Patents by Inventor Thomas Dobler

Thomas Dobler 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: 20240140763
    Abstract: In a method for a collision-free movement of a crane in a crane lane, a sensor captures a first training data set of raw data during a movement of the crane outside a crane operation in the crane lane. The first training data set is evaluated while teaching a first neural network based on the captured raw data and first training data are determined from the evaluated first training data set. The sensor captures current sensor data during a movement of the crane during the crane operation in the crane lane. The current sensor data is compared with the first training data, and an anomaly is detected between the current sensor data and the first training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: JOHANNES BENKERT, THOMAS DOBLER, JULIAN VOGEL, AXEL WALTHELM
  • Patent number: 11972272
    Abstract: An application server provides an application to client devices. Users of the client devices interact with the application to perform a business process. Data regarding user interactions with the application is transmitted from the client devices to the application server. Based on an analysis of the received data, a bot generation server generates a bot to automate a process step. The bot generation server provides a heatmap user interface (UI) that provides information regarding the process steps. Using the heatmap UI, the administrator selects a process step for automation. In response to the selection, the hot generation server identifies, based on the observed behavior, relationships between input fields, typical values for input fields, typical order of data entry into input fields, or any suitable combination thereof. Based on the identified patterns, the hot generation server generates a bot to automate some or all of the process step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Gregor Berg, Andre Niklas Wenz, Bernhard Hoeppner, Thomas Bodner, Olga Cherepanova, Lasse Steffen, Jan Siebert, David Hennemann, Pascal Schulze, Konstantin Dobler, Kris-Fillip Kahl, Paul Udo Beneke, Philipp Bernhard Hoberg
  • Patent number: 11745987
    Abstract: An image-processing unit, a system, an automatic loading and/or unloading system and a method for detecting a locking device on a movable object, wherein the locking device locks a plurality of movable objects to one other and is arranged in a locking region of the movable object and the movable object is moved via a loading device, where the locking region can be sensed in a sensing region of at least one camera and an image-processing unit evaluates a signal of the camera to detect locking devices in a locking region of a movable object so as to detect locking devices efficiently and reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ralf Gerdhenrichs, Thomas Dobler, Alexander Willhoeft
  • Patent number: 11584622
    Abstract: For the automated loading of a load by a crane system, a camera system of the crane system generates at least one image data stream. The at least one image data stream is analyzed by a computer unit with the assistance of an artificial neural network. On the basis of the analysis, a first marker and a second marker are recognized by the computer unit in respective single images of the at least one image data stream. Positions of the markers are determined, and the load is loaded automatically by a lifting device of the crane system dependent upon the positions of the markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Dobler, Julian Vogel
  • Publication number: 20200391981
    Abstract: For the automated loading of a load by a crane system, a camera system of the crane system generates at least one image data stream. The at least one image data stream is analyzed by a computer unit with the assistance of an artificial neural network. On the basis of the analysis, a first marker and a second marker are recognized by the computer unit in respective single images of the at least one image data stream. Positions of the markers are determined, and the load is loaded automatically by a lifting device of the crane system dependent upon the positions of the markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Dobler, Julian Vogel
  • Publication number: 20200020246
    Abstract: The utility model discloses memorizing and the development of the learning platform with 10 words which are the optimal number to learn. The conscious perception is much less than subconscious perception. For this the system works with both factors. The deepening of knowledge in this way brings great advantages in terms of learning speed and memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Dobler
  • Publication number: 20190367335
    Abstract: An image-processing unit, a system, an automatic loading and/or unloading system and a method for detecting a locking device on a movable object, wherein the locking device locks a plurality of movable objects to one other and is arranged in a locking region of the movable object and the movable object is moved via a loading device, where the locking region can be sensed in a sensing region of at least one camera and an image-processing unit evaluates a signal of the camera to detect locking devices in a locking region of a movable object so as to detect locking devices efficiently and reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ralf GERDHENRICHS, Thomas DOBLER, Alexander Willhoeft
  • Patent number: 8638226
    Abstract: In a method and a device for determining a leak in at least one system component (2.1 through 2.n) and/or a state of a system component (2.1 through 2.n) of a system, at least one section of one or more system components (2.1 through 2.n) is monitored optically. Sound emissions occurring in or on at least one of the system components (2.1 through 2.n) are detected, analyzed and localized, wherein acoustically localized sound emission areas of the affected system component (2.1 through 2.n) are also optically detected and analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Dobler
  • Publication number: 20100328067
    Abstract: In a method and a device for determining a leak in at least one system component (2.1 through 2.n) and/or a state of a system component (2.1 through 2.n) of a system, at least one section of one or more system components (2.1 through 2.n) is monitored optically. Sound emissions occurring in or on at least one of the system components (2.1 through 2.n) are detected, analyzed and localized, wherein acoustically localized sound emission areas of the affected system component (2.1 through 2.n) are also optically detected and analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Dobler
  • Patent number: 6109783
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a high temperature pyrometer 20 which is suitable, in particular, for temperature measurement in a gas turbine. The pyrometer comprises a flexible lightguiding measuring probe 21 with a microlens 22 resistant to high temperatures and with an optic fiber 24 composed of quartz or sapphire, said microlens and said fiber being provided with a gold sheathing 25, 26 and/or a protective capillary 27, 28. The heat radiation is evaluated in a remote detector 32 having measuring electronics 33 connected to it. The pyrometer 20 is distinguished by compactness, high temperature capability, flexibility, versatile installability and high measuring accuracy. The invention also relates to a development of the pyrometer 20 for gas turbines, to a gas turbine with a pyrometer 20 according to the invention, and to a method for monitoring a gas turbine with the aid of a pyrometer 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Dobler, Wolfgang Evers, Ken Haffner
  • Patent number: 4810873
    Abstract: Measurement value signals (S1), for example from a signal transmitter which is located at high-voltage potential, which are transmitted by a signal transmitter (1) with a transmit diode (6) on the high voltage side via an optical waveguide (8) to a signal receiver (9) with a photodiode (10) at ground potential, are subject to an optical signal attenuation along the way. To ensure automatic attenuation compensation both for alternating and for direct voltage measurement signals (S1), a reference direct current (I.sub.REF) is fed back to the transmit diode (6). The transmission system is calibrated before each measurement. During this process, the input of an amplifier (4) of the signal transmitter (1) is connected to reference potential (U0) via a switch (3) and the gain factor of the signal receiver (9) is controlled in such a manner that its output signal (S9) is equal to a predeterminable reference voltage (U.sub.REF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG
    Inventors: Urs Ammann, Thomas Dobler, Martin Maschek, Georg Mastner
  • Patent number: 4639077
    Abstract: A coupling for a light-conducting fiber, including a metal coupling body, a first device for holding a light-conducting fiber disposed in one side of the metal body and, a second device for holding an opto-electronic transmitting element provided in the other side of the metal body. An opto-electronic transmitting element located in a housing is thermally coupled to the coupling body via a metal cap placed on the housing. As a result of this coupling, the thermal loading of the transmitting element is considerably reduced. For purposes of electrical isolation, an insulating layer can be additionally applied between the metal cap and the coupling body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: BBC Brown, Boveri & Company Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Dobler