Patents by Inventor Lars Bottcher

Lars Bottcher 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: 20220266360
    Abstract: Method for the forming of a fluid-tight separating closure of a conduit (1) involving the following steps: providing of a conduit (1) with a sleeve (2), positioning of the conduit (1) with the sleeve (2) between a die (3) and a stamp (4), compressing of the sleeve (2) by a relative movement between the die (3) and the stamp (4) in order to form a closure (5); severing of the closure (5) in a compressed region (6) by a severing tool (7) such that a contact line (8) between the severing tool (7) and the sleeve (2) during severing is shorter than an obtained severing edge (9) of the sleeve (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim North America Inc.
    Inventors: Dietmar Weger, Lars Bottcher, Jan Neuhaus, Michael Zumbrum
  • Patent number: 11384849
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pinch valve comprising a valve element (4) with precisely one flow channel (20) that is surrounded by a circumferential wall (21) and has an inlet opening (24), which is designed for connecting a connection member (2) or which adjoins a connection element (2a), at a first end and an outlet opening (25), which is designed for connecting a connection member (2) or adjoins a connection element (2a), at a second end. The valve element (4) additionally has a pair of force transmitting elements (19, 19?) or a force transmitting element (19) and a fixing element (26) which are connected to the circumferential wall (21) in a central closing region (18) that is arranged between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. The force transmitting elements (19, 19?) or the force transmitting element (19) and the fixing element (26) are arranged at least substantially perpendicularly to the flow direction of the flow channel (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Regen, Sebastian Purmann, Swen Weitemeier, Christian Grimm, Lars Böttcher
  • Publication number: 20220040651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing device having a stirring element that comprises: a container for receiving fluids and/or solids; and at least one rotatable stirring element for mixing the fluids and/or solids; wherein the stirring element comprises a first bearing element and a second bearing element which are arranged at or near opposite ends of the stirring element; wherein the first bearing element is mounted on a first face of the container and the second bearing element is mounted on an opposite second face of the container; wherein the first bearing element comprises at least one non-permanently magnetized element such that it can be moved in rotation by externally induced reluctance forces, and wherein the second bearing element is mounted in a contactless manner by externally induced magnetic forces. The invention also relates to a mixing device system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Levitronix GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Böttcher, Marco Leupold, Simon Topp-Manske, Thomas Holenstein, Thomas Nussbaumer
  • Patent number: 11205158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a service unit that can be carried on the body of a user by means of a carrying system, having at least one power source for supplying power to electrically operated tools connectable to the power source, the power source being formed from at least one rechargeable battery. The invention also relates to a method for monitoring and documenting maintenance work. The invention is distinguished in that the carrying system has an integrated computation and documentation unit for monitoring and documenting maintenance work, wherein the computation and documentation unit is powered from the power source, wherein the computation and documentation unit is connected to at least one motion sensor and/or locating sensor and wherein the motion sensor is arranged on the tool or the hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventor: Lars Böttcher
  • Publication number: 20200370663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pinch valve comprising a valve element (4) with precisely one flow channel (20) that is surrounded by a circumferential wall (21) and has an inlet opening (24), which is designed for connecting a connection member (2) or which adjoins a connection element (2a), at a first end and an outlet opening (25), which is designed for connecting a connection member (2) or adjoins a connection element (2a), at a second end. The valve element (4) additionally has a pair of force transmitting elements (19, 19?) or a force transmitting element (19) and a fixing element (26) which are connected to the circumferential wall (21) in a central closing region (18) that is arranged between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. The force transmitting elements (19, 19?) or the force transmitting element (19) and the fixing element (26) are arranged at least substantially perpendicularly to the flow direction of the flow channel (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Regen, Sebastian Purmann, Swen Weitemeier, Christian Grimm, Lars Böttcher
  • Publication number: 20190303884
    Abstract: The invention relates to a service unit that can be carried on the body of a user by means of a carrying system, having at least one power source for supplying power to electrically operated tools connectable to the power source, the power source being formed from at least one rechargeable battery. The invention also relates to a method for monitoring and documenting maintenance work. The invention is distinguished in that the carrying system has an integrated computation and documentation unit for monitoring and documenting maintenance work, wherein the computation and documentation unit is powered from the power source, wherein the computation and documentation unit is connected to at least one motion sensor and/or locating sensor and wherein the motion sensor is arranged on the tool or the hand of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventor: Lars BÖTTCHER
  • Publication number: 20190219992
    Abstract: A computer system and computer-implemented method are described for controlling and monitoring a process to produce a chemical, pharmaceutical or biotechnological product. The method includes providing a database that stores sets of process parameters to control and monitor a plurality of processes performed in order to produce products, receiving a set of characterizing process parameters that characterize the process, identifying a first set process parameters from the stored sets of process parameters, and controlling and monitoring the process using a successful trajectory that includes a time-based profile of measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Grimm, Mario Becker, Lars Böttcher, Thorsten Adams
  • Publication number: 20180040562
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic, in particular power-electronic module (28) with a first layer composite (1) which comprises an inner, electrically insulating layer (4), into which one or more semiconductor elements (2, 3) are embedded in a manner such that they are covered at least on their upper side and lower side by the material of the inner layer (4), wherein the first layer composite (1) comprises a metallisation on the lower side and/or upper side, and with a second layer component (9) which on the one hand comprises an electrically insulating layer which faces the first layer composite, as well as comprises a layer which is away from the first layer composite and which has a higher thermal conductivity than that of the electrically insulating layer which faces the first layer composite, or on the other hand comprises a layer whose material electrically insulates and has a higher thermal conductivity than the embedded, unfilled material of the inner layer of the first layer composite, wherein th
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Löher, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz, Andreas Ostmann
  • Patent number: 9005978
    Abstract: A pouch (2) includes: a first, inner, envelope (1) which is closed, delimiting a first space (6) forming a pouch stricto sensu (1) intended for receiving a biopharmaceutical product or device; a second, outer, envelope (8) which is closed, delimiting a second space (9) in which is located the first envelope/pouch stricto sensu (1); a spacer element (11); at least one tracer gas located in the first space (6) or in the intermediate space (14) at a partial pressure different from that of the intermediate space or of the first space; and at least one colorimetric detection layer (12), responding to the concentration of tracer gas which reaches it by changing from a first color to a second color, and being an integral part of a wall (3, 4) of the first envelope/defined pouch (1) and/or of a wall (13) of the second envelope and/or of the spacer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim FMT SAS
    Inventors: Lars Bottcher, Martin Dahlberg
  • Patent number: 8975116
    Abstract: An electronic unit is produced including at least one electronic component at least partially embedded in an insulating material. A film assembly is provided with at least one conductive layer and a carrier layer. The conductive layer includes openings in the form of holes for receiving bumps, which are connected to contact surfaces of the at least one electronic component. The at least one component is placed on the film assembly such that the bumps engage with the openings of the conductive layer. The at least one component is partially embedded from the side opposite of the bumps into a dielectric layer. The carrier layer of the film assembly is removed such that the surface of the bumps is exposed. A metallization layer is then deposited on the side of the remaining conductive layer having the exposed bumps and so as to produce conductor tracks that overlap with the bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Technische Universität Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandt Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Dionysios Manessis, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz
  • Patent number: 8720858
    Abstract: Diaphragm valve having a valve body with an inlet and an outlet, a sealing membrane, and a connecting piece connecting the sealing membrane to a pressure piece of a drive. The valve body, the sealing membrane and the connecting piece are rigidly connected together to form an interchangeable, sealed valve body unit that can be connected to the drive. The connecting piece is molded on the sealing membrane, and the valve body and the sealing membrane are welded ultrasonically to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Sartorius StedimBioteen GmbH, Gemue Gebr. Mueller Apparatelbau GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Böttcher, Jan Schäfer, Kai-Uwe Wolpert, Jürgen Mayer
  • Publication number: 20140116115
    Abstract: A method for testing a flexible container includes arranging the flexible container on a winding core that can be rotated about a winding axis W and forms an internal support. The method continues by winding the flexible container around the winding axis W arranging an external support around the wound container and connecting at least one container opening of the container to a fluid source. The method proceeds by filling the container with a fluid from the fluid source to generate a predetermined positive pressure P1 in the flexible container at a first time T1 and determining whether the container is sufficiently leaktight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Dahlberg, Lars Böttcher, Thomas Regen, Stefan Obermann, Marc Hogreve
  • Publication number: 20130210153
    Abstract: A pouch (2) includes: a first, inner, envelope (1) which is closed, delimiting a first space (6) forming a pouch stricto sensu (1) intended for receiving a biopharmaceutical product or device; a second, outer, envelope (8) which is closed, delimiting a second space (9) in which is located the first envelope/pouch stricto sensu (1); a spacer element (11); at least one tracer gas located in the first space (6) or in the intermediate space (14) at a partial pressure different from that of the intermediate space or of the first space; and at least one colorimetric detection layer (12), responding to the concentration of tracer gas which reaches it by changing from a first color to a second color, and being an integral part of a wall (3, 4) of the first envelope/defined pouch (1) and/or of a wall (13) of the second envelope and/or of the spacer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH S.A.
    Inventors: Lars Bottcher, Martin Dahlberg
  • Publication number: 20130015572
    Abstract: An electronic unit is produced including at least one electronic component at least partially embedded in an insulating material. A film assembly is provided with at least one conductive layer and a carrier layer. The conductive layer includes openings in the form of holes for receiving bumps, which are connected to contact surfaces of the at least one electronic component. The at least one component is placed on the film assembly such that the bumps engage with the openings of the conductive layer. The at least one component is partially embedded from the side opposite of the bumps into a dielectric layer. The carrier layer of the film assembly is removed such that the surface of the bumps is exposed. A metallization layer is then deposited on the side of the remaining conductive layer having the exposed bumps and so as to produce conductor tracks that overlap with the bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: Technische Universitat Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Dionysios Manessis, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz
  • Patent number: 7011989
    Abstract: A method for producing encapsulated chips includes preparing a wafer with contacts projecting from a surface of the wafer. The wafer is disposed on a dicing substrate and diced into a plurality of spaced chips on the dicing substrate. The contacts are covered with a protection arrangement, then injection molding being conducted to introduce encapsulation material into the contacts and the trenches. Then the protection arrangement is removed so that the contacts are exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Becker, Tanja Braun, Mathias Koch, Andreas Ostmann, Lars Böttcher, Erik Jung
  • Publication number: 20040110323
    Abstract: A method for producing encapsulated chips includes preparing a wafer with contacts projecting from a surface of the wafer. The wafer is disposed on a dicing substrate and diced into a plurality of spaced chips on the dicing substrate. The contacts are covered with a protection arrangement, then injection molding being conducted to introduce encapsulation material into the contacts and the trenches. Then the protection arrangement is removed so that the contacts are exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Becker, Tanja Braun, Mathias Koch, Andreas Ostmann, Lars Bottcher, Erik Jung