Patents by Inventor Andreas Müller

Andreas Müller 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).

  • FENESTRATED BONE ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20230038914
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fenestrated bone anchor suitable for being anchored in live bone tissue of a human or animal patient. The bone anchor comprises a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end and a circumferential surface extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The shaft further comprises a longitudinal cavity extending from the proximal end towards the distal end and a plurality of lateral channels extending through a wall of the shaft from the axial cavity to the circumferential surface. The lateral channel has a pear-shaped cross section and/or the thickness of the wall increases gradually in selected ones of directions towards the lateral channels. The fenestrated bone anchor is e.g. a component of a surgical system comprising an interbody fusion device of the stand-alone type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea Müller, Jörg Mayer, Domenico Romeo
  • CROWD SOURCED MAPPING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230011686
    Abstract: A crowd-sourced modeling system to perform operations that include: receiving image data that comprises image attributes; accessing a 3D model based on at least the image attributes of the image data, wherein the 3D model comprises a plurality of parts that collectively depict an object or environment; identifying a change in the object or environment based on a comparison of the image data with the plurality of parts of the 3D model, the change corresponding to a part of the 3D model from among the plurality of parts; and generating an update to the part of the 3D model based on the image attributes of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, David Li
  • COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A SYNTHETIC TRAINING DATA SET FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING COMPUTER VISION MODEL
    Publication number: 20220405587
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a synthetic training data set for training a machine learning computer vision model for performing at least one user defined computer vision task, in which spatially resolved sensor data are processed and evaluated with respect to at least one user defined object of interest, including receiving at least one model of a user defined object of interest; determining at least one render parameter and multiple render parameters; generating a set of training images by rendering the at least one model of the object of interest based on the at least one render parameter; generating annotation data for the set of training images with respect to the at least one object of interest; and providing a training data set including the set of training images and the annotation data for being output to the user and/or for training the computer vision model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Pooja RANGARAJAN, Nikhil GUPTA, Andre BREITENFELD, Andreas MÜLLER, Sebastian SCHULZ, Sheng LING, Thomas KAMMERLOCHER, Fabian BAIER
  • AR-BASED CONNECTED PORTAL SHOPPING
    Publication number: 20220375169
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a request from a client device of a first user to engage in a shared augmented reality (AR) shopping experience with a second user; generating, for display on respective client devices of the first and second users, the shared AR shopping experience comprising a plurality of AR items that represent real-world products overlaid on a shared real-world environment of the first and second users; determining that the second user is interacting with a first AR item of the plurality of AR items; and in response to detecting that the second user is depicted in an image captured by the client device of the first user, overlaying the first AR item on the second user in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Amar Boghani, Maria Jose Garcia Sopo, Isac Andreas Muller Sandvik, Qi Pan, Matan Zohar
  • INTERACTIVE AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220366616
    Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to an augmented-reality system to generate and cause display of interactive augmented reality content at a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: David Li, Piers George Cowburn, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan
  • Augmented reality session creation using skeleton tracking
    Patent number: 11488358
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for creating a shared augmented reality (AR) session. The methods and systems perform operations comprising: receiving, by a second device, a request to join an AR session initialized by a first device; in response to receiving the request, detecting a body corresponding to a user of the first device in one or more images captured by a camera of the second device; identifying a body part of the detected body corresponding to the user of the first device; determining, by the second device, a transformation in the AR session between the first device and the second device using the identified body part; and causing the AR session to be displayed by the second device based on the determined transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, David Li, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, Matan Zohar
  • Crowd sourced mapping system
    Patent number: 11488368
    Abstract: A crowd-sourced modeling system to perform operations that include: receiving image data that comprises image attributes; accessing a 3D model based on at least the image attributes of the image data, wherein the 3D model comprises a plurality of parts that collectively depict an object or environment; identifying a change in the object or environment based on a comparison of the image data with the plurality of parts of the 3D model, the change corresponding to a part of the 3D model from among the plurality of parts; and generating an update to the part of the 3D model based on the image attributes of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, David Li
  • ROTARY ANODE BEARING ASSEMBLY AND ROTARY ANODE FOR X-RAY TUBE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A ROTARY ANODE BEARING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220344122
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, inter alia, to a rotary anode bearing assembly for an X-ray tube comprising at least one bearing outer ring and rolling elements arranged within the at least one bearing outer ring, which rolling elements roll on the at least one bearing outer ring and enclose a radially inner receiving space for receiving a rotor of an X-ray tube; comprising a bearing housing in which the at least one bearing outer ring is mounted, wherein the bearing housing circumferentially surrounds the at least one bearing outer ring. The rotary anode bearing assembly according to the disclosure is characterized in that an end face of at least one bearing outer ring or of a caulking ring axially adjoining the bearing outer ring is caulked to an end face of the bearing housing by plastic deformation of material of the bearing housing and/or of the bearing outer ring and/or of the caulking ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Florian Weber, Peter Andreas Muller, Alfred Sipple
  • CLEANING UNIT FOR A SENSOR
    Publication number: 20220342208
    Abstract: A cleaning unit for a sensor with a sensor housing and a drive shaft comprises a holding element which extends along an axis and is suitable for being mounted on the drive shaft so that the cleaning unit can be moved by the drive shaft and a wiper element which is fastened to the holding element and has a ring which axially surrounds the holding element, so that the ring is in contact with the sensor housing of the sensor when the holding element is mounted on the drive shaft, wherein the ring has at least one tooth which extends radially to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alejandro Vaca Torres, Andreas Müller
  • LOCATION BASED AUGMENTED-REALITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220343596
    Abstract: A location-based augmented-reality system to generate and cause display of augmented-reality content that includes three-dimensional typography, based on a perspective, and location of a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, David Li, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan
  • Interactive augmented reality system
    Patent number: 11481932
    Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to an augmented-reality system to generate and cause display of interactive augmented reality content at a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Li, Piers George Cowburn, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan
  • SENSOR HOLDER FOR A FLOW SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAINTENANCE
    Publication number: 20220333960
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sensor holder for a flow sensor, comprising a substantially cylindrical housing with a housing interior with an opening at a first front face. The opening is designed to receive the flow sensor. The housing at the second front face, which is opposite the first front face, is conical. A first flushing opens to the housing interior, where the opening opens into the end region of the cone, and a second flushing opens to the housing interior. A fastening unit is designed to fasten the flow sensor in the housing, and a first wall holder is designed to be fastened to a wall. The first wall holder comprises a joint in the region of the second front face, with the joint connecting to the housing. The housing can be moved via the joint from a measurement position into a maintenance position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Alejandro Vaca Torres, Michael Wiederkehr, Andreas Müller, Ralf Bernhard
  • Method For Producing At Least One Component In A 3D Printing Method, And 3D Printer
    Publication number: 20220314327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing at least one component by 3D printing on a construction platform provided with a heating device, the method comprising: applying a layer of loose particulate material to the construction platform, heating the applied layer of loose particulate material by means of the heating device of the construction platform, outputting a liquid treatment agent onto a partial area of the heated layer of loose particulate material, and repeating said steps to build up the at least one component in layers. The heating by means of the heating device of the construction platform is carried out in such a manner that a temperature of the construction platform increases toward a predetermined construction platform maximum temperature during the build-up of the component to set a surface temperature of the respectively last applied layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Müller, Roland Ladewig
  • SENSOR HOUSING
    Publication number: 20220299344
    Abstract: A sensor housing includes: a sensor body with at least one primary retainer arranged in the sensor body; a sensor cover with at least one secondary retainer, the sensor cover configured for arrangement on the sensor body such that the primary retainer and the secondary retainer are enclosed in the sensor body; and a locking unit including at least one locking element configured for releasably connecting the primary retainer and the secondary retainer, wherein the locking element includes a magnetizable material or a magnetic material and is mounted movably between a locking position, in which the locking element locks the primary retainer with the secondary retainer, and an opposing release position, such that the locking element can be moved between the locking position and the release position by an applied magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Alejandro Vaca Torres, Andreas Müller
  • WORLD-SPACE SEGMENTATION
    Publication number: 20220301175
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for generating a persistent world-space ground (or floor) segmentation map (or “texture”) for use in augmented or virtual reality 3D experiences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, David Li, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, Andrew Tristan Spek
  • ADDRESSABLE AUGMENTED-REALITY CONTENT
    Publication number: 20220291787
    Abstract: An addressable media system for performing operations that include: accessing image data that depicts an object in an environment at a client device; causing display of a presentation of the image data within a graphical user interface at the client device; detecting the display of the object within the presentation of the image data based on at least a portion of the plurality of image features of the display of the object; identifying an object class based on at least the portion of the image features of the display of the object; receiving an input that selects the display of the object from the client device; and associating the object class that corresponds with the object with the user profile in response to the input that selects the display of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, David Li, Isac Andreas Muller Sandvik, Qi Pan
  • SEMANTIC TEXTURE MAPPING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220284656
    Abstract: A semantic texture map system to generate a semantic texture map based on a 3D model that comprises a plurality of vertices that include coordinate that indicate positions of the plurality of vertices, a UV map, and a semantic segmentation image that comprises a set of semantic labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, David Li, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan
  • AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220254124
    Abstract: An augmented reality system to generate and cause display of a presentation of a space at a first client device, receive one or more selections of points within the presentation of the space at the first client device, and render graphical elements at the one or more points within the presentation of the space at the first client device. The augmented reality system is further configured to receive a display request to display the space at a second client device, and in response, may render a second presentation of the space at the second client device, wherein the second presentation of the space includes the graphical elements at the one or more points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Piers Cowburn, Qi Pan, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik
  • CONTROL DEVICE FOR A GAS GENERATOR FOR CONTROLLING A VOLUMETRIC FLOW, AND IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF THIS TYPE
    Publication number: 20220242359
    Abstract: A control device for a gas generator for controlling a volumetric flow of a fluid, which is stored under pressure, for filling an airbag of a motor vehicle, with a valve arrangement. To reduce a response time of a main valve piston, the valve arrangement has a means for controlling a fluid pressure in a control chamber, wherein the means for controlling a fluid pressure is configured to bring or hold the fluid pressure in the control chamber to/at a pressure which lies in a predefined tolerance range around an activation pressure of the main valve piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Müller, Matthias Bleeck
  • Safety razor
    Patent number: D968023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Andreas Müller