Patents by Inventor Frank Muller

Frank Muller 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: 11163368
    Abstract: Methods for recognizing an input of a person with a sensor, wherein the input is recognized by the sensor by at least one gesture of the person assigned to the input, wherein a first gesture for sensing the input is applied, said gesture being sensed by the sensor, wherein a functionality of the sensor for sensing the first gesture is checked, wherein, in the event that the functionality for recognizing the first gesture is not given, alternatively a second gesture is selected and assigned to the input, wherein a switch is made from the first gesture to the second gesture for recognizing the input by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Frank Müller
  • Publication number: 20210284007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission structure for a hybrid vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a first electric machine, and a second electric machine. In this case, a first electric machine shaft which is assigned to the first electric machine can be driven by a drive shaft which can be driven by the internal combustion engine via a first gear set. In this case, a travel drive gear of a differential gearing of the vehicle can be driven by a second electric machine shaft assigned to the second electric machine via a second gear set. The transmission structure can thereby be compactly designed and in particular, the use of the installation space and/or the efficiency of the electric machines can be improved in that the first gear set has a ring gear with inner teeth and a spur gear which engages with the inner teeth of the ring gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Frank Müller
  • Publication number: 20210270648
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor arrangement. The ultrasonic sensor arrangement may comprise: a housing with a container which is open at the top, a disc-shaped, piezoelectric element and a coupling element in the interior of the container, wherein the coupling element has a bearing surface, on which the piezoelectric element is arranged, and is provided on the underside of the container, wherein the container and the coupling element are integrally formed, and wherein at least the piezoelectric element is covered with a potting compound, and to a measuring apparatus comprising such an ultrasonic sensor arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Andreas Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11051911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental applicator comprising an applicator housing and a plunger body guided movably in said applicator housing, wherein the applicator housing comprises a connection for detachably mounting a cannula in a pressure-resistant manner, said cannula comprising a connection body and a cannula tube that is rigidly connected in or on said connection body, and the applicator housing (12) and/or plunger body (14) having a receiving device (22) for at least partially receiving a bendable cannula tube (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventor: Frank Müller
  • Publication number: 20210177251
    Abstract: The inventive film clamping element (10) is held using a lip ring (14) and a vestibular ring (16), between which and possibly beyond which a film (12) extends. The film (12) and also said rings (14, 16) are elastically deformable and it is provided that the film (12) comprises an attachment (24, 26) each at two positions opposite one another. Between these attachments (24, 26) at least one elastic band (20, 22) extends which is suitable to constrict the film (12) radially towards the inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: André Schmid, Lukas Enggist, Frank Müller, Eser Atilim
  • Patent number: 10924500
    Abstract: A system is provided for detecting behaviour of a mobile telecommunications device in a telecommunications network. Malware in mobile devices can cause malicious behaviour in the device, for example sequential attaching and detaching of an infected device relative to a telecommunications network. A telecommunications network is provided which is configured to identify at least one mobile telecommunications device and to receive signals from the mobile telecommunications device and process the signals into data streams. The data streams include data of a first type arranged to cause an event of a first type within the telecommunications network. The network is arranged to monitor an occurrence in the data streams of the data of the first type and to register when the occurrence exceeds a level indicating acceptable behaviour of the mobile telecommunications device in the telecommunications network. A device for detection of mobile device behaviour is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast—Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Frank Muller
  • Patent number: 10863642
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first part disposed in a first member and a second part disposed on a second member. The first part includes a first curved part with an arc shape protruding to outside in a radial direction of a rotational center, and a second curved part disposed outside the first curved part in the radial direction of the rotational center with spacing from the first curved part with an arc shape along the first curved part. The second part includes a connection disposed between the first curved part and the second curved part, wherein the connection moves smoothly along the first curved part and the second curved part about the rotational center. The second part couples, with the first part, the first member and the second member together to allow the first member and the second member to relatively rotate about the rotational center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryohei Sato, Ikki Tatsukami, Frank Müller Augste, Albert Jiang, Morris Sung
  • Publication number: 20200315046
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first part disposed in a first member and a second part disposed on a second member. The first part includes a first curved part with an arc shape protruding to outside in a radial direction of a rotational center, and a second curved part disposed outside the first curved part in the radial direction of the rotational center with spacing from the first curved part with an arc shape along the first curved part. The second part includes a connection disposed between the first curved part and the second curved part, wherein the connection moves smoothly along the first curved part and the second curved part about the rotational center. The second part couples, with the first part, the first member and the second member together to allow the first member and the second member to relatively rotate about the rotational center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryohei Sato, Ikki Tatsukami, Frank Müller Augste, Albert Jiang, Morris Sung
  • Publication number: 20200296849
    Abstract: A stand includes a base that is attached to a first wall of a housing of an electronic device and extends between a mounting surface and the first wall; and a first support that is located at one of opposite ends of the base in a first direction along the mounting surface, and faces one of a second wall pair standing on both sides of the housing in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryohei Sato, Ikki Tatsukami, Yuko Hirao, Frank Müller Augste, Albert Jiang, Morris Sung
  • Publication number: 20200288868
    Abstract: A stand includes a base that is attached to a housing of an electronic device and extends between a mounting surface and the housing; and a shelf including a first wall facing the mounting surface, and a second wall extending from the first wall in a first direction crossing the first wall. The shelf is to be movably supported by the base between a first position and a second position. The first position is a position in which the first wall is accommodated in the base and the second wall is adjacent to the housing. The second position is a position in which the first wall protrudes from the first position in a second direction crossing the first direction and the second wall is spaced apart from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryohei Sato, Ikki Tatsukami, Yuko Hirao, Frank Müller Augste, Albert Jiang, Morris Sung
  • Patent number: 10744434
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers comprising thermoplastic polymers as filtration aids and/or stabilishing agent for the filtration or stabilisation of aqueous liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Drohmann, Tobias Petsch, Thomas Keßler, Frank Müller, Elisa Hamm de Bantleon, Klemens Mathauer
  • Patent number: 10598271
    Abstract: An oil pump configuration for a motor vehicle includes an oil pump having a pump part and an electric pump motor, wherein the pump part is operatively connected to the electric pump motor. The pump part and/or the electric pump motor can be mounted to a housing which at least partially delimits an oil chamber. Sealing problems at the pump part are prevented and the required installation space is low because the pump part can be mounted inside the housing and the electric pump motor can be mounted from the outside to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Raimar Warnecke, Waldemar Knoll, Ralf Sprenger, Holger Tagge, Karsten Cornelsen, Thomas Birnbaum, Frank Müller, Bernd Morthorst, Henning Wöhl-Bruhn
  • Patent number: 10583806
    Abstract: A method for operating an anti-theft device for a motor vehicle which is unlocked when a radio signal is received from a radio-based remote control device of the motor vehicle and, after unlocking, is started by actuating a start/stop operating element. Here, an interior of the motor vehicle is monitored by a detection device of the anti-theft device after the motor vehicle has been started. For the monitoring of the interior of the motor vehicle, a search signal restricted to the interior is output by the detection device in the interior of the motor vehicle. The radio-based remote control device is configured to output a detection signal when the search signal is received. If the detection signal is not received by the detection device before a predetermined search time, a warning message is output to a unit outside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Tobias Geier
  • Patent number: 10571391
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for adjusting a measuring device for measuring a measurand of a medium using at least one measuring sensor, including: laboratory calibration of the measuring device in a calibration solution, laboratory calibration of the measuring device in air, determination of a correction factor for correcting the laboratory calibration value of the measuring device in air to the laboratory calibration value of the measuring device in the calibration solution, on-site calibration of the measuring device in air, using the correction factor to correct the on-site calibration value of the measuring device in air, and on-site adjustment of the measuring device using the corrected on-site calibration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Peter Lindmüller, Daniel Iten
  • Patent number: 10543665
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container precursor comprising a wall, wherein the wall a) surrounds an interior region, and b) comprises a first wall region and a second wall region; wherein the first wall region comprises a first layer sequence comprising a first wall layer, a second wall layer and a third wall layer as overlying layers from the interior region outwards; wherein, in the first wall region, a second carrier layer is characterised by a smaller layer thickness than a first carrier layer, or a third carrier layer, or both; wherein the second wall region comprises a second layer sequence comprising first wall layer, a second wall layer and a third wall layer as overlying layers from the interior region outwards; wherein, in the second wall region, the second wall layer is connected to the third wall layer; wherein, in the second wall region, the third carrier layer is characterised by a larger layer thickness than the first carrier layer, or the third carrier layer, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Alef, Ingo Jumpertz, Frank Muller, Richard Leufen
  • Patent number: 10525689
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for constructing a three-dimensional object (3) in layers from a pulverulent construction material by solidifying layers of the pulverulent construction material in a successive manner at each layer point which corresponds to a cross-section of the object, wherein the solidification process is carried out by introducing thermal energy. The method has the following step: solidifying all the layer points which correspond to a cross-section of the object. The introduced thermal energy quantity is adjusted at least in a sub-region of the layer dependent on the duration of the previous solidification step for the previous powder layer or dependent on the current solidification step duration, which is calculated in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
    Inventors: Stefan Paternoster, Frank Müller, Albert Fruth
  • Patent number: 10520428
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical system for measuring the absorption of light in a medium, comprising at least one light source for sending light and at least one optical detector, which receives the light and converts it into an electrical signal. The system is characterized in that the system comprises at least one light guide, wherein, in the region of the light source, light is coupled as reference light into the light guide, wherein the light guide is guided, at least in sections, past the medium, and wherein the light guide guides the reference light onto the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thilo Krätschmer, Frank Müller, Alejandro Vaca-Torres
  • Patent number: 10514369
    Abstract: The disclosure includes an apparatus for determining a measured value in a liquid medium, comprising at least a light transmitter, at least one light receiver assigned to the transmitter, a measuring chamber that can be filled with the medium, wherein an optical path runs through the measuring chamber from the transmitter to the receiver. The apparatus includes a dosing apparatus for dosing at least one reagent and/or the medium, and for inserting the dosed reagent and/or the medium into the measuring chamber. The dosing apparatus is designed as a tube, and the tube includes at least a first control point, wherein the volume in the tube from a starting point to a first control point defines the amount of reagent or medium to be inserted into the measuring chamber. The disclosure further includes the use of the apparatus and a method for dosing the reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Ralf Steuerwald, Thilo Krätschmer
  • Patent number: D895115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Nora Christina Kögel
  • Patent number: D917696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Nora Christina Kögel