Patents by Inventor Thomas Herbst
Thomas Herbst 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: 11958215Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a pellet in a pellet mill, which method comprises the steps of (A) pressing a mixture for compaction by a roller through a nozzle to obtain a strand, and (B) comminuting the strand to obtain the pellet, wherein the mixture for compaction comprises (i) 87 to 97 wt. % of a polymer stabilizer, which is tris(2,4-ditert-butylphenyl) phosphite (CAS-No. 31570-04-4), and (ii) 3 to 13 wt. % of a processing aid, which is a propylene-ethylene copolymer and which possesses a melting enthalpy below 100 J/g at 101.32 kPa. The pellet is useful for a dust-free handling of its polymer stabilizer at a manufacturing of the stabilized polymer. Furthermore, a method for stabilizing a polymer, which is a polyolefin, a polystyrene or a mixture thereof, is disclosed, which comprises the dosing of the pellet to the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Georg Gfroerer, Shyam Sundar Sathyanarayana, Yean Yik Geoerg, Florian Puch, Jennifer M. O'Sullivan, Heinz Herbst
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Patent number: 11945245Abstract: A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Cricut, Inc.Inventors: James Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
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Patent number: 11938644Abstract: A cutting device is disclosed. The cutting device has a first housing member, a second housing member that is removably attachable to the first housing member to form a housing, and a cutting assembly that is movably disposed in the housing, the cutting assembly including an urging member, an actuating member, and a cutting member. The housing includes a first recess and a second recess. The actuating member includes a protrusion that is selectively receivable in the first recess and in the second recess. The urging member biases the actuating member toward the first and second recesses.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Slice, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Scimone, Scot Herbst, Robert Joseph Gallegos
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Patent number: 11938067Abstract: A patient containment system for securing a patient to a patient transport apparatus, comprising a first lower strap and a second lower strap. Each of the first lower strap and the second lower strap have a thigh region, a waist region, and a connection region arranged between the thigh region and the waist region. A first connector is coupled to the connection region of the first lower strap. A second connector is coupled to the connection region of the second lower strap, and is configured to releasably attach to the first connector to at least partially limit movement of the first lower strap relative to the second lower strap. The connection region defines a connection width, and the thigh region defines a thigh width larger than the connection width.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Daniel V. Brosnan, Melvin Gottschalk, Jr., Zachary Baker, Scott I. Biba, Erik P. Eagleman, Cory P. Herbst, Nathan W. Matheny, Trey Thomas Pfeiffer, Kelly Sandmeyer, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John Wallace, James K. Galer, James Robert Tumavich, Jr., Kevin M. Patmore, Scott Zufall
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Patent number: 11919202Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a pellet in a pellet mill, which method comprises the steps of (A) pressing a mixture for compaction by a roller through a nozzle to obtain a strand, and (B) comminuting the strand to obtain the pellet, wherein the mixture for compaction comprises (i) 87 to 97 wt. % of a polymer stabilizer, which is tris(2,4-ditert-butylphenyl) phosphite (CAS-No. 31570-04-4), and (ii) 3 to 13 wt. % of a processing aid, which is a propylene-ethylene copolymer and which possesses a melting enthalpy below 100 J/g at 101.32 kPa. The pellet is useful for a dust-free handling of its polymer stabilizer at a manufacturing of the stabilized polymer. Furthermore, a method for stabilizing a polymer, which is a polyolefin, a polystyrene or a mixture thereof, is disclosed, which comprises the dosing of the pellet to the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Georg Gfroerer, Shyam Sundar Sathyanarayana, Yean Yik Geoerg, Florian Puch, Jennifer M. O'Sullivan, Heinz Herbst
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Publication number: 20220328368Abstract: A power semiconductor module arrangement includes a housing, at least one substrate arranged inside the housing and including a dielectric insulation layer and a first metallization layer arranged on a first side of the dielectric insulation layer, and a heat sink or base plate. The housing includes sidewalls and a cover and is attached to the heat sink or base plate. The sidewalls exert pressure on the at least one substrate such that the at least one substrate is pressed onto the heat sink or base plate. The cover exerts pressure on the sidewalls such that the sidewalls are pressed onto the at least one substrate. The housing further includes at least one press-on element arranged between and directly adjoining the sidewalls and the cover, wherein each of the at least one press-on element is compressed by the pressure that is exerted on the sidewalls by the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Thomas Herbst
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Patent number: 10151495Abstract: A household appliance light, in particular a light for cooking devices like ovens, microwaves or steam cookers, the household appliance light including a LED configured as an illuminant; a light housing configured to be arranged at a wall of the household appliance; a light exit opening arranged in the light housing which is enclosed by a light permeable cover; a spacer element which is arranged between the LED and the light exit opening and which is arranged in front of a light outlet plane of the LED; and a reflection device which conducts light emitted by the LED to the cover, wherein the spacer element is a light conductor that is made from one uniform material, wherein the reflection device is a reflector which defines a reflector cavity, and wherein the light conductor is run into the reflector cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Olaf Baumeister, Thomas Herbst
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Publication number: 20180066850Abstract: A household appliance light, in particular a light for cooking devices like ovens, microwaves or steam cookers, the household appliance light including a LED configured as an illuminant; a light housing configured to be arranged at a wall of the household appliance; a light exit opening arranged in the light housing which is enclosed by a light permeable cover; a spacer element which is arranged between the LED and the light exit opening and which is arranged in front of a light outlet plane of the LED; and a reflection device which conducts light emitted by the LED to the cover, wherein the spacer element is a light conductor that is made from one uniform material, wherein the reflection device is a reflector which defines a reflector cavity, and wherein the light conductor is run into the reflector cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Olaf Baumeister, Thomas Herbst
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Patent number: 9826637Abstract: A film (2) which has at least one electric or electronic functional layer (22), wherein at least one electric and/or electronic component is provided in a functional area of the functional layer (22), and wherein at least one electrical connection is provided in a contact area of the at least one functional layer (22), which electrical contact is galvanically coupled to at least one component, wherein the film (2) has a contact flap which provides at least one part of the contact area (20b, 20b?), has a further layer (23a, 23b, 24?), in a thickness of at least 300 nm and preferably at least 1 ?m, particularly preferably of at least 7 ?m, on the functional layer (22) at least in a transition area (20c) between the functional area (20a) and the contact area (20b), which comprises at least a partial area of the contact flap. Alternatively, in a transition area the flap can taper away from the functional area.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Poly IC GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Ullmann, Walter Fix, Manfred Walter, Thomas Herbst
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Patent number: 9240684Abstract: There is described a structure (14) that is disposed on an electrically non-conductive, electrostatically chargeable strip-type carrier film (12) and that has electrically conductive and/or semiconducting structural elements, which structure has at least one structural region (14s) protected against electrostatic voltage flashover. The at least one structural region (14s) protected against electrostatic voltage flashover is connected to a protective conductor track (19) and/or surrounded by a protective conductor track (19, 19?), which is realized such that it discharges an electrostatic charge and/or shields the protected structural region (14s).Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: PolyIC GmbH & CO. KGInventors: Andreas Ullmann, Thomas Herbst, Ludwig Brehm, Haymo Katschorek
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Publication number: 20150334824Abstract: The invention provides a large number of possibilities for how, in the case of a multi-layer body with electrically conductive elements which are not visible to the naked eye, the electrically conductive elements can be prevented from excessively reflecting light back. Here, a suitable surface roughness for the electrically conductive elements can be selected, or at least one additional layer (54) can be provided on the electrically conductive elements (51l).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicants: LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG, PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, OVD Kinegram AGInventors: Walter Fix, Andreas Ullmann, Manfred Walter, Thomas Herbst, Ludwig Brehm, Achim Hansen, Andreas Schilling, Haymo Katschorek, Norbert Laus, Carolin Born, Andreas Lange
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Publication number: 20150257265Abstract: A film (2) which has at least one electric or electronic functional layer (22), wherein at least one electric and/or electronic component is provided in a functional area of the functional layer (22), and wherein at least one electrical connection is provided in a contact area of the at least one functional layer (22), which electrical contact is galvanically coupled to at least one component, wherein the film (2) has a contact flap which provides at least one part of the contact area (20b, 20b?), has a further layer (23a, 23b, 24?), in a thickness of at least 300 nm and preferably at least 1 ?m, particularly preferably of at least 7 ?m, on the functional layer (22) at least in a transition area (20c) between the functional area (20a) and the contact area (20b), which comprises at least a partial area of the contact flap. Alternatively, in a transition area the flap can taper away from the functional area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicants: PolyIC GmbH & CO. KG, Leonhard kurz Stiftung & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Ullmann, Walter Fix, Manfred Walter, Thomas Herbst
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Publication number: 20140372218Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for selective placement of promotional elements within a search result layout. For example, a search result layout may be constructed with one or more search results relevant to a search query (e.g., images, websites, and/or other content associated with a “vacation” search query). Promotional elements may be retrieved based upon the search query, and display ranks may be assigned to such promotional elements based upon various ranking factors, such as user engagement, search result correlation, and/or relevancy, etc. In this way, promotional elements may be interspersed amongst search results within the search result layout based upon display ranks (e.g., a download vacation app promotional element may be assigned to a layout portion between a first search result and a second search result). Because promotional elements may be interspersed with search results, visual labels may be assigned to promotional elements (e.g., “AD”).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Madhusudhan K. Talluri, Jerel Frauenheim, Matthew Thomas Herbst, Christopher Rizzuto, Hrishikesh Bal, Alec John Berntson, Wai Chan, Jasen Peterman
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Publication number: 20130297823Abstract: A method of operating a communication device includes, by the communication device, receiving a handshake initiation indication provided to the communication device via a wide area network. Based at least in part on the received handshake initiation indication, causing the communication device to enter a handshake mode. Based on the communication device having entered the handshake mode, autonomously operating the communication device in conjunction with a second device to configure the communication device for secure communication with the second device, wherein the communication device is further configured for routing data between at least a third device and the second device, via the wide area network and via the thus-configured secure communication between the communication device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventor: Thomas HERBST
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Publication number: 20130265679Abstract: There is described a structure (14) that is disposed on an electrically non-conductive, electrostatically chargeable strip-type carrier film (12) and that has electrically conductive and/or semiconducting structural elements, which structure has at least one structural region (14s) protected against electrostatic voltage flashover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: PolyiC BmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Ullmann, Thomas Herbst, Ludwig Brehm, Haymo Katschorek
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Publication number: 20090009185Abstract: A diagnostic resistor via which a diagnostic current flows is used in a diagnostic system for monitoring a connector in particular for high-frequency modules. The diagnostic resistor is integrated into a connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2005Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Thomas Herbst
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Patent number: 5941575Abstract: A telescoping vacuum-cleaner pipe assembly has a guide sleeve on an outer pipe which cooperates with an actuating sleeve displaceable against the force of a ring spring on the guide sleeve to lock and unlock a detent engageable in recesses on an inner pipe. The ring spring is held between the actuating sleeve and an annular cap locking into the actuating sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1998Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Assignee: Carl Froh GmbHInventor: Thomas Herbst
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Patent number: 5472296Abstract: A corrosion-protected support element for a soil anchor or a rock anchor or a pressure pile includes a support member which is provided with a tubular casing. The hollow space between the support member and the casing is filled out by a hardening material, for example, cement mortar. The tubular casing is a plastics material tube, for example, of PE, which extends over the entire length of the support member. The plastics material tube has the same cross-section over its entire length. In the region of force-transmission between the support member and the bore hole in which the support element is placed, the plastics material tube is deformed at spaced-apart locations to deviating cross-sections having different transverse extensions.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1993Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Assignee: Dyckerhoff & Widmann AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans-Peter von Allmen, Thomas Herbst, Reinhard Klockner
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Patent number: 5437526Abstract: An anchoring arrangement for use in underground mining or foundation work or as a reinforcing element for concrete includes a rod-shaped tension member of composite fiber material which has, over at least an anchoring portion thereof, a helically extending external thread with ribs formed by impressing valleys in the tension member. An anchoring member having a corresponding internal thread can be screwed onto the tension member. For obtaining a radial pressure on the tension member as a result of a wedge effect, the angle of inclination of the sides of the thread relative to the longitudinal axis of the tension member is smaller than 45.degree.. The thread preferably is a fiat trapezoidal thread. In an anchoring member which is stiff relative to circumferential tensile forces, the flat angle of inclination of the sides of the thread increases the radial pressure acting on the tension member, which leads to an increased effect into the depth and a higher resistance to shearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1992Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignees: Dyckerhoff & Witmann Aktiengesellschaft, Rochling Haren KGInventors: Thomas Herbst, Berthold Bolmer, Hartmut von Grolman, Anton Lugering, Lorenz Schnitzler
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Patent number: 5400994Abstract: A support includes a base member having an open end and a hollow interior, a forcing member having an end extending through the open end of the base member into the hollow interior thereof and having threads thereon and a mandrel or sliding nut capable of engaging the threads of the forcing member at an adjustable position and providing an interfering relationship between the base and forcing members as a compressive load is applied thereto. The support is particularly adapted for use in supporting the roof of a mine.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1992Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG of MunichInventors: Khaled Shawwaf, Johann Wlodkowki, Thomas Herbst, Ray Brandon