Patents by Inventor Thomas Hoffmann

Thomas Hoffmann 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: 11951668
    Abstract: A method and device for producing a monoaxially or biaxially stretched plastic film are disclosed in which in the intermediate space (Z) tapering in a wedge shape to the contact line between the melt film or plastic film and the roller jacket spaced apart therefrom or the roller surface spaced apart therefrom of the cooling roller, at least one device for preventing precipitation of condensate (K) in the intermediate space (Z) is used and is designed such that precipitation of condensate (a) on the underside of the melt film or plastic film facing the roller jacket (9) or on the roller jacket of the cooling roller is prevented, and/or a condensate (K) which has precipitated there evaporates or vaporises, and/or condensate disposed in the intermediate space is transported away, suctioned off, or blown out and/or runs out to the side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BRUCKNER MASCHINENBAU GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Knoche, Maximilian Armbruster, Andreas Hoffmann, Sebastian Frass, Heiko Krippner, Steffen Kuhnigk
  • Publication number: 20240105617
    Abstract: Various structures that implement topside metal routing and backside metal routing in combination with vertical transistors are disclosed. The various structures include a building block cell with a metal contact layer between the backside metal routing and the vertical transistors. Various connections can be made within the building block cell to form more complex structures such as, but not limited to, inverter devices, NAND devices, and MUX (multiplexer) devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Xin Miao, Praveen Raghavan, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20240105727
    Abstract: Various structures that implement topside metal routing and backside metal routing in combination with vertical transistors are disclosed. The various structures include cells that form inverter devices, NAND devices, and MUX (multiplexer) devices. The disclosed cells include two or four vertical transistors with various connections made to the transistors that include either connected gate logic for inverter and NAND devices or disconnected gate logic for MUX devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Xin Miao, Praveen Raghavan, Thomas Hoffmann, Saurabh P. Sinha
  • Publication number: 20240089719
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for integrated building operations management. Nodes in the sensor network can be configured to interface with a building control system to exchange sensor-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Senseware, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann, Nathan A. Sacks
  • Publication number: 20240085779
    Abstract: A method for qualifying a mask for use in lithography is proposed. The method includes the following steps: a provision of an apparatus for qualifying a mask, the apparatus comprising an optical system and an evaluation and control device; a detection of at least one first phase difference of light at the mask by use of the optical system and the evaluation and control device; loading the mask; detecting at least one second phase difference of light at the mask by use of the optical system and the evaluation and control device; and implementing a comparison of the first phase difference with the second phase difference by use of the evaluation and control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Renzo Capelli, Markus Koch, Tim Helbig, Sandro Hoffmann, Thomas Niederhausen, Grizelda Kersteen, Andreas Verch
  • Publication number: 20240075179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical unit (12) and to a method for operating a pharmaceutical unit (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Albrecht Kühnle, Benjamin Hoffmann, Thomas Kosian
  • Publication number: 20240066164
    Abstract: The invention relates to an isolator (10) for processing medical substances and a method for decontamination of an isolator (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Hoffmann, Albrecht Kühnle, Thomas Kosian
  • Patent number: 11916583
    Abstract: A supply system for at least one orthopedic technology component, which has at least one electronic and/or electrical device and has a supply connection and/or a radio device for receiving data and/or electrical energy. The supply system also includes a holder for the orthopedic technology component, which has a supply device, and which is compatible with the supply connection and/or the radio device, for supplying the orthopedic technology component with data and/or energy. The invention further relates to a system consisting of a supply system and an orthopedic technology device, and to a method for supplying the system with data and/or energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Pappe, Andreas Weigl-Pollack, Erik Albrecht-Laatsch, Michael Nolte, Robert Hoffmann, Robert Kaitan, Luis Sagmeister, Thomas Pauser, Andreas Schramel
  • Publication number: 20240047353
    Abstract: Multi-die structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a multi-die structure includes a first die, a second die, and die-to-die routing connecting the first die to the second die. The die-to-die interconnection may be monolithically integrated as a chip-level die-to-die routing, or external package-level die-to-die routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Sanjay Dabral, Jun Zhai, Jung-Cheng Yeh, Kunzhong Hu, Raymundo Camenforte, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20240007348
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for configuring a node in a sensor network. A sensor service can enable sensor applications to customize the collection and processing of sensor data from a monitoring location. In one embodiment, sensor applications can customize the operation of nodes in the sensor network via a sensor data control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Julien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11862557
    Abstract: Multi-die structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a multi-die structure includes a first die, a second die, and die-to-die routing connecting the first die to the second die. The die-to-die interconnection may be monolithically integrated as a chip-level die-to-die routing, or external package-level die-to-die routing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay Dabral, Jun Zhai, Jung-Cheng Yeh, Kunzhong Hu, Raymundo Camenforte, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20230409797
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for placing cells in an integrated circuit are described. In various embodiments, an integrated circuit is divided into many partitions. In a first set of partitions susceptible to transistor latch-up, the many transistor gate stripes are connected to one of the power rails rather than left floating. The lengths of the transistor gate stripes are shortened for well tap cells in the first partition, but increased in a second partition susceptible for poor signal integrity. One or more implant layers are formed underneath the transistor gate stripes in each of the first and second partitions to adjust an amount of protection against transistor latch-up and poor signal integrity. An electrostatic discharge transistor is included with at least one source region of multiple source regions formed in a well with a same doping polarity as the at least one source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Farzan Farbiz, Thomas Hoffmann, Xin Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230377720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical imaging system which repeatedly irradiates a capturing area of a patient with a radiation and acquires data from the irradiated area of the patient and generates images from such acquired data, characterized in that the system is arranged for automatic adaptive adjustment of at least one parameter of the system influencing the image quality of the generated images dependent from the position, spatial orientation and/or type of an intervention tool which is introduced into the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
    Inventors: Thomas HOFFMANN, Daniele PASSARETTI, Robert FRYSCH, Tim PFEIFFER, Georg ROSE
  • Patent number: 11825547
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for integrated building operations management. Nodes in the sensor network can be configured to interface with a building control system to exchange sensor-related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Senseware, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann, Nathan A. Sacks
  • Publication number: 20230333123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting and/or quantifying one or more steroids using mass spectrometry, said steroids comprising at least one 11-oxygenated steroids. The method of the invention comprises (i) extracting the one or more steroids from the sample using solid phase extraction (SPE) so as to obtain an SPE extract comprising the one or more steroids; (ii) concentrating the one or more steroids, said concentrating comprising evaporating solvent from the SPE-extract; and (iii) detecting or quantifying the one or more steroids in the sample using mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Marius Fraefel, Stefanie Grimm, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20230333069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting and/or quantifying an analyte in a sample using mass spectrometry. The method of the invention comprises: extracting the analyte from the sample using solid phase extraction (SPE) so as to obtain an SPE extract comprising the analyte, concentrating the analyte, said concentrating comprising evaporating solvent from the SPE-extract; and detecting and/or quantifying the analyte in the sample using mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Hoffmann, Peter Kupser, Andreas Leinenbach, Indranil Mitra, Jatin Nandania, Cornelia Werner
  • Patent number: 11746911
    Abstract: A fluid valve device. A first rotary slide valve, a second rotary slide valve, and a servomotor are provided. Each of the rotary valves has a rotary slide arranged in a rotary slide housing and drivable via a drive shaft by the servomotor. The first rotary slide valve is rigidly coupled and the second rotary slide valve is coupled via a freewheel to the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20230269134
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for configuring a node in a sensor network. A sensor service can enable sensor applications to customize the collection and processing of sensor data from a monitoring location. In one embodiment, sensor applications can customize the operation of nodes in the sensor network via a sensor data control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Julien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20230262443
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for integrated building operations management. Nodes in the sensor network can be configured to interface with a building control system to exchange sensor-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Julien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann, Nathan A. Sacks
  • Patent number: 11722365
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for configuring a node in a sensor network. A sensor service can enable sensor applications to customize the collection and processing of sensor data from a monitoring location. In one embodiment, sensor applications can customize the operation of nodes in the sensor network via a sensor data control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Senseware, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann