Patents by Inventor Eberhard P. Hofer

Eberhard P. Hofer 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).

  • Crane or digger for swinging a load hanging on a support cable with damping of load oscillationsöö
    Publication number: 20100012611
    Abstract: The invention concerns a crane or excavator for traversing a load hanging from a load cable, which is movable in three spatial directions. The crane or excavator has a computer-controlled regulation for the damping of load swings, which contains a path planning module, a centripetal force compensation unit and at least one shaft regulator for the rotating gear, one shaft regulator for the luffing gear and one shaft regulator for the lifting gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Oliver Sawodny, Jörg Kümpel, Cristina Tarin-Sauer, Harald Aschemann, Eberhard P. Hofer, Klauss Schneider
  • Crane or digger for swinging a load hanging on a support cable with damping of load oscillations
    Patent number: 7627393
    Abstract: The invention concerns a crane or excavator for traversing a load hanging from a load cable, which is movable in three spatial directions. The crane or excavator has a computer-controlled regulation for the damping of load swings, which contains a path planning module, a centripetal force compensation unit and at least one shaft regulator for the rotating gear, one shaft regulator for the luffing gear and one shaft regulator for the lifting gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Sawodny, Jörg Kümpel, Cristina Tarin-Sauer, Harald Aschemann, Eberhard P. Hofer, Klaus Schneider
  • Automated macromolecule synthesizing process and device
    Patent number: 6544775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a process for the automatic synthesis of macromolecules on a tape-like substrate material (11). The device has at least one synthesis module (12) which can be sealed from the outside and comprises reaction chambers (15) and fluid lines (18, 19) for filling and emptying the reaction chambers (15) with and of reaction media, it being possible to introduce the substrate material (11) into the synthesis module (12) and bring it into contact with the reaction chambers (15). Transport means (20-26) which are intended to move the substrate material (11) through a particular distance and can be actuated by a control device are furthermore provided. The invention also relates to the use of such a device for the synthesis of oligonucleotides bound on a functionalized substrate material, in particular the production of oligonucleotide libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Brugger, Christian Rembe, Raoul Bader, Eberhard P. Hofer, Hartmut Seliger
  • Microactuator based on diamond
    Patent number: 6505914
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microactuator arranged on a thermally insulating layer (2) and having a resistance layer (4) made from doped diamond, which is provided with an electrical supply and an electrical leakage (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard P. Hofer, Erhard Kohn, Christian Rembe, Stefan Aus Der Wiesche, Peter Gluche, Rudiger Leuner
  • Microactuator based on diamond
    Publication number: 20020044174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microactuator arranged on a thermally insulating layer (2) and having a resistance layer (4) made from doped diamond, which is provided with an electrical supply and an electrical leakage (9)
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Eberhard P. Hofer, Erhard Kohn, Christian Rembe, Stefan Aus Der Wiesche, Peter Gluche, Rudiger Leuner
  • AUTOMATED MACROMOLECULE SYNTHESISING PROCESS AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20010049099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a process for the automatic synthesis of macromolecules on a tape-like substrate material (11). The device has at least one synthesis module (12) which can be sealed from the outside and comprises reaction chambers (15) and fluid lines (18, 19) for filling and emptying the reaction chambers (15) with and of reaction media, it being possible to introduce the substrate material (11) into the synthesis module (12) and bring it into contact with the reaction chambers (15). Transport means (20-26) which are intended to move the substrate material (11) through a particular distance and can be actuated by a control device are furthermore provided. The invention also relates to the use of such a device for the synthesis of oligonucleotides bound on a functionalized substrate material, in particular the production of oligonucleotide libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: HERMANN BRUGGER, CHRISTIAN REMBE, RAOUL BADER, EBERHARD P. HOFER, HARTMUT SELIGER