Patents by Inventor Thomas Ritz
Thomas Ritz 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: 20250031744Abstract: A nutraceutical composition includes a synergistic combination of tagatose and allulose for improving glycemic control in people with diabetes and prediabetes, as well as those at risk of developing metabolic syndrome. The combination is supplemented with an agent that reduces gastrointestinal discomfort, and optionally includes vitamins, minerals, and/or other dietary ingredients. The nutraceutical composition is preferably administered before meals to people with diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, or anyone who wishes to reduce development of insulin resistance. Therapeutic benefits include a reduction of one or more of average blood glucose levels, insulin resistance, A1C percentages, hyperglycemic episodes, body weight, and time spent outside of a normal blood sugar range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Jason P. McDevitt, Thomas Ritz, Gary Ritz
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Publication number: 20240158017Abstract: A motor vehicle rear, with a rear cover defining in sections an outer skin of the motor vehicle rear. A first rear side part defines in sections the outer skin of the motor vehicle rear laterally beside the rear cover on a first side thereof. A second rear side part defines in sections the outer skin of the motor vehicle rear laterally beside the rear cover on a second side thereof. A rear center part defines the outer skin of the motor vehicle rear below the rear cover, wherein the first rear side part, the second rear side part, and the rear center part are formed as separate assemblies and are separately fastened on a frame structure or sheet-metal structure of a shell of the motor vehicle rear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Ritz, Dominik Beierl
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Patent number: 11130528Abstract: A rear paneling for a road vehicle has U-shaped extruded profiles (11, 12) mounted on the crossmember of the road vehicle and runners fit next to the reversing camera (20) for raising the reversing camera (20) over a solid body colliding with the rear paneling (10).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventors: Thomas Ritz, Dominik Thum, Ralf Goebel
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Patent number: 10941694Abstract: An air guiding device is provided for regulating air flow through at least one air inlet opening in a front cowling of a vehicle. The at least one air inlet opening is arranged laterally in the front cowling and, in a closed state, is covered completely to the outside by the air guiding device. The air guiding device has a retaining frame and slats arranged movably in the retaining frame. The slats are mounted movably in the retaining frame and the angle of incidence of the slats can be changed by a servo motor that is connected to an adjusting mechanism, in such a manner that an air flow approaching the at least one air inlet opening is at least partially guided around the vehicle. A method also is provided for regulating an air flow in proximity to the front cowling of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Inventor: Thomas Ritz
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Patent number: 10942174Abstract: A method of determining risk of stress in a subject involves determining in a biological sample, the level of one or more forms of calcium binding protein spermatid specific 1 protein, wherein the one or more forms comprise one or more of 12 kDa, 15 kDa, 18 kDa, 20 kDa, 27 kDa, 33 kDa, 55 kDa, or 90 kDa forms; comparing the level of the one or more forms in the sample with the level of the one or more forms in a normal control; determining whether the subject has risk of stress in accordance with the result; wherein a difference in the level of the one or more forms relative to the level of the normal control, is indicative of stress or responsiveness to stressful stimuli; and treating the subject with a stress management program that involves using one or more forms of 12 kDa, 15 kDa, 18 kDa, 20 kDa, 27 kDa, 33 kDa, 55 kDa, or 90 kDa forms as therapeutic targets.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Inventors: Dean Befus, Thomas Ritz, Chris St. Laurent, Katherine St. Laurent
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Publication number: 20200247476Abstract: A rear paneling for a road vehicle has U-shaped extruded profiles (11, 12) mounted on the crossmember of the road vehicle and runners fit next to the reversing camera (20) for raising the reversing camera (20) over a solid body colliding with the rear paneling (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Thomas Ritz, Dominik Thum, Ralf Goebel
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Patent number: 10639328Abstract: The disclosure describes methods and compositions for reducing the duration of hyperglycemia and treating diabetes and complications thereof. A human subject with hyperglycemia is administered insulin, a water-based beverage, and a sodium salt formulation sufficient to accelerate said subject's return to a non-hyperglycemic state. This process can be repeated multiple times within a given time period.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Inventors: Thomas Ritz, Gary Ritz, Jason P. McDevitt
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Publication number: 20190079082Abstract: A method of determining risk of stress in a subject involves determining in a biological sample, the level of one or more forms of calcium binding protein spermatid specific 1 protein, wherein the one or more forms comprise one or more of 12 kDa, 15 kDa, 18 kDa, 20 kDa, 27 kDa, 33 kDa, 55 kDa, or 90 kDa forms; comparing the level of the one or more forms in the sample with the level of the one or more forms in a normal control; determining whether the subject has risk of stress in accordance with the result; wherein a difference in the level of the one or more forms relative to the level of the normal control, is indicative of stress or responsiveness to stressful stimuli; and treating the subject with a stress management program that involves using one or more forms of 12 kDa, 15 kDa, 18 kDa, 20 kDa, 27 kDa, 33 kDa, 55 kDa, or 90 kDa forms as therapeutic targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTAInventors: Dean BEFUS, Thomas RITZ, Chris ST. LAURENT, Katherine ST. LAURENT
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Publication number: 20150152774Abstract: An air guiding device is provided for regulating an air flow flowing through at least one air inlet opening in a front cowling arranged on a vehicle. The at least one air inlet opening is arranged laterally in the front cowling and, in a closed state, is covered completely to the outside by the air guiding device. The air guiding device has a retaining frame and at least one slat arranged movably in the retaining frame. The at least one slat is mounted movably in the retaining frame and the angle of incidence of the slat can be changed by a servo motor that is connected to an adjusting mechanism, in such a manner that an air flow approaching the at least one air inlet opening is at least partially guided around the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventor: Thomas Ritz
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Patent number: 8261964Abstract: In carton packaging having an outer folding carton and an inner folding carton which surrounds a film internal container, the inner folding carton is adhesively bonded by means of one of its carton body walls (14) to an adjacent carton body wall (6) of the outer folding carton. The outer folding carton and the inner folding carton surround the film internal container essentially completely. The film internal container consists of a flexible film internal bag provided with a withdrawal closure. The carton body walls (13, 14, 15, 16) of the inner folding carton are connected to one another in a foldable manner at the body edges (17, 18, 19, 20) via carton bridges, each bridging an edge slot. The lid flaps of the inner folding carton are angled in the finished carton packaging. The inner folding carton and the outer folding carton consist of a joint carton blank or each consist of a separate carton blank or each consist of a plurality of carton blanks.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, STI Gustav Stabernack GmbHInventors: Roland Raupach, Bettina Straub-Jubb, Thomas Ritz
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Patent number: 8191959Abstract: A front end module for a motor vehicle substantially contains a downwardly open assembly support which is connected to a crash cross-member via lateral connecting limbs, and the two components form a rectangular, closed frame. A further, lower crash cross-member which likewise forms a rectangularly closed frame is connected to the crash cross-member.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Ritz
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Patent number: 8181727Abstract: Inlet openings at the frontal region of a vehicle have actuable transversely oriented pivoting lamellae disposed behind them. The lamellae guide an air flow to a vehicle radiator in a targeted manner. The pivoting lamellae are connected to an actuating device with control linkages that are articulated to one another via deflection levers for an upper and a lower lamella unit. The upper pivoting lamellae are adjusted at an angle which is different than the lower pivoting lamellae. The upper pivoting lamellae can be set in each case as a unit jointly with the lower pivoting lamellae as a further unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Ritz, Patrik Gisch
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Patent number: 7967373Abstract: A transversely aligned support part is arranged between an assembly support of a vehicle body and a front part. The support part is connected to the assembly support via bolt and clip elements, and the front part is fastenable to the support part by bolts in a manner such that it can be vertically aligned via adjusting elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AGInventor: Thomas Ritz
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Publication number: 20100213742Abstract: A front end module for a motor vehicle substantially contains a downwardly open assembly support which is connected to a crash cross-member via lateral connecting limbs, and the two components form a rectangular, closed frame. A further, lower crash cross-member which likewise forms a rectangularly closed frame is connected to the crash cross-member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Thomas Ritz
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Publication number: 20100187294Abstract: In carton packaging having an outer folding carton and an inner folding carton which surrounds a film internal container, the inner folding carton is adhesively bonded by means of one of its carton body walls (14) to an adjacent carton body wall (6) of the outer folding carton. The outer folding carton and the inner folding carton surround the film internal container essentially completely. The film internal container consists of a flexible film internal bag provided with a withdrawal closure. The carton body walls (13, 14, 15, 16) of the inner folding carton are connected to one another in a foldable manner at the body edges (17, 18, 19, 20) via carton bridges, each bridging an edge slot. The lid flaps of the inner folding carton are angled in the finished carton packaging. The inner folding carton and the outer folding carton consist of a joint carton blank or each consist of a separate carton blank or each consist of a plurality of carton blanks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Merck Patent GesellschaftInventors: Roland Raupach, Bettina Straub-Jubb, Thomas Ritz
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Publication number: 20100071977Abstract: Inlet openings at the frontal region of a vehicle have actuable transversely oriented pivoting lamellae disposed behind them. The lamellae guide an air flow to a vehicle radiator in a targeted manner. The pivoting lamellae are connected to an actuating device with control linkages that are articulated to one another via deflection levers for an upper and a lower lamella unit. The upper pivoting lamellae are adjusted at an angle which is different than the lower pivoting lamellae. The upper pivoting lamellae can be set in each case as a unit jointly with the lower pivoting lamellae as a further unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Ritz, Patrik Gisch
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Publication number: 20090267384Abstract: A transversely aligned support part is arranged between an assembly support of a vehicle body and a front part. The support part is connected to the assembly support via bolt and clip elements, and the front part is fastenable to the support part by bolts in a manner such that it can be vertically aligned via adjusting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Thomas Ritz
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Patent number: 6598924Abstract: A device is used for holding and mounting a front/rear panel to a side component of a vehicle, for purposes of reinforcing and housing vehicle aggregates in the front/rear panel of a vehicle; in order to allow a simple mounting of the front panel to a side component. The panel is provided with a mounting profile with clamping brackets that can be attached to corresponding clamping elements of a guide rail in the side component.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2002Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AGInventors: Eberhard Palmer, Thomas Ritz
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Publication number: 20020149221Abstract: A device is used for holding and mounting a front/rear panel to a side component of a vehicle, for purposes of reinforcing and housing vehicle aggregates in the front/rear panel of a vehicle; in order to allow a simple mounting of the front panel to a side component. The panel is provided with a mounting profile with clamping brackets that can be attached to corresponding clamping elements of a guide rail in the side component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2002Publication date: October 17, 2002Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG.Inventors: Eberhard Palmer, Thomas Ritz