Patents by Inventor Michael Hanke

Michael Hanke 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: 20240090532
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, inter alia, a method for making a solid fermented product useful for animal feed comprising the steps of adding a source of calcium to a fermented liquid comprising ammonium lactate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tony ARNOLD, Michael DE VETH, Aaron HANKE, Gerald POPPY, Brant WINDHAM
  • Publication number: 20160176569
    Abstract: A blank for producing an external packaging includes: at least four areas, each of which has a rear wall, a bottom surface and at least one inner lateral surface. Each rear wall has four sides. Each rear wall is on one of its sides connected to the bottom surface assigned thereto along a folding line. Each rear wall is on one of its sides connected to a rear wall of an adjacent area along a folding line arranged on a centre axis. Each rear wall is on at least one of its sides connected to the inner lateral surface assigned thereto along a folding line. The at least one inner lateral surface of an area is connected to an inner lateral surface of an adjacent area along a folding line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Hanke
  • Patent number: 9067345
    Abstract: A mold to produce fiber composite components is described where a fiber ply with matrix material (matrix material/resin) is saturated. The mold consists of a lower mold and an upper mold which is placed on top of the lower mold with intermediate fiber ply. The lower mold and upper mold have a contour matching each other and for the desired fiber composite component. The upper mold and the lower mold are made of a flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Deutches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Michael Hanke, Sebastian Malzahn, Michael Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20120018919
    Abstract: A mold to produce fiber composite components is described where a fiber ply (15) with matrix material (matrix material/resin) is saturated. The mold consists of a lower mold (11) and an upper mold (1) which is placed on top of the lower mold (11) with intermediate fiber ply (15) Lower mold (11) and upper mold (1) do have a contour matching each other and for the desired fiber composite component. The upper mold (1) and the lower mold (11) are made of a flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Michael Hanke, Sebastian Malzahn, Michael Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20090282664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for repairing an aircraft component (10) of fiber reinforced plastic, with the steps of: cutting out a damage site (12) by creating a hole (14), which (i) has a first extent (A1) in a first direction and (ii) has a second extent (A2), which is greater than the first extent (A1), in a second direction, extending transversely in relation to the first direction, and (iii) has a scarfed rim (16), guiding through the hole (14) an inner patch (36), which is formed so as to cover the hole (14) completely from an inner side of the aircraft component (10), closing the hole (14) with a middle patch (26), which has a scarfed rim, the rim of the patch complementing the rim (16) of the hole, and adhesively bonding the patches (26, 36) to the aircraft component (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFTUND RAUMFAHRT E.V.
    Inventors: Dirk HOLZHUTER, Michael HANKE, Babett KUJAK
  • Patent number: 7025414
    Abstract: Vehicle roof with at least one cover, which, by means of a lifting and closing mechanism, selectively closes a roof opening, or at least partly opens the same by lifting the rear edge of the cover, or by displacement along a guide rail, and a locking element (28) which locks the cover or a component connected thereto (cover support 6) relative to the guide rail (14) in the closed position, or in the lifted position. The locking element (28) is thus arranged on a locking lever (24), arranged on the cover or a component connected thereto so as to pivot essentially in a vertical plane. The locking element (28) is taken out of engagement with a locking recess (14f) on the guide rail (14), by means of a carrier device, at the end of a dropping movement of the cover, preceding the displacement of the cover into an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Hanke
  • Patent number: 6890025
    Abstract: A guide arrangement for a roof element on an opening vehicle roof which includes a guide web connected to the roof element and a guide claw, having two opposing guide surfaces, which engages the guide web in such a manner that the guide surfaces lie on the guide web. The guide claw also includes an elastic element which provides adjustment for one of the two guide surfaces, such that the separation between the two opposing guide surfaces may be altered to provide tolerance adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Hanke
  • Publication number: 20040232737
    Abstract: Vehicle roof with at least one cover, which, by means of a lifting and closing mechanism, selectively closes a roof opening, or at least partly opens the same by lifting the rear edge of the cover, or by displacement along a guide rail, and a locking element (28) which locks the cover or a component connected thereto (cover support 6) relative to the guide rail (14) in the closed position, or in the lifted position. The locking element (28) is thus arranged on a locking lever (24), arranged on the cover or a component connected thereto so as to pivot essentially in a vertical plane. The locking element (28) is taken out of engagement with a locking recess (14f) on the guide rail (14), by means of a carrier device, at the end of a dropping movement of the cover, preceding the displacement of the cover into an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Hanke
  • Publication number: 20040090090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide arrangement for a roof element on an opening vehicle roof, comprising a guide web (16), connected to the roof element and a guide claw (30), provided with two opposing guide surfaces (26, 28), which engages with the guide web in such a manner that the guide surfaces lie on the guide web. The guide claw (30) comprises an elastic element (46, 446, 546) which provides adjustment for one (28) of the two guide surfaces, such that the separation between the two guide surfaces (26, 28) may be altered to provide tolerance adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Hanke
  • Patent number: 6631945
    Abstract: An openable motor vehicle roof with at least one cover which selectively closes the roof opening by means of a raising and displacement mechanism (crank path, crank pin, drive carriage) and at least partially clears it by raising or lowering its rear edge and by displacement along a guide rail, with a locking element which locks an element connected to the cover with the guide rail in the closed position and the raised position. For reliable and low-wear interlocking of the cover mechanism in the closed and raised position, with a simple structure, it is provided that, in a sliding and lifting roof with a cover which can be lowered and can be pushed under the fixed vehicle roof, there is a locking element on the locking lever which is pivotally located on a component (cover carrier) which is connected to the cover being disengaged from the guide rail toward the end of the lowering motion of the cover which precedes the displacement motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schleicher, Michael Hanke, Philipp Laux, Martin Pollak
  • Publication number: 20030166537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a glial cell line-derived growth factor (GDNF) or a functionally active derivative or part thereof and/or an agonist which substitutes the functional activity of GDNF, and/or a nucleic acid containing at least a nucleotide sequence encoding the primary amino acid sequence of GDNF or the functionally active derivative or part thereof and/or of the agonist for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for epidermal and stromal wound healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Biopharm Gesellschaft Zur Biotechnologischen Entwicklung von Pharmaka MBH
    Inventors: Michael Hanke, Friedrich Kruse, Michael Paulista, Jens Pohl
  • Publication number: 20020093226
    Abstract: An openable motor vehicle roof with at least one cover which selectively closes the roof opening by means of a raising and displacement mechanism (crank path, crank pin, drive carriage) and at least partially clears it by raising or lowering its rear edge and by displacement along a guide rail, with a locking element which locks an element connected to the cover with the guide rail in the closed position and the raised position. For reliable and low-wear interlocking of the cover mechanism in the closed and raised position, with a simple structure, it is provided that, in a sliding and lifting roof with a cover which can be lowered and can be pushed under the fixed vehicle roof, there is a locking element on the locking lever which is pivotally located on a component (cover carrier) which is connected to the cover being disengaged from the guide rail toward the end of the lowering motion of the cover which precedes the displacement motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schleicher, Michael Hanke, Philipp Laux, Martin Pollak
  • Patent number: 6357823
    Abstract: In a device for influencing the air flow in the area of the roof opening (12) of an openable motor vehicle roof with a wind deflector (18) which is located in the area of the front edge of the roof opening and which is pivotably mounted on a roof-mounted frame (16) and can be raised into an operating position under the influence of a spring force (20), there is at least one stop (28) which is independent of the adjustment mechanism of other movable roof components (14) in order to limit the raising motion of the wind deflector (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Birndorfer, Helmut Höckmayr, Michael Hanke
  • Patent number: 5971472
    Abstract: A wind deflector for reducing noise at a vehicle roof opening has a wind deflector blade (1) which is pivotally mounted by at least one pivot bearing to pivot about a pivot axis C extending crosswise to the direction of travel. The pivot bearing has two partial bearing shafts (6, 7) which are spaced apart axially on a longitudinal edge (8) of the wind deflector blade and are mounted in bearing blocks (12, 13) on the roof which, for axial insertion of the partial shaft (6, 7), are open at their respective axial ends and are closed at the opposite ends (14, 15) for axial supporting of an end of the partial shafts (6, 7). Between the two partial shafts (6, 7) there is a coil spring (16) which is biased at one end on a first spring housing (17) fixed to the roof in the region of a first partial shaft (6) and at the other end on a second spring housing (18, 19) on the wind deflector blade side in the region of the second partial shaft (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Webasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schreiter, Michael Hanke