Patents by Inventor Jacob Nies

Jacob Nies 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079138
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate to predicting disease progression by processing digital pathology images using neural networks. A digital pathology image that depicts a specimen stained with one or more stains is accessed. The specimen may have been collected from a subject. A set of patches are defined for the digital pathology image. Each patch of the set of patches depicts a portion of the digital pathology image. For each patch of the set of patches and using an attention-score neural network, an attention score is generated. The attention-score neural network may have been trained using a loss function that penalized attention-score variability across patches in training digital pathology images labeled to indicate no or low subsequent disease progression. Using a result-prediction neural network and the attention scores, a result is generated that represents a prediction of whether or an extent to which a disease of the subject will progress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yao NIE, Xiao LI, Trung Kien NGUYEN, Fabien GAIRE, Eldad KLAIMAN, Ido BEN-SHAUL, Jacob GILDENBLAT, Ofir Etz HADAR
  • Patent number: 8360723
    Abstract: A method is presented that reduces vibrations of a wind turbine in a situation where yawing of a wind rotor of said wind turbine is at least temporarily not possible. The method includes adjusting a first pitch angle of a first rotor blade and a second pitch angle of a second rotor blade such that the first and second pitch angles differ by at least 30 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bart Veldkamp, Christoph Hessel, Jacob Nies, Till Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 8226342
    Abstract: The transport device for an elongate object, e.g. for a rotor blade for a wind turbine, comprises a support surface for the elongate object, comprising a front end and a rear end, means for pivoting the elongate object from a substantially horizontal orientation into at least one inclined orientation arranged obliquely relative to the substantially horizontal orientation, and means for changing the distance between the ends of the support surface as viewed in the vertical projection of the support surface, wherein, if the elongate object is arranged in the substantially horizontal orientation, the ends of the support surface are spaced apart a first distance value, and, if the elongate object is arranged in the at least one inclined orientation, the ends of the support surface are spaced apart a second distance value which is smaller than the first distance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Publication number: 20110076142
    Abstract: A method is presented that reduces vibrations of a wind turbine in a situation where yawing of a wind rotor of said wind turbine is at least temporarily not possible. The method includes adjusting a first pitch angle of a first rotor blade and a second pitch angle of a second rotor blade such that the first and second pitch angles differ by at least 30 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Bart VELDKAMP, Christoph Hessel, Jacob Nies, Till Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 7895018
    Abstract: A method for event monitoring for a wind turbine is described. The method includes measuring a first signal pattern representing a characteristic selected from a characteristic group, the characteristic group consisting of: a mechanical characteristic of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a part of a wind turbine; power output of a wind turbine, surface conductivity of parts of a wind turbine, operational data of a wind turbine, temperature of parts of a wind turbine, outside temperature, wind velocity, wind direction, and outside air humidity or other weather conditions; measuring at least a second signal pattern representing a different characteristic selected from the characteristic group; analyzing the first and the second signal pattern or a combination of the first and the second analyzed signal pattern with an analyzing method, wherein analyzed data is generated; and evaluating the analyzed data, wherein the evaluation provides a result indicative for an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Patent number: 7762771
    Abstract: A device for driving a first part of a wind turbine with respect to a second part of the wind turbine includes a driving element for engagement with the first part. The device also includes a driving unit including a housing to be fixedly connected to the second part, a motive generation means for generating motion of the motive element, and a motion transferring means for transferring the motion of the motive element to the driving element; and at least one slip coupling arranged between at least one of the motive element of the driving unit and the motion transferring means, the motion transferring means and the driving element, and within the motion transferring means, wherein the slip coupling is adjusted to slip if a torque acting on the slip coupling due to a movement force acting on the driving element exceeds a predetermined maximum torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Patent number: 7621720
    Abstract: A cooling device for a wind turbine is provided, the cooling device including at lease one liquid-tight tube which is partially filled with a liquid coolant, wherein one end of the tube is located in a first area and another end of the tube is located in a second area, the first and second areas having different temperatures when operating the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Publication number: 20090039650
    Abstract: A method for event monitoring for a wind turbine is described. The method includes measuring a first signal pattern representing a characteristic selected from a characteristic group, the characteristic group consisting of: a mechanical characteristic of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a part of a wind turbine; power output of a wind turbine, surface conductivity of parts of a wind turbine, operational data of a wind turbine, temperature of parts of a wind turbine, outside temperature, wind velocity, wind direction, and outside air humidity or other weather conditions; measuring at least a second signal pattern representing a different characteristic selected from the characteristic group; analyzing the first and the second signal pattern or a combination of the first and the second analyzed signal pattern with an analyzing method, wherein analyzed data is generated; and evaluating the analyzed data, wherein the evaluation provides a result indicative for an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Publication number: 20080003105
    Abstract: A cooling device for a wind turbine is provided, the cooling device including at lease one liquid-tight tube which is partially filled with a liquid coolant, wherein one end of the tube is located in a first area and another end of the tube is located in a second area, the first and second areas having different temperatures when operating the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Publication number: 20070098549
    Abstract: A device for driving a first part of a wind energy turbine with respect to a second part of the wind energy turbine said device, comprising a driving element (18) for driving engagement with the first part; a driving unit (22) comprising a housing (24) to be fixedly connected to the second part, a motive generation means (34) for generating motion of the motive element (30), and a motion transferring means (28) for transferring the motion of said motive element (30) to said driving element (18); and at least one slip coupling (38) arranged between at least one of said motive element (30) of said driving unit (22) and said motion transferring means, (28) said motion transferring means (28) and said driving element, (18) and within said motion transferring means (28), wherein said slip coupling (38) is adjusted to slip if a torque acting on said slip coupling (38) due to a movement force acting on said driving element (18) exceeds a predetermined maximum torque so as to prevent elements of said driving unit (16
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Jacob Nies
  • Publication number: 20060113449
    Abstract: The transport device for an elongate object, e.g. for a rotor blade for a wind turbine, comprises a support surface for the elongate object, comprising a front end and a rear end, means for pivoting the elongate object from a substantially horizontal orientation into at least one inclined orientation arranged obliquely relative to the substantially horizontal orientation, and means for changing the distance between the ends of the support surface as viewed in the vertical projection of the support surface, wherein, if the elongate object is arranged in the substantially horizontal orientation, the ends of the support surface are spaced apart a first distance value, and, if the elongate object is arranged in the at least one inclined orientation, the ends of the support surface are spaced apart a second distance value which is smaller than the first distance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventor: Jacob Nies