Patents by Inventor Thomas Hofmann

Thomas Hofmann 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: 20220186021
    Abstract: Described are polymer compositions that include a blend of recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (rPET) and a copolyester based on monomers that include on terephthalic acid (TPA), ethylene glycol (EG) and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD), wherein the blend has improved engineering properties compared to the rPET material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Katherine Augusta Hofmann, John Thomas Hofmann, Douglas Weldon Carico
  • Publication number: 20220123502
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly for a cable includes a plug-in unit, a mating plug-in unit and a securing unit with a base part. A housing of the plug-in unit has a latching element having a free end with a latch that can be latched to a latching seat. In a released position of the securing unit, the base part abuts a bar of the plug-in unit so that movement into a locked position is blocked. The mating plug-in unit has a deflection element that deflects the base part and positions a groove in alignment with the bar, so that the bar is insertable into the groove, and the securing unit is movable into the locked position in which a locking element blocks a movement of the free end, and prevents the latch from leaving the latching seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20220023282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for inhalation comprising a therapeutically effective dose of bedaquiline wherein the bedaquiline is provided in the form of a suspension, or in which the bedaquiline is provided in the form of a dry powder, and processes for their preparation. Furthermore, the present invention provides pharmaceutical combinations comprising bedaquiline in the form of an aerosol for pulmonary inhalation. The combinations and compositions provided by the present invention may be used in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pulmonary infections caused by mycobacteria and other gram-positive bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: MannKind Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Stefan Ufer, Kevin Stapleton
  • Patent number: 11212907
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly has a circuit board and an electrical component embedded in a cured plastic layer, as well as a heat sink for cooling the component. The component is placed with a first side on a surface of the circuit board facing the heat sink and in electrical contact with the circuit board, and is located in a window in the cured plastic layer. Moreover, the component is materially bonded to a surface of the heat sink facing the circuit board at a second side lying opposite the first side, in particular through soldering or sintering. The plastic layer is injected and cured between the surface of the circuit board and the surface of the heat sink. In the production process, the material is melted by the heat at the same time as the injection, such that the component is materially bonded to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Manuel Schwab, Michael Kohr, Michael Bergier, Thomas Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20210337850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (Ii); to a mixture comprising an amount from 86% to 99% by weight measured by quantitative proton-NMR of a compound of formula (IA), (IB), (IC), (ID), (IE), (IF), (IG), (IH) and (IJ); and an edible composition and an edible article comprising them. The invention also relates to processes for their preparation and their use as a savoury and mouthfulness taste enhancer; particularly kokumi and/or umami taste enhancer. Formulae (I?) (IA), (IB), (IC), (ID), (IE), (IF), (IG), (IH), (IJ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: José SOLÁ PARERA, Montserrat ARGELAGUÉS FEU, Thomas HOFMANN, Oliver FRANK, Laura BREHM
  • Publication number: 20210328391
    Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting a first electrical component to a second electrical component includes a circuit board which is electrically conductively connectable to the first electrical component. A plug unit is electrically conductively couplable, at a plug end, to a mating plug unit and is disposed on a first side of the circuit board. A light source is disposed on a second side of the circuit board opposite the first side. A light guide has an in-coupling region and an out-coupling region, and a through-hole in which the plug end of the plug unit is at least partially disposed. The light guide also has a light injection opening in which the light source is at least partially disposed. The in-coupling region is disposed on a side wall of the light injection opening, and the out-coupling region surrounds the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Thomas Halbig, Daniel Bock, Hermann Kefer
  • Patent number: 11089802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing compositions with enhanced color properties and to compositions obtainable by such a method, especially cocoa-based compositions with enhanced color properties. The method comprises the steps of providing an initial composition comprising a polyphenol, adding an aqueous base to the initial composition to produce an aqueous mixture, heating the aqueous mixture to a temperature of 50 to 100° C. during a time period of 120 to 300 minutes, cooling the aqueous mixture, and optionally adjusting the pH of the aqueous mixture to between 6 and 9. The method further comprises oxygenising the aqueous base and/or the aqueous mixture, wherein the produced food product comprises chromophores having an absorption maximum between 505 to 515 nm and/or 428 to 438 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel Germann, Brian Guthrie, Thomas Hofmann, Timo Stark
  • Publication number: 20210247400
    Abstract: Presented herein, in part, are novel small compounds and uses thereof to analyze expression of LipoOligosaccharid-Specific Reduced Elicitation (LORE) polypeptides in plants and/or methods of inducing pattern-trigger immunity (PTI) in plants. Also presented herein are screening methods for identifying functional variants of LORE capable of activating pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Stefanie RANF-ZIPPROTH, Ralph HÜCKELHOVEN, Milena SCHAFFER, Alexander KUTSCHERA, Lars RAASCH, Corinna DAWID, Thomas HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20210085278
    Abstract: A computed tomography device includes a holding frame and a ring mount, being movably mounted to the holding frame. The ring mount includes an x-ray detector, with a semiconductor material, operable in an equilibrium of statistical states of occupation. In an embodiment, the computed tomography device includes a first power supply, set up to supply power, in an operating state of the computed tomography device, to a first lot of components of the computed tomography device, the first lot of components being arranged on the ring mount for an image generation process; and a second power supply, separable from the first power supply in terms of circuitry, to supply power to a second lot of components of the computed tomography device in a resting state of the computed tomography device, the components of the second lot being set up to hold the semiconductor material in the equilibrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Shameem Kabir CHAUDHURY, Thomas HILDERSCHEID, Thomas HOFMANN, Bjoern KREISLER, Christian SCHROETER, Stefan WOELFEL
  • Patent number: 10912818
    Abstract: The invention relates to acetylcholine-producing microorganisms for use in the prevention and/or treatment of intestinal diseases, and/or reduction of risks of intestinal diseases, and/or improvement of intestinal health as well as promoting healthy gut flora. The acetylcholine-producing microorganisms may be provided as a pharmaceutical dosage form or as additive to functional food or food supplemental products. Also encompassed is a method for the production of acetylcholine by use of Lactobacilli. Further the invention refers to microbially produced acetylcholine for use in the treatment and/or prevention of intestinal diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ludwig Stocker Hofpfisterei GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Mayer, Dirk Haller, Anna Zhenchuk, Thomas Hofmann, Andreas Dunkel, Michael Schemann, Dagmar Krüger
  • Publication number: 20210000152
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to peptides and flavor compositions that include at least one, two, three, four, five or more peptide compounds, and screening methods for identifying the same. The flavor compositions can be used to enhance or modify the taste and/or flavor of various edible compositions such as human food products and pet food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Mathias Salger, Timo Stark
  • Publication number: 20200352021
    Abstract: A circuit board heat sink structure having a circuit board and comprising a metallic heat sink, wherein the circuit board has a metal substrate, an insulation layer and a conductor layer, and the wherein the circuit board is arranged on the heat sink in such a way that the metal substrate contacts a locating face of the heat sink. At least one heat transition point is formed between the heat sink and the metal substrate, which provides a defined metallic contact between the material of the heat sink and the material of the metal substrate. A method is also provided for forming the circuit board heat sink structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Frank GRUETER, Thomas HOFMANN, Matthias MALLON, Melanie LOEBEL
  • Patent number: 10787481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and compositions for use in enhancing flavor and umami taste of food products. Particularly, the present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Candice Marie Smarrito-Menozzi, Florian Viton, Thomas Hofmann, Maximilian Kranz
  • Patent number: 10781232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and compositions for use in enhancing flavor and umami taste of food products. Particularly, the present invention relates to compounds of the general formula I) and compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Candice Marie Smarrito-Menozzi, Florian Viton, Thomas Hofmann, Maximilian Kranz
  • Publication number: 20200236978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing compositions with enhanced color properties and to compositions obtainable by such a method, especially cocoa-based compositions with enhanced color properties. The method comprises the steps of providing an initial composition comprising a polyphenol, adding an aqueous base to the initial composition to produce an aqueous mixture, heating the aqueous mixture to a temperature of 50 to 100° C. during a time period of 120 to 300 minutes, cooling the aqueous mixture, and optionally adjusting the pH of the aqueous mixture to between 6 and 9. The method further comprises oxygenising the aqueous base and/or the aqueous mixture, wherein the produced food product comprises chromophores having an absorption maximum between 505 to 515 nm and/or 428 to 438 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel GERMANN, Brian GUTHRIE, Thomas HOFMANN, Timo STARK
  • Publication number: 20200156915
    Abstract: A method is, inter alia, disclosed, which comprises the following: obtaining and/or holding available production parameter information of a packaging system, wherein the production parameter information for one or a plurality of predefined production parameters of the packaging system in each case represents a course recorded for a predefined previous time period; determining at least for each of the predefined production parameters a respective course expected for a predefined future time period at least partially based on the production parameter information; displaying or causing to display a production parameter course view as part of a graphic user surface, wherein a first section of the production parameter course view graphically represents the courses of the predefined production parameters recorded for the predefined previous time period and wherein a second section of the production parameter course view following the first section graphically represents the courses of the predefined production para
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Tim-Niklas Hachmeister, Jawaher Hamo, Nikolaj Freitag, Wolfram Peters
  • Patent number: 10556388
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to prepreg composites, typically in the form of unidirectional tapes, which contain at least one reinforcing fiber and a thermoplastic polyester matrix. The prepreg composites can be thermally bonded to a wood-containing material in order to improve the structural performance of the material without requiring adhesives. The prepreg composite of the present invention can be applied to a wide range of wood substrates, including various hardwoods, softwoods, and engineered wood composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, John Thomas Hofmann, Kendrick Casey Halsey
  • Publication number: 20200041978
    Abstract: A method is, inter alia, disclosed, which comprises the following: providing a graphic user surface for monitoring and/or controlling a packaging system, wherein the graphic user surface comprises a production parameter course view for displaying one or a plurality of predefined production parameters of the packaging system, wherein the production parameter course view for each of the predefined production parameters graphically represents at least one course of the respective production parameter in a previous time period and the respective current production parameter value, wherein the graphic user surface further comprises at least one alternative view that can be activated and wherein the production parameter course view and the alternative view are configured such that the alternative view is displayed when the alternative view is activated in such a way that the alternative view only partially covers the production parameter course view and a first section of the production parameter course view is dis
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Tim-Niklas Hachmeister, Jawaher Hamo, Nikolaj Freitag, Wolfram Peters
  • Patent number: 10534346
    Abstract: Terminal 20 for processing facilities having a communication device 28 arranged to exchange information about the processing facility with a communication partner, a screen 22 arranged to display the information about the processing facility, a position sensor 26 arranged to collect alignment information relating to an alignment of the terminal 20 and a processor 24 arranged to control the communication device 28, the screen 22 and the position sensor 26. The functionality of the terminal is extended by the fact that the processor sets a function of the terminal 20 dependent on alignment information from the position sensor 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Peter Holzkämper, Thomas Hofmann
  • Patent number: D914607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Thomas Hofmann