Patents by Inventor Franz Weber

Franz Weber 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: 8880458
    Abstract: Embodiments implement data and meta data versioning in order to adapt reported data (“actuals”) for planning purposes. A versioning engine receives from an operative system (e.g. ERP system), root variants. These root variants may comprise existing actual data and corresponding underlying corporate meta data. Based upon user input, the versioning engine creates from these root variants, additional variants of the data and/or meta data. A new data variant may be based upon the original corporate meta data unchanged (e.g. for projecting existing product lines). A data variant may alternatively be based upon a new meta data variant reflecting changes to the original corporate meta data (e.g. for adopting an entirely new product line). By effectively depicting relationships between actual data and plan data, and between that data and its underlying meta data, versioning allows a user to visualize evolution of actual data into plan data for forecasting purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Franz Weber, Uwe Fischer
  • Publication number: 20140243251
    Abstract: A process for producing granules comprising one or more complexing agent salts of formula (I): from an aqueous starting solution, comprising the one or more complexing agent salts in a concentration of from 10 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous starting solution, in a jet apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan BLEI, Michael SCHOENHERR, Franz WEBER, Francois BECKER
  • Patent number: 8754026
    Abstract: A process for producing granules containing one or more complexing agent salts of the general formula from an aqueous starting solution, containing the one or more complexing agent salts in a concentration of from 10 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous starting solution, in a jet apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Blei, Michael Schoenherr, Franz Weber, Francois Becker
  • Publication number: 20140136470
    Abstract: Embodiments implement data and meta data versioning in order to adapt reported data (“actuals”) for planning purposes. A versioning engine receives from an operative system (e.g. ERP system), root variants. These root variants may comprise existing actual data and corresponding underlying corporate meta data. Based upon user input, the versioning engine creates from these root variants, additional variants of the data and/or meta data. A new data variant may be based upon the original corporate meta data unchanged (e.g. for projecting existing product lines). A data variant may alternatively be based upon a new meta data variant reflecting changes to the original corporate meta data (e.g. for adopting an entirely new product line). By effectively depicting relationships between actual data and plan data, and between that data and its underlying meta data, versioning allows a user to visualize evolution of actual data into plan data for forecasting purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Franz Weber, Uwe Fischer
  • Publication number: 20140086993
    Abstract: A storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particulate formulation comprising at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative and at least one hydrophilic polymer. In one embodiment the storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particle formulation, consists of (j) at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative, (k) at least one hydrophilic polymer, (l) optionally additional surface-active substances, and (m) optionally additional pharmaceutical additives, with the proviso, that the sum of (a), (b), (c) and (d) equals 100% by weight of the formulation, and wherein the fines fraction with particle diameters of less than 100 ?m is less than 10% by weight. Methods of making the particulate formulation by a spray granulation process are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Felicitas Guth, Karl Kolter, Michael Schönherr, Franz Weber
  • Patent number: 8560372
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for compiling workflows into instructions for a state correlation engine. In general, data characterizing a workflow of a process is received and a network representation of event-condition-action rules representing the workflow is generated. The workflow of the process may be modeled in accordance with a notation similar to the Business Process Modeling Notation. The network representation of event-condition-action rules may include a combination of source nodes representing events, operator nodes representing conditions, and action nodes representing transactions. Events of the source nodes may be represented types of objects of a type language, where a correlation engine is to execute an event-condition-action rule based on an existence of a combination of types of a rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Soeren Balko, Franz Weber, Matthias Miltz
  • Patent number: 8475259
    Abstract: A reel-type secondary game is played simultaneously with a conventional reel-type main game on a gaming machine. The secondary game is initiated only after the player meets certain criteria, such as betting additional credits. Once the secondary game is initiated, one or more special symbols are added to the leftmost reel and the rightmost reel used in the main game, but not the reels in-between. The added special symbols do not affect the symbols used in the main game. All the reels containing the symbols used in the main game and the one or more special symbols are rotated and randomly stopped. Awards are granted for winning symbol combinations obtained in the main game. If the special symbols align with a certain stop position, a special bonus game is played or the player wins a progressive jackpot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Spielo International Canada ULC
    Inventor: Franz Weber
  • Patent number: 8374987
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, related to stateful, continuous evaluation of event-condition-action rules by a state correlation engine. In general, one or more events may be determined to have occurred and an event-condition-action cycle may be caused to be processed for the events. The event-condition-action cycle may include evaluating condition networks based on a state of execution of the state correlation engine that includes the events, where the state of execution is based on a state of execution before the events, and enabling the actions to be executed if evaluation of the condition networks with the state of execution is to result in one or more actions being enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Franz Weber, Matthias Miltz, Soeren Balko, Andreas Buchen
  • Patent number: 8309518
    Abstract: Bioactive molecules are entrapped within a matrix for the controlled delivery of these compounds for therapeutic healing applications. The matrix may be formed of natural or synthetic compounds. The primary method of entrapment of the bioactive molecule is through precipitation of the bioactive molecule during gelation of the matrix, either in vitro or in vivo. The bioactive molecule may be modified to reduce its effective solubility in the matrix to retain it more effectively within the matrix, such as through the deglycosylation of members within the cystine knot growth factor superfamily and particularly within the TGF? superfamily. The matrix may be modified to include sites with binding affinity for different bioactive molecules, for example, for heparin binding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignees: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Universitat Zurich
    Inventors: Jason C. Schense, Hugo Schmoekel, Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Franz Weber
  • Publication number: 20120077727
    Abstract: A process for producing granules containing one or more complexing agent salts of the general formula from an aqueous starting solution, containing the one or more complexing agent salts in a concentration of from 10 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous starting solution, in a jet apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Blei, Michael Schönherr, Franz Weber, Francois Becker
  • Patent number: 8069434
    Abstract: A plurality of constraints are identified for a model of a software deployment in an integrated development environment. Each of the constraints are associated with one of a plurality of analysis levels. It is determined for each analysis level whether the corresponding associated constraints are met so that an identification indicating the same may be provided. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Karsten Ploesser, Franz Weber, Joerg Mann
  • Patent number: 8060780
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products for handing transactions. The method may include, for example, processing, at a state correlation engine, a plurality of transactions; saving the effects of at least one of the transactions to a persistence, when the at least one transaction includes a reliable interaction with an external application; saving other transactions to a buffer rather than to the persistence; and reading the at least one transaction from the persistence and continuously executing rules representing the other transactions in response to a failure causing a recovery. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Franz Weber, Matthias Miltz, Sören Balko
  • Patent number: 8046383
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for mapping deep structured data structures. Statements defining a mapping of source elements formatted in accordance with a first hierarchical structure to a target formatted in accordance with a second hierarchical structure are received. The first and second hierarchical structures may be different. A mapping of the source elements to the target in accordance with the statements may be performed, where the statement may be defined in accordance with a mapping language. The mapping language may define that a single statement may represent an iterative approach to mapping elements from the source to the target. The mapping language may support selection of source elements using a format that allows for navigation through a hierarchy of the source. The mapping language may also support nested statements which may allow for nested iterations in which to perform mappings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Franz Weber, Soeren Balko, Matthias Miltz
  • Publication number: 20110153519
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include executing a business task by receiving an instruction to execute a business task; generating an event-condition-action (ECA) rule during execution of the business task; generating a graphical representation corresponding to the ECA rule; and executing, using a processor of the computer system, the business task based on an evaluation of the graphical representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Sören BALKO, Franz Weber, Matthias Miltz, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20100291215
    Abstract: Bioactive molecules are entrapped within a matrix for the controlled delivery of these compounds for therapeutic healing applications. The matrix may be formed of natural or synthetic compounds. The primary method of entrapment of the bioactive molecule is through precipitation of the bioactive molecule during gelation of the matrix, either in vitro or in vivo. The bioactive molecule may be modified to reduce its effective solubility in the matrix to retain it more effectively within the matrix, such as through the deglycosylation of members within the cystine knot growth factor superfamily and particularly within the TGF? superfamily. The matrix may be modified to include sites with binding affinity for different bioactive molecules, for example, for heparin binding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicants: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Universitat
    Inventors: Jason C. Schense, Hugo Schmoekel, Jeffrey Alan Hubbell, Franz Weber
  • Patent number: 7814500
    Abstract: A message is buffered and processing statistics are associated with the message, including characterizations of whether a process instance is to process the message, a number of process instances handling the message, and a number of process instances that have processed the message. A process instance may be generated to process content of the message depending on the message. The message may be dequeued based on the processing statistics. For example, if the processing statistics indicate that no process instances are handling the message and no process instance is to process content of the message. Also, if the content of the message is to be processed by a threshold number of process instances, the message is only dequeued if the processing statistics indicate that the threshold number of process instances have processed the content of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Franz Weber
  • Patent number: 7783714
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the invention manage messages transported between a first computer system and a second computer system. For instance, in one embodiment, According to another exemplary embodiment, a method obtains a business object identifier that identifies a business object associated with a first message to be transported over a network from the first computer system to the second computer system. The method may then generate a transport identifier associated with the transported message. The method may then route the first message the second computer system, such that the routing generates a second message that is transported to the second computer system. The method then obtains the second message transported to the second computer system. Finally, the method creates a data structure in memory including the transport identifier, the business object identifier, and the second message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Roman Hayer, Bernhard Brinkmoeller, Franz Weber, Volker Wiechers, Thea Hillenbrand
  • Publication number: 20100153778
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products for handing transactions. The method may include, for example, processing, at a state correlation engine, a plurality of transactions; saving the effects of at least one of the transactions to a persistence, when the at least one transaction includes a reliable interaction with an external application; saving other transactions to a buffer rather than to the persistence; and reading the at least one transaction from the persistence and continuously executing rules representing the other transactions in response to a failure causing a recovery. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Franz Weber, Matthias Miltz, Soren Balko
  • Patent number: 7662900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyisobutene by polymerizing isobutene using an inert diluent and a halogen-containing Lewis acid as a catalyst, wherein the isobutene in the form of droplets is contacted with the Lewis acid in a polymerization apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Seidl, Carolin Nadine Duecker, Alexandra Wiedemann, Thomas Wettling, Uwe Rachwalsky, Marco-Christian Volland, Martin Karches, Franz Weber, Dieter Stuetzer, Werner Bochnitschek
  • Publication number: 20100023339
    Abstract: A system may include reception of a core event associated with a business object, evaluation of one or more rules based on the core event to identify a business event, construction of a message based on a mapping between the business object and an event interface, the mapping and the event interface associated with the business event and the business object; and publication of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan A. Baeuerle, Robert Getzner, Holger Meinert, Franz Weber