Patents by Inventor Thomas Aberle

Thomas Aberle 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: 20240062019
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods of automatically generating unique content including natural language text based on a corpus of previously generated response documents and discrete requirements defined in a requirements specification. The system may use generative stitching that includes multi-layer processes that execute to influence the generation of unique content including natural language text through an artificial intelligence (AI) language transformer model trained to output the content based on previously written material that is semantically relevant to the discrete requirements and is weighted against labeled attributes. The labeled attributes may determine the influence asserted against the language transformer, thereby generating unique on-target content that may be combined to create a computer-generated response document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: ROHIRRIM, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Thomas ABERLE
  • Patent number: 11748577
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods of automatically generating unique content including natural language text based on a corpus of previously generated response documents and discrete requirements defined in a requirements specification. The system may use generative stitching that includes multi-layer processes that execute to influence the generation of unique content including natural language text through an artificial intelligence (AI) language transformer model trained to output the content based on previously written material that is semantically relevant to the discrete requirements and is weighted against labeled attributes. The labeled attributes may determine the influence asserted against the language transformer, thereby generating unique on-target content that may be combined to create a computer-generated response document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ROHIRRIM, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Thomas Aberle
  • Patent number: 10766816
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a building composition marker comprising at least one alpha-amino acid, alpha-amino acid salt or a mixture thereof in a building composition. The invention also relates to a building composition comprising such a building composition marker, and to a process for producing the building composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas Aberle
  • Patent number: 10519064
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an additive as well as a process to improve the adhesion of a mortar to a building substrate, wherein the mortar is mixed with said additive and is applied to a building substrate selected from the group of polystyrene-containing substrates, polyolefin-containing substrates or polyvinyl chloride-containing substrates, the additive containing (i) a plasticizer that is liquid at 50° C. or lower, has a boiling point of 100° C. or higher, and that has a solubility parameter ? 25° C. between 22.5 MPa1/2 and MPa1/2; (ii) optionally, a filler that has a BET surface area of at least 40 m2/g; (iii) optionally, a biopolymer, (iv) optionally, a protective colloid; and (v) optionally, a water-insoluble film-forming (co)polymer based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The invention also covers an additive and a kit of parts suitable for use in the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Hongli Willimann, Robert Koelliker, Andrey Petrovich Pustovgar, Hans Wicki, Urs Heini, Thomas Aberle
  • Publication number: 20190308908
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a building composition marker comprising at least one alpha-amino acid, alpha-amino acid salt or a mixture thereof in a building composition. The invention also relates to a building composition comprising such a building composition marker, and to a process for producing the building composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas ABERLE
  • Publication number: 20160200631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an additive as well as a process to improve the adhesion of a mortar to a building substrate, wherein the mortar is mixed with said additive and is applied to a building substrate selected from the group of polystyrene-containing substrates, polyolefin-containing substrates or polyvinyl chloride-containing substrates, the additive containing (i) a plasticizer that is liquid at 50° C. or lower, has a boiling point of 100° C. or higher, and that has a solubility parameter ? 25° C. between 22.5 MPa1/2 and MPa1/2; (ii) optionally, a filler that has a BET surface area of at least 40 m2/g; (iii) optionally, a biopolymer, (iv) optionally, a protective colloid; and (v) optionally, a water-insoluble film-forming (co)polymer based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The invention also covers an additive and a kit of parts suitable for use in the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hongli Willimann, Robert Koelliker, Andrey Petrovich Pustovgar, Hans Wicki, Urs Heini, Thomas Aberle
  • Patent number: 9353005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of powders redispersible in water comprising an organic component and a water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid. The organic component is dispersed and stabilized with the protective colloid in water to form a stable dispersion which is dried to form the powder redispersible in water. The organic component comprises abietic acid, sylvic acid, neoabietic acid, levopinaric acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and/or palustric acid and/or their derivatives. The water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid comprises synthetic protective colloids and naturally and/or synthetically produced biopolymer which can be synthetically modified. The obtained powder reduces efflorescence in hydraulically set systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Adrian Keller
  • Patent number: 9126868
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process to prepare a powdery additive suitable for improving adhesion of building material compositions to substrates having a surface energy of 50 mJ/m2 or lower, measured according to DIN 5660-2:2011-12, the additive comprising a polysaccharide and a plasticizer, wherein the plasticizer is liquid at 50° C. or lower, has a boiling point of 100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Robert Koelliker
  • Publication number: 20150203404
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powder mixture suitable for hydrophobizing and thickening cementitious mortars, comprising a) 5-90 wt % of one or more water-thickeners i), said thickener i) being in powder form and selected from a specific group, b) 5-90 wt % of one or more component ii), wherein component ii) is in powder form and comprises one or more components iia) selected from the group of fatty acids, fatty acid salts, fatty acid derivatives, alkyltrialkoxysilane and/or a dialkyldialkoxysilane, wherein the alkyl group being a C6- to C12- alkyl group and the alkoxy group being a methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy and/or a butoxy group, optionally one or more components iib) selected from the group of water-insoluble polymer, water-soluble polymer, carrier and filler, and optionally one or more components iic), and c) 0-70 wt % of adjuvants iii), said adjuvant iii) being in powder form, wherein thickener i), component ii) and adjuvants iii) are different powders and the added components sum up to 100 wt %, based
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Aberle
  • Publication number: 20140316029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of powders redispersible in water comprising an organic component and a water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid. The organic component is dispersed and stabilized with the protective colloid in water to form a stable dispersion which is dried to form the powder redispersible in water. The organic component comprises abietic acid, sylvic acid, neoabietic acid, levopinaric acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and/or palustric acid and/or their derivatives. The water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid comprises synthetic protective colloids and naturally and/or synthetically produced biopolymer which can be synthetically modified. The obtained powder reduces efflorescence in hydraulically set systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas ABERLE, Adrian KELLER
  • Publication number: 20140113078
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process to prepare a powdery additive suitable for improving adhesion of building material compositions to substrates having a surface energy of 50 mJ/m2 or lower, measured according to DIN 5660-2:2011-12, the additive comprising a polysaccharide and a plasticizer, wherein the plasticizer is liquid at 50° C. or lower, has a boiling point of 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Robert Koelliker
  • Patent number: 8703874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a solid comprising at least one organosilane and a carrier material to hydrophobise mortars, wherein the organosilane has the formula R1Si(OR?)3 or R1R2Si(OR?)2 wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are a linear or branched C1- to C4-alkyl and/or alkenyl group, OR? is an acetoxy, a C1- to C4-alkoxy and/or a C2- to C6-methoxyalkoxy and/or ethoxyalkoxy group, and the carrier material is a solid at room temperature. The amount of cement in the final formulation is zero or less than 5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the final formulation in the dry and uncured form. Claimed are also a powder comprising the silane and a carrier with the carrier being a water-soluble polymer, dry mortar formulations containing no or less than 5 wt.-% cement, based on the dry weight of the uncured mortar formulation, as well as processes to manufacture the formulations and/or compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, [Andrei] Andrey P. Pustovgar, Franck Vallée, Paul Emmenegger, Dominique Schaub
  • Patent number: 8680181
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process to hydrophobize a mortar which is essentially free of cement, comprising the steps of mixing the mortar with an additive and water and subsequently allowing the mortar to cure, wherein the additive contains a component which is a rosin, a rosin derivative, a mixture of a resin with a rosin, or a mixture of a resin with a rosin derivative, wherein when the softening point of the component is higher than 60° C., the curing step is performed at a temperature that is not lower than the softening point of the component minus 20° C. and when the softening point of the component is 60° C. or lower, the curing step is performed at 40° C. or lower, and wherein the rosin and/or rosin derivative have an acid number of at least 50 mg KOH/g, and when the component is a mixture of a resin with a rosin, or a mixture of a resin with a rosin derivative, the resin at 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Paul Emmenegger, Robert Koelliker
  • Publication number: 20120328788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an additive as well as a process to improve the adhesion of a mortar to a building substrate, wherein the mortar is mixed with said additive and is applied to a building substrate selected from the group of polystyrene-containing substrates, polyolefin-containing substrates or polyvinyl chloride-containing substrates, the additive containing (i) a plasticizer that is liquid at 50° C. or lower, has a boiling point of 100° C. or higher, and that has a solubility parameter ? 25° C. between 22.5 MPa1/2 and MPa1/2; (ii) optionally, a filler that has a BET surface area of at least 40 m2/g; (iii) optionally, a biopolymer, (iv) optionally, a protective colloid; and (v) optionally, a water-insoluble film-forming (co)polymer based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The invention also covers an additive and a kit of parts suitable for use in the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Hongli Willimann, Robert Koelliker, Andrey Petrovich Pustovgar, Hans Wicki, Urs Heini, Thomas Aberle
  • Publication number: 20120309875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process to hydrophobize a mortar which is essentially free of cement, comprising the steps of mixing the mortar with an additive and water and subsequently allowing the mortar to cure, wherein the additive contains a component which is a rosin, a rosin derivative, a mixture of a resin with a rosin, or a mixture of a resin with a rosin derivative, wherein when the softening point of the component is higher than 60° C., the curing step is performed at a temperature that is not lower than the softening point of the component minus 20° C. and when the softening point of the component is 60° C. or lower, the curing step is performed at 40° C. or lower, and wherein the rosin and/or rosin derivative have an acid number of at least 50 mg KOH/g, and when the component is a mixture of a resin with a rosin, or a mixture of a resin with a rosin derivative, the resin at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Paul Emmenegger, Robert Koelliker
  • Publication number: 20120264861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of powders redispersible in water comprising an organic component and a water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid. The organic component is dispersed and stabilized with the protective colloid in water to form a stable dispersion which is dried to form the powder redispersible in water. The organic component comprises abietic acid, sylvic acid, neoabietic acid, levopinaric acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and/or palustric acid and/or their derivatives. The water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid comprises synthetic protective colloids and naturally and/or synthetically produced biopolymer which can be synthetically modified. The obtained powder reduces efflorescence in hydraulically set systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas ABERLE, Adrian KELLER
  • Publication number: 20110203487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a solid comprising at least one organosilane and a carrier material to hydrophobise mortars, wherein the organosilane has the formula R1Si(OR?)3 or R1R2Si(OR?)2 wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are a linear or branched C1- to C4-alkyl and/or alkenyl group, OR? is an acetoxy, a C1- to C4- alkoxy and/or a C2- to C6-methoxyalkoxy and/or ethoxyalkoxy group, and the carrier material is a solid at room temperature. The amount of cement in the final formulation is zero or less than 5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the final formulation in the dry and uncured form. Claimed are also a powder comprising the silane and a carrier with the carrier being a water-soluble polymer, dry mortar formulations containing no or less than 5 wt.-% cement, based on the dry weight of the uncured mortar formulation, as well as processes to manufacture the formulations and/or compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Andrei P. Pustovgar, Franck Vallée, Paul Emmenegger, Dominique Schaub
  • Publication number: 20090223416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for hydraulically binding systems for reduction of blooms in hydraulically bound systems, which is preferably present as a powder redispersible in water and is suitable in particular as additive for addition in dry mortars. The powder redispersible in water consists of at least one organic component and at least one water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid and also if appropriate further additives, with the organic component containing at least one compound having a cyclic group which is completely or partially saturated and having a melting point of about ?20 to 250° C. and also a molecular weight of about 100 to 10 000, and forming a stable dispersion in water with the water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid, with the weight ratio of the organic component to the water-soluble organic polymeric protective colloid being about 95:5 to 5:95. The invention also relates to a process in which the drying step is omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, Adrian Keller
  • Publication number: 20040143038
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a building composition containing a polysaccharide, an organic polymer binder and an aging stabilizer. The aging stabilizer helps minimizes viscosity loss of the wetted composition, thereby providing anti-aging viscosity stability. The composition may contain gypsum or be gypsum-free and cement-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Aberle
  • Patent number: 4704654
    Abstract: To protect electrical equipment against excessive applied input signals which, for example, may be analog signals, excessive with respect to positive or negative excess voltage in relation to an upper reference level (U.sub.Ref) and/or a lower reference level (GND), collector current control of the transistor (12) at the input (3) of the protective circuit by three transistors (11, 13, 14) holds the voltage level at the input (3) at the reference voltage level when a driving or signal supply circuit provides an excess voltage. The input transistors, and the further transistors, are connected in the form of a current mirror. The circuit can be constructed in dual form (11-14; 21-24) to provide for protection against negative over-voltage as well. Due to the symmetrical circuit structure, excellent temperature compensation is obtained. The circuit can easily be constructed in the form of an integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Aberle, David V. Belzen, Immanuel Krauter