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Pierre Christen, Marseille FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080286854Method for Enriching Lignocellulose Residues With Yeast Protein - The invention relates to the use of sugar cane molasses and distillery slop for carrying out a method for enriching lignocellulose residue, especially bagasse or straw, with yeast protein. The invention also relates to said lignocellulose residue enrichment method, and to the product thus obtained.11-20-2008

Thomas Christen, Dannstadt-Shauernheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080269171FUNGICIDAL MIXTURES BASED ON PROTHIOCONAZOLE AND AN INSECTICIDE - A fungicidal mixture, comprising 10-30-2008

Thomas Christen, Dannstadt-Schauernheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100160399FUNGICIDAL MIXTURES - The invention relates to a fungicidal mixture comprising prothioconazole or a salt or adduct thereof with an inorganic acid an organic acid or a metal ion; and at least one further fungicidal compound, selected from the group consisting of thiram, fenoxanil, benthivalicarb, metalaxyl, fludioxonil and prochloraz, in a synergistically effective amount and to methods for controlling harmful fungi, comprising applying the fungicidal mixture.06-24-2010
20110245280FRUGICIDAL MIXTURES BASED ON TRIAZOLES - A fungicidal mixture, comprising 10-06-2011
20150313226FUNGICIDAL MIXTURES BASED ON PROTHIOCONAZOLE AND A STROBILURIN DERIVATIVE - Disclosed is a fungicidal mixture containing (1) 2-[2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-2,4-dihydro-[1,2,4]-triazole-3-thion of formula (I) or the salts or adducts thereof, and at least one additional fungicidal compound or the salts or adducts thereof, selected among picoxystrobin of formula (III) and pyraclostrobin of formula (IV), in a synergistically active quantity.11-05-2015
20150313227FUNGICIDAL MIXTURES BASED ON PROTHIOCONAZOLE AND A STROBILURIN DERIVATIVE - Disclosed is a fungicidal mixture containing (1) 2-[2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-2,4-dihydro[1,2,4]-triazole-3-thion of formula (I) or the salts or adducts thereof, and at least one additional fungicidal compound or the salts or adducts thereof, selected among (2) trifloxystrobin of formula (II), (3) picoxystrobin of formula (III), (4) pyraclostrobin of formula (IV), (5) dimoxystrobin of formula (V), and (6) a strobilurin derivative of formula (VI), in a synergistically active quantity.11-05-2015

Patent applications by Thomas Christen, Dannstadt-Schauernheim DE

Thomas Christen, Dannstadt DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090124678Combined Use of Metconazole and Epoxiconazole for Reducing or Preventing the Contamination of Cereals With Mycotoxins - The invention relates to the combined use of metconazole and epoxiconazole for reducing or preventing the contamination of cereals with mycotoxins formed by mould fungus producing trichothecene.05-14-2009
20090170704Solid Crop Protection Agents Containing Polyalkoxylate, Method for Their Production and Use Thereof - The invention relates to solid plant protection compositions comprising: 07-02-2009

Patent applications by Thomas Christen, Dannstadt DE

Urban Christen, Bad Saeckingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160089221DENTAL PROSTHESES - A blank for producing dental prostheses by particularly material-removing processing comprises a tooth element and a jaw element. These elements are preferably differently colored layers of a blank produced from the same material. In order to cover a dividing line between the differently colored regions, a gum element is arranged especially in a recess of the finished dental prosthesis.03-31-2016

Urban Christen, Bad Sackingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150132718METHOD FOR PREPARING A PARTIAL OR FULL DENTAL PROSTHESIS - A method for preparing a partial or full dental prosthesis comprising 05-14-2015

Urs Christen, Aachen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090326790VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A STOP/START DEVICE - The invention relates to a control device for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a stop/start device, and to a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in such a motor vehicle, wherein the stop/start device is designed to switch off the internal combustion automatically when at least one stop condition is met, wherein the switching off of the internal combustion engine when the stop condition is present does not take place until after a switch off delay time has passed. The control device is designed to prevent, in reaction to a first voice command, the automatic switching off of the internal combustion engine for a predefined time period and/or until a predefined vehicle operating state criterion has been fulfilled irrespective of whether or not the stop condition was already met at the time when the voice command was issued.12-31-2009
20100194889WIDE ANGLE IMAGING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN IMAGE OF THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An imaging system includes a digital camera having a sensor (such as a charge coupled device), a first lens directing a first image onto a first region of the sensor, a second lens directing a second image onto a second region of the sensor, and a third lens directing a third image onto a third region of the sensor. A display screen displays to a driver of the vehicle the first image, and a processing unit performs stereoscopic image analysis on data originating from the second and third regions. A fourth lens may be used to direct a fourth image onto a fourth region of the sensor, and the processing unit performs calculations on data from the fourth region for the detection of movement of the vehicle.08-05-2010
20100305820Engine Speed Reduction Preparatory to an Engine Restart - A method for restarting an engine of a vehicle includes stopping the vehicle and holding the vehicle stationary, reducing engine speed, increasing a rate of reduction of engine speed, if engine speed is less than a reference speed when a desired restart of the engine is indicated, and initiating an engine restart when engine speed is substantially zero.12-02-2010
20120100960METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPENING THE DRIVETRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system and method for selectively opening a drivetrain of a vehicle is described. In one example, an electrically operated clutch is opened during selected driving conditions to conserve kinetic energy of the vehicle. The method may reduce fuel consumption during selected conditions.04-26-2012
20120191317Method and Device for Controlling the Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, with a brake line, at least one sensor for measuring the brake line pressure in the brake line, a stop-start device for automatically switching off and starting the internal combustion engine, and an adaptive cruise control device for regulating the vehicle speed as a function of environmental information captured in a sensor-based manner, wherein a brake cylinder acting on the brake line is associated with the adaptive cruise control device and wherein the stop-start device and the adaptive cruise control device are coupled to one another in that the automatic switching-off and starting of the internal combustion engine via the stop-start device is executed directly as a function of the brake line pressure measured by the sensor.07-26-2012
20120196723Method for Automatically Restarting an Internal Combustion Engine in a Motor Vehicle - A method for automatic restarting a temporarily shut-down internal combustion engine with automatic stop-start in a motor vehicle with manual gear shift on the basis of conditions including the current actuation states of clutch and brake includes determining a current actuation state of a clutch and a wheel brake, and, if the brake has been actuated within a preset period before any actuation of the clutch, starting the engine when the clutch is fully actuated and the brake is released.08-02-2012
20120270701METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC START/STOP SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to methods for operating an automatic start/stop system in a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an automatic clutch, wherein the automatic start/stop system automatically opens the clutch as a function of propulsion requests, wherein the automatic opening of the clutch is prohibited in certain driving situations such as detected hazardous situations.10-25-2012
20130020994METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CHARGE ACCEPTANCE, AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - In the case of a method for determining a charge acceptance I01-24-2013
20130054072Method for Operating a Motor Vehicle and the Motor Vehicle - In a method for operating a motor vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine and having a rechargeable battery and a generator for charging the battery, a charging acceptance of the battery is determined and a first charging mode, in which the generator is driven by the internal combustion engine in order to charge the battery, or a second charging mode, in which the generator is driven by a propulsionless travel movement of the motor vehicle, in order to charge the battery, is selected as a function of the charging acceptance.02-28-2013
20130116089Method and Device for Controlling a Coasting Operating Mode in a Motor Vehicle with an Internal Combustion Engine - A method and a device for automatically deactivating a coasting operating mode in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine is disclosed. An activated coasting operating mode is deactivated if the current vehicle speed exceeds a threshold value. The threshold value is set as the sum of a minimum vehicle speed and of a maximum permissible increase in speed.05-09-2013
20130116903Method for Operating a Vehicle Powertrain - A method of operating a vehicle powertrain, includes: sensing a vehicle speed; selecting a plurality of control strategies; activating one of the plurality of control strategies, the control strategy including: (i) operating the vehicle in a stationary start-stop mode when the vehicle speed is below a first threshold; and (ii) operating the vehicle in a rolling stationary start-stop mode when the vehicle speed is above the first threshold but below a second threshold.05-09-2013
20130116906Method and Device for Operating a Motor Vehicle With an Internal Combustion Engine in a Coasting Operating Mode - The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine in a coasting operating mode in which the motor vehicle rolls essentially in a propulsionless fashion and essentially without a perceptible engine drag torque on an essentially level road if there is no propulsion request or braking request from a driver of the motor vehicle. According to the invention, the coasting operating mode is not brought about by automatically opening the drivetrain but rather is simulated with the clutch closed in that so much air/fuel mixture is fed to the internal combustion engine that the engine drag torque is largely but not completely compensated.05-09-2013
20140088853OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC START-STOP SYSTEM - A method for operating an automatic stop/start system in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a manually operated gearbox and a pedal-operated clutch, wherein the internal combustion engine is automatically stopped or restarted under predetermined conditions even with a gear engaged. The conditions under which the internal combustion engine is automatically restarted include two indicators that indicate that an automatic restart of the internal combustion engine is safe and desired, namely an indicator that indicates that a restart is safe and an indicator that indicates that the driver wants a restart.03-27-2014
20140088858ASSESSMENT OF DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Various embodiments relating to driving behavior of a driver of a motor vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include assessing driving behavior of the driver according to a comparison of a current value of a coasting characteristic relative to a reference value. The current value may be determined during operation of the motor vehicle. The reference value of the coasting characteristic may be determined from operation of the motor vehicle during at least one past operating phase or another duration. The method further includes displaying a visualization representative of assessed driving behavior of the driver.03-27-2014
20140094344METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPENING THE DRIVETRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system and method for selectively opening a drivetrain of a vehicle is described. In one example, an electrically operated clutch is opened during selected driving conditions to conserve kinetic energy of the vehicle. The method may reduce fuel consumption during selected conditions.04-03-2014
20150046050METHOD FOR CHANGING FROM A COASTING OR FREE-ROLLING MODE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO A FUEL CUT-OFF MODE - The invention relates to a method and device for changing from a coasting or free-rolling mode of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and an automatic clutch, which is disengaged during the coasting or free-rolling mode, to a fuel cut-off mode, in which the clutch is engaged, wherein before engagement of the clutch the internal combustion engine is brought to a revolution rate at which the engagement of the clutch induces no or only small changes in revolution rate in the drive train, and whereby the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine is reduced following engagement of the clutch. Under one or more predetermined conditions the increase of the drag torque of the internal combustion engine acting on the motor vehicle during the changeover from coasting or free-rolling mode to fuel cut-off mode takes place so slowly that the change is not usually noticed by the driver.02-12-2015
20150222209METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF A VEHICLE - A method of and a system for controlling the regenerative braking of a vehicle includes initiating a regenerative braking mode in response to an initiating control input to an accelerator of the vehicle, the initiating control input comprising a reduction in the degree of actuation of the accelerator of the vehicle, modifying a level of regenerative braking in the regenerative braking mode in response to at least one of a further reduction in the degree of actuation of the accelerator, application of a brake of the vehicle, application of a clutch of the vehicle, and a change of gear of the vehicle, and maintaining a modified level of regenerative braking after the additional control input has been terminated.08-06-2015

Patent applications by Urs Christen, Aachen DE

Yves Christen, Paris FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100173874Delivery of modulators of glutamate-mediated neurotransmission to the inner ear - The invention features methods and devices for local delivery of agents that modify glutamate-mediated neurotransmission to the inner ear for treatment of inner ear disorders caused by glutamate-induced hearing loss and/or tinnitus.07-08-2010

Patent applications by Yves Christen, Paris FR

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