Patents by Inventor Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel 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: 20120291778Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament container for a liquid medicament. The medicament container comprises a deformable bag with an outlet and at least one deformation member consisting of a shape memory alloy. The at least one deformation member is arranged to deform the deformable bag when the shape memory alloy passes from a first phase into a second phase by a phase transition, thereby changing the shape of the deformation member and squeezing a dose of the medicament through the outlet out of the bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120266876Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament container (2), comprising a bag (3) with an outlet (4), the bag (3) compressible by a compression means (6), the bag (3) having an inner surface arranged to stick when subjected to the compression means (6). The invention also refers to an arrangement (1) for administering a liquid medicament (M) comprising the medicament container (2) and a compression means (6) for locally compressing the bag (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120268741Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement and a method for determining a longitudinal position of a stopper for sealing a compartment of a translucent medicament container for a liquid medicament (M). The arrangement comprises a circular light source and a photo sensitive sensor, wherein either the light source or the sensor is laterally arrangeable next to the medicament container extending over at least part of the length of the medicament container, and wherein the respective other of the light source and the sensor is arrangeable in a circular manner around a head of the medicament container. The light source is arranged to emit light into the medicament container. The light is scattered by the medicament or medicament container and detected by the sensor. The sensor is connected to a processor unit for detecting the position of the stopper).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christian Pommereau, Anke Liewald, Nils Basso, Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120266877Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament administration device (1) comprising a rigid medicament container (2) for a liquid medicament with an outlet (3) for the medicament, a storage means (4) for storing solid particles (5), and a feeding means for feeding solid particles (5) from the storage means (4) into the medicament container (2) to displace a dose of medicament by solid particles (5), thereby squeezing the dose of medicament through the outlet (3) of the medicament container (2). In addition the invention relates to a method for administering a liquid medicament stored in a rigid medicament container (2) with an outlet (3) for the medicament, wherein a dose of medicament is squeezed through the outlet (3) of the medicament container (2) by displacing the dose of medicament by solid particles (5) which are fed into the medicament container (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt, Yves Bärtling
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Publication number: 20120266875Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament container (1) for a liquid medicament, the medicament container (1) comprising a flexible bag (2) with an outlet (4), the bag (2) surrounded by a braid (3), arranged for lengthening and narrowing when being pulled in longitudinal direction (L).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120271242Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a dispensing container and a reservoir container for holding a fluid medicinal product, wherein the dispensing container and the reservoir container are connected to one another and are in fluid communication, and wherein the dispensing container is squeezable for dispensing a dose of the fluid medicinal product from the dispensing container, the dispensing container being refillable with the fluid medicinal product from the reservoir container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Nils Basso, Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt, Jens Schirmer
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Publication number: 20120253282Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament container for a liquid medicament, the medicament container comprising a bag with an outlet, the bag being compressible or shrinkable by subjection of at least a part of the medicament container to an energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120253286Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for delivering a fluid medicament, the arrangement comprising a medicament container that comprises an array of separated reservoirs. Each reservoir comprises a defined charge of a fluid medicament and is separately dischargeable. The reservoirs are flexible and connected by a connecting element. The arrangement further comprises a dosage apparatus comprising a releasing actor designed to activate the release of the charge of fluid medicament from a reservoir to a needle. The dosage apparatus comprises a transportation arrangement designed to provide the releasing actor with reservoirs to be released, or designed to move the releasing actor to a reservoir to be released next.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120220929Abstract: The invention relates to a pump unit (1), replaceably attachable to a reusable backend (6) of an injection arrangement (7) for delivering a liquid medicament, the pump unit (1) comprising a medicament inlet (1.1), a medicament outlet (1.2) and a pump (2) for delivering the liquid medicament from the inlet (1.1) to the outlet (1.2), wherein a medicament container (4) is arranged in the pump unit (1), wherein a fluid communication between the medicament container (4) and the pump (2) is establishable when the pump unit (1) is attached to the reusable backend (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUSTCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120209249Abstract: The invention refers to an injection arrangement (1) comprising a replaceable container cartridge (2) for a flowable drug (5), the container cartridge (2) comprising a deformable bag (4) arranged inside and sealed against a rigid outer casing (3), the deformable bag (4) being arranged for holding the flowable drug (5) and in fluid communication with an outlet (6), the rigid outer casing (3) fillable by a displacement fluid (7) for displacing the deformable bag (4), the injection arrangement (1) further comprising a reservoir (8) for the displacement fluid (7) and a pump (9) for pumping the displacement fluid (7) from the reservoir (8) into the rigid outer casing (3) and/or from the rigid outer casing (3) into the reservoir (8) via a fluid channel (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Nils Basso, Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120201626Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device (1) for furniture fittings (2) on furniture parts (13), comprising at least one dowel core (3) that can be inserted into a hole (14) of a furniture part (13), the dowel core being arranged inside a dowel sleeve (4), and an actuating device (5), by means of which the dowel sleeve (4) can be moved relative to the dowel core (3), wherein the dowel sleeve (4) spreads on the dowel core (3). The dowel core (3) and the dowel sleeve (4) have at least two, preferably more, corresponding inclined surfaces (7, 7?, 7?, 8, 8?, 8?) that are offset in the axial direction, wherein if the dowel sleeve (4) is moved relative to the dowel core (3), the dowel sleeve (4) spreads substantially evenly at two, preferably more, axially offset locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Oskar RAICH, Thomas NAGEL
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Publication number: 20120197233Abstract: The invention relates to a pump unit (2), replaceably attachable to a reusable backend (3) of an injection arrangement (1) for delivering a liquid medicament, the pump unit (2) comprising a medicament inlet (2.1), a medicament outlet (2.2) and a peristaltic pump for delivering the liquid medicament from the inlet (2.1) to the outlet (2.2), the peristaltic pump comprising a pump rotor (2.3) and a pump hose (2.4), the pump hose (2.4) partially arranged around the pump rotor (2.3), the pump rotor (2.3) having protrusions (2.5) for engaging the pump hose (2.4), wherein a fixing side (2.6) of the pump unit (2) facing a reusable backend (3) when attached has a recess (2.7) in the shape of a circular arc for allowing a correspondingly shaped stop (3.1) protruding from the reusable backend (3) to enter into the pump unit (2) so as to support the pump hose (2.4) from an outer side opposite the pump rotor (2.3) thus allowing the protrusions (2.5) to locally squeeze the pump hose (2.4) against the stop (3.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Nils Basso, Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120197195Abstract: A drug delivery device (1), comprising a flexible container (9) for holding a drug (18) and an electrically activatable deformable squeezing member (8). The flexible container (9) comprises a container outlet (17) for dispensing a dose of the drug (18) from the flexible container (9). The squeezing member (8) is activatable for dispensing the dose of the drug (18). When activated, the squeezing member (8) is arranged and configured to squeeze the flexible container (9), thereby expelling the dose of the drug (18) from the flexible container (9) through the container outlet (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Nils Basso, Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120197212Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided which comprises a housing, a dispensing end for dispensing a drug from the drug delivery device, a flexible container for holding the drug, the flexible container comprising an outlet, the outlet being connected to the dispensing end, and a squeezing member for squeezing the flexible container, wherein, for dispensing a dose of the drug from the drug delivery device, the squeezing member and the flexible container are axially displaceable relative to one another, the squeezing member rotating with respect to the housing during the relative axial displacement and squeezing the flexible container, thereby urging the dose of the drug from the container through the outlet. Furthermore, using a rotatable roll in a drug delivery device is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Nils Basso, Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120195708Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device for furniture fittings on furniture parts, comprising at least one dowel core that can be inserted into a hole of a furniture part, the dowel core being arranged inside a dowel sleeve, and an actuating device, by means of which the dowel sleeve can be moved relative to the dowel core, wherein the dowel sleeve spreads on the dowel core, wherein the dowel core is radially resilient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Oskar RAICH, Thomas NAGEL
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Publication number: 20120189476Abstract: The invention relates to a pump chamber (1) for a peristaltic pump, the pump chamber (1) comprising an elongate cavity (1.1) defined between an elastically deformable chamber wall (1.2) and a rigid chamber (1.3) wall, wherein the elastically deformable wall (1.2) and the rigid wall (1.3) are arranged as a one-piece part by two-component injection moulding. The invention also refers to a method for producing the pump chamber (1) for a peristaltic pump, the method comprising a two-component injection moulding of the elastically deformable wall (1.2) and the rigid chamber wall (1.3) thereby forming them as a one-piece part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, Rene Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120186584Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament container, comprising a bag with an outlet, the bag compressible by a compression means, the bag arranged to be essentially inflexible and arranged for turning flexible in an area subjected to a compression means. The invention further relates to an injection arrangement for delivering a liquid medicament comprising the medicament container.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120179094Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament container, comprising a cavity at least partially defined by a container wall comprising a soft, flexible inner layer consisting of a soft material and a rigid outer layer consisting of a rigid material, wherein the layers are arranged as a one-piece part by two component injection moulding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas Nagel, René Richter, Robert Witt
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Publication number: 20120097659Abstract: An electrically heatable honeycomb body includes channels and at least one heating disk having at least one first and one second layer stack of electrically conductive material. The first and second layer stacks are interleaved with and electrically insulated from each other. The first layer stack forms a first current path for conducting an electrical current for a first heating circuit and the second layer stack forms a second current path for conducting an electrical current for a second heating circuit. The first heating circuit operates at a power of 300 W to 500 W and the second heating circuit operates at 500 W to 700 W. Exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine can be evenly heated by several independent heating circuits in a common heating disk even with different heating capacities using a simple construction. A method for heating a honeycomb body and a motor vehicle are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBHInventors: THORSTEN DUESTERDIEK, RICHARD DORENKAMP, THOMAS NAGEL, JAN HODGSON, SVEN SCHEPERS, CARSTEN KRUSE
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Publication number: 20120042634Abstract: A method for operating a device for the purification of exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine which is operated with an excess of air includes heating at least one heating apparatus of the device above a predetermined first setpoint temperature. The at least one heating apparatus is at least partially in contact with the exhaust gas, can be activated by electrical energy and is formed at least partially with an oxidation coating. At least the temperature of the at least one heating apparatus or of the exhaust gas is subsequently monitored. An increase in the hydrocarbon fraction of the exhaust gas is initiated if at least the temperature of the heating apparatus or of the exhaust gas has reached a threshold temperature or a low-load phase of the internal combustion engine is present. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AG, EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBHInventors: THOMAS NAGEL, CARSTEN KRUSE, GERHARD KAHMANN, THORSTEN DÜSTERDIEK