Patents by Inventor Daniel Schäfer

Daniel Schäfer 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: 11973616
    Abstract: An EtherCAT bus system includes an EtherCAT master, EtherCAT nodes, and an EtherCAT star hub arranged and/or assembled on the same printed circuit board with the EtherCAT master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schäfer, Daniel Brunner
  • Patent number: 11952934
    Abstract: A spark-ignited reciprocating piston internal combustion engine includes a pre-chamber ignition system with a housing which is installed in a cylinder head of the spark-ignited reciprocating piston internal combustion engine. An ignition apparatus is disposed in the pre-chamber ignition system and the ignition apparatus protrudes into a cavity in the housing. The cavity is covered by a cover with respect to a combustion chamber of the spark-ignited reciprocating piston internal combustion engine and the cover has at least one aperture which connects the cavity and the combustion chamber to one another in a gas-conducting manner. The housing has a volume and the at least one aperture has a jet cross section and a ratio of the volume to the jet cross section is greater than 100 and less than 300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erik Schaefer, Daniel Taterra
  • Patent number: 11953072
    Abstract: A torsional moment acting on a component in a drive train of an aircraft may be determined using at least one sensor, where the determined torsional moment is used for adjusting at least one adjustable damping element located in or on the component and/or for regulating a torsional stiffness in the torque-conducting component. As a result, the torsional load in the component may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Wolf, Jörg Litzba, Johannes Schäfer, Georg Tenckhoff
  • Publication number: 20240094781
    Abstract: One variation of a modular keyboard system includes a chassis; a keyboard module; and a trackpad module. The chassis includes a controller and an input deck. The input deck includes an array of couplers, each coupler in the array of couplers including a magnetic element and an electronic communication port. The keyboard module includes a first connector configured electronically and magnetically couple a first coupler, in the array of couplers, to transiently retain the keyboard module in a first configuration spanning an upper region of the input deck and transmit electrical signals from a set of keys to the controller. The trackpad module includes a second connector configured to electronically and magnetically couple a second coupler, in the array of couplers, to transiently retain the trackpad module in a second configuration spanning a lower region of the input deck and transmit electrical signals from a touch sensor to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Nirav Patel, Poyu Chen, Travis Liu, Anthony Ye, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20240092430
    Abstract: A rear structure for a motor vehicle includes two longitudinal members, a front cross member and a rear cross member. The front cross member and the rear cross member connect the longitudinal members to one another. The rear structure is a single-piece die-cast component. A motor vehicle includes such a rear structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Manuel ANASENZL, Moritz FRENZEL, Christian HASLAUER, Daniel HEIM, Maximilian JUENGLING, Manuel RIEDL, Andre SCHAEFER, Marcel STERZENBACH
  • Publication number: 20240068269
    Abstract: A wire strand attachment clip including a wire catch that defines a wire strand receiving and holding area configured to receive a wire strand, and a plurality of attachment arms connected to and extending from the wire catch that are dimensionally and biasingly configured to be positioned on a support post to attach the wire strand to that support post such that the attachment arms engage multiple surfaces of the support post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Stemper, Patrick Schaefer, Anthony Versino, Graeme Young
  • Publication number: 20220210602
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for managing mobile assets at a worksite. A system computer creates a geofence relating to the geolocation of a first communication device disposed in a first mobile asset, the data points of the geofence periodically updated according to the geolocation of the first communication device such that changes in the geolocation of the first communication device are proportionally reflected in the updated geolocation of the datapoints of the geofence. The cycle time of a second communication device disposed in a second mobile asset can be determined by determining the amount of time lapsed after the second communication device triggers the geofence. Various triggering events are described. Various shapes of the geofence are described to avoid unintended triggers of the geofence by assets, including polygonal shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Foresight Intelligence Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Hanna, Daniel Schaefer
  • Patent number: 11297462
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for managing mobile assets at a worksite. A system computer creates a geofence relating to the geolocation of a first communication device disposed in a first mobile asset, the data points of the geofence periodically updated according to the geolocation of the first communication device such that changes in the geolocation of the first communication device are proportionally reflected in the updated geolocation of the datapoints of the geofence. The cycle time of a second communication device disposed in a second mobile asset can be determined by determining the amount of time lapsed after the second communication device triggers the geofence. Various triggering events are described. Various shapes of the geofence are described to avoid unintended triggers of the geofence by assets, including polygonal shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Foresight Intelligence Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Hanna, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20210371490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CAR comprising a) an antigen binding domain specific for an antigen, b) a spacer, c) a transmembrane domain, and d) an intracellular signaling domain, wherein said spacer consists of 1, 2 or 3 C2-set Ig-like domain(s). Said C2-set Ig-like domain(s) may be selected from the group of C2-set Ig-like domains of the sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin (Siglec) family. A composition comprising a) an immune cell expressing said CAR, wherein said CAR is specific for a tag and b) a tagged polypeptide is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Rita Pfeifer, Daniel Schäfer, Ian Johnston
  • Publication number: 20210099828
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for managing mobile assets at a worksite. A system computer creates a geofence relating to the geolocation of a first communication device disposed in a first mobile asset, the data points of the geofence periodically updated according to the geolocation of the first communication device such that changes in the geolocation of the first communication device are proportionally reflected in the updated geolocation of the datapoints of the geofence. The cycle time of a second communication device disposed in a second mobile asset can be determined by determining the amount of time lapsed after the second communication device triggers the geofence. Various triggering events are described. Various shapes of the geofence are described to avoid unintended triggers of the geofence by assets, including polygonal shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Foresight Intelligence Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Hanna, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20200300498
    Abstract: A countercurrent heat recovery ventilation system includes an air module assembly and heat exchanger assembly. Air module assembly made from front and back panels connected by two side panels, base plate fixed with the side panels and placed parallel between side panels and a double side radial impeller with a shaft, an electric drive form two hydraulically isolated flow canals with inlet and outlet openings. The heat exchanger assembly comprises a heat-exchanger that could be done as changeable flow side heat-exchanger made as folded corrugated fins or plates, thus each of the both flow passages split in separate flow channels. Every other channel is sealed to flow from flow same direction forcing the flow to be in opposite direction in all adjacent cannels. This forms two hydraulically isolated flow passages with intake and outtake openings connected respectively with outlet and inlet openings of the air blower assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Edward LOPATINSKY, Daniel SCHAEFER, Loftsson JOHANNES
  • Patent number: 10229162
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a system (1) for handling performance issues of a production Complex Event Processing, CEP, system (2) during runtime. The production CEP system (2) includes at least one event source, at least one continuous query and at least one event sink. The system (1) includes: at least one monitoring sensor for producing a stream of status events relating to the production CEP system (2); and a monitoring CEP system (10) for executing at least one continuous analysis query on the stream of status events to produce a stream of monitoring events. The stream of monitoring events indicates performance issues of the production CEP system (2) relating to the throughput, the latency, and/or the memory consumption of the production CEP system (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SOFTWARE AG
    Inventors: Christoph Heinz, Michael Cammert, Jürgen Krämer, Daniel Schäfer, Tobias Riemenschneider
  • Patent number: 10089362
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for investigating event streams in complex event processing (CEP) environments. Input events from one or more input event streams and query registration-related events from a registration event stream are received. Query registration-related events are associated with actions taken with respect to queries performed on the input event stream(s). Event-based profiles are developed by subjecting the received input events to a profiling CEP engine. Event-based profiles include data mining related and/or statistical characteristics for each input event stream. Query-based profiles are developed by subjecting the received query registration-related events to the CEP engine. Query-based profiles include data indicative of how relevant the queries performed on the input event stream(s) are and/or how those queries are relevant to the input event stream(s) on which they are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SOFTWARE AG
    Inventors: Michael Cammert, Christoph Heinz, Daniel Schaefer, Tobias Riemenschneider, Juergen Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20170261228
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a heating block (100) for a continuous flow heater in which a water flow system with channels is arranged in the heating block (100). A heating path (300) of the water flow system forms a hottest channel (340) with a hottest heating element (341) during operation of the continuous flow heater. The hottest channel (340) is arranged downstream of at least one channel (310, 320, 330) of the heating path (300) in a flow direction (110). The hottest channel (340) of the heating path (300) is surrounded by at least four channels which are located between an outer surface (120) of the heating block (100) and the hottest channel (340). Accordingly, the hottest channel (340) of the continuous flow heater is surrounded by at least four channels and is shielded relative to an air space (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Grobe, Frank Uhr, Daniel Schäfer
  • Patent number: 9547547
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments address issues associated with erroneous events produced in Complex Event Processing (CEP) applications. An error handler is controlled to at least: receive, via an event bus, events from external input event sources; receive, via the event bus, error events from an application configured to process events received from the event bus, and to provide to the event bus results obtained from processing received events, and error events corresponding to errors detected at its input and/or processing layer(s); generate, for a given error, an error analysis event and an error impact event by executing a CEP query on at least a corresponding received error event; and provide to the event bus generated error analysis events and generated error impact events. Error analysis events describe for administrators detailed information analyzing corresponding errors. Error impact events describe for business users impacts corresponding errors have for their business user applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Software AG
    Inventors: Christoph Heinz, Daniel Schaefer, Michael Cammert, Tobias Riemenschneider, Juergen Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20160154692
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments address issues associated with erroneous events produced in Complex Event Processing (CEP) applications. An error handler is controlled to at least: receive, via an event bus, events from external input event sources; receive, via the event bus, error events from an application configured to process events received from the event bus, and to provide to the event bus results obtained from processing received events, and error events corresponding to errors detected at its input and/or processing layer(s); generate, for a given error, an error analysis event and an error impact event by executing a CEP query on at least a corresponding received error event; and provide to the event bus generated error analysis events and generated error impact events. Error analysis events describe for administrators detailed information analyzing corresponding errors. Error impact events describe for business users impacts corresponding errors have for their business user applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Christoph HEINZ, Daniel SCHAEFER, Michael CAMMERT, Tobias RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Juergen KRAEMER
  • Publication number: 20160048565
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for investigating event streams in complex event processing (CEP) environments. Input events from one or more input event streams and query registration-related events from a registration event stream are received. Query registration-related events are associated with actions taken with respect to queries performed on the input event stream(s). Event-based profiles are developed by subjecting the received input events to a profiling CEP engine. Event-based profiles include data mining related and/or statistical characteristics for each input event stream. Query-based profiles are developed by subjecting the received query registration-related events to the CEP engine. Query-based profiles include data indicative of how relevant the queries performed on the input event stream(s) are and/or how those queries are relevant to the input event stream(s) on which they are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Michael CAMMERT, Christoph HEINZ, Daniel SCHAEFER, Tobias RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Juergen KRAEMER
  • Publication number: 20150286684
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a system (1) for handling performance issues of a production Complex Event Processing, CEP, system (2) during runtime. The production CEP system (2) includes at least one event source, at least one continuous query and at least one event sink. The system (1) includes: at least one monitoring sensor for producing a stream of status events relating to the production CEP system (2); and a monitoring CEP system (10) for executing at least one continuous analysis query on the stream of status events to produce a stream of monitoring events. The stream of monitoring events indicates performance issues of the production CEP system (2) relating to the throughput, the latency, and/or the memory consumption of the production CEP system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph HEINZ, Michael Cammert, Jürgen Krämer, Daniel Schäfer, Tobias Riemenschneider
  • Patent number: 8957754
    Abstract: A wound transformer core is provided with at least one core loop made of a magnetic material. The transformer core includes multiple thin amorphous band-like iron sheets which are concentrically stacked around at least one center axis. A lower yoke section, an upper yoke section, and at least two limb sections are formed. The transformer core includes a modular plate-like support structure which is affixed upright to the center axis on both face sides of the lower yoke section and on both face sides of each limb section such that neighbored iron sheets are affixed together at their outer edge. The modular plate-like support structure includes, for each face side of the corresponding core sections, at least two plate-like modules, which are each connected to each other by a first or second plug-in connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Daniel Schäfer, Seung-Chul Lee, Jong-Yun Lim, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Benjamin Weber, Jasmin Smajic, Bernhard Petermeier
  • Publication number: 20120056706
    Abstract: A wound transformer core is provided with at least one core loop made of a magnetic material. The transformer core includes multiple thin amorphous band-like iron sheets which are concentrically stacked around at least one center axis. A lower yoke section, an upper yoke section, and at least two limb sections are formed. The transformer core includes a modular plate-like support structure which is affixed upright to the center axis on both face sides of the lower yoke section and on both face sides of each limb section such that neighbored iron sheets are affixed together at their outer edge. The modular plate-like support structure includes, for each face side of the corresponding core sections, at least two plate-like modules, which are each connected to each other by a first or second plug-in connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Daniel SCHÄFER, Seung-Chul Lee, Jong-Yun Lim, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Benjamin Weber, Jasmin Smajic, Bernhard Petermeier