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Albert Geiger, Penzberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268552	CARBOXYLATED LATEX PARTICLES - The present invention relates to processes for preparing carboxylated latex particles based on the copolymerization of a monoalkenylaromatic monomer (A) and an aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid (B), where the copolymerization takes place at a pH in the range from pH >1.5 to pH <4.5. The pH is typically monitored during the copolymerization process and regulated by suitable compensatory titration. The invention likewise relates to the carboxylated latex particles obtainable by one of the processes according to the invention, and to the use of these particles in an immunological test method.	10-30-2008
20090090855	PREPARATION OF SAMPLES FOR LC-MS/MS USING MAGNETIC PARTICLES - The present invention provides a novel procedure of preparing samples for analysis by way of mass spectrometry, preferably LC-MS/MS. Accordingly, functionalized magnetic particles with a hydrophobic surface were used for extracting low molecular weight compounds from complex liquid biological samples such as plasma, serum, whole blood or hemolyzed blood. The method of the invention includes (a) contacting the sample with an amount of functionalized magnetic particles with a hydrophobic surface, (b) incubating the sample and the particles, thereby adsorbing the compound to the hydrophobic surface, (c) separating the particles by applying a magnetic field and removing the liquid, (d) optionally washing the particles, (e) eluting the compound from the particles.	04-09-2009
20120247150	Magnetic Glass Particles, Method for Their Preparation and Uses Thereof - This invention relates to magnetic particles having a glass surface which are substantially spherical. This invention also relates to methods for making them, as well as to suspensions thereof and their uses for the purification of DNA or RNA in particular in automated processes.	10-04-2012

Albert Geiger, Eberdingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110204713	DC/DC CONVERTER - A DC/DC converter for providing an output voltage includes: a connected DC voltage transformer; a supply voltage input for providing a first supply potential and a second supply potential to the DC voltage transformer; a potential point which is connectable to the second supply potential as a function of an activation state of the DC voltage transformer; an output capacitor which is connected to an output connection and to the potential point, and which is chargeable to the output voltage by activating the DC voltage transformer, and at which an output potential is tappable. The output voltage is provided between the output potential and the second supply potential.	08-25-2011

Alfons Geiger, Dortmund DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100058782	ADSORBER AND ITS USE IN HEAT ACCUMULATORS AND HEAT PUMPS, OR REFRIGERATORS - The invention relates to an adsorbent having a porous carrier structure, the pore walls of which are coated with a material which displays a temperature-induced reversible switching-over of the surface properties from hydrophilic to hydrophobic behaviour, the hydrophobicity increasing with rising temperature.	03-11-2010

Andreas Geiger, Suiz-Bergfelden DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120010832	MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROSTATIC COATING PLANT - Exemplary monitoring methods and monitoring devices are disclosed, e.g., for an electrostatic coating plant which coats components with a coating agent that is electrically charged by means of a high voltage device. An exemplary monitoring method comprises determining a first operating variable of a high voltage device, comparing the first operating variable to a limit value, and initiating a safety measure if the comparison between the first operating variable and the limit value indicates a disturbance in the electrostatic coating plant. The limit value may be flexibly adjusted depending on the operation mode.	01-12-2012

Christian Geiger, Reisbach DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130008849	Device for Folding a Web-Shaped Filter Medium and Method for Producing a Filter Element Folded in a Zigzag Shape - A device for folding a web-shaped filter medium of a filter element has an energy-introducing embossment unit and a feed device that feeds a web-shaped filter medium to the embossing unit where folding lines are embossed into the web-shaped filter medium. A folding device is provided that folds the web-shaped filter medium along the folding lines. The energy-introducing embossment unit is provided to fuse layers of the multi-layer filter medium along the folding lines during embossment of the folding lines.	01-10-2013

Christina Geiger, Mannheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120252668	Method for Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emission from Soils - The present invention relates to a method for reducing nitrous oxide emission from soils comprising treating a plant growing on the respective soil and/or the locus where the plant is growing or is intended to grow and/or the seeds from which the plant grows with at least one fungicide (compound A) and at least one ammonium- or urea-containing fertilizer (compound B) wherein the application of at least one compound (A) and at least one compound (B) is carried out with a time lag of at least 1 day.	10-04-2012

Dieter Geiger, Korntal-Muenchingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100315260	PASSENGER GUIDANCE DEVICE, PASSENGER GUIDANCE METHOD AND ASSOCIATED POSITIONING SYSTEM - A passenger guidance method includes the following steps: receiving a signal that is transmitted by a transmitter and that has an identifier; calculating a position of the transmitter using the signal; and outputting the position information to the transmitter. A passenger guidance method is provided which helps the driver of a motor vehicle find his or her parked motor vehicle. To method includes a step of identifying the transmitter before outputting the position information for that purpose.	12-16-2010

Dieter Geiger, Deuerling DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248700	Contact Arrangement - The invention relates to a contact arrangement in which an electrical contact of U-shaped construction is fixed in common by two contact holders, which surround it at the top and bottom, and selectably also upper and lower screening caps, by means of two pins which go through corresponding bores not only of the described components, but also of the insulating rod at which the fastening shall take place.	10-09-2008

Diethard Geiger, Velbert DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090113951	Lock for coin deposit container - A container lock with a housing and, positioned in it, a bolt that can be displaced by actuating a handle, with an insertion shaft for inserting a coin, with a scanning device for scanning the diameter of the coin inserted into the insertion shaft as far as a scanning position, where the scanning device interacts with a blocking device in such a way that the bolt can be displaced only with a coin having a correct diameter. It is proposed that the scanning device should configure a fixing jaw, which securely grips the coin that is inserted in the insertion shaft so that it is partly accessible from outside in the scanning position with the bolt pre-locked to prevent its withdrawal.	05-07-2009

Dietmar Geiger, Ulm DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130060526	Computer System and Method for Comparing Output Signals - A computer system includes at least two COTS processor cores and an evaluating device connected to the at least two COTS processor cores for evaluating output signals output by means of the at least two COTS processor cores. The evaluating device includes a comparator for pair-wise comparison of the respective generated output signals with each other. The comparator also outputs a comparison signal corresponding to the respective comparison of the output signals.	03-07-2013

Dominik Geiger, Bad Durkheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100317565	Novel Peptides and Their Use for the Treatment of Edema - The invention relates to novel peptides, which can be used for the production of pharmaceutical compositions. These pharmaceutical compositions can be used for the treatment of edema, in particular pulmonary edema.	12-16-2010

Erich Geiger, Kämpfelbach DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080261644	EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM HAVING FIXED BASE UNIT CONTROL OF A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An infotainment/telematics system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions, and a portable communication device adapted to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to allow the fixed base unit to control and access the stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function of the portable communication device.	10-23-2008

Erich Geiger, Kampfelbach DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248742	EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM HAVING UPDATABLE USER INTERFACE - An infotainment/telematics system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions and a portable communication device adapted to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function. The fixed base unit includes a user interface that is updated when the fixed base unit and the portable communication device are connected for intelligent communication with one another. Additionally, or in the alternative, the portable communication device may include a user interface that is updated when the fixed base unit and portable communication device are connected for intelligent communication with one another.	10-09-2008
20080261643	EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM - An infotainment/telematics system includes a fixed base unit and a portable communication device. The fixed base unit may include a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with a base unit processor to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The portable communication device may include a one or more PCD devices cooperating with a portable communication device processor to execute a one or more stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to share and/or control a base unit device and/or a PCD device. Multiple portable communication devices may be connected to a single base unit to share the infotainment/telematics devices of the portable communication devices with the base unit and/or between the multiple portable communication devices. The fixed base unit may be fixed in a vehicle.	10-23-2008
20080261644	EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM HAVING FIXED BASE UNIT CONTROL OF A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An infotainment/telematics system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions, and a portable communication device adapted to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to allow the fixed base unit to control and access the stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function of the portable communication device.	10-23-2008
20080278343	EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM WITH PROCESS CONTROL SHIFTING - A system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions may overlap with one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device are connectable with one another for intelligent communication to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or the fixed base unit. Shifting of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions may be based on the relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit.	11-13-2008

Ernst Geiger, Hallerndorf DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110007993	METHOD FOR FILLING A BALL ROLLER BEARING WITH ROLL BODIES AS WELL AS A BALL ROLLER BEARING FILLED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - A method for filling a ball roller bearing with roll bodies, and a ball roller bearing, which is filled according to the method and has an outer and an inner bearing ring and a plurality of ball rollers, which are arranged between these bearing rings and have two side surfaces, which are flattened symmetrically from a basic spherical shape, parallel to one another and held at uniform distances from one another by a bearing cage. The ball rollers roll in groove-shaped raceways recessed in the inner face of the outer bearing ring and the outer face of the inner bearing ring. The ball roller bearing is filled by an eccentric axial, tilting fitting of the ball rollers through the interval between the bearing rings in the form, that the filled ball roller bearing is filled to the extent of about 94% and has a service life of up to 253%.	01-13-2011
20110026866	BALL ROLLER BEARING AND METHOD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SUCH A BALL ROLLER BEARING - A ball roller bearing and to a method for the installation thereof. The ball roller bearing has an outer bearing race, and an inner bearing race, and a plurality of ball rollers, which are disposed between the bearing races and are held at equal distances to each other by a bearing cage. For this purpose, the ball rollers have a width of approximately 70% of the diameter of a spherical shape thereof, and roll with bearing surfaces thereof in two groove-shaped raceways, the depth of which is smaller than the distance between the outer and inner bearing race. The cage pockets of the bearing cage have a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller disposed in the longitudinal and transverse directions to the circumferential direction. The method for installation of the ball roller bearing is a cross/oblique pivot mount between the inner and outer bearing races and the ball rollers.	02-03-2011
20110311174	BALL ROLLER BEARING, IN PARTICULAR FOR ABSORBING COMBINED RADIAL AND AXIAL LOADS - A ball roller bearing, which has an outer and inner bearing ring with a groove-shaped raceways and ball rollers, which roll between the hearing rings in the raceways. The rollers are held at distances from each other in the circumferential direction by a hearing cage and which have a width that is dimensioned larger than the radial distance between the inside and the outside of the bearing rings. The raceways are divided into two segments by an axially centered annular groove such that a first ball roller rolls on two first diagonally opposed track segments and a second ball roller rolls on two second diagonally opposed track segments of the bearing rings. Both bearing rings are single-piece components, and the bearing cage is formed by two identical double prong-type cages acting independently of each other. The bearing is filled with the ball rollers by an axial tilt cam assembly method.	12-22-2011
20120170885	BALL ROLLER BEARING - A roller bearing which has an outer and inner ring and ball rollers arranged between the rings, which roll in two groove-shaped tracks in the outer and inner rings and are held at a uniform distance to one another by a window cage that has two lateral ribs bent around two circumferential flanged edges to the inner ring and interconnected by pocket bridges. The cage pockets of the cage ribs have a hole formed from a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller arranged longitudinally to the circumferential direction and from a free contour incorporated therein and arranged perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The free contour in each cage pocket is expanded to a rectangle and the flange edges of the ribs each have reduced material thickness compared to the other material thickness of the cage by a circumferential, line-shaped burnishing.	07-05-2012
20120177317	BALL ROLLER BEARING - A ball roller bearing which has an outer and inner bearing ring and ball rollers arranged between the rings, which roll in two groove-shaped tracks in the rings and are held at a uniform distance to one another by a window cage. The cage has two lateral angle ribs, pocket bridges, which connect the ribs and cage pockets separated by the pocket bridges. The pockets have a cross-shaped hole formed from a contour perpendicular to the circumferential direction and a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller arranged longitudinally to the circumferential direction. The side edges are formed from the pocket bridges, which have radii of arch-shaped guide surfaces corresponding to the running surfaces of two ball rollers. The pocket bridges have additional material profiling between the side edges and on the guide surfaces for axial stiffening of the cage and damping bearing noise.	07-12-2012

Fabian Geiger, Leinfelden-Echterdingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120176592	OPTICAL SENSOR - A method for optically detecting objects includes emitting light rays that are projected as a light line onto an object structure to be detected. The light rays are imaged on a matrix of receiving elements of a receiver to produce receiving element signals. The receiving element signals are evaluated by a triangulation principle to generate a distance profile. The evaluating includes: generating at least one evaluation window which encompasses a local range extending in a direction along the light line, generating a number of object points representing outputs of the respective receiving element that correspond to respective distances extending in a second direction, and generating a binary state information as a function of the number object points that fall within the evaluation window.	07-12-2012

Georg Geiger, Böblingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090163599	Mif adsorbant - The present invention concerns an apheresis material or adsorbant and a method for removing, depleting or inactivating MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) from blood, blood plasma, blood serum or other body fluids. The present invention is also concerned with the use of said apheresis material or adsorbant. In order to prepare a novel means and novel method, which can reduce the activity or amount of the mediator for sepsis and septic shock, MIF, in a patient's body fluid in a manner which is more pleasant and tolerable for the patient than prior art means and methods, the invention proposes that the apheresis material or adsorbant comprises a solid carrier material on the surface of which MIF-binding molecules or functional groups are immobilized. The method proposes that the apheresis material or adsorbant be brought into contact extracorporeally with the blood, blood plasma, blood serum or other body fluids.	06-25-2009
20090253134	Cellular Pyrogen Test - The invention concerns methods, agents and kits for qualitative and quantitative detection and identification of pathogens and pathogen spectra based on endotoxins and other pyrogens.	10-08-2009

Georg Geiger, Böblingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090163599	Mif adsorbant - The present invention concerns an apheresis material or adsorbant and a method for removing, depleting or inactivating MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) from blood, blood plasma, blood serum or other body fluids. The present invention is also concerned with the use of said apheresis material or adsorbant. In order to prepare a novel means and novel method, which can reduce the activity or amount of the mediator for sepsis and septic shock, MIF, in a patient's body fluid in a manner which is more pleasant and tolerable for the patient than prior art means and methods, the invention proposes that the apheresis material or adsorbant comprises a solid carrier material on the surface of which MIF-binding molecules or functional groups are immobilized. The method proposes that the apheresis material or adsorbant be brought into contact extracorporeally with the blood, blood plasma, blood serum or other body fluids.	06-25-2009
20090253134	Cellular Pyrogen Test - The invention concerns methods, agents and kits for qualitative and quantitative detection and identification of pathogens and pathogen spectra based on endotoxins and other pyrogens.	10-08-2009

Harald Geiger, Gaildorf DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090016810	LINEAR GUIDE - A linear guide, in particular for a device for electrochemical metal machining, that guides a linear movement of a quill that is moved periodically in a machine frame in order to periodically modify a working gap between a cathode situated on the quill and a workpiece in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the quill, the quill being connected to the machine frame by a plurality of connecting rods, the connecting rods being situated, in the no-load, non-deflected state, essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the quill , and the connecting rods having at the point of connection to the quill, as well as at the point of connection to the machine frame, a notch hinge in order to enable, via the hinge, the periodic linear movement of the quill, and the flexibilities of these notch hinges being based on elasticities in their structures formed by targeted thinning of the material.	01-15-2009

Helmut Geiger, Wehrheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120067815	HYBRID BIOARTIFICIAL KIDNEY - A bioartificial kidney equivalent and a process for producing the bioartificial kidney equivalent. The hybrid bioartificial kidney comprises human proximal and distal renal tubule cells grown on particular synthetic membranes.	03-22-2012
20120145626	DEVICE FOR RENAL CELL EXPANSION - A device for culturing, storing and expanding adherent renal cells. The device permits the adhesion and proliferation of the cells and the surface characteristics of the membrane material used in said device further permit the cellular matrix components (EMC). A method for expanding adherent renal cells and methods of using particular membranes for culturing, storing and expanding adherent renal cells. The membranes comprise a copolymer of acrylonitrile and sodium methallyl sulfonate as well as polyethylenimine.	06-14-2012

Igor Geiger, Kreuztal DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120234200	Drive Motor for a Rail Vehicle - The present invention relates to a drive motor for transverse mounting in a running gear of a rail vehicle with a motor housing (	09-20-2012
20120234201	Running Gear Frame for a Running Gear of a Rail Vehicle - A running gear frame for a rail vehicle includes a central transverse beam, and two longitudinal beams connected together in a frame transverse direction via the transverse beam, wherein the transverse beam has at least a front web element, a rear web element and a transverse beam lower chord. The web elements run between the longitudinal beams in the frame transverse direction and in a frame height direction and are connected therewith and are arranged spaced apart in a frame longitudinal direction. The transverse beam lower chord extends on an underside of the transverse beam between the longitudinal beams and is connected with the web elements. Furthermore, the transverse beam lower chord extends beyond the front web element and/or the rear web element by at least 10% of the web element distance.	09-20-2012
20120255459	Running Gear for a Rail Vehicle - A running gear for a rail vehicle includes a wheel unit and a cooperating unit. The running gear defines a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a height direction, while the wheel unit defines a wheel unit axis. The cooperating unit is connected to the wheel unit and cooperates with the wheel unit during operation the running gear to drive and/or brake the wheel unit. Furthermore, during operation of the running gear, an airflow passes the wheel unit and the cooperating unit, in the height direction, at a first height level below the wheel unit axis. At least one air guide device is provided, the air guide device being arranged and adapted to guide an airflow portion of the airflow towards a section of the cooperating unit located at a second height level, the second height level being located above the first height level above the wheel unit axis.	10-11-2012
20120260817	Running Gear for a Rail Vehicle with a Transversally Decoupling Motor Suspension - A running gear for a rail vehicle, including a wheel unit, a motor unit and a running gear frame unit being supported on the wheel unit. The motor unit is connected to the wheel unit to drive the wheel unit. Further more, the motor unit is suspended to the running gear frame unit via a connecting device. The connecting device is transversally elastic to allow a relative transverse motion between the motor unit and the running gear frame unit. The connecting device has a transverse rigidity being sufficiently low such that a contribution of the motor unit to an inertial moment of the running gear frame unit about the height direction is reduced by at least 50%.	10-18-2012

Ingo Geiger, Freiberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116474	HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, comprising at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device, through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around said flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, whereby at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel.	05-13-2010

Jan-Christoph Geiger, Bochum DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100159969	MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE CENTER FOR DELIVERING A MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE TO A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE DURING AN ESTABLISHED TRAFFIC CHANNEL CONNECTION - The present application discloses an apparatus, system and method for reducing the time required for transmitting a multimedia message from any sender to any addressee and thus generally cut the cost of the multimedia message service. A traffic channel connection is kept to a receiving telecommunication device, which is established by a multimedia message service center that has received a multimedia message designated by a transmitting telecommunication device for said receiving telecommunication device, for example, in order to transmit an information message to the receiving telecommunication device during an SMS session by means of which the multimedia message service center informs the receiving telecommunication device about the arrival of the multimedia message, established for at least the period of time it takes the receiving telecommunication device to evaluate the received information message and hold an MMS session for fetching the message content of the multimedia message designated for the receiving telecommunication device from the multimedia message service center.	06-24-2010

Joerg Geiger, Ulm DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090176197	HYDROSTATIC TRAINING DEVICE - The invention relates to a hydrostatic training device. The hydrostatic training device (	07-09-2009

Johannes Geiger, Stuttgart DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120166045	COMBINED ABS/AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT - A control unit has an ABS control algorithm. For use on motorcycles, it is advantageous if the control unit also includes an airbag algorithm for actuating an airbag, a maximum of two but preferably only a single acceleration sensor for detecting a collision, and a maximum of two but preferably only a single ignition stage which generates a signal for igniting an airbag when a collision is detected.	06-28-2012

Johannes-Peter Geiger, Munchen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120328520	CONJUGATE WITH TARGET-FINDING LIGAND AND USE THEREOF - Described is a conjugate of agent complex and at least one target-finding ligand, where the agent complex comprises an agent encapsulated by an encapsulation material and where the target-finding ligand is a prostacyclin analog, and the use of the conjugate.	12-27-2012

Jörg Geiger, Murg-Niederhof DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090184131	PRESSURE VESSEL CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS AND CARBON DIOXIDE AS A PROPELLANT - Disclosed are pressure vessels, especially an aerosol container, which comprise an interior that is subdivided into a storage chamber (	07-23-2009

Jörg Geiger, Murg-Niederhof DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080221561	Spray Device for Dispensing a Cooling Fluid - A spray device for dispensing a cooling fluid comprises a reservoir in which the cooling fluid is stored in liquid form at an overpressure, a fluid outlet valve, and a spray head (	09-11-2008
20090184131	PRESSURE VESSEL CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS AND CARBON DIOXIDE AS A PROPELLANT - Disclosed are pressure vessels, especially an aerosol container, which comprise an interior that is subdivided into a storage chamber (	07-23-2009

Kerstin Geiger, Landsberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100064905	Process for Conducting Cleaning Operations in a Fluid-Receiving Device of a Foodstuff-Processing Apparatus, and Fluid-Receiving Device and Foodstuff-Processing Apparatus Therefor - A process for conducting cleaning operations at predetermined time intervals in a chamber or container of a fluid-receiving device of a foodstuff-processing apparatus first comprises receiving a first fluid in the chamber or container. Then, first and second degrees of cleaning are determined at first and second moments in time, respectively. Then, a first difference between the first and second degrees of cleaning is determined. In a first case, in which the second degree of cleaning lies below a first limit value, the action duration of the at least one cleaning agent during at least one subsequent cleaning operation is set depending on the first degree of cleaning. In a second case, in which the second degree of cleaning lies above the first limit value, a greater amount of cleaning agent is supplied and/or the time interval between two subsequent, successive cleaning operations is shortened.	03-18-2010

Martin Geiger, Kuchen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110024437	HANDLE FIXTURE - A handle fixture device, comprising, a cooking vessel; a retaining element attached to the cooking vessel; and a contact is provided between the retaining element on one side and a handle-side retaining device on the other side, wherein the contact is at least one of point shaped and line shaped	02-03-2011
20110180559	HANDLE FOR A COOKING VESSEL	07-28-2011

Matthias Geiger, Konstanz DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110214727	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL WITH A TWO-STAGE DOPING - A method for manufacturing a solar cell via a two-stage doping includes the steps of forming an oxide layer, which can be penetrated by a first dopant, on at least one part of the surface of a solar cell substrate, forming an opening in the oxide layer in at least one high-doping region by removing the oxide layer in this high-doping region and diffusing the first dopant into the at least one high-doping region of the solar cell substrate through the opening. The first dopant is diffused into the solar cell substrate through the oxide layer. The diffusing-in through the openings and through the oxide layer takes place at the same time in a common diffusion step and the solar cell substrate is diffused in the common diffusion step in an at least partially hydrophilic state.	09-08-2011

Matthias Geiger, Neu-Ulm DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130014819	METHOD FOR DOPING A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND SOLAR CELL HAVING TWO-STAGE DOPINGAANM Teppe; AndreasAACI KonstanzAACO DEAAGP Teppe; Andreas Konstanz DEAANM Geiger; MatthiasAACI Neu-UlmAACO DEAAGP Geiger; Matthias Neu-Ulm DEAANM Schlosser; ReinholdAACI MuenchenAACO DEAAGP Schlosser; Reinhold Muenchen DEAANM Muenzer; AdolfAACI UnterschleissheimAACO DEAAGP Muenzer; Adolf Unterschleissheim DEAANM Schoene; JanAACI ReichenauAACO DEAAGP Schoene; Jan Reichenau DEAANM Isenberg; JoergAACI FreiburgAACO DEAAGP Isenberg; Joerg Freiburg DEAANM Kuehn; TinoAACI LeipzigAACO DEAAGP Kuehn; Tino Leipzig DEAANM Keller; SteffenAACI KonstanzAACO DEAAGP Keller; Steffen Konstanz DE - A method for doping a semiconductor substrate includes heating the semiconductor substrate by irradiation with laser radiation and at the same time diffusing dopant from a dopant source into the semiconductor substrate in heated regions. The semiconductor substrate is heated by the irradiation with laser radiation. A surface portion of the semiconductor substrate that is less than 10% of the total surface of all irradiated regions is melted and recrystallized. There is also provided a solar cell.	01-17-2013

Michael Geiger, Hebertshausen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120139294	Motor Vehicle Having Interconnected Outer Skin Components and a Method for Connecting Outer Skin Components - A motor vehicle having interconnected outer skin components and a method for connecting outer skin components is provided. In cutting off damaged outer skin components and replacing same, in a connected state of the two outer skin components, a reinforcing component is arranged on an inner surface of each of the two outer skin components via an adhesive. This results in a two-layer construction at the joint between the two outer skin components.	06-07-2012

Michael Geiger, Bad Friedrichshall DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116474	HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, comprising at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device, through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around said flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, whereby at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel.	05-13-2010

Michael Geiger, Ludwigshafen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090172837	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ARACHIDONIC ACID AND/OR EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of arachidonic acid (=APA) or eicosapentaenoic acid (=EPA) or arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, advantageously in the seed of transgenic plants of the family Brassicaceae with a content of ARA or EPA or ARA and EPA of at least 3% by weight based on the total lipid content of the transgenic plant, by introducing, into the organism, nucleic acids which code polypeptides with Δ6-desaturase, Δ6-elongase and Δ5-desaturase activity, where, as the result of the enzymatic activity of the introduced enzymes, a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of the fatty acids oleic acid [C18:1	07-02-2009
20120216316	Amylopectin Type Starch with Enhanced Retrogradation Stability - This invention relates to transgenic potato plants producing amylopectin-type starch with enhanced retrogradation stability. The invention further provides a method for producing and identifying such transgenic potato plants.	08-23-2012

Peter Geiger, Neumarkt DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090202297	SET OF PAVING BLOCKS - The invention relates to a set of concrete pavers, comprising substantially rectangular pavers of uniform height with vertical side faces, a number of pavers of uniform or different lengths and widths being arranged in a row, and, in particular for forming a rectangular or square laying bundle that can be picked up by machine, comprising a number of parallel, adjacent rows of pavers, continuous linear joints being formed in the end-paver region of the rows of pavers when the sets are laid together or, optionally, substantially meandering joints being obtainable by interchanging row-end pavers, which are of different lengths and are in close proximity, from neighboring sets; at least one section of the upper delimiting surface of the pavers is convexly cambered towards the outside and projections on the base parts of the pavers are spaced apart on the side faces of the base parts, the projections forming support elements for the adjacent pavers and, in combination with projections on adjacent pavers, creating spaces that act as water-drainage openings in the joint regions, the pavers in each set comprising not only paving blocks with a length-to-height ratio of less than or equal to 4 but also at least one paving slab with a length-to-height ratio greater than 4.	08-13-2009

Peter Geiger, Eningen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090072883	Operating Panel Arrangement for Domestic Appliances and Method For Manufacturing An Operating Panel Arrangement - The invention relates to an operating panel arrangement, in particular for domestic appliances such as washing machines and tumble dryers. An operating panel has formed on its outside actuating sections and display sections for operating or monitoring purposes. An electrical circuit arrangement is coupled to the actuating sections and the display sections and is arranged in the region of the inside of the operating panel.	03-19-2009
20120118718	Switching Devices for Medical Apparatuses and Related Systems and Methods - In some aspects, a switching device for a medical apparatus includes a first switching member adapted to select an assigned operating function of the medical apparatus; and a second switching member adapted to permit the selecting of the assigned operating function of the first switching member. The second switching member is adapted such that it has a detection space in which it detects a presence of an operating object; and the first switching member is arranged in the detection space of the second switching member.	05-17-2012

Peter Geiger, Teningen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120256995	Method and Device for Printing at Least One Printing Substrate - A method and device are provided for printing at least one printing substrate on a printing support, more particularly a printing table, by use of a digital printing unit. The method feeds the printing substrate onto the printing table, detects the position of the printing substrate on the printing table, and aligns a print image produced by the digital printing unit in accordance with the detected position of the printing substrate.	10-11-2012

Peter Geiger, Muenchen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090301053	Gas Turbine and Method of Operating a Gas Turbine - A gas turbine including at least one compressor, one combustion chamber, and at least one turbine including at least one rotor and at least one generator coupled to the at least one rotor is provided. The at least one turbine is coupled to the at least one compressor. Once the gas turbine is shut down, the at least one generator can be used as a motor in order to drive the at least one rotor for a predetermined time period following shutdown of the gas turbine and thereby effect a uniform cooling of the rotor. A method of operating a gas turbine is also provided.	12-10-2009
20120266439	METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT WITH AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT ARRANGED IN THE COMPONENT - A method for manufacturing a component having at least one element configured in the component, in particular at least one conduit, conduit unit, or supporting element configured within an aerodynamic rib, the component having an element leadthrough for leading through the at least one element, the method including the following step: building up in layers of the component including the element leadthrough, together with the at least one element in a generative production process.	10-25-2012

Robert Geiger, Metten DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110028992	SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a surgery assistance system for guiding a surgical instrument, in particular a camera system (	02-03-2011

Robert Geiger, Metten-Berg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080289327	Linear Drive - The invention relates to a fluid linear drive having a cylinder (	11-27-2008

Rupert Geiger, Altenkunstadt DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080206416	Method for the Manufacturing of Soy and Milk Protein-Based Preparations Having a High Total Protein Content - The present invention concerns a method for manufacturing a protein-enriched food preparation containing soy proteins and milk-derived proteins, said method comprising at least hydration of soy proteins and thickener agent in two different recipients, mixing, adding milk-derived proteins, homogenizing and acidifying the resulting mix. The invention also concerns protein-enriched food preparations obtainable by said method, as well as a method for preparing protein-enriched acidic food products using said preparations, and protein-enriched acidic food products obtainable by this method.	08-28-2008

Sigmund Geiger, Markdorf DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090242350	ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUABLE CLUTCH AND WATER PUMP HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUABLE CLUTCH - An electromagnetically actuatable clutch for a water pump in a cooling water circuit of an internal combustion engine, having a drive wheel rotatably mounted relative to the water pump, and an armature disk, which interacts with a coil. The armature disk and a functional component of an eddy current clutch are connected to the drive wheel so that the drive wheel, armature disk and first functional component run synchronously when they rotate. The armature disk can be moved axially with the first functional component by energizing the coil. A second functional component of the eddy current clutch is provided arranged in a fixed fashion on a shaft coupled to the water pump. A friction mechanism is provided between the first and second functional components to provide a frictional locking engagement between the two functional components that is released by energizing the coil.	10-01-2009
20090321213	FRICTION CLUTCH FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE - A friction clutch for transmitting torque from a rotor, which can be driven about an axis S, to an element which is to be driven, including a friction disk clutch having an electromagnet arrangement which has a coil former and magnetically conductive means which comprise a web section lying radially on the outside with respect to the axis S and a web section lying radially on the inside and oriented axially, and permanently magnetic means via which an axially movable friction section of the friction disk clutch can be magnetically connected to the rotor, wherein, in the electrically switched on state of the electromagnetic arrangement, the bearing of the friction section against the rotor can be eliminated by attenuating the magnetic attraction effect of the permanently magnetic means.	12-31-2009
20100263981	FLIP-FLOP CLUTCH - An electromagnetic friction disk clutch for use in vehicles is described, which permits a significant saving in energy over known clutches. For this purpose, the clutch according to the invention is embodied in such a way that an electromagnet is loaded with a raised strength of current only to change over between the clutch states of the engaged state and the disengaged state. While the clutch remains in these states up to the next shifting process, the supply of current to the solenoid can be greatly reduced or even switched off.	10-21-2010

Simon Geiger, Donzdorf-Reichenbach DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080197684	Height adjustment device of a vehicle seat and a vehicle seat fitted with it - A height adjustment device of a vehicle seat comprises a control valve means for governing the degree of filling of a compressed air actuator. Following an alteration in the weight to be carried by the compressed air actuator there is a relative switching over movement between a component bearing a control cam slide and a component bearing an actuating member entailing the switch over of the control valve means. The relative switching over movement is a linear movement, the two components bearing the slide and the actuating member being guided for relative sliding linear motion in the direction of the switch over movement. Furthermore a vehicle seat having such a height adjustment device is provided.	08-21-2008

Steffen Geiger, Asperg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100126983	DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT - Device for creating a temperature gradient, especially in gaseous media, comprising at least one ohmic resistor and at least two non-conducting insulators and at least one casing and at least one elastic element positioned between the non-conducting insulator and the casing.	05-27-2010

Thomas Geiger, Roemerberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110039216	PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE ADDITION OF AN AUXILIARY FUEL - The invention relates to a process for controlling the addition of an auxiliary fuel to combustion of at least one combustible material in a combustion chamber. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the process, in which the concentration is measured in the flue gas of at least one pollutant formed by incomplete combustion. In a second step, the rate of the auxiliary fuel fed to the combustion is increased when the concentration of the at least one pollutant in the flue gas exceeds a predetermined upper limiting value, or is decreased when the concentration measured of the at least one pollutant falls below a predetermined lower limiting value. Measurement of the concentration and setting the rate of the auxiliary fuel is repeated until the measured concentration of the at least one pollutant in the flue gas is in a range between the lower and upper limiting values.	02-17-2011

Thomas Geiger, Walddorfhaeslach DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100149339	METHOD FOR EVALUATING MECHANICAL TESTS OF A COATING - In a method for evaluating mechanical tests of a coating on a substrate, in a first step a mechanical stress is applied onto the coating, in a second step the substrate having the coating is isothermally clamped, in a third step an infrared photograph is generated of the region in which the mechanical stress is applied onto the coating in the first step, and in a fourth step the infrared photograph is evaluated. A device is arranged for carrying out the method.	06-17-2010
20100328676	METHOD FOR DETECTING IMPURITIES ON A SURFACE - A method is provided for detecting not fully set coatings and liquid or smearing impurities on a surface, in which in a first step a film is pressed onto a surface of a coating using a predefined press-on pressure, the film having a relative motion with respect to the surface of the coating, thereafter the film is pulled off the surface of the coating and finally it is determined whether impurities are adhering to the film. A device is also provided for performing the method, including at least one film, which may be pressed against a surface to be tested, at least one press-on roller having a surface by which the film is pressed against the coating, and at least one device for determining whether there are impurities adhering to the film.	12-30-2010
20120270753	METERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A metering device, a metering element, and a method for operating same, the metering element having a storage container open on one side for receiving the substances to be metered and a plunger which is axially movable and reversibly seals the opening of the storage container and which preferably has at least one centrally located metering opening for metering the substances provided in the storage container, the plunger including a separation device for particles.	10-25-2012

Thomas Geiger, Leimen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090138296	CONTEXT-BASED REALTIME ADVERTISING - A method and a system for context-based real-time advertising are provided. In example embodiments, a document content that is displayed to a user may be analyzed and keywords may be identified. Selected listings from a publication system may be received; the selected listings may be selected using the keywords. The system may detect user events associated with the keywords and, in response to the detection of the user events, display information related to the listings while maintaining the displaying of the document content.	05-28-2009

Thomas Geiger, Romerberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120264951	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CATALYST FOR THE OXIDATION OF ETHYLENE TO ETHYLENE OXIDE - The invention relates to a process for producing a catalyst for the oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide, which comprises a) providing a support which comprises alumina and has been impregnated with silver or with a silver-comprising compound and has a temperature T	10-18-2012

Thorsten Geiger, Backnang DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120305108	Pilot-Operated Pressure Control Valve - A pilot-controlled pressure control valve is disclosed. The pilot-controlled pressure control valve has a pilot control stage, a spool valve, and an overload spring. The pilot control stage includes a pilot control piston which has a pilot control spring. The pilot control spring acts in a closing direction of the pilot control stage. The pilot control spring is supported on the spool valve which can be positioned by a control pressure against the force of the overload spring. The control pressure is configured to set a preload of the pilot control spring. At the same time, in a loaded position, in which the pilot control valve has minimum preload, the spool valve rests against a stop. A preload of the overload spring and a position of the stop can be set independently of one another.	12-06-2012

Tobias Geiger, Bietigheim-Bissingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120065877	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING OBJECTS IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying objects in the surroundings of a vehicle having a sensor arrangement (	03-15-2012
20120072067	METHOD FOR EXECUTING AN AT LEAST SEMI-AUTONOMOUS PARKING PROCESS OF A VEHICLE AND PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for executing an at least semi-autonomous parking process of a vehicle (	03-22-2012

Uwe Geiger, Bad Groenenbach DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120099958	GRIPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GRIPPING AND LIFTING OBJECTS - The disclosure relates to a gripping system comprising a gripper for gripping and lifting at least one object to be gripped. This object may be a package. The disclosure is characterized in that the gripping system is provided with a downholder which is configured for holding down at least one object located adjacent the object to be gripped, while the object to be gripped is being lifted. The disclosure also relates to a packaging machine provided with such a gripping system, as well as to a method of gripping and lifting a track or row of packages by means of a gripping system.	04-26-2012

Wolfgang Geiger, Ludwigsburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116474	HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, comprising at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device, through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around said flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, whereby at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel.	05-13-2010

Wolfram Geiger, Freiburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090152705	Micromechanical Component and Method for Fabricating a Micromechanical Component - A method for fabricating a microelectromechanical or microoptoelectromechanical component. The method includes producing first and second layer composites. The first has a first substrate and a first insulation layer, which covers at least one part of the surface of the first substrate, while the second has a second substrate and a second insulation layer, which covers at least one part of the surface of the second substrate. An at least partly conductive structure layer is applied to the first insulation layers and the second composite is applied to the structure layer so that the second insulation layer adjoins the structure layer. The first and second layer composites and the structure layer are configured so that at least one part of the structure layer that comprises the active area of the microelectromechanical or microoptoelectromechanical component is hermetically tightly sealed by the first and second layer composites. Contact holes are formed for making contact with conductive regions of the structure layer within the first and/or second substrate.	06-18-2009
20100117166	METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPONENT, AND COMPONENT - A method for producing a component, especially a micromechanical, micro-electro-mechanical or micro-opto-electro-mechanical component, as well as such a component which has an active structure that is embedded in a layer structure. Strip conductor bridges are formed by etching first and second depressions having a first and second, different etching depth into a covering layer of a first layer combination that additionally encompasses a substrate and an insulation layer. The deeper depression is used for insulating the strip conductor bridge while the shallower depression provides a moving space for the active structure with the moving space being bridged by the strip conductor bridge.	05-13-2010
20100139399	ROTATION RATE SENSOR - A rotation rate sensor comprises a substrate and two structures which move relative to the substrate on a design plane (x-y), with the two moving structures being coupled to form a coupled structure such that the coupled structure has a first oscillation mode with antiphase deflections of the moving structures in a first direction (x) on the design plane (x-y) as excitation mode. The coupled structure has a second oscillation mode as a detection mode which is excited by Coriolis accelerations when the first oscillation mode is excited and on rotation about a sensitive axis (z) of the rotation rate sensor. The sensitive axis is at right angles to the design plane (x-y), and the coupled structure is designed such that, subject to optimal preconditions, it does not have any oscillation mode which can be excited by linear accelerations of the rotation rate sensor in a direction parallel to the second axis.	06-10-2010

Wolfram Geiger, Ebingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130055787	CORIOLIS GYROSCOPE HAVING CORRECTION UNITS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE QUADRATURE BIAS - A Coriolis gyroscope comprises a mass system that can be excited to perform vibrations parallel to a first axis, whereby a deflection of the mass system due to a Coriolis force along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis is detectable. At least one first correction unit and at least one second correction unit, which each comprise a plurality of stationary correction electrodes and moving correction electrodes whereby the stationary correction electrodes extend in the direction of the first axis and are firmly connected to the substrate by corresponding anchor structures, and the moving correction electrodes are provided as a part of the mass system. A method for reducing the quadrature bias of a Coriolis gyroscope of this type comprises applying at least temporarily constant corrective voltages to the correction units.	03-07-2013