Patents by Inventor Kevin SCHMITZ

Kevin SCHMITZ 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: 11984186
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for repairing defective memory cells in regions of a memory array associated with high or low priority levels are disclosed. A repair address generator may be configured to generate a memory address map for repair (e.g., blowing fuses at a fuse circuit), depending on whether certain applications may operate at a high priority level indicative of a low bit error rate or a low priority level indicative of a higher bit error rate. For example, a specified error rate associated with a low priority level may correspond to a threshold error rate for certain applications, such as a neural network application that stores trained weights. Such neural network applications may access trained weights being partially stored in defective memory cells, with the least significant bits of such trained weights being stored in defective memory cells that are not repaired according to the memory address map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hulton, Tamara Schmitz, Jonathan D. Harms, Jeremy Chritz, Kevin Majerus
  • Publication number: 20240138630
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a food processor for performing a food preparation process by heating, chopping and/or stirring a food in a food preparation vessel by means of a heating element for heating and/or a rotatable tool for chopping and/or stirring the food in the food preparation vessel, wherein the food processor comprises at least one functional unit including a motor for rotating the tool and/or the heating element for heating, wherein the food processor comprises at least one device for limiting a degree of freedom of a user during use of the food processor for food preparation including at least one motor-driven locking device for the food preparation vessel or its lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Schmitz, Sebastian Jansen, Felix Haunschild
  • Publication number: 20240125161
    Abstract: Method and system for motor-driven assistance of the movement of a vehicle door, wherein the vehicle door is driven by means of an electric motor, which is controlled by a control unit, depending on a force exerted on the vehicle door by an operator, in a manner assisting this force or exceeding the force, comprising the steps: the voltage induced in the electric motor due to the force exerted on the vehicle door by the operator is detected and transmitted to the control unit, this electrical voltage or a signal derived from it is compared with prescribed threshold values in the control unit during a defined, adjustable time interval, and the motor is driven by the control unit, depending on whether the threshold values are exceeded or undershot, in a manner merely assisting the force exerted on the vehicle door by the operator or exceeding the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wölfle, Kevin Schmitz
  • Patent number: 11939847
    Abstract: A method of completing an injection well includes determining a volume of recoverable oil in each of a plurality of intervals along the injection well in a reservoir, and determining a target steam flow for respective ones of the intervals to facilitate recovery of the recoverable oil from the intervals. A quantity of steam outlets in devices along the injection well is determined for delivery of the target volume of steam determined for the ones of the intervals. The injection well is completed including steam injection tubing having the determined number of steam outlets for delivery of the target volume of steam to the ones of the intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Cenovus Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Beary, Jessica Girling, Jason Griffiths, Michael N. Holmes, Mike Miller, Joel Schmitz, Lazar Velev
  • Patent number: 11933149
    Abstract: A method of completing an injection well includes determining a volume of recoverable oil in each of a plurality of intervals along the injection well in a reservoir, and determining a target steam flow for respective ones of the intervals to facilitate recovery of the recoverable oil from the intervals. A quantity of steam outlets in devices along the injection well is determined for delivery of the target volume of steam determined for the ones of the intervals. The injection well is completed including steam injection tubing having the determined number of steam outlets for delivery of the target volume of steam to the ones of the intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Cenovus Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Beary, Jessica Girling, Jason Griffiths, Michael N. Holmes, Mike Miller, Joel Schmitz, Lazar Velev
  • Publication number: 20240069525
    Abstract: Historical in-process machining information can be used to make machining process parameter recommendations. The disclosed systems and methods enable continuous learning for machining parameter selection using aggregated in-process machining information. The systems and methods save in-process machining data in a database using a standardized format, use data augmentation outlier detection, aggregation, and clustering algorithms to make machining process parameter recommendations and expected cut time predictions based on user inputs. The system can include a front-end dashboard to facilitate visualization and interpret results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jaydeep Karandikar, Junghoon Chae, Kevin Scott Smith, Tony Schmitz, Chad Steed
  • Publication number: 20240041262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a food processor (300) for preparing at least one food product (10), comprising a drive (330) configured to set at least one preparation tool (100, 400) in motion, a preparation tool (100) configured as a flow generator (100) for flowing air in the vessel (320) towards the at least one food product (10), a vessel (320) configured to contain the at least one food product (10), the vessel (320) comprising a vessel heater (310) configured to heat the air enclosed in the vessel (320), wherein the vessel heater (310) is integrated in a bottom of the vessel (320). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of operating a food processor (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Lakshmanan, Felix Haunschild, Kevin Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20230284827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kitchen appliance system with a base unit having a housing, a controller and a communication interface, and with at least one accessory having an identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nils Beckmann, Torsten Lang, Miron Sernecki, Felix Haunschild, Kevin Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20230280205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kitchen appliance system with a base unit having a housing and with at least one accessory having an identification feature. A weighing module configured for recording a gross weight and a control device are provided at the base unit. Furthermore, a detection device configured to detect an identification feature of at least one accessory is provided at the base unit, and the control device is configured to detect a change in position of the at least one accessory relative to the base unit relative to the base unit, to retrieve weight information corresponding to an identification feature detected by the detection device, and to calculate a net weight based on a gross weight detected by the weighing module and taking into account the weight information. A corresponding method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nils Beckmann, Torsten Lang, Miron Sernecki, Felix Haunschild, Kevin Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20230276991
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kitchen appliance system with a base unit including a housing, a control device and a communication interface and with at least one accessory including an identifier. In order to improve user-friendliness, provision is made for a detection device which is configured to detect an identifier of at least one accessory. The control device is configured to control an identifier which is detected by the detection device with at least one identifier from a database, to provide at least one operation mode associated with an identifier from the database matching the detected identifier via the communication interface as a quick start mode. The invention further relates to a method of operating a kitchen appliance system and a corresponding computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nils Beckmann, Kevin Schmitz, Torsten Lang, Miron Sernecki, Felix Haunschild
  • Publication number: 20230276999
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a kitchen appliance having a control device for controlling the operation of the kitchen appliance and a scale for measuring a weight of foodstuffs, characterized in that the control device of the kitchen appliance is able to control the operation of the kitchen appliance in dependence on a pressing on the upper side of the kitchen appliance detected by the scale in dependence on the position of the pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Kevin Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20230281146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kitchen appliance with a base unit including a housing, an electric motor, a detector, a controller and a communication interface, and with at least one accessory having an identification feature. The controller is configured to recognise an accessory on the basis of a detected identification feature and to display corresponding cooking information and also, on the first use of this accessory, to then automatically register it in a database. Also described are a system including a Kitchen appliance and having a database, an accessory having an integrated data carrier, an operating method and a computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nils Beckmann, Kevin Schmitz, Miron Sernecki
  • Patent number: 11638330
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to food preparation apparatus with an electrical heating device comprising at least two electrical PTC thermistors for heating a food in a food preparation room, wherein the electrical PTC thermistors are electrically connected in parallel. The parallel-connected PTC thermistors are electrically connected to one another by one or more electrical bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Schmitz, Sebastian Tietz
  • Publication number: 20230029428
    Abstract: A potato peeling disc for peeling potatoes has a central opening formed by an inner contour of the potato peeling disc. A surface of the potato peeling disc comprises a plurality of teeth. The teeth have an orientation such that potatoes are peeled by the teeth by rotating the potato peeling disc in a first direction of rotation about a central axis which is coaxial with the central opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias Thiele, Svenja Stolze, Andreas Heynen, Felix Thies, Michael Sickert, Kevin Schmitz, Sebastian Jansen, Lukas Irnich, Malte Becker, Maximilian Klodt, Lars Müller-Tönissen
  • Publication number: 20230024102
    Abstract: A method for peeling potatoes with a food processor and a food processor which comprises for food preparation a detachable food preparation vessel, a heating element for heating a food in the food preparation vessel and a rotatable tool for mixing or chopping the food in the food preparation vessel. The method includes attaching a potato peeling disc having an abrasive structure on its surface from above to the tool which is located centrally at a bottom of the food preparation vessel to establish a manually releasable, rotationally coupled connection such that in operation the potato peeling disc rotates at the same rotational speed as the tool; addition of potatoes into the food preparation vessel from above onto the potato peeling disc; motorized rotation of the tool in a first direction of rotation and peeling of the potatoes with the potato peeling disc inside the food preparation vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias Thiele, Svenja Stolze, Andreas Merta, Andreas Heynen, Felix Thies, Michael Sickert, Kevin Schmitz, Sebastian Jansen, Lukas Irnich, Malte Becker, Maximilian Klodt, Lars Müller-Tönissen
  • Patent number: 11484170
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a system consisting of a first floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively guided manually within an environment by a user and a second floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively operated automatically, wherein the second floor treatment apparatus is designed for orienting and localizing itself within an environment. The first floor treatment apparatus is designed for detecting a movement path of the first floor treatment apparatus during a movement of the first floor treatment apparatus that is manually guided by a user, as well as for transmitting information on the detected movement path to the second floor treatment apparatus by means of wireless communication. The second floor treatment apparatus is designed for receiving the information and for autonomously traveling along the movement path within the environment based on the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Arnold, Thomas Buening, Benjamin Fleczok, Robert Frielinghaus, Martin Helmich, Lorenz Hillen, Christian Holz, Gerhard Isenberg, Andrej Mosebach, Roman Ortmann, Kevin Schmitz, Fabian Vitz, Niklas Van Teeffelen, Uwe Kemker, Georg Hackert
  • Patent number: 11460859
    Abstract: A system has a first floor processing device guided manually by a user within an environment, a second, exclusively automatically operated floor processing device, and a computing device. The first floor processing device has a detection device for detecting a parameter of the environment and/or a surface to be processed, and the second floor processing device has a navigation device for navigating and self-localizing in the environment. In order to enable an optimal floor processing of the environment with as little assistance by the user as possible, the computing device is set up, based on the parameter detected by the detection device of the first floor processing device, to determine whether a specific partial surface area of the surface to be processed is suitable for floor processing by the second floor processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Arnold, Thomas Buening, Benjamin Fleczok, Robert Frielinghaus, Martin Helmich, Lorenz Hillen, Christian Holz, Gerhard Isenberg, Andrej Mosebach, Roman Ortmann, Kevin Schmitz, Fabian Vitz, Niklas Van Teeffelen, Uwe Kemker, Georg Hackert
  • Patent number: 11397437
    Abstract: A system with a first floor processing device and a second floor processing device that is designed to orient and localize itself within an environment based on an area map. The first floor processing device is set up to detect a movement path during a movement by the first floor processing device and transmit information about the detected movement path to the second floor processing device. The second floor processing device has a control and evaluation unit that is set up to analyze the received information and, based upon the movement path detected by the first floor processing device and/or a partial area of the environment not traversed by the movement path, enter a no-go area into the area map which the second floor processing device is not allowed to traverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Arnold, Thomas Buening, Benjamin Fleczok, Robert Frielinghaus, Martin Helmich, Lorenz Hillen, Christian Holz, Gerhard Isenberg, Andrej Mosebach, Roman Ortmann, Kevin Schmitz, Fabian Vitz, Niklas Van Teeffelen, Uwe Kemker, Georg Hackert
  • Patent number: 11357372
    Abstract: A vacuumed material collection station for receiving vacuumed material from a vacuum cleaning apparatus includes a vacuumed material collection container and an interface for connecting the vacuum cleaning apparatus to the vacuumed material collection station. The vacuumed material collection station comprises a receptacle space for receiving a filter chamber of a vacuum cleaning apparatus connected to the vacuumed material collection station and a feed device for feeding the filter chamber into the receptacle space. The receptacle space is designed for completely encompassing the filter chamber and/or at the most not encompassing a chamber side facing the interface with the vacuum cleaning apparatus. The receptacle space forms a partial volume within the housing of the vacuumed material collection station, and the feed device is designed for removing the filter chamber from the vacuum cleaning apparatus and displacing the filter chamber into the receptacle space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Buening, Benjamin Fleczok, Robert Frielinghaus, Martin Helmich, Lorenz Hillen, Christian Holz, Gerhard Isenberg, Andrej Mosebach, Roman Ortmann, Kevin Schmitz, Fabian Vitz, Niklas Van Teeffelen, Georg Hackert
  • Patent number: 11357373
    Abstract: A suction material collecting station for regenerating a filter chamber of a suction cleaner has an interface for connecting to the suction cleaner, a suction material collection container, a fan for generating a negative pressure in the suction material collection container, and an electric motor for driving the fan so that suction material contained in the filter chamber may be conveyed into the suction material collection container. The suction material collecting station has a control and evaluation unit that calculates a surroundings disturbance parameter and controls the operation of the electric motor automatically, depending on the surroundings disturbance parameter and a device parameter of the suction cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Buening, Benjamin Fleczok, Robert Frielinghaus, Martin Helmich, Lorenz Hillen, Christian Holz, Gerhard Isenberg, Andrej Mosebach, Roman Ortmann, Kevin Schmitz, Fabian Vitz, Niklas Van Teeffelen, Georg Hackert