Patents by Inventor Peter Steffens
Peter Steffens 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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Publication number: 20240145034Abstract: The present application provides, in some aspects, methods of identifying a condensate of interest associated with a el disease. Also provided are methods of identifying a marker for identifying a condensate of interest associated with a disease. In other aspects, provided herein are methods of identifying a therapeutic agent useful for treating a disease via the identified condensate of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: William W. CHEN, John C. MANTEIGA, Violeta YU, Ann D. KWONG, Peter Jeffrey DANDLIKER, Bruce Aaron BEUTEL, Chi ZHANG, Lingyao ZENG, Andreas STEFFEN, Daniel Franz FREITAG
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Patent number: 11958990Abstract: Described herein is a mixer system for producing aqueous coating materials from at least one aqueous pigment paste A, including at least one effect pigment, and at least one pigment-free component B, including an aqueous, acrylate-based microgel dispersion having a glass transition temperature Tg of 50 to 60° C., where both the aqueous pigment paste A and the component B each have a VOC value of less than or equal to 250 g/L. Further described herein is a method for producing aqueous coating materials having a VOC content of 0 to 250 g/L, in which the individual components A and B are stored separately and not mixed until shortly before application, to give the aqueous coating material. Further described herein is a method of using the mixer system of for producing aqueous coating materials for refinishing and/or for coating automobile bodies and/or plastics parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BASF COATINGS GMBHInventors: Alexandra Steffens, Bernhard Lettmann, Josef Rademacher, Peter Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20230404199Abstract: A helmet has an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector has a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Pieter André KEEVY, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Patent number: 11758963Abstract: A helmet has an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector has a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: LEATT CORPORATIONInventors: Pieter André Keevy, Jörn Peter Steffens
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Patent number: 11234483Abstract: An item of footwear such as a boot (10) includes a stiff lower part (12) that extends around part of a wearer's foot, a stiff upper part (16) that extends around the wearer's lower leg, and one or more limit elements (66,72,80,88) that extend between the lower part (12) and the upper part (16). The lower part (12) and upper part (16) are movable relative to each other when the ankle moves and the relative movement is inhibited selectively by the limit elements (66,72,80,88). The limit elements (66,72,80,88) are displaceable between a free condition in which the lower part (12) and the upper part (16) are movable relative to each other, and lock condition in which the relative movement between the lower part (12) and the upper part (16) is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: LEATT CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher James Leatt, Carel Sias Meyer, Cornelis Uys De Jongh, Jörn Peter Steffens
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Publication number: 20210401102Abstract: A helmet has an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector has a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Pieter André KEEVY, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Patent number: 11197511Abstract: A helmet comprises an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector comprises: a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: LEATT CORPORATIONInventors: Pieter André Keevy, Jörn Peter Steffens
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Publication number: 20190343212Abstract: A helmet comprises an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector comprises: a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Pieter André KEEVY, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Publication number: 20180368513Abstract: An item of footwear such as a boot (10) includes a stiff lower part (12) that extends around part of a wearer's foot, a stiff upper part (16) that extends around the wearer's lower leg, and one or more limit elements (66,72,80,88) that extend between the lower part (12) and the upper part (16). The lower part (12) and upper part (16) are movable relative to each other when the ankle moves and the relative movement is inhibited selectively by the limit elements (66,72,80,88). The limit elements (66,72,80,88) are displaceable between a free condition in which the lower part (12) and the upper part (16) are movable relative to each other, and lock condition in which the relative movement between the lower part (12) and the upper part (16) is inhibited.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Christopher James LEATT, Carel Sias MEYER, Cornelis Uys DE JONGH, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Publication number: 20170172242Abstract: A helmet comprises an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner (10) inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner (12) disposed inside the impact absorbing liner (10), with the inner liner (12) configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner (10). The inner liner (12) defines a number of apertures (16) and a deflector (14) inside each aperture. Each deflector (14) comprises: a body (20) that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner (12); a peripheral border (18) that is connectable to the aperture (16) in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes (22) extending between the body (20) and the border (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Christopher James LEATT, Pieter André KEEVY, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Publication number: 20160174641Abstract: Protective wear such as a glove comprises a textile fabric substrate with elements of a synthetic plastics material that hardens on being subjected to impact, injection molded onto the fabric. The glove has a row of elements along each digit and some of the elements have recesses in them to provide space for the knuckles and finger joints of the hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Christopher James LEATT, Scott MACFARLANE, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Publication number: 20160128860Abstract: A knee brace (10) according to the invention includes an upper leg formation (12), a lower leg formation (14) and a hinge mechanism (16) that is disposed entirely on the lateral side of the knee. The knee brace (10) has pressure formations (20, 24,62, 28) pressing on three pressure points: on the lateral aspect of the wearer's upper leg, on the lateral aspect of the wearer's lower leg, and against the knee complex on the medial aspect of the distal extremity of the femur. The three pressure formations are connected to one another by a stiff structure (18, 16) which includes the hinge mechanism (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Christopher James LEATT, Cornelis Uys DE JONGH, Pieter Andre KEEVY, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Patent number: 8477935Abstract: Safeguarding communication channels is required in particular in wireless networks. The use of encryption mechanisms in the form of software is limited by the required calculation and energy capacities of mobile terminals. Costs are of significance when using hardware solutions for cryptographic operations. The present invention provides an approach which simultaneously tackles all those points. It concerns a hardware accelerator for polynomial multiplication in extended Galois fields (GF), wherein the per se known Karatsuba method is iteratively applied in accordance with the invention. When using the invention the area requirement can be reduced for example from 6.2 mm2 to 2.1 mm2. The solution according to the invention also reduces the energy consumption in comparison with solutions in accordance with the state of the art by 30%.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: IHP GmbHInventors: Peter Langendoerfer, Zoya Dyka, Peter Steffen
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Patent number: 7571129Abstract: Methods and apparatus for visualizing numerical benchmarks are disclosed, wherein a display containing information relating to the general performance of a business in relation to its industry is created. The display incorporates the lower quartile value, the median value, and the upper quartile value of an industry. The display further incorporates the business ratio value. The display further includes indications of whether the business ratio value demonstrates good performance or poor performance of the business in relation to its industry. Thus, a user viewing the display can determine what a particular business' general performance is in relation to the lower quartile value, median value, and upper quartile value of its industry.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: SAP AGInventor: Peter Steffen Ebert
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Publication number: 20090136022Abstract: Safeguarding communication channels is required in particular in wireless networks. The use of encryption mechanisms in the form of software is limited by the required calculation and energy capacities of mobile terminals. Costs are of significance when using hardware solutions for cryptographic operations. The present invention provides an approach which simultaneously tackles all those points. It concerns a hardware accelerator for polynomial multiplication in extended Galois fields (GF), wherein the per se known Karatsuba method is iteratively applied in accordance with the invention. When using the invention the area requirement can be reduced for example from 6.2 mm2 to 2.1 mm2. The solution according to the invention also reduces the energy consumption in comparison with solutions in accordance with the state of the art by 30%.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Peter Langendoerfer, Zoya Dyka, Peter Steffen
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Patent number: 6873161Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting accidental arcs (arc tracking) on a cable (1), especially on a cable of an aircraft electrical system. According to said method, an alternating current signal (I(t)) that has been detected is sampled time-discretely and a trigonometric function (I(k)) imitating the alternating current characteristic is determined by interpolation of a number of sampling values (y(k)). The current alternating frequency (?) is then derived from this trigonometric function. The result of a comparison of the current alternating current frequency (?) and a set or reference frequency (??) is used to determine the presence of an accidental arc (ISA,IGA) and a warning signal (Sarc) is optionally generated. A device which functions according to this method is advantageously integrated into a circuit-breaker (7) for the aircraft electrical system, so that the latter is equipped to detect and deactivate accidental arcs that occur on the electrical system cable (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2000Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbHInventors: Peter Meckler, Peter Steffen, Stefan Kohler, Ho Wilson
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Publication number: 20030120753Abstract: A smart molecule system that may be embedded in a physical device in order to integrate information from external information sources in the physical device. The smart molecule system obtains information from external sources by connecting to a smart molecule service in a computer system through a URL to Number Transformation Algorithm (UNT) number. The UNT performs bi-directional transformation between the UNT number and a corresponding URL, thereby enabling physical devices with smart molecule to obtain information from the Web without using alphanumeric characters. Upon creating the UNT number and assigning it to an information source, a service provider distributes the UNT number to the smart molecule in order for the smart molecule to access the information stored therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2003Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: SAP AktiengesellschaftInventor: Peter Steffen Ebert
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Publication number: 20030115184Abstract: A system and method for defining, generating and identifying a geographic area is disclosed. This may be done by establishing zip codes as the basic building blocks for the geographic area. For example, the United States may represent a region, which includes all of the zip codes in the United States. A region may also be divided into mutually exclusive subregions. For example, individual states within the United States may represent the subregions, wherein the individual states represent all of the zip codes within that state. The subregions are then divided into mutually exclusive sections. For example, zip codes within the individual states may represent the sections. Simplified syntax is then used to allow a user to submit a query including parameters to identify subregions or sections that are to be included or excluded from the defined geographic area within the region. The system then processes this query and outputs a response representative of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Inventor: Peter Steffen Ebert
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Patent number: D768940Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: LEATT CORPORATIONInventor: Jörn Peter Steffens
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Patent number: D784123Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: LEATT CORPORATIONInventors: Jörn Peter Steffens, Hui Zhang