Patents by Inventor Clemens MUELLER

Clemens MUELLER 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).

  • Patent number: 11946183
    Abstract: A method performed by one or more devices includes determining an information item indicative of at least one parameter affecting the treatment of a textile with the information item being detected by an information carrier of the textile (220) and/or a cleaning device (230), or a cleaning agent (210) and the textile (220), or the cleaning agent (210) and the cleaning device, or the cleaning agent (210) and the textile (220) and the cleaning device and the information carrier comprises a package, a label, an NFC chip or a combination thereof, determining at least one treatment parameter of the textile based at least in part on the determined information item, and outputting or triggering the outputting of the at least one determined treatment parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Arnd Kessler, Christian Nitsch, Lars Zuechner, Georg Wawer, Alexander Mueller, Clemens Arth
  • Publication number: 20240083833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for extracting aromatic dicarboxylic acids from an outlet stream of a basic depolymerization of polycondensates containing metal carboxylates of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid to be extracted, wherein a mineral or organic acid is added to this outlet stream, the pKs value of which acid being greater than or equal to that of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid, on which the polycondensate is based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Rittec Umwelttechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Clemens Müller, Esther Brepohl, Lars Biermann, Carsten Eichert, Stephan Scholl
  • Publication number: 20230407001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a mixture of recycled terephthalic acid (r-TA) and recycled iso-terephthalic acid (r-IA) from condensation polymer waste (CP waste) to obtain a mixture of r-TA and r-IA having set r-IA isomer content between 0.001% by weight and 25% by weight of the mixture, for which waste having different IA contents is mixed and processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Lars BIERMANN, Esther BREPOHL, Carsten EICHERT, Clemens MÜLLER, Vitalij SALIKOV, Stephan SCHOLL
  • Publication number: 20230025322
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly system includes a vehicle chassis of a vehicle; at least one object sensor mounted to the vehicle chassis, where the at least one object sensor generates sensor data based on at least one detected object; a vehicle controller mounted to the vehicle chassis and configured to receive the sensor data from the at least one object sensor, where, during assembly, the vehicle controller is configured with production control software that enables the vehicle controller to generate production object data from the sensor data, monitor for a safety event based on the production object data, and generate a safety event signal in response to detecting the safety event; and a safety controller configured to receive the safety event signal from the vehicle controller and alter a movement of a surveilled machine corresponding to the safety event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Clemens MUELLER, Harald HEINRICH
  • Patent number: 11514684
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly system includes a vehicle chassis of a vehicle; at least one object sensor mounted to the vehicle chassis, where the at least one object sensor generates sensor data based on at least one detected object; a vehicle controller mounted to the vehicle chassis and configured to receive the sensor data from the at least one object sensor, where, during assembly, the vehicle controller is configured with production control software that enables the vehicle controller to generate production object data from the sensor data, monitor for a safety event based on the production object data, and generate a safety event signal in response to detecting the safety event; and a safety controller configured to receive the safety event signal from the vehicle controller and alter a movement of a surveilled machine corresponding to the safety event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Clemens Mueller, Harald Heinrich
  • Patent number: 11196379
    Abstract: A motor monitoring system includes a motor unit, a plurality of sensors, and a motor controller. The motor unit includes a motor housing and a motor arranged within the motor housing. The motor includes a stator with a plurality of stator poles each having a corresponding phase coil. The plurality of sensors are arranged within the motor housing and are configured to: measure a first characteristic related to partial discharges that occur at one or more phase coils, and generate sensor data based on the measured first characteristic. The motor controller is configured to generate a plurality of pulse width modulation (PWM) control signals for controlling phase voltages of the motor, detect the partial discharges at at least one of the phase coils based on the sensor data, and adjust at least one PWM control signal of the plurality of PWM control signals based on the detected partial discharges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Clemens Mueller
  • Publication number: 20210281207
    Abstract: A motor monitoring system includes a motor unit, a plurality of sensors, and a motor controller. The motor unit includes a motor housing and a motor arranged within the motor housing. The motor includes a stator with a plurality of stator poles each having a corresponding phase coil. The plurality of sensors are arranged within the motor housing and are configured to: measure a first characteristic related to partial discharges that occur at one or more phase coils, and generate sensor data based on the measured first characteristic. The motor controller is configured to generate a plurality of pulse width modulation (PWM) control signals for controlling phase voltages of the motor, detect the partial discharges at at least one of the phase coils based on the sensor data, and adjust at least one PWM control signal of the plurality of PWM control signals based on the detected partial discharges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventor: Clemens MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20210245738
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly system includes a vehicle chassis of a vehicle; at least one object sensor mounted to the vehicle chassis, where the at least one object sensor generates sensor data based on at least one detected object; a vehicle controller mounted to the vehicle chassis and configured to receive the sensor data from the at least one object sensor, where, during assembly, the vehicle controller is configured with production control software that enables the vehicle controller to generate production object data from the sensor data, monitor for a safety event based on the production object data, and generate a safety event signal in response to detecting the safety event; and a safety controller configured to receive the safety event signal from the vehicle controller and alter a movement of a surveilled machine corresponding to the safety event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Clemens MUELLER, Harald HEINRICH
  • Patent number: 10343281
    Abstract: A robotic system is proposed whereby the system comprises drivers which integrate the power switches and communications electronics for communicating over power lines or wirelessly or over another shared communications channel. In a robotic system comprising such drivers, one or more central controllers communicate with at least one actuator driver across a communications channel, wherein the communications channel is subject to interference caused by an actuator, and wherein at least one of the communication and the operation of the actuators is modified in anticipation of interference occurring such that reliable communication can be assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Clemens Mueller, Daniel Scharfen
  • Publication number: 20180345499
    Abstract: A robotic system is proposed whereby the system comprises drivers which integrate the power switches and communications electronics for communicating over power lines or wirelessly or over another shared communications channel. In a robotic system comprising such drivers, one or more central controllers communicate with at least one actuator driver across a communications channel, wherein the communications channel is subject to interference caused by an actuator, and wherein at least one of the communication and the operation of the actuators is modified in anticipation of interference occurring such that reliable communication can be assured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Clemens MUELLER, Daniel SCHARFEN
  • Patent number: 6609426
    Abstract: A pressure sensor comprises a sensor diaphragm which on one of its surfaces can be acted upon by the fluid pressure to be defected. The sensor diaphragm is rigidly supported at its opposite surface. It is made of an elastomeric material of an electrically non-conducting material wherein fine particles of electrically conducting material are homogenously embedded and distributed in such a density that a compression of the sensor diaphragm caused by the fluid pressure results in a measurable change in its electrical resistivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Altmann, Robert Skofljanec, Clemens Müller