Patents by Inventor Uwe Thomas
Uwe Thomas 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: 20240423848Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for stretching, transferring, and bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier substrate during the assembly of absorbent articles. A continuous carrier substrate may be advanced in a machine direction at a first speed, and a discrete elastic part may be cut from a continuous elastic substrate having a direction of stretch in a cross direction. The speed of the discrete elastic part is changed from a second speed to the first speed, and the central region of the discrete elastic part is stretched in the cross direction. The discrete elastic part is bonded with the continuous carrier substrate such that the stretched central region extends in the cross direction between the first and second longitudinal edges of the continuous carrier substrate. The discrete elastic part may also be bonded with the carrier substrate with adhesive and/or mechanical bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK
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Publication number: 20240415706Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for stretching, transferring, and bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier substrate during the assembly of absorbent articles. A continuous carrier substrate may be advanced in a machine direction at a first speed, and a discrete elastic part may be cut from a continuous elastic substrate having a direction of stretch in a cross direction. The speed of the discrete elastic part is changed from a second speed to the first speed, and the central region of the discrete elastic part is stretched in the cross direction. The discrete elastic part is bonded with the continuous carrier substrate such that the stretched central region extends in the cross direction between the first and second longitudinal edges of the continuous carrier substrate. The discrete elastic part may also be bonded with the carrier substrate with adhesive and/or mechanical bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Keith Richard WILLHAUS
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Publication number: 20240408812Abstract: Methods and systems for mechanically forming one or more surface protrusions integrally from a garment material, the one or more surface protrusions extending outwardly from a garment surface of the garment material, include pre-heating at least one selected area of the garment material; placing the at least one selected area of the garment surface that is pre-heated against a first surface of a forming die, the first surface having a plurality of openings which have a configuration and orientation corresponding with the configuration and orientation of the one or more surface protrusions of the garment material. The garment surface may be softened by application of a source of energy, at least some of the softened garment surface positioned into at least one opening of the plurality of openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Devin LONG, Justin B. OWENS, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeffry ROSIAK
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Patent number: 12164283Abstract: A method for calling a function block of a control program of an industrial controller is disclosed. The industrial controller has an OPC UA server and communicates with an OPC UA client, wherein the function block is requested from an OPC UA call of the OPC UA client. When the function block is requested, an OPC UA call directed thereto is sent from the OPC UA client to the OPC UA server. The OPC UA call is stored by the OPC UA server. IN Parameters transferred together with the OPC UA call are then copied to corresponding IN parameters of the function block and, the function block is called at a previously defined point within a control task of the industrial controller and the IN parameters of the function block are processed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Uwe Thomas, Andreas Weichelt
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Patent number: 12121426Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for stretching, transferring, and bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier substrate during the assembly of absorbent articles. A continuous carrier substrate may be advanced in a machine direction at a first speed, and a discrete elastic part may be cut from a continuous elastic substrate having a direction of stretch in a cross direction. The speed of the discrete elastic part is changed from a second speed to the first speed, and the central region of the discrete elastic part is stretched in the cross direction. The discrete elastic part is bonded with the continuous carrier substrate such that the stretched central region extends in the cross direction between the first and second longitudinal edges of the continuous carrier substrate. The discrete elastic part may also be bonded with the carrier substrate with adhesive and/or mechanical bonds.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jason Edward Naylor, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Keith Richard Willhaus
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Patent number: 12115042Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for stretching, transferring, and bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier substrate during the assembly of absorbent articles. A continuous carrier substrate may be advanced in a machine direction at a first speed, and a discrete elastic part may be cut from a continuous elastic substrate having a direction of stretch in a cross direction. The speed of the discrete elastic part is changed from a second speed to the first speed, and the central region of the discrete elastic part is stretched in the cross direction. The discrete elastic part is bonded with the continuous carrier substrate such that the stretched central region extends in the cross direction between the first and second longitudinal edges of the continuous carrier substrate. The discrete elastic part may also be bonded with the carrier substrate with adhesive and/or mechanical bonds.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jason Edward Naylor, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck
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Publication number: 20240282544Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for a biased cathode assembly of an X-ray tube with improved thermal management and a method of manufacturing same. In one example, a cathode assembly of an X-ray tube comprises an emitter assembly including an emitter coupled to an emitter support structure, and an electrode assembly including an electrode stack and a plurality of bias electrodes. The emitter assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together. The electrode assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together, and the emitter assembly being coupled to the electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Andrew Thomas Cross, Uwe Wiedmann, Marshall Gordon Jones, Carey Rogers, John Scott Price, Joseph Darryl Michael, Sergio Lemaitre, Fulton Jose Lopez, Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Steve Buresh, David Wagner
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Patent number: 12037719Abstract: Methods and systems for mechanically forming one or more surface protrusions integrally from a garment material, the one or more surface protrusions extending outwardly from a garment surface of the garment material, include placing at least one selected area of the garment surface against a first surface of a forming die having a plurality of openings which have a configuration and orientation corresponding with the configuration and orientation of the one or more surface protrusions of the garment material. The garment surface may be softened by application of a source of energy, wherein the source of energy comprises at least two sonotrodes mounted in a rotary drum. At least some of the softened garment surface is positioned into at least one opening of the plurality of openings.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Devin Long, Justin B. Owens, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Jason Edward Naylor, Jeffry Rosiak
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Publication number: 20220276641Abstract: A method for calling an industrial controller control program function block having an OPC UA server and using the OPC UA communication protocol to communicate with an OPC UA client, the function block requested from an OPC UA call of the OPC UA client. The method further comprising: a call step directed to the method of the OPC UA server sent from the OPC UA client to the OPC UA server; a stored step, the OPC UA call is stored by the industrial controller OPC UA server; a transfer step, IN Parameters are transferred together with the OPC UA call from the OPC UA client to the OPC UA server, and copied to corresponding control program function block IN parameters; and a called step, the control program function block is called at a previously defined point within a industrial controller control task, and the function block IN parameters are processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Uwe THOMAS, Andreas WEICHELT
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Patent number: 10888263Abstract: A method for non-invasive video oculographic measurement of eye movements as diagnostic support for (early) detection of neuropsychiatric diseases, using an indicator for a visual stimulus and a camera for video recording. A position of the camera is kept constant in relation to the display and a face of a test person is continuously recorded, at least in parts. A recognition algorithm is started which creates an eye template in which an absolute position of the eye and a pupil of the eye are continuously recorded in the image. Furthermore, a reference range, especially around the eye, is defined and, after selecting a predefined measurement paradigm of the pupil are continuously recorded and analyzed at the end of the stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: THOMAS RECORDING GMBHInventors: Uwe Thomas, Stefan Dowiasch
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Publication number: 20190246969Abstract: A method for non-invasive video oculographic measurement of eye movements as diagnostic support for (early) detection of neuropsychiatric diseases, using an indicator for a visual stimulus and a camera for video recording. A position of the camera is kept constant in relation to the display and a face of a test person is continuously recorded, at least in parts. A recognition algorithm is started which creates an eye template in which an absolute position of the eye and a pupil of the eye are continuously recorded in the image. Furthermore, a reference range, especially around the eye, is defined and, after selecting a predefined measurement paradigm of the pupil are continuously recorded and analyzed at the end of the stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: THOMAS RECORDING GMBHInventors: UWE THOMAS, STEFAN DOWIASCH
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Patent number: 9222741Abstract: Safety system for a hand gun to prevent unauthorized use, with a blocking cartridge inserted and locked in the chamber of a hand gun, wherein upon manipulating said blocking cartridge in an internally located reaction chamber the individual components of an adhesive system are brought together, whereupon following the reaction of the components, the still-pasty adhesive system spreads and escapes through openings in the wall of the blocking cartridge and, after hardening, firmly adheres the blocking cartridge to the chamber. The blocking cartridge can be released only by an authorized institution or person equipped with a connection-releasing technology that is matched by the manufacturer to the composition of the adhesive system.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Inventors: Siegbert Sauer, Klaus Gersten, Juergen Koerner, Uwe-Thomas Schade
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Publication number: 20150233661Abstract: Safety system for a hand gun to prevent unauthorized use, with a blocking cartridge inserted and locked in the chamber of a hand gun, wherein upon manipulating said blocking cartridge in an internally located reaction chamber the individual components of an adhesive system are brought together, whereupon following the reaction of the components, the still-pasty adhesive system spreads and escapes through openings in the wall of the blocking cartridge and, after hardening, firmly adheres the blocking cartridge to the chamber. The blocking cartridge can be released only by an authorized institution or person equipped with a connection-releasing technology that is matched by the manufacturer to the composition of the adhesive system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Siegbert Sauer, Klaus Gersten, Juergen Koerner, Uwe-Thomas Schade
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Patent number: 8663341Abstract: A hair colorant composition comprises 2-methoxymethyl-1,4-diaminobenzene developer in combination with other p-phenylenediamine developers and selected couplers. A kit for coloring hair comprises the hair colorant composition. A method of treating hair comprises applying the hair colorant composition to hair.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Richard Matthew Charles Sutton, Bryan Patrick Murphy, Margaret Ann Popp, Stephen Robert Schofield, Uwe Thomas Hirsch, John Peter Lankhof
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Patent number: 8617587Abstract: The present invention relates to the supply and production of an animal medicine consisting of a substrate in pellet or tablet form, which is attractive to livestock and domestic animals, in which fine-grained particles of a neutral-tasting, physiologically compatible, solid carrier material are embedded, which is characterized in that said fine-grained particles of carrier material have an average diameter of 0.09 to 0.8 mm and are coated with an active substance from veterinary medicine, and said active substance layer is covered with a protective layer of a physiologically compatible polymer matrix, and to the production of this animal medicine. It also relates to the usage of said double-coated, fine-grained particles of carrier material in the production of a preparation for veterinary medicine.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Hubert Thoma, Uwe Thomas Schote, Ute Isele
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Publication number: 20130340181Abstract: A hair colorant composition comprises 2-methoxymethyl-1,4-diaminobenzene developer in combination with other p-phenylenediamine developers and selected couplers. A kit for coloring hair comprises the hair colorant composition. A method of treating hair comprises applying the hair colorant composition to hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Richard Matthew Charles SUTTON, Bryan Patrick MURPHY, Margaret Ann POPP, Stephen Robert SCHOFIELD, Uwe Thomas HIRSCH, John Peter LANKHOF
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Publication number: 20100074952Abstract: The present invention relates to the supply and production of an animal medicine consisting of a substrate in pellet or tablet form, which is attractive to livestock and domestic animals, in which fine-grained particles of a neutral-tasting, physiologically compatible, solid carrier material are embedded, which is characterised in that said fine-grained particles of carrier material have an average diameter of 0.09 to 0.8 mm and are coated with an active substance from veterinary medicine, and said active substance layer is covered with a protective layer of a physiologically compatible polymer matrix, and to the production of this animal medicine. It also relates to the usage of said double-coated, fine-grained particles of carrier material in the production of a preparation for veterinary medicine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Novartis Animal Health U.S., Inc.Inventors: Hubert Thoma, Uwe Thomas Schote, Ute Isele
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Publication number: 20090156674Abstract: The invention relates to the production of a new salt form of valnemulin, a compound of formula I, which is notable for its good crystallinity in higher purity, its simpler technical usability and improved storage stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Ingolf Macher, Annett Geissler, Susanne Christine Wieland-Berghausen, Uwe Thomas Schote, Ferenc Jozsef Rakoczi
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Patent number: 6953456Abstract: Digital tampons are disclosed which are capable of radially expanding into a non circular cross-sectional shape upon exposure to a wet environment, typically in use condition, so as to reduce bypass leakage. The inventions also relates to tampon blanks and a process of producing the tampons.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Sybille Fuchs, Samantha Jane Price, Uwe Thomas Michael Horst Hirsch, Veronique Marie Josephine Kremer
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Patent number: 6799074Abstract: In a microprobe system for medical applications particularly for use in neurophysiology and neurosurgery a target determining arrangement is provided which can be mounted on a patients head by means of an adjustable mounting device. An adapter is removably attached to the mounting device and carries a manipulator with a removable probe unit that can be moved by a drive unit which is electrically controllable according to spatial coordinates (x,y,z—respectively, R,&phgr;). The probe unit includes a guide tube for receiving an exchangeable microfiber electrode, which includes sensor areas at its pointed tip for the recording of brain activity signals. The signals can be stored with a PC-interface in a data acquisition unit, which is in communication with an output unit. The manipulator includes a microfiber electrode control unit, for example, an XYZ-slide with locking means as well as a base body for the attachment of the probe unit to the mounting device in a predetermined orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2000Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Uwe Thomas RecordingInventors: Uwe Thomas, Dirk Hohl, Wilfried Gerber