Patents by Inventor Frank Boermann

Frank Boermann 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).

  • Pump, dispenser and corresponding process for dispensing a liquid or viscous mass
    Publication number: 20070172369
    Abstract: To improve sealing efficiency in a pump withdrawing liquid from a supply container (1) and to minimize the liquid residue in said container, the pump is designed to include a cylinder (5), a hollow plunger (6) configured within said cylinder, an external accessory pipe (7) configured at least partly within said plunger, and a feed pipe (8) configured at least partly within said external, accessory pipe, the internal feed pipe (8) being displaceable relative to the external accessory pipe (7) which in turn is displaceable relative to the hollow plunger (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Falter Service GMBH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Frank Boermann
  • Microbiologically-prepared diacetyl reductase
    Patent number: 5164314
    Abstract: A process for the enzymatic preparation of acetoin, particularly (+)-acetoin, employs a diacetyl reductase which can be obtained from a yeast or Lactobacillus strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hummel, Maria R. Kula, Frank Boermann