Patents by Inventor Christian Pradel

Christian Pradel 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: 10809311
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for detecting a short circuit of an H bridge, the device including a printed circuit including a power trace connecting the H bridge to a first connection area intended to be connected to a first multipin connector connected to a power supply terminal of a power source, and an earth trace connecting the H bridge to a second connection area intended to be connected to a second multipin connector connected to a reference terminal of the power source. The device further includes a measurement unit for measuring two potentials at two different points of the first connector, as well as two potentials at two different points of the second connector, and a processor configured to detect a short circuit of the H bridge by comparison of the potentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Pradelles, Julien Mouret
  • Patent number: 10737641
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a motor vehicle engine control electronic computer including an electric circuit (1B) for managing at least one piece of electrical equipment (2) of the vehicle. The electric circuit includes at least one module (20B) for digital connection to a piece of electrical equipment of the vehicle and a microcontroller (10) including at least one digital input port (110). The digital connection module includes a connector (210) for linking to the electrical equipment, a link (220) for connecting to the digital input port of the microcontroller and a diode package (230B1), connected firstly to the battery (B) voltage of the vehicle and secondly to the ground (M), including two diodes (231B-1, 231B-2) linked to each other at a midpoint (232) and being configurable to operate with a common anode or with a common cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Pradelles, Sebastien Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10135434
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic circuit for controlling a half H bridge, the half split H bridge including first and second MOSFET transistors of different respective types, with sources connected respectively to a supply line and to an electric mass, and with respective drains connected to a load. Moreover, the control circuit includes first and second bipolar transistors of different respective types, with collectors connected to the supply line and to the electric mass, respectively, and with respective bases connected to a control module for controlling the MOSFET transistors, as well as first and second arms mounted parallel relative to one another between the gates of the MOSFET transistors, connected to the emitter of the first bipolar transistor and of the second bipolar transistor, respectively, the first arm including a first diode and a first resistor, and the second arm including a second diode and a second resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Julien Mouret, Christian Pradelles
  • Publication number: 20170180822
    Abstract: Currently, there is no single turnkey solution for protecting video content online. Instead, the industry norm is to rely on a combination of techniques that aim to restrict access of video streams to only the audience with prior authorization to view the content. Embodiments of the present invention provide real-time methods and systems for watermarking video content by determining personal attribute information of a recipient of the subject video content and, in connection with streaming the subject video content to the recipient, executing a plurality of massively parallel servers to generate a watermark from the personal attribute information and embed the watermark into the subject video content in real-time during streaming of the video content by causing burn-in of the generated watermark into a layout of the subject video content and/or embedding the watermark as a code in the subject video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Kai Christian Pradel, Alex J. Nauda, Michael Delano
  • Patent number: 8809765
    Abstract: A sensor protector is intended to reduce the sensitivity of the optical sensor (4) to radiation products which, for example, are formed during sterilization with gamma radiation and to ensure simple and cost-effective manufacture. The sensor protector includes an upper part (1), a lower part (3) and an optical sensor (4). The optical sensor (4) situated on the lower part is positionable in an offset manner with respect to an opening (2) situated in the upper part and movable by means of displacement toward the opening (2) of the upper part (1). The sensor protector is suitable for use in containers and laboratory products that are sterilized by gamma radiation, for example disposable bioreactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Weisshaar, Michael Bates, Christian Pradel, Volker Limpert
  • Publication number: 20120267518
    Abstract: A sensor protector is intended to reduce the sensitivity of the optical sensor (4) to radiation products which, for example, are formed during sterilization with gamma radiation and to ensure simple and cost-effective manufacture. The sensor protector includes an upper part (1), a lower part (3) and an optical sensor (4). The optical sensor (4) situated on the lower part is positionable in an offset manner with respect to an opening (2) situated in the upper part and movable by means of displacement toward the opening (2) of the upper part (1). The sensor protector is suitable for use in containers and laboratory products that are sterilized by gamma radiation, for example disposable bioreactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Weisshaar, Michael Bates, Christian Pradel, Volker Limpert
  • Patent number: 8177972
    Abstract: An adapter is provided for fastening a filter element in a cylindrical receiving opening of a bottom part of a lower piece of a filter housing. The adapter has at least one seal arranged in a peripheral groove on the circumference of the adapter to permit fluid-tight separation of a non-filtrate chamber, which surrounds the external jacket of the filter and from which medium to be filtered can be delivered to the filter, from a filtrate chamber into which the filtrate can be introduced from the filter. The seal is connected by injection molding to a base surface of the peripheral groove and is at a distance from at least one side wall delimiting the base surface of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Grummert, Ralf Lausch, Paschalis Nikoloudis, Christian Pradel, Michael Schuetzler
  • Publication number: 20110100892
    Abstract: An adapter is provided for fastening a filter element in a cylindrical receiving opening of a bottom part of a lower piece of a filter housing. The adapter has at least one seal arranged in a peripheral groove on the circumference of the adapter to permit fluid-tight separation of a non-filtrate chamber, which surrounds the external jacket of the filter and from which medium to be filtered can be delivered to the filter, from a filtrate chamber into which the filtrate can be introduced from the filter. The seal is connected by injection molding to a base surface of the peripheral groove and is at a distance from at least one side wall delimiting the base surface of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Grummert, Ralf Lausch, Paschalis Nikoloudis, Christian Pradel, Michael Schuetzler
  • Patent number: 7753247
    Abstract: A surgical stapling device for applying staples in a layer of tissue. A staple magazine is arranged in a device body and contains a plurality of spring loaded, stacked staples. A triggering element moves from a ready position to an actuation position causing an upper die to pick up a staple at an outlet of the staple magazine, to bend the staple feet inwards, and to fold, on an anvil engaging between the staple feet, the ends of a staple cross bar so as to form staple legs. A flat, spring-loaded tongue ejector element extends beneath the anvil. The ejector element is displaced against its direction of transport when the triggering element is moved from a readiness position into the actuation position, and is displaced in its direction of transport when the triggering element returns to the ready position so as to push the applied staple from the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Pradel
  • Publication number: 20080179373
    Abstract: A surgical stapling device for applying staples in a layer of tissue. A staple magazine is arranged in a device body and contains a plurality of spring loaded, stacked staples. A triggering element moves from a ready position to an actuation position causing an upper die to pick up a staple at an outlet of the staple magazine, to bend the staple feet inwards, and to fold, on an anvil engaging between the staple feet, the ends of a staple cross bar so as to form staple legs. A flat, spring-loaded tongue ejector element extends beneath the anvil. The ejector element is displaced against its direction of transport when the triggering element is moved from a readiness position into the actuation position, and is displaced in its direction of transport when the triggering element returns to the ready position so as to push the applied staple from the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: SARTORIUS STEDIM PLASTICS GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Pradel
  • Patent number: 6743166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for introducing an intubation tube into the trachea. The inventive device comprises a shaft, a receiving element arranged at the distal end of said shaft to which a proximal end of an intubation tube can be mounted and a coupling arranged at the proximal end of the shaft for coupling an endoscope thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: George Berci, Markus Lipp, Christian Pradel
  • Publication number: 20020072652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for introducing an intubation tube into the trachea. The inventive device comprises a shaft, a receiving element arranged at the distal end of said shaft to which a proximal end of an intubation tube can be mounted and a coupling arranged at the proximal end of the shaft for coupling an endoscope thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: George Berci, Markus Lipp, Christian Pradel, Monika Daublander