Patents by Inventor Ulrich Müller

Ulrich Müller 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: 9932014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cellular phone (10) for remotely controlling at least one function of a security device (12) of a motor vehicle (11). The cellular phone (10) has a first transceiver unit (14), whereby a connection can be established to a cellular network (16). According to the invention, the cellular phone (10) has a second transceiver unit (18), by means of which a first radio signal (20) can be received. The cellular phone (10) can be switched into an active mode by means of the received first radio signal (20), and a second radio signal (22) with an authorization code (21) can be transmitted by means of the second transceiver unit (18) in the switched active mode in order to control the function of the security device (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HUF HÜLSBECK & FÜRST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ulrich Müller
  • Publication number: 20180087160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube product (1) with a base tube (10) made of a steel alloy with an inner circumference surface and an outer circumference surface, wherein the base tube (10) has a coating system (100) on at least part of the circumference surfaces, which has the following layer structure: zinc layer (11) with a predominant zinc portion; passivation layer (12), which is Cr-VI-free; sealing layer (13) characterized in that the zinc layer (11) comprises at least three tiers (110), the sealing layer (13) has organic compounds which are based on plastics and the sealing layer (13) on the passivation layer (12) has a layer thickness between 0.5 and 15 ?m. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for manufacturing such tube product (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Ulrich Müller
  • Patent number: 9895684
    Abstract: Zeolites having CHA framework structure and a composition comprising the molar ratio (n SiO2): X203, wherein X is a trivalent element, and wherein n is at least 10, wherein the crystal size, as determined from Scanning Electron Microscopy, is greater than 1 micrometer and wherein the chabazite framework is phase-pure having an impurity of other zeolitic frameworks, such as RUT 25 as determined by X-ray Diffraction, of less than 5%. The process for the preparation comprises: (i) preparation of an aqueous solution containing at least one source for X203 , wherein X is selected from Al, B, Ga, and a mixture of two or more, and at least one source for SiO2, at least one organic structure directing agent (SDA) other than Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH), acting as a template for the CHA structure, and Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH), wherein the SDA or mixtures thereof are employed in such amounts that the aqueous solution in (i) exhibits a molar ratio of SDA : TMAOH of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ivor Bull, Ulrich Müller
  • Publication number: 20180036723
    Abstract: The invention relates to process for the regeneration of a catalyst comprising a titanium containing zeolite as catalytically active material comprising a stage comprising introducing a feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide or a hydrogen peroxide source, and an organic solvent into a reactor containing a catalyst comprising the titanium containing zeolite, subjecting the feed stream in the reactor to epoxidation conditions in the presence of the catalyst, removing a product steam comprising propylene oxide and the organic solvent from the reactor, stopping introducing the feed stream, washing the catalyst with a liquid aqueous system and calcining the washed catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicants: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Dominic RIEDEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrike WEGERLE, Luise SPISKE, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Alexander SCHROEDER, Ulrich MUELLER, Meinolf WEIDENBACH, Werner J. WITZL
  • Publication number: 20180039184
    Abstract: A projection exposure system (10) for microlithography includes projection optics (12) configured to image mask structures into a substrate plane (16), an input diffraction element (28) configured to convert irradiated measurement radiation (21) into at least two test waves (30) directed onto the projection optics (12) with differing propagation directions, a detection diffraction element (34; 28) disposed in the optical path of the test waves (30) after they have passed through the projection optics (12) and configured to produce a detection beam (36) from the test waves (30) which has a mixture of radiation portions of both test waves (30), a photo detector (38) disposed in the optical path of the detection beam (36) configured to record the radiation intensity of the detection beam (36), time resolved, and an evaluation unit configured to determine the lateral imaging stability of the projection optics (12) from the radiation intensity recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias MANGER, Armin RAUTHE-SCHOECH, Ulrich MUELLER
  • Patent number: 9878311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for process for the preparation of a zeolitic material which process comprises (i) providing a boron-containing zeolitic material and (ii) deboronating the boron-containing zeolitic material by treating the boron-containing zeolitic material with a liquid solvent system thereby obtaining a deboronated zeolitic material, which liquid solvent system does not contain an inorganic or organic acid, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Mueller, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Jeff Yang, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Georg Uhl, Stefan Dumser
  • Patent number: 9878965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas-phase process for the preparation of butadiene comprising (i) providing a gas stream G-1 comprising ethanol; (ii) contacting the gas stream G-1 comprising ethanol with a catalyst, thereby obtaining a gas stream G-2 comprising butadiene, wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising YO2, Y standing for one or more tetravalent elements, wherein at least a portion of Y comprised in the framework structure is isomorphously substituted by one or more elements X, as well as to a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising YO2, Y standing for one or more tetravalent elements, wherein at least a portion of Y comprised in the framework structure is isomorphously substituted by one or more elements X, wherein the zeolitic material displays a specific X-ray powder diffraction pattern, and to its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kirsten Spannhoff, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Armin Lange de Oliveira, Stefan Marx, Mathias Feyen, Ulrich Müller, Ekkehard Schwab
  • Patent number: 9878906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a porous metal-organic framework by reacting at least one metal compound in which the metal is Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ga or In with at least one at least bidentate organic compound and also the use of such porous metal-organic frameworks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Schubert, Ulrich Mueller, Markus Tonigold, Roger Ruetz
  • Publication number: 20180024445
    Abstract: A projection exposure system (10) for microlithography which includes: a mask holding device (14) holding a mask (18) with mask structures (20) disposed on the mask, a substrate holding device (36) holding a substrate (30), projection optics (26) imaging the mask structures (20) onto the substrate (30) during an exposure process, and a measurement structure (48) disposed in a defined position with respect to a reference element (16) of the projection exposure system (10), which defined position is mechanically uncoupled from the position of the mask holding to device (14). The projection exposure system (10) also includes a detector (52) arranged to record an image of the measurement structure (48) imaged by the projection optics (26). The projection exposure system (10) is configured such that during operation of the projection exposure system (10) the imaging of the mask structures (20) and the imaging of the measurement structure (48) take place at the same time by the projection optics (26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ulrich Mueller, Joachim Stuehler, Oswald Gromer, Rolf Freimann, Paul Kaufmann, Bernhard Geuppert
  • Publication number: 20180022611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a treated zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure comprising the steps of: (i) providing a zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure, wherein the BEA framework structure comprises YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, and wherein the zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure is obtainable and/or obtained from an organotemplate-free synthetic process; (ii) calcining the zeolitic material provided in step (i) at a temperature of 650° C. or more; and (iii) treating the calcined zeolitic material obtained from step (ii) with an aqueous solution having a pH of 5 or less, as well as to zeolitic materials per se preferably obtainable according to the inventive method and to their use, and to a process for converting oxygenates to olefins employing the inventive zeolitic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Mathias Feyen, Stefan Maurer, Ulrich Mueller, Xinhe Bao, Weiping Zhang, Dirk de Vos, Hermann Gies, Feng-Shou Xiao, Yokoi Toshiyuki, Bilge Yilmaz, Ryoichi Otomo
  • Publication number: 20180000558
    Abstract: A dental instrument comprising a shaft and a working part adjoined thereto, with the working part having a coating in which abrasive bodies are embedded, is proposed. Firstly, the average proportion of the surface of the abrasive bodies which is covered by the coating can be at least 60%, preferably at least 65%, most preferably at least 70%. Secondly, the coating can, moreover, also consist of a nickel alloy which additionally contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, niobium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron and cobalt. In addition, a process for coating a working part, in particular for producing a dental instrument of this type, and also the use of such a dental instrument for cutting machining of solid bodies are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf KOLLEFRATH, Ulrich MÜLLER, Martin SCHLÜTER
  • Patent number: 9855710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an assembly for manufacturing a leaf spring from a fiber-composite material. To this end, tape material from a fiber material, which has been pre-impregnated with a matrix resin, for manufacturing a semi-finished leaf spring is wound under tension onto a winding core, wherein at least two cavities for shaping are configured on the winding core. The tape material here is pressed on by way of a contact pressure means, such that adjacent layers of the fiber material are adhesively interconnected and air pockets are removed. The semi-finished leaf spring under impingement by pressure and heat and under curing of the matrix resin is finally processed to form a leaf spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: BENTELER SGL GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Tobias Aubele, Ulrich Mueller, Hannah Paulus, Andreas Steinle, Bernd Wohletz, Ralph Wojtczyk
  • Publication number: 20170368541
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction material comprising a spherical particle including an agglomeration of crystals of a molecular sieve. The catalyst is a crystalline material that is effective to catalyze the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of a reductant at temperatures between 200° C. and 600° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Natalia Trukhan, Ulrich Müller, Michael Breen, Barbara Slawski, Qi Fu, Jaya L. Mohanan, Martin W. Kraus, Ahmad Moini, Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth
  • Publication number: 20170336030
    Abstract: The invention is related to a storage vessel (1) comprising a shaped body (3) of a porous solid, wherein the storage vessel (1) comprises a wall (5) with a section (7) comprising at least one inlet (9), wherein the storage vessel (1) has a central axis (11) and the central axis (11) is a longitudinal axis of the storage vessel (1) and/or perpendicular to a cross-sectional area of the at least one inlet (9), wherein the shaped body (3) covers at least 85% of an inner volume (13) of the storage vessel (1) and the shaped body (3) comprises an opening (19) in an axial direction (17), axial referring to the central axis (11) of the storage vessel (1), wherein the opening (19) extends from a first end (21) of the shaped body (3) to an opposing second end (23) of the shaped body (3) and wherein the storage vessel (1) comprises exactly one shaped body (3), which is formed in one piece. The invention is further related to a shaped body and use of the shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias WEICKERT, Stefan MARX, Ulrich MÜLLER, Lena ARNOLD, Adam LACK, Joseph LYNCH, William DOLAN, Michael SANTAMARIA
  • Publication number: 20170308217
    Abstract: The invention relates to an input device (10) for ascertaining manual operation, having a touch-sensitive sensor element (12) that is mounted movably such that it is movable in a direction of operation (14) on the manual operation, the touch-sensitive sensor element (12) being mechanically coupled to a force sensor element (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Manuel KÜHNER, Michael WACHINGER, Ulrich MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 9798422
    Abstract: A detection device detects a position at which a touch-sensitive operator control unit is touched by an object by detecting a pressure (pm) which is applied to the touch-sensitive operator control unit by the object at the position. In addition, a speed (vm) and/or an acceleration (am) of the motor vehicle is detected and a pressure threshold value (ps) is predefined as a function of speed (vm) and/or accelerations (am) of the motor vehicle. The method determines whether the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps) and triggers a function (F), assigned to the detected position, of the motor vehicle exclusively if the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Mueller, Michael Wachinger, Tim Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20170298034
    Abstract: A catalytic system containing a titanium zeolite of structure type MWW optionally containing zinc and containing at least one of an inorganic potassium salt and an organic potassium salt is provided. The catalyst system is useful in the preparation of propylene oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: BASF SE, DOW Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Dominic RIEDEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Ulrike WEGERLE, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Alexander SCHROEDER, Luise SPISKE, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrich MUELLER, Werner WITZL, Meinolf Weidenbach
  • Patent number: 9782853
    Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode for a membrane electrode assembly is provided with expanded metal layers each having a mesh configuration defining a length orientation of the expanded metal layers. The expanded metal layers each have opposed flat sides and are stacked in a layered arrangement such that the flat sides of the expanded metal layers that are neighboring each other in the layered arrangement are facing each other as facing flat sides, respectively. The facing flat sides are connected to each other by pulsed resistance welding at welded contact points. Due to the mesh configuration, the welded contact points are distributed evenly across the entire surface area of the facing flat sides. At least one of the expanded metal layers is oriented with its length orientation so as to be rotated by 90° relative to the length orientation of one of the neighboring expanded metal layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: MeliCon GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Müller
  • Publication number: 20170277385
    Abstract: A number of objects simultaneously touching a touch-sensitive operator control unit of an operator control apparatus are detected and a trigger position at which one of the number of objects detected touches the touch-sensitive operator control unit is determined. When more than one object touches the touch-sensitive operator control unit, a touch pressure with which the touch-sensitive operator control unit is acted on overall by the number of objects detected is compared to a predefined pressure threshold value. A function of the motor vehicle, assigned to the trigger position, is triggered if the touch pressure is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value. The predefined pressure threshold value is defined in a manner dependent on the number of objects detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich MÜLLER, Michael WACHINGER, Tim KRÄMER
  • Publication number: 20170277353
    Abstract: A detection device detects a position at which a touch-sensitive operator control unit is touched by an object by detecting a pressure (pm) which is applied to the touch-sensitive operator control unit by the object at the position. In addition, a speed (vm) and/or an acceleration (am) of the motor vehicle is detected and a pressure threshold value (ps) is predefined as a function of speed (vm) and/or accelerations (am) of the motor vehicle. The method determines whether the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps) and triggers a function (F), assigned to the detected position, of the motor vehicle exclusively if the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich MUELLER, Michael WACHINGER, Tim KRAEMER