Patents by Inventor Uwe Berger
Uwe Berger 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: 11934997Abstract: The invention relates to the monitoring of products by means of active radio tags. According to the invention, packagings of products are provided with an active radio tag that detects at least one environmental condition and/or at least one packaging state, and which emits a signal at time intervals, which provides information about a unique identifier and at least one state in which the respective product is found. The signal is picked up by a receiver that extracts the unique identifier and the state information and transmits same together with location information to an external server.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Christof Backhaus, Katharina Berger, Uwe Schenkel, Jürgen Schmidt, Walter Speth, Klaus Glismann, Eric Willms, Markus Storz, Arne Wendt, Gregory James Dibble
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Patent number: 11934998Abstract: The invention relates to the monitoring of products by means of active radio tags. According to the invention, packagings of products are provided with an active radio tag that detects at least one environmental condition and/or at least one packaging state, and which emits a signal at time intervals, which provides information about a unique identifier and at least one state in which the respective product is found. The signal is picked up by a receiver that extracts the unique identifier and the state information and transmits same together with location information to an external server.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Christof Backhaus, Katharina Berger, Uwe Schenkel, Jürgen Schmidt, Walter Speth, Klaus Glismann, Eric Willms, Markus Storz, Arne Wendt, Gregory James Dibble
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Patent number: 11934996Abstract: The invention relates to the monitoring of products by means of active radio tags. According to the invention, packagings of products are provided with an active radio tag that detects at least one environmental condition and/or at least one packaging state, and which emits a signal at time intervals, which provides information about a unique identifier and at least one state in which the respective product is found. The signal is picked up by a receiver that extracts the unique identifier and the state information and transmits same together with location information to an external server.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Christof Backhaus, Katharina Berger, Uwe Schenkel, Jürgen Schmidt, Walter Speth, Klaus Glismann, Eric Willms, Markus Storz, Arne Wendt, Gregory James Dibble
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Patent number: 11934999Abstract: The invention relates to the monitoring of products by means of active radio tags. According to the invention, packagings of products are provided with an active radio tag that detects at least one environmental condition and/or at least one packaging state, and which emits a signal at time intervals, which provides information about a unique identifier and at least one state in which the respective product is found. The signal is picked up by a receiver that extracts the unique identifier and the state information and transmits same together with location information to an external server.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Christof Backhaus, Katharina Berger, Uwe Schenkel, Jürgen Schmidt, Walter Speth, Klaus Glismann, Eric Willms, Markus Storz, Arne Wendt, Gregory James Dibble
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Patent number: 9902232Abstract: An axial-flow blower arrangement for the condenser (28) of a roof-mounted air conditioning installation including two evaporator units (3, 4) and a condenser unit (2) arranged between them comprises at least two blower modules (1), each of which has a box-shaped downwardly open hood (10) which has a cover wall (12) and walls (14, 15, 16, 17) which in the mounted condition extend downwardly from the cover wall and which together with the cover wall enclose an air suction chamber (26), out of which an axial-flow blower (23) mounted under the cover wall sucks air and discharges it into the atmosphere through an air outlet opening (20).Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Spheros GmbHInventors: Ralph Schaller, Helmut Scheid, Klaus Ellinger, Uwe Berger
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Patent number: 9592485Abstract: The invent on relates to a device for producing starting materials, combustible substances and fuels from organic substances. Said device comprises a reactor (10) that comprises a feeding device (11) for the organic substances, a discharge device (12) for the reaction products, and a device (13) for supplying reaction energy for the transformation of organic substances into the reaction products. The invention is characterized in that the reactor (10) comprises a device (14) for forming a circulating flow inside the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: TECHNISCHE WERKE LUDWIGSHAFEN AGInventors: Uwe Berger, Thomas Willner, Walter Vanselow
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Publication number: 20150328952Abstract: An axial-flow blower arrangement for the condenser (28) of a roof-mounted air conditioning installation including two evaporator units (3, 4) and a condenser unit (2) arranged between them comprises at least two blower modules (1), each of which has a box-shaped downwardly open hood (10) which has a cover wall (12) and walls (14, 15, 16, 17) which in the mounted condition extend downwardly from the cover wall and which together with the cover wall enclose an air suction chamber (26), out of which an axial-flow blower (23) mounted under the cover wall sucks air and discharges it into the atmosphere through an air outlet opening (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: SPHEROS GMBHInventors: Ralph SCHALLER, Helmut SCHEID, Klaus ELLINGER, Uwe BERGER
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Patent number: 8766143Abstract: A method for operating a cooking appliance having a cooking appliance control system and a door. The method includes automatically opening the door using the cooking appliance control system when a cooking process is complete, and automatically closing the door when a physical quantity falls below a predetermined threshold value stored in a memory of the cooking appliance control system. In addition, a cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber, a door, a cooking appliance control system having a memory, a sensor disposed in the cooking chamber, a guide device, and a door opening device including a positioning motor and a rod. The cooking appliance control system is configured to actuate the positioning motor as a function of the output signal so as to automatically open the door when a cooking process is complete and automatically close the door when a physical quantity falls below a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Ruediger Hoehn
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Patent number: 8726791Abstract: A household appliance includes a control panel that is movable between a rest position and an exposed position. A reservoir, which is adapted for holding a fluid, has a filling opening and is positioned behind the control panel in an interior of the household appliance when the reservoir is in an operating position. The control panel is configured to impede access to the reservoir and/or the filling opening when the control panel is in the rest position and the reservoir is in the operating position. The control panel is further configured to allow access to the reservoir and/or the filling opening when the control panel is moved to the exposed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Juergen Adamczak, Uwe Berger, Ruediger Hoehn, Franz Thorman, Wolfgang Wieneke
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Patent number: 8425856Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing starting materials, combustible substances and fuels from organic substances. Said claimed device comprises a reactor (10) that comprises an introduction device (11) for the organic substances, an evacuation device (12) for the reaction products and a device (13) for feeding reaction energy for the transformation of organic substances into reaction products. The invention is characterized in that the introduction device (11) comprises pneumatic means (24) for the supply of solid material.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AGInventors: Uwe Berger, Thomas Willner, Walter Vanselow
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Patent number: 8285128Abstract: A steam generator for a household appliance. The steam generator includes an evaporation chamber having a substantially planar evaporation surface with first and second sections. A water supply line is in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber and a steam discharge line is also in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber. The steam generator includes a heat accumulator configured to heat the evaporation surface. At least one of a valve and a pump is associated with the water supply line and operable to control an introduction of water into the evaporation chamber. An electric controller controls the heating of the heat accumulator by the heater and the introduction of water into the evaporation chamber using the at least one of valve and pump. The first section of the evaporation surface is a starter section that is thermally conductively coupled to the heat accumulator such that heat flow from the heat accumulator to the starter section is limited compared to the second section.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Thomas Metz, Joerg Vollgraf
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Publication number: 20120227932Abstract: An axial-flow blower arrangement for the condenser (28) of a roof-mounted air conditioning installation including two evaporator units (3, 4) and a condenser unit (2) arranged between them comprises at least two blower modules (1), each of which has a box-shaped downwardly open hood (10) which has a cover wall (12) and walls (14, 15, 16, 17) which in the mounted condition extend downwardly from the cover wall and which together with the cover wall enclose an air suction chamber (26), out of which an axial-flow blower (23) mounted under the cover wall sucks air and discharges it into the atmosphere through an air outlet opening (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: SPHEROS GMBHInventors: Ralph Schaller, Helmut Scheid, Klaus Ellinger, Uwe Berger
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Publication number: 20110219670Abstract: The invent on relates to a device for producing starting materials, combustible suhstances and fuels from organic substances. Said device comprises a reactor (10) that comprises a feeding device (11) for the organic substances, a discharge device (12) tor the reaction products, and a device (13) for supplying reaction energy for the transformation of organic substances into the reaction products. The invention is characterised in that the reactor (10) comprises a device (14) for forming a circulating now inside the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Uwe Berger, Thomas Willner, Walter Vanselow
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Publication number: 20110212000Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing starting materials, combustible substances and fuels from organic substances. Said claimed device comprises a reactor (10) that comprises an introduction device (11) for the organic substances, an evacuation device (12) for the reaction products and a device (13) for feeding reaction energy for the transformation of organic substances into reaction products. The invention is characterised in that the introduction device (11) comprises pneumatic means (24) for the supply of solid material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Uwe Berger, Thomas Willner, Walter Vanselow
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Publication number: 20110185632Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the direct thermochemical conversion of high molecular weight organic starting products into low molecular weight organic products that are liquid with a low viscosity at ambient temperature and can be combusted. Said method consists of the following steps: (1) the starting product, at least one reducing gas and slow-evaporating product fractions are provided in a reactor, (2) the provided starting material is rapidly heated to a reaction temperature, (3) said starting material is converted using the temperature, the reducing effect of the gas and autocatalytical effects of the product fractions in vaporous reaction products and reaction gas, (4) the reaction gas is separated by means of condensation by evacuating the condensed reaction products, said separated reaction gas comprising a mixture of hydrogen, methane and other hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Uwe Berger, Thomas Willner, Walter Vanselow
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Publication number: 20100206414Abstract: A household appliance includes a control panel that is movable between a rest position and an exposed position. A reservoir, which is adapted for holding a fluid, has a filling opening and is positioned behind the control panel in an interior of the household appliance when the reservoir is in an operating position. The control panel is configured to impede access to the reservoir and/or the filling opening when the control panel is in the rest position and the reservoir is in the operating position. The control panel is further configured to allow access to the reservoir and/or the filling opening when the control panel is moved to the exposed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Juergen Adamczak, Uwe Berger, Ruediger Hoehn, Franz Thorman, Wolfgang Wieneke
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Publication number: 20100080540Abstract: A steam generator for a household appliance. The steam generator includes an evaporation chamber having a substantially planar evaporation surface with first and second sections. A water supply line is in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber and a steam discharge line is also in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber. The steam generator includes a heat accumulator configured to heat the evaporation surface. At least one of a valve and a pump is associated with the water supply line and operable to control an introduction of water into the evaporation chamber. An electric controller controls the heating of the heat accumulator by the heater and the introduction of water into the evaporation chamber using the at least one of valve and pump. The first section of the evaporation surface is a starter section that is thermally conductively coupled to the heat accumulator such that heat flow from the heat accumulator to the starter section is limited compared to the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Thomas Metz, Joerg Vollgraf
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Patent number: 7638736Abstract: A method for steam cooking includes introducing steam, from a steam generator device, into a food cooking container through a supply conduit so that at an inlet opening to the food cooking container the steam enters tangentially to a wall of the food cooking container. The generation of steam is controlled by a control system so as to provide a difference between the pressure in the supply conduit and the pressure in the interior of the food cooking container of at least 1 kPa.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Juergen Adamczak, Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Thomas Metz, Dirk Telthoerster, Stefan Homburg
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Publication number: 20080148960Abstract: A method for operating a cooking appliance having a cooking appliance control system and a door. The method includes automatically opening the door using the cooking appliance control system when a cooking process is complete, and automatically closing the door when a physical quantity falls below a predetermined threshold value stored in a memory of the cooking appliance control system. In addition, a cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber, a door, a cooking appliance control system having a memory, a sensor disposed in the cooking chamber, a guide device, and a door opening device including a positioning motor and a rod. The cooking appliance control system is configured to actuate the positioning motor as a function of the output signal so as to automatically open the door when a cooking process is complete and automatically close the door when a physical quantity falls below a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Ruediger Hoehn
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Publication number: 20070068918Abstract: A method for steam cooking includes introducing steam, from a steam generator device, into a food cooking container through a supply conduit so that at an inlet opening to the food cooking container the steam enters tangentially to a wall of the food cooking container. The generation of steam is controlled by a control system so as to provide a difference between the pressure in the supply conduit and the pressure in the interior of the food cooking container of at least 1 kPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Juergen Adamczak, Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Thomas Metz, Dirk Telthoerster, Stefan Homburg