Patents by Inventor Robert Adler

Robert Adler 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: 8267670
    Abstract: A compressor for the compressing of gaseous medium with at least one compressor cylinder which is connected with an inlet duct and with an outlet duct for the medium, an operating fluid, in particular an ionic operating fluid, being arranged in the compressor cylinder, which fluid is connected with a displacement machine, the displacement machine being constructed as a piston machine with at least one cylinder chamber and each cylinder chamber being connected with a compressor cylinder. To solve the problem of providing a compressor which guarantees a reliable operation with low structural expenditure, it is proposed that a separation device for the operating fluid is associated with the outlet duct of the compressor, the separation device being connected with the inlet duct of the compressor for the return of the operating fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Helmut Mayer
  • Publication number: 20120182269
    Abstract: A touch sensor comprises a substrate capable of propagating acoustic waves and includes a first surface having a touch sensitive region. A first sidewall intersects the first surface along a first edge. The first edge is configured to propagate a first acoustic wave along the first edge. The first acoustic wave may be a one-dimensional edge wave. A wave converter converts the first acoustic wave to a second acoustic wave, and the first surface is configured to propagate the second acoustic wave across the touch sensitive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Joel C. Kent, Paulo I. Gomes, Robert Adler, Ingrid Adler, Paul Jerome Fehrenbach, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Charles Dudley Copper
  • Publication number: 20120134851
    Abstract: A compressor comprising a liquid acting as piston that is displaceable in the piston compartment is described. According to the invention, a piston dummy (5) that can be displaced with the liquid (3) is arranged in the liquid. This piston dummy (5) is preferentially designed in such a manner that upon reaching the top dead centre it brings about an acceleration of the liquid (3) in the ring gap defined by said piston dummy and the piston chamber wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Helmut Mayer, Markus Mayer, Georg Siebert
  • Patent number: 7975727
    Abstract: An arrangement for guiding a medium, preferably compressed, gaseous hydrogen, is described. The arrangement encompasses a medium line, a cooling medium return line which surrounds the medium line, and a cooling medium feed line. The cooling medium return line and the cooling medium feed line are hereby preferably arranged in direct heat contact. The arrangement can furthermore be surrounded by a jacket tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Martin Stehrlein
  • Publication number: 20110005735
    Abstract: An arrangement for guiding a medium, preferably compressed, gaseous hydrogen, is described. The arrangement encompasses a medium line, a cooling medium return line which surrounds the medium line, and a cooling medium feed line. The cooling medium return line and the cooling medium feed line are hereby preferably arranged in direct heat contact. The arrangement can furthermore be surrounded by a jacket tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Martin Stehrlein
  • Publication number: 20100236261
    Abstract: Described is a method for utilizing the heat of compression accumulating during a compression process for air-conditioning and/or heating buildings and/or for heating service water. According to the invention, the heat of compression accumulating during the compression process is at least temporarily transferred to at least one consumer that serves for air-conditioning and/or heating a building and/or for heating service water by means of at least one refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Robert ADLER, Sascha DORNER, Ekkehardt KLEIN
  • Publication number: 20100228968
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for split-terminating a secure client-server communication connection when the client and server perform mutual authentication by exchanging certificates, such as within a Lotus Notes environment. When the client submits a certificate to the server, an intermediary device intercepts the certificate and submits to the server a substitute client certificate generated by that intermediary. A certificate authority's private key is previously installed on the intermediary to enable it to generate public keys, private keys and digital certificates. With the private key corresponding to the substitute certificate, the intermediary extracts a temporary key from a subsequent server message. The intermediary uses the temporary key to read a session key issued later by the server. Thereafter, the intermediary shares the session key with another intermediary, and together they use the session keys to access and optimize (e.g., accelerate) messages sent by the client and the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Prashant Wason, Nitin Gupta, Robert Adler
  • Patent number: 7765914
    Abstract: A displacer unit with a valve plate body is disclosed. The displacer unit having at least one displacer space which is arranged in a cylindrical drum rotating about an axis of rotation and which can be connected to an inlet connection and an outlet connection by a control surface. The control surface is formed on a valve plate body which is provided with a first control opening, which is connected to the inlet connection, and with a second control opening, which is connected to the outlet connection. The first control opening and the second control opening are spaced apart radially, where the displacer space can be connected to the first control opening by a first connecting passage and to the second control opening by a second connecting passage. The connecting passages are provided with a respective mechanical face seal for sealing relative to the control openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Georg Siebert
  • Publication number: 20100175778
    Abstract: Described is a method for filling a storage container with a gaseous, pressurized medium, preferably with gaseous, pressurized hydrogen. According to the invention, a determination of the internal storage container pressure takes place at the onset of the filling process by means of a pressure test impact and a filling process with time-controlled pressure increase up to the desired internal storage container pressure takes place subsequently as a function of the established internal storage container pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Helmut Mayer, Markus Mayer, Georg Siebert, Martin Stehrlein
  • Publication number: 20100150746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor (1) for gaseous and/or cryogenically liquefied media comprising a first compressor piston (6) and a second compressor piston (7), which are operatively connected to an eccentric shaft (2), wherein the second compressor piston (7) is arranged substantially opposite to the first compressor piston (6) relative to the eccentric shaft (2). To solve the object of providing such a compressor with a small space requirement and low construction costs, it is proposed according to the invention for the compressor (1) to be embodied as an oscillating piston-type compressor, wherein the first compressor piston (6) is arranged on an eccentric ring (4), which is effectively connected to the eccentric shaft (2) and wherein the second compressor piston (7) is fastened to a pivot lug (8), which is effectively connected to the eccentric ring (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Georg Siebert, Martin Stehrlein
  • Publication number: 20100034671
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor (1) for the compressing of gaseous medium with at least one compressor cylinder (4a; 4b; 4c; 4d; 4e) which is connected with an inlet duct (6) and with an outlet duct (7) for the medium, an operating fluid (5), in particular an ionic operating fluid, being arranged in the compressor cylinder (4a; 4b; 4c; 4d; 4e), which fluid is connected with a displacement machine (2), the displacement machine (2) being constructed as a piston machine with at least one cylinder chamber (2a; 2b; 2c; 2d; 2e) and each cylinder chamber (2a; 2b; 2c; 2d; 2e) being connected with a compressor cylinder (4a; 4b; 4c; 4d; 4e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Helmut Mayer
  • Publication number: 20100018603
    Abstract: A storage device for storing a compressed medium, for example hydrogen. The storage device encompasses a plurality of storage containers and a container, in which the storage containers are arranged. Furthermore a method for fueling a vehicle with gaseous hydrogen by means of a variable pilgrim step method, where the gaseous hydrogen is removed from a storage device, which is divided into at least two, preferably into four or more than four sections and is fed to the vehicle, which is to be fueled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Robert ADLER, Martin Stehrlein, Andreas Opfermann
  • Publication number: 20100000154
    Abstract: A method is described for separating sulphur out of a sulphur-containing gas, particularly hydrogen or natural gas, wherein the gas is compressed and the sulphur is removed in an absorptive separation process. According to the invention, the sulphur-containing gas is compressed, or at least precompressed before being passed into the absorptive separation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Robert ADLER, Markus MAYER, Ekkehardt KLEIN
  • Publication number: 20090318882
    Abstract: A method and kit for intraosseous dental anesthesia that achieves enhanced anesthesia is provided. The method involves delivering 10% or more of a caepule of Articaine HCL with epinephrine to the level of the cortical plate of bone in both the mesial and distal areas of each tooth with a small gauge needle together with pressure and penetrating the cortical plate of bone with the small gauge needle. Where impenetrable, the Articalne HCL with epinephrine is allowed to passively pass through the cortical plate of bone. A method of intraosseous dental anesthesia in cases of acute pulpitis and for tooth extraction together with intraligamental injection technique is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Adler
  • Publication number: 20090199590
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing a natural gas stream is disclosed. The natural gas stream to be compressed is liquefied and then compressed by means of at least one cryogenic pump. Liquefaction of the natural gas stream to be compressed preferably takes place using the energy from a low-temperature process, specifically in the exchange of heat countercurrent to at least one medium to be heated, preferably countercurrent to a cryogenic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Helmut Mayer
  • Publication number: 20090136373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor for cryogenic media comprising at least one compressor cylinder in which a compressor piston is arranged, wherein the compressor piston interacts with a crankshaft by means of a connecting rod. To solve the object of attaining a secure operation and of attaining a long service life of the compressor by means of low production efforts, it is proposed according to the invention that the compressor piston is embodied as an oscillating piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Georg Siebert, Martin Stehrlein
  • Publication number: 20080298979
    Abstract: An engine having at least one displacer cylinder in which a liquid, in particular an ionic liquid, is arranged and which can be connected to a feed passage and a discharge passage for a medium, is disclosed. The liquid is operatively connected to a displacer device. The displacer cylinder is arranged in a cylindrical drum, rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, at an angle to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum. In an embodiment, the displacer cylinder is arranged perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum, and the displacer cylinder is designed as a radial bore arranged in the cylindrical drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Georg Siebert
  • Patent number: 7456825
    Abstract: A touch sensor having an acoustic substrate, an acoustic transducer, and an acoustically diffractive grating is provided. The grating is disposed between the transducer and the substrate, so that acoustic energy from the transducer is coupled to an acoustic wave propagating along the surface of the substrate. If used in a display device, the combination of the transducer and grating may provide a low profile that allows the assembly to be more easily placed between the acoustic substrate and a bezel placed in front of the substrate. No acoustic components need be mounted on the rear surface of the substrate, allowing the acoustic substrate to be formed on the front surface of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Joel C. Kent, Robert Adler, Charles Dudley Copper
  • Publication number: 20080246222
    Abstract: A displacer unit with a valve plate body is disclosed. The displacer unit having at least one displacer space which is arranged in a cylindrical drum rotating about an axis of rotation and which can be connected to an inlet connection and an outlet connection by means of a control surface. The control surface is formed on a valve plate body which is provided with a first control opening, which is connected to the inlet connection, and with a second control opening, which is connected to the outlet connection. The first control opening and the second control opening are spaced apart radially, where the displacer space can be connected to the first control opening by a first connecting passage and to the second control opening by a second connecting passage. The connecting passages are provided with a respective mechanical face seal for sealing relative to the control openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Georg Siebert
  • Publication number: 20080230998
    Abstract: A sealing system for two components which can be moved in relation to one another, in particular for a piston which can be moved in a cylinder chamber or for a piston rod, is disclosed. The sealing system has two or more moving seals. An ionic liquid is arranged between at least two of the moving seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Adler, Georg Siebert