Patents by Inventor Stephan Harms
Stephan Harms 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: 20250087118Abstract: A device for holding a placard includes a backplate that is engaged with a rail structure and a retention panel that is engaged with the backplate and configured to receive a placard, the retention panel and the backplate being movable between a first position adjacent an end of the rail structure and a second position that is spaced apart from the end of the rail structure. The rail structure includes a first rail and a second rail extending parallel with one another in a first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Timothy Neil McLaren, Stephan Strydom, Cedric Vermaak, Glen Harm, Steven Craig
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Publication number: 20200191123Abstract: A lighting element for illuminating a component of a wind power installation, in particular a rotor blade and/or a rotor and/or a tower and/or a nacelle. A component for a wind power installation, in particular a rotor blade and/or a rotor and/or a nacelle and/or a tower for a wind power installation. A wind power installation and a method for illuminating a component of a wind power installation. The lighting element comprises a lighting portion and a connection portion, wherein the connection portion is embodied and arranged to be connected in an interior of the component and the lighting portion is arranged and embodied to protrude from an opening of the component and the lighting portion is arranged and embodied to irradiate the component from which it protrudes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Stephan HARMS, Alexander HOFFMANN, Jannes GROENHAGEN, Daniel VINKE, Felix SZYMKOWIAK
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Publication number: 20190257293Abstract: A wind farm aircraft beacon system and also to a wind farm with such a wind farm aircraft beacon system and to a method for beaconing a wind farm. A plurality of aircraft beacon devices and also at least one camera for receiving images and an evaluation device for detecting flying object positions. The evaluation device detects flying object positions by evaluating the camera data, in particular images recorded. Furthermore, the wind farm aircraft beacon system comprises a switching device for switching on or off at least one of the aircraft beacon devices in dependence on the flying object positions detected by the evaluation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Stephan HARMS, Helge GIERTZ
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Patent number: 10197043Abstract: An aircraft beacon device for a wind power installation having a nacelle and a tower supporting the nacelle is provided. The aircraft beacon device includes a plurality of beacon lights, a central control unit for individually controlling the beacon lights, and a transmission system having an energy distribution system for individually supplying electrical energy to the beacon lights to operate the beacon lights. The transmission system has a data bus system for individually controlling the beacon lights, and the data bus system carries control data between the central control unit and the beacon lights.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbHInventors: Stephan Harms, Erich Stürenburg, Daniel Reiter, Matthias Köcklar
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Publication number: 20180340518Abstract: An aircraft beacon device for a wind power installation having a nacelle and a tower supporting the nacelle is provided. The aircraft beacon device includes a plurality of beacon lights, a central control unit for individually controlling the beacon lights, and a transmission system having an energy distribution system for individually supplying electrical energy to the beacon lights to operate the beacon lights. The transmission system has a data bus system for individually controlling the beacon lights, and the data bus system carries control data between the central control unit and the beacon lights.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Stephan HARMS, Erich STÜRENBURG, Daniel REITER, Matthias KÖCKLAR
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Publication number: 20180266397Abstract: A wind farm aircraft beacon system, a wind farm having the wind farm aircraft beacon system and a method for providing a wind farm with a beacon are provided. A plurality of aircraft beacon devices are provided and at least one transmitting station is used to emit electromagnetic waves and/or sound waves. A number of receiving stations are provided that are at least a multiple of the number of transmitting stations. At least two receiving stations receive electromagnetic waves and/or sound waves and an evaluation device detects for flying object positions by evaluating emitted and received electromagnetic waves or sound waves, for example, using transit time determination. The wind farm aircraft beacon system also comprises a switching device for switching at least one of the aircraft beacon devices on or off on the basis of the flying object positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Joachim RISTAU, Erich STÜRENBURG, Stephan HARMS
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Patent number: 9861735Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an extracorporeal perfusion apparatus comprising an extracorporeal blood circuit for conveying blood, a filtrate circuit for conveying blood plasma, and a controller, wherein the filtrate circuit is connected to the extracorporeal blood circuit by means of a filter, wherein the filter has a sieving coefficient of 5% for substances having a molar mass of 340,000 g/mol (relative molecular mass of 340 kDa), and wherein a depletion agent comprising a first carrier having a neutral, hydrophobic surface is arranged in the filtrate circuit, wherein the perfusion apparatus comprises a dispensing means for feeding an endotoxin-binding lipopeptide into the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the endotoxin-binding lipopeptide is selected from the group consisting of polymyxins, polymyxin derivatives, prodrugs thereof, and a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Dieter Falkenhagen, Jens Hartmann, Stephan Harm
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Patent number: 9604732Abstract: The invention concerns a method of controlling a flight obstacle lighting arrangement, wherein a receiver co-operates with a switching device for the flight obstacle lighting arrangement. According to the invention it is proposed that the receiver upon receiving a first predetermined signal controls the switching device in such a way that the flight obstacle lighting arrangement is switched off.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Inventors: Stephan Harms, Gerd Moller, Werner Schweizer
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Patent number: 9440019Abstract: The invention relates to a sorption agent for removing endotoxins from a biological fluid, comprising a water-insoluble, porous carrier having a neutral hydrophobic surface wherein the surface of the carrier has an adsorptive coating made of polymyxin and albumin, wherein polymyxin and albumin are bonded to the surface of the carrier in a noncovalent manner. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a sorption agent. The sorption agent is used in extracorporeal blood purification, in particular in order to treat individuals, who have sepsis.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Dieter Falkenhagen, Stephan Harm, Jens Hartmann, Viktoria Weber
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Patent number: 9394058Abstract: The invention concerns a method of controlling the flight lighting arrangement of a wind park by means of acoustic monitoring or wind park comprising one or more wind power installations, wherein the wind park has an acoustic monitoring device having a microphone arrangement, wherein the microphone arrangement records sound signals, noises or the like from the environment of the wind park and said sound signals are processed in a signal processing device connected to the microphone arrangement, wherein there is provided a switching device for switching on a flight lighting arrangement of at least one wind power installation of the wind park and the switching device is coupled to and controlled by the signal processing device so that the signal processing device causes the switching device to switch on the flight lighting arrangement if a sound signal of a flying object, for example an aircraft or a helicopter, is detected by means of the acoustic monitoring device, and/or a predetermined sound signal (for exaType: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbHInventors: Stephan Harms, Gerd Moller
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Publication number: 20150328387Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an extracorporeal perfusion apparatus comprising an extracorporeal blood circuit for conveying blood, a filtrate circuit for conveying blood plasma, and a controller, wherein the filtrate circuit is connected to the extracorporeal blood circuit by means of a filter, wherein the filter has a sieving coefficient of 5% for substances having a molar mass of 340,000 g/mol (relative molecular mass of 340 kDa), and wherein a depletion agent comprising a first carrier having a neutral, hydrophobic surface is arranged in the filtrate circuit, wherein the perfusion apparatus comprises a dispensing means for feeding an endotoxin-binding lipopeptide into the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the endotoxin-binding lipopeptide is selected from the group consisting of polymyxins, polymyxin derivatives, prodrugs thereof, and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Dieter Falkenhagen, Jens Hartmann, Stephan Harm
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Publication number: 20150190461Abstract: The invention relates to an endotoxin-binding lipopeptide selected from the group consisting of polymyxins, polymyxin derivatives, polymyxin analogues, prodrugs thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and also relates to a preparation for parenteral administration comprising a lipopeptide of this type, for prophylaxis or for treatment of diseases and conditions caused by endotoxemia, by i) parenterally administering a bolus of the lipopeptide to achieve a lipopeptide serum concentration of 0.01 ?g/ml to 0.8 ?g/ml and ii) maintaining this lipopeptide serum concentration by parenterally administering the lipopeptide over a specifiable period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Dieter Falkenhagen, Stephan Harm, Jens Hartmann
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Publication number: 20150157779Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an extracorporeal perfusion apparatus comprising an extracorporeal blood circuit for conveying blood, a filtrate circuit for conveying blood plasma, and a controller, wherein the filtrate circuit is connected to the extracorporeal blood circuit by means of a filter, wherein the filter has a sieving coefficient of 5% for substances having a molar mass of 340,000 g/mol (relative molecular mass of 340 kDa), and wherein a depletion agent comprising a first carrier having a neutral, hydrophobic surface is arranged in the filtrate circuit, wherein the perfusion apparatus comprises a dispensing means for feeding an endotoxin-binding lipopeptide into the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the endotoxin-binding lipopeptide is selected from the group consisting of polymyxins, polymyxin derivatives, prodrugs thereof, and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Dieter Falkenhagen, Jens Hartmann, Stephan Harm
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Publication number: 20140300497Abstract: The invention concerns a method of controlling the flight lighting arrangement of a wind park by means of acoustic monitoring or wind park comprising one or more wind power installations, wherein the wind park has an acoustic monitoring device having a microphone arrangement, wherein the microphone arrangement records sound signals, noises or the like from the environment of the wind park and said sound signals are processed in a signal processing device connected to the microphone arrangement, wherein there is provided a switching device for switching on a flight lighting arrangement of at least one wind power installation of the wind park and the switching device is coupled to and controlled by the signal processing device so that the signal processing device causes the switching device to switch on the flight lighting arrangement if a sound signal of a flying object, for example an aircraft or a helicopter, is detected by means of the acoustic monitoring device, and/or a predetermined sound signal (for exaType: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Stephan Harms, Gerd Moller
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Publication number: 20130105396Abstract: The invention relates to a sorption agent for removing endotoxins from a biological fluid, comprising a water-insoluble, porous carrier having a neutral hydrophobic surface wherein the surface of the carrier has an adsorptive coating made of polymyxin and albumin, wherein polymyxin and albumin are bonded to the surface of the carrier in a noncovalent manner. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a sorption agent. The sorption agent is used in extracorporeal blood purification, in particular in order to treat individuals, who have sepsis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Dieter Falkenhagen, Stephan Harm, Jens Hartmann, Viktoria Weber
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Publication number: 20130098527Abstract: The present invention concerns a rotor blade mold for producing a rotor blade of a wind power installation or a part thereof comprising a heatable mold portion having a shaping surface for shaping the rotor blade surface and wherein the heatable mold portion has at least two heating portions and each heating portion includes at least one electrical resistance heating element arranged at or beneath the shaping surface and a supply unit for supplying the at least one resistance heating element with electrical heating current.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBHInventors: Stephan Harms, Uwe Kolbe, Torsten Overlander
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Publication number: 20120146783Abstract: The invention concerns a method of controlling a flight obstacle lighting arrangement, wherein a receiver co-operates with a switching device for the flight obstacle lighting arrangement. According to the invention it is proposed that the receiver upon receiving a first predetermined signal controls the switching device in such a way that the flight obstacle lighting arrangement is switched off.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Stephan Harms, Gerd Moller, Werner Schweizer