Patents by Inventor Michael Sperl

Michael Sperl 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: 20050257655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making standing folds in a material web and a knife folding machine (1) for producing such standing folds. The knife folding machine has at least two folding knives (2, 3), which are situated one opposite the other with respect to the material web (4). A folding channel (5) extends from the folding knives (2, 3) in the folding direction (F). In order to reduce the costs involved in resetting the knife folding machine (1) to other material webs (4) to be folded or at the end of a material web (4), a work transfer device (14) is provided, which, in an ejection mode, has a stop (24) which juts into the projection area of the standing folds (26) in the folding channel (5) in the folding direction (F). As a result of the work transfer device (14), the standing fold parcel (26) in the folding channel (5) is able to be ejected and to be further processed in normal fashion by following appliances, without waste being incurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Arno Heinen, Ronald Pietschmann, Peter Rieckhoff, Detlef Rothganger, Michael Sperling, Frank Matecka
  • Publication number: 20050256474
    Abstract: An absorbent article generally has a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting said front and back waist regions. The article comprises an outer cover stretchable in at least the lateral direction and a liner in opposed relationship with the outer cover and stretchable in at least the lateral direction. An absorbent structure is disposed between the liner and the outer cover and extends from the crotch region to at least one of the front waist region and the back waist region of the article. The article has an attachment zone and at least one non-attachment zone laterally adjacent the attachment zone. The absorbent structure is configured for improved lateral stretch distribution of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sperl, Davis Nhan
  • Publication number: 20050256488
    Abstract: An absorbent article generally has a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions. The absorbent article has an outer cover stretchable in at least one direction and a liner in opposed relationship with the outer cover and stretchable in at least one direction. An absorbent structure is disposed between the liner and the outer cover and extends from the crotch region to at least one of the front waist region and the back waist region of the article. The absorbent structure has at least one weakening element disposed therein for reducing the resistance of the absorbent structure to stretching in a direction that defines an angle relative to the lateral axis of the absorbent article of greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Sperl
  • Publication number: 20050006529
    Abstract: An aircraft engine nacelle comprises: (a) an inlet lip and a skin having internal and external surfaces; (b) a noise abatement structure such as an acoustic panel located on the internal surface of the nacelle skin; and (c) an electrically powered de-icing system located on the external surface of the nacelle skin and in electrical connection to a power source. A method for de-icing and abating noise from an aircraft nacelle comprises: (a) providing a noise abatement structure such as an acoustic panel located on the internal surface of the nacelle skin; (b) providing an electrically powered de-icing system on the external surface of the nacelle skin; and (c) applying an electric current to the electrically powered de-icing system. The nacelle skin may be a perforated skin, and the de-icing system comprises a wire mesh bonded to the external surface of the perforated skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Moe, John Wunsch, Michael Sperling
  • Publication number: 20050008827
    Abstract: In a substrate having a graphic and a method for applying the graphic thereto, a non-phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a non-phosphorescent region of the graphic and a phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a phosphorescent region of the graphic. At least a portion of the non-phosphorescent region and at least a portion of the phosphorescent region are in overlapping relationship with each other so as to define an overlapping region of the graphic. When the overlapping region is exposed to light sufficient to cause phosphorescence of the phosphorescent region the at least a portion of the phosphorescent region phosphoresces to render the overlapping region visible in the absence of light. In another embodiment, the graphic has a non-photoluminescent region in overlapping relationship with a photoluminescent region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Todd Larson, Mark Mleziva, Michael Sperl, Paula Sosalla
  • Patent number: 6548455
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chain lubricant for conveyor and transport systems which is comprised of water, surfactants, disinfecting agents as well as conventional auxiliary agents and additives. According to the invention, an anionic surfactant is used as the surfactant and chlorine dioxide is used as the disinfecting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Bactria Industriehygiene-Service GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Sperling, Guenter Stroh, Heinrich Hix, Juergen Gutknecht
  • Patent number: 6391647
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for atomic absorption spectroscopy of an analyte which is contained in a sample to be analyzed and which is converted into free atoms in an absorption volume of an atomizer, said method comprising the steps of (a) position- and time-dependent measuring of the atomic absorption over the cross-section of the absorption volume and (b) simultaneous determination of surface temperatures of the atomizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: PerkinElmer Instruments LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sperling, Albert Gilmutdinov
  • Publication number: 20020032660
    Abstract: A postage meter machine for franking postal matter has a printer for printing a postage value stamp on the postal matter, a control unit for controlling the printing and peripheral components of the postage meter machine, and a security module for debiting postage fee data. In order to prevent manipulations, unauthorized use and unauthorized copying of control software, the control unit is authorized by multiple, automatic interrogations and handovers of a security code from the control unit to the security module. The security module is deactivated given an incorrect security code or the lack of a handover of the security code. Accounting and franking are thus no longer possible in the deactivated condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Dietrich, Michael Sperling
  • Publication number: 20010042054
    Abstract: In a postage meter machine for franking postal matter and a method for protecting security functions and/or data in such a postage meter machine against unauthorized access, for repair or maintenance purpose or for loading software updates, it is still sometimes necessary that individual persons be given access to security-relevant functions and/or data such as, for example, the accounting unit or postage fee data. In order to enable this but to simultaneously preclude unauthorized persons, who could then perform manipulations at the postage meter machine, from obtaining such access, a security code that is interrogated for allowing access is encrypted in the security module, the encrypted security code is compared to an encrypted access code stored on a required storage medium, and the access to the security-relevant functions and/or data is enabled given agreement of the encrypted security code with the encrypted access code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Klaus Dietrich, Michael Sperling
  • Patent number: 5981912
    Abstract: An electrically heatable hollow-body furnace with a secondary surface on which an analyte of a sample can be condensed prior to being atomized. The furnace is constructed in two sections which are capable of being electrically heated independently of one another. The secondary surface is defined by a surface of one of the sections. A process for atomizing an analyte of a sample to be examined, utilizing the device according to the following steps: introducing the sample into a hollow-body furnace having a secondary surface, condensing the analyte on the secondary surface and atomizing the analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer GmbH
    Inventors: Albert Gilmutdinov, Michael Sperling, Bernhard Welz
  • Patent number: 5866431
    Abstract: An electrically heatable hollow-body furnace with a secondary surface on which an analyte of a sample can be condensed prior to being atomized. The furnace is constructed in two sections which are capable of being electrically heated independently of one another. The secondary surface is defined by a surface of one of the sections. A process for atomizing an analyte of a sample to be examined, utilizing the device according to the following steps: introducing the sample into a hollow-body furnace having a secondary surface, condensing the analyte on the secondary surface and atomizing the analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer GmbH
    Inventors: Albert Gilmutdinov, Michael Sperling, Bernhard Welz
  • Patent number: 5710721
    Abstract: An internal postage meter machine interface circuit is equipped with transmission and reception registers for storing data transmitted parallel and with a shift register for serial-to-parallel or parallel-to-serial conversion of transmitted data within an actuator/sensor control. Data are communicated serially between the meter and a register unit in the base. Sensors and actuators of the base are connected to the register unit. Sensor signals are shifted into the shift register of the actuator/sensor controller and are present therein so as to be fetchable in parallel. A sensor status register group for parallel data of the sensor signals of at least one sensor is provided as a reception register. At least one sensor status register and at least one interrupt control register are connected to a watchdog circuit in order to monitor the received bits of the sensor signals for status change in order to trigger an interrupt to the control unit, as warranted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Francotyp-Postalia AG & Co.
    Inventors: Peter Rieckhoff, Michael Sperling
  • Patent number: 5314664
    Abstract: The flow-injection system includes a microwave oven having a flow-through reactor having a flow-through conduit located in windings around a conduit carrier for absorbing microwaves. The windings extend through the radiation cavity of the microwave oven only with a part of their length and transversely to the radiation direction. The microwave oven includes programmable adjusting means for the heating power and the heating period. Thus, in connection with a reduction flow-through reactor and an atomic absorption spectrometer, a determination of hydride formers and mercury in a material sample is possible, independently of the valence state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Sperling, Dimiter L. Tsalev
  • Patent number: 5080485
    Abstract: A method for determining concentration by means of atomic absorption spectroscopy, whereby the sample is supplied to a continuously operating atomizing device of an atomic absorption spectrometer by flow injection technique and generates a transient output signal of the atomic absorption spectrometer, comprises the method steps of supplying a calibration sample with a known concentration of the looked-for element to an atomic absorption spectrometer by flow injection technique, the concentration of the element looked-for in this sample being in a range of minimum standard deviation; storing the obtained transient calibration signal; supplying a sample which is to be analyzed and has an unknown concentration of the looked-for element to the atomic absorption spectrometer by flow injection technique and measuring a transient sample signal; forming signal ratios of the sample signal and the calibration signal at mutually corresponding predetermined moments of time; and determining the concentration of the looked
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Bodenseewerk Perkin Elmer GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Sperling
  • Patent number: 5071624
    Abstract: A system for introducing a sample substance into a spectroscopical analytical instrument which includes a first pump which, when on, pumps a sample liquid and a buffer liquid, and a second pump which, when on, pumps an eluting liquid and rinsing liquid. The system includes an ion exchanger column for retaining the elements of the sample to be determined and which can be eluted by the eluting liquid. A dosing capillary serves to introduce the sample into the furnace of an atomic absorption spectrometer. A valve has a first position wherein the first end of the ion exchanger column communicates with the first pump and the second end communicates with a waste outlet port, and the dosing capillary communicates with a source of displacing fluid; and a second position wherein the second end of the ion exchanger column communicates with the second pump and the first end communicates with the dosing capillary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Bodenseewerk Perkin Elmer GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Sperling