Patents by Inventor Thomas Heller
Thomas Heller 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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Patent number: 11962833Abstract: A source device for providing audio data and video data on one or more digital media interfaces is described, wherein the source device is configured to automatically adjust a time alignment between a provision of audio data and a provision of video data based on an information about a latency of an audio path and based on an information about a latency of a video path.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Stefan Kraegeloh, Thomas Heller, Rinat Zeh, Herbert Thoma
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Patent number: 11911151Abstract: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Peyser, Adam Heller
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Patent number: 11814320Abstract: A process for producing a setting and/or curing accelerator for mineral binders is characterized in that a mineral solid is subjected to milling in a liquid medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Thomas Müller, Thomas Heller
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Publication number: 20210243491Abstract: A source device for providing audio data and video data on one or more digital media interfaces is described, wherein the source device is configured to automatically adjust a time alignment between a provision of audio data and a provision of video data based on an information about a latency of an audio path and based on an information about a latency of a video path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Stefan KRAEGELOH, Thomas HELLER, Rinat ZEH, Herbert THOMA
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Publication number: 20210087662Abstract: A metal sheet component including (in % by weight) C: up to 0.5%, Si: 0.05-1%, Mn: 4-12%, Cr: 0.1-4%, Al: up to 3.5%, N: up to 0.05%, P: up to 0.5%, S: up to 0.01%, Cu, Ni: in total up to 2%, Ti, Nb, V: in total up to 0.5%, rare earth metals: up to 0.1%, and as a remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the content % C of C and the content % Cr of Cr meet the following condition: (10×% C)+% Cr<5.5%. In order to manufacture a metal sheet component, a flat steel product is heated to a heating temperature, which is at least 200° C. and at most 800° C., and then formed into the component by hot forming the flat steel product heated to the heating temperature, with the structure of the hot-formed metal sheet component having 5-50% by volume austenite and, as the remainder, martensite, tempered martensite and/or ferrite, wherein the ferrite proportion can also be 0, and the average grain diameter of the structure is less than 5 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Brigitte Hammer, Harald Hofmann, Thomas Heller, Sebastian Stille, Georg Parma, Janko Banik, Jonas Schwabe
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Publication number: 20200231500Abstract: A process for producing a setting and/or curing accelerator for mineral binders is characterized in that a mineral solid is subjected to milling in a liquid medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Thomas MÜLLER, Thomas HELLER
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Patent number: 10532395Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a shaped sheet-metal part from a panel or a semifinished part made of a material consisting of steel with at least 60 wt. % Fe and a residual austenite content of at least 5%, in which the panel or the semifinished part is at least partially cooled to a temperature below ?20° C. before the shaping and is shaped at a temperature below ?20° C. in a forming tool. The object of providing a method for producing load-compliantly configured components, which on the one hand permits industrial-scale use of low-temperature forming and is configured particularly simply, is achieved by reducing the material temperature of the panel or semifinished part to below ?20° C. is carried out in a thermally regulated cooling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignees: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Outokumpu Nirosta GmbHInventors: Axel Grüneklee, Markus Zörnack, Thomas Heller, Ekaterina Bocharova, Seyed Amin Mousavi Rizi
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Patent number: 10435763Abstract: A method for producing a cold-rolled steel strip with a yield ratio Re/Rm of at least 0.7, the cold-rolled steel product including iron, unavoidable impurities and (in wt. %) C: 0.05-0.20%, Si: 0.25-1.00%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Al: 0.02-1.5%, Cr: 0.1-1.5%, N: <0.02%, P: <0.03%, S: <0.05% and optionally one or more of Ti, Mo, Nb, V, and B, Ti: up to 0.15%, Mo: <2%, Nb: <0.1%, V: <0.12%, and B: 0.0005-0.003%. The cold-rolled flat steel product undergoes heat treatment for 4.5-24 hours at a temperature of 150-400° C. Also, a cold rolled flat steel product discussed above having a structure including at least two phases, selected from (in vol. %) at least 10% tempered martensite, <10% bainite, <10% residual austenite and remainder ferrite, a yield ratio of at least 0.7, a tensile strength of ?750 MPa and a hole expansion of at least 18%.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Brigitte Hammer, Frank Hisker, Thomas Heller, Almir Dzafic, Richard G. Thiessen, Shinjiro Kaneko, Fusae Shiimori
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Patent number: 10301700Abstract: A complexly formed steel component may have a tensile strength Rm of greater than 1200 MPa and an elongation at break A50 of greater than 6%. Example methods for producing such components comprise providing a flat steel product, which in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities, contains in percent by weight 0.10-0.60% C, 0.4-2.5% Si, up to 3.0% Al, 0.4-3.0% Mn, up to 1% Ni, up to 2.0% Cu, up to 0.4% Mo, up to 2% Cr, up to 1.5% Co, up to 0.2% Ti, up to 0.2% Nb, and up to 0.5% V. At least 10% by volume of a microstructure of the flat steel product may consist of residual austenite comprising globular residual austenite islands with a grain size of at least 1 ?m. Before being cooled, the flat steel product may be heated to a forming temperature of 150-400° C. and formed into a component with a degree of forming that is at most equal to uniform elongation Ag.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AGInventors: Brigitte Hammer, Thomas Heller, Frank Hisker, Rudolf Kawalla, Grzegorz Korpala
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Publication number: 20190119774Abstract: A flat steel product may have a tensile strength Rm?950 MPa, a yield point ?800 MPa, and an elongation at break A50?8%. The flat steel product may comprise steel consisting of (in percent weight) 0.05%-0.20% C, 0.2%-1.5% Si, 0.01%-1.5% Al, 1.0%-3.0% Mn, ?0.02% P, ?0.005% S, ?0.008% N, and in each case optionally 0.05%-1.0%, 0.05%-0.2% Mo, 0.005%-0.2% Ti, 0.001%-0.05% Nb, 0.0001%-0.005% B, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. A ratio ? may conform to 1.5???3 with ?=(% C+% Mn/5+% Cr/6)/(% Al+% Si), and % C, % Mn, % Cr, % Al, % Si being the respective C, Mn, Cr, Al, and Si contents of the steel. The flat steel product may have a microstructure consisting of (in percent area)?5% bainite, ?5% polygonal ferrite, ?90% martensite, and ?2% by volume of residual austenite, where at least half the martensite is annealed martensite.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Richard G. THIESSEN, Thomas HELLER, Karsten MACHALITZA, Roland SEBALD
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Patent number: 9650708Abstract: A flat steel product having a tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa and consists of steel containing (wt %) C: 0.10-0.50%, Si: 0.1-2.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.5%, Al: up to 2.5%, P: up to 0.020%, S: up to 0.003%, N: up to 0.02%, and optionally one or more of the elements “Cr, Mo, V, Ti, Nb, B and Ca” in the quantities: Cr: 0.1-0.5%, Mo: 0.1-0.3%, V: 0.01-0.1%, Ti: 0.001-0.15%, Nb: 0.02-0.05%, wherein ?(V, Ti, Nb)?0.2% for the sum of the quantities of V, Ti and Nb, B: 0.0005-0.005%, and Ca: up to 0.01% in addition to Fe and unavoidable impurities. The flat steel product has a microstructure with (in surface percent) less than 5% ferrite, less than 10% bainite, 5-70% untempered martensite, 5-30% residual austenite, and 25-80% tempered martensite, at least 99% of the iron carbide contained in the tempered martensite having a size of less than 500 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AGInventors: Jens-Ulrik Becker, Jian Bian, Thomas Heller, Rudolf Schoenenberg, Richard G. Thiessen, Sabine Zeizinger, Thomas Rieger, Oliver Bulters
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Publication number: 20170029917Abstract: A method for producing a cold-rolled steel strip with a yield ratio Re/Rm of at least 0.7, the cold-rolled steel product including iron, unavoidable impurities and (in wt. %) C: 0.05-0.20%, Si: 0.25-1.00%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Al: 0.02-1.5%, Cr: 0.1-1.5%, N: <0.Q2%, P: <0.03%, S: <0.05% and optionally one or more of Ti, Mo, Nb, V, and B, Ti: up to 0.15%, Mo: <2%, Nb: <0.1%, V: <0.12%, and B: 0.0005-0.003%. The cold-rolled flat steel product undergoes heat treatment for 4.5-24 hours at a temperature of 150-400° C. Also, a cold rolled flat steel product discussed above having a structure including at least two phases, selected from (in vol. %) at least 10% tempered martensite, <10% bainite, <10% residual austenite and remainder ferrite, a yield ratio of at least 0.7, a tensile strength of ?750 MPa and a hole expansion of at least 18%.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Brigitte Hammer, Frank Hisker, Thomas Heller, Almir Dzafic, Richard G. Thiessen, Shinjiro Kaneko, Fusae Shiimori
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Patent number: 9458060Abstract: A description is provided of the use of an additive including polycarboxylate ether and/or lignosulfonate as grinding aid in cement grinding for producing a cement, especially when fly ash and rock flour are used in the cement. The additive is preferably an aqueous additive. The use of the grinding aid in the production of the cement leads to improved processability of concrete or mortar produced from the cement. In particular, improved stiffening behavior, a reduced water requirement, or a reduced superplasticizer requirement for the mortar or concrete is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Dieter Honert, Thomas Heller, Thomas Müller
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Publication number: 20160201157Abstract: A complexly formed steel component may have a tensile strength Rm of greater than 1200 MPa and an elongation at break A50 of greater than 6%. Example methods for producing such components comprise providing a flat steel product, which in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities, contains in percent by weight 0.10-0.60% C, 0.4-2.5% Si, up to 3.0% Al, 0.4-3.0% Mn, up to 1% Ni, up to 2.0% Cu, up to 0.4% Mo, up to 2% Cr, up to 1.5% Co, up to 0.2% Ti, up to 0.2% Nb, and up to 0.5% V. At least 10% by volume of a microstructure of the flat steel product may consist of residual austenite comprising globular residual austenite islands with a grain size of at least 1 ?m. Before being cooled, the flat steel product may be heated to a forming temperature of 150-400° C. and formed into a component with a degree of forming that is at most equal to uniform elongation Ag.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AGInventors: Brigitte HAMMER, Thomas HELLER, Frank HISKER, Rudolf KAWALLA, Grzegorz KORPALA
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Publication number: 20160024307Abstract: Use of an aqueous composition containing at least one polycarboxylate ether as cement grinding aid, wherein the aqueous composition contains one or more additives, or the aqueous composition is used in combination with one or more additives, and wherein the additive is selected from 1,3-propanediol, a carboxylic acid, a sulfonated amino alcohol, boric acid, a salt of boric acid, a salt of phosphoric acid, sorbitol, a saccharide, a gluconate, iron sulfate, tin sulfate, an antimony salt, an alkali salt, an alkaline earth salt, lignin sulfonate, glycerol, melamine, melamine sulfonate and mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Dieter HONERT, Thomas HELLER, Thomas MÜLLER
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Publication number: 20150284291Abstract: A description is provided of the use of an additive including polycarboxylate ether and/or lignosulfonate as grinding aid in cement grinding for producing a cement, especially when fly ash and rock flour are used in the cement. The additive is preferably an aqueous additive. The use of the grinding aid in the production of the cement leads to improved processability of concrete or mortar produced from the cement. In particular, improved stiffening behavior, a reduced water requirement, or a reduced superplasticizer requirement for the mortar or concrete is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Dieter Honert, Thomas Heller, Thomas Müller
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Publication number: 20150218684Abstract: A cold-rolled flat steel product where Rm?1400 MPa and A80?5% and also a method for producing such product. The product includes, in addition to Fe and unavoidable impurities (in wt. %), 0.10-0.60% C, 0.4-2.5% Si, ?3.0% Al, 0.4-3.0% Mn, ?1.0% Ni, ?2.0% Cu, ?0.4% Mo, ?% Cr, ?1.5% Co, ?0.2% Ti, ?0.2% Nb, ?0.5% V. The microstructure includes (in vol. %) ?20% bainite, 10-35% residual austenite and martensite as the remainder. A slab, thin slab or a cast strip having said composition, is hot-rolled to form hot strip with a hot-rolling end temperature ?830° C., coiled at a coiling temperature ?560° C., cold-rolled at ?30% reduction and heat-treated by firstly being heated to an annealing temperature ?800° C., then being cooled at a cooling rate of ?8° C./s to a holding temperature of 470° C. to greater than the martensite start temperature and then being held at the holding temperature until at least 20 vol. % bainite is present in the microstructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Brigitte Hammer, Thomas Heller, Frank Hisker, Rudolf Kawalla, Grzegorz Korpala
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Publication number: 20150203946Abstract: A hot-rolled flat steel product having a product of Rm and A80 of ?18,000 MPa*%, a composition including (in wt.) C:0.10-0.60%, Si:0.4-2.0%, Al:?2.0%, Mn:0.4-2.5%, Ni:?1%, Cu:?2.0%, Mo:?0.4%, Cr?2%, Ii:?0.2%, Nb:?0.2%, V:?0.5%, remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, and a microstructure of bainite and residual austenite, wherein the microstructure includes ?60 vol.% bainite, and wherein at least some of the residual austenite is in block form and ?98% of the residual austenite blocks have a size of ?5 ?m. Also, a method where a slab, thin slab or a cast strip having the aforementioned composition is hot-rolled at a hot-rolling end temperature of ?880° C., cooled with a cooling rate of ?5° C./s to a coiling temperature between the martensite start temperature and 600° C., coiled, and cooled in the coil while being held between the bainite start temperature and the martensite start temperature until ?60 vol.% of the hot strip microstructure is bainite.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Brigitte Hammer, Thomas Heller, Frank Hisker, Rudolf Kawalla, Grzegorz Korpala
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Patent number: 9028609Abstract: An additive composition including a grinding aid selected from glycols, monocarboxylic acids with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and comb polymers; as well as at least one retardant, which can be used during the process of grinding cement clinker and which leads to low brown discoloration of the ground cement in the processed state.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Sika Technology AGInventors: Dieter Honert, Thomas Heller
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Publication number: 20150082636Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a shaped sheet-metal part from a panel or a semifinished part made of a material consisting of steel with at least 60 wt. % Fe and a residual austenite content of at least 5%, in which the panel or the semifinished part is at least partially cooled to a temperature below ?20° C. before the shaping and is shaped at a temperature below ?20° C. in a forming tool. The object of providing a method for producing load-compliantly configured components, which on the one hand permits industrial-scale use of low-temperature forming and is configured particularly simply, is achieved by reducing the material temperature of the panel or semifinished part to below ?20° C. is carried out in a thermally regulated cooling apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicants: OUTOKUMPU NIROSTA GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AGInventors: Axel Grüneklee, Markus Zörnack, Thomas Heller, Ekaterina Bocharova, Seyed Amin Mousavi Rizi