Patents by Inventor Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank 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: 20160139736
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting graphical user interfaces comprising multiple components interrelated such that inputs received in one component of a graphical user interface render automatic and corresponding updates for another component of the graphical user interface. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of presenting a graphical user interface; and receiving user input of one or more parameters, the graphical user interface including a calendar portion and an associated graphical portion, the calendar portion comprising a date box for each date in a range of dates, and the graphical portion specifying non-date parameters for trips beginning on each date of the range of dates. A change in the calendar portion of the graphical user interface automatically renders a corresponding change in the graphical portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Frank, Rodney S. Daughtrey
  • Publication number: 20160117617
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining alternative travel itineraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Leslie Peters, Nick Ning, Yi Wang, Gerhard Wetzel, Stefan Frank, Jose Antonio Martinez
  • Publication number: 20160117619
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining alternative travel itineraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Nick Ning, Stephen Leslie Peters, Yi Wang, Gerhard Wetzel, Stefan Frank, Jose Antonio Martinez
  • Patent number: 9065836
    Abstract: In one aspect a machine-implemented method is provided including receiving a request from a user to share content associated with the user with a second user, the content belonging to a specific content space, wherein content belonging to the content space is categorized into two or more content categories by the system, providing a set of system-defined roles associated with the content space to the user for selection, each role being pre-associated with one or more rules defining which of the two or more content categories are accessible by user associated with the role, receiving a selection by the user of a role of the plurality of system-defined roles provided to the user to assign to the second user, associating the role with the second user in response to receiving the selection and providing the second user with access to the content according to the one or more pre-associated rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Frank, Rani Manoharan
  • Publication number: 20150163256
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving user input specifying trip parameters for organizing a trip for a travel group, the trip parameters including a trip duration, trip category, and a social group; providing, to each member of the travel group, data identifying potential time periods and potential trip destinations, the potential trip destinations having been identified based in part on the specified trip duration and trip category; receiving, from one or more members of the travel group, selections specifying one or more time periods and one or more trip destinations; determining, based on the received selections, a particular time period and a particular trip destination for a trip; and generating, for one or more members of the travel group, a respective trip itinerary for the trip at the particular time period and to the particular trip destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Stefan FRANK
  • Patent number: 8756109
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing travel suggestions. In one aspect, a method includes the action of providing a travel search interface, the travel search interface including one or more travel parameters and a suggestion of one or more people to visit from among a specified collection of individuals; receiving a user selection of a suggested person; providing one or more date range and price combinations for traveling to a city associated with the selected suggested person; and generating a travel itinerary for the selected travel date range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Frank, Rodney S. Daughtrey
  • Patent number: 8678967
    Abstract: A power split gearbox, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a mechanical power branch and a hydrostatic power branch. The mechanical power branch and hydrostatic power branch, in a parallel arrangement with respect to one another, are in contact with a common drive shaft. The branched power from the mechanical power branch and hydrostatic power branch are combined in a gear drive arranged on an end side. The mechanical power branch has two planetary gear sets with sun gears, planet gears and internal gears. A clutch is arranged on a side of one of the two planetary gear sets. An internal gear is connected to a sun gear shaft by the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Reimann, Alexander Baar, Andreas Meise, Stefan Frank, Manuel Matalla
  • Patent number: 8682996
    Abstract: Apparatus for handling received messages, the apparatus comprising: a communication-interface controller operable on behalf of a processor to intercept and screen received messages on the fly portion-by-portion during reception, and to submit those messages determined to have passed such screening to the processor for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Stefan Frank, Wolf Fronauer, Uwe Moslehner, Markus Heigl, Andre Marth, Martin Feuerstack-Raible
  • Publication number: 20130309455
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lining element is provided. The method comprises laying a textile membrane onto a positive molding tool, applying first fibers and a matrix material onto at least one first region of the textile membrane for creating a semi-finished product of a framework supported textile, providing at least one sealing element along outer edges of the molding tool, covering the textile membrane and the at least one sealing element in an air tight manner by a covering means, evacuating the space between the molding tool and the covering means and curing the matrix material by heating the semi-finished product. Thereby, a lining element with a low weight and at the same time a sufficient directional stability is provided that furthermore allows to easily recycle the components of the lining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan FRANK, Tina JOERN
  • Publication number: 20130225351
    Abstract: A power split gearbox, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a mechanical power branch and a hydrostatic power branch. The mechanical power branch and hydrostatic power branch, in a parallel arrangement with respect to one another, are in contact with a common drive shaft. The branched power from the mechanical power branch and hydrostatic power branch are combined in a gear drive arranged on an end side. The mechanical power branch has two planetary gear sets with sun gears, planet gears and internal gears. A clutch is arranged on a side of one of the two planetary gear sets. An internal gear is connected to a sun gear shaft by the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Reimann, Alexander Baar, Andreas Meise, Stefan Frank, Manuel Matalla
  • Patent number: 8454467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power split transmission for a motor vehicle, having a mechanical and a hydrostatic power branch (3, 4) disposed parallel to each other and contacting a mutual drive shaft (1), wherein the hydrostatic power branch (4) consists of a hydro motor (6) coupled to a hydro pump (5) and is connected to the drive shaft (1) via a gear stage (7), wherein the branched power from the mechanical and hydrostatic power branch (3, 4) can be combined into a gear drive (13) disposed on the face side, said gear drive being subsequently connected to a drive shaft (2), wherein the mechanical power branch (3) further consists of two planetary gears (8, 9) having sun gears (10, 12), planetary gears (16, 17), and hollow gears (21, 22), wherein the sun gear (10) of the first planetary gear transmission (8) is placed directly on the drive shaft (1) while the sun gear (12) of the second planetary gear transmission (9) is in contact with the gear drive (13) via a sun shaft (11), and wherein the planetar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Meise, Jan-Hendrik Jansen, Stefan Frank, Manuel Matalla
  • Patent number: 8407099
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing travel suggestions. In one aspect, a method includes the action of providing a travel search interface, the travel search interface including one or more travel parameters and a suggestion of one or more people to visit from among a specified collection of individuals; receiving a user selection of a suggested person; providing one or more date range and price combinations for traveling to a city associated with the selected suggested person; and generating a travel itinerary for the selected travel date range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Frank, Rodney Daughtrey
  • Publication number: 20110131284
    Abstract: Apparatus for handling received messages, the apparatus comprising: a communication-interface controller operable on behalf of a processor to intercept and screen received messages on the fly portion-by-portion during reception, and to submit those messages determined to have passed such screening to the processor for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
    Inventors: DIRK FISCHER, Stefan Frank, Wolf Fronauer, Uwe Moslehner, Markus Heigl, Andre Marth, Martin Feuerstack-Raible
  • Publication number: 20110118073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power split transmission for a motor vehicle, having a mechanical and a hydrostatic power branch (3, 4) disposed parallel to each other and contacting a mutual drive shaft (1), wherein the hydrostatic power branch (4) consists of a hydro motor (6) coupled to a hydro pump (5) and is connected to the drive shaft (1) via a gear stage (7), wherein the branched power from the mechanical and hydrostatic power branch (3, 4) can be combined into a gear drive (13) disposed on the face side, said gear drive being subsequently connected to a drive shaft (2), wherein the mechanical power branch (3) further consists of two planetary gears (8, 9) having sun gears (10, 12), planetary gears (16, 17), and hollow gears (21, 22), wherein the sun gear (10) of the first planetary gear transmission (8) is placed directly on the drive shaft (1) while the sun gear (12) of the second planetary gear transmission (9) is in contact with the gear drive (13) via a sun shaft (11), and wherein the planetar
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Meise, Jan-Hendrik Jansen, Stefan Frank, Manuel Matalla
  • Patent number: 6494356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stapler comprising a base part (14) and a staple magazine (22) which is situated on a bracket of the base part (14) and which can pivot around a cross axis (16) in a limited manner. The stapler also comprises a spring-supported stable slide (28) which is guided to the head part (20) of the staple magazine in a sliding direction of said staple magazine. The invention device has a cap part (32) which carries a driver (30) that engages in the head part of the staple magazine. The cap part forms or comprises a limited manner. In order to refill the stapler with staples, the invention provides that the staple magazine (22) is connected to the base part (14) in a displaceably fixed manner, whereas the cap part (32) can be displace together with the magazine covering (34) along a slide guide with regard to the staple magazine (22) on the base part (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Frank, Martin Decker, Brigitte Radu, Horst Pfründer, Gerhard Sieghart, Theodor Pflugfelder, Reiner Jüstel, Walter Ohnmacht-Bezler, Peter Schwalk, Günther Lehleiter, Thomas Schmaus, Stefan Labonde