Patents by Inventor Dominikus Joachim Müller

Dominikus Joachim Müller 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: 10578459
    Abstract: A method and device for operating an x-ray device including an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector are provided. An alternating magnetic field is produced and emitted at the x-ray emitter. At least two sensors are included for capturing at least one physical variable correlating with the alternating magnetic field. An alignment of the x-ray detector relative to the x-ray emitter is determined based on the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Dornberger, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Verena Schmidt, Stefan Schwarzer
  • Patent number: 10317444
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor (300) for determining a dielectric property of a medium (205). The sensor (300) has a substrate (301, 302), which has at least one via (203, 204), and a waveguide (12), which is arranged so as to be planar in relation to an upper surface of the substrate (301). The waveguide (12) can be connected to an analysis device (20) by means of the at least one via (203, 204). Furthermore, the waveguide (12) is designed to receive an input signal from the analysis device (20) and to output an output signal to the analysis device (20). When of the waveguide (12) is in contact with a medium (205), properties of the input signal and of the output signal are indicative of the dielectric property of the medium (205). The arrangement of the waveguide (12) so as to be planar in relation to the substrate (301) enables larger measurement ranges and improved measurement accuracies. Furthermore, a compact construction is achieved by the planar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominikus Joachim Müller, Florian Poprawa, Abdellatif Zanati
  • Patent number: 10069336
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inductive charging device having at least one inductive charging coil wound about a coil axis, and an electric or dielectric antenna, which is arranged at a location that is shifted parallel to the coil axis in relation to a location of a region of the charging coil, a location within the at least one charging coil, or a location between the charging coils. The electric vehicle and the charging station each have such an inductive charging device. With the method, one or two such inductive charging devices are used, wherein by means of the inductive charging coils, energy is transmitted, and by means of the antennas, communications data are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Fackelmeier, Fabian Kurz, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Reiner Müller, Robert Nagel, Florian Poprawa
  • Patent number: 9977929
    Abstract: A communication device is provided for identifying and/or locating an RFID transponder. The communication device includes a first RFID reader and at least one second RFID reader. The first and/or the at least one second RFID reader is configured to send out a query signal to the RFID transponder and to receive a response signal from the RFID transponder. The communication device also includes a trigger device configured to send a trigger signal to the first and/or the at least one second RFID reader, and as a result of which, the first and/or the at least one second RFID reader is configured to send out the query signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominikus Joachim Müller, Andreas Ziroff
  • Patent number: 9958401
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a device and a method for determining at least one concentration of coal particles in a gas flow flowing through a channel, wherein at least part of the gas flow having coal particles contained therein is measured by at least one microwave sensor and at least one measurement signal characterizing the concentration of the coal particles is provided, wherein an autocorrelation function of the measurement signal is determined and at least one distance value characterizing a distance of a point of the gas flow belonging to the concentration from the microwave sensor is determined in dependence on the autocorrelation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Hackstein, Christian Morhart, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Florian Poprawa, Andreas Ziroff
  • Patent number: 9804238
    Abstract: A local coil system for detecting magnetic resonance (MR) signals in a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) device includes an energy reception antenna for inductively receiving energy for the local coil system from a magnetic field changing over time with an energy transmission frequency. The energy reception antenna includes a conductor loop running in loop-like fashion from a first loop connection to a second loop connection. At least one path filter that blocks for harmonic frequencies of the energy transmission frequency is arranged over the course of the energy reception path, and/or at least one path filter that blocks for harmonic frequencies of the energy transmission frequency is arranged over the course of an energy reception path leading from the loop connections to a rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Franz Eiermann, Klaus Huber, Dominikus Joachim Müller
  • Publication number: 20170307410
    Abstract: A method and device for operating an x-ray device including an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector are provided. An alternating magnetic field is produced and emitted at the x-ray emitter. At least two sensors are included for capturing at least one physical variable correlating with the alternating magnetic field. An alignment of the x-ray detector relative to the x-ray emitter is determined based on the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Susanne Dornberger, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Verena Schmidt, Stefan Schwarzer
  • Patent number: 9712210
    Abstract: A method and system supply energy to at least one mobile component in a wireless communications system, in particular to RFID tags of an RFID system. In the method for supplying energy to at least one mobile component in a wireless communications system with two or more base stations, coherent electromagnetic waves are transmitted by at least two of the base stations. In the system of base stations of a wireless communications system, at least two of the base stations are designed for transmitting coherent electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Joerg Huettner, Dominikus Joachim Mueller, Andreas Ziroff
  • Publication number: 20160372955
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inductive charging device having at least one inductive charging coil wound about a coil axis, and an electric or dielectric antenna, which is arranged at a location that is shifted parallel to the coil axis in relation to a location of a region of the charging coil, a location within the at least one charging coil, or a location between the charging coils. The electric vehicle and the charging station each have such an inductive charging device. With the method, one or two such inductive charging devices are used, wherein by means of the inductive charging coils, energy is transmitted, and by means of the antennas, communications data are transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Fackelmeier, Fabian Kurz, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Reiner Müller, Robert Nagel, Florian Poprawa
  • Publication number: 20160357997
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication device (10) for identifying and/or locating an RFID transponder (12), comprising a first RFID reader (14) and at least one second RFID reader (16), wherein the first and/or the at least one second RFID reader (14, 16) for identifying and/or locating the RFID transponder (12) sends out a query signal (S1 to S4) to the RFID transponder (12) and receives a response signal (A1, A2) from the RFID transponder (12), and wherein the communication device (10) comprises a trigger device (18) which is designed so as to send a trigger signal (R1/2_OUT, R3/4_OUT, R1/2/3/4_OUT) to the first and/or the at least one second RFID reader (14, 16), as a result of which the first and/or the at least one second RFID reader (14, 16) sends out the query signal (S1 to S4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Dominikus Joachim Müller, Andreas Ziroff
  • Publication number: 20160069822
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a device and a method for determining at least one concentration of coal particles in a gas flow flowing through a channel, wherein at least part of the gas flow having coal particles contained therein is measured by at least one microwave sensor and at least one measurement signal characterizing the concentration of the coal particles is provided, wherein an autocorrelation function of the measurement signal is determined and at least one distance value characterizing a distance of a point of the gas flow belonging to the concentration from the microwave sensor is determined in dependence on the autocorrelation function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Holger Hackstein, Christian Morhart, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Florian Poprawa, Andreas Ziroff
  • Publication number: 20160025787
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor (300) for determining a dielectric property of a medium (205). The sensor (300) has a substrate (301, 302), which has at least one via (203, 204), and a waveguide (12), which is arranged so as to be planar in relation to an upper surface of the substrate (301). The waveguide (12) can be connected to an analysis device (20) by means of the at least one via (203, 204). Furthermore, the waveguide (12) is designed to receive an input signal from the analysis device (20) and to output an output signal to the analysis device (20). When of the waveguide (12) is in contact with a medium (205), properties of the input signal and of the output signal are indicative of the dielectric property of the medium (205). The arrangement of the waveguide (12) so as to be planar in relation to the substrate (301) enables larger measurement ranges and improved measurement accuracies. Furthermore, a compact construction is achieved by the planar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Dominikus Joachim Müller, Florian Poprawa, Abdellatif Zanati
  • Publication number: 20140292339
    Abstract: A local coil system for detecting magnetic resonance (MR) signals in a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) device includes an energy reception antenna for inductively receiving energy for the local coil system from a magnetic field changing over time with an energy transmission frequency. The energy reception antenna includes a conductor loop running in loop-like fashion from a first loop connection to a second loop connection. At least one path filter that blocks for harmonic frequencies of the energy transmission frequency is arranged over the course of the energy reception path, and/or at least one path filter that blocks for harmonic frequencies of the energy transmission frequency is arranged over the course of an energy reception path leading from the loop connections to a rectifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Franz Eiermann, Klaus Huber, Dominikus Joachim Müller
  • Publication number: 20140246921
    Abstract: A method and system supply energy to at least one mobile component in a wireless communications system, in particular to RFID tags of an RFID system. In the method for supplying energy to at least one mobile component in a wireless communications system with two or more base stations, coherent electromagnetic waves are transmitted by at least two of the base stations. In the system of base stations of a wireless communications system, at least two of the base stations are designed for transmitting coherent electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Joerg Huettner, Dominikus Joachim Mueller, Andreas Ziroff