Patents by Inventor Frank Simon

Frank Simon 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: 20240127653
    Abstract: A method for installing door components includes at least the following steps: a. providing at least one preconfigured door system type by way of an electronic configuration system for selection by a user, wherein the at least one preconfigured door system type is able to be retrieved from a database by way of the electronic configuration system, wherein at least one preconfigured door system type is able to be preselected by the configuration system by way of at least one technical and/or functional user specification, wherein the door system type contains stipulated door component types, and b. electronically providing preconfigured technical data of the selected door system type in order to carry out the installation on site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kai OBERSTE-UFER, Daniel FISCHER, Thomas VOGLER, Sven BUSCH, Ingo HALDER, Bernd GEHRMANN, Andrzej DUDZINSKI, Chandra Prakash GUPTA, Oliver BORCHMANN, Frank LORENZ, Jürg SIMON
  • Publication number: 20240121155
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first information identifying each version of a policy rule base to which a control plane architecture of a wireless network has access; obtaining second information identifying each version of a policy rule base to which a user plane architecture of the wireless network has access; selecting as a selected version a common version of a policy rule base to which each of the control plane architecture and the user plane architecture has access; and communicating an identification of the selected version to each of the control plane architecture and the user plane architecture. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sean Simon, Frank Herrgoss
  • Publication number: 20240094639
    Abstract: A metrology system may include an optical metrology sub-system to generate optical metrology measurements of optical metrology based on features of the optical metrology targets associated with at least one optical pitch and an additional metrology sub-system to generate additional metrology measurements of the optical metrology targets, where the additional metrology measurements have a higher resolution than the optical metrology measurements, and where the additional metrology sub-system further measures deviations of the optical metrology targets from a reference design. The system may further include a controller to generate accuracy measurements for the optical metrology targets based on the measurements, identify variations of a lithography process based on the deviations, correlate the accuracy measurements to the variations, and adjust at least one of the optical metrology sub-system, a lithography tool, or the reference design based on the correlations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Nadav Gutman, Dana Klein, Slawomir Czerkas, Yossi Simon, Frank Laske, Mirko Wittkoetter
  • Patent number: 11554451
    Abstract: A reciprocating welding device using a microcontroller to control a stepper motor to control a welding head for the stationary welding of a workpiece, the microcontroller allowing for adjustment of the welding head reciprocating stroke speed, the width of each stroke, and a pause from 0-1 second at the sides to control the wash of the welding edges, having a manipulator, the welding head and the oscillator contained in a single unit and provided on a multiple adjustment portable stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventor: Frank Simon
  • Patent number: 11524792
    Abstract: A surface liner member includes an external wall which is provided with multiple holes, a spacer structure, and tubes which are respectively associated with the holes in the external wall. The surface liner member is intended to be applied to a base surface in order to reduce, by acoustic absorption, an acoustic wave reflected on this base surface. The acoustic absorption efficiency is improved, particularly for frequencies below 500 Hz, by varying the shape of the holes in the external wall such that the ratio of the hole perimeter to the hole area varies. Such a surface liner member may be adapted to form a surface portion of an aircraft engine nacelle, or of a leading edge of an aircraft wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventor: Frank Simon
  • Patent number: 11333897
    Abstract: A beam homogenizer for transforming a beam of laser-radiation into a flat-top intensity distribution having brighter or darker edges comprises a first lens array, a second lens array, and a positive lens. The first lens array includes a plurality of lens elements that are separated by gaps having no optical power. Brighter or darker edges are produced by selecting a distance between the first and second lens arrays that is less than or greater than the focal length of lens elements in the second lens array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Coherent LaserSystems GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Simon, Ludwig Schwenger, Andrea Caprara
  • Publication number: 20200292836
    Abstract: A beam homogenizer for transforming a beam of laser-radiation into a flat-top intensity distribution having brighter or darker edges comprises a first lens array, a second lens array, and a positive lens. The first lens array includes a plurality of lens elements that are separated by gaps having no optical power. Brighter or darker edges are produced by selecting a distance between the first and second lens arrays that is less than or greater than the focal length of lens elements in the second lens array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Coherent LaserSystems GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank SIMON, Ludwig SCHWENGER, Andrea CAPRARA
  • Publication number: 20200130854
    Abstract: A surface liner member includes an external wall which is provided with multiple holes, a spacer structure, and tubes which are respectively associated with the holes in the external wall. The surface liner member is intended to be applied to a base surface in order to reduce, by acoustic absorption, an acoustic wave reflected on this base surface. The acoustic absorption efficiency is improved, particularly for frequencies below 500 Hz, by varying the shape of the holes in the external wall such that the ratio of the hole perimeter to the hole area varies. Such a surface liner member may be adapted to form a surface portion of an aircraft engine nacelle, or of a leading edge of an aircraft wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Frank SIMON
  • Publication number: 20190329365
    Abstract: A reciprocating welding device using a microcontroller to control a stepper motor to control a welding head for the stationary welding of a workpiece, the microcontroller allowing for adjustment of the welding head reciprocating stroke speed, the width of each stroke, and a pause from 0-1 second at the sides to control the wash of the welding edges, having a manipulator, the welding head and the oscillator contained in a single unit and provided on a multiple adjustment portable stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Frank Simon
  • Publication number: 20190232986
    Abstract: A device for the verification of the integrity of a train of vehicles. In order to verify the integrity reliably and with little complexity, the device has a first communication device and is configured to transport the first communication device autonomously to a designated end of the train of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: GUIDO FRITZSCH, NIKLAS SCHAFFRATH, FRANK SIMON, MORITZ REICHENSPERGER, IRENEUS SUWALSKI
  • Patent number: 10247952
    Abstract: In a laser line projection apparatus, six spaced-apart unpolarized laser-beams are plane-polarized with low loss by a combination of a thin-film polarizer, a reflector, and two polarization rotators. Two beams are polarized in each of three polarization-orientations. Two of the polarization-orientations are orthogonally aligned with each other in P and S orientations. The other polarization-orientation is non-orthogonally aligned in an intermediate orientation. The beams are intensity-homogenized and projected into a line of radiation. Any point on the line of radiation is formed from rays with an angular distribution of polarization-orientation from S to P through the intermediate orientation and back to S through the intermediate orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: COHERENT LASERSYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Simon, Thomas Wenzel, Ludwig Schwenger, Paul Van Der Wilt
  • Patent number: 10214226
    Abstract: A train safety assembly has an onboard apparatus of a first train safety system and a specific transmission device for transmission with a trackside part of a second train safety system. The onboard apparatus is started using a version of a first software and the specific transmission device is started using a version of a second software. The versions of the first and second software are checked for their compatibility. In order to be able to provide the train safety assembly for use on a track section, which is equipped with the trackside part of the second train safety system, and to put same into operation in a faster and more cost-efficient manner, if the started versions of the first and second software are incompatible, the transmission device is automatically restarted with another version of the second software, and the started first and second software are checked for their compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Frank Simon
  • Publication number: 20180118241
    Abstract: A train safety assembly has an onboard apparatus of a first train safety system and a specific transmission device for transmission with a trackside part of a second train safety system. The onboard apparatus is started using a version of a first software and the specific transmission device is started using a version of a second software. The versions of the first and second software are checked for their compatibility. In order to be able to provide the train safety assembly for use on a track section, which is equipped with the trackside part of the second train safety system, and to put same into operation in a faster and more cost-efficient manner, if the started versions of the first and second software are incompatible, the transmission device is automatically restarted with another version of the second software, and the started first and second software are checked for their compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: FRANK SIMON
  • Patent number: 9640166
    Abstract: A soundproof panel has a sandwich structure, which includes two outer walls, a core, and modifying elements that are maintained in a fractal distribution by the core. The panel has an improved trade-off between sound attenuation efficiency and the weight of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: ONERA (OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES), ATECA
    Inventors: Frank Simon, Jean-Luc Brian, Valia Fascio, Philippe Vie
  • Publication number: 20170011728
    Abstract: A soundproof panel has a sandwich structure, which includes two outer walls, a core, and modifying elements that are maintained in a fractal distribution by the core. The panel has an improved trade-off between sound attenuation efficiency and the weight of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Frank SIMON, Jean-Luc BRIAN, Valia FASCIO, Philippe VIE
  • Publication number: 20160259174
    Abstract: In a laser line projection apparatus, six spaced-apart unpolarized laser-beams are plane-polarized with low loss by a combination of a thin-film polarizer, a reflector, and two polarization rotators. Two beams are polarized in each of three polarization-orientations. Two of the polarization-orientations are orthogonally aligned with each other in P and S orientations. The other polarization-orientation is non-orthogonally aligned in an intermediate orientation. The beams are intensity-homogenized and projected into a line of radiation. Any point on the line of radiation is formed from rays with an angular distribution of polarization-orientation from S to P through the intermediate orientation and back to S through the intermediate orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Simon, Thomas Wenzel, Ludwig Schwenger
  • Publication number: 20160001802
    Abstract: A rail vehicle includes at least one train protection device according to a national standard, an ETCS vehicle apparatus with a driver's cab display, and an interface for inputting operational data via the interface for the at least one train protection device. In order to make such a rail vehicle maintenance-friendly, the train protection device is embodied in such a way that an interrogation of an identification code is generated on the driver's cab display within the scope of the inputting of the operational data, and when the response to the interrogation is correct a data interrogation with technical maintenance data is generated on the driver's cab display. A method for operating the rail vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: FRANK SIMON
  • Publication number: 20150293548
    Abstract: An Electrical Energy Storage system to store power generated at times of surplus availability of power in the grid or wind derived generator and stored as energy in a flywheel for use at times of grid or wind generated power shortage. The system is based upon computer control of power being processed by hydraulic components into storage provided by a conventional flywheel being hydraulically driven and harvested by means of converting hydraulic energy into electrical energy. Energy for storage may be derived from the national electric grid, any renewable energy source, or other electrical source. The energy stored in the flywheel may be harvested and returned to the grid or any other electrical sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Gerald Frank Simons
  • Patent number: 9095151
    Abstract: A method of making tuna salad with improved storage and organoleptic properties by retorting precooked tuna to an internal temperature of at least 100° C. for at least one minute, cooling the retorted tuna and combining the retorted with other appropriate ingredients for making tuna salad while maintaining the tuna and other ingredients at a temperature of ?1° C. to 4.4° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUI FOODS, INC.
    Inventor: Frank Simon
  • Patent number: 8937770
    Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing and projecting two laser-beams is arranged such that the projected homogenized beams are aligned parallel to each other in a first transverse axis and partially overlap in second transverse axis perpendicular to the first transverse axis. The projected homogenized laser-beams have different intensities in the second axis and the degree of partial overlap is selected such that the combined intensity of the laser beams in the second axis has a step profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Coherent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Simon, Paul Van Der Wilt, Ludwig Schwenger