Patents by Inventor Alexander Carls
Alexander Carls 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).
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Patent number: 11927500Abstract: Methods for characterizing the surface shapes of optical elements include the following steps: carrying out, in an interferometric test arrangement, at least a first interferogram measurement on the optical element by superimposing a test wave, which has been generated by diffraction of electromagnetic radiation on a diffractive element and has been reflected at the optical element, carrying out at least one additional interferogram measurement on in each case one calibrating mirror for determining calibration corrections, and determining the deviation from the target shape of the optical element based on the first interferogram measurement carried out on the optical element and the determined calibration corrections. At least two interferogram measurements are carried out for the at least one calibrating mirror, which differ from one another with regard to the polarization state of the electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CARL ZEISS SMT GMBHInventors: Steffen Siegler, Johannes Ruoff, Alexander Wolf, Michael Carl, Toralf Gruner, Thomas Schicketanz
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Patent number: 11798191Abstract: A sensor calibrator comprising one or more processors configured to receive sensor data representing a calibration pattern detected by a sensor during a period of relative motion between the sensor and the calibration pattern in which the sensor or the calibration pattern move along a linear path of travel; determine a calibration adjustment from the plurality of images; and send a calibration instruction for calibration of the sensor according to the determined calibration adjustment. Alternatively, a sensor calibration detection device, comprising one or more processors, configured to receive first sensor data detected during movement of a first sensor along a route of travel; determine a difference between the first sensor data and stored second sensor data; and if the difference is outside of a predetermined range, switch from a first operational mode to a second operational mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Ignacio Alvarez, Cornelius Buerkle, Maik Sven Fox, Florian Geissler, Ralf Graefe, Yiwen Guo, Yuqing Hou, Fabian Oboril, Daniel Pohl, Alexander Carl Unnervik, Xiangbin Wu
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Patent number: 11541781Abstract: According to various aspects, a controller includes one or more processors configured to: determine when a predicted event occurs, at which a velocity of a vehicle is changed; and provide an instruction for a reorientation of one or more seats of the vehicle based on when the predicted event occurs.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Alexander Carl Unnervik, Daniel Pohl, Maik Sven Fox, Ignacio Alvarez
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Publication number: 20220000001Abstract: A tine disc comprises a central hub and multiple individual tines extending radially from the central hub, wherein each of the multiple individual tines includes a rib on a surface of the tine, extending from the central hub to a distal end of the tine. In a spike aerator, such tine discs are mounted on a shaft, and the individual tines pierce and penetrate into the soil of the underlying ground surface as the aerator is moved over the underlying ground surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventor: Alexander Carl Hack
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Patent number: 10915262Abstract: A hybrid storage device includes a first storage medium configured to store data at a first speed and a second storage medium configured to store data at a second speed. The first storage medium may be a NAND flash storage medium, and the second storage medium may be disc storage medium. Partitions of the first storage medium are associated with partitions of the second storage medium to form at least two storage tiers. Each of the storage tiers may include different NAND partition capacities. The storage device further includes a peer to peer communication channel between the first storage medium and the second storage medium for moving data between a NAND partition and HDD partition. The storage device is accessible via a dual port SAS or PCIe interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rajesh Maruti Bhagwat, Nitin S. Kabra, Nilesh Govande, Manish Sharma, Joe Paul Moolanmoozha, Alexander Carl Worrall
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Patent number: 10737522Abstract: A process for producing a fluid transfer surface, which process comprises: providing a titanium or titanium alloy surface; subjecting the titanium or titanium alloy surface to surface hardening by interstitial element absorption to provide a hardened surface; and, if required engraving the hardened surface to provide a desired surface topography.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KINETIC ELEMENTS PTY LTD.Inventors: Peter Christopher King, Mahnaz Zehtab Jahedi, Justin Patrick Holland, Yu He Shi, Alexander Carl Engel
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Publication number: 20200226790Abstract: A sensor calibrator comprising one or more processors configured to receive sensor data representing a calibration pattern detected by a sensor during a period of relative motion between the sensor and the calibration pattern in which the sensor or the calibration pattern move along a linear path of travel; determine a calibration adjustment from the plurality of images; and send a calibration instruction for calibration of the sensor according to the determined calibration adjustment. Alternatively, a sensor calibration detection device, comprising one or more processors, configured to receive first sensor data detected during movement of a first sensor along a route of travel; determine a difference between the first sensor data and stored second sensor data; and if the difference is outside of a predetermined range, switch from a first operational mode to a second operational mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Ignacio Alvarez, Cornelius Buerkle, Maik Sven Fox, Florian Geissler, Ralf Graefe, Yiwen Guo, Yuqing Hou, Fabian Oboril, Daniel Pohl, Alexander Carl Unnervik, Xiangbin Wu
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Patent number: 10697847Abstract: The disclosure relates to an overpressure encapsulation system for explosion protection, comprising the following: a device (1), in particular a painting robot (1), an overpressure-encapsulated device housing (2) comprising a housing outlet (6) for discharging gas out of the device housing (2), a compressed air system (3, 4) for operating the device (1), said compressed air system (3, 4) being arranged within the device housing (2), a sensor assembly (7, 8, 9) for measuring at least one fluid variable (Q, PI, PA), and an analysis unit (11) which analyzes the fluid variable (Q, PI, PA) measured by the sensor assembly (7, 8, 9), in particular in order to detect a leakage of the device housing (2).Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Dürr Systems AGInventors: Jens Häcker, Alexander Carls
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Publication number: 20200164771Abstract: According to various aspects, a controller includes one or more processors configured to: determine when a predicted event occurs, at which a velocity of a vehicle is changed; and provide an instruction for a reorientation of one or more seats of the vehicle based on when the predicted event occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Alexander Carl UNNERVIK, Daniel POHL, Maik Sven FOX, Ignacio ALVAREZ
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Publication number: 20190286355Abstract: A hybrid storage device includes a first storage medium configured to store data at a first speed and a second storage medium configured to store data at a second speed. The first storage medium may be a NAND flash storage medium, and the second storage medium may be disc storage medium. Partitions of the first storage medium are associated with partitions of the second storage medium to form at least two storage tiers. Each of the storage tiers may include different NAND partition capacities. The storage device further includes a peer to peer communication channel between the first storage medium and the second storage medium for moving data between a NAND partition and HDD partition. The storage device is accessible via a dual port SAS or PCIe interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Rajesh Maruti Bhagwat, Nitin S. Kabra, Nilesh Govande, Manish Sharma, Joe Paul Moolanmoozha, Alexander Carl Worrall
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Publication number: 20190154019Abstract: The disclosure relates to a coating agent pump for conveying a coating agent in a coating installation, in particular for conveying paint in a painting installation, with an electric drive motor for driving the coating agent pump so that the coating agent pump continuously changes its pump position during operation. The disclosure provides a position measuring system for quantitatively detecting the pump position of the coating agent pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Robin Kaufmann, Alexander Carls
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Publication number: 20180321109Abstract: The disclosure relates to an overpressure encapsulation system for explosion protection, comprising the following: a device (1), in particular a painting robot (1), an overpressure-encapsulated device housing (2) comprising a housing outlet (6) for discharging gas out of the device housing (2), a compressed air system (3, 4) for operating the device (1), said compressed air system (3, 4) being arranged within the device housing (2), a sensor assembly (7, 8, 9) for measuring at least one fluid variable (Q, PI, PA), and an analysis unit (11) which analyzes the fluid variable (Q, PI, PA) measured by the sensor assembly (7, 8, 9), in particular in order to detect a leakage of the device housing (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Jens Häcker, Alexander Carls
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Patent number: 10025357Abstract: The disclosed technology provides an enclosure system for computing equipment and a method for manufacturing an enclosure system, which includes a front enclosure base configured to secure a plurality of tray modules, each of the plurality of tray modules comprising a printed circuit board to connect a plurality of electronic components and being connected at a rear end to a connectivity midplane. The front enclosure base has a front end taller than the rear end such that the front end is configured to structurally support the plurality of tray modules and the rear end allows connecting rear faces of each of the plurality of tray modules to the connectivity midplane.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: David Michael Davis, Odie Killen, Alexander Carl Worrall
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Patent number: 9746886Abstract: The invention provides a storage system comprising a solid state storage carrier sized to correspond to a defined storage form factor and to include a support printed circuit board (PCB) having arranged thereon a plurality of solid state storage devices. The storage system can include a storage enclosure including a midplane and at least one slot on an end of the storage enclosure, sized to receive a solid state storage carrier for connection with the midplane in the storage enclosure. The storage system can also include at least one midplane connector located on the midplane, wherein the at least one midplane connector is configured to mate with at least one form factor connector on an end of the solid state storage carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: David Michael Davis, Alexander Carl Worrall, Alan John Westbury
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Publication number: 20170099190Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a system comprising a data center rack including one or more enclosures, each of the enclosures including one or more devices, and a plurality of flexplane units configured to interconnect with each other so as to interconnect a plurality of nodes in a torus topology, the one or more of the plurality of nodes is connected to one or more of the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, Alexander Carl Worrall, Alistair Allen Miller
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Patent number: 9535471Abstract: A data storage system and a method of cooling the data storage system are presented. The data storage system includes: an enclosure; one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the drawer structures is configured to receive one or more electronic devices; and one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the bottom of the at least one drawer structure, wherein at least one of the temperature control elements is arranged in use to thermally communicate with at least one of the electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: David Michael Davis, Alexander Carl Worrall
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Publication number: 20160363966Abstract: The disclosed technology provides an enclosure system for computing equipment and a method for manufacturing an enclosure system, which includes a front enclosure base configured to secure a plurality of tray modules, each of the plurality of tray modules comprising a printed circuit board to connect a plurality of electronic components and being connected at a rear end to a connectivity midplane. The front enclosure base has a front end taller than the rear end such that the front end is configured to structurally support the plurality of tray modules and the rear end allows connecting rear faces of each of the plurality of tray modules to the connectivity midplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: David Michael Davis, Odie Killen, Alexander Carl Worrall
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Publication number: 20150277512Abstract: The invention provides a storage system comprising a solid state storage carrier sized to correspond to a defined storage form factor and to include a support printed circuit board (PCB) having arranged thereon a plurality of solid state storage devices. The storage system can include a storage enclosure including a midplane and at least one slot on an end of the storage enclosure, sized to receive a solid state storage carrier for connection with the midplane in the storage enclosure. The storage system can also include at least one midplane connector located on the midplane, wherein the at least one midplane connector is configured to mate with at least one form factor connector on an end of the solid state storage carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: David Michael Davis, Alexander Carl Worrall, Alan John Westbury
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Publication number: 20150010733Abstract: A process for producing a fluid transfer surface, which process comprises: providing a titanium or titanium alloy surface; subjecting the titanium or titanium alloy surface to surface hardening by interstitial element absorption to provide a hardened surface; and, if required engraving the hardened surface to provide a desired surface topography.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Peter Christopher King, Mahnaz Zehtab Jahedi, Justin Patrick Holland, Yu He Shi, Alexander Carl Engel
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Patent number: D861130Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Inventors: Alexander Carls, Hermann Wacker