Patents by Inventor Renate Kirchhöfer

Renate Kirchhöfer 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: 20200051669
    Abstract: A method for characterizing a sample is disclosed, having the following steps: providing at least one analysis result having a plurality of values, wherein the analysis result was generated by the analysis of a sample by at least one analysis method; determining the value of at least one mathematic relation between at least two values of the plurality of values; generating a characterizing signature of the sample on the basis of the value of the at least one mathematic relation. Furthermore, a method for characterizing a system is disclosed in which method the preceding method is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Renate Kirchhöfer, Volker Pfahlert
  • Patent number: 10497465
    Abstract: A method for characterizing a sample is disclosed, having the following steps: providing at least one analysis result having a plurality of values, wherein the analysis result was generated by the analysis of a sample by at least one analysis method; determining the value of at least one mathematic relation between at least two values of the plurality of values; generating a characterizing signature of the sample on the basis of the value of the at least one mathematic relation. Furthermore, a method for characterizing a system is disclosed in which method the preceding method is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: numares AG
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Renate Kirchhoefer, Volker Pfahlert
  • Patent number: 9958467
    Abstract: Provided is a method for supplementing a sample with specific information. This method includes the following steps: intrinsically marking a sample by adding a chemical marker having a defined composition to the sample; storing data reflecting the composition of the chemical marker and information assigned to the chemical marker, wherein this marker-assigned information is not related to the composition of the chemical marker itself; analyzing the sample with an analysis method, wherein the analysis method is suited to detect the composition of the chemical marker, to obtain a marker-related result; comparing the marker-related result with the stored data; and assigning the marker-assigned stored information to the sample based on the preceding comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: numares AG
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Volker Pfahlert, Markus Fuhrmann, Renate Kirchhöfer
  • Patent number: 9285444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method which allows for an automatic substance identification on the basis of an NMR spectrum. In the scope of the method, determining a multitude of integral ratio values, in each case from at least two integral values of the NMR spectrum, takes place, wherein each integral ratio value specifies the ratio of the height and/or area of the underlying spectral values, and determining a multitude of distance values, in each case from at least two position values of the NMR spectrum, takes place, wherein each distance value specifies the spectral distance between the underlying spectral values. The integral ratio values and the distance values are then used for substance identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: numares AG
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Volker Pfahlert, Renate Kirchhoefer, Andreas Krumpel
  • Publication number: 20150331002
    Abstract: Provided is a method for supplementing a sample with specific information. This method includes the following steps: intrinsically marking a sample by adding a chemical marker having a defined composition to the sample; storing data reflecting the composition of the chemical marker and information assigned to the chemical marker, wherein this marker-assigned information is not related to the composition of the chemical marker itself; analyzing the sample with an analysis method, wherein the analysis method is suited to detect the composition of the chemical marker, to obtain a marker-related result; comparing the marker-related result with the stored data; and assigning the marker-assigned stored information to the sample based on the preceding comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Volker Pfahlert, Markus Fuhrmann, Renate Kirchhöfer
  • Publication number: 20150042328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method which allows for an automatic substance identification on the basis of an NMR spectrum. In the scope of the method, determining a multitude of integral ratio values, in each case from at least two integral values of the NMR spectrum, takes place, wherein each integral ratio value specifies the ratio of the height and/or area of the underlying spectral values, and determining a multitude of distance values, in each case from at least two position values of the NMR spectrum, takes place, wherein each distance value specifies the spectral distance between the underlying spectral values. The integral ratio values and the distance values are then used for substance identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Numares AG
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Volker Pfahlert, Renate Kirchhoefer, Andreas Krumpel
  • Publication number: 20130289887
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for characterizing a sample, having the following steps: providing at least one analysis result having a plurality of values, wherein the analysis result was generated by the analysis of a sample by at least one analysis method; determining the value of at least one mathematic relation between at least two values of the plurality of values; generating a characterizing signature of the sample on the basis of the value of the at least one mathematic relation. The invention further relates to a method for characterizing a system in which method the preceding method is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NUMARES GMBH
    Inventors: Fritz Huber, Renate Kirchhoefer, Volker Pfahlert