Patents by Inventor Peter Decker
Peter Decker 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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Patent number: 11929976Abstract: Systems and methods for a virtual network routing gateway that supports address translation for data plane as well as dynamic routing protocols are disclosed herein. The method can include coupling a gateway with a plurality of ports to a network having a plurality of first IP addresses in a private address space, generating a Network Address Translation (“NAT”) function in the gateway, inputting translation information into the NAT function, advertising routes based on the translation information, populating a unified routing table in the gateway based on the plurality of first IP addresses in the private address space and on translated route advertisements, receive an inbound network packet at the gateway, translating an inbound address of the inbound network packet with the NAT function, and delivering the network packet according to the routing table and based on the translated inbound address.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Jagwinder Singh Brar, Myron Decker King, James Cunio Salem, Peter Croft Jones
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Patent number: 11920965Abstract: A method for determining a temperature of a fluid flowing through a pipe section includes: determining a temperature of the pipe section; obtaining a reference temperature at a distance from a surface of the pipe section; determining a heat transfer behaviour, in particular a thermal resistance, of a boundary layer of the fluid on an inner wall of the pipe section based on at least one material property and/or at least one value of a state variable of the fluid; and determining the temperature of the fluid based on the heat transfer behaviour of the boundary layer, a heat transfer behavior, in particular a thermal resistance, of the pipe section, the temperature of the pipe section, and the reference temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joerg Gebhardt, Guruprasad Sosale, Andreas Decker, Wilhelm Daake, Juergen Horstkotte, Peter Ude, Paul Szasz, Ulf Ahrend
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Patent number: 11674502Abstract: A bearing assembly of a rotor of a wind turbine, namely for mounting the rotor in a fixed housing, includes: a plurality of rotor-side axial slide bearing segments, each configured to: engage on the rotor, rotate together with the rotor, and be supported against a sliding surface of the housing; a plurality of housing-side axial slide bearing segments, each configured to: engage on the housing, be fixed together with the housing, and be supported against a first sliding surface of the rotor; and a plurality of housing-side radial slide bearing segments, each configured to: engage on the housing, be fixed together with the housing and be supported against a second sliding surface of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: RENK GMBHInventors: Thorsten Rohrmann, Peter Decker, Lutz Winter, Janina Brencher
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Patent number: 11655852Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding bearing having a first bearing component and a second bearing component, which are arranged such that they can rotate relative to each other in a rotation direction (RR) about a rotation axis (RA), wherein at least two sliding segments (1) are arranged between the first bearing component and the second bearing component, wherein the at least two sliding segments (1) each have a support structure (2) for fixing the sliding segment (1) to the first or second bearing component, and a sliding surface (3) for bringing the sliding segment (1) into sliding contact with the second or first bearing component, wherein the sliding surface (3) has, in the rotation direction (RR), a front leading edge (4) and a rear trailing edge (5), wherein the sliding surface (3) has an oil distribution groove (6), which is arranged directly adjacent to the front leading edge (4), and wherein the sliding segment (1) has a passage opening (7) for supplying the oil distribution groove (6) with oil, wType: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: RENK GMBHInventors: Thorsten Rohrmann, Alexander Unger, Peter Decker
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Patent number: 11635063Abstract: A bearing assembly of a rotor of a wind turbine, for mounting a shaft of the rotor in a fixed housing, wherein the shaft of the rotor is coupled to rotor blades of the rotor via a hub, includes: a plurality of first housing-side axial slide bearing segments engaging on the housing; a plurality of second housing-side axial slide bearing segments; a plurality of first housing-side radial slide bearing segments; and a plurality of second housing-side radial slide bearing segments. An axial distance between the first and second axial sliding surfaces of the rotor defines a bearing length l. The radial sliding surfaces of the rotor on which the first and second radial slide bearing segments are supported, define a bearing diameter d of the bearing assembly, and V?1 applies to a ratio V=l/d between the bearing length l and the bearing diameter d.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: RENK GMBHInventors: Thorsten Rohrmann, Lutz Winter, Janina Brencher, Peter Decker
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Publication number: 20220382276Abstract: Methods for controlling the traveling operation of a self-propelled ground compaction machine with the aid of a control unit which provides travel control signals to a travel drive system of the ground compaction machine. The ground compaction machine may alternatively be operated in an operator mode in which travel specifications specified by an operator via a manually operable input device are transmitted to the control unit and are transmitted by the latter in the form of travel control signals to the travel drive system of the ground compaction machine. A ground compaction machine, in particular a vibratory plate or a trench roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Peter DECKER, Timo LOEW
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Publication number: 20220196069Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding bearing having a first bearing component and a second bearing component, which are arranged such that they can rotate relative to each other in a rotation direction (RR) about a rotation axis (RA), wherein at least two sliding segments (1) are arranged between the first bearing component and the second bearing component, wherein the at least two sliding segments (1) each have a support structure (2) for fixing the sliding segment (1) to the first or second bearing component, and a sliding surface (3) for bringing the sliding segment (1) into sliding contact with the second or first bearing component, wherein the sliding surface (3) has, in the rotation direction (RR), a front leading edge (4) and a rear trailing edge (5), wherein the sliding surface (3) has an oil distribution groove (6), which is arranged directly adjacent to the front leading edge (4), and wherein the sliding segment (1) has a passage opening (7) for supplying the oil distribution groove (6) with oil, wType: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Thorsten ROHRMANN, Alexander UNGER, Peter DECKER
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Patent number: 11346396Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a rotor in a fixed housing includes multiple slide bearing segments, each having a slide bearing body supported against a sliding surface. In the region of each slide bearing segment, the bearing clearance between the respective slide bearing body and the sliding surface is adjustable by an adjustment screw, each adjustment screw having an outer thread via which the screw can be screwed into a recess having an inner thread, each adjustment screw having a groove delimited on both sides by adjustment screw sections. A clamping screw extends through the adjustment screw sections and also through the groove, the adjustment screw sections can be clamped by the clamping screw, whereby each adjustment screw can be secured in the respective recess.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: RENK GMBHInventors: Thorsten Rohrmann, Lutz Winter, Peter Decker
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Publication number: 20210348599Abstract: A bearing assembly of a rotor of a wind turbine, namely for mounting the rotor in a fixed housing, includes: a plurality of rotor-side axial slide bearing segments, each configured to: engage on the rotor, rotate together with the rotor, and be supported against a sliding surface of the housing; a plurality of housing-side axial slide bearing segments, each configured to: engage on the housing, be fixed together with the housing, and be supported against a first sliding surface of the rotor; and a plurality of housing-side radial slide bearing segments, each configured to: engage on the housing, be fixed together with the housing and be supported against a second sliding surface of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Thorsten ROHRMANN, Peter DECKER, Lutz WINTER, Janina BRENCHER
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Publication number: 20210341014Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a rotor in a fixed housing includes multiple slide bearing segments, each having a slide bearing body supported against a sliding surface. In the region of each slide bearing segment, the bearing clearance between the respective slide bearing body and the sliding surface is adjustable by an adjustment screw, each adjustment screw having an outer thread via which the screw can be screwed into a recess having an inner thread, each adjustment screw having a groove delimited on both sides by adjustment screw sections. A clamping screw extends through the adjustment screw sections and also through the groove, the adjustment screw sections can be clamped by the clamping screw, whereby each adjustment screw can be secured in the respective recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Thorsten ROHRMANN, Lutz WINTER, Peter DECKER
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Publication number: 20210246885Abstract: A bearing assembly of a rotor of a wind turbine, for mounting a shaft of the rotor in a fixed housing, wherein the shaft of the rotor is coupled to rotor blades of the rotor via a hub, includes: a plurality of first housing-side axial slide bearing segments engaging on the housing; a plurality of second housing-side axial slide bearing segments; a plurality of first housing-side radial slide bearing segments; and a plurality of second housing-side radial slide bearing segments. An axial distance between the first and second axial sliding surfaces of the rotor defines a bearing length l. The radial sliding surfaces of the rotor on which the first and second radial slide bearing segments are supported, define a bearing diameter d of the bearing assembly, and V?1 applies to a ratio V=l/d between the bearing length l and the bearing diameter d.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Thorsten ROHRMANN, Lutz WINTER, Janina BRENCHER, Peter DECKER
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Patent number: 10584685Abstract: A wind turbine, including a support structure and a thrust bearing having a bearing pad which includes a piston and which is movably connected to the support structure, a spring element which is configured to resiliently support the bearing pad relative to the support structure, wherein a pad portion of the bearing pad and/or the bearing pad itself is configured to tilt and to move translationally relative to the support structure, and wherein a gap is provided between the piston and the support structure. The piston limits the movement of the bearing pad. Thus, reliable and well defined movement limits are provided. Furthermore, a broad spectrum of spring parameters is available since the movement may be restricted by the piston and not necessarily be the spring element.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/SInventors: Janina Brencher, Peter Decker, Niels Karl Frydendal, Troels Kanstrup, Dennis Olesen, Thorsten Rohrmann, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
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Publication number: 20190085832Abstract: A wind turbine, including a support structure and a thrust bearing having a bearing pad which includes a piston and which is movably connected to the support structure, a spring element which is configured to resiliently support the bearing pad relative to the support structure, wherein a pad portion of the bearing pad and/or the bearing pad itself is configured to tilt and to move translationally relative to the support structure, and wherein a gap is provided between the piston and the support structure. The piston limits the movement of the bearing pad. Thus, reliable and well defined movement limits are provided. Furthermore, a broad spectrum of spring parameters is available since the movement may be restricted by the piston and not necessarily be the spring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Janina Brencher, Peter Decker, Niels Karl Frydendal, Troels Kanstrup, Dennis Olesen, Thorsten Rohrmann, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
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Patent number: 9046084Abstract: A swashplate-type pivot bearing, or an axial piston machine that has the swashplate-type pivot bearing, which ensure reliable operation. The swashplate-type pivot bearing for a hydraulic axial piston machine has a housing section, a swashplate section and a multiplicity of rolling bodies. The swashplate section is pivotably mounted in the housing section by the rolling bodies and the rolling bodies are arranged in a full-roller configuration and/or without a cage in at least one rolling body row. The swashplate-type pivot bearing also has at least one follow-up device for follow-up adjustment and/or synchronization of the rolling bodies, which is arranged and/or formed at an end of the rolling body row. The follow-up device is controlled by a slotted guide.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Klaus Becker, Thomas Winkler, Harald Vornehm, Peter Decker
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Patent number: 8998489Abstract: A segment rolling bearing for an axial hydraulic pump, which can be integrated in a simple way. The segment rolling bearing has an outer raceway carrier, an inner raceway carrier, a plurality of rolling bodies, and a cage. The rolling bodies are arranged in the cage such that they roll between the outer raceway carrier and the inner raceway carrier in such a way that the outer raceway carrier can be pivoted about a common pivot axis with respect to the inner raceway carrier. The cage is connected to the inner and/or to the outer raceway carrier directly and captively in at least one connecting region, at least in the radial direction with respect to the common pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Harald Vornehm, Peter Decker, Michael Pausch, Klaus Drescher
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Patent number: 8989787Abstract: A method includes transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network. The transfer of data includes providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code, the code including a telephone number of the mobile station as hidden information, receiving the code in the mobile station in a first user message where the first user message is a short message service message, and interpreting the code in the mobile station to cause the mobile station to display information corresponding to the page on the Internet on the mobile station, wherein the information to be displayed on the mobile station does not include the hidden information.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Seppo Alanara, Pekka Isomursu, Juhani Miettunen, Mikko Lietsalmi, Kalevi Kaartinen, Peter Decker, Arto Lehtonen, Pete Pihko, Teemu Tarnanen, Hannu H. Kari, Jari Maenpaa, Petri Nykanen, Mikko Terho, Patrik Gustafsson
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Patent number: 8616980Abstract: A method and a device for simplifying the forming of game parties in wireless communication networks is provided. A game directory is generated comprising all available (multi-player) games on a mobile device and exchanging said information between different gaming devices. Said game directory is generated by querying a memory accessible by said electronic gaming device for electronic games available for execution on, and generating a game directory having entries for each electronic game which is determined. Said game directory is then exchanged to visualize all available games to all potential game partners.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Wolfgang Theimer, Peter Decker, Axel Meyer, Karsten Lehn, Olaf Joeressen, Tomi Huttula
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Publication number: 20120270659Abstract: A method and a device for simplifying the forming of game parties in wireless communication networks is provided. A game directory is generated comprising all available (multi-player) games on a mobile device and exchanging said information between different gaming devices. Said game directory is generated by querying a memory accessible by said electronic gaming device for electronic games available for execution on, and generating a game directory having entries for each electronic game which is determined. Said game directory is then exchanged to visualize all available games to all potential game partners.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Wolfgang Theimer, Peter Decker, Axel Meyer, Karsten Lehn, Olaf Joeressen, Tomi Huttula
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Publication number: 20120258745Abstract: A method includes transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network. The transfer of data includes providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code, the code including a telephone number of the mobile station as hidden information, receiving the code in the mobile station in a first user message where the first user message is a short message service message, and interpreting the code in the mobile station to cause the mobile station to display information corresponding to the page on the Internet on the mobile station, wherein the information to be displayed on the mobile station does not include the hidden information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Seppo Alanara, Pekka Isomursu, Juhani Miettunen, Mikko Lietsalmi, Kalevi Kaartinen, Peter Decker, Arto Lehtonen, Pete Pihko, Teemu Tarnanen, Hannu H. Kari, Jari Maenpaa, Petri Nykanen, Mikko Terho, Patrik Gustafsson
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Patent number: 8229485Abstract: A method includes transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network. The transfer of data includes providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code, the code including a telephone number of the mobile station as hidden information, receiving the code in the mobile station in a first user message where the first user message is a short message service message, and interpreting the code in the mobile station to cause the mobile station to display information corresponding to the page on the Internet on the mobile station, wherein the information to be displayed on the mobile station does not include the hidden information.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Seppo Alanara, Pekka Isomursu, Juhani Miettunen, Mikko Lietsalmi, Kalevi Kaartinen, Peter Decker, Arto Lehtonen, Pete Pihko, Teemu Tarnanen, Hannu H. Kari, Jari Maenpaa, Petri Nykanen, Mikko Terho, Patrik Gustafsson