Patents by Inventor Lars Cieslak

Lars Cieslak 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).

  • Refrigeration And/Or Freezing Appliance
    Publication number: 20200266619
    Abstract: An arrangement for a refrigerator and/or freezer comprising an electrical or electronic component (1, 2a), and comprising detection means (2, 4) by which an electrical or thermal load of the component can be detected, wherein the detection means comprise a heat source (2) and means for the detection (4) of the heat output of the heat source, wherein the heat source is not formed by the component itself and is connected in series or in parallel to the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Lars CIESLAK, Pascal OTTO
  • Method and apparatus for data transfer via near field interaction
    Patent number: 9325380
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed. Data is provided at a first section. A second section is detected proximate the first section. The first section is wirelessly coupled with the second section. The data is transferred from the first section to the second section based, at least partially, on the wireless coupling. At least one of the first and the second sections includes a transmitting feature and/or a receiving feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Lars Cieslak, Jean-Baptiste Greuet, Xiao Xi Shi
  • VOLUME CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140185834
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a force sensor configured to determine a force exerted on the apparatus; and a volume controller configured to control a volume of an audio output dependent on the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Frömel, Lars Cieslak
  • Method and Apparatus for Data Transfer via Near Field Interaction
    Publication number: 20140187151
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed. Data is provided at a first section. A second section is detected proximate the first section. The first section is wirelessly coupled with the second section. The data is transferred from the first section to the second section based, at least partially, on the wireless coupling. At least one of the first and the second sections includes a transmitting feature and/or a receiving feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Lars Cieslak, Jean-Baptiste Greuet, Xiao Xi Shi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMOACOUSTIC COOLING
    Publication number: 20130312429
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising at least one transducer comprising a displacement component that is configured to move upon application of an electrical signal; a cavity in communication with the at least one transducer; and at least one thermodynamic member within the cavity configured to readily exchange heat with a cavity gas or fluid, wherein the transducer is configured to generate a standing wave within the cavity to transfer heat along the thermodynamic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Noki Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Greuet, Lars Cieslak