Patents by Inventor Johannes Maier

Johannes Maier 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: 12233524
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus includes a motor, a transmission shaft, a tool, a guide tube, a housing, and a first anti-vibration element. The motor via the transmission shaft drives the tool. The transmission shaft is received in the guide tube. The motor is disposed in the housing. The tool is disposed on a front longitudinal end of the guide tube. The housing is disposed on the rear longitudinal end of the guide tube. The housing at least partially encompasses the guide tube, wherein the guide tube projects from the housing. The first anti-vibration element is disposed such that it acts in a vibration-decoupling manner between the housing and the guide tube. The first anti-vibration element is disposed on that side of the motor facing the tool. The handheld work apparatus includes a second anti-vibration element connecting the motor to the housing in an at least indirectly vibration-decoupled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Menzel, Lars Robert Kraft, Matthias Maier, Denis Ehrler, Felix Moessinger, Marc Schmid
  • Patent number: 12233525
    Abstract: A working apparatus has a manual operating region, a tubular part extending away from the manual operating region, and an electric cable arrangement in the tubular part. The working apparatus includes a rod-shaped cable holder, which is inserted into and held in the tubular part and has a cable holding arrangement, by which the cable arrangement is held in a pre-mounted manner on the cable holder. An assembly method secures the cable arrangement on the cable holder by the cable holding arrangement, and inserts the cable holder, with the cable arrangement held thereon, into the tubular part. The working apparatus may be a battery-operated, hand-guided garden or forestry working apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Luecke, Jens-Peter Kern, Johanna Koch, Matthias Maier
  • Publication number: 20240145030
    Abstract: Systems and methods to predict protein-protein interaction are provided herein for predicting one or more hot spots on a surface of a protein. An example method can include receiving a 3D model representing a whole structure of a protein. The method can include determining different surface patches associated with the 3D model. The method can include determining for at least one of different surface patches at least one of a geometric property or a chemical property. The method can further include assigning each node of a surface patch input features including chemical features. The method can include processing, with a neural network, at least one of a collection of geometric properties collected from one or more of different surface patches or a collection of the chemical properties collected from one or more of different the surface patches to predict one or more hot spots on the surface of the protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Johannes Maier
  • Publication number: 20230391032
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for marking a vehicle tyre (20) and a corresponding marking station. In one example, the vehicle tyre is supplied (100) to a marking station (10), the vehicle tyre (20) is aligned and centred (102, 103) in the marking station (10), marking is performed (108) in the marking station in accordance with characteristics of the vehicle tyre (20), and marking is performed (108) using one marking device (12) from a multiplicity of different marking devices (12). The method according to the invention is distinguished by the fact that the marking device (12) for marking the vehicle tyre (20) is positioned (107) at the vehicle tyre (20) by means of a robot arm (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Dollinger, Andreas Griebl, Florian Stemplinger, Johannes Maier
  • Patent number: 11598233
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting a ventilating line to an intake air flow guide of an internal combustion engine, wherein the connection device has a non-return valve for preventing a flow from the intake air flow guide into the ventilating line. The connection device has at least one hole which is arranged upstream of the non-return valve and connects an interior chamber of the connection device to a surrounding area of the connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Johannes Maier
  • Patent number: 11519476
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a vehicle, includes at least one cylinder tube forming a fluid chamber, in which a piston assembly is axially and slidingly arranged and divides the cylinder tube into two working chambers, an upper and a lower working chamber, and wherein the piston assembly has an axially moveable main piston which is axially fixed to a piston rod that can move axially relative to the cylinder tube, and which has a piston valve influencing the fluid flow between the upper and lower working chambers, and wherein a further stroke-dependent piston is arranged on an axial extension of the piston rod in the direction of the cylinder base, which operates once a determined damper stroke is achieved. The stroke-dependent piston has a smaller diameter than the main piston and only operates when plunging into a smaller diameter of an inner casing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dietmar Gross, Johannes Maier
  • Publication number: 20210254521
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting a ventilating line to an intake air flow guide of an internal combustion engine, wherein the connection device has a non-return valve for preventing a flow from the intake air flow guide into the ventilating line. The connection device has at least one hole which is arranged upstream of the non-return valve and connects an interior chamber of the connection device to a surrounding area of the connection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Johannes MAIER
  • Publication number: 20210054901
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a vehicle, includes at least one cylinder tube forming a fluid chamber, in which a piston assembly is axially and slidingly arranged and divides the cylinder tube into two working chambers, an upper and a lower working chamber, and wherein the piston assembly has an axially moveable main piston which is axially fixed to a piston rod that can move axially relative to the cylinder tube, and which has a piston valve influencing the fluid flow between the upper and lower working chambers, and wherein a further stroke-dependent piston is arranged on an axial extension of the piston rod in the direction of the cylinder base, which operates once a determined damper stroke is achieved. The stroke-dependent piston has a smaller diameter than the main piston and only operates when plunging into a smaller diameter of an inner casing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dietmar GROSS, Johannes MAIER
  • Patent number: 10414686
    Abstract: The invention relates to faceted gemstones based on a luminescent glass composition that contains particular oxides of rare earth metals and thus enables the faceted gemstones to be identified, and to a process for identifying the gemstones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: D. Swarovski KG
    Inventors: Roy Debbage, Rainer Haid, Helmut Judmaier, Johannes Maier, Florian Meissl, Gerold Sprachmann
  • Patent number: 10288018
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an air intake system with an air duct. The air duct has an air inlet for taking in ambient air and an air outlet. The air duct has a curved bent section which, upstream, is closer to a vehicle running surface than downstream. In the event of a water level of water entering the air duct that is rising parallel to the vehicle running surface, the internal cross section of the bent section is closed by the water before the water can pass the bent section. A plurality of air openings downstream of the bent section is introduced through a wall of the duct in an outer surface of the duct that points away from the vehicle running surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Aigner, Stefan Koerber, Barbara Dick, Johannes Maier
  • Patent number: 10039947
    Abstract: The trampoline (1) as per the invention is comprised of a frame structure (2) and a jumping mat mounted in the frame structure (2). An arrangement of sensors (8) is provided by means of which forces or accelerations acting on the jumping mat (3) are recorded. The signals of the sensors (8) are read into an evaluation unit (9). Output quantities are generated from the chronological progression of the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Eurotramp Trampoline—Kurt Hack GmbH
    Inventors: Bastian Conrad, Johannes Maier, Katja Ferger, Matthias Ottenberg, Konrad Tiefenbacher
  • Publication number: 20180066615
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an air intake system with an air duct. The air duct has an air inlet for taking in ambient air and an air outlet. The air duct has a curved bent section which, upstream, is closer to a vehicle running surface than downstream. In the event of a water level of water entering the air duct that is rising parallel to the vehicle running surface, the internal cross section of the bent section is closed by the water before the water can pass the bent section. A plurality of air openings downstream of the bent section is introduced through a wall of the duct in an outer surface of the duct that points away from the vehicle running surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias AIGNER, Stefan KOERBER, Barbara DICK, Johannes MAIER
  • Publication number: 20170166474
    Abstract: The invention relates to faceted gemstones based on a luminescent glass composition that contains particular oxides of rare earth metals and thus enables the faceted gemstones to be identified, and to a process for identifying the gemstones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Roy Debbage, Rainer Haid, Helmut Judmaier, Johannes Maier, Florian Meissl, Gerold Sprachmann
  • Publication number: 20170157444
    Abstract: The trampoline (1) as per the invention is comprised of a frame structure (2) and a jumping mat mounted in the frame structure (2). An arrangement of sensors (8) is provided by means of which forces or accelerations acting on the jumping mat (3) are recorded. The signals of the sensors (8) are read into an evaluation unit (9). Output quantities are generated from the chronological progression of the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Bastian Conrad, Johannes Maier, Katja Ferger, Matthias Ottenberg, Konrad Tiefenbacher
  • Patent number: 9484672
    Abstract: An adapter having a first electrical interface and a second electrical interface which each have contact elements for transmitting data (data contact elements) and for transmitting electric supply energy (supply contact elements), the contact elements of the first interface being connected to the corresponding contact elements of the second interface via conductors. A first supply contact element of the first interface is connected to two first supply contact elements of the second interface and a second supply contact element of the first interface is connected to a second supply contact element of the second interface, the second supply contact element of the second interface being in the form of an external conductor surrounding the other contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co, KG
    Inventors: Johannes Maier, Volker Pangritz
  • Publication number: 20150372426
    Abstract: An adapter having a first electrical interface and a second electrical interface which each have contact elements for transmitting data (data contact elements) and for transmitting electric supply energy (supply contact elements), the contact elements of the first interface being connected to the corresponding contact elements of the second interface via conductors. A first supply contact element of the first interface is connected to two first supply contact elements of the second interface and a second supply contact element of the first interface is connected to a second supply contact element of the second interface, the second supply contact element of the second interface being in the form of an external conductor surrounding the other contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Johannes Maier, Volker Pangritz
  • Patent number: 9061939
    Abstract: The invention relates to red-dyed glass, comprising the components of a base glass, coloring additives, reductants, and stabilizers, wherein the coloring additives comprise copper oxides and neodymium oxides and wherein the reductants comprise tin oxides and wherein the stabilizers comprise antimony oxides, wherein the fraction of the copper oxides in the red-dyed glass is between 0.02 and 0.08 weight percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: D. SWAROVSKI KG
    Inventors: Stefan Prowatke, Johannes Maier
  • Publication number: 20110214727
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell via a two-stage doping includes the steps of forming an oxide layer, which can be penetrated by a first dopant, on at least one part of the surface of a solar cell substrate, forming an opening in the oxide layer in at least one high-doping region by removing the oxide layer in this high-doping region and diffusing the first dopant into the at least one high-doping region of the solar cell substrate through the opening. The first dopant is diffused into the solar cell substrate through the oxide layer. The diffusing-in through the openings and through the oxide layer takes place at the same time in a common diffusion step and the solar cell substrate is diffused in the common diffusion step in an at least partially hydrophilic state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: CENTROTHERM PHOTOVOLTAICS AG
    Inventors: Ainhoa Esturo-Breton, Matthias Geiger, Steffen Keller, Reinhold Schlosser, Catharine Voyer, Johannes Maier, Martin Breselge, Adolf Muenzer, Tobias Friess, Tino Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20110183182
    Abstract: A galvanic element includes at least one single cell having electrodes arranged on a substantially flat separator, at least one of which has a current collector provided with an output lug overlapping an edge area of the separator, with at least one thin layer being arranged in this edge area such that direct mechanical contact is prevented between the output lug and the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: VARTA Microbattery GmbH, A Corporation of Germany
    Inventors: Thomas Woehrle, Rainer Hald, Markus Pompetzki, Markus Kohlberger, Johannes Maier, Calin Wurm, Arno Perner, Peter Haug, Dejan Ilic
  • Publication number: 20110070482
    Abstract: A galvanic element with a metallic foil housing which encloses at least one positive and at least one negative electrode, wherein the foil housing is sealed by a plastics foil including at least partly of a polymer which has acid groups and/or which has anhydride groups, and/or which has groups derived therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: VARTA MICROBATTERY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Woehrle, Claudia Kragler, Roland Frantz, Juergen Roehberg, Johannes Maier, Heinrich Stelzig