Patents by Inventor Manfred Bauer
Manfred Bauer 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: 20240059246Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle flap, includes a flap part assigned to a vehicle flap, a body part assigned to a vehicle body, a joint arrangement connecting the flap part and the body part in an articulated manner, a first actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for opening and closing the vehicle flap during conventional operation, a second actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for lifting the vehicle flap into a pedestrian protection position, a coupling device for coupling the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the coupling device comprises a first lever and a second lever, wherein the first lever is assigned to the first actuator, and wherein the second lever is assigned to the second actuator. A reliable and compact drive device is provided in that during conventional operation, the first lever and the second lever are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner via a mechanical securing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Manfred BAUER, Sergej STEIGERWALD, Heinrich ACKERS
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Publication number: 20230170111Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a thin film resistor body that is formed over a dielectric layer. An interfacial layer is formed on the thin film resistor body and resistor heads are formed on the interfacial layer. The thin film resistor body includes nickel chromium aluminum (NiCrAl) and the resistor heads include titanium tungsten (TiW).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Gernot Manfred Bauer, Kai-Alexander Schachtschneider
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Patent number: 10028501Abstract: An apparatus includes a base, a body coupled to the base and having slopped sidewalls, and imprinted glass marbles carried by the body. Each imprinted glass marble is configured to transmit terahertz frequencies from 300 GHz to 3 THz. The slopped sidewalls direct the transmitted terahertz frequencies above the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: ECO-SOLUTIONSInventors: Ed Kempf, Manfred Bauer
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Publication number: 20180172914Abstract: An article comprises an optical fiber having a first end with a first end surface having a deposited coating only on a portion thereon. The first end can have a frustoconic or tronconic shape. The optical fiber can be utilized as a stub fiber in an optical device, such as an optical connector, receptacle or adapter. The deposited coating can be a wavelength selective multilayer thin film coating. The deposited coating can reflect a selected wavelength of light back to a central office to provide monitoring in a communication network, such as a PON.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Daniel J. Treadwell, Donald K. Larson, Ding Wang, William J. Clatanoff, Manfred Bauer, Johannes Fink
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Publication number: 20170318798Abstract: An apparatus includes a base, a body coupled to the base and having slopped sidewalls, and imprinted glass marbles carried by the body. Each imprinted glass marble is configured to transmit terahertz frequencies from 300 GHz to 3 THz. The slopped sidewalls direct the transmitted terahertz frequencies above the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Ed Kempf, Manfred Bauer
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Patent number: 9617874Abstract: In a system for effecting pressure control in a thermal power plant operated at low load connected fluidly in series, a relief conduit is disclosed herein. The relief conduit selectively transfers steam from a cold reheat conduit to the second extraction conduit. The plant further includes a boiler, a high-pressure turbine, an intermediate pressure turbine, a low pressure turbine, a main steam conduit for feeding steam from the boiler to an inlet of the high pressure turbine, a cold reheat conduit for feeding steam from an outlet of the high-pressure turbine through a reheat flow path in the boiler, and a first and second high pressure heaters. A first extraction conduit connects the cold reheat conduit to a first high pressure heater to transfer heat, and a second extraction conduit connects the intermediate pressure turbine to the second high pressure heater, to transfer heat.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Stephan Hellweg, Volker Schüle, Manfred Bauer
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Patent number: 9544066Abstract: Passive fibre-optic enclosure comprising, a) one or more fibre-optic functional units of a telecommunication network, optically connectable, via an optical fibre, with a central network unit, for receiving telecommunication signals for one or more subscribers via the optical fibre from the central network unit, characterized in that the enclosure further comprises, on the inside of the enclosure, b) transceiving means, which is operable to generate first optical signals using electrical energy, which is operable to receive optical response signals from the central network unit, which is optically connectable to the optical fibre such that the first optical signals can be transmitted by the optical fibre to the central network unit, and such that optical response signals can be transmitted by the optical fibre from the central network unit to the transceiving means.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Johannes Fink, Christian Weinmann, Sebastian Eggert, Manfred Bauer
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Patent number: 9544049Abstract: Fiber network for interrogating fiber-optic sensors in a first Passive Optical Network (PON) and in a second PON, the fiber network comprising a test signal transceiver for emitting query signals and for receiving response signals, a first PON and a second PON. Each PON comprises a light source for generating telecommunication signals and a fiber-optic sensor. Each PON can transmit the telecommunication signals to a plurality of subscribers, and is optically connected to the test signal transceiver such that the query signals can be fed into the respective PON and propagate in the PON to the fiber-optic sensor, and such that the test signal transceiver can receive response signals from the fiber-optic sensor through the PON. The fiber network further comprises a query signal splitter, optically connected to the test signal transceiver and to the PONs such that it can feed a query signal into the PONs simultaneously, and such that it can feed response signals from the PONs into the test signal transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Johannes Fink, Manfred Bauer, Ulrich Lutterkordt, Michael Bake, Friedrich W. Denter, Manfred Stieglitz, Michael Mansholt
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Publication number: 20160277123Abstract: Passive fibre-optic enclosure comprising, a) one or more fibre-optic functional units of a telecommunication network, optically connectable, via an optical fibre, with a central network unit, for receiving telecommunication signals for one or more subscribers via the optical fibre from the central network unit, characterized in that the enclosure further comprises, on the inside of the enclosure, b) transceiving means, which is operable to generate first optical signals using electrical energy, which is operable to receive optical response signals from the central network unit, which is optically connectable to the optical fibre such that the first optical signals can be transmitted by the optical fibre to the central network unit, and such that optical response signals can be transmitted by the optical fibre from the central network unit to the transceiving means.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Johannes Fink, Christian Weinmann, Sebastian Eggert, Manfred Bauer
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Publication number: 20150270895Abstract: Fibre network for interrogating fibre-optic sensors in a first Passive Optical Network (PON) and in a second PON, the fibre network comprising a test signal transceiver for emitting query signals and for receiving response signals, a first PON and a second PON. Each PON comprises a light source for generating telecommunication signals and a fibre-optic sensor. Each PON can transmit the telecommunication signals to a plurality of subscribers, and is optically connected to the test signal transceiver such that the query signals can be fed into the respective PON and propagate in the PON to the fibre-optic sensor, and such that the test signal transceiver can receive response signals from the fibre-optic sensor through the PON. The fibre network further comprises a query signal splitter, optically connected to the test signal transceiver and to the PONs such that it can feed a query signal into the PONs simultaneously, and such that it can feed response signals from the PONs into the test signal transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Johannes Fink, Manfred Bauer, Ulrich Lutterkordt, Michael Bake, Friedrich W. Denter, Manfred Stieglitz, Michael Mansholt
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Publication number: 20140366537Abstract: In a system for effecting pressure control in a thermal power plant operated at low load connected fluidly in series, a relief conduit is disclosed herein. The relief conduit selectively transfers steam from a cold reheat conduit to the second extraction conduit. The plant further includes a boiler, a high-pressure turbine, an intermediate pressure turbine, a low pressure turbine, a main steam conduit for feeding steam from the boiler to an inlet of the high pressure turbine, a cold reheat conduit for feeding steam from an outlet of the high-pressure turbine through a reheat flow path in the boiler, and a first and second high pressure heaters. A first extraction conduit connects the cold reheat conduit to a first high pressure heater to transfer heat, and a second extraction conduit connects the intermediate pressure turbine to the second high pressure heater, to transfer heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Stephan HELLWEG, Volker Schüle, Manfred BAUER
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Patent number: 8695169Abstract: A drawing frame (1) is described for drawing a fiber slubbing (14) of a workstation of a textile machine having two roller pairs (2, 3) which are arranged behind one another in the transport direction (A) and in each case contain a drafting roller (4, 6) which can be driven, wherein the first drafting roller (4) in the transport direction (A) is assigned a guide apron (8) which wraps around this drafting roller (4) and a guide table (10) which is arranged between the first (4) and the second (6) drafting roller. It is provided according to the invention that the first drafting roller (4) is mounted in a bearing slide (19) which can be displaced in the transport direction (A), and the second drafting roller (6) is mounted in a bearing block (22), and that the guide table (10) is fixed on the bearing block (22) of the second drafting roller (6).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AGInventors: Gernot Schäffler, Manfred Bauer
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Patent number: 8389035Abstract: The present invention provides a method for imprinting water so as to emit Terahertz radiation and a method for maintaining the freshness of foodstuff with an article containing the imprinted water.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: MCM BioTechnologies, LLCInventors: Cord R. Vollmers, Mark J. Hepp, Manfred Bauer
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Publication number: 20130000081Abstract: A drawing frame (1) is described for drawing a fibre slubbing (14) of a workstation of a textile machine having two roller pairs (2, 3) which are arranged behind one another in the transport direction (A) and in each case contain a drafting roller (4; 6) which can be driven, wherein the first drafting roller (4) in the transport direction (A) is assigned a guide apron (8) which wraps around this drafting roller (4) and a guide table (10) which is arranged between the first (4) and the second (6) drafting roller. It is provided according to the invention that the first drafting roller (4) is mounted in a bearing slide (19) which can be displaced in the transport direction (A), and the second drafting roller (6) is mounted in a bearing block (22), and that the guide table (10) is fixed on the bearing block (22) of the second drafting roller (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AGInventors: Gernot Schäffler, Manfred Bauer
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Patent number: 8075228Abstract: The invention relates to a milling cutter head having a number of blade supports (11) which are inserted in recesses of a base body (10) and have blades (12), wherein each blade support can be axially displaced by a wedge and fixed in the milling cutter head by clamping elements. According to the invention, the blade supports each have a shank which is arranged in a receiving bore of the base body and can be fixed via a centrally (13) located clamping piece (18).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Kennametal Widia Produktions GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Markus Heinloth, Ralf Klötzer, Manfred Bauer, Günther Gnibl, Helmut Klein
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Publication number: 20110063798Abstract: A heat-management system is described for use in a cabinet containing electronic equipment (15) that produces a flow of heated air when in operation. The system comprises: an evaporator (32) positioned in the path of a heated air flow produced by the said equipment, to take up heat therefrom; a condenser (34) positioned above the evaporator in the path of a flow of cooling air, to transfer heat to the ambient air outside the cabinet; and a heat pipe 36 connecting the evaporator directly to the condenser to transport heat from the evaporator to the condenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Friedrich W. Denter, Herbert Anders, Manfred Bauer
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Publication number: 20090097927Abstract: The invention relates to a milling cutter head having a number of blade supports (11) which are inserted in recesses of a base body (10) and have blades (12), wherein each blade support can be axially displaced by means of a wedge (14) and be fixed in the milling cutter head by means of clamping elements. According to the invention, the blade supports each have a shank which is arranged in a receiving bore of the base body and can be fixed via a centrally (13) located clamping piece (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Kennametal Widia Produktions GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Markus Heinloth, Ralf Klotzer, Manfred Bauer, Gunther Gnibl, Helmut Klein
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Patent number: 7402010Abstract: A machine tool for cutting a profile in a rotating workpiece has a body centered having an elongated edge formed with an angularly extending row of seats each having a radially directed seat face and an axially directed seat face. Respective Z-shaped holders in the seats each have an outer part, an inner part parallel thereto, and a flexible middle part transversely connecting the inner and outer parts. Respective fasteners releasably fixing the inner parts to the body against relative movement. Respective cutting are fixed on the outer parts of the holders. An adjustment wedge between one of the seat faces and the respective holder face is displaceable to shift the outer part of the respective holder relative to the body and transversely of the respective one seat face.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2003Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Kennametal Widia GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Manfred Bauer, Reinhold Gesell, Günther Gnibl
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Publication number: 20060002779Abstract: Disclosed is a disk-shaped or strip-shaped tool for cutting machining, particularly for cutting profiles on a workpiece, such as a crankshaft which is moved in a rotating manner during machining. Said tool comprises several cutting inserts (11) which are radially clamped to a tool base holder (10) on the peripheral side or edge side thereof. At least one cutting insert (11) is fixed to a cassette-shaped support (12). Said cassette-shaped support (12) can be displaced in an axial direction in the area of the surface which supports the cutting insert (11) by means of a displacement wedge (13) and/or in a radial direction by means of another displacement wedge (33).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2003Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Manfred Bauer, Reinhold Gesell, Gunther Gnibl
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Publication number: 20020052749Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for converting a first set of elements into a second set of elements, more particularly, to case conversion, e.g., according to the Unicode standard. It exploits a fast translation function provided by a computer system to speed up the conversion process. According to the present invention, the first set of elements is split into a first subset consisting of such elements getting translated to one particular element of said second set and into a second subset consisting of the remaining elements of said first set. A first table is composed in which each element belonging to the first subset is assigned to the respective element of the second set and all elements of said second subset are assigned to an exception handling element. A second table is composed representing rules according to which an exception handling function translates said elements of said second subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Joachim Manfred Bauer