Patents by Inventor Thomas Friese

Thomas Friese 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: 12275264
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises processing stations (205a-205e) for processing book blocks (215a-215d) and transport elements (210a-210d) for transporting the book blocks (215a-215d) across them. A plurality of endless conveyors (225a-225c) are arranged in a wrap-around succession, each carrying one or more conveying elements (305a1,305a2;305b;305c). A driving system (235-240) drives the endless conveyors (225a-225c) to cause each conveying element (305a1,305a2;305b;305c) in succession to engage a transport element (210a-210d), to convey the transport element (210a-0210d) along a transport path (220) for an active section of the corresponding endless conveyor (225a-225c) and then to disengage the transport element (210a-210d). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: MECCANOTECNICA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer
  • Patent number: 12217223
    Abstract: A method is for inserting a further data block into a first ledger, the first ledger including data blocks. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving a further medical dataset via an interface; determining the further data block via a calculation unit. The further data block includes the further medical dataset and a further link information. The further link information includes a hash of at least one of the data blocks of the first ledger. Finally, in an embodiment the method includes inserting the further data block into the first ledger via the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
    Inventors: Benedikt Krueger, Thomas Friese, Thomas Gossler, Tilo Christ, Michael Kelm, Moritz Uebler, Friedrich Hegendoerfer, Frank Steinmetz, Markus Kirchner, Tobias Hartmann, Michael Rommel, Swen Campagna, Xiang Sean Zhou, Eric Albrecht, Robert Soellner
  • Patent number: 12121863
    Abstract: A disposable filter capsule for a filtration device comprises only one housing, which has an inflow connection for a fluid to be filtered and an outflow connection for filtrate. The disposable filter capsule also comprises at least two separate filter means, which are fixed in the housing and together with the housing form an inseparable structural unit. All the components of the disposable filter capsule consist of sterilizable, in particular gamma-sterilizable, materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Thomas Loewe, Ralf Lausch, Sebastian Handt, Paschalis Nikoloudis
  • Publication number: 20240286426
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises processing stations (205a-205e) for processing book blocks (215a-215d) and transport elements (210a-210d) for transporting the book blocks (215a-215d) across them. A plurality of endless conveyors (225a-225c) are arranged in a wrap-around succession, each carrying one or more conveying elements (305a1,305a2;305b;305c). A driving system (235-240) drives the endless conveyors (225a-225c) to cause each conveying element (305a1,305a2;305b;305c) in succession to engage a transport element (210a-210d), to convey the transport element (210a-0210d) along a transport path (220) for an active section of the corresponding endless conveyor (225a-225c) and then to disengage the transport element (210a-210d). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer
  • Patent number: 12059917
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises a driving system (225) for driving transport elements (210a-210c) of book blocks (215a-215c) in succession across at least one engagement processing station 5 (205d) and one or more disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) which process the book blocks while stationary therein. Control means (120) stop the driving system (225) when each of the transport elements (210b) is at the engagement processing station (205d) engaged with the driving system (225) and other transport elements (210a,210c) are at the disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) disengaged from the driving system (225). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method for operating a bookbinding machine (100), a computer program and a computer program product for implementing the method are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer, Jan Wruck
  • Publication number: 20240042392
    Abstract: A method for providing an integrity test of a double filter capsule can include providing the double filter capsule in such a way that in a filtration process the medium to be filtered flows in its flow direction from an upstream chamber in the housing through a first filter into an intermediate chamber between the first filter and a second filter and then through the second filter to an outlet. The housing can have an upstream-chamber access point for feeding a test fluid into the upstream chamber and an intermediate-chamber access point for feeding the test fluid into the intermediate chamber. Additional steps can include providing a connecting line between the upstream-chamber access point and the intermediate-chamber access point and determining the state of integrity of the double filter capsule on the basis of at least two test phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Mario Strauss, Katrin Müller, Thomes Loewe
  • Publication number: 20230407229
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method can configure and/or setup and/or control a downstream process for processing a biomass, including receiving at least one measurement value of at least one feature of an upstream process by which the biomass to be processed in the downstream process has been obtained and/or of at least one feature of a downstream process stage or operation, determining at least one downstream process parameter based on the received at least one measurement value, arid configuring and/or setup and/or controlling at least one downstream process stage or process operation based on the determined at least one downstream process parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Leupold, Alexandre Espachs Barroso, Bernward Husemann, Michael Rodenberg, Jens Matuszczyk, Markus Kampmann, Martin Leuthold, Johannes Wortmeyer, Thomas Friese, Jochen Scholz
  • Patent number: 11794135
    Abstract: A single-use filtration device including a plurality of single-use filter capsules connected with each other by rigid lines, of which at least a part is firmly mounted in a raster universally specified by a holder. The filter capsules, in particular as regards the type of filter, type of construction and/or size, and/or the connections of the filter capsules, are preconfigured for a desired filtration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Loewe, Andre Dell, Sebastian Handt, Maik Sommer, Thomas Friese, Mandar Dixit, Bernhard Diel
  • Patent number: 11633697
    Abstract: A single-use device for filtration of a large volume of medium including a plurality of single-use filter units, at least some of which, preferably all of which, are connected to each other by rigid pipes. The filter units include at least one prefilter and at least one main filter for virus filtration which is configured as a hollow fiber capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Wortmeyer, Maik Sommer, Thomas Friese, Thomas Loewe
  • Publication number: 20230034300
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises a driving system (225) for driving transport elements (210a-210c) of book blocks (215a-215c) in succession across at least one engagement processing station 5 (205d) and one or more disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) which process the book blocks while stationary therein. Control means (120) stop the driving system (225) when each of the transport elements (210b) is at the engagement processing station (205d) engaged with the driving system (225) and other transport elements (210a,210c) are at the disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) disengaged from the driving system (225). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method for operating a bookbinding machine (100), a computer program and a computer program product for implementing the method are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer, Jan Wruck
  • Patent number: 11285424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet material and filter element, where the sheet material and the filter element have a hydrophobic separating layer, and also to use thereof and to a process for production of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Eberhard Wünn, Thomas Friese, Benjamin Schneider, Mario Strauss
  • Patent number: 11198099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous sheet product, to a filter element comprising the porous sheet product, to a method for producing the porous sheet product, to a method for producing the filter element, and to the use of the sheet product and of the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Loewe, Thomas Friese, Sebastian Handt, Mario Strauss, Paschalis Nikoloudis
  • Patent number: 11161078
    Abstract: A disposable filtration device includes a plurality of disposable filter capsules connected with each other by lines, which are carried by a rigid holder. At least the holder and the lines between the filter capsules preferably are formed of a sterilizable material, so that the filtration device can be sterilized in the pre-mounted, i.e. ready-to-connect condition, and can be packed and transported without a risk of damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Loewe, Sebastian Handt, Wilhelm Requate, Gerid Hellwig, Andre Dell, Thomas Friese
  • Patent number: 10981100
    Abstract: A filter module with a perforated inner tube (20) and a concentric, perforated outer tube (22), forming an interposed annular gap for a filter membrane (10) pleated into folds. The membrane folds (11, . . . ) are of different fold types with differing fold heights, extend from a respective fold edge (111, . . . ) resting against the outer tube towards the inner tube to the respective fold tip (114, . . . ) and are arranged along the circumference of the annular gap as groups of folds (11, . . . ) of different types. Each group has a mating fold (15) which extends from a mating fold edge (151) resting against the inner tube towards the outer tube to the mating fold tip (154). The height of the mating fold is no more than the difference between the width of the annular gap and the height of the fold type with the shortest height of the same group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Paschalis Nikoloudis, Thomas Loewe, Thomas Friese, Sebastian Handt
  • Patent number: 10723162
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive binder with a machine frame, a plurality of processing stations that are attached to the machine frame, at least two transport clamps for transporting book blocks, at least one closed guide track for the transport clamps, and at least one device for changing the overhang of the book blocks. To realize a technology-required change in the overhang in an easy and secure manner, the at least one device for changing the overhang of the book blocks is arranged in such a way as to operate jointly with a lower edge of at least one of the transport clamps, so that the lower edge can be positioned in several first planes of the adhesive binder, which extend parallel to the at least one closed guide track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Frank Sommerer, Thomas Friese
  • Publication number: 20190329172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet material and filter element, where the sheet material and the filter element have a hydrophobic separating layer, and also to use thereof and to a process for production of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Wünn, Thomas Friese, Benjamin Schneider, Mario Strauss
  • Patent number: 10248756
    Abstract: Generating anatomically specific movie driven medical image review is provided. Scan data is received representing an anatomy of a patient. A movie generation preset selection associated with the scan data is received. Anatomical landmarks within the scan data are detected. A movie of the patient is generated based on the scan data, the movie generation preset, and the anatomical landmarks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Daphne Yu, Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Thomas Friese, Klaus Engel
  • Patent number: 10014078
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for presenting medical contents. An embodiment of the method includes generating a pseudonymized case study from a patient study using a case upload client in a hospital environment by providing the patient study with a marker and by removing personal patient data from the patient study; sending the pseudonymized case study to a computing center via the Internet and virtualizing the pseudonymized case study; transmitting the virtualized pseudonymized case study to the hospital environment via an Internet connection and mapping the virtualized pseudonymized case study with the personal patient data by way of a display client; and displaying the mapped medical contents by way of the display client with the viewer. A system, a case upload client and a case upload server for presenting medical contents, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Vladyslav Ukis
  • Patent number: 9963668
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for culturing cells in a bioreactor, the waste-air line of which leading out of the reactor interior comprises a waste-air filter having a sterile-filtration microfilter membrane, wherein at least one prefilter having a hydrophobic filter material is placed upstream of the waste-air filter toward the reactor interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Oscar-Werner Reif, Gerhard Greller, Paschalis Nikoloudis, Ralf Lausch, Ute Husemann, Thomas Loewe, Thomas Friese, Thomas Dreher
  • Patent number: 9880670
    Abstract: A basis image is captured by an image capture device and transmitted to a computing unit. A gesture of a user of the computing unit is identified by the computing unit based on the basis image. An action is determined and executed by the computing unit depending on the identified gesture. The action is determined by the computing unit for at least one of the gestures in addition in dependence on a relative position of the image capture device relative to a display device. No later than upon capturing the basis image, an additional image is captured by at least one additional image capture device and transmitted to the computing unit. On the basis of the additional image, the relative position of the image capture device relative to the display device is determined by the computing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Thomas Goβler