Patents by Inventor Daniel Schmidt

Daniel Schmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20250043061
    Abstract: The invention is related to a process, preferably a continuous process, for producing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone comprising copolymerizing a diisocyanate compound with a bisepoxide compound in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor; wherein the diisocyanate compound and the bisepoxide compound are continuously and/or step-wise added preferably continuously added to the reactor and the polyoxazolidinone is continuously and/or step-wise, preferably continuously removed from the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sohajl Movahhed, Stefan Westhues, Daniel Thiel, Aurel Wolf, Kai Laemmerhold, Christoph Guertler, Gudrun Schmidt, Thomas Koenig, Roland Engberg
  • Publication number: 20250029997
    Abstract: A process for producing a coated transition metal oxide involves subjecting a transition metal oxide and a pyrogenically produced lithium titanate and/or pyrogenically produced lithium aluminate to dry mixing. A coated transition metal oxide is obtainable by this process; and cathode for a lithium ion battery and a lithium ion battery containing such coated particles is useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Marcel Herzog, Daniel Esken, Ryo Takata, Franz Schmidt, Rajendra Negi, Matthias Elm
  • Publication number: 20250028302
    Abstract: A method of controlling a thermal system of an industrial process includes monitoring intermediate data, associating the intermediate data with correlation data, wherein the correlation data includes an internal process control input, an external heater control input, the output control, or a combination thereof. The method further includes generating a model that defines a relationship between the intermediate data and the correlation data, identifying a state of the heater system based on the model, and selectively performing a corrective action based on the identified state of the heater system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jacob LINDLEY, Miranda PIZZELLA, Jeremy QUANDT, Philip SCHMIDT, John BERGEN, Hanwen YUAN, Daniel GANDER
  • Patent number: 12201815
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid is provided, with a cylinder (16, 116) which has an open dispensing end (17), a piston (36) which is displaceable between a front and rear end position in the cylinder (16, 116) and is connected to a piston rod (35) that protrudes along a first direction beyond a rear end of the cylinder (16, 116) opposite the open dispensing end (17) and is guided in a receiving block (10), a nonreturn valve (18) closing the open dispensing end (17), and a tensioning device (S) which is connected to the piston rod (35, 135) and is arranged in the receiving block (10). The tensioning device (S) has a ramp (52) which is rotatable by means of a motor (12) and has a ramp track (53) extending along a helical line, wherein the ramp track (53) ascends from a first plateau along a region of inclination (S1, S2) to a second plateau and descends from the second plateau to the first plateau via a transition flank (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: INTERVET INC.
    Inventors: Frank Altermann, Dominic Kamenzin, Thomas Schmidt, Manuel Mattes, Robin Sauter, Daniel Seeh
  • Publication number: 20250019614
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high-temperature grease comprising (A) 20 to 88 wt %, based on the overall weight of the grease, of a base oil, (B) 1 to 55 wt. %, based on the overall weight of the grease, of a fluorine-free material, said fluorine-free material having an average particle size (D50) of less than 80 ?m wherein the grease does not contain polytetrafluorothylene and/or contains polytetrafluorothylene in a proportion of less than 4 wt. %, based on the overall weight of the grease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Martin SCHWEIGKOFLER, Martin SCHMIDT-AMELUNXEN, Thomas KILTHAU, Karl EGERSDOERFER, Daniel CHALL, Christof SCHMITZ, Phillipp LORENZ, Petra SEIBEL, Tilman KRAUCH
  • Publication number: 20240416607
    Abstract: A helical screw conveyor unit, worm shaft, worm extruder and method for providing a worm shaft, wherein the helical screw conveyor unit is an exchangeable element for a helicoidally or spirally winding helix of a worm shaft, having a main body with a helicoidally winding helix element, wherein the helical screw conveyor unit is serviced with little outlay on servicing, the top side of the lateral surface is concavely curved in shell-like form about the longitudinal axis, and the main body has a radial opening for the leadthrough of a fastening region of a worm shaft shank, the helix element has at most one half of one helix turn, the the main body lateral surface has an inner surface for being seated on the fastening region, and the helical screw conveyor unit has at least one fastening element for detachably fastening the main body to the fastening region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN INOVA AG
    Inventors: Marc EUGSTER, Adrian SCHATZ, Marc GSPONER, Patrik GSPONER, Daniel SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240417514
    Abstract: The invention also relates to a process for synthesizing an ester-containing benzoxazine monomer of formula (1) comprising the following steps consisting of: c) reacting a phenolic acid derivative of formula (II), comprising at least one R*** group on the phenolic ring: wherein x is of from 0 to 1, and y=1-x, with a polyfunctional molecule or oligomer of formula (III) at a temperature of from 25° C. to 200° C., during 1 h-72 h, in the presence of a catalyst of Bronsted acid type, resulting in a phenol terminated oligomer or molecule (compound (IV)), and reacting the compound (IV) with a mixture of: an amino-alcohol of formula (V): a primary amine derivative of formula (VI), R**—NH2??(VI), and paraformaldehyde of formula (VII) at a temperature range of from 80° C. to 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Pierre Verge, Laura Puchot, Daniel Schmidt, Antoine Adjaoud, Henri Perrin
  • Patent number: 12165023
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for measuring a local critical dimension uniformity of an array of two-dimensional structural elements, the method may include obtaining an acquired optical spectrometry spectrum of the array; feeding the acquired optical spectrometry spectrum of the array to a trained machine learning process, wherein the trained machine learning process is trained to map an optical spectrometry spectrum to an average critical dimension (CD) and a local critical dimension uniformity (LCDU); and outputting, by the trained machine learning process, the average CD and the LCDU of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: NOVA LTD., INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dexin Kong, Daniel Schmidt, Aron J. Cepler, Marjorie Cheng, Roy Koret, Igor Turovets
  • Publication number: 20240405112
    Abstract: A microelectronic structure including a nanosheet transistor that includes a source/drain. A frontside contact that includes a first section located on the frontside of the source/drain and a via section that extends to the backside of the nanosheet transistor. A shallow isolation layer located around a portion of the via section the first frontside contact. A backside metal line located on a backside surface of the via section and located on a backside surface of the shallow trench isolation layer. A dielectric liner located along a sidewall of the backside metal line and located along a bottom surface of the backside metal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kisik Choi, Terence Hook, Alexander Reznicek, Daniel Schmidt, Tsung-Sheng Kang
  • Patent number: 12115295
    Abstract: A hemodialysis system including one or more ultraviolet chambers is disclosed. The hemodialysis system including a dialyzer arranged and configured to filter a patient's blood, a hemodialysis machine arranged and configured to pump, move, or the like dialysate through the dialyzer, the hemodialysis machine including an outlet valve and an outlet fluid flow path to pump or move dialysate from the hemodialysis machine to the dialyzer, and an inlet valve and an inlet fluid flow path to pump or receive dialysate from the dialyzer, and one or more ultraviolet chambers arranged and configured to kill bacteria, viruses, or a combination thereof. Thus arranged, by incorporating one or more ultraviolet chambers in strategic areas of the system, the ultraviolet chambers may eliminate, or at least greatly reduce, the possibility of cross-contamination in, for example, the dialysate, and thus eliminate the need for disinfecting the system between treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Yik, Daniel Schmidt, Aiyuan Wang, Deryu Chen, Christopher McCormick, Evan Zaro
  • Publication number: 20240319579
    Abstract: A photographic lithography method for printing chip sections of a mask to a wafer is provided. The method includes generating the mask including a pattern of rows of the chip sections, each alternating row including half-fields mirrored with respect to corresponding half-fields of an adjacent row, exposing every other row of half-fields with the pattern and the wafer in a first relative orientation based on mirroring of the half-fields and the corresponding half-fields, re-orienting the pattern and the wafer to have a second relative orientation opposite the first relative orientation and exposing remaining rows of the half-fields with the pattern and the wafer in the second relative orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Allen Gabor, Richard C. Johnson, Romain Lallement, Daniel Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240310286
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a sensing device and a method for fabrication. The sensing device includes a substrate and an array of ordered nanotrees in contact with the substrate. The array of ordered nanotrees includes multiple trunk sections having multiple predetermined trunk thicknesses, and multiple branches. The branches include multiple predetermined widths in two dimensions. Additionally, the branches include multiple predetermined branch thicknesses. Further, the array of ordered nanotrees is configured to perform a sensing application based on an interaction between a sensing source and the array of ordered nanotrees. Additionally, the array of ordered nanotrees includes multiple predetermined distances between branches of neighboring ordered nanotrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Schmidt, Stefan Schoeche
  • Publication number: 20240304625
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes one or more lower transistors and includes one or more upper transistors. The upper transistor(s) may be forksheet transistors or cells separated by a forksheet pillar. The upper transistor(s) are stacked vertically above respective lower transistor(s). The device width of the upper transistor(s) is relatively small compared to the device width of the lower transistor. As such, adequate space exists for both a lower source/drain (S/D) contact and an upper S/D contact to exist in a same YY cross sectional plane. The lower S/D contact may bypass the upper transistor and contact the underlying lower S/D region there below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Alexander Reznicek, Daniel Schmidt, Tsung-Sheng Kang
  • Publication number: 20240288297
    Abstract: A sensor device for acquiring filling level information describing the filling level of a medium in a container includes a housing means and a sensor means for acquiring filling level information describing the filling level of a medium in a container, wherein the housing means includes a fastening region for fastening the sensor means, which region includes a first fastening portion for forming a threaded connection with a corresponding first fastening portion of the sensor means, and a second fastening portion separate from the first fastening portion for forming a press-fit connection, in particular a cone press-fit connection, with a corresponding second fastening portion of the sensor means; and/or the sensor means includes a fastening region for fastening the housing means, which region comprises a first fastening portion for forming a threaded connection with a corresponding first fastening portion of the housing means, and a second fastening portion separate from the first fastening portion for formin
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Gernot KETTLER, Daniel SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240222375
    Abstract: A hybrid semiconductor structure, a system, and a method of forming a hybrid semiconductor structure. The hybrid semiconductor structure may include a PFET region, where the PFET region includes a first channel in a fin shape; an NFET region, where the NFET region includes a second channel, the second channel including a nanosheet; and an isolation bar separating the PFET region from the NFET region. The system may include a hybrid semiconductor structure including a PFET region; an NFET region; an isolation bar separating the PFET and NFET region; and a gate surrounding a plurality of sidewalls of the first channel and the second channel. The method may include forming an isolation bar between a first channel material in an NFET region and a second channel material in a PFET region; forming the second channel material into a fin shape; and forming the first channel material into stacked nanosheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Alexander Reznicek, Daniel Schmidt, Tsung-Sheng Kang
  • Patent number: 12020970
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of using a control module to control a lithographic apparatus includes pre-calculating, using a processor, a library of pupil images for a measuring spot of an object-under-test, wherein each pupil image represents a simulated structure of the object-under-test at the measuring spot given a particular set of configuration values and a particular probing wavelength used for testing the object-under-test using scatterometry. The method further includes, in response to receiving a real-time pupil image when testing the object-under-test using scatterometry, comparing, using the processor, the real-time pupil image with the library of pupil images to identify a best match from the library. The method further includes outputting a set of configuration values associated with the best match from the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240194602
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a lattice matched etch stop layer disposed on a silicon substrate layer. The lattice matched etch stop layer is lattice matched to the silicon substrate layer. The semiconductor structure further includes an epitaxial silicon layer disposed on the lattice matched etch stop layer, a front-end-of-the-line device layer disposed on the epitaxial silicon layer, a back-end-of-the-line device layer disposed on the front-end-of-the-line device layer, and a carrier wafer disposed on the back-end-of-the-line device layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Reznicek, Tsung-Sheng Kang, Daniel Schmidt, Ruilong Xie
  • Publication number: 20240186374
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a recess under a region for a source/drain (S/D). The method further includes depositing a sacrificial placeholder liner conformally. Additionally, the method includes performing a sacrificial material overfill. Further, the method includes performing an etch back of the sacrificial material overfill. Also, the method includes performing S/D epitaxial (epi) growth over a remaining placeholder sacrificial liner to generate an S/D epi for the S/D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Alexander Reznicek, Daniel Schmidt, Tsung-Sheng Kang
  • Patent number: 11988290
    Abstract: A multi-level rotor for a coolant flow control valve assembly, which accommodates an increased number of inlet ports, outlet ports, and flow channels using a single rotor located in a housing, enabling a larger number of flow configurations. The housing includes nine ports which may function as an inlet or an outlet, which facilitates different flow configurations. For a thermal management system, reduced cost and less space utilization is achieved by a reduced number of valves, where the multi-level rotor is able to fluidically connect multiple inlets/outlets. This enables different flow configurations, depending on the degree of rotation. The channels at different levels are sealed from each other within the housing. The flow channels are manufactured into a single entity, therefore always having the same positional accuracy relative to each other when the rotor is repositioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ravinder Singh Gill, Alexander Dragojlov, Benjamin MacNally, Jeremy Daniel Schmidt
  • Patent number: D1038006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Giuseppe Di Benedetto, Lauren Morris, Daniel Schmidt, Peggy Sanchez, Aaron Stern, Donald Skelton