Patents by Inventor Johannes Schafers

Johannes Schafers 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: 11953072
    Abstract: A torsional moment acting on a component in a drive train of an aircraft may be determined using at least one sensor, where the determined torsional moment is used for adjusting at least one adjustable damping element located in or on the component and/or for regulating a torsional stiffness in the torque-conducting component. As a result, the torsional load in the component may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Wolf, Jörg Litzba, Johannes Schäfer, Georg Tenckhoff
  • Patent number: 11825835
    Abstract: The present application relates to the cultivation of crop plants using plant protection agents. Certain embodiments relate to methods, a system, and a computer program product for determining partial-area-specific requirements of a crop plant for plant protection agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BASF AGRO TRADEMARKS GMBH
    Inventors: Fabian Johannes Schäfer, Holger Hoffmann, Ole Peters, Gang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210277975
    Abstract: A torsional moment acting on a component in a drive train of an aircraft may be determined using at least one sensor, where the determined torsional moment is used for adjusting at least one adjustable damping element located in or on the component and/or for regulating a torsional stiffness in the torque-conducting component. As a result, the torsional load in the component may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Daniel Wolf, Jörg Litzba, Johannes Schäfer, Georg Tenckhoff
  • Publication number: 20210137095
    Abstract: The present application relates to the cultivation of crop plants using plant protection agents. Certain embodiments relate to methods, a system, and a computer program product for determining partial-area-specific requirements of a crop plant for plant protection agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Fabian Johannes SCHÄFER, Holger HOFFMANN, Ole PETERS, Gang ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10893669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the cultivation of crop plants using plant protection agents. Objects of the present invention are methods, a system and a computer program product for determining the partial-area-specific requirement of a crop plant for plant protection agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: BASF Agro Trademarks GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Johannes Schäfer, Holger Hoffmann, Ole Peters, Gang Zhao
  • Patent number: 10506149
    Abstract: An endoscope device for the automated inspection of the interior of a transmission. The endoscope has a control unit and an evaluation unit, a feed unit having a swivel element, a changer magazine having a plurality of guide channels and an endoscope. The control unit is connected to the endoscope and is largely provided for controlling the endoscope and for transmitting images to the evaluation unit. The swivel element is provided for aligning a distal end of the endoscope with respect to a relevant guide channel, and the feed unit is provided for axially passing the endoscope through the relevant guide channel. Furthermore, a transmission, in particular for a wind turbine, has a transmission housing having at least one access opening for receiving an endoscope device. Automated inspection of the interior of the transmission can be conducted by the endoscope device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Daniel Wolf, Johannes Schäfer, Marton Kurucz
  • Publication number: 20190208762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the cultivation of crop plants using plant protection agents. Objects of the present invention are methods, a system and a computer program product for determining the partial-area-specific requirement of a crop plant for plant protection agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Fabian Johannes SCHÄFER, Holger HOFFMANN, Ole PETERS, Gang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190124250
    Abstract: An endoscope device for the automated inspection of the interior of a transmission. The endoscope has a control unit and an evaluation unit, a feed unit having a swivel element, a changer magazine having a plurality of guide channels and an endoscope. The control unit is connected to the endoscope and is largely provided for controlling the endoscope and for transmitting images to the evaluation unit. The swivel element is provided for aligning a distal end of the endoscope with respect to a relevant guide channel, and the feed unit is provided for axially passing the endoscope through the relevant guide channel. Furthermore, a transmission, in particular for a wind turbine, has a transmission housing having at least one access opening for receiving an endoscope device. Automated inspection of the interior of the transmission can be conducted by the endoscope device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Daniel WOLF, Johannes SCHÄFER, Marton KURUCZ
  • Publication number: 20110006559
    Abstract: In a method of making a body for a motor vehicle, shaped components are produced from blanks using at least one forming process. The shaped components are provided with rivet holes, and a coating is applied onto the shaped components for corrosion protection. After applying the corrosion protection, the shaped components are joined with the body via rivets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: JOHANNES SCHÄFERS, Ulrich Lütke-Bexten, Markus Kettler
  • Publication number: 20100203272
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component and a motor vehicle component produced by this method are disclosed. A tubular body made of metal, in particular high-strength steel, is filled with a granular material and subsequently heated. During the heat treatment, the granular material melts and then hardens during cool-down to form an interior reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: JOHANNES SCHÄFERS, ULRICH LÜTKE-BEXTEN, MARKUS KETTLER
  • Publication number: 20060290166
    Abstract: A door structure of a motor vehicle includes an inside door panel, and a single-piece reinforcement element which is disposed below a window parapet of the door structure and non-detachably secured to the inside door panel at a side distal to an outside door panel. The reinforcement element includes a wraparound frame having a top frame side extending along the window parapet, a bottom frame side extending along a lower edge of the door structure, a front frame side disposed in a hinge area between the top frame side and the bottom frame side, and a rear frame side disposed in a lock area between the top frame side and the bottom frame side, thereby defining an opening. Disposed in the opening and formed in one piece with the frame is an embossed door impact beam which extends from the front frame side to the rear frame side. The reinforcement element is made of high-strength hot formable steel defined by a tensile strength ranging from 1400 N/mm2 to 1600 N/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Ludger Gehringhoff, Johannes Schafers
  • Publication number: 20040150249
    Abstract: A side impact beam for incorporation in a motor vehicle, in particular in a vehicle door, includes a profiled section of sheet metal having at least two longitudinal beads in side-by-side disposition. Each bead has an apex and two flanks depending from the apex, thereby defining an inner flank and an outer flank, wherein the inner flanks of the beads confront one another. The inner flanks are interconnected by a center web and are disposed in V-shaped relationship at an angle from 25° to 60°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ludger Gehringhoff, Johannes Schafers
  • Patent number: 6517142
    Abstract: A side impact support is described that can be incorporated in a vehicle door, for example, the door of an automobile. The side impact support is made of a metal sheet with a hat-shaped cross-section and two lateral legs connected by a web. The width of the end sections of the side impact support increases towards its end faces. According to the invention, the hat-shaped cross-section of the end sections extends to the end faces and increases in height and width. Preferably, side flanges projecting in the transverse direction are provided on the longitudinal edges of the profile, wherein the side flanges extend beyond the end sections to the end faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Benteler AG
    Inventors: Ludger Gehringhoff, Johannes Schäfers
  • Publication number: 20020043817
    Abstract: A side impact support is described that can be incorporated in a vehicle door, for example, the door of an automobile. The side impact support is made of a metal sheet with a hat-shaped cross-section and two lateral legs connected by a web. The width of the end sections of the side impact support increases towards its end faces. According to the invention, the hat-shaped cross-section of the end sections extends to the end faces and increases in height and width. Preferably, side flanges projecting in the transverse direction are provided on the longitudinal edges of the profile, wherein the side flanges extend beyond the end sections to the end faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Ludger Gehringhoff, Johannes Schafers
  • Patent number: 4780881
    Abstract: In order to prevent, in the microwave excitation of a laser gas, the development of wall boundary layers and to attain a homogeneously large volume plasma, the laser gas is delivered in the inclusion zone of the microwave after passing a current-forming element where it is ignited by a coaxial wave guide arrangement. The ignited laser gas then spreads with the microwave in the discharge segment where it produces a homogeneous, excited laser-active medium. The homogeneity is additionally improved with the operation of the microwave guide near the "cutoff-width".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Messer. Griesheim GmbH
    Inventors: Zeb Zhang, Johannes Schafer, Jurgen Uhlenbusch