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: 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
  • Publication number: 20110040604
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a network user. In one embodiment, a method for providing targeted content to a consumer via a network during the consumer's viewing of a webpage can be provided. The method can include aggregating data from one or more of the following: crawled webpage data, vertical clickstream data, and previously stored webpage visitation data. The method can further include determining one or more trends associated with an industry vertical based at least in part on some of the aggregated data. Further, the method can include determining at least one content recommendation for the consumer based at least in part on one or more trends associated with an industry vertical. Moreover, the method can include outputting the at least one content recommendation to the consumer via the webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: VERTICAL ACUITY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Edward Kaib, Brent Allen Walker, Joshua Michael Hofmann, Gregg S. Freishtat, Kevin Bryant Holcom
  • Patent number: 7875346
    Abstract: A plate of wood material, wherein wood fibers or wood flakes and synthetic particles or fibers, respectively, are compressed to a plate by a heat compression process, a portion of the wood flakes or fibers is substituted by a milled or fibrillated agglomerate of mixed synthetics of waste material from waste removal and the particle size of wood flakes or fibers on one side and of the milled agglomerate on the other side, is approximately equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Andreas Holm, Dirk Venschott
  • Patent number: 7854303
    Abstract: A method for producing a friction lining. The friction lining is wound in three layers with different winding ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Christian Spandern, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20100239762
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for introduction and/or removal of a substrate into and/or from a process chamber of a vacuum coating unit that includes a process region adjoined by a lock chamber separable from surrounding atmosphere and from the process region by vacuum-tight lock gates. The process region encompasses a process chamber and a transfer chamber for altering transport speed. A vacuum-tight gate on the inlet side of a lock system is opened, the substrate is transported into the lock system and the gate is closed. Pressure in the lock system is subsequently matched to pressure in a subsequent space. An outlet-side gate of the lock system is opened and the substrate is transported from the lock system. The lock system includes a lock chamber and the adjoining transfer chamber. A passage between the transfer chamber and lock chamber remains open during introduction or removal of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Schulze, Hans-Christian Hecht, Jochen Krause, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20100215777
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein the symbols have the meaning given in the specification, as well as processes for preparing the compounds (I), pesticidal compositions and synergistic mixtures comprising compounds (I), methods for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes by contacting the pests or their food supply, habitat or breeding grounds with a pesticidally effective amount of compounds formula (I), and a method for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites which comprises orally, topically or parenterally administering or applying to the animals a parasiticidally effective amount of compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Pohlman, Michael Hofmann, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Michael Rack, Deborah L. Culbertson, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi, Takeo Hokama, Christopher Palmer
  • Patent number: 7763702
    Abstract: The invention relates to sulfonimide bearing phenolic compounds and the use of those compounds to produce polyphosphazenes functionalized by one or more of those compounds alone, or in combination with cosubstituents. The invention also relates to blends of sulfonimide functionalized phosphazene polymers with other polymers, membranes formed of the functionalized polymers, and the use of those membranes in devices such as fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Harry R. Allcock, Michael A. Hofmann, Catherine M. Ambler, Maher E. Andrew, Richard M. Wood, Daniel T. Welna
  • Patent number: 7757974
    Abstract: Method for comminuting and cleaning waste plastic, in particular, mixed plastic (MKS) with the following steps: a compacted material, especially, an agglomerate is produced from film scraps or film remnants comminuted into flakes and/or thick-walled plastic parts chopped up into chips, the compacted material is introduced into a disc or drum refiner and is ground therein in the presence of water, wherein the portion of compacted material of the goods located in the refiner amounts to at least 10 percent by weight, a fine grain fraction is removed from the ground stock exiting from the refiner, the remaining ground stock is washed and either mechanically dewatered and dried, or pulverized again in a further refiner stage in the presence of water, and subsequently dewatered and dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Feddern, Jens-Martin Loffler
  • Publication number: 20100155979
    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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: CVP CLEAN VALUE PLASTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Publication number: 20100080960
    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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Christian SPANDERN, Michael HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20100043988
    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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: CVP CLEAN VALUE PLASTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Patent number: 7655600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-(azolin-2-yl)amino-1,2-diphenylethane compounds of the general formula (I) wherein A is a radical of the formulae A? or A2: NRA?A2 and wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, X is sulfur or oxygen, and wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R5c, R5d are as defined in the claims, and to the agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The invention relates also to a method of combating animal pests, selected from insects, arachnids and nematodes and to a method for protecting crops from attack or infestation by insects, arachnids or nematodes, which comprises contacting a crop with a pesticidally effective amount of a 1-(azolin-2-yl)amino-1,2-diphenylethane compounds of the general formula I and/or at least one salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Kordes, Michael Hofmann, Michael Puhl, Norbert Götz, Michael Rack, Ernst Baumann, Wolfgang von Deyn, Thomas Schmidt, Livio Tedeschi, Michael F. Treacy, Deborah L. Culbertson, Toni Bucci, David G. Kuhn
  • Publication number: 20100018816
    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: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Christian SPANDERN, Michael HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20100012449
    Abstract: A method for producing a friction lining. The friction lining is wound in three layers with different winding ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Christian SPANDERN, Michael HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20090326012
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I wherein X is O or S(?O)n; n is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, phenyl, hetaryl, phenylalkyl, hetaryl alkyl, optionally fused to phenyl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl; A is —NRb2, —C(=G)GRb, —C(=G)NRb2, —C(?NORb)Rb, C(=G)[N?SRb2], —C(=G)NRb—NR2, C2-C6-alkandiyl, C2-C6-alkenediyl, C1-C3-alkyl-G-C1-C3-alkyl, wherein Rb is as defined in the description, or optionally substituted phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, optionally fused to phenyl or heterocyclyl; B is an optionally substituted saturated or partially unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 3 carbon chain atoms; D is an optionally substituted saturated or partially unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 5 carbon chain atoms or C3-C6-cycloalkyl; G is oxygen or sulfur; or the enantiomers or diastereomers or salts or N-oxides thereof, processes for preparing the compounds I, pesticidal compositions and synergistic mi
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Matthias Pohlman, Michael Hofmann, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Michael Rack, Deborah L. Culbertson, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi, Takeo Hokama, Christopher Palmer, Jürgen Langewald
  • Publication number: 20090309492
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic light emitting component, particularly an organic light emitting diode, in which an arrangement is formed that comprises a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and an organic layer region which is located between and is in electrical contact with the bottom electrode and the top electrode and contains at least one hole transport layer, at least one electron transport layer, and a light-emitting area. The bottom electrode is formed from a dispersion as a structured, binder-free, and optically transparent bottom electrode layer made of a bottom electrode material by means of a wet chemical application process, said bottom electrode material being an optically transparent, electrically conductive oxide. The bottom electrode layer has a sheet resistance of less than about 500 ?/square and an optical refractive index of less than 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicants: NOVALED AG, EVONIK DEGUSSA AG
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Martina Inhester, Jan Birnstock, Thomas Luethge, Dieter Adam
  • Publication number: 20090204478
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for identifying and measuring trends in consumer content demand within a vertical network of websites and related content. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving, from a crawler, content from a plurality of webpages in at least one vertical. The method can include receiving, from a processor, data associated with a plurality of selected keywords associated with the at least one vertical, wherein one or more associations between at least a portion of the plurality of selected keywords can be generated. In addition, the method can include receiving, from a processor, session data associated with a plurality of consumers accessing content in webpages in the at least one vertical. Furthermore, the method can include determining third party data associated with the plurality of consumers accessing at least a portion of webpages comprising at least one of the selected keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: VERTICAL ACUITY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Edward Kaib, Brent Allen Walker, Joshua Michael Hofmann, Gregg Freishtat
  • Patent number: 7563921
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2-cyano-3-(halo)alkoxy-benzenesulfonamide compounds I where the variables Alk and R1 to R5 are as defined in claim 1, and/or to their agriculturally useful salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang von Deyn, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Matthias Pohlman, Michael Rack, Ernst Baumann, Michael Puhl, Michael Hofmann, Livio Tedeschi, Markus Kordes, Christopher Koradin, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Deborah L. Culbertson, Henry van Tuyl Cotter, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi
  • Patent number: 7544637
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2-cyano-3-(halo)alkoxy-benzenesulfonamide compounds I where the variables Alk and R1 to R5 are as defined in claim 1, and/or to their agriculturally useful salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang von Deyn, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Matthias Pohlman, Michael Rack, Ernst Baumann, Michael Puhl, Michael Hofmann, Livio Tedeschi, Markus Kordes, Christopher Koradin, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Deborah L. Culbertson, Henry van Tuyl Cotter, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi