Patents by Inventor Peter Ruppert
Peter Ruppert 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).
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Patent number: 11881314Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a systematic approach to analyzing an individual's lifestyle factors (e.g., foods consumed by the individual) that contribute to the individual's current or potential for disease, and taking further action based on that analysis. One example embodiment is a machine learning system that includes a food composition layer, chemical compounds layer, and disease layer. The food composition layer provides representations of chemical compounds of foods consumed or to be consumed by the individual. The chemical compounds layer is coupled to the food composition layer by links and filters the representations of the chemical compounds based on genetic or metabolic information of the individual, resulting in representations of personalized filtered chemical compounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Northeastern UniversityInventors: Giulia Menichetti, Albert-László Barábasi, Peter Ruppert
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Publication number: 20220384013Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a systematic approach to analyzing an individual's lifestyle factors (e.g., foods consumed by the individual) that contribute to the individual's current or potential for disease, and taking further action based on that analysis. One example embodiment is a machine learning system that includes a food composition layer, chemical compounds layer, and disease layer. The food composition layer provides representations of chemical compounds of foods consumed or to be consumed by the individual. The chemical compounds layer is coupled to the food composition layer by links and filters the representations of the chemical compounds based on genetic or metabolic information of the individual, resulting in representations of personalized filtered chemical compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Giulia Menichetti, Albert-László Barábasi, Peter Ruppert
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Publication number: 20220270708Abstract: Methods and systems for filtering data in a protein-protein interaction network are provided, which can be used to identify potential food-drug interactions. A method of filtering data in protein-protein interaction network includes mapping proteins associated with a plurality of chemicals of a first type (e.g drugs) and proteins associated with one or more chemicals of a second type (e.g., foods). The method further includes determining proximities of proteins associated with the plurality of chemicals of the first type and proteins associated with the one or more chemicals of the second type and generating a reduced dataset of proteins within the protein-protein interaction network. The reduced dataset includes proteins associated with a subset of the plurality of chemicals of the first type based on the determined proximities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Michael L. Sebek, Albert-László Barábasi, Giulia Menichetti, Peter Ruppert, Italo Faria Do Valle
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Patent number: 11404165Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a systematic approach to analyzing an individual's lifestyle factors (e.g., foods consumed by the individual) that contribute to the individual's current or potential for disease, and taking further action based on that analysis. One example embodiment is a machine learning system that includes a food composition layer, chemical compounds layer, and disease layer. The food composition layer provides representations of chemical compounds of foods consumed or to be consumed by the individual. The chemical compounds layer is coupled to the food composition layer by links and filters the representations of the chemical compounds based on genetic or metabolic information of the individual, resulting in representations of personalized filtered chemical compounds.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Northeastern UniversityInventors: Giulia Menichetti, Albert-Làszló Barábasi, Peter Ruppert
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Publication number: 20220223225Abstract: Systems and methods of identifying a disease associated with a therapeutic chemical are presented. A method includes generating a candidate disease list based on proximities of proteins associated with a plurality of diseases and proteins associated with a therapeutic chemical in a protein-protein interaction network. The method further includes applying gene expression information associated with the therapeutic chemical to generate enrichment scores for diseases of the candidate disease list and identifying at least one disease associated with the therapeutic chemical based on the determined enrichment scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Italo Faria do Valle, Albert-László Barábasi, Peter Ruppert
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Publication number: 20190005519Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting a product's (e.g., a book's) performance prior to its availability. An example embodiment is a system for machine learning classification that includes representations of characteristics of products, a pre-processor, and a machine learning classifier. The pre-processor can determine (i) representations of comparative intrinsic characteristics of the products based on the representations of characteristics of products and (ii) representations of corresponding comparative extrinsic characteristics of the products. The pre-processor can generate a data structure representing relationships between the comparative intrinsic characteristics and the comparative extrinsic characteristics. The machine learning classifier is trained with the data structure. The classifier can return representations of comparative extrinsic characteristics in response to given comparative intrinsic characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Burcu Yucesoy, Xindi Wang, Albert-László Barábasi, Onur Varol, Peter Ruppert, Tina Eliassi-Rad
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Publication number: 20180286516Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a systematic approach to analyzing an individual's lifestyle factors (e.g., foods consumed by the individual) that contribute to the individual's current or potential for disease, and taking further action based on that analysis. One example embodiment is a machine learning system that includes a food composition layer, chemical compounds layer, and disease layer. The food composition layer provides representations of chemical compounds of foods consumed or to be consumed by the individual. The chemical compounds layer is coupled to the food composition layer by links and filters the representations of the chemical compounds based on genetic or metabolic information of the individual, resulting in representations of personalized filtered chemical compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Giulia Menichetti, Albert-Làszló Barábasi, Peter Ruppert
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Publication number: 20140139325Abstract: A process for transfer of signals is provided between a first control unit and at least a second control unit, wherein the first control unit, based on the input data, selects at least a first signal that is to be transferred, and the first control unit has at least one signal output, at which a first PWM signal can be emitted, wherein a first PWM signal is encoded and assigned to each selected at least one first signal, and wherein the second control device has one first signal input, which receives the first PWM signal and the second control device evaluates the first PWM signal received and detects the first signal and, based on the first signal transferred, creates a subsequent control instruction. A related device is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Jürgen Griebel, Andreas Haas, Peter Ruppert
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Patent number: 6935332Abstract: Hair-care appliances such as curling tongs are provided. The hair care appliances include a heating device that is controlled in dependence on temperature by a thermostat adjacent to the heating device. The thermostat may be shielded thermally from the heating device by a partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henninger, Jürgen Seng
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Patent number: 6805552Abstract: A catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use with a gas supply device and a catalyst connected to the gas supply device is disclosed. To ignite the gas/air mixture and therefore to initiate catalytic combustion at the catalyst, an ignition device which can be controlled by an ignition system is provided. The gas supply device has a bypass for branching off part of a gas stream which flows onto the ignition device. In this way, the ignition system is actuated even shortly after the gas valve device is opened, and the catalyst is brought to its operating temperature as a result of the explosion of the gas/air mixture.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henninger, Jurgen Seng
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Patent number: 6802320Abstract: Appliances for shaping hair are provided. The hair-shaping appliances may include, for example, (a) a forward and reverse stroke liquid dosing device; (b) a tubular drum constructed to contact the hair, the tubular drum having through-passages; and (c) an evaporating device comprising an evaporator chamber to which a liquid is delivered by the dosing device, the evaporating device being constructed to produce steam from the delivered liquid and to deliver the steam through the through-passages in the tubular drum to treat the hair. Excess liquid is removed from the evaporator chamber by a return stroke of the dosing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2002Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henninger, Jürgen Seng
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Patent number: 6701937Abstract: Steam styling tongs including an evaporating device which is supplied with heat by a heating device and comprises an evaporator surface in thermal contact with the heating device. Liquid evaporates on the evaporator surface into steam, which then passes into a steam-distributor chamber and, there, flows outward via through-passages. The heating device is formed in a combustion chamber of the drum, in which, during the heating operation, flame-free combustion of a gas takes place by means of a catalyst, of which the combustion gases pass out via outlets formed in the drum or in the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber and the steam-distributor chamber are formed by a common chamber. Means which prevent water from penetrating into the common chamber are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henninger, Jürgen Seng
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Publication number: 20030138750Abstract: A catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use with a gas supply device and a catalyst connected to the gas supply device is disclosed. To ignite the gas/air mixture and therefore to initiate catalytic combustion at the catalyst, an ignition device which can be controlled by an ignition system is provided. The gas supply device has a bypass for branching off part of a gas stream which flows onto the ignition device. In this way, the ignition system is actuated even shortly after the gas valve device is opened, and the catalyst is brought to its operating temperature as a result of the explosion of the gas/air mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Inventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henninger, Jurgen Seng
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Publication number: 20030037796Abstract: The invention relates to a hair-shaping appliance (1), in particular steam styling tongs, having a tubular drum (3) which treats the hair and is provided with through-passages (2). Projecting out of the drum (3) is a dosing device (26), upon the actuation of which liquid passes out of an outlet (18) of a liquid container (19) via a liquid-channeling device (17). Formed in the drum (3) is an evaporating device (13) which is supplied with heat by a heating device (12) and comprises an evaporator surface (16) which is in thermal contact with the heating device (12). Liquid which has passed out evaporates on the evaporator surface into steam, which then passes into the steam-distributor chamber (91) and, there, flows outward via the through-passages (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henniger, Jurgen Seng
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Publication number: 20030037795Abstract: The curling tongs (1) comprise a heating device (17), which is arranged in a tubular heating rod (25) and extends in the longitudinal direction of the heating rod (25). The curling tongs (1) further comprise a fuel container, for receiving and discharging liquid fuel, and a valve device (5), which serves for gasifying and regulating the fuel. The heating device (17) is controlled in dependence on temperature by a thermostat (6) adjacent to it. According to the invention, the thermostat is shielded thermally from the heating device (17) by a partition wall (49). As a result, the temperature behavior of the heating rod is better regulated, with excessively high temperature peaks being avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Friedrich Henniger, Jurgen Seng
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Publication number: 20030029854Abstract: The invention relates to a hair-styling appliance (1), in particular steam styling tongs, which has a tubular drum (3) which treats the hair, is provided with through-passages (2) and in which a heating device (12) and a dosing device (26) are formed. Upon actuation of the dosing device (26), liquid passes out of an outlet (18) of a liquid container (19) via a wick (17). An evaporating device (13) which is supplied with heat by the heating device (12) evaporates the liquid into steam, which then flows out at the through-passages (2) formed on the drum (3). The invention provides means (60, 19) by means of which, as a result of the actuation of the dosing device (26), excess liquid which may be present in the evaporator chamber (14), before the next actuation of the dosing device (26) in each case, is removed from the evaporator chamber (14) again and moved back into the liquid container (19). This arrangement only evaporates as much liquid as is desired by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Peter Janouch, Peter Lange, Dieter Liebenthal, Silvia Rix, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Frederich Henniger, Jurgen Seng
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Patent number: 6354305Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair styling appliance comprising a handle portion and a heating portion with a preferably dome-shaped heating zone for heating and styling hair, and a cooling portion with a cooling zone for cooling the hair thus styled, wherein the difference in temperature between the surface temperatures of the heating zone and the cooling zone amounts to at least 80 kelvin and, more particularly, 100 kelvin. The present invention also relates to a method of styling hair, especially using a hair styling appliance with the above-mentioned features.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Peter Janouch, Heinz Kern, Peter Ruppert, Norbert Schaefer
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Patent number: 5988696Abstract: A connector for connecting tubes or the like includes at least one main body with a connecting surface arranged thereon for the connection or flange-mounting of tubes wherein the at least one main body includes or consists of a cross-linked plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1996Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Inventor: Hans-Peter Ruppert
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Patent number: 5827467Abstract: Method and apparatus for forming flanges and tubes of partical crystalline thermoplastics. The thermoplastics may comprise cross-linked portions and preferably are polyethylene. A heated tube end (2) is upset in a die (10) by a plunger (30) so as to arch and form a pair of conical regions which become disk-shaped and are folded together to form the flange (8).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 1995Date of Patent: October 27, 1998Inventors: Hans-Peter Ruppert, Ernst Wendorff
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Patent number: 5771904Abstract: The invention is directed to bristles for a hairbrush, in particular for employment in an appliance for personal use as, for example, a curling iron, a curling brush, a hair dryer or the like, including a bristle base (3) and a bristle head (5). In this arrangement, the bristle base (3) is adapted to be fastened to a bristle supporting structure (7). The bristles (1) include at least two sections (9, 11) with cross-sectional areas of different sizes. A section with an increased cross-sectional area (11) adjoins the bristle base (3) having a reduced cross-sectional area, so that the bristle (1) is provided with a neck portion (17) between the bristle supporting structure (7) and the section with the increased cross-sectional area (11).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1996Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: Braun AktienfesellschaftInventors: Peter Lange, Peter Ruppert, Cornelia Seifert