Patents by Inventor Frank Was

Frank Was 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: 20240185483
    Abstract: An output dataset is produced that comprises projection domain data for a desired/target imaging angle. Input datasets are processed that contain projection domain data captured/obtained at the desired/target imaging angle, as well as projection domain data captured/obtained at one or more further predetermined imaging angles. to produce the output dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: MIKHAIL BORTNIKOV, NIKOLAS DAVID SCHNELLBAECHER, FRANK BERGNER, MICHAEL GRASS
  • Publication number: 20240182626
    Abstract: A process can be used for the preparation of a carbodiimide and/or a polycarbodiimide, where the process is particularly essentially free of an alkali metal. The carbodiimide and/or polycarbodiimide obtained and/or obtainable by the process and uses thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederic Lucas, Tobias Gienau, Stephan Dohmen, Lennart Karl Bernhard Garve, Frank Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20240180599
    Abstract: A system for surgical planning and assessment of spinal deformity correction is provided that has a spinal imaging system and a control unit. The spinal imaging system is configured to collect at least one digitized position of one or more vertebral bodies of a subject. The control unit is configured to receive the at least one digitized position, and calculate, based on the at least one digitized position, an optimized posture for the subject. The control unit is configured to receive one or more simulated spinal correction inputs, and based on the inputs and optimized posture, predict an optimal simulated postoperative surgical correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: David Skinlo, Thomas B. Buford, Ephraim Akyuz, Thomas Weisel, Roger Pisarnwongs, Adam G. Beckett, Jeffrey Lee Gilbert, Frank Yan Liu, Urs Weber, Edmund J. Roschak, Blair Walker, Scott Pool, Mark T. Dahl
  • Publication number: 20240182914
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to compositions and methods for obtaining Bacillus licheniformis cells/strains having increased protein production capabilities. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are related to genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis cells/strains derived from parental B. licheniformis cells/strains comprising a variant rghR2 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Marc Anton Bernhard Kolkman, Steven D. Doig, Ryan L. Frisch, Hongxian He, Frank Wouter Koopman, Chris Leeflang
  • Publication number: 20240186225
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device package includes: providing a die carrier; disposing at least one semiconductor die on the die carrier, the semiconductor die comprising at least one contact pad on a main face remote from the carrier; electrically connecting the semiconductor die or another electrical device with an electrical connector; applying an encapsulant above the semiconductor die, the die carrier, and the electrical connector; and screwing a metallic drilling screw through the encapsulant so that an end of the drilling screw contacts the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Thorsten Scharf, Thomas Bemmerl, Martin Gruber, Thorsten Meyer, Frank Singer
  • Publication number: 20240185544
    Abstract: A method of providing a machine learning model (MLM) for use in a process which uses a ML algorithm includes receiving image sensor data and performing processing modules. A first module includes receiving the sensor data, determining a source, parsing source information, converting the sensor data into data items, associating them with meta data information, and ingesting them with associated meta data information. The second module includes accessing a data warehouse and identifying an image keyframe per data item, and associating information indicative of the image keyframe with the respective data item. The third module includes presenting the image keyframe and associated information of the respective data item via an HMI for annotation, receiving an annotation and augmenting the image keyframe. The fourth module includes generating and/or updating a MLM using an annotated dataset, and the fifth module includes uploading the MLM as a task-specific MLM to a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Schubert, Jennifer Krebs, Frank Angermann, Thomas Alt, Anna Lanz
  • Publication number: 20240180277
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for optimizing a protective helmet or other item of protective clothing with one or more enhanced principal impact zones and/or impact elements that incorporate protective features that can be particularized to a specific player-position and/or the individual behavior of a specific player or wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: VICIS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Cord SANTIAGO, Kurt FISCHER, Travis GLOVER, Valerie V. CARRICABURU, Adam FRANK, Andre STONE, Jason NEUBAUER, Per REINHALL, David MARVER
  • Publication number: 20240186761
    Abstract: An illumination device for generating multiple wavelength, narrow linewidth, single longitudinal and single transversal mode emission, includes a laser-medium inside a laser-resonator configured to receive a pump beam from a single pump diode and produce a laser wave. Laser-resonator ingress and egress mirrors are configured to resonate the laser wave. An an OPO-resonator and OPO crystal are configured to receive the laser wave and produce short and long OPO waves. An OPO-resonator ingress mirror is configured to resonate the short OPO wave with the laser-resonator egress mirror. A nonlinear output crystal is configured to receive the short OPO wave and produce at least one output wave, wherein the the laser-resonator egress mirror is configured to emit at least two of the leaking out laser wave and the output waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Mueller, Matthias Hans Lothar Anders, Bert Pilles, Werner Harald Gabler
  • Publication number: 20240185091
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dropping or replacing data from datasets and training ML models to avoid overfitting in training data. An embodiment operates by generating a first set of data, wherein the first set of data may include a first plurality of entities. The first set of data may be modified by processing the first set of data, which results in a second set of data. The second set of data may include a second plurality of entities. The second set of data may be extracted to be used in a machine learning (ML) process based at least in part on at least one ML model. The second set of data may be trained on at least one ML model. A third set of data may be predicted based on the at least one ML model. The third set of data may include a third plurality of entities. The first, second, and third plurality of entities may be classified by a class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Klaus Baur, Matthias Frank, Hoang-Vu Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240180451
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enabling a plurality of non-invasive, physiological sensors to obtain physiological measurements from essentially the same, overlapping, or proximate regions of tissue of a patient are disclosed. Each of a plurality of sensors can be integrated with or attached to a multi-sensor apparatus and can be oriented such that each sensor is directed towards, or can obtain a measurement from, the same or a similar location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Mohamed K. Diab, Kevin Hughes Pauley, Jesse Chen, Cristiano Dalvi, Hung The Vo, Ferdyan Lesmana, Jeroen Poeze, Ruiqi Long, Venkatramanan Krishnamani, Frank Lee
  • Publication number: 20240181757
    Abstract: A directional tear packaging film that includes a fully coextruded and biaxially oriented film. The packaging film includes a polyamide layer. an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer blend layer and a sealant layer. The polyamide layer includes polyamide in an amount from 5% to 60% by weight of the packaging film. The ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) blend layer includes an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer in an amount from 60% to 99% by weight of the EVOH blend layer and a polyethylene in an amount from 1% to 40% by weight of the EVOH blend layer. The packaging film includes a Shrinkage Value from 0% to 60% in each of the machine direction and the transverse direction when tested according to ASTM D2732-03 using bath temperature of 90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler J. THEOBALD, Frank E. SECKAR
  • Publication number: 20240187442
    Abstract: Assessing risk of a cyber security failure in a computer network of an entity includes: assessing risk of an entity, using a computer agent configured to collect information from at least publicly accessible Internet elements, and automatically recommending, based at least in part on the assessed risk, changes to reduce the assessed risk to mitigate the theoretical damage. The assessed risk comprises a cyber security failure risk in a computer network of the entity; and the assessing of risk comprises: generating a disaster scenario that comprises elements of a disaster event; modeling the disaster scenario against a profile of the entity; and determining theoretical damage based at least in part on the modeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: George Y. Ng, Frank Beier, Olivier Giulieri, Yoshifumi Yamamoto, Zheng Cheung
  • Publication number: 20240183653
    Abstract: A method and a device can be used for optically measuring a thread on an end of a metal pipe by at least one measuring head which is fastened to a manipulator. The measuring head is preferably freely positionable in relation to the metal pipe and has at least one optical measuring path for measuring the thread and at least one position detector. The method includes at least the following method steps: A) providing the metal pipe in a measurement position; B) determining the spatial position of a longitudinal axis of the metal pipe by means of the at least one position detector before and/or while the measuring head is positioned in a measurement position; C) aligning the measuring head parallel to the longitudinal axis of the metal pipe before and/or while the measuring head is positioned in the measurement position; and D) carrying out the optical thread measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Michael HÖFER, Frank D'HONE, Christian HOLLÄNDER
  • Publication number: 20240182824
    Abstract: A continuous method of manufacturing a detergent water-soluble pouch includes providing a first water-soluble film moving in a first direction, and forming a cavity in the first water-soluble film; providing a feed of first detergent particles to a rotating discretizing element comprising at least one pocket, rotating the loaded pocket of the rotating discretizing element from the first portion of the rotating arc to the second portion of the rotating arc, and dosing the first detergent particles from the loaded pocket to the cavity of the first water-soluble film when the loaded pocket is in a position within the second portion of the rotating arc, to form a loaded cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Miguel Brant Sanz, Kristof Bert Donne, Frank Emile Louis Triest, Reinhard Waerlop
  • Publication number: 20240180163
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for promoting plants growth and/or for protecting plants against at least one plant pest and/or one plant disease, the composition comprising simultaneously at least one bacteria of the genus Bacillus producing antifungal lipopeptides, at least one fungi of the genus Trichoderma, and at least one nitrogen mineral source. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such a composition and to a method for obtaining such a composition. The present disclosure also relates to a co-culture medium for producing at least in part such a composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Barbara FIFANI, Philippe JACQUES, Frank DELVIGNE, Vincent PHALIP
  • Publication number: 20240180278
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for optimizing a protective helmet or other item of protective clothing with one or more enhanced principal impact zones and/or impact elements that incorporate protective features that can be particularized to a specific player-position and/or the individual behavior of a specific player or wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: VICIS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Cord SANTIAGO, Kurt FISCHER, Travis GLOVER, Valerie V. CARRICABURU, Adam FRANK, Andre STONE, Jason NEUBAUER, Per REINHALL, David MARVER
  • Publication number: 20240183915
    Abstract: In some examples, apparatus comprises a multiplexer (MUX) adapted to be coupled to a set of battery cells and configured to provide a voltage of a different battery cell in the set of battery cells based on a MUX control signal. Apparatus comprises a comparator coupled to the MUX and configured to compare a MUX output signal to a threshold voltage to provide a comparator output signal. Apparatus comprises a digital control circuit configured to provide the MUX control signal to the MUX, to store the comparator output signal, and to use a logic AND gate to provide an AND gate output signal based on the stored comparator output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Bradford Lawrence HUNTER, Eric Frank ESTES, Wallace Edward MATTHEWS
  • Publication number: 20240180067
    Abstract: An electrical control system comprises a display device to display data and at least one sensor to detect or measure a duty cycle and to detect or measure a pulse frequency from a sensor output for sensing flow of a product or particle through a product or particle line of an agricultural implement. Processing logic is coupled to the at least one sensor. The processing logic is configured to determine an amount of product or particles flowing through the product or particle line of the agricultural implement based on the measured duty cycle and the measured pulse frequency of the at least one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Brendan O'Rourke, William Frank, Tanner Gray, Jonathon Jellison, Ryan Allgaier
  • Publication number: 20240181283
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes car parking garages, water mist fire protection systems for car parking garages, methods and water mist sprinklers therefor, the car parking garage system (10) comprising a floor deck (50) and a ceiling deck (51) spaced about a longitudinal axis (A) extending parallel to the ceiling deck (51), defining an effective height range (H1) between the floor deck (50) and the ceiling (51) deck in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (A); and a fire protection system including a supply pipe system (30) having a parallel portion (31) disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis (A); and at least one water mist sprinkler (100) coupled to the parallel portion (31) of the supply pipe system (30), the at least one water mist sprinkler (100) including a frame body (110) having an inlet (111) for receipt of an extinguishing fluid from the supply pipe system (30), an outlet (113) with a passageway (112) extending between the inlet (111) and the outlet (113) to define a discharge co
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Frank RÖNNFELDT, Stefan SCHNELL
  • Publication number: 20240187837
    Abstract: A method and system for distributed publisher-subscriber event communication. The distributed publisher-subscriber event communication may include determining a first event published with a first service operating on a first device, determining a second device subscribing to the first event, unicasting the first event from the first device to the second device, determining a plurality of second applications operating on the second device subscribing to the first event, and multicasting the first event received at the second device to each of the second applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Steven Hartley, Frank Ghenassia, Manohar S. Nemilikonda