Patents by Inventor Christian Sanders
Christian Sanders 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).
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Publication number: 20240129433Abstract: An IP based remote video conferencing system (100) comprises a near-end (200) having a first room (200a) and at least one microphone (210) configured to detect audio signals from at least one participant (201, 202) in the first room (200a) and to determine position information regarding the at least one first participant (201, 202), a far end (300) having a second room (300a) with at least one second participant (301) and at least one audio reproducer (330), wherein said at least one audio reproducer (330) receives and reproduces spatial audio signals based on the audio signals and the position information detected by the at least one microphone (210), and a video conferencing service (400) coupled to the near end (200) and the far end (300) configured to forward audio signals from the near end (200) to the far end (300).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Sander, Thomas Jaskolka
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Patent number: 11931149Abstract: Described herein is a method of using functional MRI (fMRI) for determining brain activation patterns for a group of subjects in response to different odor-elicited feelings (i.e., conscious emotions). A method for preparing a perfume by using the method of the present invention and a consumer product including said perfume are also described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: FIRMENICH SAInventors: Aline Pichon, Patrik Vuilleumier, Sylvain Delplanque, David Sander, Isabelle Cayeux, Christelle Porcherot, Maria Inés Velazco, Christian Margot
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Publication number: 20240017637Abstract: A charging control module for controlling a charging process of a traction energy storage means at a charging point for an electric vehicle includes: a housing mounted or mountable on a carrier rail; a first data interface situated on or in the housing for exchanging data relating to the charging process with a central function for a plurality of charging control modules; and a control unit situated in the housing for controlling the charging process of the traction energy storage means depending on the data relating to the charging process that are exchanged with the central function via the first data interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Christian SANDER, Markus ROSE, Thorsten TEMME
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Patent number: 11695145Abstract: A method for treating hydrogen-containing and oxygen-containing residual gases of fuel cells, wherein the residual gases are fed to a gas circuit, and a residual gas mixture resulting therefrom is circulated in the gas circuit by a device for converting hydrogen and oxygen to water. In order to reduce the amount of hydrogen and oxygen in the residual gas mixture, at least part of the residual gas mixture is discharged from the gas circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Torsten Brandt, Markus Hertweck, Günter Putschky, Daniel Christian Sander, Stefan Siedler, Fabian Straub
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Publication number: 20230064477Abstract: A 6-axis positioning system includes a base, a movable unit and six variable-length actuators. One end of each actuator is connected to the base, and the other end of each actuator is connected to the movable unit. The six actuators are divided into two groups each having three actuators. The actuators of the first group are arranged on the base within a region bounded by the actuators of the second group, and the actuators of the first group are arranged on the movable unit within a region bounded by the actuators of the second group. The lower end and the upper end of each of the three actuators of the second group are connected to the base and to the movable unit, respectively, by means of respective pivot fastening systems. The upper end of each of the three actuators of the first group is connected to the movable unit by means of a pivot fastening system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Christian SANDER, Rainer GLOESS, Christian RUDOLF
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Patent number: 11538855Abstract: An SOI semiconductor structure, including a substrate layer formed on a back side and a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on a front side, an insulating layer being disposed between the substrate layer and the semiconductor layer, a three-dimensional Hall sensor structure having a sensor region made up of a monolithic semiconductor body being formed in the semiconductor layer, and the semiconductor body extending from an underside up to the front side, at least three first metallic terminal contacts being formed on the upper side, and at least three second metallic terminal contacts being formed on the underside, the first terminal contacts being offset with respect to the second terminal contacts in a projection perpendicular to the front side, each first terminal contact and each second terminal contact being formed in each case on a highly doped semiconductor contact region of a second conductivity type.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: TDK-Micronas GmbHInventors: Christian Sander, Martin Cornils
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Patent number: 11381122Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for detecting a plug-in operation of a charging connector in a charging socket of an electrically drivable vehicle, wherein the charging connector has a control signal line for transmitting control signals between the electrically drivable vehicle and a charging station, including: detecting an amplitude change of a control signal on the control signal line in order to detect the plug-in operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbHInventors: Christian Sander, Ulrich Wasmuth, Marco Seelig
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Publication number: 20210366984Abstract: An SOI semiconductor structure, including a substrate layer formed on a back side and a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on a front side, an insulating layer being disposed between the substrate layer and the semiconductor layer, a three-dimensional Hall sensor structure having a sensor region made up of a monolithic semiconductor body being formed in the semiconductor layer, and the semiconductor body extending from an underside up to the front side, at least three first metallic terminal contacts being formed on the upper side, and at least three second metallic terminal contacts being formed on the underside, the first terminal contacts being offset with respect to the second terminal contacts in a projection perpendicular to the front side, each first terminal contact and each second terminal contact being formed in each case on a highly doped semiconductor contact region of a second conductivity type.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: TDK-Micronas GmbHInventors: Christian SANDER, Martin CORNILS
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Patent number: 11114501Abstract: An SOI semiconductor structure, including a substrate layer formed on a back side and a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on a front side, an insulating layer being disposed between the substrate layer and the semiconductor layer, a three-dimensional Hall sensor structure having a sensor region made up of a monolithic semiconductor body being formed in the semiconductor layer, and the semiconductor body extending from an underside up to the front side, at least three first metallic terminal contacts being formed on the upper side, and at least three second metallic terminal contacts being formed on the underside, the first terminal contacts being offset with respect to the second terminal contacts in a projection perpendicular to the front side, each first terminal contact and each second terminal contact being formed in each case on a highly doped semiconductor contact region of a second conductivity type.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: TDK-Micronas GmbHInventors: Christian Sander, Martin Cornils
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Publication number: 20210215214Abstract: The invention relates to a brake device having a frame, at least one pair of mutually opposing braking elements, at least one actuation element in operative connection with each braking element, and a spring device, wherein each braking element has three joint sections which are arranged in a row and are connected to one another via flexure bearings, and the middle joint section of which has a contact section, and the two joint sections adjoining the middle joint section are each connected integrally to the frame via a flexure bearing, wherein a force is exerted on each braking element by means of the spring device, by means of which force the respective contact section can be pressed with a defined force against an element to be braked, and a force which counteracts the force exerted on the braking elements by the spring device acts on the braking elements by means of a continuous energy input into the actuation elements and, when the energy input into the actuation elements is absent, the force exerted by tType: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Christian SANDER, Philipp Mahl
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Publication number: 20210175530Abstract: A method for treating hydrogen-containing and oxygen-containing residual gases of fuel cells, wherein the residual gases are fed to a gas circuit, and a residual gas mixture resulting therefrom is circulated in the gas circuit by a device for converting hydrogen and oxygen to water. In order to reduce the amount of hydrogen and oxygen in the residual gas mixture, at least part of the residual gas mixture is discharged from the gas circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Torsten Brandt, Markus Hertweck, Günter Putschky, Daniel Christian Sander, Stefan Siedler, Fabian Straub
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Patent number: 10985507Abstract: A connector part for connecting to a mating connector part includes: a housing part; an electrical contact element arranged on the housing part for making electrical contact with the mating connector part; and a temperature monitoring device having a sensor device for detecting a heating on the contact element. The temperature monitoring device includes a carrier element which extends flatly along a plane, on which the sensor device is arranged, and which has two clip arms via which the carrier element is clippable onto the contact element.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBHInventors: Markus Rose, Marco Seelig, Dirk Moseke, Christian Sander
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Publication number: 20200381874Abstract: A connector part for connecting to a mating connector part includes: a housing part; an electrical contact element arranged on the housing part for making electrical contact with the mating connector part; and a temperature monitoring device having a sensor device for detecting a heating on the contact element. The temperature monitoring device includes a carrier element which extends flatly along a plane, on which the sensor device is arranged, and which has two clip arms via which the carrier element is clippable onto the contact element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Markus Rose, Marco Seelig, Dirk Moseke, Christian Sander
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Publication number: 20200198473Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for detecting a plug-in operation of a charging connector in a charging socket of an electrically drivable vehicle, wherein the charging connector has a control signal line for transmitting control signals between the electrically drivable vehicle and a charging station, including: detecting an amplitude change of a control signal on the control signal line in order to detect the plug-in operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Christian Sanders, Ulrich Wasmuth, Marco Seelig
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Publication number: 20200161537Abstract: An SOI semiconductor structure, including a substrate layer formed on a back side and a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on a front side, an insulating layer being disposed between the substrate layer and the semiconductor layer, a three-dimensional Hall sensor structure having a sensor region made up of a monolithic semiconductor body being formed in the semiconductor layer, and the semiconductor body extending from an underside up to the front side, at least three first metallic terminal contacts being formed on the upper side, and at least three second metallic terminal contacts being formed on the underside, the first terminal contacts being offset with respect to the second terminal contacts in a projection perpendicular to the front side, each first terminal contact and each second terminal contact being formed in each case on a highly doped semiconductor contact region of a second conductivity type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TDK-MICRONAS GMBHInventors: Christian SANDER, Martin CORNILS
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Patent number: 9709639Abstract: A Hall effect sensor with multiple Hall effect elements, each of the Hall effect elements having a first contact terminal, a second contact terminal, and a third contact terminal arranged along a straight line. The multiple Hall effect elements are electrically connected in series in a closed circuit. The second contact terminals of the Hall effect elements are supply voltage connections or Hall voltage pickoffs, and the applicable second contact terminal of the Hall effect element is a center contact of the Hall effect element. The Hall effect elements form two pairs, and the Hall effect elements of one pair each measure the same component of a magnetic field and an operating current is impressed on the series circuit in the two Hall effect elements of this one pair, and a supply voltage is applied to the Hall effect elements of the other pair.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: TDK-Micronas GmbH, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet FreiburgInventors: Christian Sander, Oliver Paul
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Patent number: 9581658Abstract: A hall effect sensor device implemented on a semiconductor body, having a first Hall effect sensor and a second Hall effect sensor, each of the two Hall effect sensors has at least four individual Hall effect elements and the four Hall effect elements are connected in series, and each Hall effect element has three contact terminals arranged in a row, and the series connection is implemented through a coupling or interconnection of the two outer contact terminals. Semiconductor well regions of the individual Hall effect elements are separated from one another, and the first Hall effect sensor and the second Hall effect sensor are connected in parallel, whereby a middle contact terminal of a Hall effect element of the first Hall effect sensor is connected in each case with a middle contact terminal of a Hall effect element of the second Hall effect sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Micronas GmbHInventors: Martin Cornils, Christian Sander
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Publication number: 20160011281Abstract: A Hall effect sensor with multiple Hall effect elements, each of the Hall effect elements having a first contact terminal, a second contact terminal, and a third contact terminal arranged along a straight line. The multiple Hall effect elements are electrically connected in series in a closed circuit. The second contact terminals of the Hall effect elements are supply voltage connections or Hall voltage pickoffs, and the applicable second contact terminal of the Hall effect element is a center contact of the Hall effect element. The Hall effect elements form two pairs, and the Hall effect elements of one pair each measure the same component of a magnetic field and an operating current is impressed on the series circuit in the two Hall effect elements of this one pair, and a supply voltage is applied to the Hall effect elements of the other pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicants: Micronas GmbH, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet FreiburgInventors: Christian SANDER, Oliver PAUL
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Publication number: 20150115950Abstract: A hall effect sensor device implemented on a semiconductor body, having a first Hall effect sensor and a second Hall effect sensor, each of the two Hall effect sensors has at least four individual Hall effect elements and the four Hall effect elements are connected in series, and each Hall effect element has three contact terminals arranged in a row, and the series connection is implemented through a coupling or interconnection of the two outer contact terminals. Semiconductor well regions of the individual Hall effect elements are separated from one another, and the first Hall effect sensor and the second Hall effect sensor are connected in parallel, whereby a middle contact terminal of a Hall effect element of the first Hall effect sensor is connected in each case with a middle contact terminal of a Hall effect element of the second Hall effect sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Martin CORNILS, Christian SANDER
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Patent number: 8769743Abstract: The present invention relates to covers and in particular covers for beds which are characterized by the presence of two or more groups of strips, wherein each group comprises two or more strips arranged relative to one another in different directions and in particular woven together.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Sanders GmbHInventor: Hans Christian Sanders