Patents by Inventor Urs Müller

Urs 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: 11014764
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning box-shaped articles of various sizes on a conveyor belt, as well as a printing station, a reading station, and a labelling station including said apparatus. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor belt operable to move transversally with respect to an output conveyor belt conveying direction, to adapt to a transverse size of a transported box-shaped article, and feed said output conveyor belt with corresponding aligned article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Urs Müller, Tobias Scherer
  • Publication number: 20200354157
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning box-shaped articles of various sizes on a conveyor belt, as well as a printing station, a reading station, and a labelling station including said apparatus. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor belt operable to move transversally with respect to an output conveyor belt conveying direction, to adapt to a transverse size of a transported box-shaped article, and feed said output conveyor belt with corresponding aligned article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Urs MÜLLER, Tobias SCHERER
  • Publication number: 20200124704
    Abstract: A receiver according to some embodiments of a pulsed UWB receiver. The UWB receiver includes a down-conversion mixer coupled to the first switch and providing an IF signal; an integrator that receives the IF signal, the integrator being switched on and off at a periodic repetition frequency (PRF); a sample and hold circuit coupled to the integrator; a first phase switch that is switched at PRF/2 coupled to receive a signal before the integrator; a second phase switch coupled to the sample and hold circuit, the second switch also being switched at PRF/2; and a low-pass filter coupled to the second switch, wherein l/f noise is filtered out by the low-pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan GOWING, Urs MÜLLER, James LITTLE
  • Patent number: 10301749
    Abstract: A circular comb of a combing machine has a base body oriented parallel to a rotational axis of the circular comb, the base body including an inner support surface and a radially oriented opening. A comb element is disposed on an outer circumference of the base body, and a retaining element having a threaded bore is connected to the comb element. A threaded bolt has a threaded first section that engages into the threaded bore, a middle section that protrudes through the radially oriented opening the in base body, and a second end section supported on the inner support surface of the base body. A diameter of the first end section of the threaded bolt is smaller than a diameter of the middle section. A spring element is provided between the inner support surface of the base body and the second end section of the threaded bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Graf + Cie AG
    Inventors: Arnold Vetterli, Markus Schilter, Urs Müller, Urs Schiltknecht
  • Patent number: 10196760
    Abstract: A circular comb of a combing machine has a base body oriented parallel to a rotational axis of the circular comb, the base body including an inner support surface and a radially oriented opening. A comb element is disposed on an outer circumference of the base body, and a retaining element having a threaded bore is connected to the comb element. A threaded bolt has a threaded first section that engages into the threaded bore, a middle section that protrudes through the radially oriented opening the in base body, and a second end section supported on the inner support surface of the base body. A spring element is configured with the middle section of the fastening element and includes a first end supported on a support surface of the second end section of the fastening element, and a second end supported on the support surface of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Graf + Cie AG
    Inventors: Arnold Vetterli, Markus Schilter, Urs Müller, Urs Schiltknecht
  • Patent number: 9816654
    Abstract: In a rapid coupling, a pipe nipple engages a through hole of a socket. A first annular groove provided on the pipe nipple serves to catch a locking ring provided in the socket, in order to lock the coupled condition. A sleeve is movable on the pipe nipple, the sleeve having an inner projection to be retained by the first annular groove of the pipe nipple in a pre-assembled condition. When the pipe nipple is inserted into the socket, the sleeve abuts the socket and is then moved along the pipe nipple until the inner projection is caught by a second annular groove if the coupling is properly locked. It the pipe nipple is not moved into the socket to such an extent that the locking ring is caught by the first annular groove, the second annular groove remains visible outside the sleeve to indicate the improper coupling condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Willi Hänsli, Urs Müller
  • Publication number: 20170073848
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circular comb (1) of a combing machine, comprising a base body (5) and at least one comb element (K1-K4) which at least partially rests on the outer circumference (U) of the base body (5), and a retaining element (10), connected to the comb element, via which the comb element is held on the outer circumference of the base body, and at least one bolt-shaped fastening element (6a, 6b, 6c) which braces the retaining element (10) against the base body (5), a second end section (E4) [sic; first end section (E3)] of the particular fastening element protruding at least partially into the retaining element (10a), and an adjoining middle section (14) protruding at least partially into an opening (42) in the base body (5) oriented radially with respect to the circular comb, and a second end section (E4) which adjoins the middle section (14) of the particular fastening element and which is supported on a support surface (26) of the base body (5) in the area of the opening (42), the second end
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold Vetterli, Markus Schilter, Urs Müller, Urs Schiltknecht
  • Publication number: 20170073847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circular comb (1) of a combing machine, comprising a base body (5) which is situated in parallel to its rotation axis (D) and which has at least one comb element (K1-K4) resting on its outer circumference (U), and at least one retaining element (10, 40) which is connected to the comb element and which has at least one threaded bore (18) into which in each case a first end section (E1) of a threaded bolt (6) provided with a thread protrudes, the threaded bolt having a middle section (14) which protrudes through a radially oriented opening (12) in the base body (5), and the threaded bolt (6) being provided with a second end section (E2) with which it is supported on an inner support surface (26) of the base body (5) in the area of the particular opening (12), the cross-sectional area of the second end section (E2) extending, at least partially, beyond the cross-sectional area of the particular opening (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold Vetterli, Markus Schilter, Urs Müller, Urs Schiltknecht
  • Publication number: 20160348821
    Abstract: In a rapid coupling, a pipe nipple engages a through hole of a socket. A first annular groove provided on the pipe nipple serves to catch a locking ring provided in the socket, in order to lock the coupled condition. A sleeve is movable on the pipe nipple, the sleeve having an inner projection to be retained by the first annular groove of the pipe nipple in a pre-assembled condition. When the pipe nipple is inserted into the socket, the sleeve abuts the socket and is then moved along the pipe nipple until the inner projection is caught by a second annular groove if the coupling is properly locked. It the pipe nipple is not moved into the socket to such an extent that the locking ring is caught by the first annular groove, the second annular groove remains visible outside the sleeve to indicate the improper coupling condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: OETIKER SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Willi HÄNSLI, Urs MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 9145626
    Abstract: The invention relates to combing element for a circular comb of a combing machine that is connectable to a base body of the circular comb via fastening means. The combing element has a plurality of adjacently situated clothing elements oriented transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the combing element and provided with a toothed clothing. The combing element has a mounting bar with a supporting surface on which the clothing elements rest. The ends of the clothing elements protrude beyond the lateral faces of the mounting bar adjoining the supporting surface, and the clothing elements are joined to the mounting bar by means of at least one weld seam applied between the base surfaces of the ends of the clothing elements that protrude beyond the supporting surface of the mounting bar and the mounting bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Graf + Cie AG
    Inventor: Urs Müller
  • Publication number: 20130263408
    Abstract: The invention relates to combing element for a circular comb of a combing machine that is connectable to a base body of the circular comb via fastening means. The combing element has a plurality of adjacently situated clothing elements oriented transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the combing element and provided with a toothed clothing. The combing element has a mounting bar with a supporting surface on which the clothing elements rest. The ends of the clothing elements protrude beyond the lateral faces of the mounting bar adjoining the supporting surface, and the clothing elements are joined to the mounting bar by means of at least one weld seam applied between the base surfaces of the ends of the clothing elements that protrude beyond the supporting surface of the mounting bar and the mounting bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Graf+ Cie AG
    Inventor: Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 7884103
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-sulfonyl-?-amino-acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I): including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1 and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3C6Cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C-3C5alkenyl, C3-C5 alkynyl or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C-2C5alkenyl, C-2C5aklynyl or optionally substituted C-3C6 cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7 and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally subst
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 7368479
    Abstract: The invention relates to ?-sulfonylamino-acetonitrile derivatives of the general formula (I) including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1, and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1, and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C3-C5alkenyl, C3-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7, and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally su
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Eberle, Daniel Stierli, Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 6667326
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X1, X2, X3, m and n have the significances given in claim 1, and optionally the enantiomers thereof. The active ingredients have advantageous pesticidal properties. They are especially suitable for the control of pests on domestic and farm animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Ducray, Jacques Bouvier, Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 6326349
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I having a strong musk-like odor: In formula I, R1 and R2 are hydrogen or methyl, with the proviso that when R1 is methyl, R2 is hydrogen, and when R1is hydrogen, R2 is methyl. The compounds of formula I may be in the Z- and/or in the E-form. Methods of making the compounds of formula I and compositions containing such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Givaudan Roure (International) SA
    Inventors: Daniel Helmlinger, Georg Fráter, Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 6297211
    Abstract: The invention includes (6E)- and (6Z)-isomers of 3,6-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ols and 6-ethyl-3-methyloct-6-en-1-ols and their mixtures. The mixtures are free from their corresponding oct-5-ene double bond isomers. Processes of preparing odorant compositions containing these compositions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Givaudan Roure (International) SA
    Inventors: Georg Frater, Philip Kraft, Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 6255276
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with odorant compositions which contain macrocycles, namely 15- to 17-membered compounds of the formula: wherein the dotted line signifies an optional additional bond, X and Y stand for methylene or C2-12-polymethylene, optionally substituted with an additional methyl group, and A signifies hydrogen or methyl in the case of the unsaturated compounds and methyl in the case of the saturated compounds, with the proviso that the unsaturated compounds are present to more than 80% in the cis form when A signifies hydrogen and are present to more than 50% in the cis form when A signifies methyl, with the exception of Z-oxacyclopentadec-6-en-2-one (15-membered ring), Z-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one (17-membered ring), and Z-oxacycloheptadec-11-en-2-one (17-membered ring), a process for the manufacture of the compounds of formula I and the use of the compounds of formula I as odorants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Givauden Roure (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Georg Frater, Daniel Helmlinger, Urs Müller
  • Patent number: D472817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: S. Fassabind AG
    Inventor: Urs Müller
  • Patent number: D477231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: S. Fassbind AG
    Inventor: Urs Müller