Patents by Inventor Carsten Mehring

Carsten Mehring 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: 12135832
    Abstract: An input apparatus for operating and/or controlling a technical device includes a plurality of sensor elements which can be arranged spatially distributed in the oral cavity of a user. An interface circuit is coupled to the sensor elements and is configured to detect a respective current tongue position and/or tongue movement by means of the sensor elements. The interface circuit generates one or more control signals depending on the respective current tongue position and/or tongue movement and transmits the one or more control signals to the technical device. Advantageously, the sensor elements each include a transponder which is configured to receive an interrogation signal from the interface circuit and, in response thereto, to transmit an individually coded response signal to the interface circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Universität Stuttgart
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20230102363
    Abstract: An input apparatus for operating and/or controlling a technical device includes a plurality of sensor elements which can be arranged spatially distributed in the oral cavity of a user. An interface circuit is coupled to the sensor elements and is configured to detect a respective current tongue position and/or tongue movement by means of the sensor elements. The interface circuit generates one or more control signals depending on the respective current tongue position and/or tongue movement and transmits the one or more control signals to the technical device. Advantageously, the sensor elements each include a transponder which is configured to receive an interrogation signal from the interface circuit and, in response thereto, to transmit an individually coded response signal to the interface circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20220252477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining an actual value and/or an actual value range of at least one state variable of a fluid in a fluid flow by means of at least one indicator particle (9) introduced into the fluid. In addition it is proposed that the at least one indicator particle (9) is designed and provided for an irreversible property change of an indicator property of the indicator particle (9) in the case of a certain indicator value of the at least one state variable in the fluid flow and/or as a clear function of the actual value when a certain period of time has elapsed after the indicator particle (9) has been introduced into the fluid, wherein the indicator particle (9) is detected at a detection point, the indicator property of the indicator particle (9) is evaluated and the actual value and/or the actual value range of the state variable is inferred from the indicator property upstream of the detection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 11220348
    Abstract: An inerting and venting system for an aircraft. The inerting and venting system includes a tank containing fluid to be inerted, a mixer including an operating flow path and a mixing flow path, a vent line fluidly connecting ambient atmosphere to the operating flow path of the mixer, and an inert gas line fluidly connecting an inert gas source to the mixing flow path of the mixer. The mixing flow path and the operating flow path are arranged in a coflowing configuration such that ambient air communicated by the operating flow path mixes in a coflowing manner with inert gas communicated by the mixing flow path and the coflowed mixture is directed into the tank. The inerting and venting system may include a first valve for controlling flow of vent air from ambient atmosphere to the tank, and a second valve for controlling flow of inert gas from an inert gas source to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Ashok G. Zopey, Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20200325809
    Abstract: An inerting and venting system for an aircraft. The inerting and venting system includes a tank containing fluid to be inerted, a mixer including an operating flow path and a mixing flow path, a vent line fluidly connecting ambient atmosphere to the operating flow path of the mixer, and an inert gas line fluidly connecting an inert gas source to the mixing flow path of the mixer. The mixing flow path and the operating flow path are arranged in a coflowing configuration such that ambient air communicated by the operating flow path mixes in a coflowing manner with inert gas communicated by the mixing flow path and the coflowed mixture is directed into the tank. The inerting and venting system may include a first valve for controlling flow of vent air from ambient atmosphere to the tank, and a second valve for controlling flow of inert gas from an inert gas source to the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Ashok G. Zopey, Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 10648382
    Abstract: An inerting and venting system for an aircraft. The inerting and venting system includes a tank containing fluid to be inerted, a mixer including an operating flow path and a mixing flow path, a vent line fluidly connecting ambient atmosphere to the operating flow path of the mixer, and an inert gas line fluidly connecting an inert gas source to the mixing flow path of the mixer. The mixing flow path and the operating flow path are arranged in a coflowing configuration such that ambient air communicated by the operating flow path mixes in a coflowing manner with inert gas communicated by the mixing flow path and the coflowed mixture is directed into the tank. The inerting and venting system may include a first valve for controlling flow of vent air from ambient atmosphere to the tank, and a second valve for controlling flow of inert gas from an inert gas source to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Ashok G. Zopey, Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20180094557
    Abstract: An inerting and venting system for an aircraft. The inerting and venting system includes a tank containing fluid to be inerted, a mixer including an operating flow path and a mixing flow path, a vent line fluidly connecting ambient atmosphere to the operating flow path of the mixer, and an inert gas line fluidly connecting an inert gas source to the mixing flow path of the mixer. The mixing flow path and the operating flow path are arranged in a coflowing configuration such that ambient air communicated by the operating flow path mixes in a coflowing manner with inert gas communicated by the mixing flow path and the coflowed mixture is directed into the tank. The inerting and venting system may include a first valve for controlling flow of vent air from ambient atmosphere to the tank, and a second valve for controlling flow of inert gas from an inert gas source to the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ashok G. Zopey, Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 9247672
    Abstract: An impingement cooling system for cooling electronic components includes a nozzle array having a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with a source of cooling fluid, each nozzle including a deflection structure that deforms above a threshold temperature. A plurality of thermally conductive pins respectively are in thermal contact with the deflection structures and conduct heat from at least one of the electronic components to the deflection structures. When a heated nozzle within the nozzle array reaches a temperature above the threshold temperature due to heat conducted from the respective thermally conductive pin, the deflection structure of the heated nozzle deforms from a closed position to an open position to permit cooling fluid to impinge upon the electronic component. The deflection structure may be a deflection plate formed of a bimetallic material having layers of different thermal expansion coefficients, or a thermally responsive two-way shape memory material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 9175564
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic energy recovery system for effecting mixing of gases within a headspace of a liquid-containment vessel containing a liquid enables mixing of the gases by converting energy of moving or sloshing liquid in a liquid-filled lower portion of the vessel into energy for moving the gases. The system includes (1) a hydro-driven actuator that is movably driven in response to the movement of the liquid in the vessel, (2) a mixing device driven by the actuator such that motion of the mixing device effects mixing of the gases contained in the headspace above the liquid, and (3) a motion converter for converting motion of the actuator into motion for driving the mixing device. The mixing device can be driven without the need to run electrical power within the vessel and without the transfer of motion through an external wall of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20140204532
    Abstract: An impingement cooling system for cooling electronic components includes a nozzle array having a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with a source of cooling fluid, each nozzle including a deflection structure that deforms above a threshold temperature. A plurality of thermally conductive pins respectively are in thermal contact with the deflection structures and conduct heat from at least one of the electronic components to the deflection structures. When a heated nozzle within the nozzle array reaches a temperature above the threshold temperature due to heat conducted from the respective thermally conductive pin, the deflection structure of the heated nozzle deforms from a closed position to an open position to permit cooling fluid to impinge upon the electronic component. The deflection structure may be a deflection plate formed of a bimetallic material having layers of different thermal expansion coefficients, or a thermally responsive two-way shape memory material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 8433663
    Abstract: Method and device for computer-aided prediction of intended movements from neuronal signals of a brain, wherein the neuronal signals are each associated in the brain with intended movements, wherein neuronal signals are recorded and the most probable movements are determined from these, specifically using a predetermined model in which a recorded neuronal signal and a determined movement are assigned to each other, and, for the probability with which a recorded neuronal signal corresponds to a respective predetermined movement, a predetermined distribution is assumed that is defined by specific characteristic values, wherein an adaptation of the neuronal signal is included in the predetermined model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: CorTec GmbH
    Inventors: Jörn Rickert, Carsten Mehring, Julie Blumberg, Daniel Braun, Tomislav Milekovic, Jörg Fischer
  • Publication number: 20100274746
    Abstract: Method and device for computer-aided prediction of intended movements from neuronal signals of a brain, wherein the neuronal signals are each associated in the brain with intended movements, wherein neuronal signals are recorded and the most probable movements are determined from these, specifically using a predetermined model in which a recorded neuronal signal and a determined movement are assigned to each other, and, for the probability with which a recorded neuronal signal corresponds to a respective predetermined movement, a predetermined distribution is assumed that is defined by specific characteristic values, wherein an adaptation of the neuronal signal is included in the predetermined model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG
    Inventors: Jörn Rickert, Carsten Mehring, Julie Blumberg, Daniel Braun, Tomislav Milekovic, Jörg Fischer
  • Publication number: 20090221896
    Abstract: The invention relates to a probe for data transmission between a brain and a data processing device. Said probe has a support with electrodes fitted thereto. Said electrodes can be made to electromagnetically interact with neurons of the brain for the purpose of detecting neuronal activity and/or the transmission of stimuli and can be coupled to the data processing device. The shape of the support can be adapted to an inner surface of the brain to such a degree that it can be inserted into the interior of a sulcus of the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jörn Rickert, Carsten Mehring, Tonio Ball, Ad Aertsen, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage
  • Publication number: 20080152500
    Abstract: An inertial particle separator (IPS) for an inlet bell-mouth that couples an inlet air plenum to a compressor in a gas turbine engine, wherein the IPS removes air particles within reverse air flow passing through at least one bell-mouth aperture in the inlet bell-mouth into shroud bleed apertures in a shroud for the compressor, comprising: at least one baffle that protrudes from each bell-mouth aperture positioned to bend a reverse air flow stream through the bell-mouth aperture to a degree that forces particles out of the reverse air flow stream and into the inlet air plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20080138207
    Abstract: An inlet plenum for coupling airflow from a radial airflow inlet to an axial compressor inlet for a compressor comprises a perforated inlet (PI) baffle that comprises a generally cylindrical baffle that circumscribes the compressor inlet and a plurality of apertures, each aperture perforating the baffle to pass the airflow from the radial airflow inlet to the compressor inlet and a plurality of stagnation vanes, each stagnation vane comprising a generally arc-shaped vane that extends proximate the PI baffle to establish an approximation of stagnant flow around the entire PI baffle to reduce flow distortion of the airflow between the radial airflow inlet and the axial compressor inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 7025660
    Abstract: A method and assembly for generating a hydrodynamic air bearing is described, wherein at least one rotor is rotated to force air through channels defined in a platen located adjacent to a linear belt and the forced air is directed to the linear belt. The method includes rotating at least one rotor with a motor such that the rotor forces air through channels defined in a platen, and the air is directed toward a linear belt. The assembly includes a housing in which a platen, rotors, and a bearing plate are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Travis R. Taylor, Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 6885316
    Abstract: A finger-mounted data entry device that allows a user to enter information into a computing device without using a keyboard and a method of using the data entry device. The data entry device includes thumb contacts and finger contacts. The thumb contacts are positioned on the user's thumbs such that the thumb contacts represent rows of keys on a standard keyboard: a first thumb contact representing a base row of keys; a second thumb contact representing an upper row of keys; and a third thumb contact representing a lower row of keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20050037692
    Abstract: A method and assembly for generating a hydrodynamic air bearing is described, wherein at least one rotor is rotated to force air through channels defined in a platen located adjacent to a linear belt and the forced air is directed to the linear belt. The method includes rotating at least one rotor with a motor such that the rotor forces air through channels defined in a platen, and the air is directed toward a linear belt. The assembly includes a housing in which a platen, rotors, and a bearing plate are located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Travis Taylor, Carsten Mehring
  • Publication number: 20040108373
    Abstract: A finger-mounted data entry device that allows a user to enter information into a computing device without using a keyboard and a method of using the data entry device. The data entry device includes thumb contacts and finger contacts. The thumb contacts are positioned on the user's thumbs such that the thumb contacts represent rows of keys on a standard keyboard: a first thumb contact representing a base row of keys; a second thumb contact representing an upper row of keys; and a third thumb contact representing a lower row of keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring
  • Patent number: 6670894
    Abstract: A finger-mounted data entry device that allows a user to enter information into a computing device without using a keyboard and a method of using the data entry device. The data entry device includes thumb contacts and finger contacts. The thumb contacts are positioned on the user's thumbs such that the thumb contacts represent rows of keys on a standard keyboard: a first thumb contact representing a base row of keys; a second thumb contact representing an upper row of keys; and a third thumb contact representing a lower row of keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventor: Carsten Mehring