Patents by Inventor Christopher Nolt

Christopher Nolt 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: 12025532
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a shaft coupling coupling a first shaft to a second shaft includes an optical unit comprising a receiving element which is designed to receive an electromagnetic radiation in a form of light, and an error notification element designed for arrangement on and/or within the first shaft and on and/or within the second shaft. The error notification element is designed to notify when the first shaft runs asynchronously with respect to the second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Schimmer, Christoph Nolting, Dirk Scheibner, Jürgen Zettner
  • Patent number: 11946825
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a shaft coupling coupling a first shaft to a second shaft includes an optical unit having a receiving element to receive electromagnetic radiation. A modifying unit modifies a radiant energy impinging on the receiving element as the first shaft runs asynchronously with respect to the second shaft. The modifying unit includes a holographic optical component designed for arrangement on and/or within the first shaft, and a diaphragm designed for arrangement on and/or within the second shaft and including radially arranged slots and radially arranged filled regions in an at least substantially regular sequence. The diaphragm includes an at least substantially centrally arranged opening. The holographic optical component is designed for illumination or irradiation with the electromagnetic radiation and generates a pattern having radially arranged areas with a first radiant energy and radially arranged areas with a second radiant energy in an at least substantially regular sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Schimmer, Christoph Nolting, Dirk Scheibner, Jürgen Zettner
  • Patent number: 8898298
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for monitoring processes. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a process-observer-enabled server, a communication from a non-process-observer-enabled server; translating at least event information in the communication from a non-process-observer-compatible format to a process-observer-compatible format; adding an event in the process-observer-compatible format to a process observer queue for subsequent processing by a process observer with other events. In a process observer, the events are processed from the process observer queue, application events are correlated with the defined a workflow/process model, and process instances are created in a process log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Ranjit Alapati, Jens-Christoph Nolte
  • Patent number: 8725550
    Abstract: Systems, methods and techniques relating to managing process logs are described. A described technique includes identifying an end-to-end business process from a first system; identifying a plurality of systems that execute at least a portion of the end-to-end business process based on a definition of the end-to-end business process within the process registry; identifying a plurality of local process logs associated with the end-to-end business process for the a plurality of systems as defined by the process registry; and generating a federated process log based on at least a portion of each of the a plurality of local process logs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Drittler, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20140059211
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for monitoring processes. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a process-observer-enabled server, a communication from a non-process-observer-enabled server; translating at least event information in the communication from a non-process-observer-compatible format to a process-observer-compatible format; adding an event in the process-observer-compatible format to a process observer queue for subsequent processing by a process observer with other events. In a process observer, the events are processed from the process observer queue, application events are correlated with the defined a workflow/process model, and process instances are created in a process log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ranjit Alapati, Jens-Christoph Nolte
  • Patent number: 8600792
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing business process visibility at real time are described herein. One or more business activity events are received at a local business activity event manager. Further, business process binding information associated with the one or more business activity events is retrieved at the business activity manager from a business process model manager. A relationship of the one or more business activity events with a business process using the business process binding is identified at the business activity event manager. Upon determination, a business process log manager is triggered for logging a business activity log of a business process instance at real time. Furthermore, the business activity log is extracted to monitor and analyze the business process instance at real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Drittler, Ralf Ehret, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20130019006
    Abstract: Systems, methods and techniques relating to managing process logs are described. A described technique includes identifying an end-to-end business process from a first system; identifying a plurality of systems that execute at least a portion of the end-to-end business process based on a definition of the end-to-end business process within the process registry; identifying a plurality of local process logs associated with the end-to-end business process for the a plurality of systems as defined by the process registry; and generating a federated process log based on at least a portion of each of the a plurality of local process logs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Drittler, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8316620
    Abstract: An interlocking door includes a first skin with at least one protrusion and at least one mounting slot and a second skin with at least one protrusion. An end cap is slidingly engaged with the first skin and secured with an adhesive. The first and second skins are secured to one another upon sliding engagement of the first skin at least one mounting slot and the second skin at least one protrusion. The skins are fixedly secured with an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Provia Door, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Cotlet, Christopher Nolt, Chad Badger
  • Publication number: 20120166234
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing business process visibility at real time are described herein. One or more business activity events are received at a local business activity event manager. Further, business process binding information associated with the one or more business activity events is retrieved at the business activity manager from a business process model manager. A relationship of the one or more business activity events with a business process using the business process binding is identified at the business activity event manager. Upon determination, a business process log manager is triggered for logging a business activity log of a business process instance at real time. Furthermore, the business activity log is extracted to monitor and analyze the business process instance at real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: BERNHARD DRITTLER, Ralf Ehret, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20100000157
    Abstract: An interlocking door includes a first skin with at least one protrusion and at least one mounting slot and a second skin with at least one protrusion. An end cap is slidingly engaged with the first skin and secured with an adhesive. The first and second skins are secured to one another upon sliding engagement of the first skin at least one mounting slot and the second skin at least one protrusion. The skins are fixedly secured with an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: PROVIA DOOR, INC.
    Inventors: Mihai Cotlet, Christopher Nolt, Chad Badger
  • Publication number: 20080190166
    Abstract: In one aspect a device to simplify, and to reduce the costs of, the error-protected detection of the measured values in the control unit, without reducing the error protection of the system is provided. The device includes a pick-up device for detecting measuring signals. Independently operating evaluation devices are provided for the redundant determination of measured values from the measuring signals of the pick-up device. The data is transmitted to the control unit by means of error-protected transmission devices. A first evaluation device is used to determine a measured value, and a second evaluation device is used to determine a less precise, coarse comparison value. The device is also used to establish the accuracy of the measured value by comparing the value with the comparison value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Ulrich Hahn, Andreas Kuhn, Christoph Nolting, Bernd Quaschner, Johannes Welker
  • Patent number: 7242182
    Abstract: A low-wear sensor with little structural outlay to detect a combined linear and rotational movement, such as in a print roller (10). In one embodiment, a PLCD (Permanent Magnetic Linear contactless Displacement) sensor includes a magnet (5) which can be rotated about a longitudinally extended coil (2). A ring magnet is particularly suitable for this. The linear position of the ring magnet can be determined independently of its rotational movement (7) by means of the voltage induced in coils (3,4). Detection of the linear position is contactless and thus wear-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Finkler, Hans-Georg Köpken, Christoph Nolting, Günter Schwesig
  • Publication number: 20050162156
    Abstract: A low-wear sensor with little structural outlay is proposed to detect a combined linear and rotational movement. A PLCD sensor is provided for this purpose, the magnet (5) of which can be rotated about the longitudinally extended coil (2). A ring magnet is particularly suitable for this. The linear position of the ring magnet can be determined independently of its rotational movement (7) by means of the voltage induced in the coils (3, 4). Detection of the linear position is contactless and thus wear-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Roland Finkler, Hans-Georg Kopken, Christoph Nolting, Gunter Schwesig
  • Patent number: 6906513
    Abstract: A rotary motion detector includes an electrically conducting induction element formed essentially as a hollow cylinder and rotatable about a rotation axis. An excitation assembly applies an inhomogeneous magnetic field and induces an eddy current in the induction element, when the induction element rotates about the rotation axis. A sensor assembly detects a measurement signal that depends on the eddy current. The excitation assembly and the sensor assembly are both arranged radially inside the induction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Paul Dünisch, Roland Finkler, Andreas Kuhn, Christoph Nolting, Günter Schwesig
  • Publication number: 20030227286
    Abstract: A rotary motion detector includes an electrically conducting induction element formed essentially as a hollow cylinder and rotatable about a rotation axis. An excitation assembly applies an inhomogeneous magnetic field and induces an eddy current in the induction element, when the induction element rotates about the rotation axis. A sensor assembly detects a measurement signal that depends on the eddy current. The excitation assembly and the sensor assembly are both arranged radially inside the induction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Paul Dunisch, Roland Finkler, Andreas Kuhn, Christoph Nolting, Gunter Schwesig