Patents by Inventor Andreas Geiger
Andreas Geiger 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: 12205604Abstract: An apparatus for generating an enhanced signal from an input signal, wherein the enhanced signal has spectral values for an enhancement spectral region, the spectral values for the enhancement spectral regions not being contained in the input signal, includes a mapper for mapping a source spectral region of the input signal to a target region in the enhancement spectral region, the source spectral region including a noise-filling region; and a noise filler configured for generating first noise values for the noise-filling region in the source spectral region of the input signal and for generating second noise values for a noise region in the target region, wherein the second noise values are decorrelated from the first noise values or for generating second noise values for a noise region in the target region, wherein the second noise values are decorrelated from first noise values in the source region.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Disch, Ralf Geiger, Andreas Niedermeier, Matthias Neusinger, Konstantin Schmidt, Stephan Wilde, Benjamin Schubert, Christian Neukam
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Publication number: 20240366190Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for estimating the operational capabilities of a portable medical device, such as an ultrasound imaging device. A user may select a medical procedure, which can determine one or more operating parameters of the device. Readings from a sensor of the device can then be used to calculate a capability estimation based on the designated procedure and operating parameter(s). The capability estimation can be presented or outputted to a user, for example through a display or incorporated into a treatment program or system use parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Aron COOPERMAN, Seline Andrea GEIGER, Thomas TARTER
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Publication number: 20240273867Abstract: A device and a method for determining a class for at least a part of a digital image. The method includes: providing a classifier for a first class and a second class; determining a digital image including an object of the second class in at least the part of the digital image; determining the class for at least the part of the digital image with the classifier, wherein determining the digital image includes determining the object of the second class with a generative model depending on a label for the first class and/or depending on at least one pixel representing an object of the first class.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Dan Zhang, Andreas Geiger, Haiwen Huang
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Patent number: 11803176Abstract: A method and a device for planning a specific process system, wherein during the planning of a specific process system, which consists of primary technology formed as components of the system that are interconnected with respect to process and at least one secondary technology that depends on the primary technology and enables operation of the system together with the primary technology, the primary technology is planned as a flow diagram of the system via a system planning tool, where configuration data formed as requirements, guidelines for operation of the system, system-specific basic conditions and/or specifications are added to the flow diagram, and where a data-processing device evaluates the flow diagram to which the configuration data have been added and automatically creates, optionally by accessing an archive having standard planning solutions, a specific planning solution for a secondary technology that meets the various requirements together with the planned primary technology.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Klaus Wendelberger, Andreas Geiger
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Patent number: 11779942Abstract: The disclosure concerns an applicator, in particular a printhead, for applying a coating agent, in particular a paint, to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body component or an attachment for a motor vehicle body component, having a plurality of nozzles for applying the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet, and a plurality of coating agent valves for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles, and having a plurality of electrically controllable actuators for controlling the coating agent valves. The disclosure provides that a control circuit for electrically controlling the actuators is integrated in the applicator.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Dürr Systems AGInventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Marcus Kleiner, Mortiz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny, Daniel Tandler, Tobias Berndt, Andreas Geiger
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Patent number: 11536359Abstract: An arrangement of at least one sensor track-scanning rotor position sensor (1, 1 A) of an electric machine (EM) in a hybrid transmission housing (2) that includes a torque converter (3) and a housing-affixed oil supply plate arrangement is provided. The rotor position sensor (1, 1 A) is attached on an oil-supply-plate side, and a sensor ring (8), as a sensor track, is attached on a converter side. A hybrid transmission housing (2) including the arrangement is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Linus Eschenbeck, Thomas Riedisser, Carl Schilling, Andreas Geiger, Gerald Viernekes, Matthias Weidner, Monika Rößner, Christopher Allnoch
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Publication number: 20220040715Abstract: The disclosure concerns an applicator, in particular a printhead, for applying a coating agent, in particular a paint, to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body component or an attachment for a motor vehicle body component, having a plurality of nozzles for applying the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet, and a plurality of coating agent valves for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles, and having a plurality of electrically controllable actuators for controlling the coating agent valves. The disclosure provides that a control circuit for electrically controlling the actuators is integrated in the applicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Marcus Kleiner, Mortiz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny, Daniel Tandler, Tobias Berndt, Andreas Geiger
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Publication number: 20220032590Abstract: For recyclability in a high value circular recycling material stream, a fluid-tight collapsible polyolefin container comprises a container body (5) formed of a container laminate (1) that is folded to a container-like body, sealed in the overlapping edge regions (2, 3) and coated with a sheathing (4) of polyolefin material to form the container body (5), said container body (5) being provided at one open end with a container head formed from polyolefin material. The container laminate (1) is a laminate having at least three layers, an inner polyolefin layer (6) and an outer polyolefin layer (8) and a barrier layer (7) sandwiched between the outer polyolefin layer (8) and the inner polyolefin layer (6), wherein the barrier layer (7) comprises at least one polyolefin comprising barrier foil like a monolayer foil (71) or a coextruded foil (72 with layers 72a, 72b) or a laminate thereof and wherein at least 90% of all polymers of the container are made of polyolefin of the same kind.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Philippe Kern, Andreas Geiger
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Patent number: 11167296Abstract: The disclosure concerns an applicator, in particular a printhead, for applying a coating agent, in particular a paint, to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body component or an attachment for a motor vehicle body component, having a plurality of nozzles for applying the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet, and a plurality of coating agent valves for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles, and having a plurality of electrically controllable actuators for controlling the coating agent valves. The disclosure provides that a control circuit for electrically controlling the actuators is integrated in the applicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Dürr Systems AGInventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Marcus Kleiner, Mortiz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny, Daniel Tandler, Tobias Berndt, Andreas Geiger
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Publication number: 20210207687Abstract: A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes an input shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GW2), an electric motor (EM) which is configured for driving the input shaft (GW1) and is operable as a generator, a plurality of planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3), and a plurality of shift elements (03, 04, 05, 14, 15). By selectively engaging the shift elements (03, 04, 05, 14, 15), various forward gears (1 to 6) between the input shaft (GW1) and the output shaft (GW2) are formable. A first shift element (04) contributes only to forming the first of the forward gears (1 to 6). By engaging the first shift element (04), a carrier (E21) of one of the planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3) is rotationally fixable. The first shift element (04) is a friction-locking frictional shift element, friction faces of which have no friction lining and have the same surface property.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Stefan Beck, Martin Brehmer, Matthias Horn, Kim Führer, Andreas Geiger, Thomas Riedisser
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Publication number: 20210048800Abstract: A method and a device for planning a specific process system, wherein during the planning of a specific process system, which consists of primary technology formed as components of the system that are interconnected with respect to process and at least one secondary technology that depends on the primary technology and enables operation of the system together with the primary technology, the primary technology is planned as a flow diagram of the system via a system planning tool, where configuration data formed as requirements, guidelines for operation of the system, system-specific basic conditions and/or specifications are added to the flow diagram, and where a data-processing device evaluates the flow diagram to which the configuration data have been added and automatically creates, optionally by accessing an archive having standard planning solutions, a specific planning solution for a secondary technology that meets the various requirements together with the planned primary technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Klaus WENDELBERGER, Andreas GEIGER
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Publication number: 20200269260Abstract: The disclosure concerns an applicator, in particular a printhead, for applying a coating agent, in particular a paint, to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body component or an attachment for a motor vehicle body component, having a plurality of nozzles for applying the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet, and a plurality of coating agent valves for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles, and having a plurality of electrically controllable actuators for controlling the coating agent valves. The disclosure provides that a control circuit for electrically controlling the actuators is integrated in the applicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Marcus Kleiner, Mortiz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny, Daniel Tandler, Tobias Berndt, Andreas Geiger
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Patent number: 10704666Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle includes an electric motor. A rotor shaft is connected in a torque-proof manner to a rotor of the electric motor. At least one bearing directly supports the rotor shaft. A transmission shaft is connected in a torque-proof manner to the rotor shaft. Both the transmission shaft and the rotor shaft are supported directly on a transmission component by the at least one bearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Kim Führer, Martin Brehmer, Andreas Geiger, Thomas Riedisser
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Publication number: 20200124157Abstract: An arrangement of at least one sensor track-scanning rotor position sensor (1, 1 A) of an electric machine (EM) in a hybrid transmission housing (2) that includes a torque converter (3) and a housing-affixed oil supply plate arrangement is provided. The rotor position sensor (1, 1 A) is attached on an oil-supply-plate side, and a sensor ring (8), as a sensor track, is attached on a converter side. A hybrid transmission housing (2) including the arrangement is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Linus Eschenbeck, Thomas Riedisser, Carl Schilling, Andreas Geiger, Gerald Viernekes, Matthias Weidner, Monika Rößner, Christopher Allnoch
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Patent number: 10352404Abstract: A transmission (G) for a hybrid vehicle includes a drive shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GW2), three planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3), an electric motor (EM) with a rotationally fixed stator (S) and with a rotatable rotor (R), and five shift elements (03, 04, 05, 14, 15). Six forward gear ratios (1 to 6) and one reverse gear ratio (R1) are formable through selective pairwise closure of the five shift elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Stefan Beck, Martin Brehmer, Kim Führer, Andreas Geiger, Matthias Horn, Thomas Riedisser
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Patent number: 10293990Abstract: The closure system includes an applicator having a closing member (7) which is realized for closing an outlet opening (11) as a result of the restoring force of a resilient restoring element. A blocking element (19) is movable such that, in a blocking position, it retains the closing member (7) in the closed position, but in the open position allows the outlet opening (11) to open.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Hoffmann Neopac AGInventor: Andreas Geiger
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Patent number: 10240670Abstract: A planetary transmission includes a planetary gear set (1), another planetary gear set (2), a fluid line (3) through which fluid is flowable to the planetary gear set (1) and to the other planetary gear set (2), and a fluid collecting device (4) which is in fluid communication with the fluid line (3). The fluid collecting device (4) is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the planetary gear set (1). The fluid collecting device (4) is configured for dividing the fluid from the fluid line (3) which has flowed into the fluid collecting device (4) into a fluid part which is flowable to the planetary gear set (1) and another fluid part which is flowable to the other planetary gear set (2).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Thomas Riedisser, Martin Brehmer, Andreas Geiger, Kim Führer, Carl Schilling, Thorsten Müller
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Patent number: 10124521Abstract: The tube (1) has a multi-layered tube body (3), with a tube liner (19) enclosed by a seamless tube shell (21). An electronic device (17) having an energy store for the delivery of the requisite service voltage for operation is protectively arranged between the tube liner (19) and the tube shell (21), and is not visible from the exterior.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: HOFFMANN NEOPAC AGInventor: Andreas Geiger
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Patent number: 10118353Abstract: A method of making an upwardly open container having a base wall, an upright perimeter wall, and an upright internal wall between one part of the perimeter wall and another part of the perimeter wall, the perimeter wall and the internal wall forming first and second compartments within the container, wherein the method comprises injecting a molten water-soluble polymer into a mold cavity between cooperating male and female mold parts; wherein there are independently movable first and second male parts separated by a gap in which the internal wall is formed, and wherein the first and second male parts correspond to the first and second compartments of the container to be formed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER FINISH B.V.Inventors: Axel Halbherr, Andreas Geiger, Jurgen Pellenz
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Patent number: 10093461Abstract: The tube (1) includes a connector (9) with a dispensing duct (13) which connects a dispensing opening (11) to a reservoir (3). For the dosed dispensing of a liquid from the reservoir (3) through the dispensing opening (11), a throttle insert (31) is inserted into a distal section (9b) of the connector (9) and is connected in form-fitting fashion to the connector (9). The connection of the throttle insert (31) to the connector (9) is preferably realized by a radial pressing action. The throttle insert (31) is preferably of dome-like form and delimits at least one primary throttle duct (47) which forms in the dispensing duct a constriction which limits the volume flow of the liquid from the reservoir (3) to the dispensing opening (11).Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Hoffmann Neopac AGInventors: Andreas Geiger, Andreas Eggenberg