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Alexander M. Hirsch, Munich DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110079921GENERATION OF METAL HOLES BY VIA MUTATION - A semiconductor interconnect architecture provides a reduction in the intersection of vias on the last layer (“VL”) and holes in the last thin metal layer (“MLHOLE”) without degradation of the product yield or robustness, or increases copper dishing. The mutation of some dense redundant VLs to MLHOLEs decreases the number of intersections between VLs and MLHOLEs.04-07-2011

Patent applications by Alexander M. Hirsch, Munich DE

Andreas Hirsch, Rathsberg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110045031Use of Buckysome or Carbon Nanotube for Drug Delivery - Compositions and methods for administering a therapeutic agent to a mammal are disclosed. The compositions comprise either (i) vesicles comprising an amphiphilic substituted fullerene, wherein the therapeutic agent is present in the vesicle interior or between layers of the vesicle wall, (ii) a substituted fullerene, comprising a fullerene core and a functional moiety, wherein the therapeutic agent is associated with the substituted fullerene, or (iii) carbon nanotubes, wherein the therapeutic agent is covalently bonded to the carbon nanotubes.02-24-2011
20110130580USE OF BUCKYSOME OR CARBON NANOTUBE FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Compositions and methods for administering a therapeutic agent to a mammal are disclosed. The compositions comprise either (i) vesicles comprising an amphiphilic substituted fullerene, wherein the therapeutic agent is present in the vesicle interior or between layers of the vesicle wall, (ii) a substituted fullerene, comprising a fullerene core and a functional moiety, wherein the therapeutic agent is associated with the substituted fullerene, or (iii) carbon nanotubes, wherein the therapeutic agent is covalently bonded to the carbon nanotubes.06-02-2011

Patent applications by Andreas Hirsch, Rathsberg DE

Christian Hirsch, Zirndorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100118724METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A GTP COMMUNICATION PATH IN AN UMTS/GPRS NETWORK - A method for monitoring a GTP communication path in an UMTS/GPRS network as well as a corresponding monitoring system that is connected to the UMTS/GPRS network. The monitoring system comprises means for generating a GTP-C message in the form of a GTP echo request message containing an IP address of the monitoring system as an originating address and an IP address of a node of the UMTS/GPRS network or an external network as a destination address. The system also includes means for transmitting the GTP echo request message to the addressed network node and storing the message transmission time, means of receiving a GTP echo response message sent by the addressed network node as a reply to a successfully transmitted GTP echo request message, and means for determining a round trip time of the GTP echo request/response messages by forming the difference between the time the GTP echo response message is received and the time the GTP echo request message is sent.05-13-2010

Dieter Hirsch, Erlangen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090287346Drive for the Cross Belt of a Cross Belt Sorter - A cross belt sorter is provided for transporting and sorting piece goods, composed of a plurality of sorter elements which are moved on a conveyor track and which are coupled to form a train or can be moved individually and which are in each case provided with a cross belt which circulates continuously around deflection rollers and can be driven transversely with respect to the transport direction of the sorter elements and on which the piece goods can be transported in a resting position and loaded and/or unloaded at fixed loading and/or unloading locations, for which purpose at least one deflection roller of the cross belt corresponds to a drive. The drive of the at least one deflection roller for the cross belt be provided by means of a barrel motor which is arranged within the deflection roller.11-19-2009

Eric Hirsch, Munchen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110184644Tightly Coupled GPS and Dead-Reckoning Vehicle Navigation - A tightly coupled GPS and dead-reckoning system collects wheel speed transducer data over a vehicle's network to compute vehicle range and direction. The dead-reckoning bridges over gaps in navigation solutions that would otherwise occur when GPS signal transmission is lost in tunnels, parking garages, and other common situations. Continual calibration of the wheel radii and compensation for speed effects are calculated from GPS position fixes, and such improves the performance and accuracy of dead-reckoning during long outages of GPS signal reception. When the GPS signals are restored, the dead-reckoning solutions provide a high quality starting place for the GPS receiver to search around.07-28-2011
20110208424Road Map Feedback Corrections in Tightly Coupled GPS and Dead Reckoning Vehicle Navigation - Road map feedback is included in a tightly coupled GPS and dead-reckoning system that collects wheel speed transducer data over a vehicle's network to compute vehicle range and direction. On-board road maps in DVD disks provide a database of road segments that are matched to the current navigation solutions. The dead-reckoning bridges over gaps in navigation solutions that would otherwise occur when GPS signal transmission is lost in tunnels, parking garages, and other common situations. The road map fitting controls drift that would otherwise accumulate during long periods of dead reckoning only operation.08-25-2011
20110257882ROAD MAP FEEDBACK SERVER FOR TIGHTLY COUPLED GPS AND DEAD RECKONING VEHICLE NAVIGATION - Road map feedback is used in a tightly coupled GPS and dead-reckoning system that collects wheel speed transducer data over a vehicle's CANbus network to compute vehicle range and direction. Road segment information provided by a network server provides a database of constraints that are templated on to current navigation solutions so that corrective feedback can be derived. The dead-reckoning bridges over gaps in navigation solutions that would otherwise occur when GPS signal transmission is lost in tunnels, parking garages, and other common situations. The road map fitting controls drift that would otherwise accumulate during long periods of dead reckoning only operation.10-20-2011

Frank-Michael Hirsch, Beucha DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127047Cable Drum - Apparatus for supplying electrical energy to a mobile working machine in the off-road sector, wherein a supporting arm is provided on the working machine, and a drum for accommodating a cable is mounted on the supporting arm. A slip ring body is arranged in the interior of the drum shell, the slip ring body having a plurality of individual slip rings, from which the electrical energy is taken via brushes and transmitted to a cable which is passed on into the working machine. The slip ring body is mounted so that it is separated mechanically from the drum casing on a common axis, and means are provided for transferring the revolution of the drum casing to the inner slip ring body.05-21-2009

Holger Hirsch, Herzogenrath DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100077670CORNER PORTION FOR A HIDDEN FRAME WINDOW RUN, A SEALING GASKET FORMING THIS RUN AND A SEALING SYSTEM INCORPORATING IT - The present invention relates to a corner connecting portion for a sealing gasket of a motor vehicle window glass, the gasket forming a window glass run channel of the hidden frame type. It is designed to connect a top segment to an ascending segment of the glass run channel, and it comprises: an upper part comprising an upper face designed to be sealingly mounted under the vehicle bodywork and a lower face designed to be mounted on said pillar by mounting means, and a lower part which is connected to the upper part by forming a “⊂” designed to surround an outer end of said pillar and which is designed to be sealingly in contact with the window glass. The mounting means comprise a pin which is inserted into a corresponding through hole formed in the upper part so as to extend from the upper face to the lower face, the pin being pushed through a pillar opening in an assembly position, to minimize the displacements of the gasket in response to ageing and fatigue cycles due to slams of the door.04-01-2010

Josef Hirsch, Homburg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186166Method for Coating a Metallic Component - A method is described for coating a surface of a metallic component of a valve device for controlling and regulating a fluid volume flow, in particular of an injector housing, using a corrosion protection layer, which is cleaned prior to the coating process and dried after the coating process. The corrosion protection layer is produced by wetting the surface using an aqueous solution containing monomeric silane derivatives, the monomers forming polymers during drying of the component subsequent to wetting.07-23-2009

Kai Hirsch, Cologne DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110225750ADJUSTABLE CLEANING ASSEMBLIES HAVING NECK-CONNECTING DEVICES - A cleaning assembly is provided that includes a pole, a cleaning tool, an neck-connecting device, and an axial-rotational adjusting member. The pole has a first threaded end and the cleaning tool has a second threaded end. The neck-connecting device connects the pole and the tool to one another. The axial-rotational adjusting member adjusts a rotational position of the tool about an axis of the neck-connecting device. A window cleaning assembly kit is also provided. The kit includes an angled neck-connecting device and a least one adapter configured to interconnect the angled neck-connecting device to a cleaning tools and/or a pole.09-22-2011

Konrad Hirsch, Blaustein DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100052839Transformers and Methods of Manufacture Thereof - Transformers and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transformer includes a semiconductor workpiece and a packaging system disposed over the semiconductor workpiece. The packaging system includes a redistribution layer. At least a portion of at least one winding of the transformer is disposed in the redistribution layer of the packaging system.03-04-2010

Lucian Hirsch, München DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080270593Method and Devices for Distributing Management Information in a Management Network of a Communications System - A method for distributing management information in a management network for monitoring and controlling a communications system, whereby the management network comprises managers “NMC” and agents “OMC10-30-2008
20100185901SELF MONITORING OF MANAGED ENTITIES IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - It is described a method for monitoring the operational state of a telecommunication network (07-22-2010
20100332432OPERATING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - In operating a communications network, a set of derived events occurs in dependence on at least one primary event in the communications network. A learning method for determining the set of derived events by analyzing the at least one primary event and by predicting the set of derived events based on relations concerning network entities and/or events in the communications network is implemented to support the management of the communications network in a more efficient way.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Lucian Hirsch, München DE

Lucian Hirsch, Muenchen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090182870METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Communication networks are automatically tested from a superordinate producer-independently managing network management center, such as when subordinate, producer-specific operation and maintenance centers (OMCs) are not occupied. Producer-dependent information is transmitted when an alarm report is sent and producer-specific hardware tests are automatically generated in the network management center (NMC). It is unnecessary for producer-specific object classes to be completely defined in the information model of the OMC-NMC interface. The tests automatically generated in the network management center can be triggered in response to errors, e.g. for a particular hardware board, or preventively, for example for the entire hardware of a network unit.07-16-2009

Lucian Hirsch, München DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100332432OPERATING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - In operating a communications network, a set of derived events occurs in dependence on at least one primary event in the communications network. A learning method for determining the set of derived events by analyzing the at least one primary event and by predicting the set of derived events based on relations concerning network entities and/or events in the communications network is implemented to support the management of the communications network in a more efficient way.12-30-2010

Manfred Hirsch, Heidelberg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100088391BACKEND SERVICE ADAPTATION - A request originating at a frontend server for data encapsulated in a plurality of business objects is received. The plurality of business objects are stored in a business object layer at the backend server remote from the frontend server. In addition, the request originates from a user interface layer is received at a controller layer. A controller object is instantiated in the controller layer at the backend server. Nodes of the controller object are mapped to nodes in the plurality of business objects so that the controller object encapsulates the request data. Thereafter, transmission of data response to the request encapsulated by the controller object to the frontend server is initiated. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.04-08-2010
20100125600PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZED RETRIEVE TRANSFORMATION NODES - Systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided for processing retrieve requests received in a business software system. Pursuant to some embodiments, a retrieve request is processed by identifying that the requested node is a retrieve transformation node, determining that the node relates to one of a currently selected business object and a secondary business object, and retrieving the node data from one of a persistence buffer and a secondary buffer based on the determining.05-20-2010

Mario Hirsch, Calw DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120012440NEGATIVE-PRESSURE CONVEYOR - The invention relates to a device for transporting sheet-like products having an edge comprising a negative-pressure unit having a longitudinally running intake opening. Air can be taken in through the longitudinally running intake opening, wherein a row of the sheet-like products can be attached to the longitudinally running intake opening via their edges. The edges lie against said longitudinally running intake opening and extend transversely to the longitudinally running intake opening while being transported.01-19-2012

Martin Hirsch, Berlin DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090150809PINPOINT BROWSER - The present invention relates to a computer aided method and an apparatus for a comfortable and optimum display of activatable information elements in an interaction window and associated information portions in a result window on a graphics display device. The associated information portions result from a search operation. The activatable information elements are, for example, key words and part of a specific theme or area. The information portions are, for example, abstracts of documents such as scientific publications that relate to the respective key words.06-11-2009

Martin Hirsch, Friedrichsdorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274589PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE FROM METAL COMPOUNDS - A plant for producing metal oxide from metal compounds includes a fluidized-bed reactor in which the metal compounds are heated by a combustion of a fuel to produce metal oxide. The fluidized-bed-reactor reactor includes at least one gas supply tube at least partly surrounded by an annular chamber in which a stationary annular fluidized bed is disposed, and a mixing chamber disposed above an orifice region of the gas supply tube. A gas flowing through the gas supply tube entrains solids from the stationary annular fluidized bed when passing through the orifice region.11-05-2009
20100040512METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF SOLIDS CONTAINING IRON OXIDE - A plant for the heat treatment of solids containing iron oxide. The plant includes a reactor including a fluidized bed reactor. The reactor includes a gas supply system disposed in the reactor, a stationary annular fluidized bed which at least partly surrounds the gas supply system, and a mixing chamber. The gas supply system is configured so that gas flowing through the gas supply system entrains solids from the stationary annular fluidized bed into the mixing chamber.02-18-2010
20100044933METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF SOLIDS CONTAINING IRON OXIDE - A plant for the heat treatment of solids containing iron oxide includes a fluidized bed reactor. The reactor includes at least one gas supply tube at least partly surrounded by an annular chamber in which a stationary annular fluidized bed is located, and a mixing chamber being located above the upper orifice region of the at least one gas supply tube. The gas flowing through the at least one gas supply tube entrains solids from the stationary annular fluidized bed-into the mixing chamber when passing through the upper orifice region of the at least one gas supply tube.02-25-2010
20100074805FLUIDIZED BED METHOD FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF SOLIDS CONTAINING TITANIUM - A plant for the heat treatment of solids containing titanium includes a fluidized bed reactor. The reactor includes at least one gas supply tube being at least partly surrounded by an annular chamber in which a stationary annular fluidized bed is located, and a mixing chamber being located above the upper orifice region of the gas supply tube. The gas flowing through the gas supply tube entrains solids from the stationary annular fluidized bed into the mixing chamber when passing through the upper orifice region of the gas supply system. The plant further includes a solids separator downstream of the reactor. The solids separator includes a solids conduit leading to the annular fluidized bed of the reactor.03-25-2010

Patent applications by Martin Hirsch, Friedrichsdorf DE

Martin Christian Hirsch, Berlin DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090024385SEMANTIC PARSER - A method and an apparatus for semantic parsing of electronic text documents. The electronic text documents can comprise a plurality of sentences with several language components. The method comprises analyzing at least one sentence of the electronic text document and dynamically generating a graph from the analyzed sentence of the text document. The graph represents a semantic representation of the analyzed one or more sentences. The method continues the analysis until an ambiguous sentence is determined and analyzed by evaluating at least a portion of the generated graph.01-22-2009
20090024556SEMANTIC CRAWLER - A method and an apparatus for extraction of information from a plurality of electronic text documents. The method comprises defining and generating a reference graph. The reference graph represents a specific theme of a reference text document. The method further comprises comparing the reference graph with a second graph using an extraction criterion. The second graph represents a specific theme of a second text document. Further, the result of the comparison is checked if the result falls within the extraction criterion boundary value. Then, the checked result of the comparison is extracted if the result falls at least within the extraction criterion boundary value. The method continues the comparison and the checking of the result of the comparison of the defined and generated reference graph with a further graph.01-22-2009
20090028164METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEMANTIC SERIALIZING - A method and an apparatus for serializing a plurality of information elements that are extracted from a plurality of information sources and represented by nodes in a semantic network. The nodes are connected to other nodes via a plurality of connecting edges, and each of the connecting edges has at least one edge property value. The method includes selecting an initial node of the plurality of nodes and determining one of the at least one node property values of first order connecting nodes connected to the initial node, determining a first node connected to the initial node by the connecting edge having a highest value of the at least one node property value, examining further first order connecting nodes connected to the first node and determining a relevance order of the further first order connecting nodes connected to the first node and serializing the plurality of information elements in accordance with the relevance order of the further first order connecting nodes to produce a serial list.01-29-2009

Melanie Hirsch, Speyer DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110209450FLANGE WITH INTEGRAL ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SEAL AND SEAL ARRANGEMENT - A sealing arrangement is provided in which a seal flange includes a seal flange body having an integrated electrically conductive seal integrated onto an outer circumferential edge of the seal flange body. The seal flange with integrated seal is installable to seal between two confronting mounting flange faces. The seal is operative to conduct electric charge between said seal flange body and said mounting flanges.09-01-2011

Michele Hirsch, Esslingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120002372COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A composite component includes a first joining partner, at least one second joining partner and a first joining layer situated between the first joining partner and the second joining partner. In addition to the first joining layer, at least one second joining layer is provided between the first and the second joining partner; and at least one intermediate layer is situated between the first and the second joining layer.01-05-2012

Oliver Hirsch, Kiel DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080298753Optical Waveguide Connector - Optical waveguide connector for use mainly in water with a socket part (12-04-2008

Stefan Tobias Hirsch, Konstanz DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110278744Contact tray for a mass transfer column - The valve cover has a guide vane extending laterally and downwardly from the central portion towards and in spaced relation to the tray deck for deflecting a majority of the vapor passing upwardly through an orifice downward towards the tray deck. A de-entrainment device with a downwardly angled deflector in vertical alignment with an orifice in the tray deck may be integrated or not with the valve cover below the tray deck.11-17-2011
20110278745Contact tray for a mass transfer column - The valve cover has a guide vane extending laterally and downwardly from the central portion towards and in spaced relation to the tray deck for deflecting a majority of the vapor passing upwardly through an orifice downward towards the tray deck. A de-entrainment device with a downwardly angled deflector in vertical alignment with an orifice in the tray deck may be integrated or not with the valve cover below the tray deck.11-17-2011

Thomas Hirsch, Landshut DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120132260Assembly, Sub-Structure and Photovoltaic System - An assembly includes a first and a second apparatus, each to accommodate at least one photovoltaic module. The first apparatus is coupled by its first end to a first end of the second apparatus so that a second end of the first apparatus located opposite the first end, and a second end of the second apparatus located opposite the first end are arranged at a distance to each other on a surface which is at a distance from the coupling of the first ends.05-31-2012

Tobias Hirsch, Stuttgart DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090101138Method of operating a solar thermal power plant and solar thermal power plant - In order to provide a method of operating a solar thermal power plant, in which a heat transfer medium is evaporated endothermally by solar radiation in an evaporator section, wherein the evaporator section comprises a plurality of evaporator branches, among which the heat transfer medium is distributed, in which method non-uniform radiation conditions of the evaporator section may be effectively taken into consideration, it is provided that the mass flow distribution at the evaporator section is controlled, wherein the mass flows are adjusted individually at all or a majority of the evaporator branches and a controlled variable is a variable characterizing a spatial energy rise in a respective evaporator branch in a region of the evaporator branch where the heat transfer medium has not yet evaporated.04-23-2009

Volker Hirsch, Steinfeld DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100037966Method for checking the functionality of an actuator - A method for checking the functionality of an actuator is provided. A control valve is adjusted by an actuating drive by a manipulating element engaging the control valve, a position encoder captures the actual position of the manipulating element, and an electro-pneumatic position controller generates a pneumatic actuating variable as a function of the actual position and a target position. The actuating variable is applied to the actuating drive by an activated magnetic valve that is deactivated to vent the actuating drive. The magnetic valve is briefly deactivated so that it may be tested, such that the manipulating element moves through only a part of its adjustment path. The magnetic valve test is evaluated as successful if the manipulating element has moved at least a prescribed minimum distance.02-18-2010
20100187456Adjustment Device for an Open-Close Valve - An adjustment device for an open-close valve (07-29-2010
20100315069METHOD FOR CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF A FINAL CONTROL DEVICE - A control device with a valve adjusted by a control element is provided. A position sensor detects an actual position of the control element and an electro-pneumatic position controller generates a pneumatic control variable as a function of the actual and desired positions. The pneumatic control variable is supplied to the control drive via a magnetic valve activated by a supply voltage supplied by an instrumentation and control device. For carrying out a test of the magnetic valve, the magnetic valve is deactivated briefly. To initiate, monitor, and evaluate the test of the magnetic valve, the supply voltage is supplied to the magnetic valve via a controllable switch. The controllable switch is opened by a magnetic valve test signal generated by the instrumentation and control device. The magnetic valve test signal is supplied to the controllable switch via a limit switch which is opened when the control element reaches a specified position.12-16-2010