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Bernhard Sprenger, Widnau CH

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110139873METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS - To determine the positions of a code on a movable support, said support can be moved in a displacement direction relative to a sensor element comprising at least one sensor array in the vicinity of said array. The sensor array or arrays determine(s) the position of imaged code elements that can be differentiated from radiation in the vicinity of the sensor elements, the recorded values being read out in at least one read-out direction and positional values being determined from said values. The array or arrays is or are read out twice from opposite read-out directions, or one sensor pair consisting of two sensor arrays, is read out as a pair from opposite directions. Positional values are derived from the positions of the differentiated code elements and said values are averaged to provide a position with an improved accuracy. The accuracy can thus be increased by simple means.06-16-2011

Daniel Sprenger, Basel CH

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20110207941SYNTHESIS OF AMINES AND INTERMEDIATES FOR THE SYNTHESIS THEREOF - The invention relates in a first embodiment to a method for the manufacture of esters of the formula I,08-25-2011

Detlef Sprenger, Siebnen CH

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20120011907MECHATRONIC LOCKING APPARATUS - The mechatronic locking apparatus comprises a control circuit (01-19-2012

Frank Sprenger, Cary, NC US

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20080226033X-RAY APPARATUS WITH AN X-RAY MODULE HAVING INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLABLE X-RAY SOURCES - An x-ray apparatus has at least one radiator module with a sealed vacuum housing and a high voltage connection. The at least one radiator module extends only partially around an examination space and has at least two x-ray sources that can be controlled individually.09-18-2008
20090060137ELECTRON SOURCE - An electron source has an electron emitter, an anode, a voltage source connected between the electron emitter and the anode, as well as a switch connected with the electron emitter. The switch is fashioned as a optoelectronic switching element.03-05-2009
20110075802FIELD EMISSION X-RAY SOURCE WITH MAGNETIC FOCAL SPOT SCREENING - An x-ray imaging system has an x-ray source having an electron field emission source that emits an x-ray beam that strikes an elongated, stationary anode in an evacuated housing. A magnetic deflection system steers the electron beam between the electron field emission source and the anode, so that the electron beam can strike the anode at different locations, thereby causing x-rays to be emitted from those different locations, by controlling the degree of magnetic deflection. A radiation detector detects the x-rays after attenuation by an examination subject, and generates signals dependent on the detected radiation that represent an image of the subject.03-31-2011
20110170663MEDICAL X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - In order to achieve improved image quality in X-ray photographs, a medical X-ray imaging system, comprising a flat, planar X-ray source having a surface with X-ray focal points arranged adjacent to one another and an X-ray detector with a sensor surface, is provided. The X-ray source has a plurality of field emission guns with at least one field emission cathode and the surface with focal points of the X-ray source is larger in size than the sensor surface of the X-ray detector.07-14-2011
20110286581MULTIBEAM X-RAY SOURCE WITH INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Multibeam field emission x-ray systems and related methods can include cathode elements, an anode assembly spaced from the plurality of cathode elements, and an extraction gate positioned between the plurality of cathode elements and the anode assembly. A potential difference can be applied between the extraction gate and at least one of the cathode elements to cause an emission of electrons from the respective cathode elements. Emission characteristics of the cathode elements can be measured, and the potential difference between the extraction gate and at least one of the cathode elements can be adjusted based on the emission characteristics measured.11-24-2011

Patent applications by Frank Sprenger, Cary, NC US

Franz Sprenger, Widnau CH

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218760Electrooptical Distance Measuring Device - The invention relates to an electrooptical distance measuring device comprising a transmitter that emits optical radiation for lighting an object to be measured, an optical transmitting system which is rigidly mounted in relation to the transmitter and a light collector A support element (09-11-2008

Jason Lee Sprenger, Savage, MN US

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20110189647DATA COLLECTION AND TRANSFER TECHNIQUES FOR SCANNABLE FORMS - Implementations feature scannable form techniques and systems. Some aspects feature a scannable form including at least one response column parallel to a first longitudinal edge of the scannable form, and a broken ladder having two substantially parallel lines with locations for multiple rungs corresponding to encoded information that identifies a person assigned to the scannable form. A top rung is positioned on the scannable form so that the top rung can be a first rung that is scanned by a test scoring machine for the broken ladder, and a bottom rung is positioned so that the bottom rung can be a last rung that is scanned by the test scoring machine for the broken ladder. Other aspects feature a method to determine correct scoring key data in the test scoring machine for a test, and a method of transmitting information between the test scoring machine and a portable memory device.08-04-2011

Jeffrey H. Sprenger, Essex Junction, VT US

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20100097692Movable Objective Lens Assembly for an Optical Microscope and Optical Microscopes Having Such an Assembly - A movable objective lens assembly that includes an infinity-corrected objective lens providing the microscope with an optical field of view. The assembly permits the imaging of a specimen under investigation over an area of the specimen much larger than the field of view of the objective lens without moving the microscope and/or a specimen stage relative to one another. The assembly includes a mirror system and the linearly movable infinity-corrected objective lens. The mirror system includes a plurality of mirrors that provide a folded optical path that allows the objective lens to be moved relative to the specimen without moving the entire microscope. The mirror system and the objective lens are pivotably mounted relative to the rest of the microscope so as to allow the objective lens to be located substantially anywhere within a circular, or circular-sectoral, viewing area.04-22-2010
20110273767Movable Objective Lens Assembly For an Optical Microscope and Optical Microscopes Having Such an Assembly - A movable objective lens assembly that includes an infinity-corrected objective lens providing the microscope with an optical field of view. The assembly permits the imaging of a specimen under investigation over an area of the specimen much larger than the field of view of the objective lens without moving the microscope and/or a specimen stage relative to one another. The assembly includes a mirror system and the linearly movable infinity-corrected objective lens. The mirror system includes a plurality of mirrors that provide a folded optical path that allows the objective lens to be moved relative to the specimen without moving the entire microscope. The mirror system and the objective lens are pivotably mounted relative to the rest of the microscope so as to allow the objective lens to be located substantially anywhere within a circular, or circular-sectoral, viewing area.11-10-2011

Markus Sprenger, Mauren LI

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080302849Hand-held setting tool with connection means for a positioning device - A hand-held setting tool (12-11-2008

Mark W. Sprenger, Elk Grove Villiage, IL US

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20110295417VENDING MACHINE - One embodiment of the vending machine of the present disclosure provides a housing defining a product holding area, a frame positioned in the product holding area, a plurality first product holders removably attached to the frame and configured to hold a first type of product package, a plurality different second product holders configured to hold a second different product package, a plurality of RFID sensors, each RFID sensor attached to a different one of the product holders, a door attached to the housing, a first electronic combination display device and input device attached to the door, a second electronic display device attached to the door and configured in one mode to display advertising or other content, a physical product display area in the door, a signage display area in the door, a payment receiver in the door, a product retrieval area in the door, a lock configured to lock the door to the housing, and a computer control system including at least one processor configured to control various functions of the vending machine.12-01-2011

Michael W. Sprenger, East Troy, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090314263REMOTE COOLING SYSTEM FOR CHARGE-AIR COOLED ENGINES - A remote cooling system (12-24-2009

Reto Sprenger, Siebnen CH

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20120102235Allocation of an Operating Address to a Bus-Compatible Operating Device for Luminous Means - The invention relates to a method for allocating an operating address to an operating device for luminous means, in which the operating address is transmitted to the operating device in digitally coded form via an interface which is configured to connect a light sensor. The operating address is allocated by a user using a handheld device to transmit optical digital signals to a light sensor or infrared sensor which is connected to the interface.04-26-2012

Victor Sprenger, Milton CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100125273SLEEVE FOR A TRANSFIXATION DEVICE FOR AN EXTERNAL SKELETAL FIXATOR05-20-2010