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Albert Martin Scheffer, Zelhem NL
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20110220589 | FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS, A FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLOW OF FLUID COMPRISING OZONE - A fluid treatment apparatus provided with a diffuser, the diffuser comprising a porous wall and an inlet coupled to an ozone tube to provide ozone to the porous wall, is disclosed. The apparatus is constructed to, in use, provide a flow of fluid along the surface of the porous wall and provide a flow comprising ozone to the porous wall via the ozone tube. The ozone will be added through the porous wall to the flow of fluid. The apparatus may have a fluid guidance member having an inlet port to let fluid to be treated into the apparatus and an outlet port to let treated fluid out of the apparatus and the diffuser is positioned in between the inlet and the outlet. | 09-15-2011 |
Cornelius Scheffer, Stellenbosch ZA
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20120069965 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN INSTRUMENT - A method of positioning a surgical instrument is provided which includes mapping a volume adjacent an operating table by taking mapping images from two orientations of a calibration object which includes a 3-dimensional array of radio opaque markers in a known configuration. A patient is positioned on the operating table with a patient target area within a mapped volume, and an instrument holder carrying a known configuration of radio opaque markers positioned adjacent the target area. Further fluoroscopic target images of the target area and instrument holder are obtained from the two orientations and the target area then reconstructed in 3-dimensions by comparing the target images to the mapping images. An instrument holder orientation is then calculated from the reconstruction. | 03-22-2012 |
Danny Scheffer, Hulst NL
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20100092027 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD - Described herein are methods that may improve yield of an image sensor. In one embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes generating output values of control logic associated with an array of light sensitive elements. The method further may include determining if the control logic has one or more faulty output values. The method further may include automatically correcting the one or more faulty output values. In another embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes providing light to an array of light sensitive elements. The method further may include generating an image based on the light sensitive elements and associated control logic. The method further may include disconnecting control lines from control logic that has one or more faulty output values based on viewing the image. The method further may include generating another image based on the control logic having no faulty output values. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094579 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD - Described herein are methods that may improve yield of an image sensor. In one embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes generating output values of control logic associated with an array of light sensitive elements. The method further may include determining if the control logic has one or more faulty output values. The method further may include automatically correcting the one or more faulty output values. In another embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes providing light to an array of light sensitive elements. The method further may include generating an image based on the light sensitive elements and associated control logic. The method further may include disconnecting control lines from control logic that has one or more faulty output values based on viewing the image. The method further may include generating another image based on the control logic having no faulty output values. | 04-15-2010 |
Francois Petrus Scheffer, Pretoria ZA
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20100234002 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE NETWORK - A method of and system for distributing information forming part of an information campaign to a user's mobile device in a mobile communication network are provided. The method comprises receiving campaign message information defining campaign messages to be distributed on behalf of an information provider to a mobile device. A campaign message request associated with a mobile device is received by the system, with the campaign message being generated by embedded architecture content forming part of an application program of a mobile device service provider. The system associates the campaign request with target profile information defined by the information provider in order to select a suitable campaign message for distribution and distributes the selected campaign message to the service provider or mobile device, in response to the received campaign request. | 09-16-2010 |
Harald Scheffer, Merzig DE
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20090077707 | Shin Guard - The invention relates to a shin guard, in particular for footballers, having a stiff shield element ( | 03-26-2009 |
20100168631 | ANKLE PROTECTOR - An ankle protector ( | 07-01-2010 |
20150051056 | RESTRAINT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR TRAINING PURPOSES - A restraint device, in particular for training purposes, having a holder which is or can be anchored in a fixed position and from which a rope that can be attached to a user can be drawn out against a restoring force via a movement path of the user. Apparatuses for generating the restoring force by sliding friction are provided and include a roller that can be rotated by winding the extendable rope around the roller and a brake device inhibiting the rotation of the roller. | 02-19-2015 |
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer, Melbourne AU
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20140304846 | GENE AND MUTATIONS THEREOF ASSOCIATED WITH SEIZURE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS - The present invention relates to the proline rich transmembrane protein 2 (PRRT2) gene, and the identification of mutations and variations in PRRT2 that give rise to seizure and movement disorders. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the diagnosis or prognosis of such disorders by identifying alterations in the PRRT2 gene. Identification of alterations in the PRRT2 gene also enables the identification of subjects with an increased likelihood of having an offspring predisposed to such disorders. The present invention also provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising an alteration in the PRRT2 gene, wherein said alteration produces a seizure and/or movement disorder phenotype. Also provided is an isolated PRRT2 polypeptide that comprises an alteration which produces a seizure and/or movement disorder phenotype. Furthermore, the present invention provides kit for diagnosing or prognosing a seizure and/or movement disorder in a subject, or for identifying a subject with an increased likelihood of having an offspring predisposed to a seizure and/or movement disorder, wherein the kit includes one or more components for testing for the presence of an alteration in the PRRT2 gene in the subject. | 10-09-2014 |
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer, Hawthan East AU
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20100203548 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR EPILEPSY - A method for the diagnosis of SMEI in a patient comprising: | 08-12-2010 |
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer, Malvern East AU
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20100136623 | MUTATIONS IN ION CHANNELS - A method of identifying a subject predisposed to a disorder associated with ion channel dysfunction, comprising ascertaining whether at least one of the genes encoding ion channel subunits in said subject has undergone a mutation event such that a cDNA derived from said subject has the sequence set forth in one of SEQ ID NOS: 1-134. | 06-03-2010 |
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer, Victoria AU
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20090081724 | Mutations in Ion Channels - A method of identifying a subject predisposed to a disorder associated with ion channel dysfunction, comprising ascertaining whether at least one of the genes encoding ion channel subunits in said subject has undergone a mutation event as set forth in one of SEQ ID Numbers: 1-72. | 03-26-2009 |
20100088778 | Methods of Treatment, and Diagnosis of Epilepsy by Detecting Mutations in the SCN1A Gene - A method for the diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome, including SMEI or an SMEI-related syndrome, in a patient comprising testing for an alteration in the SCN1A gene in a sample obtained from the patient; and if an alteration is identified, comparing said alteration to any one of those listed in Table 3, wherein if said alteration is identical to any one of those listed in Table 3, a diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome, including SMEI or an SMEI-related syndrome, in said patient is made in accordance with the correlation set forth in Table 3. | 04-08-2010 |
20110126302 | DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS FOR EFMR (EPILEPSY AND MENTAL RETARDATION LIMITED TO FEMALES) - Methods and kits for the diagnosis of illnesses related to protocadherin 19 (PCDH 19) protein deficiency or altered PCDH 19 protein function, in particular EFMR (Epilepsy and Mental Retardation limited to Females) are provided, as well as methods and kits for the identification of a predisposition to such illnesses and methods of screening subjects to identify carriers of such illnesses and methods and kits for the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of PCDH 19 deficiency or altered PCDH 19 protein function. Further, nucleotide and amino acid sequences corresponding to a complete PCDH19 open reading frame (ORF), mutant sequences encoding non-functional PCDH19 mRNA or altered PCDH19 mRN A are described along with transformed cells and non-human transgenic animals comprising wild-type or mutant PCDH19 ORF nucleotide sequences. | 05-26-2011 |
Isabel Scheffer, Frankfurt DE
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20090149668 | Method for Producing Sodium Chloride-Free Ammonium Nitriles - This invention relates to a method for producing compounds of formula (I) wherein R | 06-11-2009 |
20130217911 | Method For Producing Acyloxy Benzoic Acids - The invention relates to a method for producing acyloxy benzoic acids of the formula (I), in which R | 08-22-2013 |
Isabel Scheffer, Frankfurt Am Main DE
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20130211131 | Method For Producing Acyloxy Benzoic Acids - The invention relates to a method for producing acyloxy benzoic acids of the formula (I), in which R | 08-15-2013 |
Joachim Scheffer, Sundern DE
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20110293774 | GATE ADAPTER AND GATE SYSTEM FOR A GATE ADAPTER - A gate adapter for receiving a molten molding material and for the discharge thereof to a gate distributor block ( | 12-01-2011 |
Karin Scheffer, Lemforde DE
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20090069526 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES - A process for the preparation of thermoplastic polyurethane by reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds reactive toward isocyanates and having a molecular weight (M | 03-12-2009 |
Lutz Scheffer, Pforheim DE
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20080265635 | Bicycle Saddle - The comfort of use may be improved and pressure in the genital area of a bicycle rider may be avoided, whereby a bicycle saddle comprises a seat piece for the buttocks of a bicycle rider and a front section, connected to the seat piece. The front section comprises an end region, facing the seat piece which is height-adjustable. | 10-30-2008 |
Lutz Scheffer, Garmisch-Partenkirchen DE
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20110115265 | Bicycle Saddle - A bicycle saddle, in particular a man's bicycle saddle, has a two-part saddle shell with a front part and a seat part. A saddle framework is connected to the bottom sides of the front part and the seat part. In order to adjust the hardness of the saddle, a variable spacer element is provided between the front part and the seat part to adjust the horizontal distance between the front part and the seat part. | 05-19-2011 |
20130026732 | DOUBLE BRIDGE BICYCLE FORK - A double bridge bicycle fork with integrated brake unit, suited especially for racing bicycles and time-trial machines, comprises two fork legs connected by a fork crown. Further, a bottom bearing seat is connected with the fork crown. A steer tube is provided in front of the rotational axis of the fork, seen in the direction of travel, said axis being defined by the bottom bearing seat and the upper bearing seat. The steer tube is connected with the stem by means of screws. This makes it possible not to provide a rigid head tube between the two bearing seats, but to arrange a sleeve in the embodiment illustrated that has an opening for passing actuation elements therethrough, such as switching or brake cables. | 01-31-2013 |
20130187358 | BICYCLE FORK WITH BRAKE UNIT - A bicycle fork with an integrated brake unit, in particular for racing bicycles and time-trial machines, comprises a fork crown connecting two fork legs with each other. A bottom bearing seat is connected with the fork crown. A brake unit is arranged below the fork crown, wherein an activation element, such as a Bowden cable or the like, for activating or actuating the brake unit is passed through the bottom bearing seat. | 07-25-2013 |
Lutz Scheffer, Garmlsch-Partenkirche DE
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20140084563 | STEERING STOP FOR BICYCLE HANDLEBARS - A steering stop for bicycle handlebars, comprising a first stop element adapted to be fixed to the head tube of a bicycle fork, and a second stop element cooperating with the first stop element to limit the steering angle. The second stop element is adapted to be mounted to the bicycle frame, in particular to the top tube of the bicycle frame. | 03-27-2014 |
Lutz Scheffer, Garmisch-Patenkirchen DE
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20090309396 | Bicycle Saddle - A bicycle saddle, in particular, a men's bicycle saddle, has a seat part and a front part. A spring arm and a damping arm are connected fixedly to the front part. One end of the spring arm is likewise connected fixedly to the seat part via a retaining element. One end of the damping arm is not connected to the seat part and, if a force occurs in the genital region, is movable in the direction of an arrow. Damping of the movement takes place here on account of the elastomeric body which reduces a pressure occurring in the genital region of the cyclist. | 12-17-2009 |
Michael Scheffer, Muenchen DE
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20110193533 | Circuit and Method for De-Energizing a Field Coil - A circuit includes a first half bridge including a first controllable semiconductor switch and a first diode. The first controllable semiconductor switch is coupled between a first constant supply potential and a center tap of the first half bridge. The first diode is coupled between the center tap and a constant reference potential. A second half bridge includes a second diode and a second controllable semiconductor switch. The second diode is coupled between a second constant potential higher than the first potential and a center tap of the second half bridge. The second controllable semiconductor switch is coupled between the center tap and the constant reference potential. Driver circuitry controls the conducting state of the first and the second semiconductor switch thus controlling the current flow through a field connectable between the center taps. | 08-11-2011 |
20130293176 | Circuit and Method for De-Energizing a Field Coil - A circuit includes a first half bridge including a first controllable semiconductor switch and a first diode. The first controllable semiconductor switch is coupled between a first constant supply potential and a center tap of the first half bridge. The first diode is coupled between the center tap and a constant reference potential. A second half bridge includes a second diode and a second controllable semiconductor switch. The second diode is coupled between a second constant potential higher than the first potential and a center tap of the second half bridge. The second controllable semiconductor switch is coupled between the center tap and the constant reference potential. Driver circuitry controls the conducting state of the first and the second semiconductor switch thus controlling the current flow through a field connectable between the center taps. | 11-07-2013 |
20140036562 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING THE SWITCHING TRANSISTORS OF A RECTIFIER - The invention relates to a method for actuating the switching transistors of a rectifier which is provided for converting the phase voltages that are provided by a vehicle generator into a direct current voltage. Each switching transistor comprises a parasitic diode. An activation signal for initiating the conducting phase and a de-activation signal for ending the conducting phase are supplied to each control terminal of the switching transistors. A timer is started simultaneously with the provision of an activation signal and the de-activation signal is provided once a predetermined time period has passed. | 02-06-2014 |
Michiel Scheffer, Arnhem NL
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20130224898 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TEXTURING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON WAFERS - Compositions and methods for chemical texturing a surface of a polycrystalline silicon wafer to be used in the manufacture of solar cells provide increased efficiency in the manufacture and operation of solar cells. The compositions and methods disclosed herein include first and second components, wherein the first component is a UKON etch composition, including a hydrofluoric acid/nitric acid mixture and water, while the second component includes a silicon wafer texturing enhancer (SWTE). | 08-29-2013 |
Robert J. H. Scheffer, Ingelheim DE
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20090286988 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OXAZOLES BY CONDENSING AROMATIC ALDEHYDES WITH a-KETOXIMES TO N-OXIDES AND THEN REACTING THE SAME WITH ACTIVATED ACID DERIVATIVES - The invention is related to a process for preparing compounds of the formula IV by means of conversion of aromatic aldehydes of the formula I using α-ketoximes of the formula II via N-oxides of the formula III to halomethyloxazoles of the formula IV, | 11-19-2009 |