Patents by Inventor Ralf Muller

Ralf Muller 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: 7845701
    Abstract: The invention concerns a storage compartment for a motor vehicle with a container (110) and a container lid (112), arranged on the container in a pivotal fashion, a pivoted lever (116), arranged on the container lid, a first elastic element (120), whose first end (122) is connected with the container and whose second end (118) is connected with the pivoted lever, so that the first elastic element acts upon the container lid with a closing force and/or a closing torque, a locking element (126), which is mounted in a pivotal fashion, so that, in case of an impact of the motor vehicle, said locking element, due to its mass inertia, will be brought into a locking position for locking the pivoted lever into position, whereby the locking element is mounted in such a way that it is pivotal around the first end of the first elastic element, whereby the first elastic element is a dead center spring, and whereby the dead center spring is embodied in such a way that it exerts the closing force and/or closing torque a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Müller
  • Publication number: 20100290911
    Abstract: A turbine rotor (1) for a gas turbine with a one-piece compressor housing (11) or a compressor housing (11) which is divided in a first plane, a one-piece turbine housing (12) connected to the compressor housing (11) or a turbine housing (12) which is divided in a second plane different from the first plane comprises a compressor area which includes at least two compressor disks (2.1-2.5) and a turbine area which includes at least one turbine disk (13.1, 13.2). The compressor disks and turbine disks are clamped together by a tie rod arrangement which includes at least one tie rod (6) which has a first fastening area, a second fastening area for clamping at least two compressor disks between the first fastening area and the second fastening area, and a third fastening area for clamping at least one turbine disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Man Diesel & Turbo SE
    Inventors: Emil Aschenbruck, Ralf Müller, Michael Blaswich
  • Patent number: 7804267
    Abstract: In a correction method for a microprocessor-controlled digital regulation of a drive motor, wherein the measurement arrangement used for the regulation of the motor is simplified. recognizing that the real value surveying cannot always be implemented periodically by the microprocessor at the requested point in time, making sporadic measurement errors of a simplified measurement arrangement ineffectual, in accordance with the method individual measurement values with a sudden change are read out and correction values are used instead of these for the regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Francotyp-Postalia GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Müller
  • Publication number: 20100200486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating a medical liquid which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding medical cassette. In accordance with the invention, an air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. The invention equally includes a method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Götz Günther, Jürgen Häcker, Markus Köhler, Martin Lauer, Ralf Müller, Han-Peter Schneider, Tobias Weber, Manfred Weis
  • Publication number: 20100179467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a system for transporting blood, and a method for transporting blood in a blood line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment system. The present invention also relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment device comprising such a system for transporting blood. The method and device according to the present invention are based on the fact that a defined threshold value for the pressure in the blood line should not be exceeded. The system for transporting blood is controlled in such a way the blood in the blood line is transported in a pre-determined volume flow as long as the pressure in the blood line is below the pre-determined threshold value. When the pressure in the blood line reaches the pre-defined threshold value, however, the system for transporting blood is controlled such that a pressure value corresponding to the threshold value is set when the blood is transported in the blood line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Götz Günther, Michael Herrenbauer, Martin Lauer, Ralf Müller
  • Patent number: 7744676
    Abstract: In a TSA process of an at least two-component raw gas, to adjust for fluctuation in load, the cycle time of at least one method step is extended in the event of falling below the design load value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Leitmayr, Ralf Müller
  • Publication number: 20100133341
    Abstract: There is provided a method for detecting a machine-readable code that has been applied onto a mailpiece in a selected area of a surface of the mailpiece, whereby the selected area is at least 1 cm away from at least one nearby edge area of the mailpiece. An exemplary method comprises checking for the presence of at least two parallel lines in the selected area. The exemplary method also comprises beginning a detection of modules of the machine-readable code comprising a data-matrix code at a predefinable distance from one of the lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Bernd Meyer, Jürgen Lang, Gunther Meier, Ralf Müller
  • Publication number: 20100032069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a puncture-proof tyre assembly in which a sealant of a rubber or another rubber-like material is pressed against the tread of the tyre assembly such that there is a higher pressure in this sealant chamber than in the air chamber, and the sealant comprising at least one filler, as well as to a method for producing this tyre assembly and to the use of aqueous gels in producing these puncture-proof tyre assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Ralf Müller
  • Publication number: 20090218842
    Abstract: The invention concerns a storage compartment for a motor vehicle with a container (110) and a container lid (112), arranged on the container in a pivotal fashion, a pivoted lever (116), arranged on the container lid, a first elastic element (120), whose first end (122) is connected with the container and whose second end (118) is connected with the pivoted lever, so that the first elastic element acts upon the container lid with a closing force and/or a closing torque, a locking element (126), which is mounted in a pivotal fashion, so that, in case of an impact of the motor vehicle, said locking element, due to its mass inertia, will be brought into a locking position for locking the pivoted lever into position, whereby the locking element is mounted in such a way that it is pivotal around the first end of the first elastic element, whereby the first elastic element is a dead center spring, and whereby the dead center spring is embodied in such a way that it exerts the closing force and/or closing torque a
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Ralf Muller
  • Publication number: 20090111346
    Abstract: The invention relates to a woven fabric comprising warp threads or wires and comprising weft wires, wherein the woven fabric comprises an offset weft wire. The offset is particularly suitable for fastening objects separate from the woven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Ingo Kufferath-Kassner, Jakob Sistig, Christoph Kronhagel, Ralf Muller
  • Publication number: 20080303468
    Abstract: In a correction method for a microprocessor-controlled digital regulation of a drive motor, wherein the measurement arrangement used for the regulation of the motor is simplified. recognizing that the real value surveying cannot always be implemented periodically by the microprocessor at the requested point in time, making sporadic measurement errors of a simplified measurement arrangement ineffectual, in accordance with the method individual measurement values with a sudden change are read out and correction values are used instead of these for the regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Ralf Muller
  • Publication number: 20080275690
    Abstract: The visualization of a selection of data can be simplified. The data occurs during the execution or simulation of a function model on a computer system. It is possible in particular to configure the process of designing or developing functionalities of a control device (e.g. a motor control device) more efficiently. Software operating on the computer system is configured to use a set of rules to select some of all the data items occurring in the function model automatically as the data items to be visualized. A continuous and automated solution for the definition, selection and visual display of the data items required in individual instances is allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Brull, Thomas Burger, Ralf Muller
  • Patent number: 7346743
    Abstract: In a method and arrangement for manipulation of the contents of a data memory with which a processing device can be connected to manipulate (in at least one manipulation step at least one first memory range of the data memory, the processing device monitors a monitoring range of the first memory range, the state progression of which allowing the conclusion of the manipulation of the first memory range to be detected. A processing device with a buffer is used, into which buffer the data are read from the data memory. A sub-range of the data memory is established as a first exclusion range of the data memory. The first exclusion range not being read into the buffer. The first exclusion range is established in an establishing step preceding the manipulation step. The exclusion range includes the monitoring range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Francotyp-Postalia GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Müller
  • Publication number: 20070272065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for slicing blocks of foodstuffs, comprising a blade (2) wherein the block of foodstuff can be reversibly lifted from a first position into a second position by means of a loading pinion (3) and the loading pinion (3) is curved at least in one position thereof. The invention also relates to a method for slicing at least one block of foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Ralf Muller
  • Publication number: 20070240568
    Abstract: In a TSA process of an at least two-component raw gas, to adjust for fluctuation in load, the cycle time of at least one method step is extended in the event of falling below the design load value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Werner Leitmayr, Ralf Muller
  • Patent number: 7259060
    Abstract: A method fabricates a semiconductor structure having a plurality of memory cells that are provided in a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type and contains a plurality of planar selection transistors and a corresponding plurality of storage capacitors connected thereto. The selection transistors have respective first and second active regions of a second conductivity type. The first active regions are connected to the storage capacitors and the second active regions are connected to respective bit lines, and respective gate stacks, which are provided above the semiconductor substrate in a manner insulated by a gate dielectric. In this case, a single-sided halo doping is effected, and an excessive outdiffusion of the halo doping zones is prevented by introduction of a diffusion-inhibiting species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Amon, Jürgen Faul, Johann Alsmeier, Matthias Goldbach, Albrecht Kieslich, Ralf Müller, Dirk Offenberg, Thomas Schuster
  • Patent number: 7205162
    Abstract: Artificial antibodies or antibody mimics are described. They consist of polymers that carry specific binding sites mimicking the properties of antibodies. There is also described a method for producing artificial antibodies, in which polymerisable monomers carrying functional groups and crosslinking monomers are polymerised in the presence of a print molecule and subsequently the print molecule is removed leaving specific binding sites complementary to the print molecules. There are also described methods for determination and isolation of organic molecules using the artificial antibodies as well as therapeutic and diagnostic methods using these antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventors: Klaus Mosbach, Georg Vlatakis, Lars I. Andersson, Ralf Müller
  • Patent number: 7100431
    Abstract: In a device for determining an exhaust gas recirculation rate (EGR) in an internal combustion engine, wherein the device includes a sensor unit, which in a first region is exposed to an exhaust-gas atmosphere from an exhaust gas recirculation line and in a second region is exposed to an exhaust gas/fresh air atmosphere in an intake line of the internal combustion engine downstream of a location where the exhaust gas recirculation line opens into the intake line, the sensor unit disposed in the intake line is tubular with the inner side of the sensor unit being exposed to the exhaust gas atmosphere and the outer side of the sensor unit being exposed to the exhaust gas/fresh air atmosphere. The sensor unit is preferably positioned centrally within the intake line away from the wall of the intake line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Markus Amman, Nikolas Fekete, Dirk Herbstritt, Aleksandar Knezevic, Ralf Müller, Carsten Plog
  • Publication number: 20060174064
    Abstract: In a method and arrangement for manipulation of the contents of a data memory with which a processing device can be connected to manipulate (in at least one manipulation step at least one first memory range of the data memory, the processing device monitors a monitoring range of the first memory range, the state progression of which allowing the conclusion of the manipulation of the first memory range to be detected. A processing device with a buffer is used, into which buffer the data are read from the data memory. A sub-range of the data memory is established as a first exclusion range of the data memory. The first exclusion range not being read into the buffer. The first exclusion range is established in an establishing step preceding the manipulation step. The exclusion range includes the monitoring range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Ralf Muller
  • Publication number: 20060010002
    Abstract: In a method for storage and administration of data, with storage division into a first storage region and into a second storage region, storage of result data in the first storage region occurs until exceeding a threshold, followed by copying and compression of first data from at least the lower address range of the first storage region until the data compression is concluded followed by storage of the compressed first data in a second storage region. The first data at least in the lower address range of the first storage region are erased. Second data from the upper address range of the first storage region are shifted to the lower address range of the first storage region. An arrangement for implementation of the method has a non-volatile storage, a microprocessor and a program memory that are operationally connected with one another and appropriately program the microprocessor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Christoph Kunde, Ralf Muller