Patents by Inventor Frank Adam
Frank Adam 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: 20140090362Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regenerating nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters and to a correspondingly adapted exhaust-gas purification system for lean-burn engines. In particular, the present invention relates to the regeneration of nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters during special driving situations of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Stefan Franoschek, Frank Adam
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Patent number: 8512658Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for exhaust gas after-treatment for essentially lean-burn internal combustion engines and also a corresponding advantageous exhaust gas after-treatment system. In particular, the present invention relates to reducing the proportion of the greenhouse gas N20 in the total exhaust gas from a corresponding internal combustion system using at least one NOx storage catalyst as exhaust gas purification element. The objective of the invention is to operate the N20 depletion catalyst located downstream of the NOx storage catalyst under lambda=<1 conditions when the N20 formed by the NOx storage catalyst reaches the N20 depletion catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Frank Adam, Christian Lammarck
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Publication number: 20130028818Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for exhaust gas after-treatment for essentially lean-burn internal combustion engines and also a corresponding advantageous exhaust gas after-treatment system. In particular, the present invention relates to reducing the proportion of the greenhouse gas N20 in the total exhaust gas from a corresponding internal combustion system using at least one NOx storage catalyst as exhaust gas purification element. The objective of the invention is to operate the N20 depletion catalyst located downstream of the NOx storage catalyst under lambda=<1 conditions when the N20 formed by the NOx storage catalyst reaches the N20 depletion catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Frank Adam, Christian Lammarck
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Patent number: 8097274Abstract: Provided herein are skin substitutes suitable for use in a living subject for purpose of repairing damaged tissues, methods of producing the skin substitutes and their uses. A biocomposite membrane comprising poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) and at least one material selected from collagen and gelatin is provided. In one embodiment, the biocomposite is a 2-component membrane of PCL and gelatin. In another embodiment, the biocomposite is a 3-component membrane of PCL, collagen and gelatin. The bio-composite membrane may be used directly in vivo as a wound dressing, or as a support for cell growth on each side of the membrane to produce an in vitro cultivated artificial skin for future in vivo and/or in vitro applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: National Defense Medical CenterInventors: Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Eric Frank Adams, Niann-Tzyy Dai, Tsung-Hsun Liu, Ming-Kung Yeh
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Publication number: 20110264595Abstract: A method of analyzing a value of a vehicle, the method comprising: (a) receiving a request for information concerning a particular vehicle for sale; (b) receiving vehicle data concerning the particular vehicle and a plurality similar vehicles for sale from at least one source; (c) comparing the vehicle data to identify a subset comprising a plurality of comparable vehicles that are comparable to the particular vehicle and that are for sale; (d) comparing the vehicle data of the particular vehicle to the vehicle data of at least one of the plurality of comparable vehicles to asses a relative value of the particular vehicle; and, (e) generating a report that conveys the relative value of the particular vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Jeremy Anspach, Frank Adam Veltri
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Publication number: 20100062041Abstract: Provided herein are skin substitutes suitable for use in a living subject for purpose of repairing damaged tissues, methods of producing the skin substitutes and their uses. A biocomposite membrane comprising poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) and at least one material selected from collagen and gelatin is provided. In one embodiment, the biocomposite is a 2-component membrane of PCL and gelatin. In another embodiment, the biocomposite is a 3-component membrane of PCL, collagen and gelatin. The bio-composite membrane may be used directly in vivo as a wound dressing, or as a support for cell growth on each side of the membrane to produce an in vitro cultivated artificial skin for future in vivo and/or in vitro applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Niann-Tzyy Dai, Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Eric Frank Adams, Ming-Kung Yeh, Tsung-Hsun Liu
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Publication number: 20060248407Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. A notification configuration option is transmitted to a browser interface utilized by a user associated with a customer network that is monitored by a service provider, wherein the user selects the notification configuration option to input notification information. The notification information is received, via the browser interface, from the customer. A notification message is received from a platform configured to create a workflow event in response to an alarm indicative of a fault within the customer network, wherein isolation and recovery of the fault is performed according to the workflow event, the notification message including information about the customer network during the fault isolation and recovery process. The notification message is transmitted in accordance with the stored notification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: MCI, Inc.Inventors: Frank Adams, Sanjiv Damle, Richard Drescher, Joshua Morris, Michael Smith, Stephen Smith, Jonathan Spieker, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20060233311Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. An alarm indicative of a fault within a customer network is received. An event within a workflow is created in response to the alarm, wherein a new trouble ticket is generated as part of the workflow. Communication with a trouble management system is performed to correlate the alarm with an existing trouble ticket. The new trouble ticket is associated with the existing trouble ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: MCI, Inc.Inventors: Frank Adams, Sanjiv Damle, Richard Drescher, Joshua Morris, Michael Smith, Stephen Smith, Jonathan Spieker, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20060233312Abstract: An approach provides support for automatic fault isolation in a managed services system. A fault indication corresponding to a communications network of a customer is determined. An analysis is performed to determine a root cause of the fault indication using information associated with the determined fault to output an alarm. A determination is made whether the alarm is associated with a maintenance event to update the alarm. Further, a workflow event corresponding to the alarm is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: MCI, LLCInventors: Frank Adams, Sanjiv Damle, Richard Drescher, Joshua Morris, Michael Smith, Stephen Smith, Jonathan Spieker, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20060233313Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. A workflow event corresponding to an alarm indicative of a fault within a customer network is generated. Recovery from the fault is automated according to the workflow event. Alarm information is transmitted to a maintenance management system, wherein the alarm information specifies information about the alarm. A maintenance event information from the maintenance management system is received in response to the transmitted alarm information. Additionally, it is determined whether the alarm is correlated to a maintenance event based on the maintenance event information. Automated handling of the alarm is differentiated based on the correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: MCI, LLCInventors: Frank Adams, Sanjiv Damle, Richard Drescher, Joshua Morris, Michael Smith, Stephen Smith, Jonathan Spieker, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20060233310Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation is provided. An alarm is received indicating a fault within a customer network that includes one or more network elements. The customer network being monitored by a service provider. A script is retrieved for specifying a dialogue with the network elements for data collection. A command is transmitted to the customer network according to the one script to obtain data from the network elements, wherein the data is utilized to determine the fault. Further, a workflow event corresponding to the alarm is generated, wherein resolution of the fault is automated according to the workflow event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: MCI, Inc.Inventors: Frank Adams, Sanjiv Damle, Richard Drescher, Joshua Morris, Michael Smith, Stephen Smith, Jonathan Spieker, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20060018350Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing thermal loads on a laser gain medium and for boosting the output power of a diode pumped laser are disclosed. The short-term average pumping power to the gain medium is increased, to provide a burst of pumping energy to the laser gain medium. A subsequent short-term reduction in the average pumping power then allows the gain medium to cool to a desired state steady level. The average pumping power is then increased to maintain this steady state level until the next burst is desired. For example, a pulse of current may be applied to a laser diode at a first current level I1 for a first time interval ?t1, where I1 exceeds a nominal current value Inom by an amount ?I1. The current to the laser diode is reduced to a second current level I2 for a second time interval ?t2, where Inom exceeds I2 by an amount ?I2. To balance the thermal load on the diode an integral of ?I1 over the time ?t1 is approximately equal in magnitude to an integral of ?I2 over the time ?t2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: Lightwave Electronics CorporationInventors: Frank Adams, Mark Arbore, Werner Wiechmann
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Publication number: 20050212357Abstract: A vehicle brake having a brake monitoring and sensor system attached to a brake shoe of a brake assembly for monitoring of temperature and wear of a brake shoe lining of a vehicle. The vehicle brake monitoring and sensor system includes a brake assembly for frictional braking of a vehicle. The brake assembly includes a brake shoe lining having a brake shoe and a brake pad for frictional engagement with the brake assembly; and the brake shoe lining has first rivet openings with rivets therein, and has second rivet openings with no rivets therein. The vehicle brake monitoring system also includes a sensor system having a first sensing element and a second sensing element each connected to the brake shoe; the first sensing element is embedded in one or more of the first rivet openings with the rivets therein; and the second sensing element is embedded in one or more of the second rivet openings having no rivets therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2004Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventor: Frank Adams
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Patent number: 6654391Abstract: An intracavity frequency converted, Q-switched laser and method for operating such laser to obtain high output power in secondary pulses at a converted frequency. The secondary pulses are generated by a intracavity frequency conversion element from primary pulses at the fundamental wavelength. In accordance with the invention, after the primary and secondary pulses are generated the Q-switch is turned back on before the gain is fully depleted in the generation of the primary pulse. In particular, the Q-switch is turned back on such that a certain amount of energy of the primary pulse is retained in the laser, but late enough so that a majority of the secondary pulse is out-coupled from the laser. The Q-switched laser is well-suited for use at pulse repetition rates larger than 1/&tgr;, where &tgr; is an upper state lifetime (fluorescence lifetime) of the laser. Specifically, the laser can be operated at repetition rates of 10 kHz and higher, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Lightwave ElectronicsInventor: Frank Adams
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Publication number: 20030012719Abstract: The invention provides a catalyst for removing carbon monoxide from a reformate gas. The catalyst is characterized in that it contains gold and ruthenium in a ratio by weight between 5:1 and 1:5 on a support material of aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, lanthanum oxide and mixtures or mixed oxides thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: OMG AG & Co. KGInventors: Meike Roos, Frank Adam, Frank Baumann, Stefan Andersch, Stefan Wieland
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Publication number: 20020141457Abstract: An intracavity frequency converted, Q-switched laser and method for operating such laser to obtain high output power in secondary pulses at a converted frequency. The secondary pulses are generated by a intracavity frequency conversion element from primary pulses at the fundamental wavelength. In accordance with the invention, after the primary and secondary pulses are generated the Q-switch is turned back on before the gain is fully depleted in the generation of the primary pulse. In particular, the Q-switch is turned back on such that a certain amount of energy of the primary pulse is retained in the laser, but late enough so that a majority of the secondary pulse is out-coupled from the laser. The Q-switched laser is well-suited for use at pulse repetition rates larger than 1/&tgr;, where &tgr; is an upper state lifetime (fluorescence lifetime) of the laser. Specifically, the laser can be operated at repetition rates of 10 kHz and higher, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventor: Frank Adams
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Patent number: 6428905Abstract: The invention relates to a double-layered sheet comprising two cover sheets (1, 2) with a space between them, and a fill material (3) which fills the space between said cover sheets. Said fill material is made of plastic, in particular of porous duroplastic plastic, comprising embedded hard bodies (6, 7, 8, 9). In order to obtain the best possible geometrical moment of inertia while keeping the weight per surface area low, and in particular in order to prevent shearing out under pressure, of the cover sheet (1) acting as a compression chord, during pressing together of the double-layered sheet, the fill material is characterised by at least two stress/strain characteristic curves. In particular the fill material comprises pores which are sealed off from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2001Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: Thyssen Krupp Stahl AGInventors: Friedrich Behr, Klaus Blümel, Horst Mittelstädt, Cetin Nazikkol, Werner Hufenbach, Frank Adam
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Patent number: 6413449Abstract: A catalyst is disclosed for the steam reforming of alcohols, which contains a palladium/zinc alloy and zinc oxide as catalytically active components. The alloy catalyst is a catalytically active component deposited on at least one support material which can be aluminum oxide, aluminum silicate, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, zeoliths and mixtures or mixed oxides thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1999Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Degussa-Huls AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Wieland, Frank Baumann, Frank Adam, Stefan Andersch
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Patent number: 6269900Abstract: A front-end structure for a passenger motor vehicle has a front end region, in the direction of travel, of the brake servo unit which is assigned at least one mechanical forced guidance apparatus. The latter is fixed on at least one body-shell part. In a vehicle impact, the apparatus engages with at least one movement component in the vertical direction of the vehicle, from bottom to top, on the end region of the brake servo unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1999Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Frank Adams, Eberhard Benz, Joachim Herre, Josef Sailer, Alfred Schnabel
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Patent number: D594448Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Inventor: Frank Adams