Patents by Inventor Thomas Wurm

Thomas Wurm 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: 20230157928
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a housing and a flexible container. The flexible container is arranged in the housing and filled with a medicine or another liquid which occurs in a pharmaceutical production process. The housing is at least partially lined with an elastic foam configured to compensate for an increase in volume of the flexible container that occurs upon freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Patent number: 11635246
    Abstract: A method for freezing a liquid located in a container, in particular a liquid drug, includes exposing the container to a cooling element such as cold gas in order to freeze the liquid. The cold gas preferably flows around the container, and/or the liquid is cooled in another way in order to freeze the liquid. The container is insulated at a surface of at least one first volume portion of the container, and the container is cooled nearly immediately at a surface of a second volume portion of the container by the cold gas such that the liquid freezes through later in the at least one first volume portion than in the second volume portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SINGLE USE SUPPORT GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wurm
  • Patent number: 11602487
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a housing and a flexible container. The flexible container is arranged in the housing and filled with a medicine or another liquid which occurs in a pharmaceutical production process. The housing is at least partially lined with an elastic foam configured to compensate for an increase in volume of the flexible container that occurs upon freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SINGLE USE SUPPORT GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wurm
  • Publication number: 20230052250
    Abstract: Method for filling a sterile container, in particular a bottle, with a liquid, wherein a sterile connection is established between a flexible bag and a first opening of the container, a sterile connection is established between a second opening of the container and a source of the liquid to be filled into the container, the liquid is filled into the container, a gas, in particular air, which is present in the container is displaced by the liquid and forced into the flexible bag while increasing the volume of the flexible bag and the connection between the source of liquid and the second opening of the container is severed in a sterile way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Publication number: 20220185538
    Abstract: A method for protecting tubing protruding from a container, in particular a bottle, containing a pharmaceutical fluid. The method includes providing the container filled with the pharmaceutical fluid, from which the tubing protrudes, and providing a layer of foam and/or a body of foam surrounding the tubing, preferably in its entirety, with a shell such that the layer of foam and/or body of foam is interposed between the tubing and the shell. A body of the container remains outside of the shell, attaching the shell to the container, and freezing the container and the shell surrounding the tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Patent number: 11262268
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a seal of a flexible container for a fluid, particularly a fluid medication, includes covering the container at least in part—preferably completely—by a gas-permeable layer. The container, together with the gas-permeable layer, is arranged in a flexible, substantially gas-tight bag, and the substantially gas-tight bag is evacuated by pumping out via a bag opening. The container is filled with a noble gas, and the presence of noble gas, which escapes out of the bag opening from the container via a leak through the gas-permeable layer, is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SINGLE USE SUPPORT GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wurm
  • Publication number: 20220047457
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a housing and a flexible container. The flexible container is arranged in the housing and filled with a medicine or another liquid which occurs in a pharmaceutical production process. The housing is at least partially lined with an elastic foam configured to compensate for an increase in volume of the flexible container that occurs upon freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Publication number: 20220041907
    Abstract: A process prepares a prepolymer containing a urethane group and a curable silicon-functional group, or a prepolymer of formula (IV), The prepolymer may be cured to a cross-linked polymer by ambient moisture and is therefore suitable for use as a component in a one-component sealant or adhesive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Indre Thiel, Thomas Wurm, Achim Kaffee, Burkhard Walther, Bernd Bruchmann, Peter Rudolf, Jens Langhanki
  • Patent number: 11207239
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a housing and a flexible container. The flexible container is arranged in the housing and filled with a medicine or another liquid which occurs in a pharmaceutical production process. The housing is at least partially lined with an elastic foam configured to compensate for an increase in volume of the flexible container that occurs upon freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SINGLE USE SUPPORT GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wurm
  • Publication number: 20200217579
    Abstract: In a method for freezing a liquid located in a container, in particular a liquid drug, the container is exposed to a cold gas in order to freeze the liquid. The cold gas preferably flows around the container, and/or is cooled in another way in order to freeze the liquid. The container is insulated at a surface of at least one first volume portion of the container, and the container is cooled nearly immediately at a surface of a second volume portion of the container by the cold gas such that the liquid freezes through later in the at least one first volume portion than in the second volume portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Publication number: 20190226939
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a seal of a flexible container for a fluid, particularly a fluid medication, includes covering the container at least in part—preferably completely—by a gas-permeable layer. The container, together with the gas-permeable layer, is arranged in a flexible, substantially gas-tight bag, and the substantially gas-tight bag is evacuated by pumping out via a bag opening. The container is filled with a noble gas, and the presence of noble gas, which escapes out of the bag opening from the container via a leak through the gas-permeable layer, is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Publication number: 20190224074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a flexible container for transporting liquids, in particular medicaments. The housing is at least partially clad with an elastic foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas WURM
  • Patent number: 10227281
    Abstract: A composition comprising a compound of formula (Va) wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein m is 1 or 2, with n and m preferably both being 1 or both being 2, more preferably both being 1, and/or, preferably and, a compound of formula, wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein m is 1 or 2, with n and m preferably both being 1 or both being 2, more preferably both being 1, and wherein at least 90 weight-% of the composition consist of compounds of formula (Va) and formula (Vb).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dominic Riedel, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Thomas Wurm
  • Publication number: 20180215694
    Abstract: A composition comprising a compound of formula (Va) wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein m is 1 or 2, with n and m preferably both being 1 or both being 2, more preferably both being 1, and/or, preferably and, a compound of formula, wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein m is 1 or 2, with n and m preferably both being 1 or both being 2, more preferably both being 1, and wherein at least 90 weight-% of the composition consist of compounds of formula (Va) and formula (Vb).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dominic RIEDEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Thomas WURM
  • Patent number: 9988268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel anthraquinone derivatives, 2,6-diisohexylanthracene-9,10-dione and 2,7-diisohexyl-anthracene-9,10-dione, preferably to be used for the preparation of hydrogen peroxide, and to a process for the preparation of these anthraquinone derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dominic Riedel, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Thomas Wurm
  • Publication number: 20170197830
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel anthraquinone derivatives, 2,6-diisohexylanthracene-9,10-dione and 2,7-diisohexyl-anthracene-9,10-dione, preferably to be used for the preparation of hydrogen peroxide, and to a process for the preparation of these anthraquinone derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dominic RIEDEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Thomas WURM
  • Publication number: 20120153529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing planar products from silicone rubber having a porous structure. For simplified processing and a uniform pore structure, the method is characterized in that a microbead/silicone oil mixture made of microbeads and silicone oil in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10 is produced, a silicone rubber mixture having the customary mixture components is produced, the microbead/silicone oil is mixed into the silicone rubber mixture on a roller, the silicone rubber mixture is calendered into webs and the webs are vulcanized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Jens Storre, Thomas Wurm
  • Patent number: 7631704
    Abstract: A drill frame or drill platform 1 is allocated to a ship caisson 6 in order to allow bore holes 12, 13 to be driven, for example, into the bottom of a lake 11. Since said bore holes 12, 13 must subsequently be filled with explosives, the use of several drill tools 25 of different design is necessary and possible because a rod magazine 20 comprising several different drill tools 25 is allocated to said drill frame 1. It enables simple and rapid replacement because a conventional clamping device 29 and clamping and crushing device 30 can be employed. The individual drill tools 25 are each equipped with adapters 31 of identical design so that they can be seized and actuated safely using the described clamping and drilling (sic) devices 29, 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Kleum Bohrtechnik Zweigniederlassung der Bauer Maschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Carl Hagemeyer, Thomas Wurm, Albert Clemens
  • Publication number: 20060162963
    Abstract: A drill frame or drill platform 1 is allocated to a ship caisson 6 in order to allow bore holes 12, 13 to be driven, for example, into the bottom of a lake 11. Since said bore holes 12, 13 must subsequently be filled with explosives, the use of several drill tools 25 of different design is necessary and possible because a rod magazine 20 comprising several different drill tools 25 is allocated to said drill frame 1. It enables simple and rapid replacement because a conventional clamping device 29 and clamping and crushing device 30 can be employed. The individual drill tools 25 are each equipped with adapters 31 of identical design so that they can be seized and actuated safely using the described clamping and drilling (sic) devices 29, 30. For the publication FIG. 1 is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Carl Hagemeyer, Thomas Wurm, Albert Clemens
  • Patent number: D873555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SINGLE USE SUPPORT GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wurm