Patents by Inventor Thomas Link
Thomas Link 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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Publication number: 20250219761Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of operating processors (108) for decoding forward error correction, FEC, codewords. Activation of a processor (108) for decoding FEC codewords is inhibited when a rate of an increment in processors (108) that are active for decoding FEC codewords is larger than a first threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2024Publication date: July 3, 2025Inventors: Giancarlo GAVIOLI, Luca Gabriele RAZZETTI, Carlo COSTANTINI, Davide CATTANEO, Daniele CUCCHI, Thomas LINK
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Publication number: 20220380827Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Publication number: 20220282298Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Patent number: 11377678Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: Hoffman-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Publication number: 20210381020Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Patent number: 11136610Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Publication number: 20210246478Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Patent number: 11021728Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignees: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Publication number: 20200385673Abstract: Processes for culturing mammalian cells, and for producing recombinant products expressed by mammalian cells, involving a pH up-shift are provided. The processes are particularly suitable for industrial-scale cell culture, and for culture of cells that produce therapeutic products. The processes comprise a first culture stage, carried out at a first pH, and a second culture stage, carried out at a second pH that is higher than the first pH.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Katrin GREPPMAIR, Thomas LINK, Zhixin SHAO
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Publication number: 20200181669Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Publication number: 20200080125Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Patent number: 10501769Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignees: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Patent number: 9442033Abstract: A pressure difference sensor includes a measuring membrane, which is arranged between two platforms and connected pressure-tightly with the platforms, in each case, via a first insulating layer for forming pressure chambers between the platforms and the measuring membrane. The insulating layer is especially silicon oxide, wherein the pressure difference sensor further includes an electrical transducer for registering a pressure dependent deflection of the measuring membrane. The platforms have support positions, against which the measuring membrane lies at least partially in the case of overload, wherein the support positions have position dependent heights, characterized in that the support positions are formed in the first insulating layer by isotropic etching, and the particular height h of a support position, in each case, is a function of a distance from a base of the support position in the reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Endress + GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Igor Getman, Rafael Teipen, Thomas Link, Peter Nommensen
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Publication number: 20160186228Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicants: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.Inventors: Reinhard Franze, Chikashi Hirashima, Thomas Link, Yoshinori Takagi, Shinya Takuma, Yuriko Tsuda
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Publication number: 20150260598Abstract: A pressure difference sensor includes a measuring membrane, which is arranged between two platforms and connected pressure-tightly with the platforms, in each case, via a first insulating layer for forming pressure chambers between the platforms and the measuring membrane. The insulating layer is especially silicon oxide, wherein the pressure difference sensor further includes an electrical transducer for registering a pressure dependent deflection of the measuring membrane. The platforms have support positions, against which the measuring membrane lies at least partially in the case of overload, wherein the support positions have position dependent heights, characterized in that the support positions are formed in the first insulating layer by isotropic etching, and the particular height h of a support position, in each case, is a function of a distance from a base of the support position in the reference plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Igor Getman, Rafael Teipen, Thomas Link, Peter Nommensen
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Publication number: 20140329277Abstract: The invention concerns a method for culturing cells in order to produce substances. According to the invention a cell line producing substances is cultured while feeding a nutrient medium in such a manner that glucose limitation occurs in the culture solution. The degree of glucose limitation DGL=qGlc/qGlcmax (qGlc=observed current specific glucose consumption rate; qGlcmax=maximum known specific glucose consumption rate for these cells). DGL is between the limits 0 and 1, where 0 means complete limitation and 1 means no limitations or complete glucose excess. According to the invention DGL is larger or equal to the DGL which only leads to the maintenance of the cell and ?0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.Inventors: Thomas Link, Ruth Essers, Kerstin Zorner, Jochen Gatgens, Thomas Noll, Christian Wandrey
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Publication number: 20110117087Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the production of an immunoglobulin comprising the following steps: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin, b) cultivating the eukaryotic cell in a cultivation medium wherein the amount of glucose available in the cultivation medium per time unit is kept constant and limited to less than 80% of the amount that could maximally be utilized by the cells in the cultivation medium per time unit, and c) recovering the immunoglobulin from the culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: REINHARD FRANZE, Thomas Link, Shinya Takuma, Yoshinori Takagi, Chikashi Hirashima, Yuriko Tsuda
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Patent number: 7702477Abstract: A calibration method and also a calibration device are proposed to enable a spatial position and/or orientation of a surgical referencing unit of a surgical navigation system fitted with at least one inertial sensor to be specified in relation to a spatial coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Hanns-Peter Tuemmler, Andreas Goeggelmann, Dieter Mintenbeck, Thomas Link
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Patent number: 7467335Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for aligning a plurality of data channels using a deskew bitstream. The method includes receiving the deskew bitstream, identifying an aligned deskew frame by processing the deskew bitstream, identifying a data channel alignment position associated with each of the plurality of data channels by comparing a deskew channel comparison bit from the aligned deskew frame to a data channel comparison bit from each of the plurality of data channels, and selecting the plurality of data channel alignment positions associated with the respective plurality of data channels for aligning the plurality of data channels. The plurality of data channels are aligned in a manner for substantially reducing skew associated with the data channels. The deskew bitstream comprises a plurality of data bits associated with the data channels and a plurality of parity bits generated using at least a portion of the data bits.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Klaus-Holger Otto, Thomas Link
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Publication number: 20080039868Abstract: A calibration method and also a calibration device are proposed to enable a spatial position and/or orientation of a surgical referencing unit of a surgical navigation system fitted with at least one inertial sensor to be specified in relation to a spatial coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: AESCULAP AG & Co. KGInventors: Hanns-Peter Tuemmler, Andreas Goeggelmann, Dieter Mintenbeck, Thomas Link