Patents by Inventor Michael Batz

Michael Batz 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: 11910455
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to provide sponsored data to a user equipment in a mobile network environment. For example, techniques provided herein may provide for the ability to enhance sponsored data connectivity by enabling a mobile network to facilitate sponsorship of a network slice as part of sponsored data connectivity in which the network slice can provide traffic flow specific Service Level Agreement (SLA) connectivity and treatment. In one example, a method is provided that includes determining, via a first session of a user equipment (UE), that the UE seeks to access content in which financial sponsorship for accessing the content by the UE is to be provided by a sponsoring entity in which the first session involves a first network slice and enabling the UE to establish a second session to access the content in which the second session involves a second network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Vimal Srivastava, Srinath Gundavelli, Robert Michael Batz
  • Publication number: 20240057183
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to provide sponsored data to a user equipment in a mobile network environment. For example, techniques provided herein may provide for the ability to enhance sponsored data connectivity by enabling a mobile network to facilitate sponsorship of a network slice as part of sponsored data connectivity in which the network slice can provide traffic flow specific Service Level Agreement (SLA) connectivity and treatment. In one example, a method is provided that includes determining, via a first session of a user equipment (UE), that the UE seeks to access content in which financial sponsorship for accessing the content by the UE is to be provided by a sponsoring entity in which the first session involves a first network slice and enabling the UE to establish a second session to access the content in which the second session involves a second network slice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Vimal Srivastava, Srinath Gundavelli, Robert Michael Batz
  • Patent number: 11128988
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a mobility node (e.g. an SMF) may receive a message which indicates a request for creating a session for a user equipment (UE). A user plane function (UPF) instance for the session may be selected based on a set of parameters. The set of parameters may include one or more location(s) of one or more multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources and applications of interest for the UE. Location data associated with the MEC resources and applications may be determined from server addresses obtained from UPF processing of domain name server (DNS) queries associated with the applications. In preferred implementations, the server addresses are client subnet location-dependent server addresses obtained from client subnet-based DNS queries. The server addresses or location data derived therefrom may be regularly submitted to the SMF for improved UPF selection based on locations of MEC resources and applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Stammers, Robert Michael Batz
  • Publication number: 20200280822
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a mobility node (e.g. an SMF) may receive a message which indicates a request for creating a session for a user equipment (UE). A user plane function (UPF) instance for the session may be selected based on a set of parameters. The set of parameters may include one or more location(s) of one or more multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources and applications of interest for the UE. Location data associated with the MEC resources and applications may be determined from server addresses obtained from UPF processing of domain name server (DNS) queries associated with the applications. In preferred implementations, the server addresses are client subnet location-dependent server addresses obtained from client subnet-based DNS queries. The server addresses or location data derived therefrom may be regularly submitted to the SMF for improved UPF selection based on locations of MEC resources and applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Stammers, Robert Michael Batz
  • Patent number: 10708716
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a mobility node (e.g. an SMF) may receive a message which indicates a request for creating a session for a user equipment (UE). A user plane function (UPF) instance for the session may be selected based on a set of parameters. The set of parameters may include one or more location(s) of one or more multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources and applications of interest for the UE. Location data associated with the MEC resources and applications may be determined from server addresses obtained from UPF processing of domain name server (DNS) queries associated with the applications. In preferred implementations, the server addresses are client subnet location-dependent server addresses obtained from client subnet-based DNS queries. The server addresses or location data derived therefrom may be regularly submitted to the SMF for improved UPF selection based on locations of MEC resources and applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Stammers, Robert Michael Batz
  • Publication number: 20200120446
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a mobility node (e.g. an SMF) may receive a message which indicates a request for creating a session for a user equipment (UE). A user plane function (UPF) instance for the session may be selected based on a set of parameters. The set of parameters may include one or more location(s) of one or more multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources and applications of interest for the UE. Location data associated with the MEC resources and applications may be determined from server addresses obtained from UPF processing of domain name server (DNS) queries associated with the applications. In preferred implementations, the server addresses are client subnet location-dependent server addresses obtained from client subnet-based DNS queries. The server addresses or location data derived therefrom may be regularly submitted to the SMF for improved UPF selection based on locations of MEC resources and applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy Peter STAMMERS, Robert Michael BATZ
  • Patent number: 7157063
    Abstract: Process wherein the vanadium present in the chromium ore chromite is recovered as vanadium pentoxide during the course of the fusion of the chromium ore with alkali and its work-up to produce sodium chromate solution and sodium dichromate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Weber, Hans-Dieter Block, Michael Batz, Jost Halstenberg, Michael Lumm, Roland-Luiz Roth, Dawie Van Der Merre
  • Publication number: 20040045834
    Abstract: Process for recovering the vanadium present in the chromium ore chromite, as vanadium pentoxide, as a by-product from the vanadium-containing sodium chromate solution produced in the process of preparing sodium chromate and sodium dichromate from said ore, by precipitation of calcium vanadate from the sodium chromate solution, treatment of the precipitate with water and sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, carbon dioxide or sodium carbonate and carbon dioxide, to precipitate calcium carbonate and electrolysis of the solution remaining after separation of the calcium carbonate precipitate, to produce vanadium pentoxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Weber, Hans-Dieter Block, Michael Batz
  • Publication number: 20040026330
    Abstract: Process wherein the vanadium present in the chromium ore chromite is recovered as vanadium pentoxide during the course of the fusion of the chromium ore with alkali and its work-up to produce sodium chromate solution and sodium dichromate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Weber, Hans-Dieter Block, Michael Batz, Jost Halstenberg, Michael Lumm, Roland-Luiz Roth, Dawie Van Der Merre
  • Patent number: 6673329
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for preparing fluorosulfonic acid having low contents of low-boiling compounds in which hydrogen fluoride and sulfur trioxide are combined in stoichiometric amounts in a reaction vessel or by means of a reaction nozzle, the hot, gaseous fluorosulfonic acid that is formed is fed directly into a distillation column, and the fluorosulfonic acid is taken off at the bottom of the column or in the stripping section of the distillation column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Bulan, Michael Batz, Dieter Heinz, Kasper Hallenberger
  • Publication number: 20030219367
    Abstract: A process for recovering the vanadium present in the chromium ore chromite. as ammonium metavanadate, as a by-product of the fusion of the chromium ore with alkali and its work-up to produce sodium chromate solution and sodium dichromate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Weber, Hans-Dieter Block, Michael Batz
  • Publication number: 20020001562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for preparing fluorosulfonic acid having low contents of low-boiling compounds in which hydrogen fluoride and sulfur trioxide are combined in stoichiometric amounts in a reaction vessel or by means of a reaction nozzle, the hot, gaseous fluorosulfonic acid that is formed is fed directly into a distillation column, and the fluorosulfonic acid is taken off at the bottom of the column or in the stripping section of the distillation column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Andreas Bulan, Michael Batz, Dieter Heinz, Kaspar Hallenberger
  • Patent number: 5667759
    Abstract: A method for the decomposition of chromium ore in a directly heated revolving tube is described, in which oxygen-containing gases are introduced into the revolving tube by means of below-bed nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Bellinghausen, Heinrich Helker, Paul Strehlow, Hans-Heinrich Moretto, Bernhard Spreckelmeyer, Norbert Lonhoff, Michael Batz, Rainer Weber, Hans Rinkes, Hans-Dieter Block, Uwe Arndt
  • Patent number: 5505918
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing alkali chromates by the reacting of chromium ore with alkali compounds and oxidation in an atmosphere containing at least 50% oxygen is described, in which the mixture consisting of chromium ore, alkali compound and optionally leaning materials is heated in a first stage in an atmosphere containing not more than 5 vol. % oxygen to a temperature between 1000.degree. and 1 400.degree. C., and in a second stage is oxidized at a lower temperature of 900.degree. to 1 070.degree. C. with supply of an atmosphere containing at least 50% oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Uwe Arndt, Michael Batz, Rainer Bellinghausen, Hans-Dieter Block, Heinrich Helker, Norbert Lonhoff, Hans-Heinrich Moretto, Hans-Georg Nieder-Vahrenholz, Hans Rinkes, Bernhard Spreckelmeyer, Rainer Weber
  • Patent number: 5484511
    Abstract: A process for the removal of organic impurities and dissolved salts from hydrazine hydrate and aqueous solutions thereof by distillation of the hydrazine hydrate under reduced pressure, passing the hydrazine hydrate vapor through an adsorbent, and condensing the vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ohlendorf, Michael Batz, Hans-Heinrich Moretto, Peter Schmidt, Gerhard Jonas
  • Patent number: D848143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TBC Construction Products, LLC
    Inventors: James Touchstone, Michael Batz, Christopher Markcus Cooke