Patents by Inventor Christopher Rudolf

Christopher Rudolf 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: 10360362
    Abstract: Various aspects directed towards automating an onboarding procedure are disclosed. In a first aspect, an administrative communication associated with onboarding an onboardable device is received by an access point (AP) device, such that the administrative communication originates from a device different than the onboardable device. The AP device then enables the onboardable device to access a secure network based on the administrative communication. In another aspect, an identifier is transmitted from an onboardable device while the onboardable device operates in an AP mode. The onboardable device then receives credentials associated with accessing a secure network via an AP device. Here, the credentials received from the AP device are in response to an authentication of the identifier by an administrator. The onboardable device then connects to the secure network by utilizing the credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zachary David Rattner, Christopher Rudolf Wingert, Robert Sean Daley, Patrik Nils Lundqvist
  • Patent number: 10160095
    Abstract: Dressing tool including a main body having a working surface covered with hard-material grains distributed on the main body. Recesses for accommodating the hard-material grains are created in the main body and then filled with an adhesive, the excess adhesive is removed across the main body, and thereafter the hard-material grains are flung onto the main body so that only the grains located in the recesses remain adherent to the working surface of the tool. The hard-material grains can then be bonded to the main body by a physical and/or chemical bond. Thus, a distribution of the grains over the working surface of the tool that can be precisely defined in advance is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Reishauer AG
    Inventors: Christoph Rudolf, Florian Hänni
  • Publication number: 20180059658
    Abstract: An abnormality tracking and repair tool includes a tool performance database for storing information concerning tracking and repair of a manufacturing abnormality occurring in a product caused by at least one tool on an assembly line. The abnormality tracking and repair tool includes an abnormality management system in communication with the tool performance data base. The abnormality management system includes a programmable controller operable to scan the tool performance database for detecting occurrence of the manufacturing abnormality in the product. A graphic user interface in communication with the programmable controller includes a virtual assembly line with virtual workstations corresponding to each of the workstations of the assembly line. Each virtual workstation includes a manufacturing abnormality indicator identifying whether the workstation includes a product with a manufacturing abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Rudolf Loates
  • Publication number: 20160248249
    Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques for managing devices within an energy management system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the energy management system includes a first controller and a second controller that control communications with and manage devices. The first controller determines to transmit a system management application instruction to a device and converts the system management application instruction to a device controller instruction based on an identifier of the device. The first controller generates a system message that includes the device controller instruction and formats the system message based on a network transmission format. The second controller receives the system message from the first controller and reformats the system message based on a device controller interface format. The second controller transmits the reformatted system message to a controller interface of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap, Rashid Ahmed Akbar Attar, Robert Sean Daley, William Henry Von Novak, III, John David Boyd, Christopher Rudolf Wingert
  • Publication number: 20160176018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dressing tool, comprising a main body (2), the working surface (6) of which is covered with hard-material grains (7) distributed on the main body (2). According to the invention, recesses (8) for accommodating the hard-material grains (7) are created in the main body (2), wherein the recesses are then filled with an adhesive, the excess adhesive is removed across the main body (2), and thereafter the hard-material grains (7) are flung onto the main body (2), so that only the grains (7) located in the recesses (8) remain adherent to the working surface of the tool. Said hard-material grains can then be bonded to the main body by means of a physical and/or chemical bond. Thus, a distribution of the grains over the working surface of the tool that can be precisely defined in advance is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Christoph RUDOLF, Florian HÄNNI
  • Patent number: 9180574
    Abstract: In a method for producing a base body with hard material particles, an adhesive is first of all applied with a defined film thickness to the entire or parts of the working surface of the tool to be produced. Next, the hard material particles are applied to the regions of the working surface provided with the adhesive for lasting adhesion. Hard material particles are applied evenly by an apparatus and are then transferred to the working surface of the tool to be produced provided with the adhesive, on which they remain adhered before the adhesive has hardened. This method enables rapid coating of the working surface of the tool with a predeterminable uniform number of detached hard material particles per unit of area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Reishauer AG
    Inventors: Sherline Wunder, Christoph Rudolf, Benno Zigerlig, Friedrich Kuster
  • Publication number: 20150317467
    Abstract: Various aspects directed towards automating an onboarding procedure are disclosed. In a first aspect, an administrative communication associated with onboarding an onboardable device is received by an access point (AP) device, such that the administrative communication originates from a device different than the onboardable device. The AP device then enables the onboardable device to access a secure network based on the administrative communication. In another aspect, an identifier is transmitted from an onboardable device while the onboardable device operates in an AP mode. The onboardable device then receives credentials associated with accessing a secure network via an AP device. Here, the credentials received from the AP device are in response to an authentication of the identifier by an administrator. The onboardable device then connects to the secure network by utilizing the credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zachary David Rattner, Christopher Rudolf Wingert, Robert Sean Daley, Patrik Nils Lundqvist
  • Patent number: 8597085
    Abstract: Full profile dressing roll (1) for dressing multi-start grinding worms for the generation grinding of small-module gears, comprising a groove-shaped axial section profile of the outer envelope surface (2), covered with hard material grains, and profile-cut hard-material profile combs (3) embedded in this envelope surface and having a multi-ribbed rack tooth system profile, the profile of which touches the outer envelope surface (2) of the dressing roll (1) only in sections of the axial section profile of the dressing roll (1) which do not participate in the generation of the grinding worm flanks. As a result, the profile sections, highly stressed during the dressing, at the crest and root of the profile grooves (4) are protected from high wear and premature grain loss and the service life of the dressing roll is effectively increased without the inhomogeneity of the flank surface of the dressing roll (1) being disturbed by the profile combs (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Reishauer AG
    Inventor: Christoph Rudolf
  • Publication number: 20120240475
    Abstract: In a method for producing a base body with hard material particles, an adhesive (23) is first of all applied with a defined film thickness to the entire or parts of the working surface (20?) of the tool to be produced. Next, the hard material particles (22) are applied to the regions of the working surface provided with the adhesive (23) for lasting adhesion. Hard material particles (22) are applied evenly by means of an apparatus and are then transferred to the working surface (20?) of the tool (20) to be produced provided with the adhesive (23), on which they remain adhered before the adhesive (23) has hardened. This method enables rapid coating of the working surface of the tool with a predeterminable uniform number of detached hard material particles per unit of area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: REISHAUER AG
    Inventors: SHERLINE WUNDER, CHRISTOPH RUDOLF, Benno ZIGERLIG, Friedrich KUSTER
  • Publication number: 20110151756
    Abstract: Full profile dressing roll (1) for dressing multi-start grinding worms for the generation grinding of small-module gears, comprising a groove-shaped axial section profile of the outer envelope surface (2), covered with hard material grains, and profile-cut hard-material profile combs (3) embedded in this envelope surface and having a multi-ribbed rack tooth system profile, the profile of which touches the outer envelope surface (2) of the dressing roll (1) only in sections of the axial section profile of the dressing roll (1) which do not participate in the generation of the grinding worm flanks. As a result, the profile sections, highly stressed during the dressing, at the crest and root of the profile grooves (4) are protected from high wear and premature grain loss and the service life of the dressing roll is effectively increased without the inhomogeneity of the flank surface of the dressing roll (1) being disturbed by the profile combs (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Reishauer AG
    Inventor: Christoph RUDOLF
  • Patent number: 6536602
    Abstract: A food waste disposal system having a separator for separating food waste solids from liquids. The separator includes a housing having a screw conveyor surrounded by a screen. The solids are introduced into the screen and conveyed by the screw conveyor toward the opposite end. The solids are compacted by the conveyor against a spring loaded member that adjustably blocks passage of the waste to an exit chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventors: Walter August Ruescher, Christoph Rudolf Kopetzky
  • Publication number: 20020096460
    Abstract: A food waste disposal system having a separator for separating food waste solids from liquids. The separator includes a housing having a screw conveyor surrounded by a screen. The solids are introduced into the screen and conveyed by the screw conveyor toward the opposite end. The solids are compacted by the conveyor against a spring loaded member that adjustably blocks passage of the waste to an exit chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Walter August Ruescher, Christoph Rudolf Kopetzky