Patents by Inventor Peter Hofer

Peter Hofer 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).

  • Patent number: 11079457
    Abstract: A microwave resonator for an electron paramagnetic resonance probehead comprises a cavity body supporting an electromagnetic microwave resonance mode, at least one sample opening for inserting a sample in a sample container, at least one microwave opening for transmitting microwave radiation into the resonator, and at least one access opening for inserting and removing a modifier in a modifier vessel into or out of the cavity body. The modifier vessel is fixed in the at least one access opening, the modifier is a fluid comprising attenuator fluid and/or marker fluid and/or adaptor fluid, and the modifier vessel has an insert opening for filling and discharging the modifier gradually into or out of the cavity body. This improves performance greatly, enabling a gradual modification of specific experimental conditions without moving any mechanical parts in the cavity body, and without changing other experimental conditions for Q- and/or M- and/or D-variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ion Prisecaru, Peter Höfer
  • Publication number: 20210018585
    Abstract: A microwave resonator for an electron paramagnetic resonance probehead comprises a cavity body supporting an electromagnetic microwave resonance mode, at least one sample opening for inserting a sample in a sample container, at least one microwave opening for transmitting microwave radiation into the resonator, and at least one access opening for inserting and removing a modifier in a modifier vessel into or out of the cavity body. The modifier vessel is fixed in the at least one access opening, the modifier is a fluid comprising attenuator fluid and/or marker fluid and/or adaptor fluid, and the modifier vessel has an insert opening for filling and discharging the modifier gradually into or out of the cavity body. This improves performance greatly, enabling a gradual modification of specific experimental conditions without moving any mechanical parts in the cavity body, and without changing other experimental conditions for Q- and/or M- and/or D-variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Ion Prisecaru, Peter Höfer
  • Patent number: 10776161
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining, for a thread executing application code, a recurring task, a recurring interval, a previous callback time, a starting counter value, and a counter trigger, initializing a current counter value to the starting counter value, and performing checks in response to adjustments to the current counter value. Each check may determine whether the respective adjusted current counter value satisfies the counter trigger. The method may further include in response to a check determining that the adjusted current counter value satisfies the counter trigger, invoking a callback handler with a callback that performs the recurring task, and in response to an elapsed time exceeding the recurring interval, executing, by the callback handler, the callback. The elapsed time may be an amount of time elapsed between the previous callback time and the first invocation. The method may further include modifying the starting counter value using the elapsed time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Wimmer, Peter Hofer
  • Patent number: 10719362
    Abstract: A method may include generating, for a host application, an image including an image heap including objects and a writeable object partition including a subset of the objects. The method may further include initializing, by executing the image in a process of a computer system, a first isolate including a first address space and a first read-only map of the image heap. The first read-only map may designate the writeable object partition of the image heap as copy-on-write. The method may further include initializing, by executing the image in the process, a second isolate including a second address space and a second read-only map of the image heap. The method may further include performing, in the first isolate and using the first read-only map, a first task that accesses an object, and performing, in the second isolate and using the second read-only map, a second task that accesses the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Wimmer, Peter Hofer, Vojin Jovanovic, Oleg A. Pliss
  • Publication number: 20200174826
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining, for a thread executing application code, a recurring task, a recurring interval, a previous callback time, a starting counter value, and a counter trigger, initializing a current counter value to the starting counter value, and performing checks in response to adjustments to the current counter value. Each check may determine whether the respective adjusted current counter value satisfies the counter trigger. The method may further include in response to a check determining that the adjusted current counter value satisfies the counter trigger, invoking a callback handler with a callback that performs the recurring task, and in response to an elapsed time exceeding the recurring interval, executing, by the callback handler, the callback. The elapsed time may be an amount of time elapsed between the previous callback time and the first invocation. The method may further include modifying the starting counter value using the elapsed time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Wimmer, Peter Hofer
  • Publication number: 20200117509
    Abstract: A method may include generating, for a host application, an image including an image heap including objects and a writeable object partition including a subset of the objects. The method may further include initializing, by executing the image in a process of a computer system, a first isolate including a first address space and a first read-only map of the image heap. The first read-only map may designate the writeable object partition of the image heap as copy-on-write. The method may further include initializing, by executing the image in the process, a second isolate including a second address space and a second read-only map of the image heap. The method may further include performing, in the first isolate and using the first read-only map, a first task that accesses an object, and performing, in the second isolate and using the second read-only map, a second task that accesses the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Wimmer, Peter Hofer, Vojin Jovanovic, Oleg A. Pliss
  • Patent number: 8658130
    Abstract: Suggested are agrochemical compositions, comprising (a) biocides, and (b) alkoxylation products of di- and/or oligosaccharide esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mainx, Peter Hofer
  • Publication number: 20110294667
    Abstract: Suggested are agrochemical compositions, comprising (a) biocides, and (b) alkoxylation products of di- and/or oligosaccharide esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mainx, Peter Hofer
  • Publication number: 20110251383
    Abstract: Suggested is an improved process for making polyol esters with improved colour quality by transesterification of polyols or their alkoxylation products with fatty acid alkyl esters, which is characterised in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of a reducing mineral or organic acid as a catalyst selected from the group consisting of (i) sulphuric or sulphonic acids with an oxidation value of sulphur of less than 6 or their salts, and/or (ii) phosphoric or phosphonic acids with an oxidation value of phosphor of less than 5 or their salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mainx, Peter Hofer, Stefan Busch, Eike Ulf Mahnke
  • Publication number: 20100292191
    Abstract: The invention is related to alkylene oxide adducts of oligosaccharides, obtained by a process comprising alkoxylating at least one water-soluble oligosaccharide in aqueous solution at a temperature in the range of 90 to 160° C. The compounds are useful as adjuvants in agrochemical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: COGNIS IP MANAGEMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mainx, Peter Hofer
  • Patent number: 7586305
    Abstract: In a method for determining an absolute number of electron spins in an extended sample (3) with the assistance of an apparatus for measuring magnetic resonance, the extended sample (3) is disposed within a measurement volume (2) of a radiofrequency RF resonator (1) of the apparatus during an electron spin resonance measurement (ESR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Bruker Biospin GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Höfer, Patrick Carl
  • Publication number: 20090079429
    Abstract: In a method for determining an absolute number of electron spins in an extended sample (3) with the assistance of an apparatus for measuring magnetic resonance, the extended sample (3) is disposed within a measurement volume (2) of a radiofrequency RF resonator (1) of the apparatus during an electron spin resonance measurement (ESR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Bruker BioSpin GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Hofer, Patrick Carl
  • Publication number: 20030073834
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds having the general formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Cavalla, Mark Chasin, Peter Hofer
  • Patent number: 6440979
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having formula (II): wherein: Q3, Q6a, Q6b and Q8 are independently a bond, C1-8 alkylene, C2-8 alkenylene and C2-8 alkynylene, and R3, R6a, R6b and R8 are independently hydrogen, aryl or heteroraryl, optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, nitro, cyano and carboxy, provided that: Q3R3 is not hydrogen or methyl. The compounds are effective PDE IV inhibitors and possess improved PDE IV inhibition and improved selectivity with regard to PDE III inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Euro-Celtique, S.A.
    Inventors: David Cavalla, Peter Hofer, Mark Chasin
  • Patent number: 6413975
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: wherein R3, R6a, R6b and R8 are substituted as disclosed herein. The compounds are effective in effecting PDE IV inhibition in patients in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Euro-Celtique, S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Chasin, David J. Cavalla, Peter Hofer, Andre Gehrig, Peter Wintergerst
  • Patent number: 6372770
    Abstract: Novel compounds which are effective PDE IV inhibitors are disclosed. The compounds possess improved PDE IV inhibition as compared to theophylline or rolipram, with improved selectivity with regard to, e.g., PDE III inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Euro-Celtique, S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Chasin, David Cavalla, Peter Hofer, Lloyd Dolby
  • Patent number: 6365606
    Abstract: Novel compounds which are effective PDE IV inhibitors are disclosed. The compounds possess improved PDE IV inhibition compared to theophylline or rolipram, with improved selectivity with regard to, e.g., PDE V inhibition. The present invention includes compounds of Formula I: wherein the substituents are as disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Euro-Celtique, S.A.
    Inventors: David Cavalla, Peter Hofer, Andre Gehrig, Peter Wintergerst, Mark Chasin
  • Patent number: 6319928
    Abstract: A compound of the formula: wherein R2 is O or S; R3, R6a and R8 are the same or different and each represent a C1-8 alkyl which is unbranched or branched and unsubstituted or substituted with OH, alkoxy, CO2H, ═NOH, ═NOCONH2, or ═O; C3-8 cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with OH, alkoxy, CO2H, ═NOH, ═NOCONH2, or ═O; C4-8 cycloalkylalkyl wherein the cycloalkyl portion is unsubstituted or substituted with OH, alkoxy, CO2H, ═NOH, ═NOCONH2, or ═O; aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted with Cl, NH2, alkylamino, dialkylamino, amido, C1-C8 alkylamido, C1-C3 dialkylamido, OH, alkoxy, HC═NOH, HC═NOCONH2, C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl or benzyl; aralkyl (C1-4); heterocyclyl; heterocyclylalkyl (C1-C4); and heteroaryl; R6b represents a H or R6a, or together R6b, N, and R6a make a 3 to 8 member ring containing at least one carbon, from one to three nitrogen atoms, from zero to two oxygen atoms, from zero to two sulfur atoms, said ring op
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Euro-Celtique, S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Chasin, David J. Cavalla, Peter Hofer, Peter Wintergerst, Andre Gehrig
  • Patent number: D914388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CHURCH STEWARDSHIP INC.
    Inventors: Gideon Mark Wayne Clement, Jesse Peter Hofer, Gilbert Hilaire Thomson, Samuel George Durgin
  • Patent number: D933991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: CHURCH STEWARDSHIP INC.
    Inventors: Gideon Mark Wayne Clement, Jesse Peter Hofer, Gilbert Hilaire Thomson, Samuel George Durgin