Patents by Inventor Andre Schafer

Andre Schafer 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: 20240144696
    Abstract: A method of determining information related to a road user in an environment of a vehicle includes receiving, from vehicle sensors, a digital image and a Lidar point cloud. The digital image and the Lidar point cloud represent a scene in the environment of the vehicle. The method includes detecting a road user in the scene based on the received digital image and Lidar point cloud. The method includes generating a combined digital representation of the detected road user by combining corresponding image data and Lidar data associated with the detected road user. The method includes determining information related to the detected road user by processing the combined digital representation of the detected road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lukas Hahn, André Paus, Maximilian Schäfer
  • Patent number: 10760688
    Abstract: Rotary joints are disclosed, such as for supplying fluid to a pressure chamber that is disposed between a rotatable component and a stationary component. The rotary joint may include a seal carrier having at least one channel for a fluid connection to the pressure chamber. At least two axially spaced apart sealing rings may be disposed on the seal carrier for a static sealing of the at least one channel. At least one sealing element may be non-rotatably disposed on the seal carrier and configured to form an axial and a radial seal of the pressure chamber. The at least one sealing element may be configured to bear on a ring element that is non-rotatably connected to the rotatable component when pressure is built up in the pressure chamber and the at least one sealing element may have means for reducing the axial pressure exerted on the ring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, GAPI Technische Produkte GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Heuberger, Horst Brehm, Sebastian Niederle, Marc-André Schäfer, Andre Hofmann, Andreas Flint
  • Patent number: 10655680
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a wheel bearing having a first component against a second component which is rotatable relative thereto, the sealing arrangement having a first seal arranged on the first component and a second seal arranged on the second component, the first seal has at least one opening for the passage of air at least in a sealing chamber formed spatially between the two seals, and a fabric element is provided to at least partially expand upon contact with water and thereby to seal the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Brähler, Andreas Kaiser, Alexander Häpp, Marc-André Schäfer
  • Patent number: 10554212
    Abstract: Circuitry for voltage-to-current conversion, and in particular to differential voltage-to-current conversion circuitry. Such circuitry is operable to receive a differential voltage input signal and output a corresponding differential current signal. First and second controllable current sinks are connected to first and second load nodes of the circuitry so as to draw corresponding sink currents from those nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Frank Werner, Uwe Zillmann, Guido Dröge, André Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20190345982
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a wheel bearing having a first component against a second component which is rotatable relative thereto, the sealing arrangement having a first seal arranged on the first component and a second seal arranged on the second component, the first seal has at least one opening for the passage of air at least in a sealing chamber formed spatially between the two seals, and a fabric element is provided to at least partially expand upon contact with water and thereby to seal the at least one opening
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon Brähler, Andreas Kaiser, Alexander Häpp, Marc-André Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20190229738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to circuitry for voltage-to-current conversion, and in particular to differential voltage-to-current conversion circuitry. Such circuitry is operable to receive a differential voltage input signal and output a corresponding differential current signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Werner, Uwe Zillmann, Guido Dröge, André Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20180195619
    Abstract: Rotary joints are disclosed, such as for supplying liquid to a pressure chamber that is disposed between a rotatable component and a stationary component. The rotary joint may include a seal carrier having at least one channel for a fluid connection to the pressure chamber. At least two axially spaced apart sealing rings may be disposed on the seal carrier for a static sealing of the at least one channel. At least one sealing element may be non-rotatably disposed on the seal carrier and configured to form an axial and a radial seal of the pressure chamber. The at least one sealing element may be configured to bear on a ring element that is non-rotatably connected to the rotatable component when pressure is built up in the pressure chamber and the at least one sealing element may have means for reducing the axial pressure exerted on the ring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicants: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, GAPI Technische Produkte GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Heuberger, Horst Brehm, Sebastian Niederle, Marc-André Schäfer, Andre Hofmann, Andreas Flint
  • Patent number: 9677619
    Abstract: An anti-friction bearing unit (1), configured at least as a two-row anti-friction bearing with at least one outer ring (4a, 4b) and at least two inner rings (5a, 5b), between which rolling bodies (6a, 6b) are guided on raceways of the bearing rings (4a, 4b; 5a, 5b). A clip ring (14) that engages into annular grooves (12a, 12b) of axially extended sections (8a, 8b) of the adjacent inner rings (5a, 5b) is provided for securing an axial position of the inner rings (5a, 5b). The radially pre-stressed clip ring (14) of U-shaped design is arranged in a non-positive manner on an intermediate step (13) of the inner ring (5a) in a pre-mounting position and can be pushed from there into an end position. In matching positions of the flanks (15a, 15b) of the clip ring (14) and corresponding annular grooves (12a, 12b) of the extended sections (8a, 8b), the clip ring (14) latches in a positively locking manner and brings about an axial connection of both inner rings (5a, 5b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Schafer, Martin Sturzenberger
  • Publication number: 20160201725
    Abstract: An anti-friction bearing unit (1), configured at least as a two-row anti-friction bearing with at least one outer ring (4a, 4b) and at least two inner rings (5a, 5b), between which rolling bodies (6a, 6b) are guided on raceways of the bearing rings (4a, 4b; 5a, 5b). A clip ring (14) that engages into annular grooves (12a, 12b) of axially extended sections (8a, 8b) of the adjacent inner rings (5a, 5b) is provided for securing an axial position of the inner rings (5a, 5b). The radially pre-stressed clip ring (14) of U-shaped design is arranged in a non-positive manner on an intermediate step (13) of the inner ring (5a) in a pre-mounting position and can be pushed from there into an end position. In matching positions of the flanks (15a, 15b) of the clip ring (14) and corresponding annular grooves (12a, 12b) of the extended sections (8a, 8b), the clip ring (14) latches in a positively locking manner and brings about an axial connection of both inner rings (5a, 5b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Schafer, Martin Sturzenberger
  • Publication number: 20140224303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic system with a plastic support and a photovoltaic module for installation on roofs. The plastic support (1) may be mounted directly to a roof substructure, so that an additional roof covering can be dispensed with. The photovoltaic modules may be fixed on the plastic support (1) without screwing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter Herwig, Nicolas Muller, Stefan Fleckenstein, Andre Schäfer, Michael Prinz, Andreas Mägerlein, Matthias Dietrich
  • Patent number: 8418610
    Abstract: A printing unit of a printing press, such as a web press constructed as a periodical printing press, having at least one printing couple, wherein the printing couple or each printing couple comprises a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking unit, and preferably a dampening unit. A drive motor is associated with at least one printing couple, and drives the form cylinder or the transfer cylinder of a respective printing couple. In accordance with the invention, a flywheel mass is associated with at least one drive motor which drives the form cylinder or the transfer cylinder of the respective printing couple, where the flywheel mass is connected to the rotor of the respective drive motor in a torsionally rigid manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: manroland AG
    Inventors: Andre Schäfer, Friedrich Steger, Frank Wagner
  • Publication number: 20100107913
    Abstract: A printing unit of a printing press, such as a web press constructed as a periodical printing press, having at least one printing couple, wherein the printing couple or each printing couple comprises a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking unit, and preferably a dampening unit. A drive motor is associated with at least one printing couple, and drives the form cylinder or the transfer cylinder of a respective printing couple. In accordance with the invention, a flywheel mass is associated with at least one drive motor which drives the form cylinder or the transfer cylinder of the respective printing couple, where the flywheel mass is connected to the rotor of the respective drive motor in a torsionally rigid manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: manroland AG
    Inventors: Andre SCHÄFER, Friedrich STEGER, Frank WAGNER
  • Patent number: 7523250
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory system includes a semiconductor memory chip in which data, command, and address signals are transmitted serially between a memory controller and the semiconductor memory chip in signal frames in correspondence with a predetermined protocol. In a receive signal path within the semiconductor memory chip, a frame decoder for decoding the signal frames is arranged following a receiving interface device, and between the frame decoder and a memory core, an intermediate storage device is arranged which has a cell array including a multiplicity of memory cells, and an addressing and selector circuit to which address signals decoded by the frame decoder from command and/or write signal frames supplied by the memory controller are applied, for addressing the cell array and for selecting the write data to be written into the cell array and to be read out of the cell array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Qimonda AG
    Inventors: Paul Wallner, Andre Schäfer, Peter Gregorius
  • Patent number: 7519766
    Abstract: A method and a device are described for transmission of control information for the adjustment of operating parameters of drivers in the data interface of a RAM module by means of a controller, with control bits for adjustment purposes being sent during an adjustment mode by the controller as a burst of data bits at the data clock rate to the RAM module. According to the invention, each control bit which is sent from the controller via the data channel in the burst is represented by a sequence of n?2 data bits, which have a binary value corresponding to the relevant control bit and follow one another at the data clock rate. The binary value of each control bit sent via the data channel is determined in the RAM module by detection of the binary value of the sent burst within the relevant sequence at a time at which the m-th data bit in the sequence appears, where m>1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andre Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20080220034
    Abstract: Textile treatment agents and/or capsules comprising a polymer having antiadhesive action against microorganisms which adhere to a textile substrate, methods of treating textile substrates therewith and the textile so treated, wherein the polymer comprises a polymeric structural element selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polysaccharides, polyethers, polyurethanes, polyureas, polyamides, and heteropolymers thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Dirk Bockmuhl, Heide-Marie Hohne, Noelle Wrubbel, Dorothee Heidemeter, Doris Dahlmann, Thomas Plantenberg, Hermann Jonke, Rolf Bayersdorfer, Andre Schafer, Roland Breves
  • Publication number: 20070064509
    Abstract: A method and a device are described for transmission of control information for the adjustment of operating parameters of drivers in the data interface of a RAM module by means of a controller, with control bits for adjustment purposes being sent during an adjustment mode by the controller as a burst of data bits at the data clock rate to the RAM module. According to the invention, each control bit which is sent from the controller via the data channel in the burst is represented by a sequence of n?2 data bits, which have a binary value corresponding to the relevant control bit and follow one another at the data clock rate. The binary value of each control bit sent via the data channel is determined in the RAM module by detection of the binary value of the sent burst within the relevant sequence at a time at which the m-th data bit in the sequence appears, where m>1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventor: Andre Schafer
  • Publication number: 20070047372
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory system includes a semiconductor memory chip in which data, command, and address signals are transmitted serially between a memory controller and the semiconductor memory chip in signal frames in correspondence with a predetermined protocol. In a receive signal path within the semiconductor memory chip, a frame decoder for decoding the signal frames is arranged following a receiving interface device, and between the frame decoder and a memory core, an intermediate storage device is arranged which has a cell array including a multiplicity of memory cells, and an addressing and selector circuit to which address signals decoded by the frame decoder from command and/or write signal frames supplied by the memory controller are applied, for addressing the cell array and for selecting the write data to be written into the cell array and to be read out of the cell array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Wallner, Andre Schafer, Peter Gregorius
  • Patent number: 7139206
    Abstract: A memory component comprises a memory cell array, signal inputs, input amplifiers connected to respective ones of the signal inputs, for receiving, amplifying and outputting data, address or control signals, a data, address or control signal generator for the memory cell array, a first supply network for supplying power to the input amplifiers and a second supply network for supplying power to the data, address or control signal generator, wherein the first supply network and the second supply network do not have a direct connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andre Schäfer
  • Patent number: 7123523
    Abstract: An integrated circuit, in particular an integrated memory circuit, has an input circuit for the purpose of receiving a signal. The input circuit has an activation input for an activation signal in order to activate the input circuit, in a manner dependent on the activation signal, for the purpose of receiving signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andre Schäfer, Kazimierz Szczypinski, Jens Polney
  • Patent number: 7030645
    Abstract: Input circuit and method for setting a termination voltage. One embodiment provides a method for setting a termination voltage of an input circuit of an integrated circuit, the input circuit having an input terminal for receiving a signal, the termination voltage being applied to the input terminal, the received signal being driven with respect to the termination voltage and being evaluated by a comparison with a reference potential, the termination voltage being generated and being set in accordance with a control signal, the control signal being generated in a manner dependent on a comparison of one or more signal levels of the received signal with an assessment potential, the termination voltage being set by means of the control signal in such a way that the reliability of the signal reception is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andre Schäfer