Patents by Inventor Karl Hess
Karl Hess 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).
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Patent number: 8899146Abstract: An apparatus for cooking ground beef hamburgers by reflecting and trapping thermal energy and simultaneous accelerated bun cooking. The apparatus comprised of a plate that is hinged to the sidewall of the griddle for the simultaneous cooking of both sides of ground beef and buns on both sides. Once meat is placed in a first cooking area, the plates on the hinge are rotated down and come to rest on the meat, applying slight pressure to the meat. Plates are attached to the side wall and to the rear wall. Modified plates are used to facilitate the rotation of a large wire frame that contains a metal chain mail fabric into a second cooking area. When buns are placed in the second cooking area, the chain mail frame is brought down onto the outer sides of the buns, putting weight on the buns and accelerating their cooking time.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: EBIP Holdings, LLCInventor: Hans Karl Hess
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Patent number: 8757052Abstract: Conveyor griddle system allowing for a one-piece-flow, pull system of production holding a series of adjacent metal cooking plates, heated by several natural gas burners, electric, or infrared burners located immediately below said plates and running the length of the conveyor. The system is comprised of a drive assembly, a driven assembly, and one or more burner assemblies. Plates are located adjacent to one another, with the long dimension perpendicular to the direction of plate travel and therefore, the short dimension parallel to the direction of travel. Each plate constructed of cast iron or other metal surface suitable for commercial cooking equipment. Each plate has a single partition approximately midway through the plate that is approximately ½? high parallel to the short dimension and parallel to the direction of travel. Plates also contain a simple way to attach a clip or spike that is capable of holding a paper ticket.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: EBIP Holdings, LLCInventors: Hans Karl Hess, Dustin Harian Cram
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Publication number: 20110107923Abstract: An apparatus for cooking ground beef hamburgers by reflecting and trapping thermal energy and simultaneous accelerated bun cooking. The apparatus comprised of a plate that is hinged to the sidewall of the griddle for the simultaneous cooking of both sides of ground beef and buns on both sides. Once meat is placed in a first cooking area, the plates on the hinge are rotated down and come to rest on the meat, applying slight pressure to the meat. Plates are attached to the side wall and to the rear wall. Modified plates are used to facilitate the rotation of a large wire frame that contains a metal chain mail fabric into a second cooking area. When buns are placed in the second cooking area, the chain mail frame is brought down onto the outer sides of the buns, putting weight on the buns and accelerating their cooking time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventor: Hans Karl Hess
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Publication number: 20110100231Abstract: Conveyor griddle system allowing for a one-piece-flow, pull system of production holding a series of adjacent metal cooking plates, heated by several natural gas burners, electric, or infrared burners located immediately below said plates and running the length of the conveyor. The system is comprised of a drive assembly, a driven assembly, and one or more burner assemblies. Plates are located adjacent to one another, with the long dimension perpendicular to the direction of plate travel and therefore, the short dimension parallel to the direction of travel. Each plate constructed of cast iron or other metal surface suitable for commercial cooking equipment. Each plate has a single partition approximately midway through the plate that is approximately ½? high parallel to the short dimension and parallel to the direction of travel. Plates also contain a simple way to attach a clip or spike that is capable of holding a paper ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Hans Karl Hess, Dustin Harian Cram
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Patent number: 6950715Abstract: The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS1-RTS4) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific requirements by loading technology packets TP (with corresponding technology object types TO). Thus, a dynamic scaling of a universal motion control UMC is possible. Due to a consistent integration and communication platform API, the functionality of extremely prepared technology packets TP can also be integrated into the control.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Wucherer, Johannes Birzer, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
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Patent number: 6912442Abstract: The integration of a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a motion control (NC) into a universal motion control (UMC) is realized by a tailored and nonetheless essentially user-configurable run-level model for processing of software tasks. This run-level model consists of types of different user levels and system levels with different priorities. In particular, one of the run levels (FA) can be configured very effectively according to user requirements. Thus, this kind of universal motion control (UMC) can be optimized by software to the particular requirements of the control task and the technical process.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Wucherer, Armin Amrhein, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
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Patent number: 6888204Abstract: Described are preferred processes for conditioning semiconductor devices with deuterium to improve operating characteristics and decrease depassivation which occurs during the course of device operation. Also described are semiconductor devices which can be prepared by such processes.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1998Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess
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Patent number: 6833306Abstract: Semiconductor device annealing process with deuterium at superatmospheric pressures to improve reduction of the effects of hot carrier stress during device operation, and devices produced thereby.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2002Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess, Jinju Lee
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Publication number: 20030219950Abstract: Semiconductor device annealing process with deuterium at superatmospheric pressures to improve reduction of the effects of hot carrier stress during device operation, and devices produced thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2002Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess, Jinju Lee
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Publication number: 20030171831Abstract: The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS1-RTS4) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific requirements by loading technology packets TP (with corresponding technology object types TO). Thus, a dynamic scaling of a universal motion control UMC is possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Klaus Wucherer, Johannes Birzer, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
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Publication number: 20030149494Abstract: The integration of a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a motion control (NC) into a universal motion control (UMC) is realized by a tailored and nonetheless essentially user-configurable run-level model for processing of software tasks. This run-level model consists of types of different user levels and system levels with different priorities. In particular, one of the run levels (FA) can be configured very effectively according to user requirements. Thus, this kind of universal motion control (UMC) can be optimized by software to the particular requirements of the control task and the technical process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Klaus Wucherer, Armin Amrhein, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
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Patent number: 6600964Abstract: Due to the diversity of the requirements to be met for controlling the movement of production machines, a system and method based on a range of hardware modules, which are provided with adequate computing capacity, a real-time operating system and specific basic functionality, a network (for example Profibus) for constructing a decentralized system with distributed control functionality and also operating and monitoring units with planned interfaces is disclosed. The invention comprises a configurable, distributable and programmable control software system for individually adapting the control solution to the client's requirements, with which the planned control solution is distributed among hardware modules and in which an engineering system used for management, configuration, programming, monitoring, debugging and commissioning.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2001Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Wolfgang Horn, Steffen Kirste, Norbert Kosel
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Patent number: 6594541Abstract: The integration of a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a motion control (NC) into a universal motion control (UMC) is realized by a tailored and nonetheless essentially user-configurable run-level model for processing of software tasks. This run-level model consists of types of different user levels and system levels with different priorities. In particular, one of the run levels (FA) can be configured very effectively according to user requirements. Thus, this kind of universal motion control (UMC) can be optimized by software to the particular requirements of the control task and the technical process.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2000Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Wucherer, Armin Amrhein, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
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Patent number: 6539268Abstract: The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS1-RTS4) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific requirements by loading technology packets TP (with corresponding technology object types TO). Thus, a dynamic scaling of a universal motion control UMC is possible. Due to a consistent integration and communication platform API, the functionality of extremely prepared technology packets TP can also be integrated into the control.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2000Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Wucherer, Johannes Birzer, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
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Patent number: 6444533Abstract: Described are preferred processes for conditioning semiconductor devices with deuterium to improve operating characteristics and decrease depassivation which occurs during the course of device operation. Also described are semiconductor devices which can be prepared by such processes.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess
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Publication number: 20020031920Abstract: Semiconductor device annealing process with deuterium at superatmospheric pressures to improve reduction of the effects of hot carrier stress during device operation, and devices produced thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Inventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess, Jinju Lee
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Publication number: 20010037161Abstract: Due to the diversity of the requirements to be met for controlling the movement of production machines, a system and method based on a range of hardware modules, which are provided with adequate computing capacity, a real-time operating system and specific basic functionality, a network (for example Profibus) for constructing a decentralized system with distributed control functionality and also operating and monitoring units with planned interfaces is disclosed. The invention comprises a configurable, distributable and programmable control software system for individually adapting the control solution to the client's requirements, with which the planned control solution is distributed among hardware modules and in which an engineering system used for management, configuration, programming, monitoring, debugging and commissioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2001Publication date: November 1, 2001Applicant: SIEMENS AGInventors: Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Wolfgang Horn, Steffen Kirste, Norbert Kosel
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Patent number: 6147014Abstract: Described are preferred processes for conditioning semiconductor devices with deuterium to improve operating characteristics and decrease depassivation which occurs during the course of device operation. Also described are semiconductor devices which can be prepared by such processes.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1998Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Assignee: The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, UrbanaInventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess
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Patent number: 5872387Abstract: Described are preferred processes for conditioning semiconductor devices with deuterium to improve operating characteristics and decrease depassivation which occurs during the course of device operation. Also described are semiconductor devices which can be prepared by such processes.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1996Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The University of IllinoisInventors: Joseph W. Lyding, Karl Hess
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Patent number: 4994882Abstract: A semiconductor heterostructure device is disclosed which includes a first semiconductor layer having a barrier layer disposed thereon, the barrier layer being formed of a semiconductor material having a wider bandgap than the material of the first semiconductor layer. A carrier transport layer is disposed on the barrier layer, the carrier transport layer being formed of a semiconductor material having a narrower bandgap than the material of the barrier layer. A contact layer is disposed on the carrier transport layer. A negative potential is applied to the contact layer with respect to the first semiconductor layer. In operation, for small voltages, under the indicated bias configuration, electrons supplied to the carrier transport layer by the source of negative potential supply will be blocked at the barrier presented by the larger bandgap barrier layer, and little current will flow.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1989Date of Patent: February 19, 1991Assignee: University of IllinoisInventors: Karl Hess, James J. Coleman, Ted K. Higman, Mark A. Emanuel