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Albin Platz, Ried-Beindlkirch DE
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20090101521 | Electrode for electrochemical reduction - An electrode ( | 04-23-2009 |
Alexander Platz, Ebersbach DE
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20100109158 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A REDUCED STRESS CONFIGURATION FOR METAL PILLARS - In a metallization system of a sophisticated semiconductor device, metal pillars may be provided so as to exhibit an increased efficiency in distributing any mechanical stress exerted thereon. This may be accomplished by significantly increasing the surface area of the final passivation layer that is in tight mechanical contact with the metal pillar. | 05-06-2010 |
20100164098 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A COST-EFFICIENT CHIP-PACKAGE CONNECTION BASED ON METAL PILLARS - In sophisticated semiconductor devices, a chip-package interconnect structure may be established on the basis of a metal pillar without using a solder bump material in the package. In this case, the complexity of the manufacturing process for forming the wiring system of the package may be significantly reduced, while also providing the possibility of increasing packing density of the pillar structure. | 07-01-2010 |
20110291285 | Semiconductor Device Comprising a Die Seal with Graded Pattern Density - A die seal of a semiconductor device may be provided with a varying pattern density such that a gradient between the die region and the die seal may be reduced. Consequently, for a given width of the die seal, a required mechanical stability may be achieved, while at the same time differences in topography between the die region and the die seal may be reduced, thereby contributing to superior process conditions for sophisticated lithography processes. | 12-01-2011 |
20130099372 | Methods of Forming Bump Structures That Include a Protection Layer - One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming a conductive pad in a layer of insulating material, forming a passivation layer above the conductive pad, performing at least one etching process on the passivation layer to define an opening in the passivation layer that exposes at least a portion of the conductive pad, forming a protective layer on the passivation layer, in the opening and on the exposed portion of the conductive pad, forming a heat-curable material layer above the protective layer, performing an etching process to define a patterned heat-curable material layer having an opening that exposes a portion of the protective layer, performing an etching process on the protective layer to thereby expose at least a portion of the conductive pad and forming a conductive bump that is conductively coupled to the conductive pad. | 04-25-2013 |
20140021604 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH BUMP STRUCTURES THAT INCLUDE A PROTECTION LAYER - Disclosed herein is a device that includes first and second spaced-apart conductive pads positioned in a layer of insulating material, first and second under-bump metallization layers that are conductively coupled to the first and second conductive pads, respectively, and first and second spaced-apart conductive bumps that are conductively coupled to the first and second under-bump metallization layers, respectively. Additionally, the device includes, among other things, a passivation layer positioned above the layer of insulating material between the first and second spaced-apart conductive bumps, and a protective layer positioned on the passivation layer, wherein the protective layer extends between and contacts the first and second under-bump metallization layers, the material of the protective layer being one of silicon dioxide, silicon oxyfluoride (SiOF), silicon nitride (SiN), and silicone carbon nitride (SiCN). | 01-23-2014 |
Barbara Platz, Zornheim DE
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20100322993 | INJECTABLE BIOCOMPATIBLE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an injectable biocompatible composition based on a polymeric support as well as to a method for producing it, which composition which comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer, wherein the polymer is polymerizable in situ to form a gel, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer is crosslinkable serum albumin or crosslinkable serum protein. The composition can be used in the restoration, the reconstruction, and/or the replacement of tissues and/or organs, or as a drug release implant in mammals. The composition is particularly suitable for treating cartilage disorders of a diseased or injured articular site in a mammal. | 12-23-2010 |
Cheryl N. Platz, Redmond, WA US
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20150199162 | POST-DRIVE SUMMARY WITH TUTORIAL - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to vehicle notifications. In aspects, while a vehicle is in motion, certain types of notifications are not presented to the driver. After the vehicle has stopped and a point appropriate for notification is occurring, a notification may be presented. The notification may assist a driver in, for example, learning features of the vehicle, improving efficiency, or in many other ways. | 07-16-2015 |
Christian Platz, Haderslev DK
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20090194727 | VALVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - An actuator assembly for actuating a valve includes an extensible bellow having an open end and a closed end, a stem operable to contact the closed end and to actuate a stopper mechanism, and a driver configured to move the bellow. The movement of the bellow effects movement of the stem to actuate the valve. In one embodiment, the driver acts to compress the bellow, the compression causing movement of the stem to open the valve. The bellow may be hermetically sealed to the valve housing, thereby allowing a higher range of fluid pressures. | 08-06-2009 |
Christoph Platz, Unterschleissheim DE
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20140027193 | Vehicle Comprising a Housing of an Electric Energy Store, Said Housing Being Designed as a Supporting Structural Component - A vehicle is provided having at least a front wheel, a rear wheel, an electrical machine which is configured for driving the rear and/or the front wheel, and multiple electrical storage devices which are accommodated in a storage housing. The storage housing forms a load-bearing component of a frame and/or a body of the vehicle. | 01-30-2014 |
20140083783 | Cooling of Electric Storage Units in a Vehicle - A vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, an electric driving motor, which is designed to drive the rear and/or front wheel, and several electric storage units, which are accommodated inside a storage housing. The storage housing has at least one air duct for discharging thermal energy of the storage units. The air duct extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at least in one air inflow region and is arranged such that, in an operating state of the vehicle, ambient air flows into the air duct by way of head wind so as to discharge the thermal energy. | 03-27-2014 |
20140103709 | Method for Controlling a Recuperation Device of a Vehicle - A method for controlling a recuperation device that converts kinetic energy into electric energy in a vehicle is provided. The method includes the acts of actuating at least one actuation element for generating a braking action, at least briefly arranging the actuated actuation element in at least one predefined first trigger position, and activating the recuperation device in a defined functional scope in response to the brief arrangement of the actuated actuation element in the at least one predefined first trigger position. | 04-17-2014 |
Daniel Platz, Stockholm SE
Daniel Platz, Anywhere, WI US
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20100151547 | System and Apparatus for Increasing Ethanol Production Efficiency - The present invention is a system and apparatus for converting cellulosic material into ethanol. Cellulosic material is converted to ethanol using a self-pressurizing fermentation apparatus comprised, in various embodiments, of a pressure tank, pressure sealing means, a pressure gauge, a safety relief valve and a manual relief valve. | 06-17-2010 |
David A. Platz, North Richland Hills, TX US
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20130289804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ECONOMIC USAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT - The present application relates to a system and method for providing real-time indications of economic impact of aircraft operations to an aircraft operator. The system and method allow the aircraft operator to reduce economic impact during flight of the aircraft. Such an analysis and cue to the aircraft operator allows the operator to make real-time changes during flight to reduce damage of life-limited aircraft components, thereby reducing the economic impact of aircraft operation that is directly associated with maintenance and component replacement. The system and method can also include pre-flight and post-flight analysis methods for reduction of economic impact of flight operations. | 10-31-2013 |
20140336867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ECONOMIC USAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT - The present application relates to a system and method for providing real-time indications of economic impact of aircraft operations to an aircraft operator. The system and method allow the aircraft operator to reduce economic impact during flight of the aircraft. Such an analysis and cue to the aircraft operator allows the operator to make real-time changes during flight to reduce damage of life-limited aircraft components, thereby reducing the economic impact of aircraft operation that is directly associated with maintenance and component replacement. The system and method can also include pre-flight and post-flight analysis methods for reduction of economic impact of flight operations. | 11-13-2014 |
Matthew S. Platz, Columbus, OH US
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20080206736 | FLAVIN N-OXIDES: NEW ANTI-CANCER AGENTS AND PATHOGEN ERADICATION AGENTS - Compounds comprising flavin N-oxides for treatments of solid tumors, non-solid tumor masses, leukemias, and non-small cell lung cancers and for eradicating contaminants in blood products. Methods of treating patients having solid type cancers comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a flavin N-oxide to a subject in need of treatment and exposing the flavin N-oxide to an activator such that activation of the flavin N-oxide results in damage to the DNA in the cancer cells without substantial damage to the DNA of normal cells are also provided. Methods of using a flavin N-oxide as part of a combination therapy with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both are also provided. Methods of reducing pathogenic bacterial or viral contamination in a composition comprising a) mixing the composition with an efficacious amount of a flavin N-oxide and b) exposing the mixture of the composition and the flavin N-oxide to an activator for a period of time sufficient to activate the flavin N-oxide such that the flavin N-oxide reduces the contamination in the composition are also provided. Preferably, the composition is a blood product selected from plasma, platelets, and red blood cells and the activator is an enzyme. | 08-28-2008 |
Rainer Platz, Stevenson Ranch, CA US
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20130259237 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hearing assistance system and method for wireless RF audio signal transmission from at least one audio signal source to ear level receivers, wherein a close-to-natural hearing impression is to be achieved. At least one parameter of the RF signal as received from a transmission unit at a respective receiver unit to create left ear RF signal measurement data and right ear RF signal measurement data, respectively. The angular localization of each transmission unit is obtained by comparing, for each transmission unit, the left ear RF signal measurement data and the right ear RF signal measurement data. The audio signals are processed and distributed according to the estimated angular localization of each transmission unit in a manner so that the angular localization impression of the audio signals from each transmission unit as perceived by the user corresponds to the estimated angular localization of the respective transmission unit. | 10-03-2013 |
20140176297 | SELF-LEARNING HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance involves capturing audio signals by a manually controlled transmission unit having a user interface and default values setting transmission unit operating parameter storage, and transmitting audio signals from the transmission unit to a receiver unit, the audio signals being processed in the receiver unit and/or in the transmission unit; stimulating the user's hearing according to the audio signals from the receiver unit; logging user preference data by recording data concerning the manual operation of the user interface of the transmission unit and by recording data concerning the respective use situation of the transmission unit; evaluating, in the transmission unit, the logged user preference data to extract user preferences concerning use of the transmission unit; and adjusting, in the transmission unit, the stored default values of the at least one operating parameter setting according to said extracted user preferences. | 06-26-2014 |
Rainer Platz, Colombier Ne CH
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20150224312 | CONNECTORIZED COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary system includes 1) a cochlear implant module configured to be implanted within a patient and comprising cochlear implant circuitry configured to apply electrical stimulation representative of one or more audio signals to the patient, 2) an implantable sound processor module configured to be implanted within the patient and comprising sound processor circuitry configured to optically transmit data and/or power to the cochlear implant circuitry, and 3) an optical connector assembly configured to facilitate removable coupling of the implantable sound processor module to the cochlear implant module by way of the optical connector assembly. The optical connector assembly comprises one or more optical fibers configured to facilitate the optical transmission of the data and/or the power from the sound processor circuitry to the cochlear implant circuitry while the implantable sound processor module is removably coupled to the cochlear implant module by way of the optical connector assembly. | 08-13-2015 |
Reinhold G. Platz, Seeheim-Jugenheim DE
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20120097827 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR A BEARING OF AN AXLE STABILIZER - The invention relates to a holding device for a bearing of an axle stabilizer in a motor vehicle, comprising a mount of an elastic material for the axle stabilizer and a holding bracket ( | 04-26-2012 |
Robert M. Platz, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20090203576 | METHODS AND COMPOSITONS FOR PULMONARY DELIVERY OF INSULIN - Systemic delivery of insulin to a mammalian host is accomplished by inhalation of a dry powder of insulin. It has been found that dry insulin powders are rapidly absorbed through the alveolar regions of the lungs. | 08-13-2009 |
20100034910 | Spray drying process control of drying kinetics - The present invention provides exemplary systems and methods for producing dry powder formulations. In one embodiment, a system ( | 02-11-2010 |
Sascha Platz, Kleve DE
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20120078156 | Compression article with insert - A compression article has an elastic base structure with an insert which is knitted double-ply and applies at least substantially a same compression pressure on a body of a wearer of an article as a base structure. | 03-29-2012 |
Stefan Platz, Linkenheim-Hochstetten DE
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20100144639 | USE OF INHIBITORS OF THE EGFR-MEDIATED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH) / PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY - The present invention relates to the use of specific EGF-receptor antagonists for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and/or treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and/or prostatic hypertrophy, a method for the treatment or prevention of benign prostatic hyperplasia/prostatic hypertrophy comprising administering an EGF-receptor antagonist of groups (A), (B) or (C), described herein optionally in combination with known compounds for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia/prostatic hypertrophy, as well as associated pharmaceutical compositions. | 06-10-2010 |
Torsten Platz, Cambridge, MA US
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20080298865 | Ablation collection system for an image recorder - An apparatus is mounted on a moveable carriage of an external drum platesetter for removing air-borne ablative particles caused when a printing plate mounted on an outside surface of a rotating drum of the platesetter is imaged via a laser source having a window for transmitting a laser beam. The apparatus includes a nozzle, a redirecting surface and a vacuum chamber. The nozzle transmits a line of compressed air towards the redirecting surface which in turn redirects and splits the line of compressed air into two parts. A first part is directed towards the drum and a second part is diverted towards the laser window. The vacuum chamber is connected to a vacuum channel for removing air including the ablative particles. | 12-04-2008 |
20100151390 | METHOD OF MAKING A PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING PLATE - A method for making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of providing a printing plate precursor including a support and photosensitive coating wherein the photosensitive coating includes a photopolymerizable composition; image wise exposing the printing plate precursor on an external drum apparatus emitting one or more scanning laser beams having a wavelength between 390 nm and 420 nm and an energy density, measured on the surface of the precursor, of 100 μJ/cm | 06-17-2010 |
Torsten Volker Platz, Cambridge, MA US
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20110248083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION - A system and method for identifying an object includes a plurality of object sensors, each object sensor configured and arranged to determine at least one parameter describing objects as they are relatively moved with respect to a sensing volume and having a known position and attitude with respect to the sensing volume. A location sensor is configured and arranged to produce position information relating to the relative movement. Outputs from the object and location sensors are passed to a processor and the parameters are associated with respective ones of the objects on the basis of the position information and on the basis of the known positions and attitudes of the sensors. For each object having associated parameters, the processor compares the parameters to known item parameters to assign item identification to the object. | 10-13-2011 |
20130176398 | Display Shelf Modules With Projectors For Displaying Product Information and Modular Shelving Systems Comprising the Same - Modular shelving systems and display shelves for modular shelving systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a modular shelving system includes a shelf support frame comprising a back plane portion and a base portion. At least one display shelf module is removably coupled to the back plane portion of the shelf support frame such that the display shelf module is vertically and horizontally positionable on the back plane portion of the shelf support frame. The display shelf module may include a top and bottom panels, and side panels that define an interior volume. A display panel may be affixed to a front of the display shelf module. A projector may be disposed in the interior volume of the display shelf module. The projector projects an optical signal onto a rear surface of the display panel such that image data is visible on a front surface of the display panel. | 07-11-2013 |
20130248593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION - A system and method for identifying an object includes a plurality of object sensors, each object sensor configured and arranged to determine at least one parameter describing objects as they are relatively moved with respect to a sensing volume and having a known position and attitude with respect to the sensing volume. A location sensor is configured and arranged to produce position information relating to the relative movement. Outputs from the object and location sensors are passed to a processor and the parameters are associated with respective ones of the objects on the basis of the position information and on the basis of the known positions and attitudes of the sensors. For each object having associated parameters, the processor compares the parameters to known item parameters to assign item identification to the object. | 09-26-2013 |
Willi Platz, Muenchen DE
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20090175546 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamic Compression in Images or Signal Series - In a method and apparatus for dynamics compression in images or signal series represented by individual amplitude values, input amplitude values EA of the images or signal series are subjected to a local spatial amplitude averaging, to generate locally spatially averaged input amplitude values | 07-09-2009 |
20120314724 | Miniaturized Laser Amplifier Arrangement Having a Pump Source - A laser amplifier arrangement includes an optical pump source and an axially arranged laser oscillator-amplifier configuration pumped by the pump radiation. The laser oscillator-amplifier configuration includes a laser oscillator excitable by a portion of the pump radiation to emit a laser beam, and a laser amplifier that amplifies the laser beam using the pump radiation. The laser oscillator and laser amplifier are arranged in a substantially coaxial or collinear manner relative to a longitudinal axis of the laser oscillator-amplifier configuration. The pump source includes a first beam source for producing a first pump radiation to pump the laser oscillator, a second beam source for producing a second pump radiation for the laser amplifier, and a pump radiation conducting device, by means of which both the first and the second pump radiation can be lead into the laser oscillator-amplifier configuration substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis for longitudinal pumping. | 12-13-2012 |