Patents by Inventor Frank Hoffmann

Frank Hoffmann 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: 20130328143
    Abstract: Embodiments related to semiconductor manufacturing and semiconductor devices with semiconductor structure are described and depicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Infeon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thoralf KAUTZSCH, Boris BINDER, Uwe RUDOLPH, Frank HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 8481400
    Abstract: Embodiments related to semiconductor manufacturing and semiconductor devices with semiconductor structure are described and depicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thoralf Kautzsch, Boris Binder, Frank Hoffmann, Uwe Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20120163118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stirrer organ (1) in composite construction comprised of a metallic part (4) and a hybrid casting (9), with the hybrid casting (9) being fixed to the metallic part (4) by means of at least one anchoring element which forms at least one back-cutting in the hybrid casting (9). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for rehabilitating a damaged metallic stirrer organ which when applied provides a rehabilitated stirrer organ (1) in composite construction. The invention tackles the task of creating a stirrer organ (1) in hybrid construction which features a largest possible metallic part (4) because higher strength can hereby be achieved. This task is inventively solved in that the anchoring element is provided with a perforated plate (5) which is spot-wise fastened to the metallic part (4) and which is arranged at least partly at a small distance to the surface of the metallic part (4) so as to configure the at least one back-cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicants: EKATO Ruehr- und Mischtechnik GmbH, SICcast Mineralguss GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20120068277
    Abstract: Embodiments related to semiconductor manufacturing and semiconductor devices with semiconductor structure are described and depicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Thoralf KAUTZSCH, Boris BINDER, Frank HOFFMANN, Uwe RUDOLPH
  • Patent number: 7812966
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of determining the depth profile of a surface structure includes: irradiating the surface structure with irradiation light including light components of different wavelengths; and determining the depth profile of the surface structure in dependence on interferometric effects caused by the reflection of the irradiation light at the surface structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Knut Voigtlaender
  • Patent number: 7746039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the controlled application of a stator-current target value (ISnom) and a torque target value (Mnom) for a polyphase machine (4) that is supplied by an electronic power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Franz Sperr, Georg Stanke
  • Patent number: 7584928
    Abstract: A parachute control system is actuated primarily by drogue parachute drag force. Drag force is used as a proxy for vehicle airspeed. The control system uses altitude and force sensors combined with a chronograph to determine the state of a deployed drogue parachute. It then compares the sensed condition with a condition defined by preset altitude, force, and time values. Once both altitude and drogue parachute drag force are below certain maximum values and within pre-determined time windows, an event trigger signal is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: BRS, Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20090189022
    Abstract: A parachute control system is actuated primarily by drogue parachute drag force. Drag force is used as a proxy for vehicle airspeed. The control system uses altitude and force sensors combined with a chronograph to determine the state of a deployed drogue parachute. It then compares the sensed condition with a condition defined by preset altitude, force, and time values. Once both altitude and drogue parachute drag force are below certain maximum values and within pre-determined time windows, an event trigger signal is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: BRS, Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20090059239
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of determining the depth profile of a surface structure includes: irradiating the surface structure with irradiation light including light components of different wavelengths; and determining the depth profile of the surface structure in dependence on interferometric effects caused by the reflection of the irradiation light at the surface structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Knut Voigtlaender
  • Publication number: 20080136380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the controlled application of a stator-current target value (ISnom) and a torque target value (Mnom) for a polyphase machine (4) that is supplied by an electronic power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Franz Sperr, Georg Stanke
  • Publication number: 20050226240
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products implementing a messaging protocol. The messaging protocol may be a messaging protocol for transporting a message across a messaging landscape in a collaborative network. Techniques include sending a message that is defined to include a structured message header with information related to at least one component from a set of components defined by a protocol, including protocol version information in a message such that a component of a messaging landscape can interpret the message based on the version information, defining a message as one of a class of messages, end-to-end acknowledgement for messages, and security for headers and payloads of messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Juergen Frank, Steven Winkler, Christoph Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20040031911
    Abstract: A device having an electromagnetic actuator for actuating a control element, in particular a charge cycle valve of an internal combustion engine. The actuator includes at least one elastic element, for example, a valve spring, provided for the purpose of elastic deformation. The elastic element is connected to a deformation sensor providing a signal making it possible to determine the deformation of the elastic element, and to determine the position of the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Robert Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6385555
    Abstract: The invention relates to A method for determining a rotational velocity of a transducerless polyphase machine that is operated in a field-oriented manner, a stator-current model space vector and a conjugate complex reference space vector being calculated using a complete machine model, and the torques-active and dummy variables being measured from these model space vectors and from the measured stator-current actual space vector, from which active and dummy variables, in each case, a system deviation is determined. These measured system deviations are weighted and finally totaled, this total system deviation being used for adjusting the model rotor angular velocity such that the total system deviation becomes zero. Thus a method for determining the rotational velocity of a transducerless polyphase machine that is operated in a field-oriented manner is possible, breakdown protection being assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Manfred Depenbrock
  • Patent number: 6242392
    Abstract: The invention relates to grinding aids for X-ray fluorescence analysis which consist of a polysaccharide binder, sugar or sugar alcohols as filler and of a lubricant. The grinding aids according to the invention are easy to use and provide very reproducible analytical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Wolfgang Martens, Manfred Wachsmann