Patents by Inventor Gerd Mueller
Gerd 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).
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Publication number: 20170373231Abstract: In a method according to embodiments of the invention, for a predetermined amount of light produced by a light emitting diode and converted by a phosphor layer comprising a host material and a dopant, and for a predetermined maximum reduction in efficiency of the phosphor at increasing excitation density, a maximum dopant concentration of the phosphor layer is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Gerd Mueller, Regina Mueller-Mach, Peter Josef Schmidt, Danielle Russel Chamberlin, Oleg Borisovich Shchekin, Hans-Helmut Bechtel
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Publication number: 20170193056Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing fuzzy substring search. One computer-implemented method includes determining, by operation of a hardware processor, one or more tokens of an input string received from a client application, identifying, from a database, a reference string based on the one or more tokens of the input string, determining a plurality of character index values of the reference string, each character index value indicating a position of a character in the reference string, determining one or more hop index values of the input string, each hop index value indicating a position of a separator in the input string, and calculating a similarity score of the reference string relative to the input string based on the plurality of character index values of the reference string and the one or more hop index values of the input string.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventor: Gerd Mueller
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Patent number: 9600542Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing fuzzy substring search. One computer-implemented method includes determining, by operation of a hardware processor, one or more tokens of an input string received from a client application, identifying, from a database, a reference string based on the one or more tokens of the input string, determining a plurality of character index values of the reference string, each character index value indicating a position of a character in the reference string, determining one or more hop index values of the input string, each hop index value indicating a position of a separator in the input string, and calculating a similarity score of the reference string relative to the input string based on the plurality of character index values of the reference string and the one or more hop index values of the input string.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SAP SEInventor: Gerd Mueller
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Publication number: 20160069015Abstract: A method for producing printed textiles for motor vehicles, the textiles having a polyester-based top material and a bottom material, introduces at least a thickener and a UV absorber into the top material in a foulard process. The top material is dried, a digital printing process is carried out on the dried top material, and the printed top material is laminated with the bottom material. Dyes are applied such that the dyes are especially abrasion resistant. This is achieved in that, in the foulard process, a hydrophilizing agent is introduced into the top material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Francesco CASTAGNA, Nick XIROMERITIS, Miroslav RIHA, Ingo REINBACH, Peter Gerd MÜLLER
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Publication number: 20150379127Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing fuzzy substring search. One computer-implemented method includes determining, by operation of a hardware processor, one or more tokens of an input string received from a client application, identifying, from a database, a reference string based on the one or more tokens of the input string, determining a plurality of character index values of the reference string, each character index value indicating a position of a character in the reference string, determining one or more hop index values of the input string, each hop index value indicating a position of a separator in the input string, and calculating a similarity score of the reference string relative to the input string based on the plurality of character index values of the reference string and the one or more hop index values of the input string.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Gerd Mueller
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Publication number: 20150284467Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies or antibody fragments that bind CD269 (BCMA), thereby disrupting the interaction between CD269 and its native ligands (BAFF and APRIL), and their use in the treatment of plasma cell-mediated diseases such as multiple myeloma and autoimmune diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Martin Lipp, Felix Oden, Uta Höpken, Gerd Müller, Oliver Daumke, Stephen Marino, Daniel Olal
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Patent number: 9088156Abstract: An electric switch is disclosed, in particular an electric circuit breaker. In at least one example embodiment, the switch includes a measuring channel for measuring an electric measured variable and is switched off when the result of a measurement reaches or exceeds a limit value. To test the mode of operation of the measuring channel, the electric measured variable is switched to a reference channel and a reference signal source is switched to the measuring channel and the reference result obtained via the measuring channel is compared with a reference setpoint. The switch is also tripped if, to test the mode of operation of the measuring channel, the electric measured variable is switched to the reference channel and the result obtained via the reference channel reaches or exceeds the limit value.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andre Borgwardt, Thomas Driehorn, Peter Kopaczewski, Andreas Krauβ, Aron-Ernst Musiol, Gerd Müller
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Patent number: 8907751Abstract: A power circuit breaker is disclosed wherein an electric current is monitored by an electronic trip unit in order to detect an electrical fault. In an embodiment, a first magnetic device of the power circuit breaker, in the event of a fault being detected, is configured to be excited which, when it is excited, trips a trip mechanism via a plunger. As a result of tripping, the trip mechanism disconnects two contacts via which the current flows. The power circuit breaker of an embodiment includes a second magnetic device which is likewise able to be excited by the ETU and by which the trip mechanism is likewise able to be tripped.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andre Borgwardt, Thomas Driehorn, Peter Kopaczewski, Andreas Krauβ, Aron-Ernst Musiol, Gerd Müller
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Patent number: 8866484Abstract: A method is disclosed for testing the functionality of the electromagnetic tripping of a switch, in particular of a circuit breaker for low voltages, which has switching contacts which are opened with the aid of a tripping shaft, which is held prestressed by a switching mechanism and is unlatched by a tripping magnet which for this purpose has a winding through which a current is sent for tripping. In order to test the functionality with relatively little effort, it is proposed in at least one embodiment that the winding is connected as an inductance in a resonant circuit, the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit is detected, and the functionality of the tripping magnet is assessed on the basis of the detected resonant frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Driehorn, Gerd Müller
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Publication number: 20140308338Abstract: A dressing for applying to the skin is characterized in that the adhesive mass is applied discontinuously in a strip or wave and contains an active substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: BEIERSDORF AGInventors: Jens Nierle, Karl-Heinz Woeller, Maxi Zier, Gerd Mueller
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Patent number: 8817442Abstract: A switch and a method for testing the power transformers of a power supply of the switch are provided, wherein each power transformer generates an analog transformer voltage corresponding to the alternating current, wherein an electronic trip unit, to which each transformer voltage is applied, compares a current derived from each transformer voltage with a current condition, and wherein a rectifier circuit connected to the power transformer charges a capacitor which feeds the power supply of the trip unit. A switching device short-circuits each rectifier circuit when a predefined capacitor voltage is reached. To provide the protective function of the switch, a monostable multivibrator is connected to one pole of each power transformer, wherein each monostable multivibrator is set by the respective transformer voltage and reset after a predefined time, and wherein the level at the output of each monostable multivibrator is used to test the respective power transformer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Driehorn, Gerd Müller
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Publication number: 20130162378Abstract: A power circuit breaker is disclosed wherein an electric current is monitored by an electronic trip unit in order to detect an electrical fault. In an embodiment, a first magnetic device of the power circuit breaker, in the event of a fault being detected, is configured to be excited which, when it is excited, trips a trip mechanism via a plunger. As a result of tripping, the trip mechanism disconnects two contacts via which the current flows. The power circuit breaker of an embodiment includes a second magnetic device which is likewise able to be excited by the ETU and by which the trip mechanism is likewise able to be tripped.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Andre BORGWARDT, Thomas DRIEHORN, Peter KOPACZEWSKI, Andreas KRAUß, Aron-Ernst MUSIOL, Gerd MÜLLER
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Publication number: 20130021710Abstract: A switch and a method for testing the power transformers of a power supply of the switch are provided, wherein each power transformer generates an analog transformer voltage corresponding to the alternating current, wherein an electronic trip unit, to which each transformer voltage is applied, compares a current derived from each transformer voltage with a current condition, and wherein a rectifier circuit connected to the power transformer charges a capacitor which feeds the power supply of the trip unit. A switching device short-circuits each rectifier circuit when a predefined capacitor voltage is reached. To provide the protective function of the switch, a monostable multivibrator is connected to one pole of each power transformer, wherein each monostable multivibrator is set by the respective transformer voltage and reset after a predefined time, and wherein the level at the output of each monostable multivibrator is used to test the respective power transformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Thomas Driehorn, Gerd Müller
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Patent number: 8230400Abstract: There is described a control device of a machine, an engineering system and a method for operating said control device. Said control device is used to control and/or regulate the machine and is used to carry out at least one user program which is used to at least perform one function, and said control device comprises a debug function. The functionality of the debug function is limited in large user programs due to the high complexity and the unclearness thereof. According to the invention, in order to improve said function, the user program comprises stop points for the debug function and said stop points can be activated and/or deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wolfgang Horn, Norbert Kosel, Gerd Müller, Jörg Singer
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Publication number: 20120074948Abstract: A method is disclosed for testing the functionality of the electromagnetic tripping of a switch, in particular of a circuit breaker for low voltages, which has switching contacts which are opened with the aid of a tripping shaft, which is held prestressed by a switching mechanism and is unlatched by a tripping magnet which for this purpose has a winding through which a current is sent for tripping. In order to test the functionality with relatively little effort, it is proposed in at least one embodiment that the winding is connected as an inductance in a resonant circuit, the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit is detected, and the functionality of the tripping magnet is assessed on the basis of the detected resonant frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thomas Driehorn, Gerd Müller
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Patent number: 8080828Abstract: Low profile, side-emitting LEDs are described that generate white light, where all light is emitted within a relatively narrow angle generally parallel to the surface of the light-generating active layer. The LEDs enable the creation of very thin backlights for backlighting an LCD. In one embodiment, the LED emits blue light and is a flip chip with the n and p electrodes on the same side of the LED. Separately from the LED, a transparent wafer has deposited on it a red and green phosphor layer. The phosphor color temperature emission is tested, and the color temperatures vs. positions along the wafer are mapped. A reflector is formed over the transparent wafer. The transparent wafer is singulated, and the phosphor/window dice are matched with the blue LEDs to achieve a target white light color temperature. The phosphor/window is then affixed to the LED.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLCInventors: Michael R. Krames, Gerd Mueller, Oleg Borisovich Shchekin, Mark Pugh, Gerard Harbers, John E. Epler, Serge Bierhuizen, Regina Mueller-Mach
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Patent number: 8038905Abstract: The invention concerns an illumination system for generation of colored, especially amber or red light, comprising a radiation source and a fluorescent material comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said at least one phosphor is a amber to red emitting a rare earth metal-activated oxonitridoalumosilicate of general formula (Ca1?x?y?zSrxBayMgz)1?n(Al1?a+bBa)Si1?bN3?bOb:Ren, wherein 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?z?1, 0?a?1, 0<b?1 and 0.002?n?0.2 and RE is selected from europium(II) and cerium(III).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignees: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLCInventors: Regina Mueller-Mach, Gerd Mueller, Jorge Meyer, Peter J. Schmidt, Walter Mayr, Hans-Dieter Bausen
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Patent number: 7938983Abstract: The invention concerns an illumination system for generation of colored, especially amber or red light, comprising a radiation source and a fluorescent material comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said at least one phosphor is a amber to red emitting a rare earth metal-activated oxonitridoalumosilicate of general formula (Ca1?x?y?zSrxBayMgz)1?n(Al1?a+bBa)Si1?bN3?bOb:REn, wherein 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?z?1, 0?a?1, 0<b?1 and 0.002?n?0.2 and RE is selected from europium(II) and cerium(III).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignees: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLCInventors: Regina Mueller-Mach, Gerd Mueller, Jörg Meyer, Peter J. Schmidt, Walter Mayr, Hans-Dieter Bausen
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Publication number: 20110084232Abstract: The invention concerns an illumination system for generation of colored, especially amber or red light, comprising a radiation source and a fluorescent material comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said at least one phosphor is a amber to red emitting a rare earth metal-activated oxonitridoalumosilicate of general formula (Ca1-x-y-zSrxBayMgz)1-n(Al1-a+bBa)Si1-bN3-bOb:Ren, wherein 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?z?1, 0?a?1, 0<b?1 and 0.002?n?0.2 and RE is selected from europium(II) and cerium(III).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Regina Mueller-Mach, Gerd Mueller, Jörge Meyer, Peter J. Schmidt, Walter Mayr, Hans-Dieter Bausen
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Publication number: 20110057205Abstract: Overmolded lenses and certain fabrication techniques are described for LED structures. In one embodiment, thin YAG phosphor plates are formed and affixed over blue LEDs mounted on a submount wafer. A clear lens is then molded over each LED structure during a single molding process. The LEDs are then separated from the wafer. The molded lens may include red phosphor to generate a warmer white light. In another embodiment, the phosphor plates are first temporarily mounted on a backplate, and a lens containing a red phosphor is molded over the phosphor plates. The plates with overmolded lenses are removed from the backplate and affixed to the top of an energizing LED. A clear lens is then molded over each LED structure. The shape of the molded phosphor-loaded lenses may be designed to improve the color vs. angle uniformity. Multiple dies may be encapsulated by a single lens. In another embodiment, a prefabricated collimating lens is glued to the flat top of an overmolded lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Gerd Mueller, Regina Mueller-Mach, Grigoriy Basin, Robert Scott West, Paul S. Martin, Tze-Sen Lim, Stefan Eberle