Patents by Inventor Alex SCHNEIDER
Alex SCHNEIDER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240161491Abstract: A method includes: obtaining an ultrasound image of an anatomical area from an ultrasound imaging device; inputting the ultrasound image into a first stage of a convolutional neural network, the first stage configured to determine key-point locations of the anatomical area; generating, for each of the key-point locations, a cropped region of the ultrasound image; inputting each of the cropped regions into a second stage of the convolutional neural network, the second stage configured to locate an anatomical landmark of the anatomical area; and outputting a location of the anatomical landmark.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Matthew de Jonge, Robert Schneider, David Elgena, Alex Rothberg, Jonathan M. Rothberg, Michal Sofka, Tomer Gafner, Karl Thiele, Abraham Neben
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Publication number: 20240084959Abstract: A bipod support for a drain cleaning machine is described. The bipod support includes a base, a plurality of legs, a retaining member, and a latch. The retaining member and latch are configured to engage and secure the drain cleaning machine to the bipod support. The bipod support enables rocking movement of the drain cleaning machine while supporting the weight of the machine. Also described are related methods of use of the bipod support.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Emily Jo SPINELLI, Kaylin JACOBSEN, Sarah MICHAUD, Jeffrey SZUCS, Alex M. COLE, Michael J. RUTKOWSKI, Nicholas Christopher MAVROS, Jacob SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 11831266Abstract: A system (1) has a control device (10) with central electronics (11) designed for connection and operation of differently coded electric motors (En), with different motor characteristics (Mn) and/or power classes (Ln), to a device connection (12) of the control device (10). The at least one electric motor (En) is selectable from a number (n) of electric motor (En), that can be connected as intended, has a coding element (Kn). The central electronics (11) have a coding capture device (2) to recognize, via coding element (n), the motor characteristics (Mn) and/or the power class (Ln) of the respective currently connected electric motor (En).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Bürkert, Steffen Kammleiter, Sebastian Schroth, Alex Schneider, Marco Weckert
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Patent number: 11425836Abstract: The disclosure relates to control electronics in a modular design, comprising an electronic base module and a plurality of functional modules, wherein: the base module provides at least one DC link voltage UZK at a voltage supply output for the voltage supply of the functional modules and the functional modules are electrically and mechanically connected to the base module and are supplied with the DC link voltage UZK by the base module; the base module and the functional modules each have a carrier having electronic components, the electronic components of the base module producing the DC link voltage UZK, at least one functional module being fastened to the carrier of the base module; and the electronic components of the base module and of the functional modules are arranged separate from one another by means of a thermal decoupling and/or an EMC shield.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Kranz, Alex Schneider, Malte Pils, Oliver Bollgönn
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Patent number: 11424674Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit assembly (1) for intermediate circuit balancing of an intermediate circuit voltage UZK of a DC intermediate circuit fed by an alternating mains voltage UN for supplying a voltage to one or more devices, the circuit having a voltage divider (SP) configurable in terms of the voltage divider ratio and including a plurality of electric two-terminal devices (R1, R2, . . . , R6) by which the intermediate circuit voltage UZK is divided into voltage portions at each two-terminal device, the circuit having at least one first intermediate circuit capacitor (C1) chargeable to a first portion UZK,1 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK, and the circuit having at least one second intermediate circuit capacitor (C2) chargeable to a second portion UZK,2 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Alex Schneider
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Patent number: 11398775Abstract: The disclosure relates to the operation and a circuit arrangement for a network connection variable with regard to the input voltage (1-phase/3-phase), which is connected using a centre tap (M) between the capacitors (C) via a connecting line to a neutral conductor (N) of an input AC voltage source.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Bürkert, Fabian Schneider, Alex Schneider, Fabian Wagner, Steffen Hanselmann
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Publication number: 20220200510Abstract: A system (1) has a control device (10) with central electronics (11) designed for connection and operation of differently coded electric motors (En), with different motor characteristics (Mn) and/or power classes (Ln), to a device connection (12) of the control device (10). The at least one electric motor (En) is selectable from a number (n) of electric motor (En), that can be connected as intended, has a coding element (Kn). The central electronics (11) have a coding capture device (2) to recognize, via coding element (n), the motor characteristics (Mn) and/or the power class (Ln) of the respective currently connected electric motor (En).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin BÜRKERT, Steffen KAMMLEITER, Sebastian SCHROTH, Alex SCHNEIDER, Marco WECKERT
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Publication number: 20210392794Abstract: A heat engine (10), particularly a heat pump, has a first heat exchanger (11), a compressor (12), a second heat exchanger (13), and a throttle device (14) connected by a refrigerant line (15), through which a refrigerant flows, and electronics (21, 22, 23) with power electronics for supplying power to and/or control electronics for controlling the heat engine (10). A heat transfer mechanism (24) absorb at least thermal energy emitted by the electronics (21, 22, 23) and transfer it to the refrigerant and/or, insofar as one exists, to a system medium flowing through the first or second heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventor: Alex Schneider
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Publication number: 20210219450Abstract: The disclosure relates to control electronics in a modular design, comprising an electronic base module and a plurality of functional modules, wherein: the base module provides at least one DC link voltage UZK at a voltage supply output for the voltage supply of the functional modules and the functional modules are electrically and mechanically connected to the base module and are supplied with the DC link voltage UZK by the base module; the base module and the functional modules each have a carrier having electronic components, the electronic components of the base module producing the DC link voltage UZK, at least one functional module being fastened to the carrier of the base module; and the electronic components of the base module and of the functional modules are arranged separate from one another by means of a thermal decoupling and/or an EMC shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Christian Kranz, Alex Schneider, Malte Pils, Oliver Bollgönn
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Publication number: 20210218318Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring at least the motor temperature as a motor parameter during operation of at least one electric motor (1) at power electronics (2), having the following steps: acquiring electrical motor variables by measurement with a measuring device (3); creating a parameter file (6) containing motor parameters (4) using the measured motor variables, or reading the motor parameters (4) out of a data store (7), wherein a controller (5) controls the electric motor (1) with regard to at least the temperature as a motor parameter, using the further motor parameters (4) from the parameter file (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Malte PILS, Alex SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20210194355Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit assembly (1) for intermediate circuit balancing of an intermediate circuit voltage UZK of a DC intermediate circuit fed by an alternating mains voltage UN for supplying a voltage to one or more devices, comprising a. a voltage divider (SP) configurable in terms of the voltage divider ratio and consisting of a plurality of electric two-terminal devices (R1, R2, . . . , R6) by which the intermediate circuit voltage UZK is divided into voltage portions at each two-terminal device, b. at least one first intermediate circuit capacitor (C1) chargeable to a first portion UZK,1 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK, c. at least one second intermediate circuit capacitor (C2) chargeable to a second portion UZK,2 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventor: Alex Schneider
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Publication number: 20210159783Abstract: The disclosure relates to the operation and a circuit arrangement for a network connection variable with regard to the input voltage (1-phase/3-phase), which is connected using a centre tap (M) between the capacitors (C) via a connecting line to a neutral conductor (N) of an input AC voltage source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Martin Bürkert, Fabian Schneider, Alex Schneider, Fabian Wagner, Steffen Hanselmann
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Patent number: 10468970Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a circuit arrangement for limiting the starting current for intermediate voltage circuits that have at least one storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Günter Haas, Alex Schneider
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Publication number: 20180026522Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a circuit arrangement for limiting the starting current for intermediate voltage circuits that have at least one storage capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Günter HAAS, Alex SCHNEIDER