Patents by Inventor Jörg Huthmacher

Jörg Huthmacher 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: 11840420
    Abstract: Techniques are directed to a method and a device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process. To this end, the yarn tension of the yarn is continuously measured and the measurement signals for the yarn tension are compared with a threshold value of an admissible yarn tension. In the event of an inadmissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, a short-term signal path of the yarn tension is detected as a fault graph. In order to enable a fault diagnosis, the fault graph of the yarn tension is analyzed using a machine learning program. The fault graph is then allocated to one of the existing fault categories or to a new fault category. A device for this purpose may include a diagnosis unit, which cooperates accordingly with the yarn tension evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20230078499
    Abstract: Techniques monitor machinery for the production or treatment of synthetic fibers. Such techniques involve constant generation and recording of system messages of machine components and control components. Such techniques further involve continuous storage of the system messages as log data in a log memory. Such techniques further involve readout, preprocessing and analysis of the log data with the aid of algorithms based on statistical procedures and machine learning methods in order to identify frequent sequences of system messages and/or an anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jörg Huthmacher, Marc-André Nehrkorn-Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11597624
    Abstract: Techniques involve texturing a synthetic thread. The thread is pulled off a feed bobbin, which is connected via the thread end thereof to a beginning of a thread of a reserve bobbin by way of a thread knot. In order to monitor the texturing, a thread tension of the thread is measured and analyzed in a measuring point. Additionally, measuring signals of the thread tension are analyzed at the measuring point using a machine learning program, in order to identify the thread knot. To this end, a device has a diagnostic unit, which interacts with the thread tension measuring device in such a way that the measuring signals of the thread tension can be analyzed by way of a machine learning program for identifying a thread knot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Patent number: 11486872
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a texturing process for producing crimped threads is presented, in which a thread tension is measured continuously on the textured thread and in which the thread tension measuring signals are captured and analyzed continuously, at least in one time interval, characterized in that a sequence of the thread tension measuring signals occurring in the time interval is analyzed with a machine learning program for the early diagnosis of one of a plurality of fault sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20220212890
    Abstract: Techniques are directed to a method and a device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process. To this end, the yarn tension of the yarn is continuously measured and the measurement signals for the yarn tension are compared with a threshold value of an admissible yarn tension. In the event of an inadmissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, a short-term signal path of the yarn tension is detected as a fault graph. In order to enable a fault diagnosis, the fault graph of the yarn tension is analyzed using a machine learning program. The fault graph is then allocated to one of the existing fault categories or to a new fault category. A device for this purpose may include a diagnosis unit, which cooperates accordingly with the yarn tension evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Patent number: 11305960
    Abstract: Techniques are directed to a method and a device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process. To this end, the yarn tension of the yarn is continuously measured and the measurement signals for the yarn tension are compared with a threshold value of an admissible yarn tension. In the event of an inadmissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, a short-term signal path of the yarn tension is detected as a fault graph. In order to enable a fault diagnosis, the fault graph of the yarn tension is analyzed using a machine learning program. The fault graph is then allocated to one of the existing fault categories or to a new fault category. A device for this purpose may include a diagnosis unit, which cooperates accordingly with the yarn tension evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20210188590
    Abstract: Techniques involve texturing a synthetic thread. The thread is pulled off a feed bobbin, which is connected via the thread end thereof to a beginning of a thread of a reserve bobbin by way of a thread knot. In order to monitor the texturing, a thread tension of the thread is measured and analyzed in a measuring point. Additionally, measuring signals of the thread tension are analyzed at the measuring point using a machine learning program, in order to identify the thread knot. To this end, a device has a diagnostic unit, which interacts with the thread tension measuring device in such a way that the measuring signals of the thread tension can be analyzed by means of a machine learning program for identifying a thread knot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20210122604
    Abstract: Techniques are directed to a method and a device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process. To this end, the yarn tension of the yarn is continuously measured and the measurement signals for the yarn tension are compared with a threshold value of an admissible yarn tension. In the event of an inadmissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, a short-term signal path of the yarn tension is detected as a fault graph. In order to enable a fault diagnosis, the fault graph of the yarn tension is analyzed using a machine learning program. The fault graph is then allocated to one of the existing fault categories or to a new fault category. A device for this purpose may include a diagnosis unit, which cooperates accordingly with the yarn tension evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20200340972
    Abstract: Techniques involve monitoring a texturing process for producing crimped threads. A thread tension is measured continuously on the textured thread and the measured signals of the thread tension are detected and analyzed continuously, at least in one time interval. For the early diagnosis of one of multiple sources of faults, a sequence of the measured signals occurring in the time interval is analyzed by means of a machine learning program. To this end, a device for monitoring has a diagnostic unit, which interacts with the thread tension measuring device in such a way that the measured signals of the thread tension can be analyzed by means of a machine learning program in order to identify one of multiple sources of faults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Jörg Huthmacher