Patents by Inventor Christian Braun

Christian Braun 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).

  • Publication number: 20200014105
    Abstract: In a method for calibrating at least two cross coupled antenna element groups in an antenna array, calibrating (S1) the antenna elements within each group of antenna elements. Further, in a respective calibration transceiver in each group, measuring (S2) a coupled signal within each group and a cross-coupled signal originating in another of the at least two groups. In addition, determining (S3) a respective relative phase and amplitude difference between said at least two groups based on the measured coupled signal and said cross-coupled signal, and determining (S4) the true phase and amplitude difference between the at least two groups based on the determined respective relative phase and amplitude differences. Finally, calibrating (S5) the at least two antenna groups based on the determined true phase and amplitude difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Christian BRAUN, Vimar BJÖRK, Jonas KARLSSON
  • Patent number: 10501899
    Abstract: A structural bearing is provided having at least one sliding element made of a sliding material that contains at least one polymeric plastic, wherein the siding material has a melting point temperature of more than 210° C. and a modulus of elasticity in tension according to DIN ISO 527-2 of less than 1800 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MAURER ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Braun
  • Publication number: 20190368138
    Abstract: A sliding pendulum bearing is used to protect a construction against dynamic stresses from predominantly horizontal earthquake excitation with a first sliding plate, a second sliding plate and a slider movably arranged between both sliding plates, wherein each of the two sliding plates has a curved main sliding surface and the slider is in surface contact with a first main sliding surface of the first sliding plate and with a second main sliding surface of the second sliding plate, wherein the first main sliding surface is designed for a first load case and the second main sliding surface is designed for a second load case which differs from the first load case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Felix WEBER, Christian BRAUN
  • Publication number: 20190199453
    Abstract: It is presented a method for determining total radiated power from a plurality of antennas. The method is performed in a radio network node and comprises the steps of: obtaining antenna data affecting transmission weights applied for each individual antenna of the plurality of antennas; obtaining an intermediate power value based on a sum of signals from couplers provided by each antenna of the plurality of antennas; determining a power factor based on the antenna data; and calculating the total radiated power based on the intermediate power value and the power factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Kajsa NILSSON, Christian BRAUN, Farshid GHASEMZADEH, Tadashi MIZOTA
  • Patent number: 10175702
    Abstract: A computer system, a computer-implemented method, and a computer program product determine an operating state of at least one system component in a fluid-carrying, cascading production system. The computer system includes an interface configured to receive a first and a second pressure pulse signal. The first and second pressure pulse signals characterize, respectively, a pressure pulse before and after the pressure pulse passes through the production system. A memory unit stores a plurality of system component-specific transmission functions which describe an operating-state-dependent pulse response of the at least one system component to the pressure pulse. An evaluation unit determines a real transmission function from the first and second pressure pulses, and compares the real transmission function of the production system with the stored plurality of transmission functions for the system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Braun
  • Publication number: 20180320325
    Abstract: A structural bearing is provided having at least one sliding element made of a sliding material that contains at least one polymeric plastic, wherein the siding material has a melting point temperature of more than 210° C. and a modulus of elasticity in tension according to DIN ISO 527-2 of less than 1800 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Christian BRAUN
  • Patent number: 10119274
    Abstract: A bridging device in center girder construction for a building joint between two building components having at least two edge girders and at least one center girder arranged between the edge girders and on at least one cross member bridging the building joint that each have a cross member bearing for bearing the cross member on the respective building components at their lateral ends. The object of the present invention is to provide a novel bridging device that is formed in particular space-saving. The initially described bridging device has a cross member having at least two cross member segments arranged along a longitudinal axis of the cross member and arranged displaceable relative to each other toward the longitudinal axis, so the length of the cross member is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MAURER SÖHNE ENGINEERING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Braun
  • Patent number: 9958022
    Abstract: An energy dissipating device which is capable of dissipating energy through its plastic axial deformation without undergoing buckling comprises at least three hysteretic elements, being interconnected in series in such a way, that at least one hysteretic element will be subjected to compression while at least another hysteretic element is subjected to tension when an external load is applied to the energy dissipating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: MAURER SÖHNE ENGINEERING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Braun, Renzo Medeot
  • Publication number: 20170242658
    Abstract: Specialized digital assistants are described that provide scoped natural language, outcome focused options. Techniques and systems for generating the specialists are also provided so that the specialists can be embedded in or employed by other software applications. A specialist can be added directly to a website or application so that visitors to the website or application can more easily interact with the website or application and obtain desired outcomes. More than one specialist may be included in a website or application. The specialist is supported by a back-end specialized digital assistant service (“service platform”) that is scoped to the particular aspects of the website or application. The service platform can provide developer assistance by, upon receiving an indication that a specialized digital assistant component is being included in an application or a webpage, setting up a specialized digital assistant for that component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Bernhard S.J. KOHLMEIER, Christian BRAUN, Rukmani GOPALAN, Pradeep CHILAKAMARRI
  • Publication number: 20170093052
    Abstract: A method and an assembly use two copper sheets, which are connected to each other by a screw connection. The screw connection is performed by a screw that is screwed directly into the copper sheets without screw holes having been provided. Therefore the production tolerances for preset screw holes can be dispensed with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: CHRISTIAN BRAUN
  • Publication number: 20170016504
    Abstract: An energy dissipating device which is capable of dissipating energy through its plastic axial deformation without undergoing buckling comprises at least three hysteretic elements, being interconnected in series in such a way, that at least one hysteretic element will be subjected to compression while at least another hysteretic element is subjected to tension when an external load is applied to the energy dissipating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Braun, Renzo Medeot
  • Publication number: 20160334806
    Abstract: A computer system (100), a computer-implemented method and computer program product for determining an operating state of at least one system component in a fluid-carrying, cascading production system (200) are disclosed in which an interface (110) is configured to receive a first and a second pressure pulse signal (201, 202), the first and second signals (201) characterizing a pressure pulse before running through the production system the pressure pulse after running through the production system, respectively. A memory unit (120) stores a plurality of system component-specific transmission functions (TF1 to TFm) which describe an operating-state-dependent pulse response of at least one system component (K1 to Kp) to the pressure pulse, and an evaluation unit (130) determines a real transmission function from the first and second pressure pulses and compares the real transmission function of the production system with the stored plurality of transmission functions for the system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Christian BRAUN
  • Publication number: 20160289967
    Abstract: A bridging device in center girder construction for a building joint between two building components having at least two edge girders and at least one center girder is arranged between the edge girders and on at least one cross member bridging the building joint that each have a cross member bearing for bearing the cross member on the respective building components at their lateral ends. The object of the present invention is to provide a novel bridging device that is formed in particular space-saving. The initially described bridging device has a cross member having at least two cross member segments arranged along a longitudinal axis of the cross member and arranged displaceable relative to each other toward the longitudinal axis, so the length of the cross member is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: MAURER SOHNE ENGINEERING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian BRAUN
  • Publication number: 20160110508
    Abstract: A method and a system for optimizing the energy consumption of a medical apparatus comprising a medical instrument, and a further energy consumer are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: providing treatment plan information, which predetermines a temporal sequence for using the medical instrument, providing interaction information, which predetermines an interaction between the use of the medical instrument and the further energy consumer, providing control information for actuating the further energy consumer on the basis of the treatment plan information and the interaction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Christian BRAUN, Marco GRAEFE
  • Patent number: 9146140
    Abstract: A display device, having a microcontroller, a graphics controller, and a pointer driven by a stepper motor. The graphics controller does not have an arithmetic logic unit and can be controlled by the microcontroller and by command sequences of a command sequencer contained in the graphics controller. The graphics controller has a stepper motor controller and the command sequencer has a watchdog timer. The watchdog timer is designed to monitor a connection signal between the microcontroller and the graphics controller and to start a first command sequence if the connection signal is overdue. The first command sequence is designed to use an internal cyclical signal to repeatedly start a second command sequence designed to move the stepper motor one step in the direction of a stop or a home position by the stepper motor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Braun
  • Publication number: 20140002272
    Abstract: A display device, having a microcontroller, a graphics controller, and a pointer driven by a stepper motor. The graphics controller does not have an arithmetic logic unit and can be controlled by the microcontroller and by command sequences of a command sequencer contained in the graphics controller. The graphics controller has a stepper motor controller and the command sequencer has a watchdog timer. The watchdog timer is designed to monitor a connection signal between the microcontroller and the graphics controller and to start a first command sequence if the connection signal is overdue. The first command sequence is designed to use an internal cyclical signal to repeatedly start a second command sequence designed to move the stepper motor one step in the direction of a stop or a home position by means of the stepper motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Christian Braun
  • Patent number: 8564485
    Abstract: An adjustable multi-band planar antenna especially applicable in mobile terminals and a radio device. The adjusting circuit (430) of the antenna is galvanically connected to a point (X) of the radiator, where the circuit can affect the places of at least two operating bands. The adjusting circuit comprises a multi-pole switch (433), by which said radiator point can be connected to one of alternative transmission lines. For example, one of two transmission lines (434, 435) is open and another shorted. A discrete capacitor (C2) can be located between the separate conductor of the transmission line and an output pole of the switch as an additive-tuning element. The adjusting circuit further comprises a LC circuit (432) between the radiator (320) and the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Pulse Finland Oy
    Inventors: Zlatoljub Milosavljevic, Antti Leskelä, Christian Braun
  • Publication number: 20120154247
    Abstract: An antenna device for a portable radio communication device comprises a first electrically conductive radiating element including a basic resonance defining section having a first end, a length varying section connected between a feed point of the radiating element and the first end of the basic resonance defining section. The length varying section includes a set of parallel conductive paths and a first switching element selectively supplying radio signals between the feed point and the basic resonance defining section via one of the paths in the set. Each path influences the resonance of the radiating element in a separate way and at least one path includes a reactive element for adjusting the resonance of the first radiating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES AB
    Inventors: Christian Braun, Per Erlandsson, Stefan Irmscher
  • Publication number: 20120038086
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing parts comprises the steps of a) providing material (3); b) providing a first tool comprising at least one set comprising at least one segment (1); c) providing a second tool comprising at least one first and at least one second set of at least one segment (2a;2b) each, said segments (2a;2b), when arranged next to each other in a predefined way, referred to as closed position, form a second-tool surface describing the shape of a portion of a surface of said part to be manufactured; d) moving the at least one segments (2a) of said first set of said second tool into said closed position; e) moving the at least one segments (2b) of said second set of said second tool towards and into said closed position; f) compressing between at least said first and second tools at least a portion of said material (3), in particular at least substantially all of said material (3), by applying pressure to at least one of said first and second tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Niccolò Pini, Sebastian Beck, Christian Braun, Bruno Ehrler
  • Publication number: 20100295737
    Abstract: An adjustable multi-band planar antenna especially applicable in mobile terminals and a radio device. The adjusting circuit (430) of the antenna is galvanically connected to a point (X) of the radiator, where the circuit can affect the places of at least two operating bands. The adjusting circuit comprises a multi-pole switch (433), by which said radiator point can be connected to one of alternative transmission lines. For example, one of two transmission lines (434, 435) is open and another shorted. A discrete capacitor (C2) can be located between the separate conductor of the transmission line and an output pole of the switch as an additive-tuning element. The adjusting circuit further comprises a LC circuit (432) between the radiator (320) and the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Zlatoljub Milosavljevic, Antti Leskelä, Christian Braun