Patents Assigned to Aktiengesellschaft
  • Redundantly operable industrial communication system and method for operation thereof
    Patent number: 9407582
    Abstract: A redundantly operated industrial communication system includes communication devices that are redundantly linked to an industrial communication network and includes network infrastructure devices associated with the industrial communication network, wherein message transmission occurs wirelessly at least in sections. The industrial communication network contains a plurality of buffer memory units for message elements that are received at a network node by wire and message elements that are to be sent by the network node wirelessly. When a maximum buffer size is exceeded, an oldest message element situated in a respective buffer memory unit is erased. Until the maximum buffer size is exceeded, the oldest message element is selected as the next message element to be sent wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hermann Angst, Stefan Keller, Siegfried Kühnel, Henryk Lumpp, Martin Schneider
  • Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for determination of patient movement during data acquisition
    Patent number: 9402561
    Abstract: In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus for determination of movement of an examination subject during the acquisition of (MR) measurement data using at least two antenna elements that exhibit respectively different spatial positions, after each radiated excitation pulse a navigator signal is acquired in the measurement data and movement of the examination subject between two excitation pulses during the acquisition of the measurement data is determined from a change of the signal strength of the navigator signal in the at least two antenna elements and based on the respective spatial positions of the antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunnar Krueger, Arne Littmann
  • Circuit breaker heaters and translational magnetic systems
    Patent number: 9406474
    Abstract: A thermal-magnetic trip unit is provided for a circuit breaker. The thermal-magnetic trip unit includes a heater and a translational magnetic system coupled to the heater. The heater includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion has a first surface disposed in a first plane, and the second portion has a second surface disposed in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane. The first surface is separated by a first predetermined distance from the second surface. The third portion has a third surface disposed in a third plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. The third surface has a first predetermined length and is separated by a second predetermined distance from the second surface. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Esteban Sandoval Camacho, Stephen Scott Thomas
  • Method for recording projections during a spiral scan, method for imaging and multi-slice computed tomography device
    Patent number: 9402587
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes at least moving a patient table through a measurement region of the computed tomography device, the movement of the patient having at least one phase of variable speed during the projection recording, time-solved determination or recording of the patient table position, time-resolved recording of projections of at least one part of an examination object moving with the table, the number of the slices contributing to the recording being varied during the at least one phase of variable speed of the patient table as a function of the table speed in such a way that the quotient formed from the current table speed divided by the number of the slices contributing to the recording is constant so that the pitch factor is kept constant during the projection recording, and time-resolved determination or recording of the number or slices contributing to the projection recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Allmendinger, Winrich Heidinger
  • Latching apparatus and also medical imaging apparatus with the latching apparatus
    Patent number: 9404517
    Abstract: A latching apparatus for housing cladding of a medical imaging device is provided. The latching apparatus has at least one first cladding component, a second cladding component and at least one latching unit. The at least one latching unit is disposed entirely on the first cladding component for a latching connection with the at least one second cladding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Kasper, Bernd Maciejewski
  • Redundant automation system
    Patent number: 9405644
    Abstract: A redundant automation system having a plurality of automation devices which are connected to one another comprises a plurality of master devices and a slave device. Each of the plurality of automation devices processes a control program in order to control a technical process. At least one of the plurality of automation devices operates as a slave and at least two of the plurality of automation devices, each operates as a master. The plurality of master devices is each configured to run a respective master program and to process processing sections of the respective master program of the respective master program, and the slave device is configured to process a corresponding slave control program for each master control program run by the plurality of master devices and, if one of the plurality of master devices fails, to assume the function of the failed master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Grosch, Jürgen Laforsch, Albert Renschler
  • Method and system for controller transition
    Patent number: 9405279
    Abstract: A method for transition of control from a first controller to a second controller includes communicatively coupling the first controller and the second controller, such that at least one input signal received by one controller is mutually provided to the other controller and such that at least one output signal generated by one controller is mutually provided to the respective other controller. The method includes disconnecting at least one output line from the first controller, connecting the at least one output line to the second controller, and supplying an output signal to the at least one output line. The method includes, before disconnecting at least one output line from the first controller, supplying a logical high signal to the output line by an external voltage source if the first output signal is a logical high signal or if the output line is at a logical high state during normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dagoberto Gonzalez-Mendoza, Arnt Olav Sveen
  • Apparatus for converting carbon monoxide and water into carbon dioxide and hydrogen with the removal of at least one product gas
    Patent number: 9404056
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a carbon monoxide shift reaction, which includes converting carbon monoxide and water into carbon dioxide and hydrogen, the converting proceeding in a liquid phase with removal of a product gas including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, is provided. The apparatus includes dry methanol, as a first solvent in a first region for an absorption of carbon monoxide with simultaneous formation of methyl formate, and water, as a second solvent in a second region for a liberation of the product gas in order to avoid losses of hydrogen in a carbon dioxide region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Manfred Baldauf, Carsten Graeber, Marc Hanebuth, Gerhard Zimmermann
  • Generator with support structure
    Patent number: 9407123
    Abstract: A generator, particularly for a wind turbine, having a rotor and a stator is provided. The rotor includes at least one disc-like shaped rotor end plate supporting the rotor and the stator includes at least one disc-like shaped stator end plate supporting the stator, wherein the at least one rotor end plate and/or the at least one stator end plate at least partially extends tilted relative to the center axis of the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Jacob Blach Nielsen
  • Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade
    Patent number: 9404472
    Abstract: A method to manufacture a blade, especially to manufacture a blade of a wind turbine is provided. An arrangement including a mold is provided and used to carry layers of blade-components. A dry-powder is applied at least to an inner surface of the mold, before the layers are arranged onto the inner surface of the mold. Thus the mold includes a dry powder-coat as a bottom layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Karsten Schibsbye
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 9406983
    Abstract: A battery module (10) for the purely electric driving of a motor vehicle has a trough-shaped battery box (12) that runs around a circumferential direction, an inlet for feeding a coolant into a cooling space (30) partially bounded by the battery box (12), an outlet for conducting the coolant away from the cooling space (30), battery cells (14) in the battery box (12) and arranged in the cooling space (30), and an insulating layer (16) for fluid-tight sealing of the cooling space (30). At least one electrical pole (18) of the battery cell (14) projects out of the cooling space (30) through the insulating layer (16). The insulating layer (16) is formed from a previously liquid cured sealing compound. The insulating layer (16) can simultaneously make available a high sealing effect and a statically stabilizing effect for the battery box (12) together with a low intrinsic weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thierry Mingers, Tim Schmidt, Dominik Grass
  • Method and system for generating a personalized anatomical heart model
    Patent number: 9405996
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a patient specific anatomical heart model is disclosed. Volumetric image data, such as computed tomography (CT) or echocardiography image data, of a patient's cardiac region is received. Individual models for multiple heart components, such as the left ventricle (LV) endocardium, LV epicardium, right ventricle (RV), left atrium (LA), right atrium (RA), mitral valve, aortic valve, aorta, and pulmonary trunk, are estimated in said volumetric cardiac image data. A patient specific anatomical heart model is generated by integrating the individual models for each of the heart components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Razvan Ionasec, Bogdan Georgescu, Yefeng Zheng, Dorin Comaniciu
  • Magnetic resonance apparatus with a noise prevention element and a mold apparatus for producing the noise prevention element
    Patent number: 9404981
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance apparatus includes a magnet unit and a housing unit enclosing the magnet unit. A noise prevention unit is provided which is arranged between the magnet unit and the housing unit enclosing the magnet unit and which has at least one noise prevention element made of an insulating foam. The at least one noise prevention element has a D-shaped cross-sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Bernd Maciejewski
  • Surge arrester
    Patent number: 9407088
    Abstract: A surge arrester includes an insulator having a first insulator end and an opposite second insulator end, at least one first electric arc electrode attached in the region of the first insulator end, at least one second electric arc electrode attached in the region of the second insulator end, a fixing element made of electrically non-conductive material for mounting the surge protector on an external support, and at least one dish-shaped element to which the first electric arc electrode is assigned and the dish side wall of which at least partially laterally encloses the first electric arc electrode. The fixing element is attached laterally to the dish side wall of the dish-shaped element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Markus Sulitze
  • Time-resolved tomosynthesis imaging
    Patent number: 9403034
    Abstract: A method for time-resolved tomosynthesis imaging for a moving object includes moving an imaging device having an x-ray source and an x-ray detector around the moving object and recording raw image data for a temporal series of tomosynthesis images. The method also includes reconstructing the temporal series of tomosynthesis images from the raw image data. While the imaging device is being moved, a motion speed of the imaging device is matched to a speed, at which the moving object is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Joseph Stancanello
  • Method for correcting image distortion and system, and magnetic resonance imaging equipment
    Patent number: 9404987
    Abstract: In a method for an apparatus correcting image distortion in diffusion-weighted echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging, a marker sequence is applied before a diffusion-weighted echo planar imaging sequence, to form a combined sequence. The combined sequence is used to obtain marked images with different preset b values and different preset diffusion directions. The diffusion-weighted echo planar imaging sequence is used to obtain diffusion-weighted echo planar images with the same b values and diffusion directions as the marked images. A stretching coefficient and a displacement coefficient are calculated for each image data column of the diffusion-weighted echo planar image. The stretching coefficient and displacement coefficient are used to correct the diffusion-weighted echo planar images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kun Zhou
  • Vehicle, toy, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D762523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Alexander Schneider
  • Hood for a vehicle
    Patent number: D762534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Nader Faghihzadeh
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D762547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Benjamin Garbas
  • Ride-on toy
    Patent number: D762783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Evgueni Maslov