Patents by Inventor Andreas

Andreas 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).

  • Patent number: 12257127
    Abstract: A dental implant system that can include a prosthetic assembly and a dental implant. The prosthetic assembly can include a dental component and a retention screw. The dental component and the retention screw each have interference elements that are configured to engage when a removal torque is applied to the screw. When the interference element engage each other, a portion of the removal torque is converted into a linear force that is exerted on the dental component in a removal direction thereby separating the dental component from the dental implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: BIOMET 3I, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel G Montero, Isabel-Marie Scalise, Michael D Bobby, Werner Weithaler, Andreas Geier, Ryan Weller
  • Patent number: 12259599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to An optical device (1), particularly for an ophthalmic device, comprising: a container (2) enclosing an internal space (3) of the container (2), wherein the internal space (3) is filled with a transparent liquid (L), and wherein the container (2) comprises a transparent bottom (21) and a transparent and elastically deformable membrane (22) opposing said bottom (21) such that the liquid (L) is arranged between the membrane (22) and the bottom (21), a deformable annular lens shaping element (4) connected to the membrane (22) so that a circumferential edge (41) of the lens shaping element (4) defines a central area (23) of the membrane (22) so that light can pass through the container (2) via the central area (23) and the bottom (21), wherein in a non-deformed state said edge (41) lies in a plane, and an adjustable spherical power and an adjustable cylindrical power, wherein for adapting the cylindrical power of the optical device (1), the lens shaping element (4) is configured to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventors: Roman Patscheider, Manuel Aschwanden, David Andreas Niederer, Chris Laning, Aaron Gerratt
  • Patent number: 12261619
    Abstract: An apparatus includes multiple analog to digital converters. Individual analog to digital converters are configured to produce a digital output from an analog input and configured to compute a least significant bit of the digital output by comparing an internal residual voltage for determination of the least significant bit and a residual voltage from another analog to digital converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Chen, Ankur Agrawal, Andrea Fasoli, Kyu-hyoun Kim
  • Patent number: 12259727
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of managing a fleet of autonomous vehicles providing trip services. The method includes receiving information identifying an intermediate destination and a final destination for a trip. In this example, the intermediate destination is a destination where an autonomous vehicle will drop off and wait for a passenger in order to continue the trip, and the final destination is a destination where the trip ends. The method also includes determining an amount of waiting time the vehicle is likely to be waiting for the passenger at the intermediate destination, determining how a vehicle of the fleet of autonomous vehicles should spend the amount of waiting time, and sending an instruction to the vehicle, based on the determination of how the vehicle should spend the amount of waiting time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Cristi Landy, Julien Mercay, Saksiri Tanphaichitr, Laurens Andreas Feenstra, Salil Pandit
  • Patent number: 12258018
    Abstract: A control method to control a vehicle driving along a main road having a plurality of detours. The control method exhibits the steps of: recognising a road surface marking present on a surface of the main road; recognising a road sign present beside the main road in order to determine possible speed limits set by the road sign; establishing whether a speed limit set by a road sign refers to the main road or to a detour which is located ahead of the vehicle and has been signalled by a satellite positioning system equipped with georeferenced mapping; establishing whether the driver is going to take the detour; warning the driver of the speed limit set by the road sign and related to the main road for as long as the driver does not intend to take the detour; and warning the driver of the speed limit set by the road sign and related to the detour only when the driver is going to take the detour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Russo, Andrea Secondi
  • Patent number: 12258451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for the elimination of odours in recycled plastic materials, which comprises the steps of: separating and conditioning the plastic; shredding the plastic by means of a bladed shredded, which reduces the plastic into powder-sized particles; chemically washing with a surfactant, which is carried out in a stirring tank; rinsing the plastic material to eliminate dirt and the chemicals used, which is carried out in a rinsing reactor; mechanically drying the clean material in a dryer; and deodorising the plastic, wherein volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are removed from the clean, dry material by means of steam distillation, deodorisation being performed in a steam distillation column, the VOC-free plastic exiting through the bottom part of the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    Inventors: Andrés Fullana Font, Andrea Cabanes Gil
  • Patent number: 12259992
    Abstract: Methods for centralized access control for cloud relational database management system resources are performed by systems and devices. The methods utilize a central policy storage, managed externally to database servers, which stores external policies for access to internal database resources at up to fine granularity. Database servers in the processing system each receive external access policies that correspond to users of the system by push or pull operations from the central policy storage, and store the external access policies in a cache of the database servers for databases. For resource access, access conditions are determined via policy engines of database servers based on an external access policy in the cache that corresponds to a user, responsive to a resource access request from a device of the user specifying the internal resource. Data associated with the resource is provided to the user based on the access condition being met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Yueren Wang, Elnata Degefa, Andreas Wolter, Steven Richard Gott, Nitish Gupta, Raghav Kaushik, Rakesh Khanduja, Shafi Ahmad, Dilli Dorai Minnal Arumugam, Pankaj Prabhakar Naik, Nikolas Christopher Ogg
  • Patent number: 12258253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for introducing an additive into a container (2). The system comprises an automated device for transporting the container (2) in a horizontal plane (P), such as a rotary wheel. The system further comprises a static microdoser (5) having a nozzle from which a jet (7) of an additive issues upon passage of an opening of the container (2). Additive is so injected into said container (2). According to the invention, the nozzle of the static microdoser (5) is inclined relative to a direction orthogonal to said horizontal plane (P). This limits splashing, in particular when the jet (7) of additive hits an inner wall of the container (2) that is free of liquid. This can be facilitated by an acceleration applied on the container (2) which inclines the free surface (8) of the liquid material present in the container (2). A preferred application is the introduction of a flavored concentrate into a bottle of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
    Inventor: Andrea Comin
  • Patent number: 12257951
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an interior rearview device adapted for use with a motor vehicle, comprising: a rearview element comprising at least one of a reflective element and a display element; a bezel surrounding the rearview element and being surrounded by a housing; a mount assembly which is configured to attach the housing to the vehicle; and an human machine interface (HMI) for controlling at least one function of the interior rearview device, with the HMI comprising at least one ToF sensor, between the housing and the rearview element, and at least a part of the bezel, preferably at the bottom of the interior rearview device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventor: Andreas Herrmann
  • Patent number: 12260907
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for shared decoder architecture for three-dimensional memory arrays are described. A memory device may include pillars coupled to an access line using two transistors positioned between the pillar and the access line. The gates of the two transistors may be coupled with respective gate lines coupled with circuitry configured to bias the gate line as part of an access operation for a memory cell coupled with the pillar. In some cases, the circuitry may be positioned between tiles of the memory device, at an end of one or more tiles of the memory device, between word line combs of a tile of the memory device, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Vincent Antoine Laurent, Andrea Martinelli, Efrem Bolandrina, Ferdinando Bedeschi
  • Patent number: 12262069
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a shared digital video stream. A first and a second digital video stream are collected. The shared stream is produced based on the first stream so that the first source is visible in the shared stream, but so that the second source is not visible in the shared stream. The first and/or second stream are analysed to detect a trigger, based on detection of a predetermined image and/or audio pattern, the trigger being a detected gazing or a gesture. The shared stream based on the second stream and/or based on the first source but with at least one of a different cropping, a different zooming, a different panning, or a different focus plane selection. The output stream is provided to a consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LiveArena Technologies AB
    Inventors: Andreas Björkman, Anders Nilsson, Lars Erlman, Per Blankens, Maxx Sörqvist, Marcus Ragnarsson
  • Patent number: 12258486
    Abstract: A composition for sealing/coating the edges of wood-fibre boards is provided. The composition includes at least one compound of general formula R1aSiX(4-a) (I), and/or their hydrolysis products. X is H, OH or a hydrolyzable group selected from alkoxy-, aryloxy-, and acyloxy-, R1 is an organic radical selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl, and R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a hydroxy, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano and epoxy group, and a=0, 1, 2, 3, The composition also includes at least one compound of general formula R2bSiX(4-b) (II), and/or their hydrolysis products. X has the above meaning, R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic radical selected from alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, and cycloalkenyl, and b=1, 2, 3, or 4. The composition also includes at least one aqueous polymer dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Andreas Gier
  • Patent number: 12260880
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can guide a user of the computing device through creation of media content using storyboard templates. For example, the user may invoke a media editing application on the computing device. The media editing application can be configured with a plurality of different storyboard templates to be used for the creation of different types or categories of content. A storyboard template corresponding to a particular type of content can include suggested media segments and suggested media clips for the particular type, or topic, of content. Thus, a particular storyboard template can include suggested media segments and suggested media clips that are different from other storyboard templates. The media editing application can include features that allow the user to edit the storyboard template and/or the media content corresponding to a storyboard project created by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Wiersema, Teresa F. Perera, Jennifer L. Nassef Anderson, David R. Black, Ivan Pinzon, Nathalie Castel, Andrea L. Angquist, Kain Osterholt, Peter A. Steinauer, Shawn M. Spencer, Hans H. Kim
  • Patent number: 12257894
    Abstract: A drive device for an electrically operated vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle, with a drive unit in which an electric machine drives vehicle wheels via a gearbox. The electric machine is arranged transversely in the vehicle axle, and a stator housing of the electric machine is axially extended in the vehicle transverse direction with a gearbox housing. The drive unit is supported in a three-point bearing via three unit bearings in the vehicle body. The three-point bearing has two gearbox-side unit bearings via which the gearbox housing is supported in the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Harald Gloede, Frank Röthlingshöfer, Korbinian Weber, Christian Holzapfel
  • Patent number: 12258366
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to modulators of SOS1 and their use in the treatment of disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Revolution Medicines, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian L. Gill, Andreas Buckl, Elena S. Koltun, Naing Aay, Arlyn A. Tambo-ong, Severin Thompson, Micah James Gliedt, John E. Knox, James Cregg, Anne V. Edwards, Yang Liu, G. Leslie Burnett
  • Patent number: 12260212
    Abstract: In some implementations, a server device may receive, from a client device, a script identifier, that identifies a script, and an indication of whether the script was successfully executed by the client device. The server device may determine whether a condition associated with disabling the script is satisfied based on the script identifier, the indication of whether the script was successfully executed by the client device, and stored information determined based on a plurality of indications of whether the script was successfully executed by a plurality of other client devices. The server device may selectively cause a data structure to be updated to indicate that the script is disabled based on determining whether the condition is satisfied. The data structure may be used to indicate whether the script is enabled prior to execution of the script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Edwards, Vu Nguyen, Adam Vukich, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, David Gabriele, Andrea Montealegre, George Bergeron
  • Patent number: 12260168
    Abstract: A method for activating editing functionality in a content management system (CMS) is provided, including: the CMS providing a content management application programming interface (CMA) enabling management of a content project, the content project having a content model defined by a plurality of content types, each content type defining one or more fields, said content types defining structures for content managed via the CMS; responsive to an application programming interface (API) call to the CMA, then assigning one or more annotations to one or more of the content types; wherein for the content types having annotations assigned thereto, the assigned annotations enable an editing functionality of an editing application interfaced with the CMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Contentful GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Bausek, Luca Bianconi, Andreas Hoernicke, Paolo Negri
  • Patent number: 12261311
    Abstract: A container for an energy supply system includes a first section configured to accommodate an air-conditioning unit and/or a control circuit during transport of the container and operation of the energy supply system, and a second section configured to accommodate an energy conversion unit during transport of the container. The energy conversion unit is configured to be selectively removed from the container, and the second section includes a fixing structure for shelf units, such that, after the energy conversion unit has been removed from the container, the shelf units are configured to be installed on the fixing structure and can be fitted with storage modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventor: Andreas Falk
  • Patent number: 12257147
    Abstract: An anchoring for heart valve prostheses includes a stent framework, for attaching heart valve leaflets to an inner side, and compartmentalization clips, connected with the stent framework at a first end region and having a free second end region. The anchoring exhibits a primary form and reversibly transformable into a delivery form for the minimally invasive introduction into the body of the patient by elastic deformation and/or compression of certain regions or elements. The compartmentalization clips are arcuately shaped between the first and second end regions in the primary form and are elastically foldable such that the compartmentalization clips extend in a flat manner between the first and second end regions in the delivery form. The anchoring has a separation structure connected with the stent framework and the compartmentalization clips to separate the areas of the native leaflets to be treated from the bloodstream when the anchoring implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: DEVIE MEDICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Reiner Figulla, Raphael Andreas Seidel, Sharath Chandra Chavalla
  • Patent number: D1067804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Southern Kindred, LLC
    Inventors: Andrea D. Feirer, Jerrell Carter