Patents by Inventor Thorsten Hofe

Thorsten Hofe 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).

  • Patent number: 8624599
    Abstract: An analysis system (1) for the analysis of a sample, comprises a gel permeation chromatograph (14) that is coupled with a nuclear magnetic resonance (=NMR) spectrometer. The chromatograph (14) has a gel permeation chromatography (=GPC) separating column system (6a) that is filled with porous particles (21). The NMR spectrometer is configured as a low-field NMR spectrometer (8) with a permanent magnet system (9) for generating a B0 field of the NMR spectrometer. The low-field NMR spectrometer (8) comprises a shim system (10) with which homogeneity of the B0 field of at least 0.5 ppm can be achieved in a right circular cylindrical sample volume (27) having a diameter of at least 5 mm and a length of at least 15 mm. The system permits the quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis of samples containing substances of different molecular size using a less expensive apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Bruker BioSpin GmbH, PSS Polymer Standards Service GmbH, Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
    Inventors: Andreas Kamlowski, Thorsten Hofe, Markus Cudaj, Manfred Wilhelm, Gisela Guthausen
  • Publication number: 20110204894
    Abstract: An analysis system (1) for the analysis of a sample, comprises a gel permeation chromatograph (14) that is coupled with a nuclear magnetic resonance(=NMR) spectrometer. The chromatograph (14) has a gel permeation chromatography(=GPC) separating column system (6a) that is filled with porous particles (21). The GPC separating column system (6a) includes at least the one GPC separating column (6), the GPC separating columns (6) of the GPC separating column system (6a) having an overall combined internal volume of at least 45 cm3, preferably at least 100 cm3. The NMR spectrometer is configured as a low-field NMR spectrometer (8) with a permanent magnet system (9) for generating a B0 field of the NMR spectrometer. The low-field NMR spectrometer (8) comprises a shim system (10) with which homogeneity of the B0 field of 0.5 ppm or better, preferably 0.1 ppm or better, can be achieved in a right circular cylindrical sample volume (27) having a diameter of at least 5 mm and a length of at least 15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Kamlowski, Thorsten Hofe, Markus Cudaj, Manfred Wilhelm, Gisela Guthausen