Patents by Inventor Michael A. Hofmann

Michael A. Hofmann 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: 20140247278
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved method for providing content associated with barcodes in augmented reality in addition or in combination with providing content associated with target objects in augmented reality. The improved method advantageously provides a augmented reality client that a user may use to view the respective content associated with barcodes and target objects while in camera view to improve usability. Advantageously, the user is not unexpectedly taken out of camera view to view the content associated with the barcode and the user experience provided is consistent between barcodes and target objects. Furthermore, the improved method integrates barcodes and a visualization of the barcode within augmented reality, without disrupting the real-time augmented reality experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: LAYAR B.V.
    Inventors: Anatoliy Samara, Klaus Michael Hofmann, Dirk Groten
  • Patent number: 8664235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of combating animal pests which comprises contacting the animal pests, their habit, breeding ground, food supply, plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which the animal pests are growing or may grow, or the materials, plants, seeds, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from animal attack or infestation with a pesticidally effective amount of at least one 6-halogeno[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine of the general formula (I), wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1 and/or the agriculturally useful salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Merial Limited
    Inventors: Ernst Baumann, Thomas Grote, Frank Schieweck, Wolfgang von Deyn, Norbert Götz, Michael Hofmann, Markus Kordes, Michael Puhl, Michael Rack, Thomas Schmidt, Toni Bucci, Henry Van Tuyl Cotter, Deborah L. Culbertson, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi
  • Patent number: 8511843
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an organic illumination device that has a light source, a connective device, and a plug device. The light source has a flat illuminating surface containing one or more light-emitting diodes. The connecting device applies electrical power to electrodes and couples one or more organic light-emitting diodes. The plug device, which is electrically connected with the connecting device, is configured for a rotatable mount in such a way that the flat illuminating surface can be swiveled around a rotary axis in a plugged-in position of the plug device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Novaled AG
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Christian Mogel, Torsten Coym, Sebastian Wolfram
  • Patent number: 8467161
    Abstract: A device for controlling and regulating a DC voltage converter. The device may have one or more power output stages and a control unit with a signal ground line. The one or more power output stages and the control line have a mutual ground potential. A switch for electrically disconnecting the signal ground line is provided. The switch is opened, when the DC voltage converter is active and the switch is closed, when the DC voltage converter is inactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Conti Temic mircoelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Edmund Schirmer, Peter Mühlenbrock, Wilhelm Berg, Gerald Kollenda
  • Patent number: 8460228
    Abstract: A tubing set is disclosed including a first line having first and second ends, a bag spike at the first end configured for connection to a source of infusate, and a connector at the second end configured for connection to a blood line. The first line has a pumping portion for engagement with an infusate pump. The tubing set includes a second line having first and second ends, the first end being attached to the first line between the first line pumping portion and the first line second end and the second end being configured for connection to the first line between the first line first end and the first line pumping portion. The second line second end is configured for connection to the first line by a dual lumen spike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: NxStage Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Burbank, Joseph Turk, Dennis M. Treu, R. Michael Hofmann, James M. Brugger
  • Patent number: 8388873
    Abstract: A method for the recycling of all types of waste plastic, in particular mixed plastic (MP), in which compactate, in particular agglomerate, is ground from flakes or other plastic parts in at least one refiner stage in the presence of water, from which fine particles are removed from the ground material emerging from the refiner stage with the process water, the remaining ground material is washed and/or mechanically dehydrated and dried or the dehydrated ground material is again ground in another refiner stage in the presence of water and then dehydrated and dried, wherein the grinding of the compactate is performed in at least one refiner stage using a disk refiner (toothed disk refiner), the disks of which have engaging teeth, which are arranged separated on concentric circles, wherein there is a hole between neighboring teeth of a circle and the holes of a circle are each big enough that the particles to be ground or ground up to that point can pass through freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Publication number: 20130001057
    Abstract: A switch includes a handle for activation and deactivation and an actuating device. The actuating device includes a motor drive, which tensions a spring held in a tensioned state by latching by way of a gear. Two spring pairs are provided for activation and deactivation. The two bridges are arranged, with the spring pairs thereof nested within each other and displaceable with respect to each other. The bridges facing each other are pressed apart from one another to tension the spring pairs, and an actuation element is arranged on the one bridge for activation and an actuation element is arranged on the other bridge for deactivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Harald Spittler
  • Publication number: 20120292289
    Abstract: A transport cylinder for the vacuum treatment of substrates includes a roll body and at least one spacer element arranged on the roll body and enveloping the roll body. The spacer element is made of a knitted tube containing metallic or/and metallic threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: VON ARDENNE ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen MOSSHAMMER, Reinhardt BAUER, Thomas MEYER, Matthias SMOLKE, Michael HOFMANN, Torsten DSAAK
  • Patent number: 8192132
    Abstract: In a transfer chamber having a housing with a transfer region and a passing band region, a transport device comprising a first arrangement of transport rollers is arranged in the transfer region of the housing, and a passing band comprising a second arrangement of transport rollers is arranged in the passing band region of the housing. The passing band region of the housing is subdivided by a horizontal wall, which is arranged above the passing band, into a transport space, which is located below the horizontal wall, and a pump space, which is located above the horizontal wall. The pump space has a vacuum port or a vacuum pump connected to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Krause, Michael Hofmann
  • Patent number: 8162242
    Abstract: A method for the removal of wood pulp and other adhering substances from waste plastics in the recycling of all types of waste plastics, of mixed plastics (MKS) in particular, in which foils and pieces from thicker plastic parts of if necessary pre-sorted waste plastics are mechanically pre-shredded into flakes or particles up to a preset size, wherein oversizes are sorted out, the shredded product is charged into a disc refiner together with water, wherein the proportion of flakes and other particles is at least 10% of the total volume, substances adhering on the flakes are rubbed down by the co-operating discs of the refiner to a large extent, and are then present as separate substances, and the substances rubbed down are separated from the plastic particles by a suitable separation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Publication number: 20120056477
    Abstract: An electrically drivable motor vehicle with at least two parallel connectable vehicle batteries is provided with an electronic circuit arrangement. The electronic circuit arrangement includes a number of electronic load interrupter switches corresponding to the number of vehicle batteries, via which the vehicle batteries can be connected through individually or together to an electrical consumer. The load interrupter switches respectively comprise two power branches arranged anti-parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Herges, Michael Hofmann, Joerg Huber, Dennis Weigel, Axel Willikens
  • Publication number: 20120039075
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an organic illumination device that has a light source, a connective device, and a plug device. The light source has a flat illuminating surface containing one or more light-emitting diodes. The connecting device applies electrical power to electrodes and couples one or more organic light-emitting diodes. The plug device, which is electrically connected with the connecting device, is configured for a rotatable mount in such a way that the flat illuminating surface can be swiveled around a rotary axis in a plugged-in position of the plug device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: NOVALED AG
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Christian Mogel, Torsten Coym, Sebastian Wolfram
  • Patent number: 8089622
    Abstract: A device for evaluating defects in the edge area of a wafer (6) is disclosed. The evaluation may also be performed automatically. In particular, the device includes three cameras (25, 26, 27), each provided with an objective (30), wherein a first camera (25) is arranged such that the first camera (25) is opposite to an edge area on the upper surface (6a) of the wafer (6), wherein a second camera (26) is arranged such that the second camera (26) is opposite to a front surface (6b) of the wafer (6), and wherein a third camera (27) is arranged such that the third camera (27) is opposite to an edge area on the lower surface (6c) of the wafer (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Birkner, Michael Hofmann, Wolfgang Vollrath
  • Patent number: 8087799
    Abstract: An illumination mean for the inspection of flat substrates is disclosed. The flat substrate includes an upper edge area, a lower edge area and a front area. The illumination means is formed as an annular segment and comprises an opening into which at least the edge area of the flat substrate extends. A plurality of light sources are arranged on an annular segment in a housing. Inside the housing, a reflective element is provided so that the light from the light sources does not impinge perpendicularly on the upper edge area, the lower edge area and the front area of the flat substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Hahn, Michael Hofmann, Christof Krampe-Zadler
  • Publication number: 20110309307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of heterocyclic compounds as the charge transport material, blocker material or light-scattering material in electronic, optoelectronic or electroluminescent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: NOVALED AG
    Inventors: Olaf Zeika, Horst Hartmann, Ulrich Heggemann, Sascha Dorok, Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Ansgar Werner, Michael Hofmann, Carsten Rothe
  • Patent number: 8016086
    Abstract: A method for the production of a friction lining. The friction lining is produced in alternating layers wound in a helical shape and a star shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Spandern, Michael Hofmann
  • Patent number: 7954608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a friction lining. Said friction lining is wound in three layers with different winding ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Christian Spandern, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20110121807
    Abstract: A device for controlling and regulating a DC voltage converter. The device may have one or more power output stages and a control unit with a signal ground line. The one or more power output stages and the control line have a mutual ground potential. A switch for electrically disconnecting the signal ground line is provided. The switch is opened, when the DC voltage converter is active and the switch is closed, when the DC voltage converter is inactive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Conti Temic Mircorelectonic Gmbh
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Edmund Schirmer, Peter Mühlenbrock, Wilhelm Berg, Gerald Kollenda
  • Publication number: 20110106047
    Abstract: A tubing set is disclosed that includes a first line having first and second ends, a bag spike at the first end configured for connection to a source of infusate, and a connector at the second end configured for connection to a blood line. The first line can have a pumping portion for engagement with an infusate pump. The tubing set can also include a second line having first and second ends, the second line first end being attached to the first line between the first line pumping portion and the first line second end and the second line second end being configured for connection to the first line between the first line first end and the first line pumping portion. The tubing set can further include a check valve located in the second line, the check valve having a predetermined cracking pressure of at least 200 mm Hg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: NxStage Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Burbank, Joseph Turk, Dennis M. Treu, R. Michael Hofmann, James M. Brugger
  • Patent number: 7911129
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for an organic pin-type light-emitting diode with an electrode and a counter-electrode and a stack with organic layers between the electrode and the counter-electrode, where the stack with the organic layers comprises an emission layer comprising a k (k=1, 2, 3, . . . ) organic matrix materials, a doped charge carrier transport layer, which is arranged between the electrode and the emission layer, a further doped charge carrier transport layer, which is arranged between the counter-electrode and the emission layer, and one block layer, which is arranged between one of the doped charge carrier transport layers and the emission layer. The organic layers of the stack are formed by means of n (n?k+2) organic matrix materials, where the n organic matrix materials comprise the k organic matrix materials of the emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Novaled AG
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Jan Birnstock, Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Ansgar Werner, Martin Pfeiffer, Kentaro Harada