Patents by Inventor Walter Huber

Walter Huber 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: 10823550
    Abstract: In an optical position measuring device for the interferential determination of the relative distance of two objects which are movable relative to each other in at least one measuring direction, a bundle of rays emitted by a light source is split up into at least two partial bundles of rays, which fall on a grating or a plurality of gratings on separate optical paths and undergo distance-dependent phase shifts as a result. The partial bundles of rays are superpositioned at a mixing grating, whereupon at least three pairs of interfering partial bundles of rays propagate in different directions in space. Via the mixing grating, each pair of interfering partial bundles of rays is focused on a detector element so that at least three position-dependent, phase-shifted incremental signals are detectable via the detector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Karsten Sändig, Walter Huber
  • Publication number: 20200041252
    Abstract: In an optical position measuring device for the interferential determination of the relative distance of two objects which are movable relative to each other in at least one measuring direction, a bundle of rays emitted by a light source is split up into at least two partial bundles of rays, which fall on a grating or a plurality of gratings on separate optical paths and undergo distance-dependent phase shifts as a result. The partial bundles of rays are superpositioned at a mixing grating, whereupon at least three pairs of interfering partial bundles of rays propagate in different directions in space. Via the mixing grating, each pair of interfering partial bundles of rays is focused on a detector element so that at least three position-dependent, phase-shifted incremental signals are detectable via the detector elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Karsten SÄNDIG, Walter HUBER
  • Patent number: 10048114
    Abstract: In a device for measuring the vibrational amplitude of a capillary tube of a wire bonder, the capillary tube is placed between a light source and a detector system, so that the vibrational amplitude is able to be ascertained from the shading of a beam of light by the capillary tube. The beam of light emitted by the light source is split into a measuring beam of light and a reference beam of light, an edge of the capillary tube at least partially shading the measuring beam of light in the vibrating state, while the reference beam of light is not shaded. The detector system includes a measuring detector assigned to the measuring beam of light as well as at least one reference detector assigned to the reference beam of light, and the vibrational amplitude of the capillary tube is ascertainable from the interconnected output signals of the measuring detector and the reference detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Walter Huber, Wolfgang Holzapfel
  • Patent number: 9823058
    Abstract: A device for position determination includes a light source and a planar measurement reflector movable along a measurement direction oriented perpendicular to the measurement reflector. A detector device is disposed such that a beam emitted by the light source strikes the detector device after impinging on the measurement reflector so that, in an event of a movement of the measurement reflector along the measurement direction, a signal results which is dependent on a position of the measurement reflector and from which a reference signal is generatable at a defined reference position. A deflection unit is disposed so as to deflect the beam such that the beam strikes the measurement reflector twice and therebetween passes through the deflection unit. The deflection unit is arranged so that a deviation in beam direction, resulting after the first reflection from a tilt of the measurement reflector, is compensated after the second reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Walter Huber, Wolfgang Holzapfel, Ralph Joerger
  • Patent number: 9739598
    Abstract: A device for interferential distance measurement between two objects that are situated in a movable manner with respect to each other along at least one shifting direction includes at least one light source as well as at least one splitting element, which splits a beam of rays emitted by the light source at a splitting location into at least two partial beams that propagate onward at different angles. The device furthermore includes at least one deflecting element that effects a deflection of the incident partial beams in the direction of a merging location, where the split partial beams are superimposed in an interfering manner and the optical paths of the partial beams of rays between the splitting location and the merging location being arranged such that the traversed optical path lengths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are identical in the event of a change of distance between the two objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Ralph Joerger, Walter Huber
  • Patent number: 9638514
    Abstract: An optical position-measuring device senses a relative position of two objects. A reflection material measure is connected to one object and a scanning unit is connected to the other object. A beam is split into three sub-beams in a first splitting plane by a first splitting element. The first and third sub-beams are deflected toward the reflection material measure by the deflecting elements, while the second sub-beam is split into fourth and fifth sub-beams by a second splitting element. The first and fourth sub-beams propagate as a first pair of superimposed sub-beams and the third and fifth sub-beams propagate as a second pair of superimposed sub-beams. The first and second pairs of superimposed sub-beams, after being reflected by the reflection material measure, propagate respectively toward detectors, where the sub-beams in each pair are brought into interfering superposition, so that the detectors detect displacement-dependent scanning signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventor: Walter Huber
  • Publication number: 20170016760
    Abstract: In a device for measuring the vibrational amplitude of a capillary tube of a wire bonder, the capillary tube is placed between a light source and a detector system, so that the vibrational amplitude is able to be ascertained from the shading of a beam of light by the capillary tube. The beam of light emitted by the light source is split into a measuring beam of light and a reference beam of light, an edge of the capillary tube at least partially shading the measuring beam of light in the vibrating state, while the reference beam of light is not shaded. The detector system includes a measuring detector assigned to the measuring beam of light as well as at least one reference detector assigned to the reference beam of light, and the vibrational amplitude of the capillary tube is ascertainable from the interconnected output signals of the measuring detector and the reference detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Walter HUBER, Wolfgang HOLZAPFEL
  • Patent number: 9400168
    Abstract: A device for interferential distance measurement that includes a measurement reflector having a surface and a light source emitting a beam parallel to the surface. The device includes a splitter element including a splitter grating that is disposed perpendicular to the surface, wherein the splitter grating receives the beam and splits the beam into a measurement beam and a reference beam, wherein the measurement beam acts at least twice upon the measurement reflector along a path of the measurement beam. The device including a combining element, at which the measurement beam and the reference beam enter into interferential superposition to form interfering measurement and reference beams. The device further includes a detector arrangement, by way of which a scanning signal pertaining to a distance between the measurement reflector and a component of said device in a measuring direction can be generated from the interfering measurement and reference beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Walter Huber, Ralph Joerger, Wolfgang Holzapfel
  • Publication number: 20160202041
    Abstract: An optical position-measuring device senses a relative position of two objects. A reflection material measure is connected to one object and a scanning unit is connected to the other object. A beam is split into three sub-beams in a first splitting plane by a first splitting element. The first and third sub-beams are deflected toward the reflection material measure by the deflecting elements, while the second sub-beam is split into fourth and fifth sub-beams by a second splitting element. The first and fourth sub-beams propagate as a first pair of superimposed sub-beams and the third and fifth sub-beams propagate as a second pair of superimposed sub-beams. The first and second pairs of superimposed sub-beams, after being reflected by the reflection material measure, propagate respectively toward detectors, where the sub-beams in each pair are brought into interfering superposition, so that the detectors detect displacement-dependent scanning signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Walter Huber
  • Patent number: 9290567
    Abstract: An antibody binding to Tau that is phosphorylated at serine 422 (pS422), which specifically binds to phosphorylated Tau fragment of SEQ ID NO:9 and to Tau pS422, but does not bind to Tau and to phosphorylated MCAK fragment of SEQ ID NO:17. The antibody is useful in the treatment of a Tauopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Bohrmann, Ulrich Goepfert, Fiona Grueninger, Walter Huber, Hans-Willi Krell, Valeria Lifke, Olaf Mundigl, Sonja Offner, Laurence Ozmen, Michael Schraemi
  • Publication number: 20160061587
    Abstract: A device for interferential distance measurement between two objects that are situated in a movable manner with respect to each other along at least one shifting direction includes at least one light source as well as at least one splitting element, which splits a beam of rays emitted by the light source at a splitting location into at least two partial beams that propagate onward at different angles. The device furthermore includes at least one deflecting element that effects a deflection of the incident partial beams in the direction of a merging location, where the split partial beams are superimposed in an interfering manner and the optical paths of the partial beams of rays between the splitting location and the merging location being arranged such that the traversed optical path lengths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are identical in the event of a change of distance between the two objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ralph Joerger, Walter Huber
  • Patent number: 9272031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a purified antibody molecule preparation being characterized in that at least one antigen binding site comprises a glycosylated asparagine (Asn) in the variable region of the heavy chain (VH). More specifically, a pharmaceutical and a diagnostic composition comprising said antibody molecule and antibody mixtures are provided which is/are capable of specifically recognizing the ?-A4 peptide/A?4. The present invention relates in particular to a mixture of antibodies comprising one or two glycosylated antigen binding sites with a glycosylated asparagine (Asn) in the variable region of the heavy chain, i.e. mixtures of isoforms of antibodies which comprise a glycosylated Asn in the variable region of the heavy chain (VH). Also disclosed are compositions or antibody preparations comprising the specifically glycosylated antibody isoforms. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical and diagnostic uses for these antibodies are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Hansruedi Loetscher, Walter Huber, Diana Schuhbauer, Karl Weyer, Manfred Brockhaus, Bernd Bohrmann, Hans Koll, Andreas Schaubmar, Kurt Lang
  • Patent number: 9080857
    Abstract: A device for interferential distance measurement that includes a light source that emits a light beam along a propagation direction and a scanning plate including a splitter that splits the light beam into a measurement beam and a reference beam. The device further including a reflector disposed spaced-apart in a direction of the propagation direction and a detector element. The measurement beam and the reference beam are propagated from the splitter along different optical paths toward the reflector, where a back reflection of the measurement beam and the reference beam occurs at the reflector toward the scanning plate. In addition, at a combining location the measurement beam and the reference beam attain interfering superposition, and wherein the measurement beam and the reference beam interfering at the combining location are detected by the detector element so that the detector element generates a distance signal regarding a distance between the scanning plate and the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Huber, Birgit Lange, Michael Hermann
  • Publication number: 20150165022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a purified antibody molecule preparation being characterized in that at least one antigen binding site comprises a glycosylated asparagine (Asn) in the variable region of the heavy chain (VH). More specifically, a pharmaceutical and a diagnostic composition comprising said antibody molecule and antibody mixtures are provided which is/are capable of specifically recognizing the ?-A4 peptide/A?4. The present invention relates in particular to a mixture of antibodies comprising one or two glycosylated antigen binding sites with a glycosylated asparagine (Asn) in the variable region of the heavy chain, i.e. mixtures of isoforms of antibodies which comprise a glycosylated Asn in the variable region of the heavy chain (VH). Also disclosed are compositions or antibody preparations comprising the specifically glycosylated antibody isoforms. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical and diagnostic uses for these antibodies are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Hansruedi LOETSCHER, Walter HUBER, Diana SCHUHBAUER, Karl WEYER, Manfred BROCKHAUS, Bernd BOHRMANN, Hans KOLL, Andreas SCHAUBMAR, Kurt LANG
  • Publication number: 20150116731
    Abstract: A device for position determination includes a light source and a planar measurement reflector movable along a measurement direction oriented perpendicular to the measurement reflector. A detector device is disposed such that a beam emitted by the light source strikes the detector device after impinging on the measurement reflector so that, in an event of a movement of the measurement reflector along the measurement direction, a signal results which is dependent on a position of the measurement reflector and from which a reference signal is generatable at a defined reference position. A deflection unit is disposed so as to deflect the beam such that the beam strikes the measurement reflector twice and therebetween passes through the deflection unit. The deflection unit is arranged so that a deviation in beam direction, resulting after the first reflection from a tilt of the measurement reflector, is compensated after the second reflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Walter HUBER, Wolfgang Holzapfel, Ralph Joerger
  • Patent number: 8906370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a purified antibody molecule preparation being characterized in that at least one antigen binding site comprises a glycosylated asparagine (Asn) in the variable region of the heavy chain (VH). More specifically, a pharmaceutical and a diagnostic composition comprising said antibody molecule and antibody mixtures are provided which is/are capable of specifically recognizing the ?-A4 peptide/A?4. The present invention relates in particular to a mixture of antibodies comprising one or two glycosylated antigen binding sites with a glycosylated asparagine (Asn) in the variable region of the heavy chain, i.e. mixtures of isoforms of antibodies which comprise a glycosylated Asn in the variable region of the heavy chain (VH). Also disclosed are compositions or antibody preparations comprising the specifically glycosylated antibody isoforms. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical and diagnostic uses for these antibodies are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Hansruedi Loetscher, Walter Huber, Diana Schuhbauer, Karl Weyer, Manfred Brockhaus, Bernd Bohrmann, Hans Koll, Andreas Schaubmar, Kurt Lang
  • Patent number: 8822907
    Abstract: An optical position-measuring device includes a scanning bar extending in a first or second direction, and a scale extending in the other direction. The scale is offset by a scanning distance from the scanning bar in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The device has a light source whose light penetrates the scanning bar at an intersection point of the scanning bar and scale to fall on the scale and arrive back at the scanning bar. At a detector, the light is split by diffraction into different partial beams at optically effective structures of the scanning bar and scale and combined again. A periodic signal is obtained in the detector in response to: a shift between the scanning bar and scale in the first direction due to interference of combined partial beams, and a change in the scanning distance between the scanning bar and scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Joerger, Michael Hermann, Wolfgang Holzapfel, Walter Huber
  • Patent number: 8797546
    Abstract: An interferometric distance measurement device that includes a light source that emits a beam of light and a scanning unit. The scanning unit includes a scanning plate having a splitter that splits the beam of light into a measurement beam and a reference beam, wherein the reference beam is propagated solely within the scanning plate before reaching interferential superposition with the measurement beam at a unification site. A reflector is provided, wherein the reflector is embodied such that the measurement beam striking the reflector undergoes retroreflection in a direction regardless of any possible relative tilting of the scanning unit and of the reflector downstream of the unification site. A detector arrangement is provided in which a distance signal relating to a distance between the scanning plate and the reflector is detectable from interference between the measurement beam and the reference beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Huber, Ralph Joerger
  • Publication number: 20130335746
    Abstract: A device for interferential distance measurement that includes a measurement reflector having a surface and a light source emitting a beam parallel to the surface. The device includes a splitter element including a splitter grating that is disposed perpendicular to the surface, wherein the splitter grating receives the beam and splits the beam into a measurement beam and a reference beam, wherein the measurement beam acts at least twice upon the measurement reflector along a path of the measurement beam. The device including a combining element, at which the measurement beam and the reference beam enter into interferential superposition to form interfering measurement and reference beams. The device further includes a detector arrangement, by way of which a scanning signal pertaining to a distance between the measurement reflector and a component of said device in a measuring direction can be generated from the interfering measurement and reference beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Walter Huber, Ralph Joerger, Wolfgang Holzapfel
  • Patent number: 8609097
    Abstract: An antibody binding to Tau that is phosphorylated at serine 422 (pS422), which specifically binds to phosphorylated Tau fragment of SEQ ID NO:9 and to Tau pS422, but does not bind to Tau and to phosphorylated MCAK fragment of SEQ ID NO:17. The antibody is useful in the treatment of a Tauopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Bohrmann, Ulrich Goepfert, Fiona Grueninger, Walter Huber, Hans-Willi Krell, Valeria Lifke, Olaf Mundigl, Sonja Offner, Laurence Ozmen, Michael Schraeml