Patents Assigned to Siemens
  • Patent number: 8223702
    Abstract: The subject matter relates to a method for transmitting data in packets in a radio communications system, according to which the receipt of data packets from at least two terminals is confirmed by a base station of the radio communications. The confirmation of receipt takes place without an overlap in time, using identical resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axel Klein, Jörn Krause, Ingo Viering, Malgorzata Wimmer
  • Patent number: 8221674
    Abstract: A distributor bottom, particularly a nozzle-type distributor bottom, for steadily introducing process gas, especially process gas loaded with solid particles, into a process chamber, optionally to create a fluidized bed. The process chamber is disposed above the distributor bottom and is formed by walls of a reactor used for metallurgically, particularly thermally, treating feedstock. The distributor bottom is provided with a plurality of holes. Holes are arranged near the walls to prevent substances from attaching to the reactor walls. Special arrangements relate to nozzles and ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Hauzenberger, Karl Zehetbauer, Jun Hyuk Lee, Myoung Kyun Shin, Won Namkung, Minyoung Cho, Sun-Kwang Jeong, Nag Joon Choi, Hang Goo Kim
  • Patent number: 8223907
    Abstract: A method for deriving interference signals from modulated, digital signals is provided. The receiver end reconstructs the modulated digital signals sent by a transmitter. These reconstructed modulated digital signals are then subtracted from the received modulated digital signals, and the result of the subtraction is used to estimate the interference signals without influence by prior filtering at the receiver end. By way of example, it is possible to demodulate the interference signals estimated at the receiver end in order to ascertain possible unauthorized carrier frequencies which disturb the regular carrier frequencies, even if the interference signals are not completely in the bandwidth of the regular carrier frequency or carrier frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens AG Österreich
    Inventor: Lukas Pauk
  • Patent number: 8223476
    Abstract: A field rephaseable metering device is provided including at least three distribution buses including two side buses and a center bus, the center bus having a vertical center line. At least one meter socket is provided having a vertical center line offset from the vertical center line of said center bus, each meter socket including a first line terminal and a second line terminal. At least two line straps are provided, each having a first end configured for connecting with one of the first or second line terminals, and a second elongate end configured to be selectively connectable to one of the side buses associated with its line terminal or the center bus. When each line strap is positioned to connect one of the line terminals with one of the distribution buses, a longitudinal axis of each line strap is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of each distribution bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Fan Zhang, Brian J. Rusch, Arthur Kevin Shumate, James R. Tirrell, Carey D. Harnois, Robert E. Henry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8224008
    Abstract: A hearing apparatus includes a charging contact being movable relative to an accumulator and being electrically conductively connected to the accumulator in a first position and less effectively conductively connected thereto in a second position. A spring-elastic element engages with the charging contact in order to push the charging contact into the second position with a predetermined force, so that the charging contact can only be pushed into the first position by overcoming the predetermined force. As a result, the charging contact configuration obtains a switching function, so that electro-corrosion on the charging contacts can be prevented. Therefore, charging an accumulator of a hearing apparatus and in particular of a hearing device using a direct conductive contact is possible, with zero potential of the charging contacts which are accessible from the outside being ensured during normal operation of the hearing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Klemenz, Tom Weidner
  • Patent number: 8220760
    Abstract: A household appliance, particularly a dishwasher or washing machine, having a height-adjusting device for an appliance pedestal. The height-adjusting device may include at least one drive gear engaged with a transmission drive converting the rotary motion of the drive gear into a lift motion of the appliance pedestal. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the drive gear includes a torque-limiting element operable to enable a deflecting motion of the drive gear from an operating position when a limit torque is exceeded, and which releases the engagement between the drive gear and the transmission drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Fetzer, Manfred Seeβle
  • Patent number: 8223746
    Abstract: According to the invention, the type of transmission of signaling information, for a user-interaction with a speech dialogue system in a packet network, is determined with relation to a simplifying processing for DTMF signaling information. A speech dialogue system without special hardware for the processing of DTMF in-band signaling is provided and maintains, during the codec negotiation or the fixing of the coding method for application, that only services with DTMF out-of-band signaling, or signaling by means of dedicated data packets (for example RFC 2833) are carried out by the speech dialogue system. The above may be achieved whereby coding methods with in-band signaling are basically not permitted with relation to the codec negotiation or the control device, controlling the speech dialogue system, is embodied such that, independently of the coding method, out-of-band signaling is always stipulated by the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mathias Franz, Detlev Freund, Norbert Löbig, Johannes Schöpf
  • Patent number: 8223724
    Abstract: This invention is related to a system and method to setup a radio link in a CDMA mobile communication network. In particular, a radio network controller (RNC) sends a radio link setup request message, and a processing device receives the radio link setup request message. The processing device sends a radio link setup response message to the RNC, and the response is received the RNC and includes frame and chip offset information. In particular, frame and chip offset in a RNSAP Radio Link Setup Response message (after execution of UE involved relocation) is conveyed. A new SRNC will then include a random frame offset in the RNSAP Radio Link Setup Request message. The eHSPA Node B will ignore the random frame offset, and include the correct frame offset in the RNSAP Radio Link Setup Response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Tuomas Tapio Hakuli, Masatoshi Nakamata
  • Patent number: 8220138
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for the horizontal stacking of laminations 10 and donuts to form a stator core. A stator generator frame 2 has multiple keybars 6 that run the axial length of the frame. The laminations 10 have grooves 12 there-in that engage the keybars to provide a secure fit of the laminations to the generator frame. By extending two or more of the keybars 6, these extensions 7 may be used as rails on which the laminations may be horizontally inserted into the stator frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Majernik, James Bauer, Barry Sargeant, George Dailey
  • Patent number: 8222998
    Abstract: In an arrangement and the associated method for the acquisition of data between at least one detection unit E1, E2, En and at least one means RFID1, RFID2, . . . RFIDn arranged in the electromagnetic alternating field EMF1, EMF2, . . . EMFn of the detection unit E1, E2, . . . En, for example an electronic data carrier, the means RFID1, RFID2, . . . RFIDn only submits data of a field intensity threshold value Emax of the electromagnetic alternating field EMF1, EMF2, . . . EMFn is exceeded. The data is received by the detection unit E1, E2, . . . E3. The field intensity of the electromagnetic alternating field EMF1, EMF2, . . . EMFn is designed such that within a predetermined unit of volume VE the field intensity threshold value Emax is exceeded for a predetermined amount of time t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nikolaus Fuchs, Peter Hagl
  • Patent number: 8224002
    Abstract: The object is to take better account of subjective perceptions when setting a hearing device or a communication system, especially a hearing aid. Therefore, an automatic setting of the hearing device by automatically analyzing the hearing situation in which the hearing device is located, and automatic setting of a parameter of the signal processing device of the hearing device relative to the hearing situation in a first parameter range is provided. In addition, manual setting of the parameter of the signal processing device to a value in a second parameter range outside the first parameter range takes place, with the automatic setting in the first parameter range being ended by this. With this semi-automatic control, the user can find an individual compromise between effectiveness and artifacts of a signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Kornagel
  • Patent number: 8220450
    Abstract: A burner fire cap for a gas cooktop includes a substantially annular cover body. A plane is configured on the cover body. At least two bosses protruding from the plane are distributed in a peripheral direction of the fire cap on the plane. Fire holes are disposed on the bosses. In the burner fire cap for a gas cooktop, at least two bosses are disposed and the fire holes are disposed on the bosses. As compared with a burner fire cap for a gas cooktop in the prior art, the distribution of the fire holes on the fire cap is changed, thereby enhancing the uniformity for heating a bottom of a utensil by using a burner having the fire cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Haitao Luo, Weiwei Miao, Shenzhou Zhang
  • Patent number: 8224372
    Abstract: A first method includes determining if a sum of the transmit powers of individual component carriers is less than a maximum user equipment transmit power, adjusting the transmit power of one or more of the component carriers if the sum of the transmit powers of the individual component carriers is not less than the maximum user equipment transmit power, and transmitting the component carriers to a network access node. A second method includes identifying a component carrier with minimum transmit power and a component carrier with a maximum transmit power, calculating a power difference, determining if the power difference is greater than a predetermined maximum power difference and, if it is, increasing the transmit power of the component carrier with minimum transmit power by a first amount and decreasing the transmit power of the component carrier with the maximum transmit power by a second amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Klaus I. Pedersen, Claudio Rosa
  • Patent number: 8224852
    Abstract: In a method for protecting at least parts of product data, which are stored on at least one server and/or in at least one database and associated with a product identified by an RFID tag, from unauthorized access, an authentication and authorization check of an accessing party is performed upon access to a server and/or database, additionally proof being required upon access that the product is located within the discretionary area of the accessing party, the proof being provided by the RFID tag upon detection by an RFID reader by an access token in the form of a data structure, by which the RFID tag authorizes the accessing party to access at least parts of the product data associated with the product identified by the RFID tag, and stored on the server and/or in the database, wherein the product data can be queried and/or changed depending on the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Florian Kohlmayer, Andreas Köpf
  • Patent number: 8223721
    Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include a wireless transceiver, memory and a controller. The apparatus may be configured to assign, by a first physical access point (AP), a unique transferrable virtual AP address to one associated mobile station address; and perform, in response to a network request for handover, a handover for the associated mobile station address including: transferring the transferrable virtual AP address assigned to the associated mobile station address from a first physical AP to a second physical AP; and providing association state information for the associated mobile station address to the second physical AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventor: Jan Erik Johan Berglund
  • Patent number: 8223924
    Abstract: A grating with a large aspect ratio is disclosed, in particular to be used as an X-ray optical grating in a CT system and in particular produced by a lithography method. In at least one embodiment, the grating includes a multiplicity of recurring alternating grating webs and grating gaps with a height, and a multiplicity of filler beams, respectively arranged in the grating gaps with a spacing from one another in the direction of the gaps, which beams connect respectively adjacent grating webs over their height. In at least one embodiment, the grating webs and the grating gaps run from a first to a second side of the grating, and a filler beam has a width in the direction of the gaps and this width is at most 10% of the spacing between two adjacent filler beams. In at least one embodiment, the spacings between respective adjacent filler beams in a grating gap do not vary by more than 10% in the entire grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellshaft, Karlsruher Institut for Technologie
    Inventors: Martin Börner, Eckhard Hempel, Hartmut Kumm, Jürgen Mohr, Elena Reznikova
  • Patent number: 8223499
    Abstract: An arrangement is described for receiving an electrical converter module for converting a first frequency of an electrical input signal into a second frequency of an electrical output signal. A rack includes input terminals for receiving the electrical input signal and output terminals for providing the electrical output signal. A slot receives the converter module in a first and second positions where in first position the converter module is electrically connected both to the input and output terminals and in the second position the converter module is electrically disconnected both from the input and output terminals. An actuator, which is mounted to the rack and which, in response to a disconnect trigger signal, is adapted to move the electrical converter module from the first position to the second position. A frequency converter system equipped with such an arrangement and a method for disconnecting a converter module are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thyge Skovbjerg Thomsen
  • Patent number: 8223939
    Abstract: A displayed name is assigned to a telephone number on a first communication terminal of a communication system, the telephone number of a second communication being detected on the first terminal or the communication system during a connection between the first and second terminals. The displayed name is transmitted to the communication system and stored along with the telephone number once the displayed name has been input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stephan Schaade
  • Patent number: 8224984
    Abstract: At least first and second terminals are connected to a packet-oriented network, with real-time critical data being transmitted via payload data frames from the first terminal to the second terminal. In cases in which no real-time critical data is available for transmission, fill frames signaling this fact are transmitted at a minimum transmission rate from the first to the second terminal. The transmission quality is determined by taking into consideration the payload data frames and fill frames received at the second terminal within a particular period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschsft
    Inventors: Anat Bloch, Thomas Lindner, Manfred Riedel
  • Patent number: 8220472
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a treatment compartment, a storage container in the treatment compartment, and a drive for moving the storage container out of and/or into the treatment compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Kaczmarek