuator coupled to the valve body. The actuator includes a shape memory alloy material. A biasing element is coupled to the valve body to bias the valve body toward one of the first or second positions. The actuator is configured to move the valve body to one of the first or second positions against a biasing force of the biasing element in response to heating the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Stefano Nicola, Daniel Schmitz, Maxime Samain
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Publication number: 20220205551Abstract: A fluid management system includes a housing having a central manifold in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid, a plurality of first ports in communication with the central manifold, a plurality of second ports in communication with the environment surrounding the housing, and a plurality of third ports each configured to be coupled to a vessel for containing the pressurized fluid. The fluid management system also includes a plurality of valves and a plurality of actuators, each actuator including a smart material and associated with one of the plurality of valves. In response to activation by an energy source, each actuator is configured to move the associated valve to one of a first position or a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Stefano Nicola, Maxime Samain, Daniel Schmitz, Renato Colja, Robert J. McMillen
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Publication number: 20220194605Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for determining icing on an aircraft, as well as an aircraft. The method can include acquiring a current flight state of the aircraft, acquiring current flight conditions of the aircraft, estimating an estimated power feed of a power supply of the aircraft for the current flight state under the current flight conditions, comparing the estimated power feed with an actual power feed of the power supply of the aircraft, and determining a presence of icing on the aircraft when a probability of an existence of icing conditions exceeds a predetermined probability threshold and the estimated power feed exceeds the actual power feed by a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: METEOMATICS AGInventors: Martin Fengler, Lukas Hammerschmidt, Christopher Hartmann, Daniel Schmitz, Philipp Kryenbühl, Benjamin Koffel, Raphael Storchenegger, Mathias Haukås, Dominik Schindler, Jürg Wildi
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Patent number: 11298528Abstract: Tether apparatus may be used to replace an implanted lead extension with a replacement lead extension without tunneling or the use of tunneling tools.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Peter Appenrodt, Daniel Schmitz, Paul Van Venrooij
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Publication number: 20220098448Abstract: Adhesive tapes comprise a textile carrier and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, applied on at least one side of the carrier, in the form of a thickened dried polymer dispersion, wherein the unthickened dried polymer dispersion comprises: (a) 30.0 to 98.0 wt % of monomeric acrylates; (b) 0 to 50.0 wt % of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers which are not acrylates; (c) 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of tackifier; and (d) 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of kaolin, wherein a rheological additive is added to the polymer dispersion so that the polymer dispersion has a viscosity before drying of 40 to 100 Pa*s at a shear rate of 10/s and a viscosity of 3000 to 8000 Pa*s at a shear rate of 0.01/s.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: tesa SEInventors: Fabian BROCKMEYER, Mark HÄNLE, Daniel SCHMITZ-STAPELA, Mathias HANISCH, Georg SCHMIEDEL, Jacob PRZYOJSKI
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Publication number: 20220080868Abstract: A fluid valve module (10), a fluid valve system (20) and methods (30A, 30B) of producing the same are provided. The fluid valve module (10) comprises a housing and a plurality of valve members (103). The housing comprises a housing body (101) and a housing cover (108). The housing body (101) comprises a fluid feed partition (104), a plurality of valve body partitions (105), and a plurality of valve ports (106). The housing body (101) further comprises wall openings (107) between an interior of the fluid feed partition (104) and an exterior of the housing body (101). The valve body partitions (105) are each shaped for mating with the housing cover (108) in a fluid-tight manner, and are each in fluid communication with the fluid feed partition (104) and at least one of the valve ports (106).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Martin KALMUTZKI, Igor BERKOVYCH, Sigurd STURM, Daniel SCHMITZ, Dominik VOELK, Gerhard HOERBER
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Publication number: 20210040355Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive tape in particular for wrapping cables, consisting of a preferably textile carrier and of a pressure sensitive adhesive, applied on at least one side of the carrier, in the form of a dried polymer dispersion, the polymer having been synthesized from: (a) 70.0 to 90.0 wt % of n-butyl acrylate and/or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (b) 10.0 to 20.0 wt % of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, where at least 50.0 wt % of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers (monomer (b)) comprises methyl methacrylate (c) 0 to 10.0 wt % of a further ethylenically unsaturated monomer, different from monomer (b) (d) 0 to 5.0 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid or acid-anhydride function and the pressure sensitive adhesive comprises between 3 and 20 parts by weight of tackifiers (based on the mass of the dried polymer dispersion), the tackifiers having a softening point of more than 90° C. according to ASTM E29-99 (2009).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: tesa SEInventors: Mark HÄNLE, Daniel SCHMITZ-STAPELA, Fabian BROCKMEYER, Andreas MEIER, Jacob PRZYOJSKI
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Patent number: 10717906Abstract: A single- or double-sidedly bonding adhesive-sheet strip having a self-adhesive composition comprising a) at least one elastomer, at least one type of polybutadiene block copolymer being used as an elastomer, b) at least one partially hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin having a softening temperature of at least 90° C., c) at least one additional hydrocarbon resin, a terpene phenol resin and/or a colophonium resin having a softening temperature of at least 90° C., d) an optional soft resin, and e) additional additives as applicable.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: TESA SEInventors: Daniel Schmitz-Stapela, Thorsten Krawinkel, Thilo Dollase, Anika Petersen, Tanja Altenwegner, Andreas Westphal
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Patent number: 10711163Abstract: Reactive adhesive film, comprising (a) a polymeric film-forming matrix, (b) at least one reactive monomer or reactive resin, and (c) a reagent selected from the group consisting of a radical initiator and an activator, and a reactive 2-component adhesive film system for bonding various materials, such as metal, wood, glass and/or plastic.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: TESA SEInventors: Uwe Schümann, Daniel Schmitz-Stapela, Sven Reiter, Thilo Dollase
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Patent number: D1017802Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KGInventors: Kay Behrendt, Judith Holzer, Daniel Muellenmeister, Ruediger Schoenleber, Rainer Schmitz
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Patent number: D1017803Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KGInventors: Kay Behrendt, Judith Holzer, Daniel Muellenmeister, Ruediger Schoenleber, Rainer Schmitz
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Patent number: D1018843Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KGInventors: Kay Behrendt, Judith Holzer, Daniel Muellenmeister, Ruediger Schoenleber, Rainer Schmitz