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).

  • Polarized fiber-laser
    Patent number: 10944233
    Abstract: A fiber-laser includes a gain-fiber in a laser-resonator. A polarizer is located in the laser-resonator at an end thereof, causing the output of the fiber-laser to be linearly polarized. A wavelength-selective element is also included in the laser-resonator for selecting an output wavelength of the fiber-laser from within a gain-bandwidth of the gain-fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Coherent, Inc.
    Inventors: Qi-Ze Shu, Andrea Caprara
  • Automated detection of missing, obstructed, or damaged labels
    Patent number: 10943205
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating labels are described. A label having particular format and content can be affixed to a parcel depending upon its. Barcodes can be positioned adjacent to one or more of the borders of the label. If, during a shipping workflow, one or more of the barcodes cannot be detected, it can be assumed that the label is damaged or obstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Edens, Andrea Frank, Mercia Elizabeth Howard, Daniel Muething
  • System, method and apparatus for secure functions and cache line data
    Patent number: 10942856
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for secure functions and manipulating cache line data. The method includes generating cache block addresses from a subset of bits, i.e. tag bits, of a cache address and hashing the cache block addresses with one or more secure functions that use keys to generate secure indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Andreas Lars Sandberg, Prakash S. Ramrakhyani
  • Device and method for filling an electric cigarette
    Patent number: 10940964
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device for filling an electric cigarette, more specifically for filling a consumable-material tank of an electric cigarette wherein the device has a first tank for accommodating a consumable material and a second tank for accommodating air, wherein the device is designed such that the volumes of the tanks can be altered inversely by means of an actuating device, and therefore a pressing action and an intake action can be established at connections of the tanks. By virtue of the device being connected to a consumable-material tank of an electric cigarette, it is thus possible, while the consumable-material tank is being filled with consumable material, for the air displaced by the consumable material to be simultaneously extracted from the electric cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
    Inventor: Andreas Beer
  • Device and a method for measuring fluid—mechanically effective material parameters of a fluid
    Patent number: 10942103
    Abstract: A method and a device for the measurement of one or more fluid-mechanically effective parameters of a fluid, with a fluid pump which comprises a delivery element which is mounted in a magnet bearing, and the delivery element of the fluid pump is excited into an oscillation by way of an excitation device, wherein the oscillation parameters as well as, as the case may be, the oscillation behaviour is measured, and parameters of the fluid are determined from this.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: BERLIN HEART GMBH
    Inventors: Kurt Graichen, Andreas Arndt, Peter Nuesser
  • Systems and methods for employing augmented reality in appraisal and assessment operations
    Patent number: 10943406
    Abstract: An augmented reality structural assessment system may include a display device, at least one sensor configured to generate image data from a structure, and a processor. The processor may receive the image data that represents one or more portions of the structure and generate a visualization of a scenario related to structural damage to the one or more portions of the structure. The visualization may be presented via the display device, such that the visualization augments a view of the structure via the display device. The processor may then receive input data regarding one or more assessments of damage to the structure corresponding to the scenario and the image data and store the data regarding one or more assessments of damage in a storage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Carlos J P Chavez, Donna Moncrief Brown, David James, Andrea Richardson, Victoria A. Santos
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING A CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20210065852
    Abstract: A method for improving a chemical production process, wherein a derivative chemical product is produced through a derivative chemical production process based on at least some derivative process parameters at a chemical production facility, which chemical production facility comprises a facility intranet, wherein at least some derivative process parameters are measured from the derivative chemical production process by a production sensor computer system within the facility intranet and wherein a process model for simulating the derivative chemical production process is recorded in a process model management computer system outside the facility intranet. The invention also relates to a corresponding system for a chemical production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Lyding, Jochen Plessel, Sairam Potaraju, Alexander Knaak, Max Gemeinhardt
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HISTOCHEMICAL ASSAYS FOR HUMAN PRO-EPIREGULIN AND AMPHIREGULIN
    Publication number: 20210063403
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • ARCHITECTURE-BASED POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A MEMORY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210064113
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for architecture-based power management for a memory device are described. Aspects include operating a first memory bank within a memory device in a first mode and a second memory bank within the memory device in a second mode. The memory device may receive a power down command for the first memory bank while operating the first memory bank in the first mode and the second memory bank in the second mode and switch the first memory bank from the first mode to a first low power mode while maintaining the second memory bank in the second mode. The first low power mode corresponds to less power consumption by the first memory bank than the first mode. In some cases, switching the first memory bank from the first mode to the first low power mode includes deactivating circuitry dedicated to the first memory bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christophe Vincent Antoine Laurent, Andrea Martinelli, Graziano Mirichigni
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE PATTERNED DESIGN COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PATTERN ELEMENTS BY MEANS OF A LASER
    Publication number: 20210060704
    Abstract: A method for producing at least one patterned design having a plurality of pattern elements via a laser in a component that is at least partially transparent and is coated on a first surface. The component is coated on a first surface with at least one layer. The coated first surface of the component is surveyed with first co-ordinated. At least one patterned design is created with second coordinates. The second coordinates of the at least one patterned design are transformed into third coordinates. The coated first surface is irradiated with laser radiation via control coordinates. The laser radiation is measured on a second surface and the laser radiation received is compared via the sensor system with a reference value. The laser radiation is switched off when the reference value is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: JENOPTIK Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver KUHL, Andreas BODE-MOSIG, Frank SEIDEL, Juergen HIELSCHER
  • EPOXY RESIN ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20210062054
    Abstract: Disclosed are one-component epoxy resin adhesive compositions which include (a) one or more non-rubber-modified epoxy resins; (b) one or more latent epoxy curing agents; (c) one or more toughening agents; and (d) zinc oxide nanoparticles. The one-component epoxy resin adhesive compositions exhibit improved toughness of the adhesive as measured by its lap shear strength as well as improved environmental stability, i.e., corrosion protection, by addition of the zinc oxide nanoparticles when applied to metal substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: FELIX KOCH, ANDREAS LUTZ, BEDA STEINER, CATHY GROSSNICKEL, JEANNINE FLUECKIGER
  • Random Access Coverage Enhancement Level Ramp Up Procedure
    Publication number: 20210068167
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method in a user equipment (UE) for random access (RA) coverage enhancement (CE) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a random access preamble to a UE, wherein a power of the random access preamble is determined, in part, by a current CE level. The method further includes incrementing a value of a counter by one, wherein the value of the counter indicates a number of random access preambles previously transmitted by the UE. The method may then compare the value of the counter after incrementing its value, to a transmission limit, wherein the transmission limit indicates a maximum number of random access preamble transmission attempts for the current CE level. In response to the counter being equal to the transmission limit plus one, the method includes resetting the value of the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Andreas Hoglund
  • DETERMINING A POSITION OF A DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO ANOTHER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210063521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a position of a first device with respect to a second device. According to the method, control data indicative of a receive property of at least one signal received from the first device (110) by a second device (121-124) using a plurality of receiver chains (210-215) is established. At least one receive characteristic of the plurality of receiver chains (210-215) differs for at least two receiver chains of the plurality of receiver chains (210-215). Based on the control data, positioning information for the first device (110) is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas HALLONSTEN, Johan ANDERSSON, Johan WADMAN, Kåre AGARDH
  • Method for Fuel Injector Characterization
    Publication number: 20210062749
    Abstract: A method of operating a fuel injection system for a motor vehicle includes one or more of the following: operating a fuel injector to perform a fuel injection, the fuel injector being in fluid communication with a fuel rail; sampling a rail pressure in the fuel rail during the fuel injection; regulating the rail pressure at a desired injection pressure, Pinj, to the fuel injector; measuring an overall leakage on variations of the rail pressure across an engine cycle for the motor vehicle and between two engine positions of an internal combustion engine for the motor vehicle; and restarting a new measurement cycle for a new pressure measurement target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Mollar, Stefano Nieddu, Paul Leondardo Claude
  • DIGITAL OUTPUT DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210067157
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a digital output driver circuit comprises an output stage having first and second transistors. A drive stage is configured to drive control terminals of the first and second transistors and comprising switching circuitry and current generator circuitry. In a first configuration, the driver circuit is configured to connect a control terminal of the second transistor to the reference node to turn off the second transistor; and connect a first capacitance to the current generator circuitry and to a control terminal of the first transistor to turn on the first transistor. In a second configuration, the driver circuit is configured to turn off the first transistor and connect the control terminal of the second transistor to the current generator circuitry and to the second capacitance to turn on the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Andrea Agnes
  • AUXILIARY ASSEMBLY ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210067013
    Abstract: A motor vehicle auxiliary unit electric motor includes a permanent-magnetic motor rotor, a motor stator having a ferromagnetic stator body and at least one stator coil, a motor electronics unit which is electrically connected to and which drives the at least one stator coil, and a contact spring. The motor electronics unit has an external ground connector which electrically connects the motor electronics unit to an external vehicle ground, and an internal ground contact which is electrically connected to the external ground connector. The contact spring provides a direct electrical connection between the internal ground contact of the motor electronics unit and the ferromagnetic stator body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: ANDREAS WULF, WOLFGANG PILENZ
  • UPLINK BEAM MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20210067226
    Abstract: A method for assisting uplink (UL) beam management in a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes evaluating a measure of a reduction in maximum allowed power for a first set of candidate beams for UL beam management; determining a second set of candidate beams for UL beam management based at least in part on the evaluating the measure of a reduction in maximum allowed power for the first set of candidate beams; and performing a UL beam management procedure using the second set of candidate beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Andreas NILSSON
  • ASSEMBLY FOR COLLIMATING BROADBAND RADIATION
    Publication number: 20210063900
    Abstract: An assembly for collimating broadband radiation, the assembly including: a convex refractive singlet lens having a first spherical surface for coupling the broadband radiation into the lens and a second spherical surface for coupling the broadband radiation out of the lens, wherein the first and second spherical surfaces have a common center; and a mount for holding the convex refractive singlet lens at a plurality of contact points having a centroid coinciding with the common center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Yongfeng NI, Ronald Franciscus Herman HUGERS, Andreas Johannes Antonius BROUNS
  • PLANT FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MELAMINE WITH OFFGAS RECOVERY IN A TIED-IN UREA PLANT
    Publication number: 20210060519
    Abstract: Plant for the synthesis of melamine starting from urea, wherein the stream of offgas containing NH3 and CO2 produced by the synthesis of melamine is converted into urea in a dedicated urea plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Casale SA
    Inventors: Andrea Scotto, Matteo Fumagalli
  • MODE CONTROL OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER BASED BROADBAND RADIATION SOURCES
    Publication number: 20210063894
    Abstract: A mode control system and method for controlling an output mode of a broadband radiation source including a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The mode control system includes at least one detection unit configured to measure one or more parameters of radiation emitted from the broadband radiation source to generate measurement data, and a processing unit configured to evaluate mode purity of the radiation emitted from the broadband radiation source, from the measurement data. Based on the evaluation, the mode control system is configured to generate a control signal for optimization of one or more pump coupling conditions of the broadband radiation source. The one or more pump coupling conditions relate to the coupling of a pump laser beam with respect to a fiber core of the photonic crystal fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Thomas BAUERSCHMIDT, Peter Maximilian GÖTZ, Patrick Sebastian UEBEL, Ronald Franciscus Herman HUGERS, Jan Adrianus BOER, Edwin Johannes Cornelis BOS, Andreas Johannes Antonius BROUNS, Vitaliy PROSYENTSOV, Paul William SCHOLTES - VAN EIJK, Paulus Antonius Andreas TEUNISSEN, Mahesh Upendra AJGAONKAR