Patents by Inventor Ronald Wolf

Ronald Wolf 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: 9211938
    Abstract: A dual rod apparatus for coupling and decoupling of attachment hooks to facilitate the mooring of a boat. The apparatus comprises an attachment front end which includes a hook, a hook attachment base connected onto the hook by a wedge. The hook attachment base having a pair of pull line apertures and a pair of rod channels. The apparatus includes a pair of rods, a pair of pull lines. A fixed guide provides stability for the rods and pull lines. A handle controls the apparatus. A slide is positioned between the guide and handle and opens the hook when the slide is pulled with sufficient force to overcome locking tensions placed by the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Venanzio Cardarelli, Ronald A Wolf
  • Publication number: 20150086510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to S100 family proteins and their uses. Moreover, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an S100 family protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
    Inventors: Gerd Gauglitz, Ronald Wolf
  • Patent number: 8443747
    Abstract: A releasable mooring pendant apparatus that can be coupled or decoupled to a boat. The apparatus comprising of a pair of clips, one at each end of a rod, with each clip comprising hook and ring sections, and an opening therebetween defining a mouth. A movable arm placed under tension to biasly maintain each clip in a closed position, and each clip may only be opened upon activation through the intermedium of a functional retractor lever by a boater pulling on a cable, wherein a functional retractor lever causes a greater force on the movable arm such that the clip is caused to open. The mooring pendant apparatus operates as an extension of the boater's arm, and it can be utilized either by keeping the apparatus on the boat or leaving it connected to the mooring line and also to the mooring ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventors: Venanzio Cardarelli, Ronald A. Wolf
  • Patent number: 8342116
    Abstract: A mooring pendant apparatus for releasably coupling and decoupling a boat, the apparatus having a clip comprising hook and ring sections, with an opening therebetween defining a mouth. The ring section consists of a pair of loaded holes and an access of rotation hole. A movable arm is biased such that the mouth is kept closed, and it only opens upon activation by a boater who pulls on a cable causing a functional retractor arm to create a greater force on the movable arm that the force keeping it shut, therein causing it to open. A mooring rope is attached to the apparatus which operates as an extension of the boater's arm, and it can be utilized either by keeping the apparatus on the boat or leaving it connected to the mooring line and also to the mooring ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventors: Venanzio Cardarelli, Ronald A. Wolf
  • Patent number: 8327788
    Abstract: A mooring pendant apparatus for releasably coupling and decoupling a boat. The apparatus having a clip comprising hook and ring sections, with an opening therebetween defining a mouth. A spring loaded movable arm tension biased such that the mouth is kept closed, and it only opens upon activation by a boater pulling on a cable. A functional retractor arm for exerting a greater force on the movable arm than exerted by the internal spring such that the clip opens upon the boater pulling on a cable line. The mooring pendant apparatus operates as an extension of the boater's arm, and it can be utilized either by keeping the apparatus on the boat or leaving it connected to the mooring line and also to the mooring ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventors: Venanzio Cardarelli, Ronald A. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20070229058
    Abstract: A linear displacement sensor including a hollow cylindrical flux concentrator, at least one magnetic flux sensor and a magnetic circuit. The hollow cylindrical flux concentrator has an inner opening and an outer surface. The at least one magnetic flux sensor is fixedly associated with the outer surface of the flux concentrator. The magnetic circuit is movable through the inner opening of the hollow cylindrical flux concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald Wolf
  • Publication number: 20070127108
    Abstract: An optical switch, e.g. a display device based on layer break up or layer displcement having at least two different states, in which one of the fluids (5) e.g oil in a first state adjoins at least a first support plate (3) and in the second state the other fluid (6) at least partly adjoins the first support plate, in which picture elements are separated by areas (13) having a hydrophilic surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Liquavista B.V.
    Inventors: Robert Hayes, Bokke Feenstra, Leendert Hage, Ronald Wolf, Ewout Morks, Parice Jaulneau, Ivo Camps, Lucas Schlangen
  • Patent number: 7197557
    Abstract: A system for measuring performance of streaming media sent from a server over a network. The system includes a data acquisition agent connected to the network and operable to send a request for streaming media to the server. The agent is configured to receive streaming media, collect performance measurements, and send the performance measurements to a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Keynote Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan Asar, Nicholas Spicer, Don Aoki, Ou-Dan Peng, Kent Yee, Matthew Parks, Ronald Wolf, Umang Gupta, Kenny Bright, Chris Overton
  • Publication number: 20060226013
    Abstract: A system for manipulation of a small object comprises a carrier to transport the small object to a substrate to receive the small object. A fluid droplet which couples the small object detachably to the carrier and/or to the substrate. The coupling of the small object to the fluid droplet relative to the coupling of the fluid droplet to the substrate is electrically controlled on the basis of the electrowetting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Michel Decre, Ronald Wolf
  • Publication number: 20060208728
    Abstract: A position sensor for sensing an angular position including at least two magnetic conductive structures, at least two magnets, a magnetic flux responsive device, and an arcuate magnet. The at least two magnetic conductive structures include a first magnetic conductive structure and a second magnetic conductive structure. The first magnetic conductive structure is substantially arcuately parallel with the second magnetic conductive structure. The at least two magnets include a first magnet and a second magnet. The first magnet being magnetically coupled with the first magnetic conductive structure and with the second magnetic conductive structure. The second magnet being magnetically coupled with both the first magnetic conductive structure and the second magnetic conductive structure. The magnetic flux responsive device is constrained to travel a path that is partially located between the first magnetic conductive structure and the second magnetic conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventor: Ronald Wolf
  • Publication number: 20060163554
    Abstract: The electric device (1, 100) comprises a resistor (36, 250) comprising a phase change material which is able to be in a first phase and in a second phase. The resistor (36, 250) has an electrical resistance which has a first value when the phase change material is in the first phase and a second value when the phase change material is in the second phase. The resistor (36, 250) is electrically connected to a first conductor (3, 130A, 130B) and a second conductor (4, 270), which are able to conduct a current for heating of the phase change material to enable a transition from the first phase to the second phase. The electric device (1, 100) further comprises a layer (20, 39, 126, 140, 260) of a dielectric material for reducing a heat flow to parts of the body (2, 101) free of the resistor (36, 250) during the heating, which dielectric material according to the invention comprises a porous material with pores having a size between 0.5 and 50 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Martijn Lankhorst, Femke De Theije, Erwin Meinders, Ronald Wolf
  • Publication number: 20050269611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ferroelectric device (10) with a body (11) comprising a substrate (1) and a ferroelectric layer (2) provided with a connection conductor (3) on a side facing away from the substrate (1), which ferroelectric layer contains an oxygen-free ferroelectric material (2) and is used to form an active electrical element (4), in particular a memory element (4). Such a device forms an attractive non-volatile memory device. In accordance with the invention, a conductive layer (5) is present between the substrate (1) and the ferroelectric layer (2), which conductive layer forms a further connection conductor (5) of the ferroelectric layer (2), and the active electrical element (4) is obtained as a result of the fact that the ferroelectric layer (2) forms a Schottky junction with at least one of the connection conductors (3, 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Van Der Sluis, Martijn Lankhorst, Ronald Wolf
  • Patent number: 6252486
    Abstract: A low profile magnetic component such as an inductor or transformer includes a core and a planar magnetic winding body having a dense, rigid structure composed of a stack of individual winding patterns separated by insulating layers, and a binder/filler material. The input and output termini of the individual winding patterns are revealed in a side face of the winding body, where they are interconnected with a plated metallization. Such structures may be mounted onto a PC board, and are useful, for example, in electronic ballasts for the lighting industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald Wolf