Patents by Inventor Ulrich Orth
Ulrich Orth 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).
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Patent number: 7799890Abstract: The invention relates to amide-containing polymers of the general formula (I) A-X—CO—(CH2)2—NR1—R2—[Y—R3—Y—R4)a—B??(I) and also their salts with carboxylic acids, phosphoric esters and sulphonic acids. The invention further relates to processes for preparing the amide-containing polymers and to their use as rheology control agents.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbHInventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Stefan Moessmer, Ulrich Orth, Daniela Betcke
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Patent number: 7801632Abstract: A method and apparatus for designing the surface of a dental prosthetic item consisting of three-dimensional data, wherein three-dimensional data of a surface (30) of an electronically stored tooth (11) are used at least as part of the surface of the dental prosthetic item to be fabricated, to which end the surface of the tooth (30) is first of all determined as to size and then placed against an electronically stored prosthetic item or the region of a preparation site (1;21) existing as three-dimensional data. The position of the digital tooth surface (30) over the dental prosthetic item or in the preparation site (1; 21) can be set with regard to at least one spatial axis and/or at least one direction of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbHInventors: Ulrich Orth, Volker Wedler, Ulf Willers
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Patent number: 7796811Abstract: Disclosed is a method for designing tooth surfaces of a digital dental prosthetic item existing as a 3D data set using a first 3D model of a preparation site and/or of a dental prosthetic item and a second 3D model, which second model comprises regions which match some regions on the first 3D model and regions which differ from other regions of the first 3D model, the non-matching regions containing some of the surface information required for the dental prosthetic item, wherein at least three pairs (P1, P2, P3) of points (P11, P12; P21, P22; P31, P32) corresponding to each other are selected on the matching region on the first 3D model (A) and the second 3D model (A?), that the positional correlation of the second 3D model with reference to the first 3D model is determined with reference to the at least three pairs (P1, P2, P3), and that portions of the non-matching regions of the first and second 3D models are implemented for designing the tooth surface of the dental prosthetic item taking into consideratioType: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbHInventors: Ulrich Orth, Volker Wedler
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Publication number: 20100099813Abstract: The present invention relates to comb (block) copolymers obtainable by reacting I at least one (block) copolymer comprising polymerised, optionally substituted styrene and maleic anhydride units, which copolymer has been obtained by living, free-radical polymerisation, with II at least one polyalkylene oxide monoamine comprising a primary amino end group at a reaction temperature of ?150° C. and by subsequent salification of at least 25 mol % of the free carboxyl groups of the reaction product at a reaction temperature of <100° C. and optionally after addition of H2O and to the use of these comb copolymers as wetting agents and dispersants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: BYK-CHEMIE GMBHInventors: Bernd Göbelt, Jürgen Omeis, Ulrich Orth, Heribert Holtkamp, Marcus Meichsner
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Patent number: 7655815Abstract: The invention relates to biuret compounds of the idealized general formula in which R1 is a (C1-C22)-alkylene, (C3-C22)-alkenylene, (C5-C15)-cycloalkylene, arylene, (C7-C12)-aralkylene, a polyoxyalkylene radical or is a polyester radical, R2 is a (C1-C22)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C22)-alkyl, (C3-C18)-alkenyl, aryl, (C7-C12)-aralkyl, or (C5-C12)-cycloalkyl radical, a hydroxy-, (C1-C22)-alkoxy-, (C5-C12)-cycloalkoxy-, or (C7-C12)-aralkoxy-polyoxyalkylene radical, or a polyester radical prepared starting from a (C1-C22)-alkanol, (C5-C12)-cycloalkanol, or (C7-C12)-aralkanol or from a (C1-C22)-alkoxy-, (C6-C12)-cycloalkoxy-, or (C7-C12)-aralkoxy-polyoxyalkylene, Y stands for identical or different radicals O, NH, CO—NH—NH or NH—NH—CO, R3, R4 and R5 independently of one another are a (C2-C40)-alkylene, (C3-C40)-alkenylene, (C5-C40)-cyclo-alkylene, arylene, (C7-C40)-aralkylene or polyoxy-alkylene radical or are a polyester radical, R6 is a (C1-C30)-alkyl, (C3-C22)-alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl and hydroxyalkenyl, (C4-C13)-cyType: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbHInventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Ulrich Orth, Matthias Pickave, Stefan Moessmer, Daniela Betcke
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Patent number: 7652166Abstract: The present invention relates to biuret compounds of the general formula in which R1 is C2-C18 alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene or aralkylene, Y is —O— and/or —NH—, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl, C3-C18 alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, CmH2m+1(O—CnH2n)x—(O—CH(C6H5)—CH2)u-, CmH2m+1(OOC—CvH2v)x-, X—C6H4—(O—CnH2n)x—(O—CH(C6H5)—CH2)u-, where m=1-22, n=2-4, x=0-15, u=0-15, v=4-5, X is C1-C12 alkyl, —(C6H5)1-4 and R3, R4 and R5 are C2-C18 alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene or aralkylene, it being possible for R3, R4 and R5 to be identical or different, Z is —COO—, NHCO—, NHCOO—, NHCONH— and/or mixtures thereof and a is 1-20. The invention also relates to a process for preparing biuret compounds and to their use as rheology control agents. The invention further relates to urethane- and/or urea-containing uretdiones which are useful intermediates for preparing the biuret compounds.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbHInventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Stefan Moessmer, Ulrich Orth, Daniela Betcke
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Publication number: 20090221745Abstract: Addition compound suitable as a wetting and dispersing agent and obtainable from the reaction of A) polyepoxides with B) at least one aliphatic and/or araliphatic primary amine of the general formula I H2N—R??I where R is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and aralkyl, and where the primary amine may also carry further functional groups selected from —OH, tertiary amine or carboxyl, and subsequent addition reaction of C) at least one modified isocyanate of the general formula IIa and/or IIb where R3 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, R1 and R2 independently of one another are H, alkyl and/or aryl, X is alkylene, cycloalkylene and/or aralkylene, Y is alkylene and/or cycloalkylene and n and m are independent of one another, the sum n+m being ?2, to form a urethane.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: BYK-Chemie GmbHInventors: Ulrich Orth, Jürgen Omeis, Heribert Holtkamp, Matthias Pickavé
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Publication number: 20090181346Abstract: The invention relates to a process, a blank, an assortment of blanks, a tooth database, and a database of blanks, for the production of a dental prosthetic item. The method comprises the provision of a 3D model of a dental prosthetic item and the selection of a suitable blank from a plurality of possible blanks. The provision of the 3D model of the dental prosthetic item comprises the determination of an esthetically relevant designed subregion of the 3D model of the dental prosthetic item as part of an exterior surface of said dental prosthetic item, and a blank is specified from a plurality of blanks having a prefabricated esthetically relevant terminal subsurface of a surface of the tooth, the terminal subsurface of said blank being such that it at least approximates the thus specified designed subregion. The 3D model of said dental prosthetic item is carved from the selected blank such that the prefabricated terminal subsurface of said blank remains unmachined in at least a central region thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Ulrich Orth
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Publication number: 20090053677Abstract: A method for designing a plurality of adjacent tooth restorations using CAD/CAM technology The invention relates to a method for designing a plurality of adjacent tooth restorations using CAD/CAM technology. In a first step, the virtual model of a first tooth restoration at the first border of the restoration site is designed. In a second step, the virtual model of the second tooth restoration adjacent to the first tooth restoration is designed, the second tooth restoration being adjusted to match the first tooth restoration. The virtual model of the first tooth restoration is adjusted in relation to the second tooth restoration in a third step, if required. This procedure is then repeated for all of the other tooth restorations in the restoration site.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventor: Ulrich Orth
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Patent number: 7432329Abstract: The present invention relates to dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers, wherein at least part of the ester groups of the polymers is reacted to form acid amides, wherein the dispersing agent is obtainable by the aminolysis of ester groups of the polymers by means of amines, such as amino alkylenyl heterocycles. The invention also relates to the use of the dispersing agents according to the invention for the production of pigment concentrates and coating media, and to a process for producing the dispersing agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbHInventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Wolfgang Pritschins, Ulrich Orth
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Publication number: 20080132671Abstract: The invention relates to amide-containing polymers of the general formula (I) A-X-CO—(CH2)2—NR1-R2-[Y-R3-Y-R4)a-B ??(I) and also their salts with carboxylic acids, phosphoric esters and sulphonic acids. The invention further relates to processes for preparing the amide-containing polymers and to their use as rheology control agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Stefan Moessmer, Ulrich Orth, Daniela Betcke
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Publication number: 20080124679Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting a digital dental prosthesis (5) that is provided as a 3D data record and has been created based on a 3D data record of a preparation zone (1) which encompasses the actual preparation point (2) and at least one adjacent tooth (3, 4) thereto. In order to adjust the approximal contact between the dental prosthesis (5) and the adjacent tooth (3), a contact area (8) is defined on the adjacent tooth (3), and the dental prosthesis (5) is automatically adjusted to said contact area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Ulrich Orth, Volker Wedler
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Publication number: 20070225451Abstract: The invention relates to biuret compounds of the idealized general formula in which R1 is a (C1-C22)-alkylene, (C3-C22)-alkenylene, (C5-C15)-cycloalkylene, arylene, (C7-C12)-aralkylene, a polyoxyalkylene radical or is a polyester radical, R2 is a (C1-C22)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C22)-alkyl, (C3-C18)-alkenyl, aryl, (C7-C12)-aralkyl, or (C5-C12)-cycloalkyl radical, a hydroxy-, (C1-C22)-alkoxy-, (C5-C12)-cyclo-alkoxy-, or (C7-C12)-aralkoxy-polyoxyalkylene radical, or a polyester radical prepared starting from a (C1-C22)-alkanol, (C5-C12)-cycloalkanol, or (C7-C12)-aralkanol or from a (C1-C22)-alkoxy-, (C6-C12)-cyclo-alkoxy-, or (C7-C12)-aralkoxy-polyoxyalkylene, Y stands for identical or different radicals O, NH, CO—NH—NH or NH—NH—CO, R3, R4 and R5 independently of one another are a (C2-C40)-alkylene, (C3-C40)-alkenylene, (C5-C40)-cyclo-alkylene, arylene, (C7-C40)-aralkylene or polyoxy-alkylene radical or are a polyester radical, R6 is a (C1-C30)-alkyl, (C3-C22)-alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl and hydroxyalkenyl, (C4-C13)Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Ulrich Orth, Matthias Pickave, Stefan Moessmer, Daniela Betcke
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Publication number: 20070088148Abstract: The invention relates to amide-containing polymers of the general formula (I) A—X—CO—(CH2)2—NR1—R2—[Y—R3—Y—R4)a—B??(I) and also their salts with carboxylic acids, phosphoric esters and sulphonic acids. The invention further relates to processes for preparing the amide-containing polymers and to their use as rheology control agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Stefan Moessmer, Ulrich Orth, Daniela Betcke
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Patent number: 7175385Abstract: The rotor (5) of a gas turbine containing a compressor part (1) and a turbine part (3) is mounted in an axial thrust bearing (19) and in two radial journal bearings (16, 17). One of the bearings is a journal bearing (16) arranged in the intake area of the compressor part (1) and the other journal bearing (17) together with the thrust bearing (19) is arranged in the area of the turbine part (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: MAN TURBO AGInventors: Emil Aschenbruck, Michael Blaswich, Andreas Kleinefeldt, Ulrich Orth
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Publication number: 20060276675Abstract: The present invention relates to biuret compounds of the general formula in which R1 is C2-C18 alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene or aralkylene, Y is —O— and/or —NH—, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl, C3-C18 alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, CmH2m+1(O—CnH2n)x—(O—CH(C6H5)—CH2)u-, CmH2m+1(OOC—CvH2v)x-, X—C6H4—(O—CnH2n)x—(O—CH(C6H5)—CH2)u-, where m=1-22, n=2-4, x=0-15, u=0-15, v=4-5, X is C1-C12 alkyl, —(C6H5)1-4 and R3, R4 and R5 are C2-C18 alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene or aralkylene, it being possible for R3, R4 and R5 to be identical or different, Z is —COO—, NHCO—, NHCOO—, NHCONH— and/or mixtures thereof and a is 1-20. The invention also relates to a process for preparing biuret compounds and to their use as rheology control agents. The invention further relates to urethane- and/or urea-containing uretdiones which are useful intermediates for preparing the biuret compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Karlheinz Haubennestel, Stefan Moessmer, Ulrich Orth, Daniela Betcke
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Publication number: 20060204078Abstract: Disclosed is a method for designing tooth surfaces of a digital dental prosthetic item existing as a 3D data set using a first 3D model of a preparation site and/or of a dental prosthetic item and a second 3D model, which second model comprises regions which match some regions on the first 3D model and regions which differ from other regions of the first 3D model, the non-matching regions containing some of the surface information required for the dental prosthetic item, wherein at least three pairs (P1, P2, P3) of points (P11, P12; P21, P22; P31, P32) corresponding to each other are selected on the matching region on the first 3D model (A) and the second 3D model (A?), that the positional correlation of the second 3D model with reference to the first 3D model is determined with reference to the at least three pairs (P1, P2, P3), and that portions of the non-matching regions of the first and second 3D models are implemented for designing the tooth surface of the dental prosthetic item taking into consideratioType: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Ulrich Orth, Volker Wedler
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Publication number: 20060155404Abstract: The invention relates to a device for selecting an area (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) of a dental restoration body (1;71), which is depicted in a 3D representation. At least portions of the area limit are provided in the form of dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8). The aim of the invention is to carry out a dental construction of a restoration body with the aid of a CAD system, whereby certain areas of the restoration body can be selected and construction tools are provided for machining the selected area in a 3D representation. To this end, the area (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82), which is to be machined with a construction tool, can be determined by selecting dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8) or dental-specific points (7.1 7.4) or a preparation edge (4). The method is used for assigning area limits to the selected area, said area limits being provided, at least in part, in the form of dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Heinrich Hanisch, Ulrich Orth, Volker Wedler
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Patent number: 7010150Abstract: A method for detecting and representing one or more objects, such as teeth, their preparations and their immediate environment, using a camera. A first recording is made wherein a still image is produced. The still image is blended into a current, mobile search image in at least one sub-area in the second step, so that both images are recognizable. In the third step, the camera is positioned in such a way that the search image overlaps the blended-in still image in at least one sub-area. The second recording process is initiated in a fourth step.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbHInventors: Joachim Pfeiffer, Volker Wedler, Ulrich Orth, Reinhard Pieper
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Publication number: 20060019219Abstract: A method for determining the position and orientation of the axis of a dental implant disposed directly in the mouth of a patient wherein measurement data is obtained by measurement of the clinical situation of the implant in the patient's mouth, a first shape to be measured is applied to the implant, the shape is formed in such a manner that a conclusion can be made about the position and orientation of a connection shape of the implant, and the position and orientation of the first shape is analyzed through a suitable method. Furthermore, the relative position and orientation of the area between the axis of the dental implant and the axis of the measurement is defined through the specific position of the first shape. The position and orientation of the connection shape and of the implant itself is determined through the first shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Gunter Saliger, Ulrich Orth, Steffen Teckentrup, Reinhard Pieper