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Alex Nickel, Siegburg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110114772FEED DEVICE WITH TWO ROTARY VALVES WHICH ARE VARIABLE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER - A feed device for a high-pressure roller press for the high-pressure comminution of material to be ground, the feed device feeding the material to be ground in a controlled manner into the roller nip between two rollers of the high-pressure roller press. The feed device has at least two rotary valves, the position of which is variable independently of each other. In a refinement of the invention, the feed device also has a shaft which is variable in height above the roller nip. By means of the rotary valves which are variable independently of each other and by means of the height-variable shaft, the feeding behavior of the feed device can be varied during the starting of the high-pressure roller press and during the operation of the high-pressure roller press in order thereby to prevent the high-pressure roller press from vibrating and to ensure optimum operation of the high-pressure roller press.05-19-2011

Andreas Nickel, Wetter DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080287718Catalytically Active Porous Membrane Reactor for Reacting Organic Compounds - The invention relates to a catalytically active membrane pore flow reactor, to the membrane used and to processes using this reactor.11-20-2008

Patent applications by Andreas Nickel, Wetter DE

Andreas Nickel, Sprockhovel DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120140391KEY WITH A COLORED HOUSING - A key, primarily a remote control key for automobiles, with a housing that has an upper shell and a lower shell and a key held between the upper shell and the lower shell. To make the key housing more esthetically pleasing and easier to manufacture, the lower shell consists of a transparent plastic joined by laser welding to a colored core of the upper shell.06-07-2012

Barbel Nickel, Weissach DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090013965Carburetor and method of operating the same - A carburetor (01-15-2009

Carsten Nickel, Kaufungen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090294041Method for Manufacturing a Laminated Mould Part - A method for manufacturing a laminated mould part, preferably of a mould part for the inner trim of a vehicle, consisting of a shape-stable carrier part and a visible-side lamination connected to this, of film, fabrics or similar decorative lamination materials, with which a heated blank of a mat-like or plate-like semifinished product of fibre materials containing binding agent, is moulded into a mould part in a moulding tool, and thereby simultaneously is connected to the lamination (one-shot method). The lamination is regionally connected with the help of “rams” before the moulding procedure or lamination procedure with the semifinished product, in order to achieve an exact positioning of a seam or likewise.12-03-2009

Dieter Nickel, Erkrath DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090183317Detergent or Treatment Agent Portion - A dimensionally stable, single-piece detergent or treatment agent portion having a weight of at least 50 g, having a system for controlling the solubility of the detergent or treatment agent. In washing, treating, or rinsing cycles of a washing machine for textiles, a maximum 50 wt % of the detergent or treatment agent portion dissolves or disperses in municipal water (16° d) at a maximum temperature of 20° C. as dissolves or disperses in municipal water (16° d) at a temperature of 50° C., enabling targeted release of the active substances in the portion during the cycles of a washing or treating program using heated water.07-23-2009

Dieter Nickel, Pulheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120247158DOOR FOR THE FLUID-TIGHT CLOSURE OF A LAUNDRY LOADING OR REMOVAL OPENING OF A LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR OF A WASHING MACHINE AND/OR CLOTHES DRYER - The invention relates to a door for at least splash-protected closure of a laundry treatment appliance, in particular of a washing machine and/or a clothes dryer, comprising at least one hinge for attaching the door to a laundry treatment appliance, the door being movable on the laundry treatment appliance by way of a hinge into a closed position and a loading or removal position, the door comprising at least one interface by means of which energy and/or data is/are couplable from the laundry treatment appliance into the door, a dispenser for delivering at least one flowable laundry treatment preparation being arranged in or on the door, which dispenser is couplable to a cartridge storing at least one flowable laundry treatment preparation, and the dispenser being connected to the interface for the reception of energy and/or data.10-04-2012

Dieter Nickel, Duesseldorf DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080312123HOLLOW BODY WITH A COMPARTMENT, CONTAINING A PORTION OF A WASHING, CLEANING OR RINSING AGENT - A process for producing a detergent portion, comprising the steps of forming one or more dimensionally stable hollow bodies comprising at least one compartment by injection moulding, providing one or more means for compartmentalizing the dimensionally stable hollow bodies, filling the compartment with at least one detersive formulation, and closing the compartment to form a partial or whole enclosure around the detersive formulation.12-18-2008

Falk Nickel, Fuchstal DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080223688MOTORCYCLE CLUTCH - A motorcycle clutch for a drive connection between an engine and a transmission of a motorcycle is provided, and is some embodiments includes a manually operable clutch lever, engaging inner and outer disks, and disengaging means operable by means of the clutch lever for a pressure body which is spring-loaded by at least one clutch spring assembly for pressurization of the inner and outer disks, wherein a servo mechanism for reducing the operating force of the clutch lever is provided, the servo mechanism being effectively connected to the intake section of the engine and utilizing the negative intake pressure in the intake section to build up a servo force acting against the direction of the spring load of the clutch spring assembly.09-18-2008
20090026036DISC CARRIER OF A FRICTION CLUTCH - The present invention according to some embodiments relates to a disc carrier of a friction clutch, characterized by a subassembly of a modular structure which is composed of interconnectable component parts including a holding ring, at least one web, and a base plate, as well as a hub which is connected to the base plate.01-29-2009
20090032362WRAP SPRING CLUTCH - A wrap spring clutch according to some embodiments has a center shaft; a wrap spring wrapped around the center shaft in a direction of winding, and having two wrap spring ends and an abutting surface for co-operation with a friction surface; and a hollow shaft positioned around the wrap spring; and a cooling device positioned adjacent the friction surface.02-05-2009

Patent applications by Falk Nickel, Fuchstal DE

Friedhelm Nickel, Tuebingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080261473Polysiloxane and textile auxilary containing a polysiloxane - The present invention relates to a polysiloxane with the general formula (I)10-23-2008
20100137545NOVEL PROCESS - The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of an organopolysiloxane functionalized with a benzalmalonate by hydrosilylation, said process involving the use of a hydroxy carboxylic acid or a cyclic ester thereof.06-03-2010

Friedhelm Nickel, Tubingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080197315Siloxane-Containing Formulation for Reducing Crease Formation - Compositions comprising at least one aminoalkylsiloxane and at least one higher alkyl-modified amido aminosiloxane modified by a compound having at least two hydroxyl groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxycarboxylic acids, monosaccharides, disaccharides and mixtures thereof are described along with fabric treatment agents containing such compositions, the use of such compositions and agents for treating fabrics, and containers with such compositions and/or agents.08-21-2008
20090126122Removing the Silicone Coating From Coated Fabrics and Airbags - Removing the Silicone Coating from Coated Fabrics and Airbags The invention relates to a process for removing silicones present on fibers, yarns or textile sheet materials (substrates) wherein an aqueous preparation is allowed to act on the substrates, and then the thus treated substrates are rinsed to remove the residual silicone, characterized in that said preparation contains from 0.5 to 10% by weight of surface-active quaternary ammonium compounds and from 0.5 to 5% by weight of alkali hydroxide, respectively based on the aqueous preparation. The process is suitable, in particular, for the recovery and recycling of fibrous material and silicones from airbags or coated fabric scraps from the ready-making of airbags.05-21-2009
20110294964NOVEL PROCESS - The present invention relates to method for improving the color index of organopolysiloxanes functionalized with at least one UV-light absorbing group said method comprising the step of contacting said group carrying organopolysiloxanes with a hydroxy carboxylic acid or a cyclic ester thereof in an organic solvent.12-01-2011
20120022280NOVEL METHOD - The present invention relates to method for improving the color index of an organopolysiloxanes functionalized with a benzalmalonate said method comprising the step of contacting said organopolysiloxanes functionalized with a benzalmalonate with a hydroxy carboxylic acid or a cyclic ester thereof in an organic solvent.01-26-2012

Patent applications by Friedhelm Nickel, Tubingen DE

Gerhard Joseph Nickel, Wetzlar DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100020332Interferometric device for position measurement and coordinate measuring machine - An interferometric device for position measurement of an element moveable in a plane is disclosed. A laser light source measures the position of the moveable element and emits the required measuring light. A beam splitter splits the measuring light into a first partial beam path and a second partial beam path, which each impinge on a reflecting surface of the moveable element via an interferometer. Herein, at least the beam splitter, which splits the measuring light into a first partial beam path and a second partial beam path, and the beam splitter, which directs the third partial beam path onto an etalon via an interferometer, have a respective beam trap associated with them, which traps the light returning from the respective interferometers.01-28-2010

Hans Nickel, Weissach DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090013965Carburetor and method of operating the same - A carburetor (01-15-2009

Patent applications by Hans Nickel, Weissach DE

Herbert Nickel, Langenselbold DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120085125METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING ARGON FROM A GAS MIXTURE - The invention relates to a method and to a device for separating argon from a gas mixture. The method comprises the method steps of collecting the gas mixture, separating the oxygen present in the gas mixture, drying the gas mixture, and cryogenically purifying the remaining gas mixture for separating the argon in liquid form. The device for performing the method according to the invention comprises a collector for the gas mixture, a component for catalytic and/or adsorptive separation of oxygen from the gas mixture, a component for drying the gas mixture, and a system for cryogenically purifying the gas mixture and separating the argon in liquid form.04-12-2012

Joachim Nickel, Waldems DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100280527Hair Removal Device - The present invention is concerned with a hair removal device that comprises a hair removal unit, a cap element having a skin contacting surface that extends at least on a side of the hair removal unit, and wherein elongated and elevated structures are arranged on the skin contacting surface, which elongated and elevated structures all extend essentially parallel to each other. Such a hair removal device is specifically beneficial for application on wet skin.11-04-2010
20100280528Skin Treatment Device and Attachment - The present invention is concerned with a skin treatment device that comprises an actuator and at least a skin stimulation element arranged at a mounting structure, the mounting structure being supported at the skin treatment device and the mounting structure being deformable or displaceable against a restoring force when an external force is applied on the skin stimulation element. A contact portion of the mounting structure is arranged to cooperate with the actuator only in a deformed or displaced state of the mounting structure. This renders the device to operate on a low noise level when it is switched on but not pressed against the skin.11-04-2010

Joerg Nickel, Dormagen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090310222MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM STRUCTURES HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES AND THE USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical film structure having improved properties and comprising at least one prism film and/or diffuser film as well as a multilayer optical film, wherein the multilayer optical film has at least one top film having an outer layer directed towards the prism film and/or diffuser film and made from a plastics composition containing a transparent thermoplastic and at least one quaternary ammonium salt of a perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid as lubricant additive. According to the invention the outer layer has at least one coefficient of sliding friction of <0.30 relative to the prism film and/or diffuser film measured in accordance with ASTM D 1894-06, with a roughness R3z of >5 μm (R3z in accordance with ISO 4288). The invention also provides a backlight unit containing the improved film structure and the use of the optical film structure according to the invention for liquid crystal screens.12-17-2009
20100092755FILMS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES - The invention relates to films having good sliding friction properties and gloss values, consisting of a plastics composition comprising from 96 to 99.499 wt. % of a transparent polycarbonate and from 0.001 to 4 wt. % quaternary ammonium salts of perfluoroalkylsulfonic acids as lubricant additive and from 0.5 to 29.999 wt. % barium sulfate, the sum of the mentioned constituents in each case being 100 wt. %. The films exhibit improved properties in processing. The invention relates further to mouldings produced from these films.04-15-2010
20120001413LAYER STRUCTURE AND FILMS FOR ID DOCUMENTS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR LASER ENGRAVING - The present invention relates to a layer structure having improved properties for laser engraving, to particular embodiments of said layer structures in the form of co-extrusion films, and to security documents, preferably identification documents comprising said layer structures.01-05-2012

Patent applications by Joerg Nickel, Dormagen DE

Joerg Torsten Nickel, Karlsruhe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100181530PROCESS FOR PREPARING NITRIC ACID WITH A CONCENTRATION IN THE RANGE FROM 50 TO 77.8% BY WEIGHT - What is proposed is a process for preparing nitric acid with a concentration in the range from 50 to 77.8% by weight by 07-22-2010

Jörg Torsten Nickel, Karlsruhe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100254889METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFURIC ACID - A process for preparing sulfuric acid, in which process gases comprising sulfur dioxide are obtained by combustion of liquid sulfur by means of process air introduced from the outside or by dissociation of waste sulfuric acids and the sulfur dioxide in the process gases comprising sulfur dioxide is oxidized to sulfur trioxide and converted into sulfuric acid by the contact process, wherein the process air which is introduced from the outside for combustion of sulfur or the process gases comprising sulfur dioxide which are obtained by dissociation of waste sulfuric acid have their water vapor content reduced by cooling them, is proposed.10-07-2010

Jörg Torsten Nickel, Karlsruhe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100254889METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFURIC ACID - A process for preparing sulfuric acid, in which process gases comprising sulfur dioxide are obtained by combustion of liquid sulfur by means of process air introduced from the outside or by dissociation of waste sulfuric acids and the sulfur dioxide in the process gases comprising sulfur dioxide is oxidized to sulfur trioxide and converted into sulfuric acid by the contact process, wherein the process air which is introduced from the outside for combustion of sulfur or the process gases comprising sulfur dioxide which are obtained by dissociation of waste sulfuric acid have their water vapor content reduced by cooling them, is proposed.10-07-2010

Karl-Otto Nickel, Passau DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120063126PENDANT HAVING AN INDIVIDUALIZING ELEMENT - Pendant 1 having a base body 4 with a front side 2 and a back side 3 and an element individualizing the pendant arranged on the base body 4, such that the element individualizing the pendant is designed as a lenticular object 5.03-15-2012

Marcel Dominik Nickel, Erlangen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130076352METHOD TO SELECT AN UNDERSAMPLING SCHEME FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING SUCH A SELECTED UNDERSAMPLING SCHEME - In a method to select an undersampling scheme of k-space and an associated set of reconstruction kernels to acquire reduced magnetic resonance (MR) data sets with multiple coils, a calibration data set is acquired for each of the respective coils, a noise covariance is determined from autocorrelations and correlations of the noise of the various coils. At least one set of reconstruction kernels is calculated for each of the multiple undersampling schemes from the calibration data sets of the various coils. For each set of reconstruction kernels, a characteristic value is calculated from the noise covariance and the respective reconstruction kernels of the coils, with the characteristic value being proportional to a spatial mean value of a signal noise of an MR image. A selected undersampling scheme and a selected set of reconstruction kernels are selected based on the calculated characteristic values.03-28-2013

Michael Nickel, Wademark DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100135506MICROPHONE UNIT - There is provided a microphone unit having a housing, a damping element which is fastened to the housing and an adaptor unit for fastening in a flash shoe of a camera. The damping element is provided between the housing and the adaptor unit.06-03-2010

Oliver Nickel, Bad Aibling DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110262743ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ADHESIVE TAPE PAPER AND ADHESIVE TAPE MADE THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a paper for adhesive tapes having an impregnated paper support containing recycled cellulose fibers as well as to adhesive tapes comprising such a paper for adhesive tapes and an adhesive layer. The recycled cellulose fibers are only slightly ground and originate predominantly from the group of long-fibered softwood celluloses. If necessary, the adhesive tape paper is provided with a separating layer and a bonding agent layer.10-27-2011

Serena Nickel, Darmstadt DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130065358Method for Producing (Electro) Luminescent, Photoactive or Electrically (Semi) Conducting Polymers - The invention concerns the production of poly(arylene-vinylenes) and related polymers whose polymerization is triggered photochemically. For that purpose, the low molecular starting materials are firstly cooled to temperatures which are so low that in fact their activation into mostly chinoid intermediate stages (the “active” monomer) occurs; the thermally induced polymerization, however, either does not occur or barely takes place at all. The polymerization is instead triggered in a separate step by means of electromagnetic radiation of a suitable wavelength—either using the absorption behavior of the low-molecular starting compounds/the monomers, or mediated by means of photoinitiators and/or sensitizers.03-14-2013

Stefanie Nickel, Willich DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090099317Novel Rubber and Thermoplastic Multi-Component Systems, Rubber and Thermoplastic Composite Moulded Pieces Made Therefrom, Method for Production and Use Thereof - A multicomponent system is provided, composed of a thermoplastic component and of a rubber component, which comprises at least two different peroxidic crosslinking agents with specific decomposition temperatures, as also is a process for production of rubber-thermoplastic composite mouldings using the multicomponent system, and also the resultant rubber-thermoplastic composite mouldings.04-16-2009

Thomas Nickel, Paderborn DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090159676Method for generating a protective electromagnetic field for a card reading device - The invention describes a device for a self-service terminal which contains a card reading device, for preventing the possibility of data on a card which is to be read by the card reading device 06-25-2009
20090242634Device for identifying metallic foreign components - The invention describes a device (10-01-2009

Ulrich Nickel, Erlangen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189793ELECTROPHORETIC TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A transdermal delivery system (TDS) for administering at least one active agent through the skin. The system has a first electrode, a second electrode, and a matrix located between the first and second electrodes. The TDS contains at least one active agent which is either alkaline or acidic. The system is configured such that when applying a voltage to the electrodes, the pH of the matrix, in the case of an alkaline active agent, does not exceed the pH of the active agent and, in case of an acidic active agent, does not fall below the pH of the active agent.07-29-2010

Viktor Nickel, Hamburg DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100026005WIND ENERGY PLANT WITH A ROTOR - A wind energy plant with a rotor, which is connected to a gearbox and/or a generator via a rotor shaft, wherein the rotor shaft is bearing mounted on a carrier unit via two taper roller bearings in an O arrangement, characterised in that each taper roller bearing has an inner and an outer race, wherein the inner races and the outer races are secured in their distance to each other in the axial direction with respect to the rotational axis of the rotor shaft via an adjustment device.02-04-2010

Volker Nickel, Voehringen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130057976Pair of External Vehicle Mirrors - A pair of external vehicle mirrors with a driver-side external vehicle mirror and a passenger-side external vehicle mirror are provided. Each have a mirror foot and a mirror housing pivotably attached, in which an adjustable mirror glass is arranged. The mirror housings of the two external vehicle mirrors are constructed symmetrically, so that an identical oncoming wind flow situation is achieved, and that on a rear side of the two mirror housings there is arranged a mask encompassing the mirror glass, the mask of the driver-side external vehicle mirror being formed asymmetrically to the mask of the passenger-side external vehicle mirror.03-07-2013

Waldemar Nickel, Lippstadt DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120305555DROP SEPARATOR - The invention relates to a drop separator for the bleeding line of a fuel container, comprising a drop separator housing that is connected to a space surrounded by the filler tube of the fuel container, preferably directly to the refueling channel of the filler tube, and at least two bleeding line connections, wherein the housing is divided by means of at least one partition into at least two separate gas paths, wherein a first gas path is designed as a gas inlet channel and a second gas path as a gas outlet channel. The gas inlet channel is closed on the end face by means of a lid and communicates via a passage of a surrounding wall of the drop separator housing with the filler tube.12-06-2012

Waldemar Nickel, Neufahrn DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100147863FUEL TANK - The invention relates to a fuel tank having at least one filler pipe (06-17-2010

Werner Nickel, Keltern-Dietlingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090149270DEVICE FOR PICKING UP GOLF BALLS - A device for picking up balls or golf balls (06-11-2009