Patents by Inventor Hans-Martin Ringelstein

Hans-Martin Ringelstein 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: 9659762
    Abstract: Energy-saving lamps contain a gas filling of mercury vapor and argon in a gas discharge bulb. Amalgam balls are used for filling the gas discharge bulb with mercury. Novel coated balls whose operating life in the case of automatic metered introduction is increased by coating of the balls with an alloy powder and conglutination of the amalgam balls during storage and processing is prevented are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Olivier Hutin, Hans Martin Ringelstein
  • Publication number: 20160133453
    Abstract: Energy-saving lamps contain a gas filling of mercury vapour and argon in a gas discharge bulb. Amalgam balls are used for filling the gas discharge bulb with mercury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Olivier HUTIN, Hans Martin RINGELSTEIN
  • Patent number: 9263245
    Abstract: Energy-saving lamps contain a gas filling of mercury vapour and argon in a gas discharge bulb. Amalgam balls are used for filling the gas discharge bulb with mercury. Novel coated balls whose operating life in the case of automatic metered introduction is increased by coating of the balls with an alloy powder and conglutination of the amalgam balls during storage and processing is prevented are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Olivier Hutin, Hans Martin Ringelstein
  • Publication number: 20140055026
    Abstract: Energy-saving lamps contain a gas filling of mercury vapour and argon in a gas discharge bulb. Amalgam balls are used for filling the gas discharge bulb with mercury. Novel coated balls whose operating life in the case of automatic metered introduction is increased by coating of the balls with an alloy powder and conglutination of the amalgam balls during storage and processing is prevented are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Olivier Hutin, Hans Martin Ringelstein
  • Patent number: 7297178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a device (1) for the production of spherical metal particles (2) from a melt (3). In order to produce droplets a melt jet (8) is subjected to vibrations and is led through at least one nozzle (7). In order to produce spherical metal particles (2) the droplets at the outlet of the nozzle (7) are fed to a coolant (10) for purposes of consolidation. The nozzle (7) dips into the coolant (10), the temperature of the coolant (10) being below the melting point of the melt (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Kempf, Georg Ptaschek, Hans-Martin Ringelstein, Roland Fuchs, Calogero DiVicenzo
  • Publication number: 20040154435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a device (1) for the production of spherical metal particles (2) from a melt (3). In order to produce droplets a melt jet (8) is subjected to vibrations and is led through at least one nozzle (7). In order to produce spherical metal particles (2) the droplets at the outlet of the nozzle (7) are fed to a coolant (10) for purposes of consolidation. The nozzle (7) dips into the coolant (10), the temperature of the coolant (10) being below the melting point of the melt (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Bernd Kempf, Georg Ptaschek, Hans-Martin Ringelstein, Roland Fuchs, Calogero Di Vicenzo
  • Patent number: 5833462
    Abstract: Precision attachments containing a titanium-containing gold alloy which is covered with a gold film, capable of being cast on, which have a golden yellow color, are extremely corrosion-resistant and, despite base metal constituents, form no oxides at the place of casting-on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Kempf, Hans Martin Ringelstein, Alexander Voelcker, Ulrich Birkholz
  • Patent number: 5695714
    Abstract: Gold-palladium alloys with a high gold content for dental applications should, for reasons of biocompatibility, not contain any toxically dubious components. For particularly corrosion-resistant and biocompatible Type 4 alloys, tin is needed as the only base-metal component in amounts between 0.7 and 5.8 wt % if one remains within defined limits in a palladium-tin diagram of FIG. 1, for Pt values less than 2%. Such alloys contain, in addition to gold and tin, 6 to 25 wt % palladium, 0 to 12 wt % platinum and 0 to 2 wt % of at least one of iridium, rhodium and/or ruthenium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Kempf, Doris Hathaway, Gernot Schoeck, Hans-Martin Ringelstein, Bernd Meier
  • Patent number: 5547625
    Abstract: In order to manufacture flexible plastic bands of a thermoplastic synthetic resin containing 40% or more by volume hard materials and/or soldering powder, two grooved and heated shearing rollers arranged parallel to one another and running in opposite directions are used onto which components are applied. The front shearing roller must have a temperature of 25.degree. to 90.degree. C. on the application side and of 30.degree. to 80.degree. C. on the removal side, the rear shearing roller must have a temperature of 30.degree. to 130.degree. C. on the application side and on the removal side of 35.degree. to 100.degree. C., and the temperature of the rear shearing roller must be at least 5.degree. C. above the temperature of the front shearing roller. In addition, the front shearing roller must exhibit a speed of 5 to 25 rpms and the rear roller a speed which is 5 to 70% lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karlheinz Gleissner, Hans-Martin Ringelstein, Ekkehard Lange
  • Patent number: 4963184
    Abstract: A meterial well-suited for gold fillings in tooth cavities consists of a porous sintered compact which is prepared from platelet-shaped gold powder produced by chemical precipitation and which exhibits a pore volume of 80 to 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Diehl, Hans-Martin Ringelstein
  • Patent number: 4892582
    Abstract: A dental-filling material with hardnesses exceeding 100 HV for gold-condensation is prepared from a gold-alloy powder of which the alloying components are metals resulting in hardening gold alloys and which are simultaneously soluble in nitric acid. A rough, pure gold layer on the surface of the powder particles is obtained by treatment with nitric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Diehl, Hans-Martin Ringelstein
  • Patent number: 4634383
    Abstract: Gold powder is inserted in a cavity for the production of fillings in teeth by means of filled gold and this is subsequently hardened mechanically. The moisture sensitivity of this process can be avoided by using a paste made of platelet shaped gold powder with a plastic, organic binder which liquifies at 20.degree. to 45.degree. C. and the mechanical hardening is carried out with ultrasonic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Beyer, Walter Diehl, Karlheinz Eckert, Kurt Eiermann, Hans-Martin Ringelstein
  • Patent number: 4610631
    Abstract: Powder of a ductile, mouth resistant metal such as silver, platinum, palladium, aluminum, or titanium, or an alloy thereof, or a cold weldable, mouth resistant synthetic resin, such as a polyacrylate or methacrylate, polycarbonate or polysulfone is worked to a paste with a plastic organic binder which liquifies at 20.degree. to 45.degree. C. This paste is hardened in the tooth cavity by ultrasonic action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Beyer, Walter Diehl, Karlheinz Eckert, Kurt Eiermann, Hans-Martin Ringelstein