Patents by Inventor Gerhard Muller

Gerhard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240294447
    Abstract: A method for producing a target compound includes distributing a feed mixture containing ethane to multiple reaction tubes of a shell-and-tube reactor arranged in parallel, and subjecting to an oxidative catalytic conversion of the ethane in the reaction tubes. The catalytic reaction is carried out by means of catalysis zones with different activity arranged in series in the reaction tubes. One or more catalytically active materials and one or more catalytically inactive materials are provided in each of the catalysis zones. The different activity of the catalysis zones is effected by providing the one or more catalytically active materials having identical or essentially identical basic formulation, wherein the one or more catalytically active materials is or are prepared using different calcination intensities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Mathieu Zellhuber, Martin Schubert, Andreas Meiswinkel, Wolfgang Muller, Gerhard Mestl, Klaus Wanninger, Peter Scheck
  • Patent number: 12009758
    Abstract: A half-bridge includes a substrate, semiconductor switches, power connections and signal connections. The power and signal connections are formed in a flat conductor frame. The signal connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that they can be switched via the signal connections and the power connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that they allow or interrupt electricity transfer between the power connections. The semiconductor switches, signal connections, and power connections are on a first surface of the substrate in a casting compound. First end sections of the signal connections formed in the flat conductor frame each extend from a second surface orthogonal to the first surface, exiting the casting compound. Second end sections of the signal connections, which are separate from the flat conductor frame, are connected to the first end section outside the casting compound and are perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Manuel Raimann, Sebastian Besold, Gerhard Müller, Pengshuai Wang
  • Publication number: 20240140248
    Abstract: A method for characterizing energy stored in a vehicle, where the energy is delivered from an energy source to an energy store of the vehicle, the method includes acquiring information on energy supplied, processing information on the energy in order to establish an energy class of the energy, and assigning the energy that is delivered to the energy store to an energy class. A charging device, a control unit, and a vehicle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stephan Demmerer, Christian Gürlich, Otmar Scharrer, Gerhard Müller, Johannes Ochsenreiter
  • Patent number: 11865983
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing the start-up time of a driver information system in a vehicle comprising providing a driver information system having an operating mode, a standby mode, and a hibernation mode. The driver information system is operated with operating power in the operating mode, is not supplied with operating power in the hibernation mode, and is operated with reduced operating power in the standby mode. A seat occupancy detection device is provided for detecting seat occupancy of at least one vehicle seat. An activation system is provided for activating and operating the driver information system in the operating mode at least when the activation system is active; and changing the driver information system from the operating mode to the standby mode when the activation system is switched off and when seat occupancy is detected at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Kabatek, Martin Stamm, Gerhard Müller, Axel König, Boris Bach
  • Publication number: 20230347929
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle contains a computing unit having first and second subunits. The first subunit has a first interface for receiving first sensor data, a processor for performing first control functions, and a first connection unit for transmitting the first sensor data to the first processor. The second subunit has a second interface for receiving second sensor data, a second processor for performing second control functions, and a second connection unit for transmitting the second sensor data to the second processor. The first connection unit has a first data exchange block and the second connection unit has a second data exchange block. The first data exchange block transmits the first sensor data to the second data exchange block, and the second data exchange block transmits the first sensor data to the second processor. The second processor performs the second control functions based on the first sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Gerhard MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20230249531
    Abstract: Gearbox apparatus for a drive train of a motor vehicle, having at least two electric machines which are assigned to a common gearbox device, the at least two electric machines being arranged in parallel and being arranged together with an electronics device, designed in particular for the electrical supply of the two electric machines, so as to overlap in the axial direction at least in portions in a common spatial volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Fabian RÜGER, Oliver BAYER, Steffen TREUTLEIN, Gerhard MÜLLER, Michael KOHR, Thomas SCHUPP, Niklas SCHWARZMANN
  • Publication number: 20230191890
    Abstract: A motor vehicle may include a drive train which has at least one electric machine. The electric machine can be connected or is connected to an electric energy store that can be charged with a charging interface from an external charging device, which electric machine is designed to generate a torque and transmit it to an output of the drive train. A decoupling device may be included, which is designed to mechanically decouple the electric machine from the output, when required, in order to carry out a charging operation in a decoupling state. In the decoupling state, a rotational movement of the rotor of the electric machine into a target charging orientation of the rotor is decoupled from the output of the drive train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Michael Peterseim, Felix Prauße, Gerhard Müller
  • Patent number: 11633706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispenser for viscous materials that includes a static mixer, a first and second receptacle R1 and R2 for a first and second viscous material, connected in fluid communication with the static mixer, a first and second actuator configured for discharge of receptacle R1 and R2, an electrically or manually operable drive and a mechanical or hydraulic power transmission configured to translate drive motion into first and second actuator motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU SILICONES EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller, Kin Saito, Makoto Ohara, Dennis Tenhünfeld
  • Publication number: 20230098335
    Abstract: An inverter includes a DC input, a link capacitor including a plurality of input contacts fitted to a capacitor housing, a plurality of half-bridges, each including semiconductor switching elements for converting the DC current into an AC current having a plurality of phase currents, wherein the half-bridges are arranged in a row along a transverse direction to the inverter, a positive DC conductor rail and a negative DC conductor rail for the infeed of DC current to the half-bridges, wherein the positive and/or negative DC conductor rail extends in a transverse direction to the inverter over the row of half-bridges, such that the width of the positive and/or negative DC conductor rail extends to the width of the row of half-bridges, an AC conductor rail assembly for the output of AC current to the electric drive, and a cooler for cooling the half-bridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ivonne TRENZ, Michael KOHR, Florian PAHN, Pengshuai WANG, Manuel RAIMANN, Philipp RAU, Jonas ZELLER, Gerhard MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 11610566
    Abstract: Harmonica with a blues scale based on the minor pentatonic scale, which is formed from the pentatonic scale in the minor key by adding the diminished fifth, comprising at least 10 combs, which are tuned to an arrangement of notes of the blues scale with a multi-octave range, and the comb assignment of the blow and draw channels is determined by a sound arrangement of the scale-specific notes of the minor blues scale, for which purpose the three adjacent combs of at least one octave are tuned to the blow notes (1), (4), (5) and to the draw notes (3b), (5b), (7b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HOHNER Musikinstrumente GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller, Ines Weber
  • Publication number: 20230067929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, cocrystal, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof Formula (I) and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), as well as to the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, cocrystal, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, in the treatment of cancer. Further aspects of the present invention include combination therapies in which a compound of formula (I), as well as to the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, cocrystal, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, is used in combination with a known anti-cancer agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Tolremo Therapeutics AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual, Dorothea Gruber, Gerhard Müller, Johan J.N. Veerman, Rutger Folmer
  • Publication number: 20220270573
    Abstract: Harmonica with a blues scale based on the minor pentatonic scale, which is formed from the pentatonic scale in the minor key by adding the diminished fifth, comprising at least 10 combs, which are tuned to an arrangement of notes of the blues scale with a multi-octave range, and the comb assignment of the blow and draw channels is determined by a sound arrangement of the scale-specific notes of the minor blues scale, for which purpose the three adjacent combs of at least one octave are tuned to the blow notes (1), (4), (5) and to the draw notes (3b), (5b), (7b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: HOHNER Musikinstrumente GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard MÜLLER, Ines WEBER
  • Publication number: 20220109376
    Abstract: A half-bridge includes a substrate, semiconductor switches, power connections and signal connections, the power and signal connections are formed in a flat conductor frame, the signal connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that they can be switched via the signal connections and the power connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that they allow or interrupt electricity transfer between the power connections, the semiconductor switches, signal connections, and power connections are on a first surface of the substrate in a casting compound, first end sections of the signal connections formed in the conductor frame each extend from a second surface orthogonal to the first surface, exiting the casting compound, second end sections of the signal connections, which are separate from the flat conductor frame, are connected to the first end section outside the casting compound and are perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Manuel RAIMANN, Sebastian Besold, Gerhard Müller, Pengshuai Wang
  • Publication number: 20210245119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispenser for viscous materials that includes a static mixer, a first and second receptacle R1 and R2 for a first and second viscous material, connected in fluid communication with the static mixer, a first and second actuator configured for discharge of receptacle R1 and R2, an electrically or manually operable drive and a mechanical or hydraulic power transmission configured to translate drive motion into first and second actuator motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU SILICONES EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard MÜLLER, Kin SAITO, Makoto OHARA, Dennis TENHÜNFELD
  • Publication number: 20200223467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a push handle unit (20, 20?), comprising at least one first and at least one second end piece (30), and further comprising at least one fastening device for fastening the respective end piece (30) to a transport cart, wherein the first and second end pieces (30) are connected by way of a cross brace (50), wherein the cross brace (50) comprises a middle part (60, 60?), and wherein the middle part (60, 60) comprises a display unit (620), wherein the middle part (60) furthermore includes cut-outs (630) and/or recesses (640) to partially or completely accommodate functional elements (70) and/or objects (80), and wherein the functional elements (70) are inserted into the cut-outs (630) and/or recesses (640) in an exchangeable and/or stationary manner, wherein the cut-outs (630) and/or recesses (640) are furthermore arranged next to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Technibilt, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nina Olbrich, Thomas Gasche, Johann Daminger, Gerhard Müller, Paul Ruf
  • Publication number: 20200164323
    Abstract: A container for two or more viscous materials is provided that contains a reservoir, one or more mixing tube(s) and frame or shield, with one or more apertures arranged within the mixing tube. The container can include a frame and a first and second polymeric film joined to a first and, respectively second surface of the frame by one or more adhesive or seal seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard MÜLLER, Kin SAITO, Makoto OHARA, Dennis TENHÜNDFELD, Andreas SCHELL
  • Patent number: 10609260
    Abstract: An assistance system of a motor vehicle, with a camera comprises a camera housing having a first cooling body with first cooling fins, a cap covering the camera housing, wherein the cap has a second cooling body with second cooling fins, and wherein the second cooling fins are arranged at least partially between the first cooling fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Müller
  • Publication number: 20200086813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing the start-up time of a driver information system in a vehicle comprising providing a driver information system having an operating mode, a standby mode, and a hibernation mode. The driver information system is operated with operating power in the operating mode, is not supplied with operating power in the hibernation mode, and is operated with reduced operating power in the standby mode. A seat occupancy detection device is provided for detecting seat occupancy of at least one vehicle seat. An activation system is provided for activating and operating the driver information system in the operating mode at least when the activation system is active; and changing the driver information system from the operating mode to the standby mode when the activation system is switched off and when seat occupancy is detected at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Kabatek, Martin Stamm, Gerhard Müller, Axel König, Boris Bach
  • Patent number: D998280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PARAGON PET PRODUCTS EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Felix Johannes Gerhard Müller-Ohl, Sander Hilbert Oldengarm, Gregory George Kean, Janjaap Freije
  • Patent number: D1036056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: PARAGON PET PRODUCTS EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Felix Johannes Gerhard Müller-Ohl, Sander Hilbert Oldengarm, Gregory George Kean, Janjaap Freije