Patents by Inventor Franz Mueller

Franz 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: 11980487
    Abstract: A stand is for a medical imaging system. In an embodiment, the stand includes an X-ray tube; a driver to adjust the X-ray tube in at least three spatial degrees of freedom; at least one environmental sensor to acquire at least one environmental parameter; and a controller to control an adjustment movement of the X-ray tube by generating control signals for the drive unit and to adapt the adjustment movement based on the at least one environmental parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG
    Inventors: Andreas Deinlein, Matthias Mueller, Rolf Schmidt, Thomas Dippl, Franz Dirauf, Thorsten Gecks, Claus-Guenter Schliermann, Franz Fuetterer, Thomas Pfeiffer, Alexander Beer, Dieter Heinl, Wolfgang Neuber
  • Patent number: 11936289
    Abstract: A vehicle electrical system is equipped with a DC charging connection, a rechargeable battery, a first DC-DC converter and an electrical drive. The first DC-DC converter has a first side. This is connected to a connecting point via a first switch. The first DC-DC converter has a second side to which the electrical drive is connected. The second side is connected to the rechargeable battery via a second switch and via a connecting point or is connected to the rechargeable battery directly. The vehicle electrical system has a second DC-DC converter. This is connected to one side of the first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Pfeilschifter, Martin Götzenberger, Felix Müller
  • Publication number: 20240074720
    Abstract: A control system for a medical installation, wherein the control system is configured to control a motorized movement of an installation component. The control system includes a control path and a protection path. The control path is configured to control the motorized movement. The protection path is independent of the control path and configured to monitor the control path with regard to compliance with a safety criterion for the motorized movement. The protection path includes at least one freely programmable microcontroller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias MUELLER, Thomas Pfeiffer, Franz Atzinger, Harald Karl, Claus-Guenter Schliermann, Franz Dirauf
  • Patent number: 11869563
    Abstract: Disclosed is a threshold voltage-programmable field effect transistor-based (e.g., a ferro-electric field effect transistor (FeFET)-based) memory circuit employing source-line and/or bit-line-applied variable programming assist voltages. For single-bit data storage in a FeFET, decremental programming assist voltages are selectively applied by a voltage driver to the source-line and/or the bit-line connected to a FeFET during repeat programming processes when previous attempts at programming have failed. For multi-bit data storage in a FeFET, different programming assist voltages are associated with different multi-bit data values and at least one specific programming assist voltage is applied by a voltage driver to the source-line and/or the bit-line connected to a selected FeFET during a programming process to achieve storage of a specific multi-bit data value. Optionally, multiple FeFETs in the same row can be currently programmed with different multi-bit data values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries Dresden Module One Limited Liability Company & Co. KG
    Inventors: Konrad Seidel, Franz Müller
  • Publication number: 20230186964
    Abstract: Disclosed is a threshold voltage-programmable field effect transistor-based (e.g., a ferro-electric field effect transistor (FeFET)-based) memory circuit employing source-line and/or bit-line-applied variable programming assist voltages. For single-bit data storage in a FeFET, decremental programming assist voltages are selectively applied by a voltage driver to the source-line and/or the bit-line connected to a FeFET during repeat programming processes when previous attempts at programming have failed. For multi-bit data storage in a FeFET, different programming assist voltages are associated with different multi-bit data values and at least one specific programming assist voltage is applied by a voltage driver to the source-line and/or the bit-line connected to a selected FeFET during a programming process to achieve storage of a specific multi-bit data value. Optionally, multiple FeFETs in the same row can be currently programmed with different multi-bit data values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: GlobalFoundries Dresden Module One Limited Liability Company & Co. KG
    Inventors: Konrad Seidel, Franz Müller
  • Publication number: 20220255266
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for a connector includes a plurality of contact elements each extending from a first connection side to a second connection side. A plurality of first end sections of a first subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a first plane at the first connection side and a plurality of first end sections of a second subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a second plane at the first connection side. The second plane is parallel to and spaced from the first plane in a height direction. A plurality of intermediate sections of at least some of the contact elements lie in a single common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jeroen Jozef Maria De Bruijn, Wijnand Van Gils, Martin Szelag, Peter Dirk Jaeger, Ulrich Buchmann, Franz Mueller, Nick Ottenbros
  • Publication number: 20220216646
    Abstract: A housing for an electrical connector includes a housing body having an opening receiving a cable in an insertion direction and a pair of cable covers hinged to the housing body at a proximal end of each cable cover of the pair of cable covers. The pair of cable covers extend away from the opening. Each of the cable covers is pivoted away from the other cable cover in a cable mounting position and each cable cover is pivoted toward the other cable cover to form a cable support sleeve supporting the cable in an operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Ole Wiborg, Jeroen De Bruijn, Franz Mueller
  • Patent number: 11342711
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing having a coupling side for coupling with a complementary connector along a connection direction and a lever assembly including a lever for coupling with the complementary connector. The lever is pivotable around an axis of rotation on the connector housing. The axis of rotation extends essentially perpendicular to the connection direction. The lever extends in at least one position in the connection direction away from the axis of rotation toward the coupling side. The lever assembly has an extension that is movable relative to the lever and that extends the lever assembly in an extended state away from the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schambach, Stefan Plotz, Tobias Leininger, Gunter Feldmeier, Martin Szelag, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Publication number: 20220158365
    Abstract: A plug insert comprises a plug insert body including at least one contact member accessible from outside the plug insert, at least one insulation displacement contact electrically connected to the contact member, and a guiding assembly. At least one wire manager module includes at least one cable receptacle for receiving and holding a cable or wire. The guiding assembly guides the wire manager module relative to the plug insert body from a pre-assembly position, to an assembly position in which the insulation displacement contact extends into the cable receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventors: Jeroen De Bruijn, Martin Szelag, Wijnand Van Gils, Franz Mueller, Ulrich Buchmann, Mike Laub
  • Publication number: 20210281060
    Abstract: A cable terminating assembly for terminating a cable having a wire includes a wire manager having an end face facing in an insertion direction and a connector housing with a reception opening receiving at least a part of the wire manager. The end face holds the wire in a predetermined position along the insertion direction. The connector housing has a cutting blade formed by an electrically insulating material. The cutting blade cuts the wire upon insertion of the wire manager into the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Tobias Leininger, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Publication number: 20200313352
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing having a coupling side for coupling with a complementary connector along a connection direction and a lever assembly including a lever for coupling with the complementary connector. The lever is pivotable around an axis of rotation on the connector housing. The axis of rotation extends essentially perpendicular to the connection direction. The lever extends in at least one position in the connection direction away from the axis of rotation toward the coupling side. The lever assembly has an extension that is movable relative to the lever and that extends the lever assembly in an extended state away from the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schambach, Stefan Plotz, Tobias Leininger, Gunter Feldmeier, Martin Szelag, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Patent number: 10043334
    Abstract: A sensor for checking value documents, an apparatus with the sensor, and a method for operating the sensor. Neither the software that the sensor executes for checking the value documents nor the adaptation data that the sensor employs for checking the value documents are stored permanently in the sensor itself. The sensor is set up for the software as well as the adaptation data to be loaded into the sensor from outside the sensor. The sensor can be employed for checking value documents only when a data carrier is connected to the sensor, and the data carrier has license data stored thereon through which a license for the employment of the software and/or of the adaptation data is supplied to the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Röhrl, Franz Müller, Helmut Steidl
  • Publication number: 20160263494
    Abstract: A system may include a tank storing slop water and an in-line mixing device in communication with the tank to contact a stream of slop water from the tank, an emulsion breaker. The system may further include an emulsion breaker source to inject emulsion breaker into the stream of slop water; and a two-phase separator in communication with the in-line mixing device, the separator to separate the slop water into a mud phase and a water phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Manfred Franz Mueller, Martin Hunter
  • Patent number: 9170780
    Abstract: A system includes execution of a software application based on metadata defining a first plurality of software components, reception of second metadata defining the first plurality of software components, determination, based on the second metadata, of a second plurality of the first plurality of software components for which the second metadata is different from the first metadata, and for which the second metadata is associated with elements of the software application, and generation of the elements of the software application based on the second metadata of the second plurality of software components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Thomas Gieselmann, Markus Viol, Carsten Brandt, Lars Erbe, Stefan Haffner, Alexander Rauh, Franz Müller
  • Patent number: 9164776
    Abstract: A plurality of registrations corresponding to a user interface component can be stored. Based on at least one of a layer of a software architecture to which a specific user of a user interface has authorized access, an assignment of a work center view to the user, and business data, it can be determined that the user interface presented to the user should include a navigation target to the user interface component. At run time, a navigation link to the user interface component can be dynamically generated according to a relevant registration selected from the plurality of registrations. The user interface incorporating the navigation link to the user interface component can be displayed. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhya Ambuga Nandakumar, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20140147030
    Abstract: A sensor for checking value documents, an apparatus with the sensor, and a method for operating the sensor. Neither the software that the sensor executes for checking the value documents nor the adaptation data that the sensor employs for checking the value documents are stored permanently in the sensor itself. The sensor is set up for the software as well as the adaptation data to be loaded into the sensor from outside the sensor. The sensor can be employed for checking value documents only when a data carrier is connected to the sensor, and the data carrier has license data stored thereon through which a license for the employment of the software and/or of the adaptation data is supplied to the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Röhrl, Franz Müller, Helmut Steidl
  • Patent number: 8707398
    Abstract: All metadata relevant to user interface functionality needed to provide a specific unit of business functionality can be stored in one of a plurality of autonomous metadata containers retained on at least one data storage device. After a subset of available business functionality to be provided to a user is determined, a set of the plurality of autonomous metadata containers required to provide the subset of available business functions can be identified. A user interface view can be generated to present a view associated with each of the set of the plurality of autonomous metadata containers, and the generated user interface view can be provided for display to the user. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri A N Vidhya, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8616584
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped document of value (BN) has luminescent feature substances (20, 21). Preferably, one luminescent feature substance is present over the entire sheet-shaped document and has a low concentration, whereas a second luminescent feature substance is present at certain partial areas and has a higher concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Scholz, Gregor Grauvogl, Ulrich Magg, Thomas Giering, Franz Müller, Klaus Thierauf
  • Patent number: 8578278
    Abstract: Upon receiving a request for a user interface view from a user interface, a user identity and a user authorization class for a user of the user interface can be checked against a user registry and an authorization class registry, respectively. A user interface view component can be retrieved according to the user identity and the user authorization class. The user interface view can be generated by aggregating the retrieved user interface view component with at least one other user interface view component consistent with the user identity and user authorization class, and the generated user interface view can be returned for display to the user via the user interface. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhyaan, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8510062
    Abstract: In a method for assessing a condition of at least one value document with regard to limpness, there is determined from transmission values representing the ultrasound transmission at different places on the value document a condition value which depends on a variation of the transmission values and characterizes the condition of the value document with regard to limpness. A condition of the value document is determined for the condition value using a preset criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Domke, Klaus Thierauf, Stefan Kokrhoun, Franz Müller