Patents by Inventor Dieter Schulz
Dieter Schulz 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: 20230417279Abstract: A tapered roller bearing having a diameter of less than 1.5 m includes an inner ring having at least one inner raceway, an outer ring having at least one outer raceway and at least one set of tapered rollers between the inner ring and the outer ring that are configured to roll on the at least one inner raceway and on the at least one outer raceway about a tapered-roller rotational axis while the tapered roller bearing is configured to rotate about a bearing rotational axis. An angle formed by the bearing rotational axis and the tapered-roller rotational axis is greater than 450 and is preferably between 500 and 55°.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Thilo BECK, Andreas BEUTLER, Helger HEMPEL, Henning KERN, Udo KRUG, Peter LEMPER, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
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Patent number: 11655854Abstract: A rolling-element bearing assembly includes a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring that define a bearing interior between them, a plurality of rolling elements disposed in the bearing interior to allow a relative rotation of first and second bearing rings, and a seal assembly for sealing the bearing interior. The seal assembly includes a seal carrier that is connected to the first bearing ring such that they rotate together and a seal element that is connected to the seal carrier such that they rotate together, and the seal carrier comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Jan Kroeger, Peter Lemper, Hans-Juergen Liesegang, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
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Patent number: 11657829Abstract: A communication system with a noise cancellation (NC) assembly providing adaptive or dynamic noise cancellation. The NC assembly includes a localizer module determining, during a communication session (active speaking or during idle times), a location of the active talker. The NC assembly includes a beam generator forming a beam in the determined direction of the active talker to enhance the active talker speech. Once the NC assembly has determined the position of the active talker, the NC assembly assigns a microphone of the microphone array or generated beam in that active direction to be the “active signal” source. The NC assembly assigns a second microphone or beam to be the noise source for NC purposes, and this source may be selected to be in acoustic shadow of the first microphone used as the active signal source or may be the farthest away in its position from the active talker's position.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Mitel Networks CorporationInventors: Mirjana Popovic, Dieter Schulz, Roger Bastin, Andrew Wu, Logendra Naidoo
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Publication number: 20220351742Abstract: A communication system with a noise cancellation (NC) assembly providing adaptive or dynamic noise cancellation. The NC assembly includes a localizer module determining, during a communication session (active speaking or during idle times), a location of the active talker. The NC assembly includes a beam generator forming a beam in the determined direction of the active talker to enhance the active talker speech. Once the NC assembly has determined the position of the active talker, the NC assembly assigns a microphone of the microphone array or generated beam in that active direction to be the “active signal” source. The NC assembly assigns a second microphone or beam to be the noise source for NC purposes, and this source may be selected to be in acoustic shadow of the first microphone used as the active signal source or may be the farthest away in its position from the active talker's position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Mitel Networks CorporationInventors: Mirjana Popovic, Dieter Schulz, Roger Bastin, Andrew Wu, Logendra Naidoo
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Patent number: 11428269Abstract: A rolling-element bearing assembly includes first and second bearing rings that form a bearing interior between them and a plurality of rolling elements disposed in the bearing interior and a seal assembly for sealing the bearing interior. The seal assembly includes a seal carrier and a seal element having at least one primary seal lip for sealing the bearing interior and a secondary seal lip for sealing against external contamination. The seal element is connected to the seal carrier such that the primary seal lip and the secondary seal lip abut axially against an axial end surface of the second bearing ring.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Jan Kroeger, Peter Lemper, Hans-Juergen Liesegang, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
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Publication number: 20210140483Abstract: A rolling-element bearing assembly includes a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring that define a bearing interior between them, a plurality of rolling elements disposed in the bearing interior to allow a relative rotation of first and second bearing rings, and a seal assembly for sealing the bearing interior. The seal assembly includes a seal carrier that is connected to the first bearing ring such that they rotate together and a seal element that is connected to the seal carrier such that they rotate together, and the seal carrier comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Jan Kroeger, Peter Lemper, Hans-Juergen Liesegang, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
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Publication number: 20210140485Abstract: A rolling-element bearing assembly includes first and second bearing rings that form a bearing interior between them and a plurality of rolling elements disposed in the bearing interior and a seal assembly for sealing the bearing interior. The seal assembly includes a seal carrier and a seal element having at least one primary seal lip for sealing the bearing interior and a secondary seal lip for sealing against external contamination. The seal element is connected to the seal carrier such that the primary seal lip and the secondary seal lip abut axially against an axial end surface of the second bearing ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Jan Kroeger, Peter Lemper, Hans-Juergen Liesegang, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
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Patent number: 10848201Abstract: A cloud based echo canceller is set forth for recreating an estimate of a lost packet or data at a server without requiring redundant data over the network or freezing operation of the echo canceller. In an exemplary embodiment, the echo cancelling function is not located in a single device, but is shared between the end-point and a cloud service, where the function of the end-point is to provide a time synchronized copy of the signal from the end-point loudspeaker and the signal received by the end-point microphone. Consequently, the high CPU intensive operations can be offloaded to a server such as a cloud server. In addition, several users can share the echo canceller, thereby reducing the cost of the overall function. According to an additional aspect, a further synchronization block is provided, in the form of a packet estimator, to compensate for packet or data loss in the send direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Mitel Cloud Services, Inc.Inventor: Dieter Schulz
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Publication number: 20200021329Abstract: A cloud based echo canceller is set forth for recreating an estimate of a lost packet or data at a server without requiring redundant data over the network or freezing operation of the echo canceller. In an exemplary embodiment, the echo cancelling function is not located in a single device, but is shared between the end-point and a cloud service, where the function of the end-point is to provide a time synchronized copy of the signal from the end-point loudspeaker and the signal received by the end-point microphone. Consequently, the high CPU intensive operations can be offloaded to a server such as a cloud server. In addition, several users can share the echo canceller, thereby reducing the cost of the overall function. According to an additional aspect, a further synchronization block is provided, in the form of a packet estimator, to compensate for packet or data loss in the send direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: Mitel Cloud Services, Inc.Inventor: Dieter Schulz
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Patent number: 10439673Abstract: A cloud based echo canceller is set forth for recreating an estimate of a lost packet or data at a server without requiring redundant data over the network or freezing operation of the echo canceller. In an exemplary embodiment, the echo cancelling function is not located in a single device, but is shared between the end-point and a cloud service, where the function of the end-point is to provide a time synchronized copy of the signal from the end-point loudspeaker and the signal received by the end-point microphone. Consequently, the high CPU intensive operations can be offloaded to a server such as a cloud server. In addition, several users can share the echo canceller, thereby reducing the cost of the overall function. According to an additional aspect, a further synchronization block is provided, in the form of a packet estimator, to compensate for packet or data loss in the send direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Mitel Cloud Services, Inc.Inventor: Dieter Schulz
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Publication number: 20190181911Abstract: A cloud based echo canceller is set forth for recreating an estimate of a lost packet or data at a server without requiring redundant data over the network or freezing operation of the echo canceller. In an exemplary embodiment, the echo cancelling function is not located in a single device, but is shared between the end-point and a cloud service, where the function of the end-point is to provide a time synchronized copy of the signal from the end-point loudspeaker and the signal received by the end-point microphone. Consequently, the high CPU intensive operations can be offloaded to a server such as a cloud server. In addition, several users can share the echo canceller, thereby reducing the cost of the overall function. According to an additional aspect, a further synchronization block is provided, in the form of a packet estimator, to compensate for packet or data loss in the send direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Dieter SCHULZ
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Patent number: 10174432Abstract: The invention relates to methods and plating baths for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philipp Wachter, Philip Hartmann
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Patent number: 10006135Abstract: The invention relates to electroplating baths and methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Atotech Deutschland LLPInventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philipp Wachter, Philip Hartmann
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Patent number: 9790607Abstract: Disclosed is a chemical compound useful in a galvanic nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath for depositing a semi-bright nickel or bright nickel alloy coating characterized in that the chemical compound has general formula IA: in which in general formula IA, R3 and R4?-CH2CH3 or R3 and R4 taken together with the N atom form a pyrrolidine ring or a morpholine ring.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philip Hartmann, Philipp Wachter, Mike Briese, Heiko Brunner, Richard Richter, Lars Kohlmann
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Patent number: 9752244Abstract: The present invention is related to a galvanic nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath for depositing a semi-bright nickel or nickel alloy coating characterized in that the electroplating bath comprises at least one compound having the general formula (I) wherein R1=C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with a SO3? group, C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with a carboxylic group or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with at least an aromatic and/or a heteroaromatic group; R2=NR3R4 moiety, OR5 moiety, or cyclic NR6 moiety, wherein R3, R4, R5=hydrogen or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with at least an aromatic and/or a heteroaromatic group, wherein R3, R4 and R5 are identical or different; R6=C3-C8 hydrocarbon moiety or C3-C8 hydrocarbon moiety, wherein at least one carbon atom is substituted by a heteroatom; and n=1-3.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philip Hartmann, Philipp Wachter, Mike Briese, Heiko Brunner, Richard Richter, Lars Kohlmann
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Publication number: 20170211197Abstract: The invention relates to electroplating baths and methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Klaus-Dieter SCHULZ, Philipp WACHTER, Philip HARTMANN
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Patent number: 9689081Abstract: The invention relates to methods and plating baths for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philipp Wachter, Philip Hartmann
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Patent number: 9544702Abstract: Technology for dynamic characterization of a communication device is disclosed. One method comprises sending an acoustic characterization excitation signal to be output by an acoustic transducer in the communication device. A received acoustic coupling signal that is received by a microphone of the communication device in response to the output of the acoustic transducer is measured. An acoustic signal conditioning algorithm is applied to at least one of the microphone or the acoustic transducer to reduce an amplitude of the acoustic signal or the received acoustic coupling signal to a level below a selected threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Mitel Networks CorporationInventors: Dieter Schulz, Mirjana Popovic, Chi Keung Leung, Edward P. Gancarcik
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Patent number: 9399824Abstract: A pyrophosphate-containing bath for the cyanide-free deposition of copper alloys on substrate surfaces, comprising a reaction product of a secondary monoamine with a diglycidyl ether, is described. The electrolyte bath is suitable for the galvanic deposition of glossy white, even and uniform copper-tin alloy coatings.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: Philip Hartmann, Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Lars Kohlmann, Heiko Brunner
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Publication number: 20160068983Abstract: The invention relates to methods and plating baths for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Klaus-Dieter SCHULZ, Philipp WACHTER, Philip HARTMANN