Rittmann
Arlesheim Rüittmann, Arieshim CH
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20090287001 | Process for the Manufacture of Hydroxylated Isoflavones - A process for the preparation of hydroxylated isoflavones by reacting in a Hoesch reaction using an alkanoic acid alkyl ester as solvent a phenol with a phenylacetonitrile to yield a 1,2-diphenyl-ethanone and transforming the ethanone into an isoflavone by well-known methods. | 11-19-2009 |
Arlesheim Rüittmann, Arieshim CH
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20090287001 | Process for the Manufacture of Hydroxylated Isoflavones - A process for the preparation of hydroxylated isoflavones by reacting in a Hoesch reaction using an alkanoic acid alkyl ester as solvent a phenol with a phenylacetonitrile to yield a 1,2-diphenyl-ethanone and transforming the ethanone into an isoflavone by well-known methods. | 11-19-2009 |
Bruce Rittmann, Tempe, AZ US
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20130230498 | REDUCING SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS AND ENERGY UPTAKE IN OBESE HUMANS BY MANAGING THEIR INTESTINAL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES - The present invention provides for microbial compositions and methods for reducing the concentration of short-chain fatty acids in the gut as a way to reduce energy uptake and manage obesity. More specifically, the invention provides for decreasing short-chain fatty acids available for absorption in the human gut, such as acetate, using one or more of: a probiotic including a homo-acetogenic, acetate oxidizing bacterium that converts acetate to H | 09-05-2013 |
20130256149 | MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS - A microbial electrolysis cell having a brush anode is described. A method of producing products, such as hydrogen, at the cathode of the microbial electrolysis cell is also provided. The microbial electrolysis cell is configured in a cylindrical shape having an anode, cathode and anion exchange membrane all disposed concentrically. A brush anode spirally wound around the outside of the cylindrical microbial electrolysis cell is described. The method may include sparging the anode and/or cathode with air in some cases. In addition, CO | 10-03-2013 |
20130295649 | Photobioreactor System with High Specific Growth Rate and Low Dilution Rate - Systems and methods for growing photosynthetic cells that may be used to produce a biomass. The systems and methods recycle liquid and can produce a high cell concentration harvested biomass. | 11-07-2013 |
20150030888 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS WITH IMPROVED CATHODES - Methods and systems for microbial fuel cells with unproved cathodes are provided, in accordance with some embodiments, methods for microbial fuel cells with improved cathodes are provided. The methods comprising: abiotically reducing oxygen on a cathode having a catalyst layer bound to a gas diffusion layer using an anion conductive polymer, consequently accumulating Off at the catalyst layer, and reducing local pH by conducting the OH″ away from the catalyst layer, directly or by transport of anionic buffers that act as OH″ carriers, through the anion conductive polymer, in accordance with some embodiments, a system for microbial fuel cells is provided. The system comprising: a container, an anode, anode-respiring bacteria, and a cathode having a catalyst layer bound to a gas diffusion layer using an anion conductive polymer. | 01-29-2015 |
Bruce E. Rittmann, Tempe, AZ US
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20080217242 | Methods and Systems for Total Nitrogen Removal - A method and related apparatus for oxidation and reduction of a reduced aqueous nitrogen contaminant. | 09-11-2008 |
20110014683 | System and Method for Growing Photosynthetic Cells - Disclosed are a system and method for growing photosynthetic cells in conduit. The system and method supply light, CO2 and nutrients to the cells. The system and method also dampen thermal variations in the conduit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110089107 | INTIMATE COUPLING OF PHOTOCATALYSIS AND BIODEGRADATION IN A PHOTOCATALYTIC CIRCULATING-BED BIOFILM REACTOR - Systems and methods are provided for intimately coupling advanced oxidation process (AOP) with biodegradation for the treatment of contaminated water. The system comprises a particulate bed having carrier particles that have a microbial film effective for biodegrading contaminants in the contaminated water. An advanced oxidation reagent is irradiated by a radiation source to provide an advanced oxidation reagent effective for oxidizing recalcitrant compounds in the contaminated water to form biodegradable byproducts. The microbial film is effective for biodegrading the byproducts substantially immediately after they are produced. The carrier particles are also effective for protecting the microbial film from the radiation and/or the recalcitrant compounds. | 04-21-2011 |
20110143224 | BICARBONATE AND CARBONATE AS HYDROXIDE CARRIERS IN A BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELL - The present invention relates generally to a process that helps alleviate the pH gradient between anode and cathode compartments in any biological fuel cell or electrolytic cell configuration in which a pH gradient between anode and cathode is limiting the voltage efficiency. By providing acid to the cathode compartment in the form of CO | 06-16-2011 |
20110300455 | Micro-Sized Microbial Fuel Cell - A microbial fuel cell includes an anode portion having an anode and a cathode portion having a cathode. The anode is configured to support an electrically conductive biofilm matrix. A cation exchange membrane is positioned between the anode and the cathode. The anode portion and the cation exchange membrane define an anode chamber having a volume of between about 1 μL and about 100 μL and configured to receive an anolyte. The cathode portion and the cation exchange membrane define a cathode chamber having a volume of between about 1 μL and about 100 μL and configured to receive a catholyte. The microbial fuel cell is configured to achieve a Coulombic efficiency of at least 30% and/or a power density of at least of 4.7 μW/cm | 12-08-2011 |
20120082869 | Microbial Electrolytic Cell - System and methods for efficiently capturing hydrogen gas from a microbial electrolytic cell. Certain aspects of the invention describe microbial electrolytic cells in which the cathode is located above the anode and proximal to a fluid level and a gas headspace in the single-chamber microbial electrolytic cell. In other aspects, the invention relates to improved and high volumetric production rate of hydrogen gas effected by increasing the geometric surface area of the electrodes. Combinations of these aspects also are contemplated. | 04-05-2012 |
20130115684 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCTION OF HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS - Methods and systems for dehalogenating organohalides are disclosed. In one respect, the systems can generate hydrogen in an electrolysis cell and supply the hydrogen to anaerobic dehalogenating bacteria to decontaminate organohalides at a contamination site. | 05-09-2013 |
20130345990 | TOOL FOR OPTIMIZING CHLORINATED-SOLVENT BIOREMEDIATION THROUGH INTEGRATION OF CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR DATA WITH ELECTRON AND ALKALINITY BALANCES - A prediction and assessment tool for bioremediation performance based on a comprehensive understanding of the link between chemical flow and microbial community interactions includes linking molecular microbial ecology data with electron and alkalinity balances to make it possible to understand dechlorinating microbial communities and their metabolic processes. The interactions of biological processes and site mineralogy result in changes to alkalinity and pH that can lead to incomplete reductive dechlorination resulting from suboptimal pH. Understanding these interactions allows for strategies to predict expected bioremediation outcomes and/or to mitigate incomplete reductive dechlorination. | 12-26-2013 |
Doris Rittmann, Juelich DE
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20080293100 | Method for the Fermentative Production of L-Amino Acids With the Aid of Coryneform Bacteria Capable of Using Glycerin as the Only Carbon Source - The invention relates to a method for producing L-amino acids in which the following steps are carried out: a) the recombinant coryneform bacteria which produce the desired L-amino acid and in which at least one or several of the heterologous polynucleotides of the glycerol metabolism, selected among the group comprising glpA, glpB, glpC, glpD, glpE, glpF, glpG, glpK, glpQ, glpT, glpX, gldA, dhaK, dhaL, dhaM, dhaR, fsa, and talC, is/are expressed are cultivated in a medium containing glycerol or one or several other optional C sources in conditions in which the desired L-amino acid is enriched in the medium or the cells; and, optionally, b) the desired L-amino acid is isolated, all or fractions (>0 to 100 percent) of the components of the fermentation broth and/or biomass optionally remaining in the final product. In said method, bacteria are used in which other genes of the biosynthesis pathway of the desired L-amino acid are additionally reinforced or in which the metabolism pathways reducing the formation of the desired L-amino acid are eliminated at least in part. | 11-27-2008 |
20090325248 | Microbiological Production of 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid - The present invention relates to a cell which is genetically modified in relation to its wild type and which exhibits at least one of the properties a) or b): | 12-31-2009 |
Jean Rittmann, Everett, WA US
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20120193251 | Bucket With Ledge as Brush Support and Bucket Holding Means Plus Opposite Side Wiping Edge and Elastic Brush Handle Holder - A bucket with a substantially flat, angling upwardly LHS ledge | 08-02-2012 |
Jean V. Rittmann, Everett, WA US
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20120266436 | LADDER TOP END SUPPORT WITH PLATFORMS - A method to horizontally support ladder ( | 10-25-2012 |
Kenneth W. Rittmann, Kokomo, IN US
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20090284250 | Self calibrating current sensor - A self-calibrating current sensor for sensing the state of the current passing through a load line enclosed within a housing comprises a sensor disposed adjacent the load line for sensing a current passing through the load line, the sensor having an output at which a signal indicative of the level of current passing through the load line is present, the sensor being positioned with the housing, a binary input circuit configured to generate at least one binary signal, the binary input circuit being configured to change the level of the at least one binary signal without the need of opening the housing, and a controller circuit having a first input coupled to the output of the sensor for receiving the signal indicative of the level passing through the supply line and having a second input coupled to the binary input circuit for receiving the at least one binary signal, the controller being configured to provide a signal indicative of the status of the current in the load line on an output. A method of calibrating a current sensor is also provided. | 11-19-2009 |
Michael Rittmann, Ditzingen DE
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20110259097 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING A PROPERTY OF A FLOWING FLUID MEDIUM - A device for detecting at least one property of a flowing fluid medium is proposed, in particular for detecting an air mass flow of an intake air mass. The device includes at least one sensor housing which may be at least partially introduced into the flowing fluid medium. At least one sensor element for detecting the property is accommodated within the sensor housing. At least one temperature sensor, which has at least one electric contact, in particular at least one contact wire, is furthermore accommodated in the sensor housing. At least one contact pad is furthermore accommodated in the sensor housing, the electric contact being electrically conductively connected to the contact pad at least one connecting point. The connecting point is protected against the fluid medium by at least one electrically insulating potting compound. | 10-27-2011 |
20130174654 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE FLOW CHARACTERISTIC OF A FLUID MEDIUM - A device for detecting at least one flow characteristic of a fluid medium, in particular for detecting an air mass flow in the intake air of a motor vehicle, includes at least one flow channel, through which the fluid medium may flow, and at least one sensor element, which is situated in the flow channel, for detecting the flow characteristic. The sensor element has at least one heating element. The device includes at least one bidirectional electrical interface. The device is configured to receive information and transmit information via the bidirectional electrical interface. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185013 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A STATE OF A SENSOR - In a method for determining a state of a sensor configured to ascertain an operating parameter of an internal combustion engine, at least one aging effect which has an influence on a sensor characteristic curve of the sensor is detected. The sensor has different sensor characteristic curves for different states of the sensor. The at least one aging effect is detected during operation of the sensor. An item of aging information which reflects the at least one aging effect is stored in an electronic memory. The state of the sensor is deduced from the aging information which is present in stored form and which reflects the aging effect that has acted on the sensor. The deduction is carried out based on a predefined linkage between the at least one aging effect and the state of the sensor. | 07-18-2013 |
20130269419 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR DETECTING A FLOW PROPERTY OF A FLUID MEDIUM - A sensor device for detecting at least one flow property of a fluid medium. The sensor device includes at least one sensor housing, in which at least one electronic module having at least one flow sensor for detecting the flow property is accommodated. The electronic module is at least partially accommodated in at least one electronic space. Furthermore, at least one pressure sensor and at least one humidity sensor are accommodated inside the sensor housing. The pressure sensor and also the humidity sensor are at least partially accommodated in at least one sensor space, which is designed separately from the electronic space. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283895 | Sensor device for detecting a flow property of a fluid medium - A sensor device for detecting at least one flow property of a fluid medium, including at least one sensor housing, in which at least one electronic module having at least one flow sensor for detecting the flow property is accommodated. At least one pressure sensor and at least one humidity sensor are accommodated inside the sensor housing, at least the pressure sensor and optionally also the humidity sensor is situated inside the sensor housing independently of the electronic module. | 10-31-2013 |
Nash Rittmann, Odessa, FL US
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20120242234 | Low Voltage Coupling Design - Apparatus and associated methods relate to an electrical interface design architecture to independently excite each of a network of light strings and/or light string controllers with any of a number of independent excitation signals. In an illustrative example, each of the light strings may receive a selected one of the excitation signals conducted via a wiring assembly to an interface formed as a plug or a corresponding socket. In some embodiments, the interface may galvanically connect one or more of the excitation signals to a corresponding load according to user-selection of a relative orientation between the plug and the socket. In some implementations the load may include a down-stream controller that draws operating power through a selected one of the conductors at the interface. In various implementations, the interface may supply a load such as a multi-channel cable or single channel light string, for example. | 09-27-2012 |
Natalie Christina Rüittmann, Arlesheim CH
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20090287001 | Process for the Manufacture of Hydroxylated Isoflavones - A process for the preparation of hydroxylated isoflavones by reacting in a Hoesch reaction using an alkanoic acid alkyl ester as solvent a phenol with a phenylacetonitrile to yield a 1,2-diphenyl-ethanone and transforming the ethanone into an isoflavone by well-known methods. | 11-19-2009 |
Natalie Christina Rüittmann, Arlesheim CH
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20090287001 | Process for the Manufacture of Hydroxylated Isoflavones - A process for the preparation of hydroxylated isoflavones by reacting in a Hoesch reaction using an alkanoic acid alkyl ester as solvent a phenol with a phenylacetonitrile to yield a 1,2-diphenyl-ethanone and transforming the ethanone into an isoflavone by well-known methods. | 11-19-2009 |
Stefan Rittmann, Kirchheimbolanden DE
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20130209012 | STRUCTURED SLIDING SURFACE OF A BEARING SHELL - The invention relates to a tool for machining sliding surfaces of a bearing shell ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130223777 | DIRT GROOVES IN LUBRICATED SLIDING BEARINGS - A lubricated plain bearing having at least one dirt guide groove formed on the sliding surface, which dirt guide groove extends at least partially to a greater extent in the circumferential direction of the bearing shell than in the axial direction of a shaft mounted therein, extends as far as an edge of the bearing and is open at the edge, such that dirt particles transported by the dirt guide groove to the edge can be discharged to the outside. | 08-29-2013 |
20130230263 | STRUCTURED DIRT DEPOSITORY IN SLIDING BEARING SURFACES - The invention relates to a sliding bearing and to a method for producing a sliding bearing, having at least one groove formed on the sliding surface which extends at least partially in the axial direction of a mounted shaft, ends on at least one end before the edge of the bearing and is deeper than 80 μm and/or wider than 150 μm, so that dirt and/or particles can be embedded. | 09-05-2013 |
20130230264 | DIRT DEPOSITORIES IN SLIDING BEARINGS - A plain bearing having a repository surface which has at least one repository and which is a sliding surface and/or a surface of an oil supply groove, wherein the repository is a cutout which is open in the direction of the repository surface and which has a repository a wall and which extends away from the repository surface into the bearing, wherein the repository wall, in the direction of extent, forms an acute angle with a reference direction, wherein the reference direction is the tangent to the repository surface at the point at which the repository wall intersects the repository surface in the direction away from the repository. | 09-05-2013 |
Stefan Rittmann, Kirchheimbolauden DE
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20140177989 | PLAIN BEARING SHELL WITH SLIDE FACE SURFACE GEOMETRY WHICH IS PROFILED IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION - A plain bearing shell includes a slide face of which, in the region of the apex of the plain bearing shell, is convexly curved in the axial direction at least at the edge regions, wherein the curvature is at its most pronounced at the apex of the plain bearing shell and decreases continuously in the circumferential direction of the plain bearing shell toward the two partial surfaces. A method for producing such a plain bearing shell is also provided. | 06-26-2014 |