Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerber

Thomas Gerber 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: 12584500
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20260049371
    Abstract: A flat steel product for hot forming and to a shaped sheet metal part produced therefrom. The steel substrate of the flat steel product and of the shaped sheet metal part has elevated aluminum and vanadium contents. In a preferred variant, the steel substrate includes cerium and lanthanum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Jonas SCHWABE, Cássia CASTRO MÜLLER, Thomas GERBER, Dirk ROSENSTOCK, Sebastian STILLE, Tobias SCHAFFNER
  • Publication number: 20250320586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a shaped sheet metal part having at least one first and one second zone having different material properties, and to such a shaped sheet metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Cássia CASTRO MÜLLER, Dirk ROSENSTOCK, Janko BANIK, Thomas GERBER, Maria KÖYER, Sebastian STILLE
  • Publication number: 20250207612
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Patent number: 12247583
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20240384380
    Abstract: A flat steel product for hot forming, a formed shaped sheet metal part and methods of production of the same. The flat steel product and the shaped sheet metal part have improved properties, especially in conjunction with an aluminum-based anticorrosion coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas GERBER, Janko BANIK, Stefan KREBS, Bernd LINKE, Cássia CASTRO MÜLLER, Tayfun DAGDEVIREN, Maria KÖYER
  • Publication number: 20240352550
    Abstract: A flat steel product for hot forming to a formed shaped sheet metal part and processes of making same. The flat steel product and the shaped sheet metal part have improved properties, especially in conjunction with an aluminum-based anticorrosion coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Janko BANIK, Dirk ROSENSTOCK, Cássia CASTRO MÜLLER, Thomas GERBER, Maria KÖYER, Sebastian STILLE
  • Publication number: 20240343312
    Abstract: A plastic component for a motor vehicle includes a main body. The main body has a matrix material. The main body also has at least one fastening portion which is configured to mount on a vehicle component. At least one magnet is also incorporated into the matrix material being provided in the fastening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Michael BECHTOLD, Thomas GERBER, Andreas HUBER
  • Publication number: 20240018976
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Patent number: 11795976
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL U.S., INC.
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20230204048
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Patent number: 11324859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier composition for particulate and granular bone substitute materials which is a hydrogel comprising a mixture of ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO) block copolymers and silica nanoparticles embedded therein. The present invention further relates to a bone substitute material containing osteoconductive and/or osteoinductive particles or granules in addition to the novel carrier composition. Processes for producing the novel carrier composition and the novel bone substitute material are likewise provided in the context of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ARTOSS GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Gerber
  • Publication number: 20210189517
    Abstract: A sheet metal part having a tensile strength Rm?1000 MPa and a bending angle >70° formed from a flat steel product including, in % by weight: C: 0.10-0.30%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.5-2.4%, Al: 0.01-0.2%, Cr: 0.005-1.5%, P: 0.01-0.1%, and optionally one or more of Ti, Nb, V, B, Ni, Cu, Mo, and W, with Ti: 0.005-0.1%, Nb: 0.005-0.1%, V: 0.001-0.2%, B: 0.0005-0.015%, Ni: 0.05-0.4%, Cu: 0.01-0.8%, Mo: 0.01-1.0&, and W: 0.001-1.0%, and remainder iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein the structure of the sheet metal part is 40-100% by area plate-shaped bainite, 70-95% of which is made of ferrite, 2-30% of high carbon phases that are plate-shaped with the remainder made up of other components and the remainder of the structure consists of <40% by area of the total structure of non-plate-shaped bainite, of which is made of ferrite, 2-30% of high carbon phases and <5% of other components. Also, a method for manufacturing the sheet metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Gerber, Ilse Heckelmann, Bernd Linke
  • Publication number: 20210093752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier composition for particulate and granular bone substitute materials which is a hydrogel comprising a mixture of ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO) block copolymers and silica nanoparticles embedded therein. The present invention further relates to a bone substitute material containing osteoconductive and/or osteoinductive particles or granules in addition to the novel carrier composition. Processes for producing the novel carrier composition and the novel bone substitute material are likewise provided in the context of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Gerber
  • Patent number: 10842909
    Abstract: A material or biomaterial comprising silicic acid condensates having a low degree of cross-linking, and methods for its production are subject-matter of the invention. A method for the production of silicic acid structures having a low degree of cross-linking is disclosed, wherein a sol is produced, wherein further condensation is prevented when specific cross-linking of the silicic acid is reached, wherein, preferably, structures having a size of 0.5-1000 nm are produced, e.g. polyhedral structures or aggregates of the same. Further condensation can be prevented by means of mixing with a polymer. In one embodiment, this comprises nano-structured, silicon dioxide (SiO2) having a low degree of cross-linking that is embedded in a polymer matrix. The material can be used in medicine for therapeutic purposes, and can enter into direct contact with biological tissue of the body in this connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Gerber
  • Patent number: 10585698
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for multi-tenant workflow processing are described. In some cases, a cloud platform may utilize a set of pre-defined batch processes (e.g., workflow templates) and tenant-specific configurations for instantiating and executing tenant-specific batch processes for each tenant of a user. As such, the cloud platform may utilize common data process workflows for each tenant, where a configuration specifies tenant-specific information for the common data process workflows. The workflow templates may include a set of job definitions (e.g., actions for a server to execute) and a schedule defining the frequency for running the templates for a specific project. The configurations may indicate a tenant to execute the workflow templates for, and may include tenant-specific information to override default template information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gerber, Kit Pang Szeto, Vitaly Gordon, Ji Oh Yoo, Shaun Senecal, Gregory Rice, Ka Hou Chan
  • Publication number: 20190146830
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for multi-tenant workflow processing are described. In some cases, a cloud platform may utilize a set of pre-defined batch processes (e.g., workflow templates) and tenant-specific configurations for instantiating and executing tenant-specific batch processes for each tenant of a user. As such, the cloud platform may utilize common data process workflows for each tenant, where a configuration specifies tenant-specific information for the common data process workflows. The workflow templates may include a set of job definitions (e.g., actions for a server to execute) and a schedule defining the frequency for running the templates for a specific project. The configurations may indicate a tenant to execute the workflow templates for, and may include tenant-specific information to override default template information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Gerber, Kit Pang Szeto, Vitaly Gordon, Ji Oh Yoo, Shaun Senecal, Gregory Rice, Ka Hou Chan
  • Patent number: 10272644
    Abstract: A flat steel product is disclosed which is particularly suitable for the production of components for motor vehicle bodies by press-hardening, and which has insensitivity to cracking coupled with increased strength and has sufficient suitability for welding for incorporation into a welded construction. This combination of properties is achieved in accordance with the invention by virtue of the flat steel product having a core layer consisting of a steel alloyed with Mn, B and at least 0.3% by weight of C and having a tensile strength of more than 1500 MPa, and an outer layer cohesively bonded to the core layer. The C content of the outer layer is not more than 0.09% by weight. This flat steel product has, in the region of the outer layer, a tensile strength corresponding to not more than half the tensile strength of the steel of the core layer in the ready-hardened state, with the elongation A80 of the outer layer corresponding to at least 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
    Inventors: Jens-Ulrik Becker, Thomas Gerber, Julia Mura, Stefan Myslowicki
  • Publication number: 20180344895
    Abstract: A material or biomaterial comprising silicic acid condensates having a low degree of cross-linking, and methods for its production are subject-matter of the invention. A method for the production of silicic acid structures having a low degree of cross-linking is disclosed, wherein a sol is produced, wherein further condensation is prevented when specific cross-linking of the silicic acid is reached, wherein, preferably, structures having a size of 0.5-1000 nm are produced, e.g. polyhedral structures or aggregates of the same. Further condensation can be prevented by means of mixing with a polymer. In one embodiment, this comprises nano-structured, silicon dioxide (SiO2) having a low degree of cross-linking that is embedded in a polymer matrix. The material can be used in medicine for therapeutic purposes, and can enter into direct contact with biological tissue of the body in this connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: THOMAS GERBER
  • Patent number: 10064974
    Abstract: A material or biomaterial comprising silicic acid condensates having a low degree of cross-linking, and methods for its production are subject-matter of the invention. A method for the production of silicic acid structures having a low degree of cross-linking is disclosed, wherein a sol is produced, wherein further condensation is prevented when specific cross-linking of the silicic acid is reached, wherein, preferably, structures having a size of 0.5-1000 nm are produced, e.g. polyhedral structures or aggregates of the same. Further condensation can be prevented by means of mixing with a polymer. In one embodiment, this comprises nano-structured, silicon dioxide (SiO2) having a low degree of cross-linking that is embedded in a polymer matrix. The material can be used in medicine for therapeutic purposes, and can enter into direct contact with biological tissue of the body in this connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Gerber