Patents by Inventor Urs Muller
Urs Muller 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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Publication number: 20040172472Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventors: Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A. Muller
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Patent number: 6751300Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did net first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventor: Urs A. Muller
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Patent number: 6725268Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2000Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A Muller
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Patent number: 6684239Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for publishing electronic mail messages on the Internet. A user selects an electronic mail message to be published and moves the selected electronic message to a designated folder. The electronic mail message is then processed to convert the electronic mail message into a format suitable for Internet publication. Once converted electronic mail message content is published on the Internet and accessible from any suitable browser software.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2000Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Beat Flepp, Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A Muller
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Patent number: 6667326Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 16, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.Inventors: Pierre Ducray, Jacques Bouvier, Urs Müller
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Patent number: 6507356Abstract: A method for improving video conferencing/calling between participants is disclosed. A video conference/call display window is provided to call participants. The position of the video call window is restricted to a portion of a video display screen which is close to the position of a video camera which is used during the video call. In this manner, a video call participant will be perceived to be looking at the video camera during the video call.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A Muller
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Publication number: 20010053206Abstract: A network based voice mail system without losing any of the advantages of traditional answering machines includes a small device, which looks like an answering machine and costs about the same, and three-way calling service. The small device (called a Remote Answering Device) looks just like an ordinary answering machine. It has a speaker, a message number indicator and the basic play back control buttons like “play”, “delete”, “stop”, “rewind”, “skip”, etc. When a call comes in that is not answered by a human, the Remote Answering Device will pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device then uses three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call, by sending a hook flash signal and speed dialing the user's voice mail number.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2001Publication date: December 20, 2001Inventor: Urs A. Muller
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Patent number: 6326349Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 1, 1999Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Givaudan Roure (International) SAInventors: Daniel Helmlinger, Georg Fráter, Urs Müller
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Patent number: 6297211Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 11, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Givaudan Roure (International) SAInventors: Georg Frater, Philip Kraft, Urs Müller
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Patent number: 6295341Abstract: A network based voice mail system without losing any of the advantages of traditional answering machines includes a small device, which looks like an answering machine and costs about the same, and three-way calling service. The small device (called a Remote Answering Device) looks just like an ordinary answering machine. Answered by a human, the Remote Answering Device will pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device then uses three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call, by sending a hook flash signal and speed dialing the user's voice mail number. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is. If an extension is picked up, the Remote Answering Device drops the conference call by sending another hook flash signal and hangs up.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1998Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventor: Urs A. Muller
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Patent number: 6255276Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 16, 2000Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Givauden Roure (International) S.A.Inventors: Georg Frater, Daniel Helmlinger, Urs Müller
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Patent number: 5788057Abstract: An apparatus for the suspended storage of foodstuffs, particularly slabs of chocolate or the like, arranged on shelves (15) lying flat on trays (14) hanging from two parallel chains (12, 13) moving around a closed circuit that includes a supply run and a return run. Each tray (14) is combined with at least one shock absorbing device (61) for restricting the swinging motion thereof, quickly damping said motion and preventing the trays from bumping into one another. For this purpose, the shock absorbing device (61) comprises a braking disc located within a recess provided inside a housing and containing a viscous liquid.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Sapal Societe Anonyme des Plieuses AutomatiquesInventors: Hans Heiri Walser, Urs Muller
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Patent number: 5707961Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel odorants, including the compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 .dbd.R.sup.4 .dbd.CH.sub.3 and R.sup.2 .dbd.R.sup.3 .dbd.H orR.sup.1 .dbd.R.sup.2 .dbd.R.sup.3 .dbd.H and R.sup.4 .dbd.CH.sub.3, orR.sup.1 +R.sup.2 .dbd.--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- and R.sup.3 .dbd.H and R.sup.4 .dbd.CH.sub.3, orR.sup.1 .dbd.R.sup.4 .dbd.CH.sub.3 and R.sup.2 +R.sup.3 .dbd.--CH.sub.2 -- orR.sup.1 .dbd.CH.sub.3 and R.sup.2 .dbd.R.sup.3 .dbd.H and R.sup.4 .dbd.CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 orR.sup.1 .dbd.R.sup.2 .dbd.R.sup.4 .dbd.CH.sub.3 and R.sup.3 .dbd.H and R.sup.5 .dbd.H (preferred) or CH.sub.3.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1996Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignee: Givaudan-Roure (International) SAInventors: Jerzy A. Bajgrowicz, Alain Bringhen, Georg Frater, Urs Muller
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Patent number: 5635471Abstract: The invention is concerned with the 7R/7S-diastereoisomer mixture of the formula ##STR1## in pure form, essentially free of the corresponding (4R)-isomers. The invention also concerns the 2R/2S-diastereoisomer mixture of the formula ##STR2## in pure form which is useful as an intermediate for producing I. In addition, the invention concerns a process for obtaining I by subjecting II to isochromane ring closure. Odorant compositions containing I and the use of I as an odorant are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1995Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: Givaudan-Roure (International) SAInventors: Georg Frater, Urs Muller, Martin Petrzilka
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Patent number: 5468751Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## where R.sub.1 -R.sub.5, R.sub.8, R.sub.13, m and n are as defined herein. The novel compounds have valuable biocidal properties. They can be used in crop protection for protecting cultivated plants against attack by pests, and for controlling those pests.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1993Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Odd Kristiansen, Helmut Zondler, Urs Muller
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Patent number: 5376657Abstract: Benzimidazolesulfonic acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is an unsaturated 5-membered heterocycle having not more than two hetero atoms N and/or S or is an unsaturated 6-membered heterocycle having not more than two N atoms, it being possible for each of the heterocycles to be substituted, and X is oxygen or sulfur, while R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and n are as defined herein, are valuable microbicides. They can be used in crop protection in the form of suitable compositions, for example for controlling fungal disease.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1993Date of Patent: December 27, 1994Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Adolf Hubele, Bernard Hostettler, Marius Sutter, Urs Muller
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Patent number: 5374639Abstract: Benzotriazolesulfonic acid derivatives of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.3 =R.sub.4 X and R.sub.4 is an unsaturated 6-membered heterocycle having a maximum of 2 nitrogen atoms, it being possible for the heterocycle to be substituted, and X is oxygen or sulfur, while R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined herein, are valuable microbicides. They can be used in plant protection in the form of suitable compositions, for example for controlling fungal diseases.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1992Date of Patent: December 20, 1994Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Marius Sutter, Urs Muller, Bernhard Hostettler, Peter Ackermann, Yasuchika Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 5190945Abstract: 2-(Pyrimidyl or pyrazinyl)-imino-1,3-dithietanes ##STR1## wherein Ar is one of the radicals ##STR2## R is unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl which is substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylthio or cyano, independently of one another, or is unsubstituted or halo-substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkenyl, unsubstituted or halo-substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkynyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylamino, nitro or halogen,n is a number from 0 to 3,X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 independently of each other are hydrogen or halogen, including the addition salts formed with acids of the formula H.sup..sym. X.sup..crclbar. in which the anion X.sup..crclbar. is Cl.sup..crclbar., Br.sup..crclbar., I.sup..crclbar., HSO.sub.4 -, H.sub.2 PO.sub.4 -, H.sub.2 PO.sub.3 -, NO.sub.3 -, CH.sub.3 COO.sup..crclbar., CH.sub.2 ClCOO-, CF.sub.3 COO-, HOCH.sub.2 COO-, CH.sub.3 CH(OH)COO.sup..crclbar., HOOCCOO.sup..crclbar.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1991Date of Patent: March 2, 1993Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Wolfgang Eckhardt, Urs Muller
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Patent number: D472817Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: S. Fassabind AGInventor: Urs Müller
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Patent number: D477231Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: S. Fassbind AGInventor: Urs Müller