Patents by Inventor Lars Hoffmann

Lars Hoffmann 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: 12165442
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for filtering operating scenarios during the operation of a vehicle. The method includes receiving at least one time series of data, storing time-ordered data points of the at least one time series of data in a first memory, generating a trace diagram for the time-ordered data points stored in the first memory, checking whether the trace diagram generated is new in comparison to one or more existing trace diagrams, and storing the time-ordered data points stored in the first memory, in a second memory if the trace diagram generated is new.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Antonia Reiter, Indrasen Raghupatruni, Maria Belen Bescos Del Castillo, Christian Bartelt, Guido Drechsel, Lars Hoffmann, Noah Metzger
  • Publication number: 20240328436
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hydraulically powering at least one consumer of a hydraulic system of an aircraft is disclosed including a first electrical power source and a first electrically driven motor pump (MPU1) electrically powered by the first electrical power source, a second electrical power source and a second electrically driven motor pump (MPU2) electrically powered by the second electrical power source (B), and a hydraulic power generation control which controls a supply of electrical energy from the first and second electrical power sources to the first and second motor pumps (MPU1, MPU2). A method is disclosed for determining the actual available electrical power (APA, APB) of each of the first and second electrical power sources and to set a load factor (UPA, UPB) of each motor pump in order to share a load to generate hydraulic power demanded from the at least one consumer between the first and second motor pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Lars HOFFMANN, Rolf GÖESSING, Martin HAMM
  • Publication number: 20240272873
    Abstract: A method is provided for re-masking from a Boolean mask to an arithmetic mask with a modulus (2m*p), in which m is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and p has at least one prime divisor unequal to 2, so that a carry is generated. The carry is masked or balanced to protect it against intrusion attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventor: Lars HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20240273663
    Abstract: A boat ramp occupancy indicator system having a server entity with database, a first input for receiving current weather and tidal information, a second input for receiving traffic information, and a plurality of smart phones having an end-user application operating therein. The system communicating with each one of the end-user applications operating on a smart phone. When a smart phone, operating the end-user application, is located at or near a selected boat ramp, the system sends a push notification to such user inquiring if the user is located at the boat ramp. The system determining, regardless of whether or not the user responds to the sent push notification, how busy the selected boat ramp is. The system, based upon how busy the selected boat ramp is determined to be, sending out informative notifications to other users who have designated the select boat ramp as a favorite boat ramp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLC
    Inventors: Lars HOFFMANN, Daniel BIEFELD
  • Patent number: 11967100
    Abstract: A navigational system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Traub, Gabriela Jager, Lars Hoffmann, Andrew Orvieto
  • Patent number: 11787325
    Abstract: A navigational system for guiding a boat onto a trailer comprising at least a portion of a tow vehicle which forms a natural marker for the navigation system. A camera is located on the boat to assist the navigational system with aligning a longitudinal axis of the boat with a longitudinal axis of the trailer. A central vertical (mid) axis of the camera is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the boat. An image processing unit receives and processes images from the camera. The image processing unit, based upon a determination of a position of the central vertical (mid) axis of the camera relative to a target area of the detected natural marker, generating guidance commands to assist a user with alignment of the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer and thereby facilitate proper loading of the boat onto the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Traub, Gabriela Jager, Lars Hoffmann, Andrew Orvieto
  • Publication number: 20230041237
    Abstract: A method for key generation is arranged in a client processor device, by means of which a second public client key Pc? of the client is generated. The public key Pc? is formed by a calculation, or sequence of calculations, which does not contain any operation whose result depends exclusively on the nonce s and at least one public value, or the public key Pc? being formed by a calculation, or sequence of calculations, where into each operation in which the nonce s enters, at least one non-public value enters the first private client key kc or the second private client key kc?, for example as a result of the calculation Pc?=(kc?·s)·G+(kc?·kc)·Pt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Markus BOCKES, Ludger HEMME, Lars HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 11524711
    Abstract: A method of mounting a rail monitoring member/element at a mounting location of a rail for rail traffic, in particular on a railway track, is disclosed. The rail monitoring member includes a strain sensor member with a carrier on which a strain gauge, being an optical fiber with a fiber Bragg grating, is fixed. The method steps include: determination of the temperature of the rail and/or rail monitoring member at the mounting location; checking whether the determined temperature is within a predefined temperature interval; providing heating or cooling application to the rail and/or rail monitoring member at the mounting location, if the determined temperature is not within the predefined temperature interval; positioning and adhesively fixing of the carrier of the rail monitoring member at the mounting location. The method can be carried out easily and allows reliable and accurate monitoring of the rail using a strain sensor member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schicker, Lars Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20220371503
    Abstract: A navigational system for guiding a boat onto a trailer comprising at least a portion of a tow vehicle which forms a natural marker for the navigation system. A camera is located on the boat to assist the navigational system with aligning a longitudinal axis of the boat with a longitudinal axis of the trailer. A central vertical (mid) axis of the camera is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the boat. An image processing unit receives and processes images from the camera. The image processing unit, based upon a determination of a position of the central vertical (mid) axis of the camera relative to a target area of the detected natural marker, generating guidance commands to assist a user with alignment of the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer and thereby facilitate proper loading of the boat onto the trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan TRAUB, Gabriela JAGER, Lars HOFFMANN, Andrew ORVIETO
  • Publication number: 20220292888
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for filtering operating scenarios during the operation of a vehicle. The method includes receiving at least one time series of data, storing time-ordered data points of the at least one time series of data in a first memory, generating a trace diagram for the time-ordered data points stored in the first memory, checking whether the trace diagram generated is new in comparison to one or more existing trace diagrams, and storing the time-ordered data points stored in the first memory, in a second memory if the trace diagram generated is new.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Antonia Reiter, Indrasen Raghupatruni, Maria Belen Bescos Del Castillo, Christian Bartelt, Guido Drechsel, Lars Hoffmann, Noah Metzger
  • Publication number: 20220281569
    Abstract: A system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan TRAUB, Gabriela JAGER, Lars HOFFMANN, Andrew ORVIETO
  • Patent number: 11405190
    Abstract: A method for setting up a subscriber identity module for agreeing one or several exchange keys, between a subscriber identity module and a provisioning server includes generating one or several exchange keys from keys of the provisioning server and of the subscriber identity module on a production server and are transmitted into the subscriber identity module and stored, so that the subscriber identity module is put particularly into a state as though it had generated the exchange keys itself. In a method for agreeing one or several exchange keys, between a subscriber identity module and a provisioning server, the subscriber identity module sends its public key to the provisioning server, which subsequently generates the exchange keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Gabriel Goller, Sven Bauer, Jürgen Pulkus, Lars Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20220234490
    Abstract: A navigational system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan TRAUB, Gabriela JAGER, Lars HOFFMANN, Andrew ORVIETO
  • Patent number: 11391281
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a pumping system for at least one aquatic application. The pumping system includes a pump, a motor coupled to the pump, and a controller in communication with the motor. The controller is configured to store a timeout time value. The controller is also configured to initiate a pump priming process and subsequently initiate a timeout counter to begin counting a counter time value. The controller is configured to initiate a timeout interrupt routine that interrupts the pump priming process when the counter time value exceeds the timeout time value. The timeout interrupt routine includes shutting down the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Danfoss Power Electronics A/S
    Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, Jr., Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Gert Kjaer, Florin Lungeanu
  • Patent number: 11386239
    Abstract: A method for the transition is provided from a Boolean masking of a value to be kept secret to an additive masking of the value to be kept secret. The value to be kept secret is present in the Boolean masking as a representation masked with a first Boolean mask and a second Boolean mask. A first additive mask and a second additive mask are determined for the value to be kept secret. A first masking transition is executed in which the first Boolean mask is converted into the first additive mask. A second masking transition is executed in which the obfuscation value is converted into an additive correction value, and a third masking transition is executed in which the second Boolean mask is converted into the second additive mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Pulkus, Lars Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11345376
    Abstract: A method for assembling a strain gauge arrangement for an axle counter, includes: a strain sensor element; a carrier, to which the strain sensor element is fastened; and a railroad track structure to be monitored. When the carrier is fastened to the structure at least a part of it is kept in an elastically deformed state. The carrier is embodied with a first carrier piece opposing a second carrier piece. The strain sensor element is fastened to the first carrier piece with a first fixing point, to the second carrier piece with a second fixing point, and to neither the first nor the second carrier piece with a central section between the fixing points. At least the part of the carrier is elastically braced by means of a bracing element for when adhesively bonding to the structure to be monitored. Thereafter the bracing element is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schicker, Kassen Oldewurtel, Rainer Klemm, Florian Muschaweckh, Lars Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11073155
    Abstract: A method of operating a pumping system for an aquatic application based upon performance of multiple water operations is disclosed. The method includes providing a pump and a motor coupled to the pump, and a controller including a variable speed drive that is in communication with the motor. The method also includes: operating the motor in accordance with a first water operation, wherein the first water operation includes a first start time, end time, and water flow rate; operating the motor in accordance with a second water operation, wherein the second water operation includes a second start time, end time, and water flow rate; and altering the first water operation in response to performance of the second water operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Danfoss Power Electronics A/S
    Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, Jr., Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Ronald B. Robol, Christopher R. Yahnker, Einar Kjartan Runarsson
  • Publication number: 20210164477
    Abstract: A pumping system including a pump, a motor coupled to the pump, an automation system, and a pump controller located remotely from the automation system. The pump controller is coupled to at least one pump and the motor, and the pump controller is in digital communication with the motor, the automation system, and at least one auxiliary device. The pump controller transmits data to, and receives data from, the automation system and at least one auxiliary device over at least one communication link and operates the motor based on information entered into the automation system and received from the automation system. The pump controller selectively alters an operation of the motor based on the information received from one of the automation system or parameters received from the at least one auxiliary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, JR., Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Ronald B. Robol, Christopher R. Yahnker, Daniel J. Hruby, Kevin Murphy, Edward Brown, David MacCallum, Dennis Dunn, Kenneth N. Clack, Einar Kjartan Runarsson, Alberto Morando
  • Publication number: 20210146971
    Abstract: A method for assembling a strain gauge arrangement for an axle counter, includes: a strain sensor element; a carrier, to which the strain sensor element is fastened; and a railroad track structure to be monitored. When the carrier is fastened to the structure at least a part of it is kept in an elastically deformed state. The carrier is embodied with a first carrier piece opposing a second carrier piece. The strain sensor element is fastened to the first carrier piece with a first fixing point, to the second carrier piece with a second fixing point, and to neither the first nor the second carrier piece with a central section between the fixing points. At least the part of the carrier is elastically braced by means of a bracing element for when adhesively bonding to the structure to be monitored. Thereafter the bracing element is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schicker, Kassen Oldewurtel, Rainer Klemm, Florian Muschaweckh, Lars Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20210108643
    Abstract: An auxiliary device control system for a pool or spa. The auxiliary device control system includes a control system with a user interface, a pump coupled to a swimming pool and a motor coupled to the pump, a filter arrangement, a heater, a water dispersion device, a chlorinator having a chlorinator communication panel, and a lighting device. The pump has an onboard pump controller. The heater has a heater communication panel. The control system is configured to be communicatively coupled to the onboard pump controller, the heater communication panel, the water dispersion device, the chlorinator communication panel, and the lighting device. The user interface includes an LCD display configured to receive input parameters associated with the pump, the heater, the water dispersion device, the chlorinator, the lighting device, and a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, JR., Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Ronald B. Robol, Christopher R. Yahnker, Daniel J. Hruby, Kevin Murphy, Edward Brown, David MacCallum, Dennis Dunn, Kenneth N. Clack, Einar Kjartan Runarsson, Alberto Morando