Patents by Inventor Marc André

Marc André 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).

  • Maintenance-free strap-down ship's gyro compass
    Patent number: 10900782
    Abstract: Method for operation of a strap-down ship's gyro compass for optimal calculation of position and course angle on a ship, with three rotational rate sensors each mutually aligned to each other at a right angle, and two nominally horizontally aligned orthogonal acceleration sensors, without required specification of the geographic latitude and/or of the speed of the ship, characterized by the steps: a. Preparation of a set of dynamic equations based on the angular velocity components detected by the rotational rate sensor, b. Preparation of a measured data equation based on the force components detected by the acceleration sensors, c. Determination of the properties of the lever arm between the strap-down ship's gyro compass and the point of rotation of the ship, and d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Anschutz GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Beyer, Andreas von Cysewski, Ulrich Mangold, Hendrik Schwab
  • Feeding Device for a Manipulator Arm Having at Least One Joint and Stiffening Device for Such a Feeding Device
    Publication number: 20210016435
    Abstract: A feeding device for a manipulator arm has at least one joint, in particular of an industrial robot, having a flexible cable package via which at least one process medium can be fed at least substantially along the end effector of the manipulator arm and having a flexibly slack guide cover element enclosing the cable package. A stiffening device having a holding device is provided, which is arranged in a fixed position on the flexibly slack guide cover element. At least one stiffening element held by the holding device is provided, which, in an activated state of the stiffening device, is acted upon by stiffening energy such that the flexibly slack guide cover element and consequently the cable package are stiffened by the stiffening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Juergen EHLEITER, Marc-Andre GRAEWER
  • Congestion avoidance in a slice-based network
    Patent number: 10897423
    Abstract: A system can reduce congestion in slice-based networks, such as a virtual service network (“VSN”). The system can include a monitoring module that communicates with agents on switches, such as routers or servers. The switches report telematics data to the monitoring module, which determines slice-specific performance attributes such as slice latency and slice throughput. These slice-specific performance attributes are compared against software license agreement (“SLA”) requirements. When the SLA is not met, the monitoring module can implement a new slice path for the slice to reduce the congestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Raja Kommula, Jeremy Tidemann, Constantine Polychronopoulos, Marc Andre Bordeleau, Edward Choh, Ojas Gupta, Robert Kidd, Georgios Oikonomou
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGER
    Publication number: 20210008987
    Abstract: A battery charger capable of receiving AC power and delivering both AC and DC power to an electric power storage battery in accordance to different embodiments disclosed herein using a rectifier circuit supplying the DC load and absorbing power as a five-level active rectifier with low harmonics on the AC input. In one aspect, the battery charger may have a bidirectional rectifier/inverter converter providing power conversion between a DC source and AC enabling the user to not only charge an electrical vehicle (“EV”) but also convert the energy charged in the EV/battery or solar panel to AC for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hani Vahedi, Marc-André Forget, Peter Ibrahim
  • Quality of service in virtual service networks
    Patent number: 10892994
    Abstract: A switch in a slice-based network can be used to enforce quality of service (“QoS”). Agents can run in the switches, such as in the core of each switch. The switches can sort ingress packets into slice-specific ingress queues in a slice-based pool. The slices can have different QoS prioritizations. A switch-wide policing algorithm can move the slice-specific packets to egress interfaces. Then, one or more user-defined egress policing algorithms can prioritize which packets are sent out into the network first based on slice classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Raja Kommula, Jeremy Tidemann, Constantine Polychronopoulos, Marc Andre Bordeleau, Edward Choh, Ojas Gupta, Robert Kidd, Georgios Oikonomou
  • Distributed global discovery servers in operational technology infrastructure
    Patent number: 10892950
    Abstract: Cloud-assisted computing systems, devices, and associated methods of global discovery services are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computing device of a processing plant in an operational technology (“OT”) infrastructure is configured to upon detecting a data server is connected to the OT network in a processing plant, collect, from the detected data server, data representing a configuration of the data server and transmit a registration request containing the collected data to a cloud computing system via a secure connection to register the detected data server as a data source in the OT infrastructure. The computing device can then receive a registration confirmation indicating that the configuration of the data server is stored in the cloud computing system and is discoverable by client devices at other processing plants in the OT infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Sherman, Martin Hans Anton Regen, Daniele Colonna, Johann Gschossmann, Marc-Andre Schier, Erich Martin Barnstedt
  • HORTICULTURE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION FACILITY USING SUCH HORTICULTURE LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210000020
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 ?mol/sec/m2 over a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: CELINE CATHERINE SARAH NICOLE, HANGFENG JI, CRISTINA TANASE, GABRIEL-EUGEN ONAC, MARC ANDRE PETERS
  • Bearing assembly with inner rings and method of alignment
    Patent number: 10876578
    Abstract: A bearing alignment assembly comprises an outer ring. An inner ring assembly is disposed radially inwardly of the outer ring and cooperating therewith to form a roller volume. The inner ring assembly has a forward inner ring and an adjacent aft inner ring cooperating to provide an inner surface of the inner ring assembly. The forward inner ring includes axial grooves extending axially along and circumferentially spaced around a forward portion of the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Cedric Poirier, Marc-Andre Pelletier, Michel Jean
  • Fusing disparity proposals in stereo matching
    Patent number: 10878590
    Abstract: Stereo image reconstruction can be achieved by fusing a plurality of proposal cost volumes computed from a pair of stereo images, using a predictive model operating on pixelwise feature vectors that include disparity and cost values sparsely sampled form the proposal cost volumes to compute disparity estimates for the pixels within the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sudipta Narayan Sinha, Marc André Léon Pollefeys, Johannes Lutz Schönberger
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPRINGENE
    Publication number: 20200399189
    Abstract: The application relates to a process for the production of alpha-springene (formula (I)) and beta-springene (formula (II)) from geranyl geranyl acetate (formula (III)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Raphael BEUMER, Werner BONRATH, Marc-André MUELLER, Bettina WUESTENBERG
  • PLY COAT RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A TIRE COMPRISING A PLY COAT RUBBER COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200399449
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a ply coat rubber composition for a tire ply comprises from 60 phr to 90 phr of natural rubber, from 10 phr to 40 phr of synthetic polyisoprene, from 30 phr to 80 phr of pre-silanized and precipitated silica, from 0.1 phr to 5 phr of a cobalt salt, up to 15 phr of carbon black, up to 5 phr of resin, and up to 8 phr of oil. Moreover, the invention is directed to a tire comprising such a rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Carolin Anna Welter, Jean-Claude Knepper, Marc-André Paulus, Betul Buehler, Dawn Michelle Johnson, Philippe Schmit, Vaibhav Nawale
  • CHEMOSELECTIVE THIOL-CONJUGATION WITH ALKENE OR ALKYNE-PHOSPHONOTHIOLATES AND - PHOSPHONATES
    Publication number: 20200390901
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel conjugates and processes for the preparation thereof. A process for the preparation of alkene- or alkyne-phosohonothiolates and -phosphonates comprises the step of: reacting a compound of formula (I) with a thiol-containing molecule of formula (II) wherein represents an amino acid, a peptide, a protein, an antibody, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide, a saccharide, a polysaccharide, a polymer, an optionally substituted C1-C8-alkyl, an optionally substituted phenyl, or an optionally substituted aromatic 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic system; resulting in a compound of formula (III).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christian HACKENBERGER, Alice Leonie BAUMANN, Marc-André KASPER, Stephen BYRNE, Jonas HELMA-SMETS, Heinrich LEONHARDT, Tina STOSCHECK, Marcus GERLACH, Dominik SCHUMACHER
  • IMAGE-BASED LOCALIZATION
    Publication number: 20200372672
    Abstract: A method for image-based localization includes, at a camera device, capturing a plurality of images of a real-world environment. A first set of image features are detected in a first image of the plurality of images. Before additional sets of image features are detected in other images of the plurality, the first set of image features is transmitted to a remote device configured to estimate a pose of the camera device based on image features detected in the plurality of images. As the additional sets of image features are detected in the other images of the plurality, the additional sets of image features are transmitted to the remote device. An estimated pose of the camera device is received from the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Lutz SCHONBERGER, Marc Andre Leon POLLEFEYS
  • COMPOSITION, POLYMER COMPOSITE ARTICLE FORMED THEREWITH, AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME
    Publication number: 20200369866
    Abstract: A composition and a method for preparing a polymer composite article. The composition comprises (A) a filler in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. %. The composition also comprises (B) a polymer in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. %, wherein the (B) polymer comprises a polyvinyl. Further, the composition comprises (C) an organopolysiloxane in an amount of from greater than 0 to 10 wt. %; the (C) organopolysiloxane having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxyl group and a viscosity of from 1,000 to 60,000 mPa·s at 25° C. The ranges for components (A)-(C) are based on the total weight of components (A), (B) and (C) in the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Keith BRUCE, Igor CHORVATH, Marc-Andre COURTEMANCHE, Jon V. DEGROOT, JR., Sean GAAL, Craig GROSS, Hailan GUO, James KEENIHAN, Shawn MEALEY, Scott MILLER, Tom PARSONS, Steven R. RAPACKI, Andrew SCHLADER, Cristina SERRAT, Lauren TONGE
  • CONGESTION AVOIDANCE IN A SLICE-BASED NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200366612
    Abstract: A system can reduce congestion in slice-based networks, such as a virtual service network (“VSN”). The system can include a monitoring module that communicates with agents on switches, such as routers or servers. The switches report telematics data to the monitoring module, which determines slice-specific performance attributes such as slice latency and slice throughput. These slice-specific performance attributes are compared against software license agreement (“SLA”) requirements. When the SLA is not met, the monitoring module can implement a new slice path for the slice to reduce the congestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Raja Kommula, Jeremy Tidemann, Constantine Polychronopoulos, Marc Andre Bordeleau, Edward Choh, Ojas Gupta, Robert Kidd, Georgios Oikonomou
  • CONGESTION AVOIDANCE IN A SLICE-BASED NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200366546
    Abstract: A system can reduce congestion in slice-based networks, such as a virtual service network (“VSN”). The system can include a monitoring module that communicates with agents on switches, such as routers or servers. The switches report telematics data to the monitoring module, which determines slice-specific performance attributes such as slice latency and slice throughput. These slice-specific performance attributes are compared against software license agreement (“SLA”) requirements. When the SLA is not met, the monitoring module can implement a new slice path for the slice to reduce the congestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Raja Kommula, Jeremy Tidemann, Constantine Polychronopoulos, Marc Andre Bordeleau, Edward Choh, Ojas Gupta, Robert Kidd, Georgios Oikonomou
  • FRAGMENT SYNTHESIS OF CYCLIC PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20200361944
    Abstract: There is described herein use of a compound of formula (I) below to make cyclic peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Manuel Perez VAZQUEZ, M. Monzur MORSHED, Jennifer L. HICKEY, Marc-André POUPART, Gaoqiang YANG, James GILLARD, Adam Paul KAFAL, Andrew L. ROUGHTON
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACUTE SOUND DETECTION AND REPRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20200365132
    Abstract: Earpieces and methods for acute sound detection and reproduction are provided. A method can include measuring an external ambient sound level (xASL), monitoring a change in the xASL for detecting an acute sound, estimating a proximity of the acute sound, and upon detecting the acute sound and its proximity, reproducing the acute sound within an ear canal, where the ear canal is at least partially occluded by an earpiece. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Staton Techiya LLC
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, John Usher, Marc Andre Boillot
  • SLICE-BASED ROUTING
    Publication number: 20200366607
    Abstract: in a slice-based network, switches can be programmed to perform routing functions based on a slice identifier. The switch can receive a packet and determine a slice identifier for the packet based on packet header information. The switch can use the slice identifier to determine a next hop. Using the slice identifier with a multi-path table, the switch can select an egress interface for sending the packet to the next hop. The multi-path table can ensure that traffic for a slice stays on the same interface link to the next hop, even when a link aggregation group (“LAG”) is used for creation of a virtual channel across multiple interfaces or ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Raja Kommula, Jeremy Tidemann, Constantine Polychronopoulos, Marc Andre Bordeleau, Edward Choh, Ojas Gupta, Robert Kidd, Georgios Oikonomou
  • Tube connector
    Patent number: D904578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Marc André Chabot, Christian Gosselin