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).

  • SILANES AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM
    Publication number: 20250197570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel silanes, curable compositions containing the silanes and a curable polyorganosiloxane endcapped with such silanes, wherein said silanes having the formula Si(R1)m(R2)4-m, in which each R1 independently stands for a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloaliphatic group or aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroalicyclic group or heteroaryl group; each R2 independently stands for a group of the general formula —O—CHR3—C(?O)—O—R4, wherein R3 independently stands for: a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; R4 stands for: a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl group; and m independently stands for 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Felix Geitner, Andrea Gutacker, Adrian Duracu, Ligang Zhao, Adrian Brandt, Horst Beck, Andrea Dellacqua, Sergey Tin, Johannes Gerardus de Vries
  • DISPENSING DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY DISPENSING A COOLING MEDIUM ONTO A CAST STRAND
    Publication number: 20250196221
    Abstract: A dispensing device that intermittently dispenses a cooling medium onto a cast strand in a continuous casting installation. The dispensing device has a housing with at least one inlet opening for letting the cooling medium into the housing and a dispensing opening for dispensing the cooling medium out of the housing. A switching valve is arranged in the housing and is designed to open and close the dispensing opening. The switching valve has a sleeve, which is filled with a working fluid and which, on the dispensing opening side, is closed with a closure in a fluid-tight manner. The closure has a switching element, which, by controlling the pressure in the working fluid, is displaceable relative to the sleeve into a closing position in which the switching element closes the dispensing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas MITTERMAIR, Johann POEPPL, Thomas STEPANEK, Philipp WIESER
  • FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250198365
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including a turbine, a combustor, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor. The engine includes a fan located upstream of the engine core and arranged to be driven by the core shaft. The engine includes a nacelle surrounding the fan and the engine core and defining a bypass duct located radially outside of the engine core, where the bypass ratio, defined as the ratio of the mass flow rate of the flow through the bypass duct to the mass flow rate of the flow through the core at cruise conditions, is at least 4. The engine includes a plurality of actuators and a fuel supply system arranged to supply fuel to fueldraulically drive at least one actuator of the plurality of actuators. The engine includes two fuel-oil heat exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Benjamin J. KEELER, Craig W. Bemment, Andrea Minelli, Paul W. Ferra, Alastair G. Hobday, Andrew T. Smith
  • APPARATUS FOR INVESTIGATING CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN PLATE-LIKE CELLS
    Publication number: 20250196127
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for investigating chemical processes in plate-like reaction cells which can be fixed flexibly and independently in the apparatus. an investigation of stacks of plate-like reaction cells also being possible. The plate-like reaction cells are positioned with an outer plate surface in a receiving unit and are then pressed against one another by one or more piston tensioners, the pistons of the piston tensioners acting on the outer plate surface of the plate-like reaction cells, more specifically in each case on the plate surface that is opposite the receiving unit, and sealing the reaction cells tightly and detachably by the action of the pressing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: HTE GMBH the high throughput experimentation company
    Inventors: Andreas MUELLER, Michael DEJMEK, Oliver PUETTMANN, Florian HUBER, Guido WASSERSCHAFF
  • CONTEXT-BASED ENTROPY CODING OF SAMPLE VALUES OF A SPECTRAL ENVELOPE
    Publication number: 20250201256
    Abstract: An improved concept for coding sample values of a spectral envelope is obtained by combining spectrotemporal prediction on the one hand and context-based entropy coding the residuals, on the other hand, while particularly determining the context for a current sample value dependent on a measure of a deviation between a pair of already coded/decoded sample values of the spectral envelope in a spectrotemporal neighborhood of the current sample value. The combination of the spectrotemporal prediction on the one hand and the context-based entropy coding of the prediction residuals with selecting the context depending on the deviation measure on the other hand harmonizes with the nature of spectral envelopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Florin GHIDO, Andreas NIEDERMEIER
  • POWER TEARING PROTECTION WITHIN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM)
    Publication number: 20250199701
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory (NVM) system includes a memory array divided into physical pages, control circuitry, and a global transaction log (GTL). Each physical page is configured to store a corresponding payload and corresponding metadata for the physical page. Each entry of the GTL is configured to store a transaction descriptor identifying a transaction and a corresponding physical page used by the transaction. Each entry also has a corresponding transaction log entry (TLE) flag. The control circuitry is configured to populate the entries of the GTL in sequential order with each new transaction, and, in response to completing storing the transaction descriptor for a new transaction, program the corresponding TLE flag by toggling its logic state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Andrea Castelnuovo, Alexandre Frey, Soenke Ostertun
  • GAS TURBINE FUEL TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20250198353
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft, comprising: a combustor; a fuel-oil heat exchanger arranged to receive fuel from a fuel tank onboard the aircraft and transfer heat from the oil to the fuel; a fuel return line arranged to return at least some fuel that has passed through the heat exchanger to the fuel tank; and a modulator valve arranged to modulate the flow of fuel along the fuel return line, wherein the modulator valve is arranged to initiate return of fuel to the fuel tank when fuel having passed through the heat exchanger is at a temperature of at least 120° C. A method of operating a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Benjamin J KEELER, Craig W. Bemment, Andrea Minelli, David M. Beaven, Paul W. Ferra, Christopher P. Madden, Peter Swann, Martin K. Yates
  • FUELDRAULIC HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250198337
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core with a turbine, a combustor, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor. The engine includes a fan upstream of the engine core driven by the core shaft. The engine includes a nacelle surrounding the fan and engine core and defining a bypass duct located radially outside of the engine core, where the bypass ratio of the mass flow rate through the bypass duct to the mass flow rate through the core at cruise conditions, is at least 4. The engine includes an engine heat management system and an actuator configured to actuate at least one valve within that system. The engine includes a fuel supply system to supply fuel to fueldraulically drive the actuator. The actuator is configured to actuate said valve to enable non-binary position adjustment between an open and closed valve positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Benjamin J. KEELER, Craig W. Bemment, Andrea Minelli, Alastair G. Hobday, Andrew T. Smith, Paul W. Ferra
  • IMPRESSION MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20250197569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-component system for producing a dental impression material, comprising in two or more separate components: i) one or more crosslinkable (co)polymers, ii) one or more components of a crosslinker system for crosslinking the crosslinkable (co)polymers, and iii) one or more fillers, wherein the multi-component system comprises at least one platelet-shaped filler, wherein the platelet-shaped filler has a first form factor F1=Dortho/Dmax in the range of 0.3 to 1.0 and a second form factor F2=Dmax/H of 3 or more, wherein Dmax is the maximum platelet diameter in the platelet plane, wherein Dortho is the largest platelet diameter orthogonal to Dmax in the platelet plane, and wherein H is the average platelet thickness orthogonal to the platelet plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Tobias GEISSLER, Andreas GRUNDLER, Natalie KAPALA, Roman HAMBURG, Peter DEUTZMANN
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE HEAT EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20250198340
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes an engine core with a turbine, compressor, fuel combustor, and core shaft; a fan upstream of the engine core; a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan; an oil loop system supplying oil to the gearbox; and a heat exchange system including: air-oil and fuel-oil heat exchangers, and wherein the oil loop system branches such that part of the oil flows along each branch and the air-oil and fuel-oil heat exchangers are parallel on different branches; and a modulation valve allows the oil sent via each branch to be varied, the method including controlling the heat exchange system wherein, under cruise conditions, a heat transfer ratio of: rate ? of ? heat ? transfer ? from ? oil ? to ? air rate ? of ? heat ? transfer ? from ? oil ? to ? fuel is in the range from 0 to 0.67.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Benjamin J. KEELER, Craig W. BEMMENT, Andrea MINELLI, Alastair G. HOBDAY, Andrew T. SMITH
  • METHOD FOR REGULATING A GENERATOR BRAKING TORQUE OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A UTILITY VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC DRIVE OR ELECTRIC BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250196651
    Abstract: A method is for regulating a generator braking moment of an electric drive for a vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle. The method includes: sensing a call for braking for the purpose of braking the vehicle using a setpoint braking moment; and, regulating the generator braking moment in dependence on the setpoint braking moment and on a trigger condition. The regulating is effected within a plurality of cycles. Within a cycle, changing of a generator braking moment provided by the electric drive is effected. Each of the cycles includes a first sub-cycle and a second sub-cycle. In the first sub-cycle, the changing includes reducing the generator braking moment and, in the second sub-cycle, the changing includes increasing the generator braking moment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Kattenberg, Johannes Heseding, Felix Müller-Deile, Winfried Fakler, Franz Bitzer, Andreas Marx
  • TELESCOPIC EXTENSION WITH QUICK-FASTENING ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20250198630
    Abstract: Telescopic extension having a stationary inner rail and at least one outer rail mounted displaceably relative to the stationary inner rail, and with front and rear quick-fastening elements that allow quick and easy mounting and removal on a side grid, but still effectively prevent unintentional detachment or lifting of the telescopic extension from the side grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Accuride International GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas HEFFEL
  • SUMMARY OF DRILLING AND OPERATION REPORTS BASED ON A USER PROMPT
    Publication number: 20250200280
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method, system and machine-readable medium for generating a summary of drilling and operation reports based on a user prompt are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a user prompt that was parsed by a natural language processor; generating a first summary of a plurality of drilling reports for at least one wellbore based on a report repository created from the plurality of drilling reports from at least one wellbore; indicating a sentiment score of the first summary; and generating a final summary based on the first summary and the user prompt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Tabassum J. Qureshi, David M. Phillips, Alberto Ancona, Andreas Sadlier
  • MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20250199095
    Abstract: The implementation proposes a magnetoresistive sensor, including at least one xMR sensor element formed from a layer stack, having a magnetically free layer having a magnetically free vortex magnetization, and having at least one reference layer having a reference magnetization in a predetermined direction. Magnetically free layers having a magnetically free vortex magnetization that are arranged along the predetermined direction on opposite sides of the xMR sensor element and laterally adjacent to the xMR sensor element. The adjacent magnetically free layers can act as magnetic flux concentrators for the magnetoresistive sensor element arranged therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Bernhard ENDRES, Wolfgang RABERG, Andreas STRAßER
  • METHOD OF GENERATING PROMPTS FOR AN INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250198275
    Abstract: A system and method for modifying operation of a drilling platform controller. A prompt generator receives drilling operations data relevant to drilling platform controller operation, wherein the drilling operations data includes current drilling parameters of a selected drilling platform controller. The prompt generator generates a prompt for recommended changes in operation of the selected drilling platform controller and applies the prompt to a large language model (LLM) trained with drilling operations domain knowledge. The LLM generates a recommendation for one or more changes in operation of the selected drilling platform controller. Feedback on efficacy of the recommendation is received from the selected drilling platform controller and is used to modify operation of the prompt generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Antonio, Alexander Simon Chretien, Andreas Sadlier
  • DIGITAL TWIN GENERATION AND LOGGING FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250201030
    Abstract: The present disclosure generates a digital twin of the interior of a vehicle to initiate and track maintenance issues. In one aspect, the digital twin is formed using multiple captured images of the interior of the vehicle where multiple components in those images are identified using a machine learning (ML) model. The components identified by the ML model are then mapped to a model (e.g., a 3D model) of the components that lists their location in the vehicle and an identifier (e.g., a part number or serial number). In this manner, the digital twin can identify, using the identifiers, the various components in the images captured by a camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Michael J. Browne, Andre Lutz, Hilna Sahle, Andreas Godehart, Mirza Maznikar
  • OBJECT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20250201099
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: obtaining movement type data from one or more of a set of one or more users, wherein the movement type data includes an indication of an object being put into a vehicle by one of said users and an indication of the object being removed from the vehicle by one of said users; and identifying a condition in which the object is in the vehicle and none of the set of one or more users is within the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Utku Gunay ACER, Marc VAN DEN BROECK, Andrea FERLINI
  • Method for Applying a Method for Increasing a Resolution of an Image of a Thermal Imaging Camera
    Publication number: 20250200704
    Abstract: A process for applying a method for increasing a resolution of an image of a thermal imaging camera includes (i) providing image data, wherein the image data comprises a defined number of images, wherein the images are regular camera images and/or thermal images, and wherein the image data is captured by the thermal imaging camera, (ii) analyzing a contrast in the image data, and (iii) initiating the application of the method for increasing the resolution as a function of a result of the analysis of the contrast in the image data. A computer program, a device, and a storage medium for this purpose is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Nicole Ventsch, Andreas Frischen, Axel Rumberg, Ina Sophie Boettcher, Michael Frank, Patrick Meyer
  • RECIRCULATION OF FUEL
    Publication number: 20250198339
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft, comprising: a combustor; a fuel-oil heat exchanger arranged to receive fuel and transfer heat from the oil to the fuel so as to raise the fuel temperature to at least 120° C. on entry to the combustor; a fuel recirculation line arranged to recirculate at least some fuel on a fuel flow path from a first point on the fuel flow path to a second point on the fuel flow path, the second point upstream of the first point; and a modulator valve arranged to modulate the flow of fuel along the fuel recirculation line. A method of operating a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Benjamin J. KEELER, Craig W BEMMENT, Andrea MINELLI, David M BEAVEN, Paul W FERRA, Christopher P MADDEN, Peter SWANN, Martin K YATES
  • GAS TURBINE FUEL TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20250198333
    Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft gas turbine engine including: a core including a turbine, a compressor, a combustor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan upstream of the core; a fan shaft; at least one bearing supporting the fan shaft; at least one auxiliary system using some of the fuel; an oil loop system to supply oil to the bearing; and a heat exchange system including: a primary fuel-oil heat exchanger through which oil in the oil loop system and substantially all the fuel flow to transfer heat between the oil and the fuel; and a secondary fuel-oil heat exchanger through which oil in the oil loop system and a portion of the fuel flow, to transfer heat between the oil and the fuel; and a fuel pump; wherein, under cruise conditions, fuel temperature on leaving the second heat exchanger is 120° C. to 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Andrea Minelli, Craig W. Bemment, Benjamin J. Keeler, Kevin R. Mcnally, Martin K. Yates