Patents by Inventor Peter Ackermann

Peter Ackermann 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: 20240101219
    Abstract: A means of transport, in particular a pedelec, which can be driven by means of drive energy produced electromotively and by human muscular power, comprising a drive unit in which an electric drive motor and a harmonic drive transmission are nested one inside the other, thereby saving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hans Peter ACKERMANN, Volker ACKERMANN
  • Publication number: 20230391420
    Abstract: A narrow drive unit for a means of locomotion drivable simultaneously by drive energy provided by human muscular strength and by electric motors, comprising two harmonic gearings and two electric motors, wherein the sum of the drive energy provided by human muscular strength and the electric motors can be transmitted to an output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Hans Peter ACKERMANN, Volker ACKERMANN
  • Patent number: 9039324
    Abstract: A compaction device includes at least one traveling drum rotatable about a drum shaft and having vibration exciters including unbalanced masses rotating out of phase by 180 degrees in the same direction of rotation and generating an oscillation torque about the drum shaft, and having a drive shaft running coaxial to the drum shaft for driving the vibration exciters. The drum is divided at least once and each drum part includes at least two coupled vibration exciters mounted at a distance from the drum shaft in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Ackermann, Peter Janner
  • Patent number: 8389442
    Abstract: The use of fungicidal compounds of formula Ij wherein A and A? are both N or A and A? are both CH or A is CH and A? is N; j is 0 or 1 and the R groups are as defined in claim 1; their preparation and compositions 10 comprising the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Daniel Stierli, Martin Diggelmann, Fredrik Cederbaum, Jean Wenger, Ruud Titulaer
  • Patent number: 8377953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 or R4 are as defined in claim 1 or a salt or N-oxide thereof and their use in methods for the control and/or prevention of fungal infection, particularly in plants. The compounds claimed are isothiazole and pyrazole derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Carla Bobbio, Camilla Corsi, Ann Monica McGinley, Andreas Verras, Ruud Titulaeu, Josef Ehrenfreund
  • Publication number: 20120301221
    Abstract: A compaction device includes at least one traveling drum rotatable about a drum shaft and having vibration exciters including unbalanced masses rotating out of phase by 180 degrees in the same direction of rotation and generating an oscillation torque about the drum shaft, and having a drive shaft running coaxial to the drum shaft for driving the vibration exciters. The drum is divided at least once and each drum part includes at least two coupled vibration exciters mounted at a distance from the drum shaft in the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Ackermann, Peter Janner
  • Publication number: 20110224241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 or R4 are as defined in claim 1 or a salt or N-oxide thereof and their use in methods for the control and/or prevention of fungal infection, particularly in plants. The compounds claimed are isothiazole and pyrazole derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Carla Bobbio, Camilla Corsi, Josef Ehrenfreund, Ann Monica McGinley, Andreas Verras, Ruud Titulaer
  • Patent number: 7873492
    Abstract: In a method for determining a compaction degree of a surface segment, the following steps are provided: passing over the deposited layer of the surface segment to be compacted, determining positional data of a position of the compacting machine, defining a current partial surface of the surface segment of the deposited layer, the current partial surface possibly consisting of a plurality of subsegments which have already been passed over, measuring and/or picking up parameters at the position of the compacting machine, and storing the parameters together with the position data, assigning the parameters to the current partial surface or to all subsegments of the current partial surface, computing, from the parameters, a current compaction degree for the current partial surface or each subsegment of the current partial surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hamm AG
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Ackermann
  • Publication number: 20100292258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in claim 1 or a salt or N-oxide thereof and their use in methods for the control and/or prevention of fungal infection, particularly in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Carla Bobbio, Camilla Corsi, Josef Ehrenfreund, Ann Monica McGinley
  • Patent number: 7441625
    Abstract: The inventive self-propelled vehicle, in particular a road-building machine, comprises a traction drive, a steering device and a rotatable driver seat (5) in which a traction drive control unit (6) is arranged. Adjustment signals for the traction drive are generated according to the direction of the adjustment of the control elements of said control unit (6). Said road-building machine also comprises a device for detecting the rotation angle ? of the instant rotating position of the seat and for correcting the directional components of the adjustment signals of the control elements to a ?? angle in such a way that the direction of the adjustment thereof corresponds to the direction of the vehicle motion at each rotating position of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hamm AG
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Ackermann
  • Publication number: 20080260462
    Abstract: In a method for determining a compaction degree of a surface segment of a traffic surface that is to be compacted, where said surface segment which is to be compacted comprises a deposited layer of a hot material, particularly asphalt, and where said material will continuously cool down after deposition, the following steps are provided: passing over the deposited layer of the surface segment to be compacted, by use of at least one compacting machine, determining positional data of a position of the compacting machine by use of a positioning system, defining a current partial surface of the surface segment of the deposited layer in dependence on the current position of the compacting machine and at least on the dimensions of the compacting machine, said current partial surface possibly consisting of a plurality of subsegments which have already been passed over, measuring and/or picking up parameters at the position of the compacting machine, which parameters are useful in the determining of the compacting ef
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Ackermann
  • Patent number: 7205301
    Abstract: Fungicidal compounds of Formula (I) wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n and p are independently of each other 0 or 1; R1 is halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted thioalkyl optionally substituted aryl, COOR11, CONR12R13, S(O)qR14, SO2NR15R16 or NR15aR16a; q is 1 or 2; and R2, R2a, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R15a, R16a, are specified organic groups or a salt thereof; their preparation and compositions containing them
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Daniel Stierli, Pierre Marcel Joseph Jung, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Emil Malcolm Cederbaum, Jean-Frederic Wenger
  • Publication number: 20070032490
    Abstract: The use of fungicidal compounds of formula Ij wherein A and A? are both N or A and A? are both CH or A is CH and A? is N; j is 0 or 1 and the R groups are as defined in claim 1; their preparation and compositions 10 comprising the compunds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Daniel Stierli, Martin Diggelmann, Fredrik Cederbaum, Jean Wenger, Ruud Titulaer
  • Patent number: 7074787
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel N-phenyl-4-(4-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidineamine derivatives of the general formula (I) wherein the sum of (m+p) together is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n and q are independently of each other 0 or 1, and the sum of (m+p+q) together is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, C1–C6-alkyl, C1–C6-haloalkyl or C1–C6-alkoxy; R2A is hydrogen, C1–C6-alkyl, C3–C4-alkenyl or C3–C4-alkynyl; each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is, independently of the others, hydrogen, C1–C6-alkyl, C1–C6-haloalkyl, hydroxy-C1–C6-alkyl or C1–C6-alkoxy-C1–C6-alkyl, or the ring members CR3R4 or CR5R6 or CR2R2A are independently of each other a carbonyl group (C?O) or a group C?S; X is C?O, C?S, S?O or O?S?O; Y is O, S, C?O, CH2, —N(R8)—, —O—N(R8)—, —N(R8)—O— or NH—; R7 is hydrogen, C1–C4-alkyl, C3–C4-alkenyl, C3–C4-alkynyl, —CH2OR8, CH2SR8, —C(O)R8, —C(O)OR8, SO2R8, SOR8 or SR8; and R8 is C1–C8-alkyl, C1–C8-alkoxyalkyl, C1–C8 haloalkyl or phenylC1–C2-alkyl wherein the phenyl may be subs
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Eberle, Hugo Ziegler, Fredrik Cederbaum, Peter Ackermann, Anita Schnyder
  • Publication number: 20060113141
    Abstract: The inventive self-propelled vehicle, in particular a road-building machine, comprises a traction drive, a steering device and a rotatable driver seat (5) in which a traction drive control unit (6) is arranged. Adjustment signals for the traction drive are generated according to the direction of the adjustment of the control elements of said control unit (6). Said road-building machine also comprises a device for detecting the rotation angle ? of the instant rotating position of the seat and for correcting the directional components of the adjustment signals of the control elements to a ?? angle in such a way that the direction of the adjustment thereof corresponds to the direction of the vehicle motion at each rotating position of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Ackermann
  • Publication number: 20050085496
    Abstract: Fungicidal compounds of Formula (I) wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n and p are independently of each other 0 or 1; R1 is halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted thioalkyl optionally substituted aryl, COOR11, CONR12R13, S(O)qR14, SO2NR15R16 or NR15aR16a; q is 1 or 2; and R2, R2a, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R15a, R16a, are specified organic groups or a salt thereof; their preparation and compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Daniel Stierli, Pierre Jung, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum, Jean-Frederic Wenger
  • Publication number: 20040063937
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel N-phenyl-4-(4-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidineamine derivatives of the general formula (1) wherein the sum of (m+p) together is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n and q are independently of each other 0 or 1, and the sum of (m+p+q) together is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl or C1-C6-alkoxy; R2A is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C4-alkenyl or C3-C4-alkynyl; each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is, independently of the others, hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, hydroxy-C1-C6-alkyl or C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, or the ring members CR3R4 or CR5R6 or CR2R2A are independently of each other a carbonyl group (C═O) or a group C═S; X is C═O, C═S, S═O or O═S=O; Y is O, S, C═O, CH2A, —N(R8)—, —O—N(R8)—, —N(R8)—O— or NH—; R7 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C4-alkenyl, C3-C4-alkynyl, —CH2OR8, CH2SR8, —C(O)R8, —C(O)OR8,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Martin Eberle, Hugo Ziegler, Fredrik Cederbaum, Peter Ackermann, Anita Schnyder
  • Patent number: 5514816
    Abstract: The reaction of 2,2-difluorobenzo-1,3-dioxole with (a) an alkali metal or an alkali metal compound and then (b) a compound R.sup.1 -Z.sup.1 in which Z.sup.1 is a leaving group, or with an aldehyde produces compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is --OH, --SH, --CHO, --CN, --COOH, --B(OH).sub.2, --COX, with X being C1 or Br, or is --COOR.sup.2, --SiR.sup.2.sub.3 or --B(OR.sup.2).sub.2, with R.sup.2 being a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alcohol moiety without the hydroxy group, wherein R.sup.1 is further --C.sub.n H.sub.2n COOR.sup.2, with n being an integer from 1 to 4, or linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 hydroxyalkyl which is unsubstituted or is substituted by --F, --CN, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, phenyl, fluorophenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio-phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylphenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 fluoroalkyl-phenyl, nitrophenyl or by cyanophenyl, or wherein R.sup.1 is a benzyl alcohol which is unsubstituted or is substituted by F, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Hans-Ruedi Kanel, Bruno Schaub
  • Patent number: 5496848
    Abstract: The reaction of 2,2-difluorobenzo-1,3-dioxole with (a) an alkali metal or an alkali metal compound and then (b) a compound R.sup.1 -Z.sup.1 in which Z.sup.1 is a leaving group, or with an aldehyde produces compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is --OH, --SH, --CHO, --CN, --COOH, --B(OH).sub.2, --COX, with X being Cl or Br, or is --COOR.sup.2, --SIR.sup.2.sub.3 or --B(OR.sup.2).sub.2, with R.sup.2 being a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alcohol moiety without the hydroxy group, wherein R.sup.1 is further --C.sub.n H.sub.2n COOR.sup.2, with n being an integer from 1 to 4, or linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 hydroxyalkyl which is unsubstituted or is substituted by --F, --CN, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, phenyl, fluorophenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio-phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl-phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 fluoroalkyl-phenyl, nitrophenyl or by cyanophenyl, or wherein R.sup.1 is a benzyl alcohol which is unsubstituted or is substituted by F, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Hans-Ruedi Ka/ nel, Bruno Schaub
  • Patent number: 5493032
    Abstract: The reaction of 2,2-difluorobenzo-1,3-dioxole with (a) an alkali metal or an alkali metal compound and then (b) a compound R.sup.1 -Z.sup.1 in which Z.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Ackermann, Hans-Ruedi Kanel, Bruno Schaub