Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Huber
Daniel A. Huber 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: 20240128372Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vertical field effect transistor structure and to a corresponding vertical field effect transistor structure. The vertical field effect transistor structure is provided with a semiconductor body having first and second connecting zones of a first conductivity type, a channel zone of the first or second conductivity type between the first and second connecting zone, a plurality of trenches extending into the semiconductor body, reaching into the first connecting zone from the second connecting zone through the channel zone and forming fins of the channel zone and the second connecting zone, a control electrode arranged in the trenches, the electrode being arranged adjacent to the channel zone and insulated from the semiconductor body, and a breakdown current path connected between the first and second connecting zones and parallel to the channel zone, the current path having least one p-n junction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Christian Huber, Daniel Krebs
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Publication number: 20240097017Abstract: A semiconductor component designed as a vertical HEMT. The semiconductor component includes a substrate made of gallium nitride (GaN), a drift layer arranged thereon, and a heteroepitaxial structure which is arranged thereabove, is laterally contacted by source electrodes and is suitable for providing a conductive channel by forming a two-dimensional electron gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jens Baringhaus, Christian Huber, Daniel Krebs
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Publication number: 20240052700Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Hunter Douglas, Inc.Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Prugner, Robert Witt, Jorg Schierz
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Patent number: 11834903Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Prügner, Robert Witt, Jörg Schierz
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Publication number: 20230018256Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
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Patent number: 11496584Abstract: A data container for a content package comprising one or more semantics for populating the content package with selected types of information associated with a product or service is received by a computing device of a digital services framework. An organizational structure between and within networked tenants of the digital services framework is analyzed to identify one or more recipients for the content package. A data topology associated with the product or service is analyzed to generate announcements indicative of individualized content packages for the identified recipients for the content package. The announcements are sent to the identified recipients. Requests are received for subscriptions to the content package. Based on the analysis of the organizational structure and data topology and user-defined rules and semantics, instances of the container are selectively populating for tenants who have subscribed to the content package.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Daniel Huber, Srikanth Grandhe, Emese Borbala Baliko, Sri Vidah A N, Yogesh Beria, Anubhav Bhatia, Lukas Carullo, Martin Weiss, Patrick Brose, Markus Krabel
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Patent number: 11486198Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
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Patent number: 11394626Abstract: A selection indicative of one or more types of information associated with a product or service is received by a computing device of a digital services framework. A data container is generated for a content package comprising one or more semantics for populating the content package with the selected types of information. Based on the product or service, one or more recipients for the content package are identified. An announcement indicative of the content package is sent to the identified recipients. Requests for subscriptions to the content package identified recipients are received. Instances of the container are populated for identified recipients who have subscribed to the content package. The populating comprises populating the content package with the selected types of information based on the one or more semantics. The populated instances of the content package are sent to the subscribed recipients.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Daniel Huber, Srikanth Grandhe, Emese Borbala Baliko, Sri Vidah A N, Yogesh Beria, Anubhav Bhatia, Lukas Carullo, Martin Weiss, Patrick Brose, Markus Krabel
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Patent number: 11299932Abstract: Examples of rail assemblies for architectural coverings disclosed herein stabilize motor assemblies via end caps to reduce transfers of vibrational motor forces to the rails. An example rail for an architectural covering includes a housing, a motor to be disposed in the housing, and an end cap to be coupled to said housing. The example rail includes a track defined in an exterior face of the rail. A first portion of the end cap is to be received in the track. The end cap is capable of at least two degrees of freedom of motion relative to the housing prior to the first portion being received in the track. In the example rail, the track is to restrict the at least two degrees of freedom of motion of the end cap when the first portion of the end cap is received in the track.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Hunter Douglas, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foley, Clark D. Brace, Paul A. Brayford, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Daniel A. Huber, Douglas J. Lorenz, Paul D. Mischo, Todd M. Nelson, Mark Schwandt, Jeffrey L. Spray
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Patent number: 11072976Abstract: Example methods and apparatus can be used to reduce noise in motor assemblies, such as those used in architectural coverings. An example apparatus includes a first driver configured to be coupled to and rotated by an output shaft of a motor, a second driver, and a plurality of vibration-absorbers disposed between the first driver and the second driver. The second driver is configured to be coupled to a rotating member to transfer rotational motion from the first driver to the rotating member via the vibration-absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Hunter Douglas, Inc.Inventors: James M. Anthony, Daniel M. Fogarty, Paul A. Brayford, Robert Fisher, II, Daniel A. Huber, Jan Pruegner, Clark Brace, Kevin Dann, Max Oelschlager, Todd Nelson, Nickolas C. Buccola, Jr., Michael Goldberg
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Publication number: 20210198941Abstract: Example methods and apparatus can be used to reduce noise in motor assemblies, such as those used in architectural coverings. An example apparatus includes a first driver configured to be coupled to and rotated by an output shaft of a motor, a second driver, and a plurality of vibration-absorbers disposed between the first driver and the second driver. The second driver is configured to be coupled to a rotating member to transfer rotational motion from the first driver to the rotating member via the vibration-absorbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: James M. Anthony, Daniel M. Fogarty, Paul A. Brayford, Robert Fisher, Daniel A. Huber, Jan Pruegner, Clark Brace, Kevin Dann, Max Oelschlager, Todd Nelson, Nickolas C. Buccola, Michael Goldberg
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Publication number: 20210148167Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
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Patent number: 10851587Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: James M. Anthony, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer
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Publication number: 20200332595Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
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Publication number: 20200186444Abstract: A selection indicative of one or more types of information associated with a product or service is received by a computing device of a digital services framework. A data container is generated for a content package comprising one or more semantics for populating the content package with the selected types of information. Based on the product or service, one or more recipients for the content package are identified. An announcement indicative of the content package is sent to the identified recipients. Requests for subscriptions to the content package identified recipients are received. Instances of the container are populated for identified recipients who have subscribed to the content package. The populating comprises populating the content package with the selected types of information based on the one or more semantics. The populated instances of the content package are sent to the subscribed recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Daniel Huber, Srikanth Grandhe, Emese Borbala Baliko, Sri Vidah A N, Yogesh Beria, Anubhav Bhatia, Lukas Carullo, Martin Weiss, Patrick Brose, Markus Krabel
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Publication number: 20200186619Abstract: A data container for a content package comprising one or more semantics for populating the content package with selected types of information associated with a product or service is received by a computing device of a digital services framework. An organizational structure between and within networked tenants of the digital services framework is analyzed to identify one or more recipients for the content package. A data topology associated with the product or service is analyzed to generate announcements indicative of individualized content packages for the identified recipients for the content package. The announcements are sent to the identified recipients. Requests are received for subscriptions to the content package. Based on the analysis of the organizational structure and data topology and user-defined rules and semantics, instances of the container are selectively populating for tenants who have subscribed to the content package.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Daniel Huber, Srikanth Grandhe, Emese Borbala Baliko, Sri Vidah A N, Yogesh Beria, Anubhav Bhatia, Lukas Carullo, Martin Weiss, Patrick Brose, Markus Krabel
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Publication number: 20190312459Abstract: A wireless power system has a wireless power transmitting device that uses an inverter to apply alternating-current signals to a coil. In response, the coil generates wireless power signals that are received by a coil in a wireless power receiving circuit of a wireless power receiving device. While wireless power is being transferred to the receiving device, the receiving device communicates with the wireless power transmitting device using in-band communications. The wireless power receiving device can issue a halt-wireless-power-transmission command using in-band communications to direct the wireless power transmitting device to stop transmitting wireless power. When power is not being transferred, the wireless power transmitting device transmits a series of short impulses that are monitored by the receiving device. The receiving device can direct the transmitting device to resume power transmission by adjusting an adjustable impedance circuit coupled to the wireless power receiving circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Brandon R. Garbus, Daniel Huber, Jason P. Marini, Stephen C. Terry, YiBo Liu
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Publication number: 20190106938Abstract: Examples of rail assemblies for architectural coverings disclosed herein stabilize motor assemblies via end caps to reduce transfers of vibrational motor forces to the rails. An example rail for an architectural covering includes a housing, a motor to be disposed in the housing, and an end cap to be coupled to said housing. The example rail includes a track defined in an exterior face of the rail. A first portion of the end cap is to be received in the track. The end cap is capable of at least two degrees of freedom of motion relative to the housing prior to the first portion being received in the track. In the example rail, the track is to restrict the at least two degrees of freedom of motion of the end cap when the first portion of the end cap is received in the track.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Patrick Foley, Clark D. Brace, Paul A. Brayford, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Daniel A. Huber, Douglas J. Lorenz, Paul D. Mischo, Todd M. Nelson, Mark Schwandt, Jeffrey L. Spray
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Publication number: 20180223595Abstract: Methods and apparatus to reduce noise in motor assemblies, such as those used in architectural coverings, are described herein. An example apparatus includes a first driver configured to be coupled to and rotated by an output shaft of a motor, a second driver, and a plurality of vibration-absorbers disposed between the first driver and the second driver. The second driver is configured to be coupled to a rotating member to transfer rotational motion from the first driver to the rotating member via the vibration-absorbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: James M. Anthony, Daniel M. Fogarty, Paul A. Brayford, Robert Fisher, II, Daniel A. Huber, Jan Pruegner, Clark Brace, Kevin Dann, Max Oelschlager, Todd Nelson, Nickolas C. Buccola, JR., Michael Goldberg
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Patent number: 9978286Abstract: A system and method for the avoidance of one or more obstacles by an aircraft, and a related computer program product, electronic system and aircraft are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes a) generating an alert by a warning system on detection of an obstacle and b) if no manual avoidance maneuver is detected for a time period longer than a first determined time and if the alert is maintained during this first time period, automatically activating an automatic avoidance guide mode to determine an obstacle-avoidance guidance rule. The method further including c) if an autopilot device of the aircraft is coupled to the automatic avoidance guide mode, transmitting to the autopilot device the avoidance guidance rule determined in step b) for automatic performing of a maneuver to avoid the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: THALESInventors: Daniel Huber, François Colonna, Xavier Rueff