Patents by Inventor Frank Schmidt

Frank Schmidt 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: 20120244596
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of novel proteins exhibiting bonding activity for certain ligands, the so-called anticalins. To this end, the structure of peptides of the lipocalin family is modified by amino acid replacement in their natural ligand binding pocket using generic engineering methods. Alike immunoglobulin, the anticalin thus obtained can be used to identify or bond molecular structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Arne Skerra, Gerald Beste, Frank Schmidt, Thomas Stibora
  • Patent number: 8275430
    Abstract: An arrangement for an electrically conducting connection of a superconductive electric cable with a cable having normal conductivity at room temperature is provided, which includes a passage with an electric conductor surrounded by a thermal insulation. The conductor of the superconductive cable is connected to an end of the conductor of the passage, at whose other end a cable having normal conductivity can be connected. On the end of the superconductive cable intended to connect to the conductor of the passage an electrode is mounted serving the electric field control. At least in the area of the electrode a cryostat is present which surrounds it, which is constructed as a circumferentially closed sheath of electrically insulating material with a vacuum free, thermal insulation. The end of the sheath facing the passage is placed during the state of operation of the arrangement at high voltage potential, while the other end is connected to ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Frank Schmidt, Nicolas Lallouet
  • Publication number: 20120230774
    Abstract: A chemical sliding anchor, in particular for use in mining, for the firm bonding to the rock in a borehole using a fixing agent, comprises an anchor pipe, preferably an anchor nut, anchor plate preferably supported by the anchor nut, for lying on the rock, involving little technical effort by effectively using a sliding function of the sliding anchor in the case of a large change in length of the sliding anchor on absorbing dynamic loads. An elastic element, in particular a spring, is integrated in the sliding anchor and an increase in length of the sliding anchor is effected for a given sliding function with a spring deflection of the elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Podesser, Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120208479
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8228151
    Abstract: An electromagnetic energy transducer configured to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy comprises two magnetic elements including a permanent magnetic element and a soft-magnetic element and an electrical coil. The permanent magnetic element and the soft-magnetic element are arranged to form a magnetic circuit and one of the two magnetic elements is movable in relation to the other of the two magnetic elements. The electrical coil surrounds a part of the soft magnetic element. The movable magnetic element is held in a first position by a spring force and moved into a second position by applying an external mechanical force exceeding the spring force, and at the first position the magnetic flux within the soft magnetic element is different than the flux at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Enocean GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120155971
    Abstract: A rock bolt well adapted for use in mining is provided. The rock bolt includes an anchor tube that encloses an interior space, a fixing agent arranged inside the interior space for the substance-to-substance fixation of the anchor tube to stone, a mobile piston arranged inside the interior space for transporting the fixing agent out of the anchor tube when the anchor tube is arranged in a bore hole in the stone, a piston moving mechanism, an anchor nut, and an anchor plate supported by the anchor nut for support on the stone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120147566
    Abstract: A module receptacle having a main frame arranged to hold a mountable functioning module in a specified position with respect to a covering frame. The covering frame can be attached by means of at least one fastening element to the main frame. The covering frame is at least large enough to cover the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Armin ANDERS, Erwing GRASSL, Frank SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 8168042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bar arrangement for a machine for producing a fibrous web. The bar arrangement according to the invention is characterized by at least one restoring mechanism for bringing the mobile bar from the operating position into the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Schmidt, Ansgar Müller, Joachim Grabscheid
  • Patent number: 8158753
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of novel proteins exhibiting bonding activity for certain ligands, the so-called anticalins. To this end, the structure of peptides of the lipocalin family is modified by amino acid replacement in their natural ligand binding pocket using generic engineering methods. Alike immunoglobulin, the anticalin thus obtained can be used to identify or bond molecular structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Pieris AG
    Inventors: Arne Skerra, Gerald Beste, Frank Schmidt, Thomas Stibora
  • Patent number: 8150340
    Abstract: A heating control system, monitoring system and predictive maintenance radio sensor system. The heating control system comprises at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer; an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer; a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control; a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly; and a sensor, coupled to the logic assembly, for measuring ambient parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Enocean GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Klaus Pistor, Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Claus Seisenberger, Martin Vossiek
  • Patent number: 8142109
    Abstract: A corrosion-protected, self-drilling anchor and an anchor subunit and to a method for the production thereof is provided. A self-drilling anchor of the invention includes a number of anchor subunits, each with a hollow bar element, which are connected together by the formation of an axial bell butt joint to form a connected pull and pressure member. The first subunit t its end has a drill bit and the subunit is connected non-rotatably with its end to a drilling and injection device. It is provided according to the invention that each hollow bar element is surrounded by a sheathing except for its end sections and the annular gap between the sheathing and hollow bar element is grouted with a first corrosion protection compound. A coupler in the area of the bell butt joint fits tightly against the sheathings of the two hollow bar elements which are part of the bell butt joint. The hollow space between the coupler and hollow bar elements is filled with a second corrosion protection compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8134072
    Abstract: A superconductive cable includes a superconductive conductor (2), a dielectric (3) enclosing the latter and a superconductive screen (4) arranged over the dielectric acting as a spacer. The cable is enclosed with the inclusion of an air gap by a cryostat (7) which consists of a metal inner tube (8), a metal outer tube (9) and super insulation (10) arranged between them. An intermediate metal tube (5), which is closed all around over its entire length, is arranged over the screen (4) while leaving a gap (6) from the cryostat (7). A medium which is fluid at room temperature, and to which a constant pressure is applied, is introduced as an impregnating medium for the dielectric (3) into the space between the conductor (2) and the intermediate tube (5), and at least one refrigeration unit for supplying a liquid refrigerant is connected to the gap (6) between the cryostat (7) and the intermediate tube (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Arnaud Allais, Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120053061
    Abstract: A method of managing thermal contraction of a superconductor cable (2) having a cable body surrounded by an external screen (2A) made form wound metal elements and installed between its ends in an enclosure (1) or cryostat filled with a cryogenic liquid, where the method includes mechanically applying a locking force loading only said screen (2A) at a so-called locking point (5A, 5B) in the vicinity of the ends of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Schmidt, Nicolas Lallouet, Sébastien Delplace, Erik Marzahn
  • Publication number: 20120040841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a superconductive electric cable (SK) that has at least one superconductive conductor (1) that consists of strips or wires that are wrapped in at least one layer around a support designed as a tube (2). The tube (2) is elastically deformable and has a gap (8) extending over its entire length in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: NEXANS
    Inventors: Rainer Soika, Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8112244
    Abstract: A device for the wire-free determination of a position of a mechanical force-transmitting device, having at least one storage device for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element which detects the position and is monitored by at least one sensor electronic unit, including at least one radio transmitter, and at least one photovoltaic energy supply device supplying the storage device with electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Enocean GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Andreas Schneider
  • Patent number: 8112135
    Abstract: A superconductive electrical cable is provided, which comprises a conductor consisting of superconductive wires. The conductor (L) is designed as a stranded conductor in which the wires (1) are stranded together with a predetermined pitch length (S) lying between about 5×D and about 20×D, where D is the diameter of the stranded conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Arnaud Allals, Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120004885
    Abstract: A device for the wire-free determination of a position of a mechanical force-transmitting device, having at least one storage device for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element which detects the position and is monitored by at least one sensor electronic unit, including at least one radio transmitter, and at least one photovoltaic energy supply device supplying the storage device with electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Schmidt, Oliver Sczesny, Andreas Schneider
  • Patent number: 8067690
    Abstract: A module receptacle having a main frame arranged to hold a mountable functioning module in a specified position with respect to a covering frame. The covering frame can be attached by means of at least one fastening element to the main frame. The covering frame is at least large enough to cover the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Enocean GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Anders, Erwin Grassl, Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20110287727
    Abstract: The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus PISTOR, Frank Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20110285487
    Abstract: An electromagnetic energy transducer configured to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy comprises two magnetic elements including a permanent magnetic element and a soft-magnetic element and an electrical coil. The permanent magnetic element and the soft-magnetic element are arranged to form a magnetic circuit and one of the two magnetic elements is movable in relation to the other of the two magnetic elements. The electrical coil surrounds a part of the soft magnetic element. The movable magnetic element is held in a first position by a spring force and moved into a second position by applying an external mechanical force exceeding the spring force, and at the first position the magnetic flux within the soft magnetic element is different than the flux at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventor: Frank SCHMIDT