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Elmar Beck, Heroldstatt DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011193	Abrasion Resistant Decorative Sheet, Especially Overlay, Having a Particular Optical Effect - The invention relates to an abrasion-resistant decorative sheet (	01-08-2009

Elmar Boeckenhoff, Sturtgard DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090321153	Drive train for a motor vehicle and method of operating a drive train of a motor vehicle - In a drive train for a motor vehicle having at least first and second drive axles each provided with two drive wheels for moving the motor vehicle, wherein the drive train comprises a first drive unit connected to the first drive axle and a second drive unit connected to the second drive unit for driving the wheels of the drive axles or, respectively, being driven thereby, the wheels of the first and second drive axles are operable independently of each other and clutch elements are arranged in the drive train between the wheels of the second axle and the second drive unit for mechanically disconnecting the second drive unit and the wheels of the second drive axle.	12-31-2009

Elmar Boeckenhoff, Portland, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090293467	Diesel engine exhaust treatment system with drive shaft accommodating housing and method - A diesel exhaust treatment system comprises a housing provided with a drive shaft passageway. The driveshaft of a land vehicle passes through the drive shaft passageway when the drive shaft and diesel exhaust treatment apparatus are incorporated into a vehicle. The housing can be coupled to frame rails of the vehicle with at least a portion of the housing being positioned between vertical planes containing the outer surface of the frame rails. In one specific embodiment at least a portion of the housing is positioned between the frame rails. The housing can comprise a plurality of housing sections, such as upper and lower housing sections which each define a portion of the drive shaft passageway. In addition, the upper housing section can be shorter than the lower housing section.	12-03-2009
20110106388	VEHICLE TORQUE MANAGEMENT - A torque management system and method is described by which the torque provided by an engine can be controlled based on a mass of the vehicle and, if available, instantaneous and/or predictive slope information. Also, in some modes of operation, torque can be controlled based on speed limit information for upcoming road segments to be traveled by a vehicle. In addition to controlling the maximum allowable torque, optionally the minimum allowable torque can also be controlled to prevent inadvertent decelerations of the vehicle. A driver/operator can optionally override the torque control and the history of override requests can optionally be used to adjust overrides of the system. A plurality of torque control approach sub-methods can be made available with the appropriate sub-mode being selected depending, for example, upon the extent of the available information.	05-05-2011

Elmar Bramer-Weger, Alfter DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090124705	CARBON NANOTUBE POWDER, CARBON NANOTUBES, AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - A novel carbon nanotube powder containing carbon nanotubes which have a roll-like structure, also novel carbon nanotubes having a roll-like structure, novel processes for the production of the carbon nanotube powders and of the carbon nanotubes, and their use as an additive or substrate for various applications are described.	05-14-2009

Elmar Deegener, Stelzenberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110101752	ADJUSTER FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - An adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a drive, a gear stage (	05-05-2011

Elmar Fähnle, Elchingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100143016	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING A PAMPHLET-LIKE OBJECT IN A PRINTING STATION - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for imprinting a booklet-like object in a printing station.	06-10-2010

Elmar Fähnle, Elchingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100143016	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING A PAMPHLET-LIKE OBJECT IN A PRINTING STATION - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for imprinting a booklet-like object in a printing station.	06-10-2010

Elmar Falck, Ottobrunn DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080265277	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A semiconductor device with a field ring in an edge pattern of a semiconductor body with a central cell area and with field plate discharge pattern. The edge pattern exhibits at least one horizontal field plate which is arranged with one end over the field ring and with its other end on insulating layers towards the edge of the semiconductor body. A first ring-shaped area of a type of conduction doped complementary to a drift section material exhibits a field ring effect. A second highly doped ring-shaped area which contacts the one end of the horizontal field plate and forms a pn junction with the first ring-shaped area and which is arranged within the first area exhibits a locally limited punch-through effect or a resistive contact to the drift section material.	10-30-2008
20080265329	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A semiconductor device which has a semiconductor body and a method for producing it. At the semiconductor body, a first electrode which is electrically connected to a first near-surface zone of the semiconductor body and a second electrode which is electrically connected to a second zone of the semiconductor body are arranged. A drift section is arranged between the first and the second electrode. In the drift section, a coupling structure is provided for at least one field plate arranged in the drift section. The coupling structure has a floating first area doped complementarily to the drift section and a second area arranged in the first area. The second area forms a locally limited punch-through effect or an ohmic contact to the drift section, and the field plate is electrically connected at least to the second area.	10-30-2008
20090261379	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A semiconductor device includes an active region with a vertical drift path of a first conduction type and with a near-surface lateral well of a second, complementary conduction type. In addition, the semiconductor device has an edge region surrounding the active region. This edge region has a variable lateral doping material zone of the second conduction type, which adjoins the well. A transition region in which the concentration of doping material gradually decreases from the concentration of the well to the concentration at the start of the variable lateral doping material zone is located between the lateral well and the variable lateral doping material zone.	10-22-2009

Elmar Fichtl, Oetwil Am See CH

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090285424	Method for manufacturing a fitted hearing device - So as to exploit the experience widely spread for fitting hearing devices, workflows of fitting processes are stored (	11-19-2009
20100220879	HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The method for operating a hearing system comprising at least one hearing device; at least one signal processing unit; at least one user control by means of which at least one audio processing parameter of said signal processing unit is adjustable; and a sensor unit; comprises the steps of	09-02-2010

Elmar Finkenberger, Adelshofen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110102923	MIRROR HEAD WITH OVERLAPPING FIELD OF VIEW - A coupling between a primary mirror and additional mirror so that adjustment of at least one of said mirrors is executed in a way that their fields of view overlap or directly juxtapose. In doing so, the occurrence of a gap in the coverage of the fields of view in the border area shared between mirrors is avoided for the user.	05-05-2011

Elmar Gatzweiler, Buedinger DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120058892	N-(TETRAZOL-5-YL)- AND N-(TRIAZOL-5-YL)ARYLCARBOXAMIDES AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES - N-(Tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxamides of the formula (I) are described as herbicides.	03-08-2012

Elmar Gatzweiler, Buedingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110287932	HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION FOR TOLERANT OR RESISTANT CEREAL CROPS - The invention provides herbicide combinations and the use of herbicide combinations for controlling harmful plants in cereal crops wherein the herbicide combination in question comprises	11-24-2011
20110294663	Herbicidal composition for tolerant or resistant corn crops - The invention provides herbicide combinations and the use of herbicide combinations for controlling harmful plants in corn crops wherein the herbicide combination in question comprises	12-01-2011
20120021902	(4-TRIFLUOROMETHYL-3-THIOBENZOYL)CYCLOHEXANEDIONES AND USE THEREOF AS HERBICIDES - (4-Trifluoromethyl-3-thiobenzoyl)cyclohexanediones and use thereof as herbicides	01-26-2012
20120021903	4-(4-HALOALKYL-3-THIOBENZOYL)PYRAZOLES AND USE THEREOF AS HERBICIDES - A description is given of 4-(4-haloalkyl-3-thiobenzoyl)pyrazoles of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides.	01-26-2012
20120021904	(4-HALOALKYL-3-THIOBENZOYL)CYCLOHEXANEDIONES AND USE THEREOF AS HERBICIDES - A description is given of (4-haloalkyl-3-thiobenzoyl)cyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides.	01-26-2012

Elmar Gatzweiler, Budingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100311588	SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS COMPRISING TEMBOTRIONE - A description is given of herbicidal compositions comprising	12-09-2010
20110230346	Biphenyl-Substituted Cyclic Ketoenols - The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I)	09-22-2011
20110230351	Spiroheterocyclically Substituted Tetramic Acid Derivatives - The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I)	09-22-2011
20110281727	Insecticidal and/or Herbicidal Composition Having Improved Activity Based on Spiroheterocyclically Substituted Tetramic Acid Derivatives - The present invention relates to boosting the action of crop protection compositions comprising in particular spiroheterocyclically substituted tetramic acid derivatives of the formula (I) by addition of ammonium or phosphonium salts and optionally penetrants, to the corresponding compositions, to processes for their preparation and to their use in crop protection as insecticides and/or acaricides and/or for preventing unwanted vegetation.	11-17-2011
20110287933	Herbicidal composition for tolerant or resistant oilseed rape crops - The invention provides herbicide combinations and the use of herbicide combinations for controlling harmful plants in oilseed rape crops wherein the herbicide combination in question comprises	11-24-2011
20120058893	HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE KETOSULTAMS AND DIKETOPYRIDINES - Ketosultams and diketopyridines of the formula (I) and use thereof as herbicides are described.	03-08-2012
20120065065	HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE PYRIDYLKETOSULTAMS - Herbicidally active pyridylketosultams of the general formula (I) and their use as herbicides are described.	03-15-2012

Elmar Grom, Union City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218883	Power distribution system - A power distribution system comprises a DC bus supplied by an electrical generator and a resistive load connected to the DC bus. A switching device connects to the DC bus and the load and is configured to periodically open the circuit between the resistive load and the DC bus for a reoccurring period of time. The switching device senses the load on the DC bus and changes the length of the period of time based on the sensed voltage.	09-03-2009

Elmar Grussmann, Altenbeken-Buke DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100098533	TURBINE HOUSING, AND METHOD OF MAKING A TURBINE HOUSING - A turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger includes an outer casing and a rotor casing which is arranged in the outer casing and includes a tubular neck for engagement in an exhaust pipe to conduct exhaust gas from the neck in a direction of an exhaust flange. The exhaust pipe is hereby coupled to the rotor casing for relative movement there between. A sealing ring is arranged between the neck and the exhaust pipe, wherein the neck has one end provided with at least one outwardly directed projection defined by an outer diameter which is greater than an inner diameter of the sealing ring. Fabrication of the turbine housing is realized by pushing the sealing ring over the neck, and inserting an expanding mandrel into the neck to widen the neck.	04-22-2010
20110131985	EXHAUST GAS ASSEMBLY - An exhaust gas assembly includes an exhaust gas manifold which is connected with an exhaust gas inlet of a manifold and an adjusting member arranged in the manifold. The adjusting member is configured to supply exhaust gas to a low pressure connection and/or a high-pressure connection of the manifold, wherein on the high-pressure side a high-pressure turbine housing is connected to the manifold and on the low pressure side a low pressure turbine housing is connected to the manifold. A connecting channel extends through the manifold and connects a high-pressure exhaust gas outlet) of the high-pressure turbine housing with a low pressure exhaust inlet) of the low pressure turbine housing.	06-09-2011
20110308238	EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH BAFFLE PLATE - An exhaust manifold includes a housing formed of a thin-walled sheet metal part which is shaped in the form of a shell construction and has an upper housing shell and a lower housing shell to define an interior space. Received in the housing in an area proximate to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is a baffle plate which separates the interior space of the housing from a motor flange to secure the exhaust manifold to the cylinder head.	12-22-2011

Elmar Grussmann, Altenbeken DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110286837	EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes an outer housing, a bearing flange connected to the outer housing by a material joint, and a turbine wheel rotatable about a rotation axis. Formfittingly connected to the bearing flange is an inner housing which is formed with a collar having at least one section in contact with an inner edge of the bearing flange in a direction of the rotation axis of the turbine wheel.	11-24-2011
20120023928	MODULAR EXHAUST GAS ASSEMBLY - A modular exhaust gas assembly includes a turbocharger housing having an exhaust flange and a bearing flange receptacle, and a plurality of turbine scrolls of different sizes for selective installation into the turbocharger housing in dependence on a power of an engine. Each turbine scroll has an inlet zone and is connected to the bearing flange receptacle via a selected one of a plurality of different bearing flanges and to the exhaust flange via a selected one of a plurality of different exhaust links. The inlet zone of each turbine scroll is configured to complement a contour of an outlet zone of a standard manifold so that the turbine scrolls are selectively connectable via their inlet zone to the manifold to suit the engine power at hand.	02-02-2012

Elmar Grußmann, Buke DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100316494	TURBINE HOUSING FOR GAS TURBOCHARGERS - A turbine housing for exhaust gas turbochargers includes an outlet pipe and an external housing connected therewith. A rotor housing is disposed in the external housing and has a pipe-shaped neck operably coupled with the outlet pipe and axially displaceable relative to the same. A separate sealing ring is positioned operably between the neck and the outlet pipe, supported by the outlet pipe, and has an inwardly turned sealing portion sealingly and slidingly engaging the neck to form a secure gas seal therebetween.	12-16-2010
20110236191	EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a bearing flange for securement of the exhaust-gas turbocharger to a bearing housing of a turbine wheel. The bearing flange is provided with an outer circumferential fin having a base portion which terminates in a free end. The base portion is defined by a width which is greater than a width of the free end. An outer housing is welded to the outer circumferential fin of the bearing flange, and accommodates an impeller housing.	09-29-2011

Elmar Hackenberger, Zurich CH

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213055	Universal Machine for the Soft Machining of Bevel Gears and Corresponding Method - The invention relates to a device for use in production of bevel gears. The device comprises a turning machine (	09-04-2008

Elmar Haudel, Wiesbaden DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090188479	ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD TO OPERATE A COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUEL - An arrangement and a method are provided for a combustion engine which can be powered with a first and a second type of fuel and the first type of fuel can sufficiently lubricate the valve seating of the combustion engine. The arrangement includes, but is not limited to two fuel circuits that are at least partially allocated to the different types of fuel as well as at least one electronic control device, which controls the operation of the combustion engine with the first type of fuel and also with the second type of fuel. The operation of the combustion engine is controlled in a way that the first type of fuel is fed to the combustion engine in selectable intervals.	07-30-2009

Elmar Hoffmann, Meinborn DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090287388	System for controlling a vehicle driving downhill - A system for a hill descent control in the braking equipment of a motor vehicle comprising an electrically controllable service brake system, which is designed both for an anti-locking control function and for a braking function irrespective of actuation by the driver, a brake actuator which permits an individual adjustment of the braking pressures or braking moments generated for the individual wheels of a motor vehicle, which are the respective manipulated variables controlled by the hill descent control, an electronic control unit being provided for the electronic control and/or regulation which directly or indirectly detects variables related to operating conditions of the motor vehicle and adjusts additional braking moments when driving on steeply inclined roads, irrespective of whether a brake pedal is actuated.	11-19-2009
20100217469	System For Controlling A Motor Vehicle Driving Downhill - A system for a hill descent control in the braking equipment of a motor vehicle comprising an electrically controllable service brake system, which is designed both for an anti-locking control function and for a braking function irrespective of actuation by the driver, a brake actuator which permits an individual adjustment of the braking pressures or braking moments generated for the individual wheels of a motor vehicle, which are the respective manipulated variables controlled by the hill descent control, an electronic control unit being provided for the electronic control and/or regulation which directly or indirectly detects variables related to operating conditions of the motor vehicle and adjusts additional braking moments when driving on steeply inclined roads, irrespective of whether a brake pedal is actuated.	08-26-2010
20100228458	Method for Starting a Motor Vehicle on an Inclined Route - A method for starting a motor vehicle, which is held at a standstill on an inclined route by a brake force which is maintained independently of the driver, after a predetermined holding time has elapsed gradually reduces the brake force which is generated independently of the driver, to put the motor vehicle into motion, and then controls the movement of the motor vehicle, corresponding to a preset course.	09-09-2010
20100292902	Technique for Starting a Motor Vehicle on a Downhill Route - A method for starting a motor vehicle on a downhill route from an idle state includes the steps of maintaining a sufficient brake force to hold the motor vehicle in the idle state, even if brake actuation by the driver is withdrawn; detecting a wish by the driver to drive off; reducing, independently of the driver, the brake force which is maintained independently of the driver, in such a way that the resulting movement of the motor vehicle follows a preset course.	11-18-2010
20110010065	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPEED REGULATION WHEN TRAVELLING ON AN INCLINE - A method and an apparatus for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle in particular during a hill ascent are described. In a PID controller acting upon the brake system of the motor vehicle the change of the vehicle inclination is fed into the I branch of the controller, thereby providing an adaptive speed control.	01-13-2011

Elmar Kannenberg, Athens, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246200	Anthrax carbohydrates, synthesis and uses thereof - The present invention presents the isolation, characterization and synthesis of oligosaccharides of	10-01-2009
20100233174	Anthrax carbohydrates, synthesis and uses thereof - The present invention presents the isolation, characterization and synthesis of oligosaccharides of	09-16-2010

Elmar Kessnich, Ludwigshafen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080224356	Method for Producing a Matrix Used for Producing Decorating Dressing - The invention relates to a process for the production of a die for the production of a surface-structured coating which can be bonded to a sheet-like substrate, in particular a leather or a textile material, and which is formed by application of a liquid plastic material to the surface of the die and subsequent solidification of the plastic material, the die having a surface structure corresponding to the surface structure of the coating, wherein the surface structure of the die is produced by laser engraving.	09-18-2008

Elmar Koch, Eslohe DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090220305	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING OLD UNDERGROUND PIPES - A method for in-situ repair of old underground Pipes is disclosed. A breaking tool with a drive or a pipe section is pulled from a typical inspection shaft to the next inspection shaft (machine shaft) by a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit which has a housing that is at least partially located inside the old pipe. The extremely limited interior space of the machine shaft is thereby kept essentially free from machine parts.	09-03-2009
20110150577	TOOL FOR LONGITUDINALLY SUBDIVIDING SEWER PIPES - The invention relates to a tool for longitudinally subdividing buried sewer pipes having an asymmetric, generally oval cross section, made substantially of a support shoe opposing a cutting blade acting in the direction of the pipe axis. The device also has two side cutting blades and is moved through the old pipe by means of a rod and a cylindrical calibration mandrel.	06-23-2011
20110168286	THREADED CONNECTION - The invention relates to a screw connector for a screw engagement, comprising an external thread applied to a core and flanks of the external thread form an ellipse.	07-14-2011
20110239434	Device For Connecting A String Section With A Pulling Element Which Extends Through The String Section, and Method For Tensioning Of String Sections To Form A String - The invention relates to a device for connecting a string section to a pulling element which extends through the string section. The device includes a tilt lever support (	10-06-2011
20120007747	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FROM A DEVICE TO A RECEIVING UNIT - The invention relates to a method for transmitting data from a device, such as is used in endoscopy or microsurgery, for example, to a receiving unit, wherein a magnetic dipole disposed in or on the device is rotationally driven, the data are generated by a change in the rotational frequency of the magnetic dipole, and the changing magnetic field of the magnetic dipole is received and analyzed by the receiving unit, wherein the rotational speed range in which the magnetic dipole can be driven is divided into partial ranges, each associated with a type of data.	01-12-2012

Elmar Krayer, Langenargen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080251607	SPRAY GUN - A spraying system for spraying fluids such as paints using high volume low pressure air, the system having a spray gun with a gun housing, a handle, a fluid tank on the gun for holding the fluid to be sprayed, and an atomizer nozzle; the system also including a compressed air generator separate from the gun and including a blower, and an air hose connected between the generator and gun for supplying compressed air to the spray gun, at least one operating element on the gun for switching the compressed air generator on/off and controlling the power of the generator. The switching and control information from the operating element is supplied by a transmission element, such as a wire cable or radio frequency link, to control elements associated with the compressed air generator to switch the generator on and off and to control the power of the generator.	10-16-2008
20110089261	Spray gun assembly - A spray gun assembly for spraying paint or similar viscous media includes a gun housing provided with a handle, and a reservoir tank removably attached to the gun housing, the reservoir tank being a storage container adapted for removable attachment to the spray gun housing and comprising a paint can or a paint bag. The storage container is directly secured to a projection extending from the gun housing.	04-21-2011

Elmar Mayer, Nussdorf DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257951	POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE - A position-measuring device includes a code, including a series of code elements arranged one behind the other in a measuring direction, in which at least two consecutive code elements respectively form a code word containing a position information item, and a scanning device having detector elements for reading the at least two code elements of the code that form a code word, and an evaluation device in which the code word having the current position information may be ascertained from the scanning signals of the detector elements. The scanning device and the code are arranged in a moveable manner relative to each other in the measuring direction. Between adjacent code elements, which have identical properties in the transition region, separating elements having complementary properties are inserted.	10-23-2008
20090015423	Method and device for transmitting signals from a position measuring arrangement to an evaluation unit - A method for transmitting signals from a position measuring arrangement to an evaluation unit, the method including transmitting position signals, reference pulses, and warning signals indicating a malfunction state from a position measuring arrangement for determining the position of two elements of a machine which are movable relative to each other, to an evaluation unit. The method further includes logically interconnecting the reference pulses with the position signals in such a way that, in a malfunction-free state, a valid status combination for outputting the reference pulses and an invalid status combination for outputting the reference pulses appear in each period. The method including transmitting warning signals indicating a malfunction state during the invalid status combination of the position signals and the reference pulses which, in the malfunction-free state, is invalid for outputting the reference pulses.	01-15-2009
20090079996	Position measuring arrangement - A method for absolute position measuring that includes scanning a code having code elements arranged one behind the other in a measuring direction, wherein the code elements include sequential first and second code elements which define a code word containing absolute position information. The method including generating scanning signals within the first code elements and the second code elements. The method further including forming information regarding the sequential first and second code elements from the scanning signals via a reference value and determining the reference value as a function of at least one of the scanning signals within the first code elements and the scanning signals within the second code elements.	03-26-2009
20110063145	Multiturn Rotary Encoder and Method of Operating a Multiturn Rotary Encoder - A multiturn rotary encoder includes: a single-turn unit, including a code carrier and a single-turn evaluation unit for processing single-turn position signals to form a single-turn code word; a first multiturn unit, including at least one first multiturn code carrier and a first multiturn evaluation unit for processing first multiturn position signals to form a first multiturn code word that indicates the number of revolutions covered by input shaft; and a second multiturn unit, including at least one second multiturn code carrier and a second multiturn evaluation unit for processing second multiturn position signals to form a second multiturn code word that likewise indicates the number of revolutions covered by the input shaft. The functioning of the multiturn units is ascertainable by the multiturn code words generated independently of each other.	03-17-2011
20110196648	Multiturn Rotary Encoder - A multiturn rotary encoder includes a singleturn code disk which is joined in rotatably fixed manner to a shaft and which has a code track that is scannable by a singleturn scanning unit to ascertain the absolute position within one revolution of the shaft, a multiturn unit for measuring revolution data which are suitable for ascertaining the number of revolutions performed by the shaft, and an evaluation unit which is connected to the multiturn unit via at least two digital interfaces for transmitting the revolution data. The revolution data include at least two data words which have a different rate of change during rotation of the shaft, the interface for transmitting the data word having the highest rate of change to the evaluation unit is a parallel interface, and the interface for transmitting the data word having the lowest rate of change to the evaluation unit is a serial interface.	08-11-2011
20110258358	Device and Method for the Automated Detection of an Interface - In a device and a method for the automated detection of an interface between a position-measuring device and sequential electronics that are interconnected via a data-transmission channel, the position-measuring device includes an interface unit and a position-measuring unit. The interface unit is connected first of all to the data-transmission channel, and secondly to the position-measuring unit for the purpose of an internal data exchange. The interface to the sequential electronics is selectable in the interface unit from at least two interfaces. Also disposed in the position-measuring device is an interface-detection unit, which is supplied with at least one input signal that arrives from the sequential electronics via the data-transmission channel, and which includes a device for determining the time sequence of signal edges of the at least one input signal in conjunction with the signal status, as well as an evaluation unit in which the interface used to the sequential electronics is detectable by evaluating the time sequence determined, and is selectable in the interface unit.	10-20-2011
20110261422	POSITION MEASURING DEVICE - A position measuring device including a code having a sequence of code elements of equal width B that is disposed in a measurement direction and includes a first property and a second property. The sequence of codes elements includes a first set of code elements having the first property and a second set of code elements having the second property, wherein the first and second sets of code elements are each being disposed aperiodically. The position measuring device further including a scanning unit having a plurality of detectors for scanning the code and obtaining scanning signals, wherein a code word defining an absolute position is defined from the scanning signals. The position measuring device including an arrangement for forming an incremental signal from the scanning signals, wherein the arrangement includes a converter device and a collection device arranged downstream of the converter device and wherein the collection device forms respective intermittently periodic partial signals from the scanning signals derived from scanning positions in a spacing matrix.	10-27-2011
20110290888	ANGLE-MEASURING DEVICE AND LINE OF PRODUCTS COMPRISING SAID ANGLE-MEASURING DEVICES - An angle-measuring device having a scanning device with which scanning of a closed serial first code and scanning of a closed serial second code is enabled, wherein a length of the closed serial second code is less than a length of the closed serial first code, and the closed serial first code and the closed serial second code have at least one common code section. The angle-measuring device includes a detector array for generating first and second sequences of code words of a predetermined scanning length upon scanning of the closed serial first code and second codes, respectively. The first sequence includes a first partial sequence and one common partial sequence, and wherein the common partial sequence is created upon scanning of the common code section. The second sequence includes a second partial sequence and the common partial sequence. The angle-measuring device further includes a decoding device designed for decoding the first and second sequences of code words, wherein the closed serial first and second codes as well as the predetermined scanning length are selected such that code words of the first and second sequences have a Hamming distance greater than 1.	12-01-2011
20120030390	Device for Manipulating Interface Signals - A device for manipulating interface signals includes a slave interface, which is connectable to a master interface of a control device, a master interface, which is connectable to a slave interface of a measuring device, and a circuit configuration, which is supplied with at least one data-input signal per interface, and which outputs a corresponding data-output signal per data-input signal to the respective other interface. The circuit configuration includes at least one manipulation unit, to which a data-input signal and a substitute-data signal are supplied and which outputs a corresponding data-output signal, as well as a protocol unit, to which at least one protocol-relevant interface signal is supplied and which, based on manipulation rules and information received with the at least one protocol-relevant interface signal, chooses when the at least one manipulation unit outputs the corresponding data-input signal or the substitute-data signal as data-output signal.	02-02-2012

Elmar Mollemeier, Paderborn DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100133859	BUMPER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member extending transversely to side rails of a vehicle frame. The cross member has a U-shaped cross section which is defined by a web connected on opposite ends to two legs, respectively, and configured to point in a direction of the motor vehicle. The web has a reinforcement embossment in a central length section of the cross member.	06-03-2010
20100133861	Bumper - A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a lightweight cross member attachable transversely to the longitudinal rails of the motor vehicle frame. The cross member includes two longitudinal profiles which are displaceable relative to each other and support each other during the displacement. The bumper provides improved functionality and increased energy absorption capability.	06-03-2010
20100176610	BUMPER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper of a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to a side rail of a motor vehicle frame and has a U-shaped cross section formed by a wall and two legs extending from opposite ends of the wall Extending longitudinally in a direction of the cross member is a reinforcement member which has a T-shaped cross section and closes off a front end of the cross member.	07-15-2010

Elmar Monz, Marktl DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090295361	Apparatus For Converting Electrical Energy For Conductively Heating Semiconductor Material In Rod Form - The present invention relates to an apparatus for converting electrical energy for conductively heating rod-shaped semiconductor materials. The apparatus is particularly useful to control the temperature of electrically heated rods in the Siemens process for deposition of silicon by chemical vapor deposition.	12-03-2009

Elmar Nieswand, Herne DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100246970	DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT ANIMALS WHEN WALKING THROUGH AN ANIMAL PASSAGE - The invention relates to a device and method for providing information about animals walking through an animal passage (I), the information comprising at least the number of animals walking through the animal passage, using a detection device having a sensor device connected to a processor for capturing animal data about animals walking through the animal passage, and an analysis device for recognizing animals in the data/signals captured by the sensor device for the purpose of outputting counter impulses when animals are detected in said signals, the sensor device being designed for producing 3D images, and the analysis device being designed for detecting animals in the 3D data of the 3D images and for counting the animals using said detection.	09-30-2010
20110168096	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A MILKING CUP ON A TEAT OF AN ANIMAL - Methods and apparatus for positioning milking cups on respective teats of a milk-yielding animal by; generating a 3D direct recording of at least one of the milking cups and at least one of the teats of the milk-yielding animal, determining a relative distance between the milking cup and the teat from the 3D direct recording using an image processing device, using a control device to process data about the relative distance determination and then calculate a drive movement for one or more actuators for moving the milking cup(s) and reducing the relative distance between a milking cup and a respective teat, carrying out the drive movement provided that an error does not occur, and making at least one 3D direct recording for being evaluated.	07-14-2011

Elmar Nüchter, Augsburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090102109	WORKPIECE POSITIONING DEVICE - The invention relates to a workpiece positioning device (	04-23-2009
20100224427	OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLE, DRIVING MODULE, AND MOBILE INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An omnidirectional vehicle has a driving module and a mobile industrial robot. The omnidirectional vehicle has omnidirectional wheels and a vehicle body, on which at least one of the omnidirectional wheels is mounted by means of an individual suspension.	09-09-2010

Elmar Nüchter, Augsburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100224427	OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLE, DRIVING MODULE, AND MOBILE INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An omnidirectional vehicle has a driving module and a mobile industrial robot. The omnidirectional vehicle has omnidirectional wheels and a vehicle body, on which at least one of the omnidirectional wheels is mounted by means of an individual suspension.	09-09-2010

Elmar Platzgummer, Wien AT

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080210887	Charged Particle System - A charged particle system comprises a particle source for generating a beam of charged particles and a particle-optical projection system. The particle-optical projection system comprises a focusing first magnetic lens (	09-04-2008
20080230711	Charged-Particle Exposure Apparatus With Electrostatic Zone Plate - In a particle-beam projection processing apparatus for irradiating a target by a beam of energetic electrically charged particles, including an illumination system, a pattern definition system for positioning an aperture arrangement composed of apertures transparent to the energetic particles in the path of the illuminating beam, and a projection system to project the beam onto a target, there is provided at least one plate electrode device, which has openings corresponding to the apertures of the pattern definition system and including a composite electrode composed of a number of partial electrodes being arranged non-overlapping and adjoining to each other, the total lateral dimensions of the composite electrode covering the aperture arrangement of the pattern definition system. The partial electrodes can be applied different electrostatic potentials.	09-25-2008
20080258084	Charged-Particle Exposure Apparatus - A particle-beam projection processing apparatus for irradiating a target, with an illumination system for forming a wide-area illuminating beam of energetic electrically charged particles; a pattern definition means for positioning an aperture pattern in the path of the illuminating beam; and a projection system for projecting the beam thus patterned onto a target to be positioned after the projection system. A foil located across the path of the patterned beam is positioned between the pattern definition means and the position of the target at a location close to an image of the aperture pattern formed by the projection system.	10-23-2008
20090140160	Charged particle beam exposure system and beam manipulating arrangement - A beam manipulating arrangement for a multi beam application using charged particles comprises a multi-aperture plate having plural apertures traversed by beams of charged particles. A frame portion of the multi-aperture plate is heated to reduce temperature gradients within the multi-aperture plate. Further, a heat emissivity of a surface of the multi-aperture plate may be higher in some regions as compared to other regions in view of also reducing temperature gradients.	06-04-2009
20090212240	CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE SYSTEM - A charged particle beam exposure system has a blanking aperture array (	08-27-2009
20100270474	Particle-Optical System - The present invention relates to a multi-beamlet multi-column particle-optical system comprising a plurality of columns which are disposed in an array for simultaneously exposing a substrate, each column having an optical axis and comprising: a beamlet generating arrangement comprising at least one multi-aperture plate for generating a pattern of multiple beamlets of charged particles, and an electrostatic lens arrangement comprising at least one electrode element; the at least one electrode element having an aperture defined by an inner peripheral edge facing the optical axis, the aperture having a center and a predetermined shape in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis; wherein in at least one of the plurality of columns, the predetermined shape of the aperture is a non-circular shape with at least one of a protrusion and an indentation from an ideal circle about the center of the aperture.	10-28-2010

Elmar Polatov, Brooklyn, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110048545	Submergible Spray Chamber for a Tablet - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a chamber adapted for placement therein of a tablet, when a spring-loaded plunger is in a resting position. In this manner, a tablet, such as one formed of a sheet of absorbent material (e.g., made from bamboo or rayon) and pressed into the tablet form, may be evenly doused with a liquid such as water or soapy water without spillage or substantial (more than a few drops) spillage.	03-03-2011

Elmar Pöselt, Hamburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120045398	Method For The Manufacture Of Nanoparticle Complexes And Triblock Polymer Ligands And Products Thereof - The present invention relates to the manufacture of triblock polymer ligands (	02-23-2012

Elmar Pothmann, Kriftel DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080287561	Aerogel Based Composites - Composites, such as syntactic foams, are described. The composite contains at least one polymer and at least one aerogel. The aerogel is coated with a coating substance to at least substantially prevent the intrusion of the polymer into the pores of the aerogel. Methods of making the composite are also described, as well as uses of the composite.	11-20-2008

Elmar Renneke, Delbrueck-Ostenland DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120060483	Agricultural Machine - An agricultural machine has an internal combustion engine, a particulate filter disposed in an exhaust-system branch of the internal combustion engine, and an engine control unit designed to control the internal combustion engine in a regeneration phase in such a manner that a temperature is reached in the particulate filter that is required for the regeneration thereof, and to abort an on-going regeneration if at least one operating parameter of the machine that influences the regeneration deviates from a setpoint value. A control device of the machine is provided to predict a time period in which it is likely possible to hold the operating parameter to the setpoint value thereof, and to start regeneration when this time period begins.	03-15-2012

Elmar Rummert, Knoxville, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120059242	Hybrid MR/PET Scanner With Patient Table Split Cable Feed - A hybrid magnetic resonance (MR) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system reduces likelihood of artifact distortion in PET images attributable to MR local coil cables and connectors in the patient table. MR local coil cables coupling the MR scanner and the MR local coil connectors are oriented so that they are outside the scanner field of view when performing PET scans.	03-08-2012

Elmar Schäfers, Furth DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090278019	MACHINE HAVING A MACHINE ELEMENT THAT CAN BE MOVED ALONG A CROSSBEAM - The invention relates to a machine provided with a machine element (	11-12-2009
20090309454	PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezo actuator includes an adaptation element, which is configured to adapt the piezo actuator to a controller for inductive loads, particularly to a converter for actuating inductive loads. The adaptation element allows use of controllers or converters of numerical control systems, which normally are used for actuating servo motors. Therefore it is no longer necessary to provide specially designed hardware for the actuation of piezo actuators, but instead the above-mentioned controllers can be used. Furthermore, as a result of the adaptation element, the piezo actuators can be integrated in the bus of the numerical control system. This allows communication in real time via the NC bus.	12-17-2009
20090310752	Control method for guided movement of an x-ray examination system - According to the invention, an X-ray examination may be simply and rapidly carried out and hence produce a sharp X-ray image with an X-ray source (	12-17-2009
20100032879	MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to a machine tool, wherein the machine tool has a workpiece clamping device (	02-11-2010
20100052450	DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR MOLDING MACHINES AND EXTRUDER HAVING TWO DRIVES - A drive arrangement with a first motor and a second motor is described, the first and second motor being coupled via a first coupling unit. The first motor is provided to generate uniform low-frequency movements and the second motor performs a higher frequency alternating movement to be overlapped. The total movement is transmitted from the second motor to a machine component coupled via a second coupling unit. The first coupling unit is configured to transfer the uniform low-frequency movement of the first motor to the second motor, wherein a transmission of the higher frequency alternating movement of the second motor to the first motor is suppressed.	03-04-2010
20100092262	MACHINE TOOL, AND METHOD FOR THE DAMPING OF OSCILLATORY MOVEMENTS OF A MACHINE ELEMENT OF A MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a first motor, a gear, and a machine element which is movable in a direction of movement by the first motor via the gear. A second motor is provided to apply a force directly upon the machine element in the direction of movement of the machine element in the absence of an interposed gear between the second motor and the machine element. The second motor is constructed to operate in such a way that the applied force counteracts an oscillatory movement of the machine element in the direction of movement of the machine element.	04-15-2010
20100247261	METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS, WHICH OCCUR DURING A MACHINING PROCESS, OF A MACHINE ELEMENT AND/OR OF A WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a method of reducing vibrations, occurring during a machining operation, of a machine element (	09-30-2010
20110234125	ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A COUPLED SYSTEM OF MACHINES - An arrangement for supplying power to a system includes a first electric drive unit constructed to supply mechanical power to or receive mechanical power from a first coupled system of machines and a second electric drive unit constructed to supply mechanical power to or receive mechanical power from a second coupled system of machines. The first and second coupled system of machines are constructed to receive mechanical power or mechanical energy or to supply mechanical power or mechanical energy. The arrangement further includes a first kinetic energy storage device having a first electrical energy exchange machine which is electrically connected to the first electric drive unit, and a second kinetic energy storage device having a second electrical energy exchange machine which is electrically connected to the second electric drive unit. The first kinetic energy storage device is coupled to the second kinetic energy storage device.	09-29-2011

Elmar Schneider, Weilheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090220830	ANODE SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A FUEL CELL STACK AND A METHOD OF PURGING THE SAME - An anode supply system for a fuel cell stack having an anode section with a gas inlet and a gas outlet includes a sensor device for determining the fuel content inside the anode supply system. A discharge valve is operable to form a gas-conducting connection between the anode supply system and the environment in an open position, and a control device is configured to actuate the discharge valve. The control device controls the discharge valve based on signals from the sensor device, independently of current performance data of the fuel cell stack.	09-03-2009

Elmar Schwill, Essen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100095508	SPIRALLY WELDED CONICAL TOWER SECTIONS - An apparatus and method for manufacturing conical tower sections is provided in which a plate member is continuously rolled such that a conical shape is imparted on the tower section. A plate is rolled such that a seam angle is continuously changed to effect a diameter change in the tower section to create conical shape.	04-22-2010

Elmar Sella, Weilerswist DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080307754	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MACHINE - A machine consumes a consumable material during operation, which consumable material can be provided in consumable means units, wherein the machine can be operated in at least one first operating mode, in which the consumable material is consumed. A consumable means unit comprises an identification unit with at least identification data, wherein the identification data is read and is checked to determine whether the identification data can be associated with a predeterminable release data set. The machine is operated in a first operating mode when the identification data can be associated with the release data set.	12-18-2008
20100163443	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING PACKAGED GOODS - A method involves packaging packaged goods in a packaging material, which surrounds the packaged goods at least partially, the packaging material being unwound from a reel having at least one readable data memory for material data. The material data is read from the data memory and processed, and at least one of the two following actions is performed: A) regulating the packaging process as a function of the material data and B) creating a product pass based on the material data. The method reduces the possibility of operating errors when packaging packaged goods with packaging material. The packaging process is more transparent due to the method, and can be tracked and/or reconstructed even at a later time.	07-01-2010

Elmar Stockelmann, Mannheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080234459	Process for Preparing Polyoxymethtylene Homopolymers or Copolymers - A process for preparing polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers by homopolymerization or copolymerization of trioxane or additionally of suitable comonomers, in which	09-25-2008

Elmar Teichtmann, Heilbronn DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120029276	Medical instrument with a window - A medical instrument includes a housing with an aperture, a window component that comprises a transparent material and closes off the aperture, and a thin-walled area that surrounds the aperture.	02-02-2012

Elmar Teichtmann, Villingen-Schwenningen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018573	Medical instrument - The invention relates to a medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a tool positioned on the distal end of the shaft consisting of a rigid jaw member and a jaw member that can rotate with respect to the rigid jaw member, as well as a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft. The tool and the handle are in active connection with one another by a push-pull rod mounted in the shaft, and the jaw members of the tool are mounted on one another by pins. It is proposed with the invention that the push-pull rod should be configured as a hollow slide tube mounted in the shaft so that it can slide axially and is in active connection with the rotatable jaw member by an actuation element that is essentially rod-shaped.	01-15-2009
20100022957	Medical Instrument With laterally Displaceable Seal - A medical instrument has a cannula, a seal disposed in said cannula, said seal has an opening for guiding a shaft of another instrument through said seal in a sealed manner. An expansion device serves for expanding said opening in said seal. Said expansion device has an expansion cone comprising a plurality of slats mounted pivotably on an annular body at a first end, a second end of said slots opposite to said first end being connected to said seal in an area of said opening. A flexible casing structure is provided accommodating said seal and said expansion device.	01-28-2010
20100049145	Medical Instrument With A Flexible Sealing System - A medical instrument has a cannula, a seal disposed in said cannula. An expansion device serves for expanding said opening in said seal for guiding shafts of other instruments of greater diameter in a sealed manner through the expanded opening. The expansion device has an expansion cone comprising a plurality of slats mounted pivotably on an annular body at a first end thereof, a second end of said slats, being connected to said seal in an area of said opening. The slats can either be connected at its first ends to said annular body via spherical heads engaged into corresponding openings in said annular body or said slats are connected at their ends via film hinges to said annular body.	02-25-2010

Elmar Teichtmann, Eppingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100246032	Holder for optical components - A holder for optical components includes a two-part holder housing that forms an essentially ring-shaped enclosure surrounding an optical component; in addition the two housing parts have different thermal expansion coefficients. To create a holder for optical components that is both simple in structure and ensures a low-tension and insulated enclosure of the optical component, it is proposed with the invention that one housing part should be configured as a ring that surrounds the optical component and on whose housing interior close to the optical component a groove should be configured that surrounds and encloses the optical component and serves as a receptacle for the second housing part, which is configured as a tension ring.	09-30-2010
20100324372	Endoscope With A Window And Process To Manufacture - An endoscope includes a window on a distal end of the endoscope, an interior body with a first material on the distal end, and a mantle with a second material on the distal end, such that the window and the interior body are joined.	12-23-2010
20110040148	Permanently sealed length compensation for endoscope shafts - An endoscope with an instrument housing and with a shaft that is mounted on the distal end of the instrument housing and consists of an outer tube and an inner tube that is mounted at least partly in the outer tube, so that the outer tube and the inner tube are mounted on the instrument housing so that they can move with respect to one another in the axial direction of the shaft. To provide an endoscope that ensures a constantly fluid-tight relative motion of the two shaft tubes with respect to one another, it is proposed with the invention that the outer tube and inner tube should be mounted on the instrument housing so that they are mobile with respect to one another in the axial direction of the shaft by means of at least one flexible membrane.	02-17-2011

Elmar Van Mastrigt, Almelo NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100204077	Method for Cleaning Processing Equipment, Such As Filters - A method for cleaning process apparatus used for production of liquids, especially for cleaning filters, for example membrane filters. The apparatus is contacted with a solution of peroxydisulphate. It is especially preferred that the cleaning process is carried out at a temperature between 15 and 95° C.	08-12-2010
20100237012	METHOD FOR CLEANING FILTER MEMBRANES - A method for cleaning process apparatus used for production of liquids, especially for cleaning filters, for example membrane filters. The apparatus is contacted with a solution of periodate. It is especially preferred that the cleaning process is carried out at a temperature between 15 and 95° C.	09-23-2010

Elmar Vier, Freiberg A. N. DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100264342	VALVE CARTRIDGE FOR A SOLENOID VALVE, AND ASSOCIATED SOLENOID VALVE - The invention relates to a valve cartridge for a solenoid valve, having a capsule, a magnetic armature that is movably guided within the capsule, a valve insert that is inserted into the capsule at a first end, and a valve body, which is pressed into a second end of the valve insert and has a main valve seat. The magnetic armature, moved by a generated magnetic force, moves a tappet guided within the valve insert. The tappet has a closing element with a sealing element which plunges into the main valve seat of the valve body in a sealing manner for carrying out a sealing function, and an associated solenoid valve. According to the invention the valve insert is configured as a one-part slotted bushing, and the valve body is configured as a bonnet-shaped bushing. The valve body configured as a bushing is pressed into a second end of the valve insert configured as a slotted bushing such that the main valve seat is disposed within the valve insert.	10-21-2010
20110215270	Solenoid Valve for Controlling a Fluid - A solenoid valve for controlling a fluid includes an armature having a base region, a lateral region and a head region. The solenoid valve includes a valve member connected to the armature. The solenoid valve further includes an armature casing component in which the armature is positioned. A flow path is formed between the armature and the armature casing component, the flow path extending from a lower armature space to an upper armature space and back to the lower armature space. A junction region is arranged between the head region and the lateral region. The junction region has at least one groove formed therein to facilitate an overflow between the lateral region and the head region.	09-08-2011

Elmar Vom Baur, Geneva CH

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100016223	TREATMENT OF CARTILAGE DISORDERS WITH FGF-18 - This invention concerns the treatment of cartilage disorder and osteoarthritis in particular. More specifically, it relates to the use of FGF-18 in treatment regimens and for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of patients having a cartilage disorder such as osteoarthritis, such as for example knee osteoarthritis or secondary hip osteoarthritis. Specifically provided is a preferred treatment scheme comprising once weekly administration of an FGF-18 compound per treatment cycle.	01-21-2010

Elmar Wadenstorfer, Pfaffenhofen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090175942	Solid Dosage Form of Olmesartan Medoxomil And Amlodipine - The invention relates to a stable solid dosage form comprising olmesartan medoxomil and amlodipine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. In particular, it relates to solid dosage forms free from reducing sugars. The stable solid dosage form may optionally further comprise hydrochlorothiazide or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.	07-09-2009

Elmar Wagner, Neubiberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110188604	Digital Modulator and Digital-to-Analog Conversion Techniques Associated Therewith - Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to a transmitter. The transmitter includes a digital modulator adapted to provide a digital modulated RF signal based on a multi-bit representation of data and a multi-bit representation of a carrier wave. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is adapted to generate an analog modulated RF signal based on the digital modulated RF signal. A resonant circuit coupled to an output of the DAC and adapted to filter undesired frequency components from the analog modulated RF signal.	08-04-2011

Elmar Wagner, Taufkirchen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090163155	METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A TRANSMITTER, AND RADIO TRANSMITTER - In an embodiment, a radio transmitter may be provided. The radio transmitter may include a radio transmitter control loop; and a controller configured in such a way that it operates the radio transmitter control loop as a closed control loop in a first operating mode, and that it operates the radio transmitter control loop as an open control loop in a second operating mode.	06-25-2009
20110200144	Apparatus and Method for Antenna Diversity Reception - An apparatus provides a baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity by means of a digital baseband processor. The apparatus includes a combiner configured to temporally delay a first received signal corresponding to a first receive antenna with respect to a second received signal corresponding to a second receive antenna, and to add the delayed first received signal and the second received signal to obtain a baseband representation of a combined signal at an output of the combiner as the baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity.	08-18-2011
20110201297	Apparatus and Method for Antenna Diversity Reception - An apparatus provides a baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity by means of a digital baseband processor. The apparatus includes a combiner configured to temporally alternately select at least one sample of a first received signal corresponding to a first receive antenna and at least one sample of a second received signal corresponding to a second receive antenna and to interleave the selected samples of the first and second received signal to obtain a temporally continuous stream of samples of a baseband representation of a combined signal at an output of the combiner as the baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity.	08-18-2011

Elmar Wagner, Duisburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100165868	TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ARRANGEMENT WITH A CHANNEL-ORIENTED LINK - A transmitting and receiving arrangement as well as a method for transmission of monitoring and/or payload data in a transmitting and receiving arrangement for a wirefree communications system has a device which processes baseband for processing digital signals to form a baseband signal and a device which processes radio frequency for conversion of the baseband signal to a radio frequency signal. Monitoring and/or payload data are/is transmitted in the form of data packets via at least one channel of a channel-oriented link between the device which processes baseband and the device which processes radio frequency.	07-01-2010
20100216418	AMPLIFIER ASSEMBLY, RECEIVER COMPRISING SAID ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PROGRAMMABLE AMPLIFIER - An amplifier assembly and also a receiver including such an amplifier assembly is disclosed, wherein the amplifier includes a programming input for setting the gain thereof. The signal level at the output of the amplifier is compared with a reference level and a counter is incremented in a step-by-step fashion such that the gain in the amplifier is reduced for as long as the output level lies above the reference level. The amplifier assembly enables frequency-dependent received field strength fluctuations that occur in frequency hopping methods to be corrected in a manner dependent on the conditions in the current time slot. The assembly is also suitable for modulation methods that use a modulation with phase and amplitude variation.	08-26-2010

Elmar Wiejack-Symann, Dinslaken DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110315519	SCRAPER FOR SCRAPER CHAIN CONVEYORS - A scraper for a scraper chain conveyor, having a top web, on which a chain attachment region for connecting the scraper to a scraper chain is configured, and having scraper wings for guiding the scraper on side profiles and bottom of a scraper chain conveyor. In order to provide scrapers with which a higher conveying output or a reduction of the drive output to be installed can be achieved, and which also enable a worn or defective scraper to be changed below ground, it is provided according to the invention that the scraper wings consist of a holding portion anchored to the metallic top web and a plastics sliding insert which can be releasably fastened to the holding portion. For the sliding inserts and their retention, various embodiments are proposed.	12-29-2011