Patents by Inventor Andreas Schmidt

Andreas Schmidt 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: 20200257287
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of enabling a mobile machine to provide information to a device of a recipient, the method comprising the mobile machine transmitting over a first air interface information for enabling access by the device of the recipient over a cellular mobile communication interface for controlling the mobile machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas, Martin Hans
  • Publication number: 20200252941
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing interference in a mobile communication system caused by a first user equipment, UE, device operating in a cell at a significantly higher altitude than other UE devices in the cell so as to cause interference, the method comprising detecting that the first UE device is operating at an altitude considered by the mobile communication system to be an extraordinary altitude; and reducing interference caused by the first UE device operating at the extraordinary altitude by controlling the operation of the first UE device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas SCHMIDT, Maik BIENAS, Martin HANS
  • Patent number: 10722287
    Abstract: A spark ablation device for generating nanoparticles comprising a spark generator; the spark generator comprising first and second electrodes, wherein the spark generator further comprises at least one power source which is arranged to be operative at a first energy level for maintaining a discharge between the first and second electrodes, which power source is arranged for repetitively increasing the energy of the discharge to a predetermined secondary level that is higher than the first energy level for ablating a portion of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: VSPARTICLE HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt-Ott, Tobias Vincent Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 10720968
    Abstract: A telecommunication system is provided comprising a Single Frequency Network, which enables the activation and respectively deactivation of base stations (SCn-SCn+3), each providing a radio cell such as a so-called Small Cell (SCn-SCn+3). Single Frequency Networks provide the advantage that no handover procedures are required for user equipment traversing several radio cells. The subject matter of the present invention provides means for a location based adaption of the transmission parameters for operating the Small Cells (SCn-SCn+3) in dependence of the location of the user equipment to be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft, Martin Hans, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 10715268
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for determining the type of a mobile radio base station is provided. The method may include receiving a synchronization message comprising a mobile radio base station identifier, and determining the type of a mobile radio base station using a previously signaled and stored piece of mobile radio base station type determining information indicating a rule as to how the type of a mobile radio base station out of a plurality of types of a mobile radio base station can be derived from a mobile radio base station identifier and the received mobile radio base station identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Thomas Ruprich, Andreas Schmidt, Hyung-Nam Choi
  • Patent number: 10694913
    Abstract: A method for operating a floor processing device that moves automatically within an environment, has a detection system of the floor processing device that detects features of a surface to be cleaned and compares them with reference features of carpets. Upon detection of a carpet, it is determined whether and where the carpet has fringes, and the fringes are aligned in a defined direction relative to the carpet by means of a combing attachment of the floor processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: David Erkek, Georg Hackert, Gerhard Isenberg, Roman Ortmann, Andreas Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200173543
    Abstract: A method for operating a transmission (3) is provided, which includes a hydraulic pump drivable on a transmission-input end and at least one form-locking shift element (A, F). One of the shift-element halves is displaceable between a first end position and a second end position with a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump. The current position of the shift-element half is detected with a sensor and is stored as a specified end-position value if the shift-element half is located in one of the end positions, the hydraulic pump is driven, and the shift-element half is actuated, with the hydraulic pressure, towards the current end position. When the hydraulic pressure is less than a threshold value, a deviation is determined between the current position of the shift-element half and the specified end-position value. The hydraulic pressure is increased when the deviation is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Martina Jehle, Andreas Schmidt, Angelique Schwimmer, Christian Pannek, Daniel Zerlaut
  • Publication number: 20200163043
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of communicating vehicle positioning information, wherein signals are transmitted from at least one vehicle mounted antenna for indicating a position of the vehicle to another entity, the signals including information concerning at least one of an identity of the at least one antenna and information providing a displacement between the at least one antenna and a boundary of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 10620927
    Abstract: Deploying a software service. A defined software service offering is selected from a plurality of defined software service offerings. An instantiation order for deploying the selected defined software service offering on a corresponding computer system is generated. Each defined software service offering comprises a software service definition and at least one defined software policy. One selected from the group consisting of the software service definition, the software policy, and a combination thereof, provides a hardware configuration for the software service, a software configuration for the software service, and a managing policy for the software service. The instantiation order of the software service for execution on the computer system is created based on the hardware configuration, the software configuration and the managing policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christine Axnix, Gerhard Banzhaf, Michael Behrendt, Andreas Bieswanger, Gerd Breiter, Andrea Schmidt, Helmut H Weber, Friedemann Baitinger, Stefan Wirag
  • Publication number: 20200077289
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of controlling a mobile communication network, the method comprising, an uplink controlling entity, in response to reception quality measurement reports sent by a plurality of reception points within the mobile communication network following a transmission of data by a user equipment device, the reception quality measurement reports being responsive to the reception of the transmission, configuring the reception points within the mobile communication network such that each of the multiple reception points is configured to exhibit a participation behaviour with respect to at least one of subsequent measurement reporting and payload reporting with regard to transmissions from the user equipment device, the participation behaviour being dependent on the reception quality measurement report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft
  • Publication number: 20200059804
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resource controller for resource management in a telecommunication network, the telecommunication network providing a first set of resources for cellular communication and a second set of resources for direct device-to-device, D2D, communication between UEs, the resource controller comprising a measurement request unit being arranged to request a measurement be performed by at least one user equipment, the measurement indicating a capacity utilization of the second set of resources; and a resource pool adaption unit being arranged to adapt the first set of resources and the second set of resources as a function of the performed measurement. In particular, where no resources are available for D2D communication, a UE may request a bearer setup and in response suitable resources for D2D communication are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Martin Hans
  • Publication number: 20200047297
    Abstract: Methods and devices for supporting a workpiece on support slats of a workpiece support during machining of the workpiece by thermal separation by a separation beam directed onto the workpiece are provided. In one aspect, a support slat includes support projections on a workpiece side extending in a longitudinal direction of the support slat. The support projections follow one after another in the longitudinal direction at a mutual distance to form projection gaps. On an underside of at least one support projection remote from the workpiece side, the support slat defines a recess covered by the support projection toward the workpiece side. The recess extends in a transverse direction of the support slat. The support projection covering the recess is separably connected to the rest of the support slat and is separable from the support slat with opening the recess toward the workpiece side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Hans-Georg Zenker, Harry Thonig
  • Publication number: 20200041672
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a time-gated fast neutron transmission radiography system and method. The system makes use of a pulsed neutron source for producing neutrons in a plurality of directions, with at least a subplurality of the neutrons being directed at an object to be imaged. The system also includes a neutron detector system configured to time-gate the detection of neutrons emitted from the pulsed neutron source to within a time-gated window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Andrea SCHMIDT, Maurice B. AUFDERHEIDE, David Neal FITTINGHOFF, James M. HALL, Yuri PODPALY
  • Publication number: 20200041685
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for detecting fissionable materials. In one embodiment the system may incorporate a neutron pulse generator configured to generate multiple short pulses of neutrons, or a single pulse of sufficient intensity, in a vicinity of an object of interest. The source pulse of neutrons includes neutrons which each have a full width half maximum time duration of less than about 100 ns and a peak energy level no greater than about 20 MeV. A fast response detector is used which is able to detect single neutron events indicative of fission neutrons having been produced by the source pulse of neutrons interacting with fissionable material associated with the object of interest, and which arrive at the fast response detector within a predetermined time window immediately before arrival of the source neutron pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuri PODPALY, James M. HALL, Alexander Peter POVILUS, Andrea SCHMIDT, Dustin YANG
  • Publication number: 20200021586
    Abstract: It is recognized herein that current messaging protocols for internet of things (IoT) architectures are often weak from a security perspective, and are often poorly suited for resource-constrained devices. An example IoT system described herein combines device authentication and application-layer key establishment using facilities of IoT messaging protocols. The IoT system may include a Trust Broker, which acts as a registration point for devices, and an edge gateway, which manages communication between a given device and the trust broker (and IoT servers). The edge gateway may acquire a trusted role, such that it may be a secure intermediary for device-server messaging, and such that it can facilitate authentication of devices to services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20190346315
    Abstract: A sheathed thermocouple component has at least a sheath housing with at least one thermocouple and electrical insulation therein. The sheath housing has an outer diameter and a wall thickness relative to a cross section of the at least one thermocouple, and a ratio of the wall thickness to the outer diameter is in the range of 0.17 to 0.45. Such a sheathed thermocouple component can be manufactured efficiently and has a number of advantageous uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Heiko Lantzsch
  • Patent number: 10477421
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resource controller for resource management in a telecommunication network, the telecommunication network providing a first set of resources for cellular communication and a second set of resources for direct device-to-device, D2D, communication between UEs, the resource controller comprising a measurement request unit being arranged to request a measurement be performed by at least one user equipment, the measurement indicating a capacity utilization of the second set of resources; and a resource pool adaption unit being arranged to adapt the first set of resources and the second set of resources as a function of the performed measurement. In particular, where no resources are available for D2D communication, a UE may request a bearer setup and in response suitable resources for D2D communication are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Martin Hans
  • Patent number: 10444765
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle that moves automatically within an environment, in particular a cleaning robot, with a detection system for detecting object data in an environment of the vehicle and a calculating device for generating an area map based on recorded object data. The area map has information about a position of an external illuminating device designed separately from the vehicle, as well as one or several items of information about the illuminating device, such as light intensity, emission spectrum, position and/or size of a partial area of an environment that can be illuminated by the illuminating device, and type of illuminating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: David Erkek, Georg Hackert, Gerhard Isenberg, Roman Ortmann, Andreas Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10440601
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of controlling a mobile communication network, the method comprising, an uplink controlling entity, in response to reception quality measurement reports sent by a plurality of reception points within the mobile communication network following a transmission of data by a user equipment device, the reception quality measurement reports being responsive to the reception of the transmission, configuring the reception points within the mobile communication network such that each of the multiple reception points is configured to exhibit a participation behavior with respect to at least one of subsequent measurement reporting and payload reporting with regard to transmissions from the user equipment device, the participation behavior being dependent on the reception quality measurement report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft
  • Publication number: 20190305878
    Abstract: The invention provides method in a mobile communication system of transmitting data wherein the data is transmitted using a modulation and coding scheme, MCS, which is reconfigurable over a MCS re-configuration cycle length and wherein the data is transmitted using a reconfigurable transmit time interval, TTI, length, the MCS reconfiguration cycle length and the TTI length being different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Martin Hans