Patents by Inventor Marco Franz

Marco Franz 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: 11959461
    Abstract: A method for controlling wind turbines of a wind farm is disclosed. The wind farm is positioned at a site which includes one or more turbulence generating structures, such as hills, valleys, trees or buildings. A wind direction at the site of the wind farm is detected, and one or more upstream wind turbines and one or more downstream wind turbines are identified, based on the detected wind direction, where each of the upstream wind turbines is arranged in front of one or more of the downstream wind turbines, as seen in the wind direction. If it is detected that turbulent wind conditions are occurring, based on measurements performed by the wind turbines of the wind farm, then at least one of the upstream wind turbines is controlled based on measurements performed by at least one wind turbine which is a downstream wind turbine relative to the upstream wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Marco Frank, Michael Franz, Gernot Schelch
  • Patent number: 11170656
    Abstract: A method for predicting a low visibility set-up option for an airport moving map includes determining a visibility at a particular airport and predicting a low visibility set-up option for an airport moving map for the particular airport in response to the visibility being below a predetermined value. The method also includes retrieving from a data storage device the low visibility set-up option for the airport moving map in response to predicting the low visibility set-up. The method additionally includes applying the low visibility set-up option to the airport moving map for the particular airport. The method further includes presenting the airport moving map on a display including geospatial low visibility information based on the low visibility set-up option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marco Franz Gärtner, Daniel Artic
  • Publication number: 20200168109
    Abstract: A method for predicting a low visibility set-up option for an airport moving map includes determining a visibility at a particular airport and predicting a low visibility set-up option for an airport moving map for the particular airport in response to the visibility being below a predetermined value. The method also includes retrieving from a data storage device the low visibility set-up option for the airport moving map in response to predicting the low visibility set-up. The method additionally includes applying the low visibility set-up option to the airport moving map for the particular airport. The method further includes presenting the airport moving map on a display including geospatial low visibility information based on the low visibility set-up option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Marco Franz Gärtner, Daniel Artic
  • Patent number: 9188448
    Abstract: A system for determining an anchoring location of a marine vessel. The system includes a first computing device configured to capture location data of the marine vessel along a route of the marine vessel, and a second computing device. The second computing device including a memory area, a location component that determines location data of a marine vessel, and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive, from the first computing device, the location data of the marine vessel, determine, from the location data, a location along a route of the marine vessel that the marine vessel traveled a distance less than a maximum threshold distance over a predefined period of time, and identify the location along the route of the marine vessel that the marine vessel traveled a distance less than the anchoring threshold distance over the predefined period of time as an anchoring location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Merien Fueller, Andre Lutz, Marco Franz Gärtner, Andreas Godehart
  • Publication number: 20140142845
    Abstract: A system for determining an anchoring location of a marine vessel. The system includes a first computing device configured to capture location data of the marine vessel along a route of the marine vessel, and a second computing device. The second computing device including a memory area, a location component that determines location data of a marine vessel, and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive, from the first computing device, the location data of the marine vessel, determine, from the location data, a location along a route of the marine vessel that the marine vessel traveled a distance less than a maximum threshold distance over a predefined period of time, and identify the location along the route of the marine vessel that the marine vessel traveled a distance less than the anchoring threshold distance over the predefined period of time as an anchoring location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Merien Fueller, Andre Lutz, Marco Franz Gärtner, Andreas Godehart
  • Patent number: 6533866
    Abstract: To control the distance between an adhesive application device and a joining surface during the application of a bead of adhesive, the distance between the application nozzle and the joining surface is measured with the aid of a contactless measurement method, and application nozzle and joining surface are moved with respect to one another in such a way that the distance measured value lies within a predetermined, adjustable range of values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Marco Franz, Jürgen Schuhmann