Patents by Inventor Frank Richter

Frank 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).

  • Plain bearing composite material
    Publication number: 20150133351
    Abstract: A plain bearing composite material (2), has a supporting layer (4), optionally a porous substrate layer (6), in particular made of bronze, and a sliding layer material (8) made of a matrix-forming thermoplastic plastic material (10) and fillers (12) accommodated therein, wherein the sliding layer material (8) has a fraction of 1-40 vol % wollastonite as a mineral filler (14) and at least half of the wollastonite is present with needle-shaped modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Axel Pasternak, Rolf Reinicke, Ruediger Bickle, Corina Steck, Andreas Schmid, Frank Richter
  • Dispensing device (CAT)
    Patent number: 8950396
    Abstract: A dispensing device, a storage device and a method are proposed for dispensing a formulation as a spray. The formulation is dispensed by means of a gas stream. To improve the dispensing effect, pressure pulses are generated in the gas stream and/or the direction of gas flow alternates. The formulation is dispensed through a duct. The duct is connected to a storage chamber containing the formulation via a sharp edge or transition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Wachtel, Frank Richter
  • CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20150038817
    Abstract: A cartridge (700) for insertion into a meter comprises: a plurality of cartridge brackets (704) disposed on an inner wall (703) of the cartridge; a spindle (702) mounted so as to be rotatable within the cartridge and movable longitudinally in first and second directions within the cartridge; and a plurality of testing members (708) each arranged to be supported temporarily by at least one of the plurality of cartridge brackets, each of the testing members including) a hole (306) through which the spindle is located, the spindle having a plurality of spindle brackets (706) disposed on an outer surface thereof, each spindle bracket being movable between first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David M. John Mills
  • Use of tin catalysts for the production of polyurethane coatings
    Patent number: 8946372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of specific inorganic Sn(IV) for the production of polyisocyanate polyaddition products from a) at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and/or aromatic polyisocyanate, b) at least one NCO-reactive compound, c) at least one thermolatent inorganic tin-containing catalyst, d) optionally further catalysts and/or activators other than c), e) optionally fillers, pigments, additives, thickeners, antifoams and/or other auxiliary substances and additives, wherein the ratio of the weight of the tin from component c) and the weight of component a) is less than 3000 ppm when component a) is an aliphatic polyisocyanate and less than 95 ppm when component a) is an aromatic polyisocyanate, wherein as thermolatent catalysts cyclic tin compounds of formula I, II or III: wherein n>1, are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Raul Pires, Stephan Reiter, Jens Krause, Klaus Jurkschat, Ljuba Iovkova, Markus Schürmann, Gerrit Bradtmöller
  • Apparatus for Eliciting a Blood Sample
    Publication number: 20150031974
    Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample. The apparatus has a housing having an aperture. A shaft extends in the housing and a testing member is mounted on the shaft which rotates with the shaft. A lancing member is pivotably mounted to the testing member and a lancet protrudes from the lancing member. The lancing member is arranged to pivot relative to the testing member from a retracted position to a skin penetrating position in which the lancet extends into or through the aperture when the testing member is rotated so that the lancing member is coincident with the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYISOCYANATES AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150025268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for isocyanate modification which includes reacting a) at least one organic isocyanate having an NCO functionality greater than or equal to 1, b) a catalyst comprising at least one phosphonium salt comprising at least one cycloalkyl substituent bonded directly to a P atom of a phosphonium cation, c) optionally a solvent, and d) optionally additives. The present invention also relates to a catalyst for isocyanate modification comprising at least one phosphonium salt comprising at least one cycloalkyl substituent bonded directly to a P atom of a phosphonium cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Martin Brahm
  • Cartridge
    Publication number: 20150005668
    Abstract: A cartridge is configured to be inserted into a meter, the cartridge comprises a housing having an aperture, and end face and a side wall; at least one testing member disposed within the housing; a removable seal; and a knob attached in a fixed positional relationship with the seal, wherein when the seal is in a sealed condition a part of the seal covers the aperture and is secured to the housing around the aperture so as to provide a moisture impermeable barrier and the knob is located adjacent the side wall of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowen, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • Eliciting a Blood Sample
    Publication number: 20140378800
    Abstract: Apparatus for eliciting a blood sample, the apparatus comprising; a testing member rotatably mounted on a shaft; and an aperture for positioning a body part of the user relative to the edge of the testing member, wherein an edge of the testing member is shaped such as repeatedly to exert pressure on the skin of a user when the testing member is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross Macarthur
  • APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20140371629
    Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample. The apparatus has a housing having an aperture. A shaft extends in the housing. A first part of a testing member is mounted on the shaft and a second part of a testing member is configured to co-rotate with the first part. A lancet protrudes radially from the second part. The second part is configured, in the presence of a force exerted against the testing member by an actuator, to translate relative to the first part from a retracted position to a skin penetrating position in which the lancet is displaced towards the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross Macarthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • CARTRIDGE AND METER FOR RECEIVING THE CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20140371561
    Abstract: The specification describes a cartridge for insertion into a meter, the interior of the meter comprising a boss having a main body and a protrusion extending from the main body. The cartridge comprises an orientation member provided at one end of the cartridge, the orientation member comprising a recess having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to that of the boss and configured to receive the boss therein, the orientation member further comprising a ramp surrounding at least part of the portion of the recess corresponding to the main body, the portion of the recess which corresponds to the protrusion adjoining the lower end of the ramp via a step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • Apparatus Comprising A Lancet
    Publication number: 20140364888
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a housing, a testing member rotatably mounted in the housing, a lancet protruding from an edge of the testing member and having a piercing end, and a cover configured to cover at least the piercing end of the lancet and to be displaced from the piercing end of the lancet during actuation of the testing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowen, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills, Christopher James Smith
  • Testing Member Cartridge
    Publication number: 20140360872
    Abstract: A cartridge configured to be inserted into a meter, the cartridge comprising: a housing having at least two electrical contacts disposed on an inner surface of a wall of the housing and at least two electrical contacts disposed on an outer surface of the wall of the housing, wherein a conductive path is provided between corresponding ones of the at least two electrical contacts on the inner and outer surfaces; and at least one testing member supported within the housing, each testing member having at least two contact pads configured to engage with the at least two electrical contacts disposed on the inner surface of the housing wall when that testing member is moved into a measurement position, wherein the at least two electrical contacts disposed on the outer surface of the housing wall are configured to provide a conductive connection between the testing member and the meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • BLOOD ANALYSIS METER
    Publication number: 20140360873
    Abstract: A meter configured to perform a blood analysis is presented where the meter has a housing, the housing having an aperture configured to receive a body part of a user. The meter also having a plurality of light sources supported by the housing and a controller configured to control the plurality of light sources to indicate an operational status of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross Macarthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20140358034
    Abstract: A cartridge comprises plural blood testing discs, each blood testing disc including a lancet and a blood collection and testing part. Each of the discs has a generally circular shape with a cutout at one side thereof. The lancet of each disc is supported at the periphery of the disc at a location that does not coincide with the cutout. The cartridge includes a side face having an aperture formed therein. The discs are supported in a rotatable manner on a common longitudinal axis. In a non-operational condition, the cutouts of the discs are located in a close proximity to and facing the side face of the cartridge and in an operational condition a disc that is coincident with the aperture is permitted to rotate on the longitudinal axis such that the part of the disc on which the lancet is supported passes through the aperture to allow lancing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20140358035
    Abstract: An apparatus for eliciting a blood sample comprises a housing, an aperture in a wall of the housing, an aperture cover moveable between a first position in which the aperture is covered and a second position in which the aperture is uncovered, the aperture cover comprising a sealing member configured to seal the aperture on a first side of the wall when the aperture cover is in the first position and a user-contactable part extending from the sealing member through the aperture to the second side of the wall and configured to allow a user to move the aperture cover between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills, Christopher James Smith
  • PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS ISOCYANATE MODIFICATION
    Publication number: 20140343280
    Abstract: A process for continuous preparation of oligomeric or polymeric isocyanates by catalytic modification of monomeric di- and/or triisocyanates, characterized in that at least one isocyanate component A and at least one catalyst component B are combined continuously in a reaction apparatus and conducted through the reaction apparatus as a reaction mixture, the residence time distribution being characterized according to the dispersion model by Bo (Bodenstein number) above 40, preferably above 60 and most preferably above 80.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Martin Anstock, Philip Bahke, Andreas Gosch, Reinhard Halpaap, Andreas Hecking, Sigurd Buchholz, Ursula Tracht, Adrian Cosmin Dobre
  • CAPACITIVE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140336535
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising a housing having an aperture configured to receive a body part of a user, a capacitive sensor supported on the housing and a controller configured to use the capacitive sensor to determine whether a body part of a user is present within the aperture and to permit lancing of the body part only when it is determined that the body part of the user is present in the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • Apparatus for Eliciting a Blood Sample
    Publication number: 20140330166
    Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample. The apparatus has a housing having an aperture. A shaft extends in the housing and is received through a hole in a test member. A lancet protrudes radially from the test member. The hole is configured to allow the test member to translate relative to the shaft, in the presence of a force exerted on the test member by an actuator, from a retracted position to a skin penetrating position in which the lancet is displaced towards the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur, Elizabeth Verity Wolseley-Hext, Joseph David Cowan, Lee Thomas Smith, David John Mills
  • APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20140330165
    Abstract: An apparatus for eliciting a blood sample is presented having a lancet for lancing a body part of a user and a cleaning member of absorbent material operable to clean a surface of the body part, the apparatus being configured such that in use the lancet is moved to lance a body part of a user and subsequently the cleaning member is moved to contact the body part of the user so as to remove blood from the surface of the body part prior to collection of the blood sample from the surface of the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross MacArthur
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYISOCYANATES AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140275525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for modifying isocyanates using catalysts having a water content not exceeding 1,000 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Martin Brahm