Patents by Inventor Felix Richter

Felix Richter 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: 11939098
    Abstract: A device for post-forming the gable surfaces of packaging with a diagonal gable, including a conveying device with cells secured thereto for receiving the packaging and for transporting the packaging along a transport direction, at least one gable folder for folding a fin seam in the gable region of the packaging, and at least two lug folders for folding lugs in the gable region of the packaging. Both the gable folder and the lug folders are movably mounted relative to the conveyor device and the packaging transported therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Felix Breitmar, Jürgen Richter, Thomas Vetten
  • Patent number: 10464571
    Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle, a vehicle, a method, and a program having a program code. The apparatus has at least one input interface to receive sensor data from at least one sensor module, wherein the sensor data includes sensor information about a behavior of at least one occupant of the vehicle and/or about a travel situation of the vehicle. The apparatus has a control module to determine a potential need for information by the vehicle occupant based on the sensor information. The control module provides information corresponding to the potential need for information and ascertains a representation of the information according to the potential need for information in the vehicle based on the sensor information. The apparatus has at least one output interface for providing at least one video signal or control signal according to the ascertained representation on one or more display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Simon Kwoczek, Felix Richter, Julia Kwasny
  • Publication number: 20190001992
    Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle, a vehicle, a method, and a program having a program code. The apparatus has at least one input interface to receive sensor data from at least one sensor module, wherein the sensor data includes sensor information about a behavior of at least one occupant of the vehicle and/or about a travel situation of the vehicle. The apparatus has a control module to determine a potential need for information by the vehicle occupant based on the sensor information. The control module provides information corresponding to the potential need for information and ascertains a representation of the information according to the potential need for information in the vehicle based on the sensor information. The apparatus has at least one output interface for providing at least one video signal or control signal according to the ascertained representation on one or more display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Simon KWOCZEK, Felix RICHTER, Julia KWASNY
  • Patent number: 10062219
    Abstract: A method for determining a cause of fault in a vehicle. The method involves a fault report being received on a server outside the vehicle and a cause of fault being determined in the server based on the fault report and load collective data from the vehicle and/or based on the fault report and vehicle condition variables from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Felix Richter, Tetiana Aymelek, Andreas Sasse
  • Patent number: 9805523
    Abstract: A diagnostic method for vehicles from a group of vehicles wherein data relating to at least one vehicle from the group of vehicles are acquired from a social medium. Complaints relating to a criticized characteristic of the at least one vehicle are determined depending on the acquired data. Diagnostic information is generated for at least one vehicle depending on the complaints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Tetiana Zinchenko, Andreas Sasse, Sergio Di Martino, Simon Kwoczek, Felix Richter
  • Publication number: 20170039785
    Abstract: A method for determining a cause of fault in a vehicle. The method involves a fault report being received on a server outside the vehicle and a cause of fault being determined in the server based on the fault report and load collective data from the vehicle and/or based on the fault report and vehicle condition variables from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Felix RICHTER, Tetiana AYMELEK, Andreas SASSE
  • Publication number: 20160093123
    Abstract: A diagnostic method for vehicles from a group of vehicles wherein data relating to at least one vehicle from the group of vehicles are acquired from a social medium. Complaints relating to a criticized characteristic of the at least one vehicle are determined depending on the acquired data. Diagnostic information is generated for at least one vehicle depending on the complaints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tetiana ZINCHENKO, Andreas SASSE, Sergio DI MARTINO, Simon KWOCZEK, Felix RICHTER
  • Patent number: 8895791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of regenerating a ruthenium catalyst suitable for hydrogenation, which comprises flushing the catalyst with inert gas in a regeneration step until the original activity or part of the original activity has been attained. The method is particularly useful for ruthenium catalysts which are used for the hydrogenation of aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochem Henkelmann, Michael Becker, Daniela Mirk, Felix Richter, Thomas Schäfer
  • Patent number: 8598060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of regenerating a ruthenium catalyst for the hydrogenation of phthalates, which comprises flushing the catalyst with inert gas in a regeneration step until the original activity or part of the original activity has been attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochem Henkelmann, Michael Becker, Felix Richter, Thomas Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20090305869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of regenerating a ruthenium catalyst for the hydrogenation of phthalates, which comprises flushing the catalyst with inert gas in a regeneration step until the original activity or part of the original activity has been attained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: BASF
    Inventors: Jochem Henkelmann, Michael Becker, Felix Richter, Thomas Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20090281348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of regenerating a ruthenium catalyst suitable for hydrogenation, which comprises flushing the catalyst with inert gas in a regeneration step until the original activity or part of the original activity has been attained. The method is particularly useful for ruthenium catalysts which are used for the hydrogenation of aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochem Henkelmann, Michael Becker, Daniela Mirk, Felix Richter, Thomas Schäfer
  • Patent number: 5073269
    Abstract: Water-soluble copolymers of maleic acid useful as water treatment agents are prepared by copolymerizing(a) from 99 to 80% by weight of maleic anhydride and(b) from 1 to 20% by weight of a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith and, facultatively,(c) up to 10% by weight of a crosslinker, at from 60.degree. to 200.degree. C. in an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of peroxyesters derived from saturated or monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, and hydrolyzing the anhydride groups of the copolymers following the polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Denzinger, Heinrich Hartmann, Ulrich Goeckel, Felix Richter, Hans-Juergen Raubenheimer, Ekhard Winkler
  • Patent number: 5019296
    Abstract: Serine-N,N-diacetic acid and derivatives thereof are prepared in various ways and used in particular as complexing agents, bleaching agent stabilizers and builders in detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Felix Richter, Stefan Birnbach, Rolf Fikentscher, Alfred Oftring, Ekhard Winkler
  • Patent number: 4973730
    Abstract: Serine-N,N-diacetic acid and derivatives thereof are prepared in various ways and used in particular as complexing agents, bleaching agent stabilizers and builders in detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Felix Richter, Stefan Birnbach, Rolf Fikentscher, Alfred Oftring, Ekhard Winkler
  • Patent number: 4886859
    Abstract: Slightly crosslinked, water-soluble polymaleic acid which is obtainable by polymerization of maleic anhydride with from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a crosslinking agent in an aromatic hydrocarbon at from 60.degree. to 200.degree. C. in the presence of from 1 to 20% by weight, based on maleic anhydride, of a peroxyester, and hydrolysis of the polymer to give slightly crosslinked polymaleic acid having a Fikentscher K value of from 8 to 20 (measured at 20.degree. C. in 5% strength aqueous solution at pH 7 as the Na salt), a process for the preparation of slightly crosslinked polymaleic acid, and its use as a water treatment agent for reducing boiler scale and hard water deposits in water-conveying systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Denzinger, Heinrich Hartmann, Ulrich Gockel, Felix Richter, Hans-Jurgen Raubenheimer, Ekhard Winkler
  • Patent number: 4827014
    Abstract: 2-Hydroxy-3-aminopropionic-N,N-diacetic acid and derivatives thereof are used in particular as complexing agents, bleaching agent stabilizers and builders in detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Felix Richter, Stefan Birnbach, Rolf Fikentscher, Alfred Oftring, Ekhard Winkler, Werner Bochnitschek
  • Patent number: 4818795
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polymaleic acid by polymerizing maleic anhydride in an aromatic hydrocarbon at from 60.degree. to 200.degree. C., using from 1 to 20% by weight, based on maleic anhydride, of peroxyesters derived from saturated or ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, as the polymerization initiators and hydrolyzing the polymer, the polymaleic acid thus obtained and the use of the polymaleic acid as an agent for reducing scale formation and hard water deposits in systems through which water flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Denzinger, Heinrich Hartmann, Ulrich Goeckel, Felix Richter, Ekhard Winkler, Hans-Juergen Raubenheimer
  • Patent number: 4818794
    Abstract: Slightly crosslinked, water-soluble polymaleic acid which is obtainable by polymerization of maleic anyhdride with from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a crosslinking agent in an aromatic hydrocarbon at from 60 to 200.degree. C. in the presence of from 1 to 20% by weight, based on maleic anhydride, of a peroxyester, and hydrolysis of the polymer to give slightly crosslinked polymaleic acid having a Fikentscher K value of from 8 to 20 (measured at 20.degree. C. in 5% strength aqueous solution at pH 7 as the Na salt), a process for the preparation of slightly cross-linked polymaleic acid, and its use as a water treatment agent for reducing boiler scale and hard water deposits in water-conveying systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Denzinger, Heinrich Hartmann, Ulrich Goeckel, Felix Richter, Hans-Juergen Raubenheimer, Ekhard Winkler
  • Patent number: 4816553
    Abstract: Polyacetals obtainable by reaction of(a) a dialdehyde of the formulaOHC--A.sub.n --CHOwhereA=C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylene or ##STR1## and n is 0 or 1, is reacted with(b) a polycarboxylic acid of 5 to 7 carbon atoms which contains not less than 3 OH groups,in a molar ratio (a):(b) of 1:0.25 to 4 in an aqueous medium in the presence of an acid catalyst, are used as additives in washing agents and as complexing agents for heavy metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Rolf Fikentscher, Alfred Oftring, Felix Richter, Wolfgang Trieselt, Paul Diessel, Ekhard Winkler, Johannes Perner