Patents by Inventor Erik Wolf

Erik Wolf 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).

  • Publication number: 20250146346
    Abstract: A vehicle with a multimodal trunk lid. The multimodal trunk lid is mounted in a first mode of operation around a first pivot point located at one end of the multimodal trunk lid on a vehicle body in a way that it can be pivoted into a first open position. The multimodal trunk lid is also mounted on the vehicle body in a second mode of operation so that it can be moved translationally to a second open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Sven-Erik WOLF
  • Publication number: 20250095050
    Abstract: An online system may receive, from a user device, a request to view, at a graphical user interface, available entries of a third-party system. The third-party system may operate multiple physical locations. The operation of each physical location is documented by a time-sensitive dataset which includes multiple dynamic item entries. The online system may retrieve a geographical location associated with the user device and determine a subset of physical locations operated by the third-party system that are eligible for further selection based on distances of the physical locations from the geographical location associated with the user device. The online system may determine a metric measuring a size of the dynamic item entries available in the time-sensitive dataset and select one of the physical locations based on the metric. The online system may cause for display the dynamic item entries in the time-sensitive dataset associated with the selected physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Danna Weintraub, Erik Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20250051933
    Abstract: Methods for operating an electrolysis system that includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, a product gas flow being formed in a phase mixture including water and a respective product gas with a content of a foreign gas are provided. A rotation is impressed upon at least one product gas flow such that a phase separation of water and product gas is produced in the phase mixture, wherein the product gas is supplied to a catalytically active zone such that foreign gas is recombined with the product gas in order to form water, and after flowing through the catalytically active zone, the product gas released from the foreign gas is mixed with the liquid phase again in order to form a phase mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Marc Hanebuth, Alexander Tremel, Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: 12209317
    Abstract: An electrolysis system for electrochemically breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen, having at least one electrolyser for electrochemically breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen. The electrolysis system also has a housing device for receiving the electrolyser, wherein the electrolyser is at least partially arranged in the housing device and the housing device is sealed relative to a first fluid surrounding the housing device. In the electrolyser, water is broken down to form hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen and the oxygen are directed out of the housing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Waidhas, Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: 12175521
    Abstract: An online system may receive, from a user device, a request to view, at a graphical user interface, available entries of a third-party system. The third-party system may operate multiple physical locations. The operation of each physical location is documented by a time-sensitive dataset which includes multiple dynamic item entries. The online system may retrieve a geographical location associated with the user device and determine a subset of physical locations operated by the third-party system that are eligible for further selection based on distances of the physical locations from the geographical location associated with the user device. The online system may determine a metric measuring a size of the dynamic item entries available in the time-sensitive dataset and select one of the physical locations based on the metric. The online system may cause for display the dynamic item entries in the time-sensitive dataset associated with the selected physical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
    Inventors: Danna Weintraub, Erik Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20240376620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electrolysis plant having an electrolyser for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, and a control unit. At least the hydrogen product gas, which also contains oxygen as an external gas, is compressed. According to the invention, the energy required in the purification of the foreign gas in the product gas of the electrolysis plant can be reduced by making optimum use of the heating of the product gas by the compression process, whereby the hydrogen product gas is subsequently fed to a recombiner which contains a catalyst in which the oxygen recombines with the hydrogen to form water. The invention also relates to an electrolysis plant designed for efficient product gas purification, by means of which hydrogen purified from oxygen as an impurity gas can be produced as a product gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Wolf, Udo Reckels, Stefan Braun, Thomas Bielmeier
  • Publication number: 20240343010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting device for use in an electrolyser for mechanically pressing a plurality of electrolysis cells, which are centered in relation to each other in the axial direction by means of a centering linkage to form an electrolysis stack, by applying an axial force (F), said mounting device comprising a hydraulic assembly having a pressure plate, an actuator, and a receptacle, the receptacle having a number of connecting elements located on the periphery of the pressure plate for detachable connection to the electrolysis stack in such a way that, when the hydraulic assembly is activated by the axial force (F), the mechanical pressing can be carried out. The invention also relates to the use of a mounting device for mounting electrolysis cells of an electrolyser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventor: Erik Wolf
  • Publication number: 20240337036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electrolysis plant for producing hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, wherein the hydrogen product gas, which additionally contains oxygen as a foreign gas, is fed from an electrolyser to a downstream gas separator, wherein when a predefined limit value for the oxygen concentration in the hydrogen product gas is exceeded, hydrogen having a low oxygen concentration is fed to the gas separator such that the oxygen concentration in the hydrogen product gas is lowered. The invention further relates to a corresponding electrolysis plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Du-Fhan Choi, Dirk Wall, Markus Ungerer, Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: 11951184
    Abstract: An expression cassette for gene silencing and replacement, including, in operable communication, a promoter, an expression attenuator, a nucleotide sequence encoding a gene for a replacement target protein, and an shRNA sequence for knockdown of an endogenous variant of the target protein, wherein the promoter, the expression attenuator, the nucleotide sequence encoding the gene for the replacement target protein, and the shRNA are expressed as a single transcript. Also included are expression vectors and cells. Also included are methods of silencing and replacement of a target gene in a cell in culture by transforming the cells with the expression vectors described herein. Also included are minimal expression cassettes suitable for therapeutic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Millette, Erik Wolfe Dent
  • Publication number: 20240102191
    Abstract: A process for operating an electrolysis apparatus for splitting water at both high and low ambient temperatures includes providing at least one electrolysis unit including at least one electrolytic cell and having at least one inlet opening for a first reactant stream and at least one outlet opening for a first product stream, producing the first product stream from the first reactant stream in the electrolysis unit, separating the product stream into water and gas streams, and cooling the water stream in at least one obliquely-oriented cooling apparatus dissipating the heat of the water stream directly to the environment. The cooling of the water stream is interrupted if the electrolysis unit is shutdown or the electrolysis unit is in standby operation. The ambient temperature is detected and, if the ambient temperature is below 1°, the water stream is emptied from the cooling apparatus into a liquid storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Tremel, Erik Wolf
  • Publication number: 20240067510
    Abstract: Transporting loads is a fundamental component of intralogistics. Autonomous industrial trucks can be used for this. The autonomous industrial truck claimed according to the invention is able, by means of the implemented navigation, load receiving and load placing methods, to ensure efficient transporting of loads. The invention relates to an autonomous industrial truck having a rearwardly-directed sensor unit for detecting the load and the loading environment and implemented process sequences for approaching the load, receiving the load and placing the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Ulbrich, Andreas Bley, Erik Wolf, Benjamin Fischer, Christian Martin, Johannes Trabert, Ahmed I Syleiman, Christian Sternitzke
  • Publication number: 20230385911
    Abstract: An online system may receive, from a user device, a request to view, at a graphical user interface, available entries of a third-party system. The third-party system may operate multiple physical locations. The operation of each physical location is documented by a time-sensitive dataset which includes multiple dynamic item entries. The online system may retrieve a geographical location associated with the user device and determine a subset of physical locations operated by the third-party system that are eligible for further selection based on distances of the physical locations from the geographical location associated with the user device. The online system may determine a metric measuring a size of the dynamic item entries available in the time-sensitive dataset and select one of the physical locations based on the metric. The online system may cause for display the dynamic item entries in the time-sensitive dataset associated with the selected physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Danna Weintraub, Erik Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20230349060
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrolysis system which includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, the product gas streams being discharged from the electrolyzer. A secondary gas is mixed with at least one of the product gas streams with the goal of reducing the foreign gas concentration in the product gas stream to be treated by an increase of the overall volume flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Purucker, Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: 11788925
    Abstract: A monitoring system that monitors at least one component of a cutting edge supported on an implement, the monitoring system comprising a monitor controller; at least one sensor in sensing communication with the at least one component, the at least one sensor configured to monitor wear of the at least one component; wherein the at least one sensor is connected to the monitor controller to communicate a sensor signal indicative of the wear of the at least one component to the monitor controller; the monitor controller including an output, wherein upon receiving a selected signal from the at least one sensor, the monitor controller is configured to communicate an alert via the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: IronHawk Industrial Distribution LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Hawkins, Erik Wolfe, Shannon V. McCue
  • Publication number: 20230031617
    Abstract: An electrolysis system for breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen using at least two electrolysis modules, each electrolysis module having at least two electrolytic cells, an electrolytic cell having an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, the anode compartment being separated from the cathode compartment by a proton exchange membrane, and a switching device, which is compatible with direct current, being arranged electrically in parallel with at least one electrolysis module. The electrolysis system is operated by the at least two electrolysis modules. When the available electrical power decreases, at least one switching device is closed. At least one electrolysis module is bridged by the switching device. The number of electrolysis modules which are then operated is reduced by the number of bridged electrolysis modules. When the available electrical power increases, at least one switching device is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Schacherer, Erik Wolf
  • Publication number: 20220380908
    Abstract: An electrolysis system for electrochemically breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen, having at least one electrolyser for electrochemically breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen. The electrolysis system also has a housing device for receiving the electrolyser, wherein the electrolyser is at least partially arranged in the housing device and the housing device is sealed relative to a first fluid surrounding the housing device. In the electrolyser, water is broken down to form hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen and the oxygen are directed out of the housing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Waidhas, Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: 11258090
    Abstract: A connecting element electrically and mechanically connects two electrolytic cell stacks. An electrolysis device includes at least one connecting element of this type and the electrolytic cell stacks are connected by the connecting element. For the hydraulic connection of the electrolytic cell stacks, the connecting element has at least two hydraulic interfaces for each of two water circuits, which water circuits are independent of each other. Furthermore, the connecting element has electrical connection points electrically connected to each other, in order to connect the electrolytic cell stacks in a common circuit. By the connecting element, the connected electrolytic cell stacks can be hydraulically separated or connected to each other, depending on the design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: 11071791
    Abstract: An expression cassette for gene silencing and replacement, including, in operable communication, a promoter, an expression attenuator, a nucleotide sequence encoding a gene for a replacement target protein, and an shRNA sequence for knockdown of an endogenous variant of the target protein, wherein the promoter, the expression attenuator, the nucleotide sequence encoding the gene for the replacement target protein, and the shRNA are expressed as a single transcript. Also included are expression vectors and cells. Also included are methods of silencing and replacement of a target gene in a cell in culture by transforming the cells with the expression vectors described herein. Also included are minimal expression cassettes suitable for therapeutic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Millette, Erik Wolfe Dent
  • Publication number: 20210175533
    Abstract: A connecting element electrically and mechanically connects two electrolytic cell stacks. An electrolysis device includes at least one connecting element of this type and the electrolytic cell stacks are connected by the connecting element. For the hydraulic connection of the electrolytic cell stacks, the connecting element has at least two hydraulic interfaces for each of two water circuits, which water circuits are independent of each other. Furthermore, the connecting element has electrical connection points electrically connected to each other, in order to connect the electrolytic cell stacks in a common circuit. By the connecting element, the connected electrolytic cell stacks can be hydraulically separated or connected to each other, depending on the design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Erik Wolf
  • Patent number: D988374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: IronHawk Industrial Distribution LLC
    Inventors: Eric Fox, Erik Wolfe