Patents by Inventor Thomas Kohl

Thomas Kohl 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: 20240066491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous flow process for preparing conducting polymers, for example polyaniline. The continuous flow process can provide a controlled synthesis of a conducting polymer from an emulsion comprising a polymerizable organic monomer and a free radical initiator in flow within a temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprising at least one mixing element. The present disclosure also relates to the conducting polymers prepared by the continuous flow process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas KOHL, John TSANAKTSIDIS, Christian HORNUNG, Patrick KINLEN, Eric BRUTON, Matthew FLACK, Andrew ZWEIG
  • Publication number: 20240068571
    Abstract: A sealing ring, including at least one sealing element having a first permeation coefficient, and at least one permeation barrier of a thermoplastic material having a second permeation coefficient, wherein the at least one sealing element and the at least one permeation barrier form a unit, and wherein the first permeation coefficient is higher than the second permeation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Frank LAUER, Maik BLUHM, Mark BOGGASCH, Christian MITSCHKAL, Thomas KRAMER, Christian KOHL, Manuel HILLE
  • Patent number: 11738320
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous flow process for preparing conducting polymers, for example polyaniline. The continuous flow process can provide a controlled synthesis of a conducting polymer from an emulsion comprising a polymerizable organic monomer and a free radical initiator in flow within a temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprising at least one mixing element. The present disclosure also relates to the conducting polymers prepared by the continuous flow process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Kohl, John Tsanaktsidis, Christian Hornung, Patrick Kinlen, Eric Bruton, Matthew Flack, Andrew Zweig
  • Publication number: 20210380415
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to graphitic materials and to methods for preparing graphitic materials including processes for preparing graphitic materials comprising a predetermined heteroatom content by heating a conducting polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas KOHL, John TSANAKTSIDIS
  • Publication number: 20210379700
    Abstract: A method of processing a metal-ceramic substrate (1), comprising: processing the metal-ceramic substrate (1) by irradiating the metal-ceramic substrate (1) with laser light, in particular for forming a predetermined breaking point (5); wherein a surface topography of the metal-ceramic substrate (1) is measured at least in regions in a first measuring step preceding the irradiation and/or in a second measuring step following the irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Kohl, Daniel Küfner
  • Publication number: 20210346860
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous flow process for preparing conducting polymers, for example polyaniline. The continuous flow process can provide a controlled synthesis of a conducting polymer from an emulsion comprising a polymerizable organic monomer and a free radical initiator in flow within a temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprising at least one mixing element. The present disclosure also relates to the conducting polymers prepared by the continuous flow process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas KOHL, John TSANAKTSIDIS, Christian HORNUNG, Patrick KINLEN, Eric BRUTON, Matthew FLACK, Andrew ZWEIG
  • Patent number: 11065594
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous flow process for preparing conducting polymers, for example polyaniline. The continuous flow process can provide a controlled synthesis of a conducting polymer from an emulsion comprising a polymerizable organic monomer and a free radical initiator in flow within a temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprising at least one mixing element. The present disclosure also relates to the conducting polymers prepared by the continuous flow process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Kohl, John Tsanaktsidis, Christian Hornung, Patrick Kinlen, Eric Bruton, Matthew Flack, Andrew Zweig
  • Publication number: 20200376457
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous flow process for preparing conducting polymers, for example polyaniline. The continuous flow process can provide a controlled synthesis of a conducting polymer from an emulsion comprising a polymerizable organic monomer and a free radical initiator in flow within a temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprising at least one mixing element. The present disclosure also relates to the conducting polymers prepared by the continuous flow process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas KOHL, John TSANAKTSIDS, Christian HORNUNG, Patrick KINLEN, Eric BRUTON, Matthew FLACK, Andrew ZWEIG
  • Patent number: 10703389
    Abstract: A gasket for sealing between the open end of a manway nozzle body of a containment vessel and an associated cover comprising a resilient annular ring member having a bail including a plurality of rigid arcuate inserts spaced about the bail that extends between radially inner and radially outer depending legs. The bail includes at least one annular upstanding chevron extending about an upper surface and at least one annular depending chevron extending about a lower surface. The inserts and bail have about the same thickness. A method includes compressing the gasket between the manway nozzle and cover, and the rigid inserts limit the compression of the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Salco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Vedran Dzolovic, David A. Oestermeyer, Thomas A. Kohls, William Borowski
  • Publication number: 20180273055
    Abstract: A gasket for sealing between the open end of a manway nozzle body of a containment vessel and an associated cover comprising a resilient annular ring member having a bail including a plurality of rigid arcuate inserts spaced about the bail that extends between radially inner and radially outer depending legs. The bail includes at least one annular upstanding chevron extending about an upper surface and at least one annular depending chevron extending about a lower surface. The inserts and bail have about the same thickness. A method includes compressing the gasket between the manway nozzle and cover, and the rigid inserts limit the compression of the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Salco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Vedran Dzolovic, David A. Oestermeyer, Thomas A. Kohls, William Borowski
  • Publication number: 20150224588
    Abstract: A circular saw blade includes a generally flat disk with a cutting periphery defined by a plurality of carbide teeth arranged in spaced relation around the perimeter of the disk and projecting radially outwardly from the disk. Each tooth of the cutting periphery includes a pair of spaced-apart primary side faces, a cutting face having a cutting edge with a top bevel angle within the range of at least 25 degrees to about 50 degrees, and at least two secondary side faces. Each secondary side face extends between the cutting face and a respective one of the pair of primary side faces and has a relief angle relative to the immediately adjoining primary side face. The circular saw blade is ably suited to provide a smooth cutting finish without splintering of the top and bottom edges in connection with a wide variety of cuts, including crosscutting and ripcutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Russell Thomas Kohl
  • Patent number: 8864779
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for intracorporeal application of auxiliary medical material, in particular for bio-materials and wound applications, having a hollow application tube for inserting the auxiliary medical material into the surgical area. To create a device for intracorporeal application of auxiliary medical material that ensures simple handling and a secure application of the auxiliary medical material in the surgical area, the invention is characterized by a winding insert that can be inserted into the hollow application tube and can be slid in the longitudinal direction of the application tube and on which it is possible to wind the auxiliary medical material that is to be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kohl, Martin Blocher
  • Patent number: 8381625
    Abstract: A circular saw blade includes a substantially planar main body having an essentially circular periphery in which are formed a plurality of annularly spaced tip support portions, and a plurality of cutting tips affixed by brazing to the tip support portions of the main body. Each cutting tip has a mounting base formed with at least two locking surfaces along which the brazing affixes the mounting base to a respective tip support portion. The locking surfaces are configured and located in relation to one another and to the main body for counteracting forces which act against the cutting tip in differing directions in the plane of the main body during rotational cutting operation of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Freud America, Inc.
    Inventors: Davide Lizzi, Russell Thomas Kohl, Frederick Clifford Paddock
  • Patent number: 8142449
    Abstract: A device is used for inserting at least one anchor piece into a hollow space of a living being, in order to fix a wall of the hollow space temporarily to a wall of the body by means of the at least one anchor piece. It is proposed that the device has two shaft-like elements which are axially movable relative to one another and by which the at least one anchor piece is held captive at its axially spaced apart opposite ends, and moreover has an actuating mechanism via which the at least one element can be moved in such a way that the anchor piece held by it is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kohl, Martin Oberlaender, Michael Sauer
  • Publication number: 20120013898
    Abstract: A surface inspection system, as well as related components and methods, are provided. The surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The system features a variable polarization a polarizing relay assembly arranged to selectively permit the scattered light having a selected polarization orientation to pass along a detector optical axis to a light detection unit in the detection subsystem. The system also features a collector output width varying subsystem for varying the width of an output slit in response to changes in the location of the location scanned on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil Judell, Ian Thomas Kohl, Songping Gao, Richard Earl Bills
  • Publication number: 20110197736
    Abstract: A circular saw blade comprises a substantially planar main body having an essentially circular periphery in which are formed a plurality of annularly spaced tip support portions, and a plurality of cutting tips affixed by brazing to the tip support portions of the main body. Each cutting tip has a mounting base formed with at least two locking surfaces along which the brazing affixes the mounting base to a respective tip support portion. The locking surfaces are configured and located in relation to one another and to the main body for counteracting forces which act against the cutting tip in differing directions in the plane of the main body during rotational cutting operation of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Freud America, Inc.
    Inventors: Davide Lizzi, Russell Thomas Kohl, Frederick Clifford Paddock
  • Publication number: 20100110420
    Abstract: A surface inspection system, as well as related components and methods, are provided. The surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The system features a variable polarization a polarizing relay assembly arranged to selectively permit the scattered light having a selected polarization orientation to pass along a detector optical axis to a light detection unit in the detection subsystem. They system also features a collector output width varying subsystem for varying the width of an output slit in response to changes in the location of the location scanned on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil Judell, Ian Thomas Kohl, Songping Gao, Richard Earl Bills
  • Patent number: 7623227
    Abstract: A surface inspection system, as well as related components and methods, are provided. The surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The system features a variable polarization a polarizing relay assembly arranged to selectively permit the scattered light having a selected polarization orientation to pass along a detector optical axis to a light detection unit in the detection subsystem. They system also features a collector output width varying subsystem for varying the width of an output slit in response to changes in the location of the location scanned on the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Judell, Ian Thomas Kohl, Songping Gao, Richard Earl Bills
  • Publication number: 20090024073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for intracorporeal application of auxiliary medical material, in particular for bio-materials and wound applications, having a hollow application tube for inserting the auxiliary medical material into the surgical area. To create a device for intracorporeal application of auxiliary medical material that ensures simple handling and a secure application of the auxiliary medical material in the surgical area, the invention is characterized by a winding insert that can be inserted into the hollow application tube and can be slid in the longitudinal direction of the application tube and on which it is possible to wind the auxiliary medical material that is to be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Kohl, Martin Blocher
  • Patent number: D992753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Yutong Zhu, Christian Hornung, Robert Dark, Thomas Kohl