Patents by Inventor Stefan Schneider

Stefan Schneider 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: 20190392582
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a medical imaging device when performing an imaging examination. In order to allow an improved preparation of images in the context of such an imaging examination, the method includes: providing an original image of a body region; recording an updated image of the body region; and generating a three-dimensional subsequent image from the original image and from the updated image using a previously trained artificial neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Gemmel, Gerhard Kleinszig, Björn Kreher, Holger Kunze, Jessica Magaraggia, Stefan Schneider, Markus Weiten
  • Publication number: 20190352617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a polyomavirus or polyomavirus-derived virus-like particle (VLP) carrying on its surface at least one targeting molecule that binds to a cell of interest, the method comprising the step of contacting the polyomavirus or polyomavirus-derived VLP with (i) the targeting molecule, wherein the at least one targeting molecule is glycosylated with at least one glycosyl residue that is recognised by the polyomavirus or polyomavirus-derived VLP; or (ii) a first interaction molecule, wherein the first interaction molecule is glycosylated with at least one glycosyl residue that is recognised by the polyomavirus or polyomavirus-derived VLP; and the at least one targeting molecule, wherein the at least one targeting molecule is conjugated to a second interaction molecule capable of interacting with the first interaction molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jens Gruber, Stefan Schneider, Ellen Eckermann-Felkl, Alina Mosblech, Arnd Steuernagel, Dennis Wegener, Julian Plaga
  • Publication number: 20190351945
    Abstract: A chassis for a motor vehicle includes a longitudinal axis, at least one longitudinal member, and a front bumper fastened to the longitudinal member. The front bumper includes a region protruding over the longitudinal member in the lateral direction (y-direction). The chassis includes a support which has a transverse limb and a longitudinal limb. The longitudinal member has an outer face and the support is fastened at the transverse limb to the outer face of the longitudinal member. The transverse limb extends laterally to the outer face. The longitudinal limb adjoins the transverse limb laterally on the outside and extends in the longitudinal direction away from the front bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Schneider, Dominik Mueller, Marius Sawatzki, Daniel Meckenstock
  • Publication number: 20190264676
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for vibration compensation in a piston compressor, the piston compressor of which is driven by means of a crankshaft by a three-phase motor controlled by a frequency converter, wherein the current position the crankshaft of the piston compressor is determined, and based on this the frequency converter, a torque (MM) for the three-phase motor is predetermined, which torque follows the load torque (ML) of the piston compressor in order to reduce the vibration stimulation of the entire piston compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas MERKEL, Michael HARTL, Stefan SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20190176891
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (10) having a passenger compartment (12) and a front compartment (13) arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis (X) in front of the passenger compartment (12) is provided. Here, the passenger compartment (12) is surrounded by a body (14) comprising a slope (16). In the front compartment (13), an auxiliary frame (17) is arranged. As claimed in the disclosure, a spacing (22) is formed between the auxiliary frame (17) and the slope (16) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (X) and a spacer piece (19) is arranged in this spacing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marius Sawatzki, Dominik Mueller, Stefan Schneider, Daniel Meckenstock
  • Patent number: 10305679
    Abstract: A method for implementing a communication between at least two control units, and a control unit interconnection for implementing the method are provided. An electronic hardware security module is provided in each control unit, the communication taking place via an additional communications link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Quirant, Andreas Soenkens, Thomas Kuhn, Stefan Schneider
  • Patent number: 10266355
    Abstract: An apparatus for singling sheet goods which comprises a suction device with a stator and a rotor movable relative to the stator. The stator has at least one first opening and the rotor at least one second opening which overlap upon a rotation of the rotor and thereby define an opening area with a first end and a second end. The opening area extends starting from the first end up to the second end, wherein a section of the opening area between the first end and the second end forms a suction area in which sheet goods to be singled can be sucked by the suction device. The first end of the opening area is arranged spaced from the suction area so that arising noise can be dampened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Stefan Schneider
  • Patent number: 10231685
    Abstract: A method operates an x-ray system for examining an object. In order to optimize the operation of an x-ray system, in particular the dose regulation and/or the image processing, the following method steps are performed. Radiation is passed through the object to be examined and a number of fluoroscopic images of the object are generated. A relevant image region of a fluoroscopic image is selected by a user of the x-ray system. An image-based dose regulation of the radiation dose used for passing radiation through the object is carried out using the selected image region and/or image processing is carried out using the selected image region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Bialkowski, Bernhard Geiger, Stefan Schneider, Jan Steinbrener
  • Publication number: 20190064330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a functional impairment of a laser scanner (2) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a laser beam (12) of the laser scanner (2) is transmitted through a protective screen (6) of the laser scanner (2) into a surrounding area (4) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein an echo (16) of the transmitted laser beam (12) at least partially reflected at the protective screen (6) is received by a reception unit (9) of the laser scanner (2) with an intensity value (19), and the functional impairment of the laser scanner (2) is detected if the intensity value (19) is different from a reference intensity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20180372226
    Abstract: An arrangement for shaft sealing and to a method for monitoring the sealing of the shaft seal are provided. The arrangement includes a rotating slide ring and a stationary slide ring, with a sealing gap having a lubricating film therebetween. The arrangement includes at least one sound transducer for generating and/or receiving exciting sound waves in the form of Lamb Rayleigh waves in at least one slide ring. The signals of the sound transducer are evaluated by an evaluation unit to determine the condition of the lubricating film in the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Maximilian HAUSKE, Tina WEINBERGER, Christoph BRUECKNER, Jurij ROOT, Stefan SCHNEIDER, Imannuel ROSSTEUTSCHER
  • Patent number: 10138080
    Abstract: An apparatus for the continuous singling of stacks of loose sheet goods comprises a singler for singling stacks of loose sheet goods and a feeding device having two feeding elements, moving stacks of loose sheet goods to be singled into a position where sheet goods are grasped by the singler and transferred to a transport system, and an area for receiving sheet goods to be singled with first and second subareas. The first and second subareas border each other, and the second subarea forms an input area for the sheet goods. The first feeding element moves within the total area, between the first and third positions, and forms an end position, at least, however, in the first subarea, between a second one and the third position. A monitoring device is provided for the first subarea for ascertaining bank notes in the first subarea underneath the first feeding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Schneider, Roland Kopp
  • Publication number: 20180318980
    Abstract: A grinding machine for grinding of workpieces with an internal profile, having a grinding arm in which at least one grinding wheel is supported for grinding of the profile of the workpiece and a reception which is arranged at the grinding machine for holding the grinding arm. To facilitate the change of the grinding arm and thereby nevertheless to ensure a precise position of the same relatively to the reception the invention proposes that the grinding arm comprises at least two clamping pins being spaced apart from another and that the reception comprises two corresponding recesses for the reception of the clamping pins, wherein in the reception locking means are arranged by which the clamping pins can be locked in the recesses so that the grinding arm is detachably fixed in a defined position relatively to the reception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan KRAMER, Stefan SCHNEIDER, Heike HEMPEL
  • Patent number: 10086259
    Abstract: An unused card sorting and recovering apparatus includes a card input device, a card sensing device, a card sorting device, and a card disposing device. The apparatus further includes a plurality of pockets, each of the plurality of pockets configured to hold one or more cards. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to, for each of a plurality of cards, determine an identity of the card, determine whether at least one pocket of the plurality of pockets is missing the card from a complete deck based on the identity of the card, instruct the card sorting device to distribute the card to a pocket of the at least one pocket of the plurality of pockets that is missing the card, or instruct the card sorting device to distribute the card to a holding device. The apparatus further comprises a resetting device configured to reset specific pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Schmidt, Stefan Schneider, James Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20180236992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a system for putting into service a brake system having specified approval prerequisites, in particular wherein the brake system is a pneumatic and/or hydraulic braking system, in particular a pneumatic and/or hydraulic braking system of a rail vehicle, wherein the control data set for the brake system is set on the basis of a real reference operation and a virtual test operation in such a way that the specified approval prerequisites are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Torsten GRUNWALD, Stefan AURICH, Stefan SCHNEIDER, Frank GÜNTHER, Matthias KROPP
  • Publication number: 20180222740
    Abstract: A wine dispenser is disclosed that protects unpoured wine from oxidation due to exposure to air within the dispenser. The dispenser includes a dispenser body having a piston disposed within, the piston being of a weight so as to move toward the dispensing end of the dispenser body when the dispenser is tilted downward, causing wine to be dispensed via a dispensing assembly. The dispensing assembly includes a lid having a wine flow channel that provides a path for wine to flow out of the dispenser body, and a unidirectional flow valve that is biased in a closed air-tight state to prevent air from entering the dispenser body via the wine flow channel, unless the unidirectional flow valve is forced into an open state, thereby allowing wine to flow out from the dispenser body via the wine flow channel, and then out of the dispenser via a pouring neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Harald George Tomesch, Markus Stefan Schneider, Ralph Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10041486
    Abstract: A crank drive arrangement of a piston compressor with a rolling bearing arranged on a crank pin of a crank shaft and to which a connecting rod is attached via an intermediate ring which interacts with apparatus for securing against rotation in relation to the connecting rod, wherein the apparatus for securing against rotation have a pin arrangement fastened in a play-free manner in the connecting rod by a thread and which comes into engagement in an interlocking manner in the intermediate ring via a play-exhibiting fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hartl, Stefan Schneider
  • Patent number: 10025954
    Abstract: A method for operating a control unit, such a control unit, and an electronic hardware security module are provided. A manipulation of a main computer unit is detected by the electronic hardware security module, and a check takes place whether reprogramming is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Emele, Thomas Keller, Andreas Soenkens, Stefan Schneider
  • Patent number: 10017341
    Abstract: In a bank-note processing machine, bank notes are guided through between two components of a checking device by means of a transport band. The transport band is led away at least partly from the checking device by means of deflection rollers to enable a better check of the bank notes and a trouble-free transport of the bank notes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Domke, Hendrik Derks, Alfred Schmidt, Dieter Stein, Stefan Schneider, Marcus Schmeisser
  • Publication number: 20180162666
    Abstract: An apparatus for the continuous singling of stacks of loose sheet goods comprises a singler for singling stacks of loose sheet goods and a feeding device having two feeding elements, moving stacks of loose sheet goods to be singled into a position where sheet goods are grasped by the singler and transferred to a transport system, and an area for receiving sheet goods to be singled with first and second subareas. The first and second subareas border each other, and the second subarea forms an input area for the sheet goods. The first feeding element moves within the total area, between the first and third positions, and forms an end position, at least, however, in the first subarea, between a second one and the third position. A monitoring device is provided for the first subarea for ascertaining bank notes in the first subarea underneath the first feeding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan SCHNEIDER, Roland KOPP
  • Publication number: 20180164229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reconstructing a parameter of a lithographic process. The method comprises the step of designing a preconditioner suitable for an input system comprising the difference of a first matrix and a second matrix, the first matrix being arranged to have a multi-level structure of at least three levels whereby at least two of said levels comprise a Toeplitz structure. One such preconditioner is a block-diagonal matrix comprising a BTTB structure generated from a matrix-valued inverse generating function. A second such preconditioner is determined from an approximate decomposition of said first matrix into one or more Kronecker products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Maxim Pisarenco, Frank Stefan Schneider, Markus Gerardus Martinus Maria Van Kraaij, Martijn Constant Van Beurden