Patents by Inventor Christian Becker

Christian Becker 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: 11964570
    Abstract: In a method for operating an electric vehicle, including an electrical drive device for driving the vehicle, a control device for controlling the driving of the vehicle, a first energy storage device for supplying the control device with a first DC voltage, a second energy storage device for supplying the drive device with a second DC voltage, and an energy supply unit providing an output DC voltage, the first energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit via a converter device, the second energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit, the converter device converts the output DC voltage into the first DC voltage, a first power flow from the first energy storage device to the second energy storage device is prevented and a second power flow from the second energy storage device to the first energy storage device is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Schäfer, Jan Becker, Gero Bockelmann, Matthias Hauck, Christian Schumann, Josef Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240125560
    Abstract: A storage container and a method for designing same, including a wall that forms the storage container and has an inner face and an outer face, and an insulation layer that rests against the outer face of the wall, encloses the storage container and has different thicknesses in different regions of the wall. The insulation layer is thicker in a region that has an above-average temperature difference between the inner face and the outer face of the wall than in a region that has a smaller temperature difference between the inner face and the outer face of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: VIESSMANN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SE
    Inventors: Christian BECKER, Jean-Jacques FIACRE
  • Patent number: 11959360
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing cleaning operations in boreholes penetrating earth formations are described. The methods include obtaining parameter information related to one or more angles of inclination, comparing the obtained parameter information to one or more criteria associated with each respective obtained parameter, generating a cuttings bed model based on the obtained parameter information, obtaining additional parameter information related to the one or more angles of inclination, updating the cuttings bed model in a pseudo-transient manner, determining that a hole cleaning operation is necessary, and at least one of (i) generating an indication that a hole cleaning operation is to be performed and (ii) automatically performing a hole cleaning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Forshaw, Gerald Becker, Christian Linke, Sanjib Kumar Jena
  • Publication number: 20240111268
    Abstract: A system, template, and method of managing virtual control units in an industrial automation facility are provided. The industrial automation facility includes machines. The method includes generating templates including deployment criteria for the virtual control units. Each of the virtual control units is capable of controlling at least one of the machines. The virtual control units are mapped to one or more compute nodes based on the deployment criteria. The virtual control units are instantiated on the mapped compute nodes when the controlled machines are in operation. The method includes validating that the instantiation of the virtual control units is in accordance with the templates using an attestation that confirms determined deployment parameters after deployment of the virtual control units. The machines perform the industrial process, according to control commands received from at least one of the virtual control units, when the virtual control units are validly instantiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Rainer Falk, Stefan Becker, Christian Peter Feist, Klaus-Peter Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20240110937
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for ascertaining data for determining a velocity of a vehicle having a magnet, which is attachable to a wheel and executes a circular movement upon rotation of the wheel. Furthermore, a sensor unit is provided for recording signals due to the circular movement of the magnet. The sensor unit has at least one sensor for measuring a quantitative magnetic field strength change. In this case, the sensor is configured to sample the magnetic field strength change at a sampling frequency of at least 200 Hz. In addition, the invention relates to a method for ascertaining data for determining a velocity of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: K.W.H. Ciclosport Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventors: Georg JAHNEN, Christian BECKER
  • Patent number: 11944148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective helmet with an outer shell (1) for distributing impact forces, an interior layer (2) accommodated by the outer shell (1) for attenuating impact forces, and a slot (3) for accommodating an electrical device (4), wherein the outer shell (1) has a chin shell area (6) to cover a chin portion of a protective helmet wearer, wherein the outer shell (1) forms a viewing port (8) for the protective helmet wearer to look through. The protective helmet is characterized in that the slot (3) is arranged on the chin shell area (6) in such a way that the accommodated electrical device (4) is arranged between the chin shell area (6) and the interior layer (2), wherein the protective helmet has an interior cover (10) for essentially completely covering the accommodated electrical device (4) in the direction of the viewing port (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SCHUBERTH GMBH
    Inventors: Jan-Christian Becker, Thomas Schulz, Markus Moebius, Thomas Hagemeier, Christian Dittmer-Peters, Sven Bartels, Sebastian Reitebuch
  • Patent number: 11914293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-curable mixture for generating relief structures, comprising a) at least one functionalized, part-hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate comprising (i) vinyl alcohol units, (ii) vinyl acetate units, and (iii) vinyl acrylate units, where the vinyl acrylate units, which can be substituted, have the general structure where R is hydrogen or a linear or branched aliphatic or heteroaliphatic radical having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a cycloaliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic radical having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, as component A, b) at least one initiator as component B, c) at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound different from component A, as component C, d) one or more adjuvants as component D, wherein the amount of vinyl acrylate units (iii) in the functionalized, part-hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate a), based on all the units (i), (ii), and (iii), is 0.1 to <3 mol %, and component D comprises an additive capable of hydrogen bonding, in an amount of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Flint Group Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pietsch, Armin Becker, Uwe Krauss, Thomas Telser
  • Patent number: 11828178
    Abstract: A lunar excavation and projectile transport system includes a projectile launcher having a base and a throwing arm and a projectile catcher. The throwing arm is rotatably coupled to the base and arranged at a mounting angle relative to a central axis defined by the base. The mounting angle defines a lunch angle for a processed core sample that is launched from within the throwing arm during rotation of the throwing arm by an electric motor. The projectile catcher includes a storage body, a plurality of telescoping arms coupled to the storage body, and a fabric wrapped around each of the plurality of telescoping arms to define a catching volume within which the processed core sample launched by the projectile launcher is caught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Annelise Kotenberg, Alex Bare, Christian Becker, Mark Charniak, Zac Hassman, Jacob Klaameyer, Nick Winter
  • Patent number: 11822466
    Abstract: A method provides an intervention point for manipulating a variable of a runtime environment for testing a control-device program component to be tested in a test environment. Software of the control-device program component, in accordance with the AUTOSAR standard, is divided into three layers, wherein the three layers include a layer of program components, a layer of the runtime environment, and a layer of device-related basic programs. The layer of the program components has a test scenario program component for providing input values and a program component for receiving output values and displaying the test result. The method includes: providing the control-device program component to be tested with interfaces that are each defined in accordance with the AUTOSAR standard; and creating an executable program of the control-device program component to be tested and of the test scenario program component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: DSPACE GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Becker
  • Publication number: 20230195606
    Abstract: A method provides an intervention point for manipulating a variable of a runtime environment for testing a control-device program component to be tested in a test environment. Software of the control-device program component, in accordance with the AUTOSAR standard, is divided into three layers, wherein the three layers include a layer of program components, a layer of the runtime environment, and a layer of device-related basic programs. The layer of the program components has a test scenario program component for providing input values and a program component for receiving output values and displaying the test result. The method includes: providing the control-device program component to be tested with interfaces that are each defined in accordance with the AUTOSAR standard; and creating an executable program of the control-device program component to be tested and of the test scenario program component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Becker
  • Publication number: 20230026860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding system (1) for holding substrates (12) for use in a surface processing system having a covering area (20), comprising a plurality of fixing elements (2), a body (24) arranged within the covering area (20) for receiving the fixing elements (2), and a positioning element (26) for adjusting the covering and a machining area (20, 22), wherein a plurality of substrates (12) can be fixed by the fixing elements (2) and processed within the machining area (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Max Siebert, Jens Eggemann, Christian Becker, Dieter Mueller
  • Publication number: 20220403740
    Abstract: A lunar excavation and projectile transport system includes a projectile launcher having a base and a throwing arm and a projectile catcher. The throwing arm is rotatably coupled to the base and arranged at a mounting angle relative to a central axis defined by the base. The mounting angle defines a lunch angle for a processed core sample that is launched from within the throwing arm during rotation of the throwing arm by an electric motor. The projectile catcher includes a storage body, a plurality of telescoping arms coupled to the storage body, and a fabric wrapped around each of the plurality of telescoping arms to define a catching volume within which the processed core sample launched by the projectile launcher is caught.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Annelise Kotenberg, Alex Bare, Christian Becker, Mark Charniak, Zac Hassman, Jacob Klaameyer, Nick Winter
  • Publication number: 20220366273
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the predicting of crop protection product residues in plants or parts of plants intended for human and/or animal consumption, preferably in fruit and/or vegetables. The present invention provides a method, a device, a system and a computer program product for prediction of crop protection product residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kai WIRTZ, Rolf Christian BECKER, Linus GOERLITZ, Dirk SCHAEFER, Fabian WEYSSER
  • Patent number: 11441923
    Abstract: A method for distributing navigation map data to a plurality of work machines which are part of a network of work machines and perform work orders in this network, wherein the navigation map data are needed in the work machines to carry out the work orders, and work orders are planned on the basis of navigation map data, includes detecting work orders for work machines, which work orders exist in the network and were planned on the basis of old navigation map data. The method includes checking the work orders which exist in the network in order to determine whether these work orders can be carried out with new navigation map data, and terminating work orders which cannot be carried out with new navigation map data. The new navigation map data is then installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Becker-Asano, Markus Ferch
  • Publication number: 20220226486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a synthetic compound comprising at least one effector moiety and at least one binder moiety, wherein the effector moiety is associated to the binder moiety, and wherein further the effector moiety comprises a N-formyl methionine peptide which comprises an isoleucine residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Christian BECKER, Manuel BREHS, Karine THEWES, Ute STEINBUSCH, Andre JG PÖTGENS, Janett SCHWARZ
  • Publication number: 20220202030
    Abstract: A method for producing a milk or whey powder, involves providing milk or whey, thickening the milk or whey using a first evaporation process or second evaporation process, and drying the thickened milk or whey to provide a milk or whey powder. After the first or second evaporation process, the milk or whey is sterilized using a centrifugal bacteria-removing separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Christian BECKER, Daniel BUSSMANN, Lennart BEICK, Thomas VEER
  • Patent number: 11351902
    Abstract: A holding device for a motor vehicle, includes at least one rod element, which has a first end with a cross-sectional surface, which forms a part of a holding surface of the holding device. A main extension axis of the at least one rod element intersects the part of the holding surface such that a second end, opposite the first end, of the at least one rod element is facing away from the part of the holding surface and protrudes into the holding device, and an adjustment device for adjusting the at least one rod element along the main extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sarkis Benliyan, Torsten Gallitzdorfer, Christian Becker, Maximilian Fischhaber, Bartos Scharmach, Adis Ragipovic, Andreas Richter, Sven Michaelis
  • Patent number: 11318208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a synthetic compound comprising at least one effector moiety and at least one binder moiety, wherein the effector moiety is associated to the binder moiety, and wherein further the effector moiety comprises a N-formyl methionine peptide which comprises an isoleucine residue (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SYNTAB THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Becker, Manuel Brehs, Karine Thewes, Ute Steinbusch, Andre J G Pötgens, Janett Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11213086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective helmet, in particular a protective motorcycle helmet, comprising an outer shell (1) for distributing impact forces, a battery socket (2), which is firmly connected to the outer shell (1), for detachably accommodating a battery (3), and a line assembly (4), which is electrically connected to the battery socket (2), for supplying electricity by means of the accommodated battery (3) to an electric apparatus (5) which is mechanically coupled to the outer shell (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Jan-Christian Becker, Thomas Schulz, Christian Dittmer-Peters, Markus Moebius, Thomas Hagemeier
  • Publication number: 20210354705
    Abstract: A method for avoiding a field of view disturbance for an operator of an object. The field of view disturbance IS caused by the overlay of virtual additional information via a display unit of a transportation vehicle or data glasses. The overlay of additional information supports the operator in the operation of an object. The method carries out an image analysis by which it is checked whether a field of view disturbance is caused by the overlay of the virtual additional information, and a measure for suppressing the field of view disturbance is carried out when a field of view disturbance is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dorit FOLTIN, Andreas GÄDE, Christian BECKER, Sandro SCHWERTNER