Patents by Inventor Frank A. Martin

Frank A. Martin 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: 20220279877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glove device (4), the glove (3) of which is provided for protected intervention in a working chamber (11) of a containment (1) through an access (24) present in a port flange (2). The port flange (2) is built into a front panel (12) or into a wall of a housing (10) of the containment (1) positioned in an installation area (19). Machinery (13) for processing goods to be treated can be provided in the working chamber (11). The glove device (4) is designed as an assembly in the form of an insert which can be inserted into the port flange (2) in a gas-tight manner, said glove device comprising, on one side, a seal (41) which can be removed or is to be opened and, on the other side, a cover part (7) or a shut-off part (5) which is releasable from the assembly, and the vacuum-packed glove (3) between these two sides. The glove device (4) also has a fixing part (40) which is intended for gas-tight fastening to the port flange (2) and between which the seal (41) is gripped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Skan AG
    Inventors: Christoph Joschi Geiser, Frank Martin Lehmann
  • Patent number: 11402821
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for ascertaining a rough trajectory from a specified contour for controlling a machine tool which has at least two mutually redundant drive devices for carrying out superimposed movements, wherein the contour is determined by a contour function (Pj, pj) which is defined in portions by contour nodal points P0?Pn+1 and respective contour portion functions p0?pn, wherein a respective contour portion function pj connects two adjacent contour nodal points Pj, Pj+1, wherein the rough trajectory is determined by a rough trajectory function (Qj, qj) which is defined in portions by rough trajectory nodal points Q0?Qn+1 and respective rough trajectory portion functions q0?qn, wherein a respective rough trajectory portion function q connects two adjacent rough trajectory nodal points Qj, Qj+1, wherein, for each contour nodal point Pj, a respective assigned rough trajectory nodal point Qj is ascertained in such a manner that a difference in the gradients of the two adjacent rough traject
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KEBA Industrial Automation GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Martin
  • Patent number: 11391766
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include a method and system for metering an electrical grid comprising at least one processor executing instructions from a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of an electrical grid fault detection system. In some embodiments of the system, the instructions cause a processor to calculate a prediction of whether power delivery to at least a portion of the electrical grid is functioning abnormally using voltage sensing devices coupled to at least one feeder, where one or more of the voltage sensing devices are responsive to a determination that the power delivery is functioning abnormally. Further in some embodiments, the determination includes the electrical grid fault detection system receiving at least one signal or voltage reading from the electrical grid based at least in part on a sensed or received voltage level or range of voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Schoenman, Wei Li, Sophia Chen, Daniel Marlowe Partridge, James Louis Meadows, Thomas Frank Martin
  • Publication number: 20220208672
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided to reduce noise effects on signals traversing bond wires of a SOC by forming a bond wire ring structure that decreases mutual inductance and capacitive coupling. Bond wires form the ring structure in a daisy chain connecting isolated ground leads at a semiconductor device package surrounding the semiconductor device. This structure reduces out-of-plane electromagnetic field interference generated by signals in lead wires, as well as mutual capacitance and mutual inductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ajay Kumar Sharma, Rishi Bhooshan, Sumit Varshney, Frank Martin Paglia
  • Publication number: 20220160666
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating a subject in need of medication as an adjunct to elective surgery, comprising administration of a ketogenic material sufficient to produce a physiologically acceptable ketosis in the patient. Preferably the surgery is selected from the groups consisting of removal or section of tumours, removal of redundant organs such as lymph nodes and appendix, open heart surgery, cosmetic surgery, joint and bone surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: David John HEAL, Keith Frank MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20220105233
    Abstract: The invention relates to products in the form of pads or films for treating bleeding wounds, said products being formed from an organic polymer material that contains at least one particulate, crystalline inorganic polyphosphate finely divided in the organic polymer material, and the polyphosphate having a solubility in deionized water at 20° C. of less than 5 g/L, particularly less than 1 g/L, and the anion of the polyphosphate on average (number average) having at least four phosphorus atoms per polyphosphate anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas STAFFEL, Henrike THAUERN, Juergen STRAUB, Edmund DOLFEN, Carmen MICHELS, Karel KRPAN, Frank-Martin NEUMANN
  • Publication number: 20210402092
    Abstract: An electronic insulin delivery device receives glucose data from a glucose monitor and sets a bolus dose amount. The device may take the form of an insulin pen with automatic priming and accurate dosing provided by a motor in connection with an encoder. The device may communicate with and be controlled by a smart phone device. The smart phone device provides a user interface to receive user data including patient weight, insulin to carbohydrate ratio and exercise factor, and to send instructions to the device, including dose amount. The dose amount is determined taking into account glucose level and trend, and other factors. The delivery device may be in continuous communication with the glucose monitor and smart phone to provide for near real-time adjustments in glucose treatment. Glucose data, insulin injection data, and other relevant data may be stored and accessible to interested parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: M. Ishaq Haider, Noel Harvey, Sundeep Kankanala, Frank Martin, Ronald Pettis
  • Publication number: 20210325850
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for ascertaining a rough trajectory from a specified contour for controlling a machine tool which has at least two mutually redundant drive devices for carrying out superimposed movements, wherein the contour is determined by a contour function (Pj, pj) which is defined in portions by contour nodal points P0?Pn+1 and respective contour portion functions p0?pn, wherein a respective contour portion function pj connects two adjacent contour nodal points Pj, Pj+1, wherein the rough trajectory is determined by a rough trajectory function (Qj, qj) which is defined in portions by rough trajectory nodal points Q0?Qn+1 and respective rough trajectory portion functions q0?qn, wherein a respective rough trajectory portion function q connects two adjacent rough trajectory nodal points Qj, Qj+1, wherein, for each contour nodal point Pj, a respective assigned rough trajectory nodal point Qj is ascertained in such a manner that a difference in the gradients of the two adjacent rough traject
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: KEBA INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Martin
  • Publication number: 20210319525
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: Providing opportunity data about an endeavor, enterprise or venture by an opportunity provider to a computer, wherein the opportunity data is defined by prosecution resources needed to prosecute an opportunity, a best possible outcome in case of success of the prosecution and an ask participation quote, Obtaining a plurality of sponsor data items each including a participation offer in a bookbuilding process wherein the participation offers each include a bid participation quote and an amount of sponsoring resources; Selecting one or more participation offers from the obtained participation offers depending on the ask participation quote, the prosecution resources, as well as on the bid participation quotes and the sponsoring resources of each of the plurality of the sponsor data items; and Automatically matching the sponsor data items associated with the selected one or more participation offers with the opportunity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan SCHMIDT-AMMON, Frank-Martin BINDER
  • Publication number: 20210295425
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: Providing opportunity data about a planned legal action from an affected party to a computer, wherein opportunity data is defined by prosecution resources needed to prosecute the planned legal action, a best possible result in case of success of prosecution and an ask participation quote, Obtaining a plurality of sponsor data items each including a participation offer in a bookbuilding process wherein the participation offers each include a bid participation quote and an amount of sponsoring resources; Selecting one or more participation offers from the obtained participation offers depending on the ask participation quote, the prosecution resources, as well as on the bid participation quotes and the sponsoring resources of each of the plurality of the sponsor data items; and Automatically matching the sponsor data items associated with the selected one or more participation offers with the opportunity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan SCHMIDT-AMMON, Frank-Martin BINDER
  • Patent number: 11116900
    Abstract: An electronic insulin delivery device receives glucose data from a glucose monitor and sets a bolus dose amount. The device may take the form of an insulin pen with automatic priming and accurate dosing provided by a motor in connection with an encoder. The device may communicate with and be controlled by a smart phone device. The smart phone device provides a user interface to receive user data including patient weight, insulin to carbohydrate ratio and exercise factor, and to send instructions to the device, including dose amount. The dose amount is determined taking into account glucose level and trend, and other factors. The delivery device may be in continuous communication with the glucose monitor and smart phone to provide for near real-time adjustments in glucose treatment. Glucose data, insulin injection data, and other relevant data may be stored and accessible to interested parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: M. Ishaq Haider, Noel Harvey, Sundeep Kankanala, Frank Martin, Ronald Pettis
  • Publication number: 20210223303
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include a method and system for metering an electrical grid comprising at least one processor executing instructions from a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of an electrical grid fault detection system. In some embodiments of the system, the instructions cause a processor to calculate a prediction of whether power delivery to at least a portion of the electrical grid is functioning abnormally using voltage sensing devices coupled to at least one feeder, where one or more of the voltage sensing devices are responsive to a determination that the power delivery is functioning abnormally. Further in some embodiments, the determination includes the electrical grid fault detection system receiving at least one signal or voltage reading from the electrical grid based at least in part on a sensed or received voltage level or range of voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Michael Schoenman, Wei Li, Sophia Chen, Daniel Marlowe Partridge, James Louis Meadows, Thomas Frank Martin
  • Patent number: 11061897
    Abstract: Techniques and solutions are described for facilitating the distribution of tables and table data between a shared container and one or more tenant containers. The tables can include a sharing indicator that can designate a table (or a view on a table) as having a materializable type. Materializable types can initially be deployed in the shared container, and a tenant container can have read access to the table via a view. If the tenant attempts to modify the materializable table, the table can be materialized in the tenant container. Metadata for a materializable table can include materialization instructions. Techniques and solutions are also provided for converting between sharing types, and for updating shared containers or table schemas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Andreas Zimmermann, Volker Driesen, Markus Gebhard, Torsten Ziegler, Frank-Martin Haas
  • Publication number: 20210154232
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of manipulating ARID5B expression in immune cells such NK cells, T cells, and T cell and NK cell progenitors to enhance their persistence and function in vivo. Also provided herein are modified immune cells and compositions comprising such modified cells for anti-cancer, anti-viral, and other immunotherapies. In some embodiments, immune cells are genetically modified to increase ARID5B expression and, thus, improve persistence, increase in vivo anti-tumor efficacy, and increase viability and functionality of the modified cells after freezing and thawing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steven Miller, Frank Martin Cichocki
  • Publication number: 20210077440
    Abstract: A method is described for providing acute symptomatic relief to a subject with Parkinson's Disease (PD) or other CNS disorders resulting from dopamine deficiency in the brain comprising administering to said subject an amount of a ketogenic material sufficient to produce a ketosis in the subject sufficient to provide therapeutic benefit in such neurological disorders. Preferred materials produce a ketosis is such that the total concentration of acetoacetate and (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate in the blood of the subject is raised to between 0.1 and 30 mM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Frank MARTIN, David John Heal
  • Patent number: 10877083
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include a method and system for metering an electrical grid comprising at least one processor executing instructions from a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of an electrical grid fault detection system. In some embodiments of the system, the instructions cause a processor to calculate a prediction of whether power delivery to at least a portion of the electrical grid is functioning abnormally using voltage sensing devices coupled to at least one feeder, where one or more of the voltage sensing devices are responsive to a determination that the power delivery is functioning abnormally. Further in some embodiments, the determination includes the electrical grid fault detection system receiving at least one signal or voltage reading from the electrical grid based at least in part on a sensed or received voltage level or range of voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Schoenman, Wei Li, Sophia Chen, Daniel Marlowe Partridge, James Louis Meadows, Thomas Frank Martin
  • Publication number: 20200375191
    Abstract: A composition for impregnating a watchstrap or parts thereof is disclosed, the composition comprising a) an organic solvent or a sol-gel, b) at least one active organic compound comprising, preferably consisting of, a phosphonate group —PO3H and an hydrophobic or hyper-hydrophobic group, and c) optionally one or more functional groups selected from i. an antifouling functional group and ii. a bioactive functional group, Further, two processes for functionalizing a watchstrap or parts thereof are disclosed, one comprising impregnating a watchstrap or parts thereof with the composition containing the organic solvent, the second comprising impregnating a watchstrap or parts thereof with a silica sol-gel solution, which optionally comprises at least one active organic molecule as defined above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Durgnat, Pablo Sobrino, Frank Martin, Guillaume Gracy
  • Patent number: 10822495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition, in particular for use in extrusion and compounding, having a continuous phase, which comprises at least one first polymer, which is selected from a group comprising a polyester, a polyesteramide, a polyesteretheramide, an aliphatic or partially aromatic polyester urethane or mixtures thereof, in particular such compounds or mixtures having hydrophobic surface properties, and at least one dispersed phase, which, as the second polymer, comprises at least one biogenic crosslinking agent having a water content of 0.1 to 30 wt. %, in particular 5 to 25 wt. %, with reference to the total weight thereof, and wherein the first polymer of the continuous phase is not miscible with the second polymer of the dispersed phase, and has at least one inorganic filler, and at least one plasticizer. The composition according to the invention is characterized in that it has the plasticizer diglycerol or mixtures with diglycerol, and the filler is in a proportion of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: FKuR Property GmbH
    Inventors: Karel Krpan, Edmund Dolfen, Carmen Michels, Frank-Martin Neumann
  • Patent number: 10592509
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for using declarative rules for optimized access to data. One example method includes receiving a structured query language (SQL) query, the SQL query associated with at least one database table and at least one predicate. A determination is made as to whether the SQL query is associated with at least one declarative rule based on the at least one database table and the at least one predicate. In response to determining that the SQL query is associated with at least one declarative rule, the at least one associated declarative rule is applied, during optimization of the SQL query. The at least one declarative rule defines a transformation to the SQL query to be performed during query optimization. An updated SQL query is generated based on the applied at least one associated declarative rule and the updated SQL query is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Torsten Ziegler, Christian Hansen, Frank-Martin Haas, Stefan Baeuerle, Mihnea Andrei, Alexander Boehm
  • Patent number: 10487429
    Abstract: The tool (10) for textiles according to the invention consists of chromium steel, into which carbon has been embedded in locally varying amounts during a carbonizing process. Thermal treatment achieves a formation of martensite with the maximum achievable hardness, in particular in those zones in which larger carbon fractions have been introduced. A tool for textiles with zones of differing hardnesses can thus be produced without having to subject the individual zones with differing hardnesses to different process conditions during the production process. The hardness is controlled on the basis of the degree of deformation of the tool for textiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Groz-Beckert KG
    Inventors: Simone Schwarz, Frank-Martin Durst, Richard Zeller