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: 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
  • Publication number: 20190335576
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board assembly and a production method therefor, as well as an inverter with such a circuit board assembly. The circuit board assembly has a circuit board (1) and an electrical component (3) embedded in a cured plastic layer (2), as well as a heat sink (4) for cooling the component (3). The component (3) is placed with a first side (3A) on a surface of the circuit board (1) facing the heat sink (4) and in electrical contact with the circuit board (1), and is located in a window (2A) in the cured plastic layer (2). Moreover, the component (3) is materially bonded to a surface of the heat sink (4) facing the circuit board (1) at a second side (3B) lying opposite the first side (3A), in particular through soldering or sintering. The plastic layer (2) is injected and cured between the surface of the circuit board (1) and the surface of the heat sink (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Manuel Schwab, Michael Kohr, Michael Bergier, Thomas Hofmann
  • Patent number: 10359762
    Abstract: A processing facility having at least one processing station and at least one covering at least partly surrounding the processing station. The covering has at least one viewing window. Improved error correction is then made possible if a display unit displays at least one item of information about the processing station on the viewing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Peter Holzkämper, Thomas Hofmann
  • Patent number: 10301275
    Abstract: Sweet taste modulators for enhancing sweetness of an oral consumer product having a sweetener are described. The sweet taste modulators include 5-ethoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid and 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, syringic aldehyde, sinapic aldehyde, ester of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and vanillic acid, 4-hydrozybenzaldehyde, and 5-methoxymethylfurfural. A method of making 5-ethoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde and a method of making an oral consumer product are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Froschmeier, Thomas Hofmann, Christian Schuh
  • Patent number: 10290526
    Abstract: In a device and a method for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semi-conductor components in receiving pockets of a terminal carrier that are separated from each other, the terminal carrier has spring elements, which are part of a spring plate. The spring plate has a plurality of recesses disposed next to each other for forming a corresponding plurality of receiving pockets for the semi-conductor components, wherein the spring elements are formed from the spring plate in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Multitest Elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Max Schaule
  • Publication number: 20190119319
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Candice Marie Smarrito-Menozzi, Florian Viton, Thomas Hofmann, Maximilian Kranz
  • Patent number: 10258071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for making a sugar-dipeptide conjugate. In particular the invention concerns a method for making a sugar-dipeptide conjugate comprising forming a liquid eutectic mixture of at least two compounds solid at 25° C. and water, and heating the liquid eutectic mixture; wherein the liquid eutectic mixture comprises a dipeptide and a reducing sugar. A further aspect of the invention is a method for preparing a food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Candice Marie Smarrito-Menozzi, Florian Viton, Thomas Hofmann, Maximillian Kranz
  • Patent number: 10107246
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a fluid injector includes a nozzle body with a central axis, the nozzle body having a nozzle body recess, at least one injection opening and an outer wall facing away from the nozzle body recess. The nozzle assembly further includes a nozzle tension nut for coupling the nozzle body to an injector body, the nozzle tension nut having an inner wall facing the outer wall of the nozzle body. The nozzle body and the nozzle tension nut are formed such that, under the effect of an operational pressure exerted in ordinary operation by a metered fluid onto the nozzle body recess, the outer wall of the nozzle body rests, at least in part, against the inner wall of the nozzle tension nut in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Alexander Brandl, Michael Engl
  • Publication number: 20180265487
    Abstract: Sweet taste modulators for enhancing sweetness of an oral consumer product having a sweetener are described. The sweet taste modulators include 5-ethoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid and 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, syringic aldehyde, sinapic aldehyde, ester of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and vanillic acid, 4-hydrozybenzaldehyde, and 5-methoxymethylfurfural. A method of making 5-ethoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde and a method of making an oral consumer product are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Froschmeier, Thomas Hofmann, Christian Schuh
  • Publication number: 20180171631
    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 mineral-containing substrate in order to improve the performance characteristics of the substrate without requiring adhesives and without significantly increasing the mass or thickness of the substrate. The prepreg composite of the present invention can be applied to a wide range of mineral-containing substrates, including structural panels, gypsum wallboards, plasterboard, drywall, cement boards, or ceiling tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Jeremy Hager Klug, Mark Allan Treece, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ailey, Kendrick Casey Halsey, John Thomas Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9907523
    Abstract: An X-ray detector has a first detector module, a second detector module and manipulation means. The first detector module includes a first detection region arranged in a first detection plane, the second detector module includes a second detection region arranged in a second detection plane, which is adjacent to the first detection region. The manipulation means is configured to orient the first detection plane of the first detector module and the second detection plane of the second detector module to each other such that a first normal to surface of the first detection plane and a second normal to surface of the second detection plane intersect within a reference region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Stefan Hebele, Thomas Schlechter
  • Publication number: 20180055078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for making a sugar-dipeptide conjugate. In particular the invention concerns a method for making a sugar-dipeptide conjugate comprising forming a liquid eutectic mixture of at least two compounds solid at 25° C. and water, and heating the liquid eutectic mixture; wherein the liquid eutectic mixture comprises a dipeptide and a reducing sugar. A further aspect of the invention is a method for preparing a food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Candice Marie Smarrito-Menozzi, Florian Viton, Thomas Hofmann, Maximillian Kranz
  • Patent number: 9881077
    Abstract: News documents from one or more sources are aggregated. The news documents are grouped into a plurality of news collections. Each of the news collections includes a sub-set of the news documents having related content. Objects described by the news collections are determined. The objects collectively form a set of objects. A relevance of each of the news collections is measured with respect to the objects respectively described by the news collections and one or more news collections are determined from the plurality of news collections to be associated with a first object included in the set of objects based on the relevance of the one or more news collections to the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Enrique Alfonseca, Yasemin Altun, Massimiliano Ciaramita, Jean-Yves Delort, Ekaterina Filippova, Thomas Hofmann, Evangelos Kanoulas, Ioannis Tsochantaridis
  • Publication number: 20180009844
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Candice Marie Smarrito-Menozzi, Florian Viton, Thomas Hofmann, Maxirnilian Kranz
  • Publication number: 20170333525
    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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Ludwig Stocker Hofpfisterei GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen MAYER, Dirk HALLER, Anna ZHENCHUK, Thomas HOFMANN, Andreas DUNKEL, Michael SCHEMANN, Dagmar KRÜGER
  • Publication number: 20170269573
    Abstract: A processing facility having at least one processing station and at least one covering at least partly surrounding the processing station. The covering has at least one viewing window. Improved error correction is then made possible if a display unit displays at least one item of information about the processing station on the viewing window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Peter Holzkämper, Thomas Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20170235296
    Abstract: A terminal for processing facilities having a communication device arranged to exchange information about the processing facility with a communication partner, a screen arranged to display the information about the processing facility, a position sensor arranged to collect alignment information relating to an alignment of the terminal and a processor arranged to control the communication device, the screen and the position sensor. The functionality of the terminal is extended by the fact that the processor sets a function of the terminal dependent on alignment information from the position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Holzkämper, Thomas Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160311043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing a nozzle body, in which a nozzle-body blank is processed by means of an electro-chemical processing procedure. A method for producing a nozzle body, may include: preparing a nozzle-body blank which has a central axis and a first and a second axial end; proceeding from the first axial end, incorporating a blank cavity into the nozzle-body blank, producing a blank wall between the blank cavity and an external region of the nozzle-body blank; adapting, by means of an electro-chemical processing procedure which comprises electro-chemical subtraction, at least part of a contour of the blank wall, thereby producing a wall of a cavity of the nozzle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Garn, Thomas Hofmann, Martin Simmet, Thomas Austel
  • Publication number: 20160311156
    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: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, John Thomas Hofmann, Kendrick Casey Halsey