Patents by Inventor Thomas Scholl

Thomas Scholl 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).

  • Large deletions in human BRCA1 gene and use thereof
    Patent number: 7250497
    Abstract: Large deletions have been identified in the BRCA1 gene in patients. The large deletions predispose the patients to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Thus, methods for detecting the genetic variants are provided which can be used in detecting a predisposition to cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Brant C. Hendrickson, Benjamin Ward, Dmitry Pruss
  • Power screwdriver
    Patent number: 7234536
    Abstract: A power screwdriver is disclosed having a drive which is coupled via a clutch, disengaging as a function of torque, to a tool drive shaft for driving a tool. The screwdriver comprises an electronic control unit for controlling the drive, and a sensor which is coupled to the electronic control unit in order to switch off the drive when the clutch responds. The electronic control unit is designed for activating the drive with a certain output, preferably with a reduced output, for a limited time after switch-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Oliver Greese
  • Method and apparatus for rerouting non-unicast traffic
    Publication number: 20060274649
    Abstract: A network element (102) coupled to one or more neighboring network elements with built-in router redundancy has an active router (202) programmed to detect (201) an interruption in communication at a select one of the neighboring network elements which has in response switched to a redundant router, and reroute (212) non-unicast traffic to one or more unaffected network elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP
    Inventor: Thomas Scholl
  • Method of controlling the direction of rotation of a power tool
    Publication number: 20060157260
    Abstract: The invention discloses a power tool for screwing or drilling having a motor for driving a drive shaft, a controller for controlling the power tool, a motor switch for switching the motor on and off, switching means for reversing the power tool between clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation, and vice versa, and a timer that permits reversal of the power tool between clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation, and vice versa, within a predefined period of time between actuation of the switching means for clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation and for operation of the motor switch to start the power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Oliver Greese, Thomas Scholl
  • Apparatus for improved pulse oximetry measurement
    Publication number: 20060129039
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the blood oxygen level of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing having an interior surface of non-reflective material substantially surrounding an interior. A cooperating light source and detector are operatively positioned proximate the interior surface so as to emit and receive light projected within the interior of the housing. A material more conducive to light transmission, reflectance, or a combination thereof—as compared to the interior surface material—is positioned proximate the light source and/or detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Bernd Lindner, Martin Eckermann, Thomas Scholl, Steven Gorski
  • Power screwdriver
    Publication number: 20060032648
    Abstract: A power screwdriver is disclosed having a drive which is coupled via a clutch, disengaging as a function of torque, to a tool drive shaft for driving a tool. The screwdriver comprises an electronic control unit for controlling the drive, and a sensor which is coupled to the electronic control unit in order to switch off the drive when the clutch responds. The electronic control unit is designed for activating the drive with a certain output, preferably with a reduced output, for a limited time after switch-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Oliver Greese
  • Dynamically reconfigurable wireless networks (DRWiN) and methods for operating such networks
    Publication number: 20050164664
    Abstract: A mesh type wireless communication network includes a plurality of nodes, each node having at least one dynamically directionally controllable communications link, and a network controller for dynamically changing the direction of the controllable communications links of the nodes to enable transmission of signals between the nodes. A hub type wireless communication network includes a hub node having at least one dynamically directionally controllable communications link, a plurality of remote nodes, and a network controller for dynamically controlling the direction of the communications link to enable transmission of signals between the hub node and the remote nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel DiFonzo, Kenneth Hersey, Ernest Ekelman, Shuguang Chen, Louise Sengupta, Somnath Sengupta, Thomas Scholl
  • Method of identifying genomic rearrangements
    Patent number: 6895337
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products and systems are provided for detecting large genomic rearrangements based on unphased genotype data obtained using common genotyping techniques that do not differentiate different alleles. In the method, unphased genotypes at a plurality of nucleotide variant markers of a particular gene in a diploid subject are compared with a canonical haplotype collection of the gene for a heterogeneous subject population. If the unphased genotypes cannot be reduced to a pair of canonical haplotypes within the canonical haplotype collection, it would indicate an increased likelihood that an allele of the gene in the diploid subject harbors a genomic rearrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Dmitry Pruss, Brant C. Hendrickson
  • UV-stable polycarbonates optionally mixed with known aromatic polycarbonates, production thereof and use thereof
    Patent number: 6831147
    Abstract: The present invention provides UV-stable polycarbonates, optionally mixed with known aromatic polycarbonates, the production and use thereof, wherein the polycarbonates contain terminal groups of the formula (Ia)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer AG
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Peter Bier
  • Rubber mixtures containing 1,4-butenediol (polyether)
    Patent number: 6815484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rubber mixtures with improved processing behavior and high filler activity, containing 1,4-butenediol and/or 1,4-butenediol polyether, as well as the use of the rubber mixtures for the production of vulcanizates, in particular for the production of highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant molded articles, and preferably for the production of tires that have a low rolling resistance and a high abrasion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Hermann-Josef Weidenhaupt
  • Block copolymer based on conjugated diolefins and polar monomers
    Publication number: 20040167276
    Abstract: The block copolymers according to the invention which are based on conjugated diolefins and polar monomers and are prepared in the presence of catalysts based on the rare earth metals have a high cis-1,4 content in the polydiene block and, because of their polar polymer part and their non-polar diene polymer part, can be used as agents which impart compatibility in the preparation of vulcanizates with a filler content for the production of tires and tire components, as a filler in the preparation of such vulcanizates, and as a blend component in the preparation of thermoplastic elastomers or in the modification of thermoplastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Heike Windisch, Werner Obrecht, Cristina Stere, Thomas Scholl, Ulrike Scholl, Philipp Scholl, Christine Scholl, Johannes Scholl, Oskar Nuyken, Lars Friebe, Mario Vierle
  • Block copolymer based on conjugated diolefins and polar monomers
    Patent number: 6734257
    Abstract: The block copolymers according to the invention which are based on conjugated diolefins and polar monomers and are prepared in the presence of catalysts based on the rare earth metals have a high cis-1,4 content in the polydiene block and, because of their polar polymer part and their non-polar diene polymer part, can be used as agents which impart compatibility in the preparation of vulcanizates with a filler content for the production of tires and tire component in the preparation of thermoplastic elastomers or in the modification of thermoplastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heike Windisch, Werner Obrecht, Cristina Stere, Thomas Scholl, Oskar Nuyken, Lars Friebe, Mario Vierle
  • Rubber compositions containing hydroxyl groups
    Patent number: 6699937
    Abstract: The invention relates to rubber compounds that contain rubbers polymerized in solution with a secondary hydroxyl group content of 0.1 to 5 wt.- % that are not more than 4 carbon atoms away from the respective side chain end. The invention also relates to mixtures thereof with fillers, optionally additional rubbers and rubber auxiliary agents and the vulcanized rubbers produced thereof. The inventive rubber compounds are useful for producing highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant molded bodies, especially for producing tires that are characterized by excellent non-skid properties on wet surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Jürgen Trimbach
  • Hydroxyl group-containing diene rubber
    Patent number: 6696523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rubber mixtures containing diene rubber with a concentration of primary hydroxyl groups of 0.1 to 2 wt. % and a glass transition temperature of −120° to −50° C. and their mixtures with fillers, optionally further rubbers and rubber auxiliary substances and vulcanisates prepared therefrom. Rubber mixtures according to the invention are suitable for producing highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant moulded items, in particular for producing tires treads which have a particularly high resistance to wet skidding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Jürgen Trimbach
  • Large deletions in human BRCA1 gene and use thereof
    Publication number: 20040014115
    Abstract: Large deletions have been identified in the BRCA1 gene in patients. The large deletions predispose the patients to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Thus, methods for detecting the genetic variants are provided which can be used in detecting a predisposition to cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Myriad Genetics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Brant C. Hendrickson, Benjamin Ward, Dmitry Pruss
  • Rubber mixtures containing 1,4-butenediol (polyether)
    Publication number: 20030045619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rubber mixtures with improved processing behavior and high filler activity, containing 1,4-butenediol and/or 1,4-butenediol polyether, as well as the use of the rubber mixtures for the production of vulcanizates, in particular for the production of highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant molded articles, and preferably for the production of tires that have a low rolling resistance and a high abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Ulrike Scholl, Philipp Scholl, Christine Scholl, Johannes Scholl, Hermann-Josef Weidenhaupt
  • Polyether-containing rubber mixtures
    Patent number: 6521684
    Abstract: The present invention provides rubber mixtures with improved processing behavior containing special polyethers and use of the rubber mixtures for preparing vulcanizates, in particular for the production of highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant molded items, particularly preferably for producing tires which have a low rolling resistance and a high abrasion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Hermann-Josef Weidenhaupt
  • Rubbers with polyether side groups
    Patent number: 6521698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rubbers based on diolefins with a particular lateral polyether group content, mixtures thereof with fillers and the use of said rubbers and mixtures for the preparation of rubber vulcanizates with improved tear propagation resistance and favorable dynamic damping. More particularly, the rubbers according to the present invention are suitable for the manufacture of highly reinforced rubber molded articles, particularly for tires of vehicles, which are used both in road traffic and off-road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Jürgen Trimbach
  • Rubber mixes containing polyether/diolefin rubbers and use thereof in particular for the production of tires with low rolling resistance
    Patent number: 6518369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filled rubber mixes made from polyether/diolefin rubbers. The rubber mixes according to the present invention are suitable for the production of highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant moldings, in particular for the production of tires which exhibit low rolling resistance and elevated wet skid resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Werner Obrecht, Wilfried Braubach, Ellen Giebeler, Michael Grün, Axel Müller, Mabel Graf
  • Method for extracting DNA from dried specimens
    Publication number: 20030023077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and to a method for extracting DNA. More specifically, the present invention relates to a composition and to a method to extract DNA from dried biological samples on solid substrates, including but not limited to, buccal smears, semen and especially blood. The method can be conducted in a single-tube. The DNA extracted in accordance with the present invention can be used for DNA amplification reactions, DNA sequencing, DNA restriction analysis and DNA hyridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Michael T. Pyne, Arnold R. Oliphant