Patents by Inventor Thomas Ullrich

Thomas Ullrich 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: 20250060365
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to make and/or process a diagnostic test device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a porous media include a first zone and a second zone, the first zone including immobilized antigens corresponding to a target analyte or immobilized antibodies corresponding to the target analyte; a wireless chip to: wirelessly obtain a first voltage via a signal from an external device; output a second voltage smaller than the first voltage to a first electrode in contact with at least one of the first zone or the second zone; and measure an electrical signal from the first electrode, the electrical signal corresponding to presence of the target analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Uhlig, Thomas Ullrich, Stefan Kügler
  • Publication number: 20240328399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a buoyancy force utilization device for converting kinetic buoyancy energy and/or potential energy into an electrical and/or mechanical energy, a temperature barrier device and a method for converting thermal energy into electrical energy, wherein the invention utilizes the cyclic lift and fall of a buoyant body within a fluid to provide an electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas ULLRICH
  • Publication number: 20240309800
    Abstract: A prechamber assembly for a combustion engine includes a prechamber component having one or more transfer ports, and a housing component having an igniter housing area. The prechamber component and the housing component are coupled together to at least partially define a prechamber. The housing component includes a first portion having a first material, and a second portion having a second material different from the first material, wherein the second portion is between the prechamber and the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Kofler, Thomas Ullrich, Thomas Fankhauser, Lukas David Zahner
  • Publication number: 20240226890
    Abstract: A device comprising a rigid substrate, a flexible cover element at least partially covering the substrate, a first structure formed in the substrate, adapted for accommodating liquids and adapted for releasing contents of one or more cells, spores, or viruses, the contents including the target molecules, a second structure formed in the substrate, adapted for accommodating liquids and comprising at least one binding member adapted for capturing the target molecules and for determining a value indicative for the presence and/or amount of the target molecules, a microfluidic network interconnecting at least the first structure and the second structure, and an actuator member adapted for effecting a fluid flow between the first structure and the second structure by pressing the flexible cover element against the substrate to selectively close a portion of the microfluidic network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: ALERE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Eugen Ermantraut, Thomas Kaiser, Torsten Schulz, Katrin Steinmetzer, Thomas Ullrich
  • Publication number: 20240066521
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to make and/or process a diagnostic test device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first portion including an opening; a second portion coupled to the first portion and house a lateral flow assay strip, the second portion including a first clip; and a push button located within the opening of the first portion, the push button moveable from a first position to a second position, the push button including a second clip to engage the first clip of the second portion to maintain the push button in the second position when moved into the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Uhlig, Thomas Ullrich, Stefan Kügler
  • Publication number: 20230221312
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to make and/or process a diagnostic test device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sensor to measure a current between a first electrode and a second electrode of a bioelectrochemical cell coupled to a test zone corresponding to a target analyte on a porous media of a device; a processor to compare the current to a threshold; and when the current is more than the threshold, identify that the target analyte is present in a sample; and an antenna to wirelessly transmit results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Thanh Tu Hellmich-Duong, Thomas Uhlig, Carsten Buenning, Thomas Ullrich, Stefan Kügler, Heidi Klemm, Chris Smit
  • Patent number: 11232126
    Abstract: Implementations include providing, by a deploy tool, clone data components in the first database system, each clone data component being a copy of a data component, defining, by the deploy tool, a source-side green access schema in the first database system, the green access schema providing views to the clone data components, providing, by a replication system and based on statements received from the deploy tool, consumer-side clone data components in the first database system, each consumer-side clone data component being a copy of a respective data component, defining, by a replication system and based on statements received from the deploy tool, a consumer-side green access schema in the first database system, the green access schema providing views to the source-side clone data components, and, during execution of the upgrade, replicating, by a handler of the replication system, data from at least one source-side data component to a consumer-side component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Steffen Meissner, Volker Driesen, Tobias Karpstein, Martin Mayer, Thomas Saelinger, Thomas Ullrich
  • Patent number: 11203595
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Badry Bursulaya, Andreas Fisch, James Paul Lajiness, Rainer Machauer, Swapnil Malekar, Hank Michael James Petrassi, Farshad Ramazani, Anne-Catherine Remond, Thomas Ullrich, Peggy Usselmann, Eric Vangrevelinghe
  • Patent number: 11160797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Luca Arista, Sylvie Chamoin, Pier Luca D'Alessandro, Mika Lindvall, Dimitrios Lizos, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl, Sylvie Teixeira-Fouchard, Thomas Ullrich, Sven Weiler
  • Publication number: 20210188842
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Badry BURSULAYA, Andreas FISCH, James Paul LAJINESS, Rainer MACHAUER, Swapnil MALEKAR, Hank Michael James PETRASSI, Farshad RAMAZANI, Anne-Catherine REMOND, Thomas ULLRICH, Peggy USSELMANN, Eric VANGREVELINGHE
  • Publication number: 20210172010
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for the detection of specific interactions between probe and target molecules. In particular, the invention relates to methods for the qualitative and/or quantitative detection of targets, including: introducing a sample containing targets into a reaction chamber formed between a first surface of the device and a second surface of a device, which is preferably located opposite to the first surface, wherein the distance between the first and the second surface is variable; and detecting the targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf Bickel, Alexandra Dworrak, Thomas Ellinger, Eugen Ermantraut, Torsten Schulz, Thomas Ullrich
  • Publication number: 20210155606
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (1) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound and to the use of said compound in the treatment of heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Luca ARISTA, Sreehari BABU, Jianwei BIAN, Kai CUI, Michael Patrick DILLON, Rene LATTMANN, Jialiang LI, Lv LIAO, Dimitrios LIZOS, Rita RAMOS, Nikolaus Johannes STIEFL, Thomas ULLRICH, Peggy USSELMANN, Xiaoyang WANG, Liladhar Murlidhar WAYKOLE, Sven WEILER, Yubo ZHANG, Yizong ZHOU, Tingying ZHU
  • Patent number: 10947218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound and to the use of said compound in the treatment of heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Luca Arista, Sreehari Babu, Jianwei Bian, Kai Cui, Michael Patrick Dillon, Rene Lattmann, Jialiang Li, Lv Liao, Dimitrios Lizos, Rita Ramos, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl, Thomas Ullrich, Peggy Usselmann, Xiaoyang Wang, Liladhar Murlidhar Waykole, Sven Weiler, Yubo Zhang, Yizong Zhou, Tingying Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200360357
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Luca Arista, Sylvie Chamoin, Pier Luca D'Alessandro, Mika Lindvall, Dimitrios Lizos, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl, Sylvie Teixeira-Fouchard, Thomas Ullrich, Sven Weiler
  • Patent number: 10787700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for determining the presence and/or amount of multiple nucleic acids in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: ABBOTT RAPID DIAGNOSTICS JENA GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Ullrich
  • Publication number: 20200299265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound and to the use of said compound in the treatment of heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Luca ARISTA, Sreehari BABU, Jianwei BIAN, Kai CUI, Michael Patrick DILLON, Rene LATTMANN, Jialiang LI, Lv LIAO, Dimitrios LIZOS, Rita RAMOS, Nikolaus Johannes STIEFL, Thomas ULLRICH, Peggy USSELMANN, Xiaoyang WANG, Liladhar Murlidhar WAYKOLE, Sven WEILER, Yubo ZHANG, Yizong ZHOU, Tingying ZHU
  • Patent number: 10766894
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Badry Bursulaya, Andreas Fisch, James Paul Lajiness, Rainer Machauer, Swapnil Malekar, Hank Michael James Petrassi, Farshad Ramazani, Anne-Catherine Remond, Thomas Ullrich, Peggy Usselmann, Eric Vangrevelinghe
  • Patent number: 10710980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form (I) to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound and to the use of said compound in the treatment of heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Luca Arista, Sreehari Babu, Jianwei Bian, Kai Cui, Michael Patrick Dillon, Rene Lattmann, Jialiang Li, Lv Liao, Dimitrios Lizos, Rita Ramos, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl, Thomas Ullrich, Peggy Usselmann, Xiaoyang Wang, Liladhar Murlidhar Waykole, Sven Weiler, Yubo Zhang, Yizong Zhou, Tingying Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200159852
    Abstract: Implementations include providing, by a deploy tool, clone data components in the first database system, each clone data component being a copy of a data component, defining, by the deploy tool, a source-side green access schema in the first database system, the green access schema providing views to the clone data components, providing, by a replication system and based on statements received from the deploy tool, consumer-side clone data components in the first database system, each consumer-side clone data component being a copy of a respective data component, defining, by a replication system and based on statements received from the deploy tool, a consumer-side green access schema in the first database system, the green access schema providing views to the source-side clone data components, and, during execution of the upgrade, replicating, by a handler of the replication system, data from at least one source-side data component to a consumer-side component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Steffen Meissner, Volker Driesen, Tobias Karpstein, Martin Mayer, Thomas Saelinger, Thomas Ullrich
  • Patent number: D960385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Axel Schubert, Thomas Ullrich, Sören Geist, Martin Stohr, Christopher Deppisch, Michael Winterot, Ilka Schlesiger