Patents by Inventor Franz Wilhelm

Franz Wilhelm 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: 20250050001
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a medical system for optically detecting at least one blood constituent in a tubing line received in a tubing receptacle apparatus at a blood treatment machine for extracorporeal blood treatment and a corresponding blood treatment machine, the tubing receptacle apparatus having no electrical or electronic components and no electrically conductive shielding in some embodiments. Light guides are used to transmit light into the tubing receptacle apparatus and from the tubing receptacle apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Koerdt, Nicolas Beisser
  • Publication number: 20240151783
    Abstract: A magnetic sensing device including a substrate having a supporting surface on which a first sensing area, a third sensing area, and a second sensing area are consecutively arranged in a direction of movement. The first, the second, and the third sensing areas are provided with a first midline, a second midline, and a third midline in the direction of movement, respectively. The first and second midlines are symmetrical with respect to the third midline. The first and second sensing areas are jointly configured to output a first output signal. The third sensing area is configured to output a second output signal. A phase difference between the first and second output signals is 90 degrees, and the first and second output signals are jointly configured to determine the distance or the speed or the angle of movement and the direction of movement of the relative motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: SUZHOU NOVOSENSE MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Continental Automotive System Changchun Co,. Ltd.
    Inventors: FuTe YUAN, Yun SHENG, Jia ZHAO, Jian YE, Peng ZHAO, Fu ZHANG, Yanxia GUO, Hongjun JIANG, Robert Franz Wilhelm Axel MEYER, Tillmann KRAUSS, Ralf ENDRES, Mario TROTT
  • Publication number: 20160301414
    Abstract: A dynamic interconnect is described herein. The dynamic interconnect includes a transmit module, a receive module, and a multiplexer. Signal changes are detected in a group of transmit channels, and in response to the signal change an output of the multiplexer is switched to the channel where the change occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Olbrich, Ralf Plate, Thorsten Mattner, Heiko Woelk
  • Patent number: 8122933
    Abstract: A sectional door having a door frame, a door panel comprising sections coupled to another in articulated manner, a weight equalization device coupled to the door panel, and an electrical door drive for opening and closing movements of said door panel. The uppermost section in the closed position of the door panel, is guided on running rails as the header section, wherein said rails extend essentially horizontally up to the door frame, and have a vertical end segment on the frame side. The other sections that follow below the header section are guided in guide rails that have a vertical segment along the door frame, a horizontal segment parallel to the running rail that holds the header section, and an arc that joins the two segments. With this device, the door drive is attached to one of the sections connected below the header section, and has at least one power take-off shaft having an impeller at the end. The driven impeller engages in the guide rail and moves the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Novoferm GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Rieder, Marco Göckus, Stefan Höfling
  • Patent number: 7694565
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of signal transit time sensors, in particular sensors based on ultrasonic transit times. Existing electronic control circuits for such transit time sensors for measurements on medical liquids, in particular blood, are extremely complex or their time resolution is limited. However, the present invention makes use of a simple measurement technique which cannot be used directly at first for the time resolution to be achieved. In this method, an ordinary sampling method is used to detect the received signal (12). An oscillator-like received signal (12) generated by an emitted step-like signal is first sampled during a half-period (14, 15) and is checked with the help of a selection criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Koerdt, Peter Scheunert, Dejan Nikolic, Klaus Metzner, Alexander Kuhn
  • Publication number: 20070186624
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of signal transit time sensors, in particular sensors based on ultrasonic transit times. Existing electronic control circuits for such transit time sensors for measurements on medical liquids, in particular blood, are extremely complex or their time resolution is limited. However, the present invention makes use of a simple measurement technique which cannot be used directly at first for the time resolution to be achieved. In this method, an ordinary sampling method is used to detect the received signal (12). An oscillator-like received signal (12) generated by an emitted step-like signal is first sampled during a half-period (14, 15) and is checked with the help of a selection criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Koerdt, Peter Scheunert, Dejan Nikolic, Klaus Metzner, Alexander Kuhn
  • Patent number: 7048029
    Abstract: A sectional door having a door frame, a door panel comprising sections coupled to another in articulated manner, a weight equalization device coupled to the door panel, and an electrical door drive for opening and closing movements of said door panel. The uppermost section in the closed position of the door panel, is guided on running rails as the header section, wherein said rails extend essentially horizontally up to the door frame, and have a vertical end segment on the frame side. The other sections that follow below the header section are guided in guide rails that have a vertical segment along the door frame, a horizontal segment parallel to the running rail that holds the header section, and an arc that joins the two segments. With this device, the door drive is attached to one of the sections connected below the header section, and has at least one power take-off shaft having an impeller at the end. The driven impeller engages in the guide rail and moves the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Novoferm GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Rieder, Marco Göckus, Stefan Höfling
  • Publication number: 20060076114
    Abstract: A sectional door having a door frame, a door panel comprising sections coupled to another in articulated manner, a weight equalization device coupled to the door panel, and an electrical door drive for opening and closing movements of said door panel. The uppermost section in the closed position of the door panel, is guided on running rails as the header section, wherein said rails extend essentially horizontally up to the door frame, and have a vertical end segment on the frame side. The other sections that follow below the header section are guided in guide rails that have a vertical segment along the door frame, a horizontal segment parallel to the running rail that holds the header section, and an arc that joins the two segments. With this device, the door drive is attached to one of the sections connected below the header section, and has at least one power take-off shaft having an impeller at the end. The driven impeller engages in the guide rail and moves the door panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Rieder, Marco Gockus, Stefan Hofling
  • Publication number: 20040182528
    Abstract: A sectional door having a door frame, a door panel comprising sections coupled to another in articulated manner, a weight equalization device coupled to the door panel, and an electrical door drive for opening and closing movements of said door panel. The uppermost section in the closed position of the door panel, is guided on running rails as the header section, wherein said rails extend essentially horizontally up to the door frame, and have a vertical end segment on the frame side. The other sections that follow below the header section are guided in guide rails that have a vertical segment along the door frame, a horizontal segment parallel to the running rail that holds the header section, and an arc that joins the two segments. With this device, the door drive is attached to one of the sections connected below the header section, and has at least one power take-off shaft having an impeller at the end. The driven impeller engages in the guide rail and moves the door panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Rieder, Marco Gockus, Stefan Hofling
  • Publication number: 20040115451
    Abstract: The present invention is a consumer product packaging system comprising at least one consumer product wrapped in a UV—protective thermoplastic packaging film. At least one of the consumer products wrapped in the UV—protective thermoplastic packaging film has a brightness value wherein the brightness value of the consumer product changes about 5 percent or less during an exposure to light for a period of about 12 months or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Franz Wilhelm Lonsky, William Hung Nguyen, Kevin Bradley Sartain
  • Publication number: 20040110017
    Abstract: The present invention is a consumer product packaging system comprising at least one consumer product wrapped in an UV thermoplastic packaging film. At least one of the consumer products wrapped in the UV thermoplastic packaging film has a brightness wherein the brightness of the consumer product changes about 5 percent or less during an exposure to light for a period of about 12 months or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Werner Franz Wilhelm Lonsky, William Hung Nguyen, Kevin Bradley Sartain
  • Patent number: 6653841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for carrying out a contactless measurement of the conductivity of a liquid situated in a flow channel, and to the use of said device and method. According to the invention, the invention provides that a toroidal coil is precisely arranged around the flow channel. Said toroidal coil is interconnected with a capacitor to an oscillating circuit. The invention also provides that the electric characteristics of this circuit are then measured according to the conductivity which is sought after.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Wilhelm Koerdt, Peter Kaiser, Hans Georg Hülsmann
  • Patent number: 6635146
    Abstract: Papermaking fibers are treated with certain hydrolytic enzymes, specifically including cellulases, such as truncated endo-glucanases, which have been freed of their cellulose binding domain, to generate aldehyde groups at or near the surface of the fibers. Paper sheets made from the resulting fibers exhibit improved strength characteristics relative to paper sheets made from untreated fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Franz Wilhelm Lonsky, Alberto Ricardo Negri
  • Patent number: 6542761
    Abstract: A device for measuring parameters of medical fluids having a measurement chamber through which the fluid to be measured passes. The chamber is sealed on one side by a flexible membrane, and it also has a measurement plate that has a peripheral seal on its outer edge and is in contact with the flexible membrane. At least one sensor for measuring a parameter of the medical fluid is mounted on the measurement plate, and the measurement plate has a continuous inlet leading to the flexible membrane so that a vacuum can be established between the measurement plate and the flexible membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Jahn, Franz Wilhelm Koerdt, Matthias Krämer, Klaus Metzner, Harald Peter, Walter Pieper, Bernd Steinbach
  • Publication number: 20020088575
    Abstract: Papermaking fibers are treated with certain hydrolytic enzymes, specifically including cellulases, such as truncated endo-glucanases, which have been freed of their cellulose binding domain, to generate aldehyde groups at or near the surface of the fibers. Paper sheets made from the resulting fibers exhibit improved strength characteristics relative to paper sheets made from untreated fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Franz Wilhelm Lonsky, Alberto Ricardo Negri
  • Patent number: 5769087
    Abstract: A body fluid measurement apparatus for continually monitoring the body fluids produced by a catheterized patient is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a discharge hose in fluid communication with the patient, a housing that supports the discharge hose, a dripping chamber for temporarily holding the body fluid while temperature and electrical conductivity measurements are made, a force transducer for producing a signal representing the weight of the body fluid mass collected, a container for collecting the body fluid that is suspended from the force transducer, a storage cell power source, and a computer for processing a signal generated by the force transducer, for generating a timing signal, and for computing the patient's body fluid volume flow in a certain time interval. All computed measurements are sent to a display also located on the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Fresenius AG
    Inventors: Detlef Westphal, Klaus Metzner, Gunther Grimm, Uwe Lapp, Andreas Wild, Franz-Wilhelm Koerdt
  • Patent number: 4918108
    Abstract: An antibacterial substance which does not have optimum absorbability and is administered parentally into tissue, is administered to a host in conjunction with a benzylamine derivative of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydroxyl in the 2- or 4-position or amino in the 2-position;R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; andR.sub.3 is cyclohexyl optionally substituted by hydroxyl;or a non-toxic, pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, to improve the absorption of the parenterally administered antibacterial substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Otto Kern, Franz Wilhelm, Ernst Salamon
  • Patent number: 4818705
    Abstract: A device for analyzing the composition of the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine in which a light source provides a light beam absorbable by the exhaust gas, and a plurality of measurement cells are traversed by radiation of the light beam while the exhaust gas flows through the cells. A corresponding number of radiation detectors are arranged after the measurement cells to receive the absorption attenuated light radiation and to produce an electrical measurement signal. At least one light interrupter periodically interrupts the light radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Schneider, Franz-Wilhelm Boost, Frank Leimbach
  • Patent number: D934669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: Helmut Franz Wilhelm Lehle
  • Patent number: D939326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Helmut Franz Wilhelm Lehle