Patents by Inventor Markus Ludwig

Markus Ludwig 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: 11912116
    Abstract: A tarpaulin superstructure is provided for use with a movable substructure, such as a truck, a trailer, a semitrailer, a railway wagon, a dump truck, or a container. The tarpaulin superstructure includes a top frame to which a tarpaulin made of weather-resistant material can be attached, where the top frame has multiple struts which can be moved along one or more guides, and where the end of the top frame has an end runner which can be raised to open the superstructure and lowered to close the superstructure. A tarpaulin superstructure is also provided where the end runner is not lifted by the airstream, as an air deflection part is arranged at an end of the end runner so that the airstream is converted into a force in the closing direction of the end runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: EUROPEAN TRAILER SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Leukers, Mathias Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11858080
    Abstract: A changing device for rotary indexing tables has a stand component (12) used as a base component. Through the stand component (12) a shaft (18) passes defining the axis of rotation of tables (2) rotatable by an electric motor which having an interface (20) for coupling concerned tables (2). Tables 2 can be fixed in predeterminable rotational positions relative to a table unit (8) by a clamping device (60). At least two table units (8), differing from each other at least with respect to their clamping devices (60), together with their assigned table (2) as exchange components can be fixed in an interchangeable manner on the base component for their operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOLIBRI BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Matthias Beck, Markus Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11607764
    Abstract: A device creates a clamping between clamping surfaces (24, 26) facing each other and forming a frictional engagement between each other, on a stationary body (2) and a body (4) that can be moved relative the stationary body (2), in particular in the form of a rotary indexing table. A power drive (40) that can be actuated by a fluid pressure is provided for creating a clamping force effective between the clamping surfaces (24, 26). For forming pairs of clamping surfaces (24, 26) interacting with each other a pack of lamellas lying upon each other is provided, formed from stationary disks (24) connected to the stationary body (2) and from movable disks (26) connected to the movable body (4). The power drive (40) can be used to apply a pressing force to the disks (24, 26) in a clamping area (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAUTER FEINMECHANIK GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Beck, Kurt Birk, Manuel Keppeler, Markus Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11568416
    Abstract: A method for identification of malicious internet content and campaigns is provided. The method extracts a cryptocurrency indicator within a compromised data set and inserts the cryptocurrency indicator into a threat intelligence database. The method identifies a set of cryptocurrency transactions associated with the cryptocurrency indicator. From the cryptocurrency indicator and the set of cryptocurrency transactions, the method generates a transaction graph with a set of features representing the set of cryptocurrency transactions. The method modifies the threat intelligence database with at least a portion of the transaction graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Ludwig, Marc Noske, Dirk Harz, Johannes Noll, Martin Steigemann
  • Patent number: 11479843
    Abstract: A method for hardening a metal component includes the steps: hating the metal component to a first temperature between 750° C. and 1100° C.; increasing the carbon content in the metal component by applying a carbon donor gas to the metal component at the first temperature; cooling the metal component to a second temperature which is by 40° C. to 100° C. lower than the first temperature; increasing the nitrogen content in the metal component by applying a nitrogen donor gas to the metal component at the second temperature; cooling the metal component to ambient temperature, wherein a sintered component is used as the metal component and, after increasing the nitrogen content in the sintered component and prior to cooling the sintered component to ambient temperature, the sintered component is heated to a third temperature which is by 50° C. to 250° C. higher than the second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Miba Sinter Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Pohn, Markus Ludwig-Etzlstorfer
  • Patent number: 11366042
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices and methods for investigating crystallization and/or for controlling a reaction or a phase transition are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a reservoir layer; a membrane disposed on the reservoir layer; a wetting control layer disposed on the membrane; and a storage layer disposed on the wetting control layer, wherein the wetting control layer and the storage layer define a microfluidic channel comprising an upstream portion, a downstream portion, a first fluid path in communication with the upstream and the downstream portions, and a storage well positioned within the first fluid path, wherein the wetting control layer includes a fluid passageway in communication with the storage well and the membrane, and wherein the wetting control layer wets a first fluid introduced into the microfluidic channel, the first fluid comprising a hydrophilic, lipophilic, fluorophilic or gas phase as the continuous phase in the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Brandeis University
    Inventors: Seth Fraden, Michael Heymann, Markus Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11290472
    Abstract: A network-accessible cyber-threat security analytics service is configured to receive and respond to requests that originate as name queries to a Domain Name System (DNS) service. Threat intelligence information provided by the service is organized into threat intelligence zones that correspond to zones exposed via the DNS service. Upon receipt of a DNS query, the query having been generated by an application seeking access to threat intelligence data exposed by the service, the query is translated into a DNS zone-specific API request based on the type of threat intelligence information sought. The zone-specific API request is then used to retrieve the requested threat intelligence information from a threat intelligence database. The requested threat intelligence information is then returned to the application by being encoded as part of a response to the DNS query. In this manner, the DNS protocol is leverage to facilitate highly-efficient access and retrieval of threat intelligence information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Ludwig, Volker Vogeley, Marc Noske, Matthias Bartelt, Johannes Noll, Marc-André Isenberg, Uwe Küllmar
  • Publication number: 20220074036
    Abstract: A method for hardening a metal component includes the steps: hating the metal component to a first temperature between 750° C. and 1100° C.; increasing the carbon content in the metal component by applying a carbon donor gas to the metal component at the first temperature; cooling the metal component to a second temperature which is by 40° C. to 100° C. lower than the first temperature; increasing the nitrogen content in the metal component by applying a nitrogen donor gas to the metal component at the second temperature; cooling the metal component to ambient temperature, wherein a sintered component is used as the metal component and, after increasing the nitrogen content in the sintered component and prior to cooling the sintered component to ambient temperature, the sintered component is heated to a third temperature which is by 50° C. to 250° C. higher than the second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Miba Sinter Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel POHN, Markus LUDWIG-ETZLSTORFER
  • Publication number: 20210299811
    Abstract: A device for creating a clamping between clamping surfaces (24, 26) facing each other and forming a frictional engagement between each other, on a stationary body (2) and a body (4) that can be moved relative thereto, in particular in the form of a rotary indexing table, wherein a power drive (40) that can be actuated by a pressure means is provided for creating a clamping force effective between the clamping surfaces (24, 26), is characterized in that for forming pairs of clamping surfaces (24, 26) interacting with each other a pack of lamellas lying upon each other is provided, formed from stationary disks (24) connected to the stationary body (2) and from movable disks (26) connected to the movable body (4), and in that the power drive (40) can be used to apply a pressing force to the disks (24, 26) in a clamping area (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias BECK, Kurt BIRK, Manuel KEPPELER, Markus LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20210283737
    Abstract: 1. Changing device for rotary indexing tables. 2. A changing device for rotary indexing tables, having a stand component (12), which is used as a base component and through which a shaft (18) passes, which defines the axis of rotation of tables (2) rotatable by an electric motor and which has an interface (20) for coupling concerned tables (2), which can be fixed in predeterminable rotational positions relative to an respective assigned table unit (8) by means of a clamping device (60), wherein at least two table units (8), differing from each other at least with respect to their clamping devices (60), together with their assigned table (2) as exchange components can be fixed in an interchangeable manner on the base component for their operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias BECK, Markus LUDWIG
  • Patent number: 11070588
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement a malicious activity response system (MARS) that automatically identifies and handles malicious activities within the data processing system. The MARS identifies threat intelligence associated with characteristics of malicious activity. The MARS forms a hypothesis for the malicious attack to identify a malicious attack that is occurring. The MARS identifies a trap for use in isolating the malicious activity; deploys the trap and automatically reconfiguring a network associated with the data processing system such that the malicious activity is routed to the trap thereby isolating the malicious activity, observes a behavior of the malicious activity within the trap; and extracts features associated with the malicious activity in the trap. The MARS then utilizes the extracted features to improve an operation of the malicious activity response system in handling future malicious activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Ludwig, Johannes Noll, Marc Noske, Matthias Seul, Volker Vogeley
  • Publication number: 20210164870
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices and methods for investigating crystallization and/or for controlling a reaction or a phase transition are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a reservoir layer; a membrane disposed on the reservoir layer; a wetting control layer disposed on the membrane; and a storage layer disposed on the wetting control layer, wherein the wetting control layer and the storage layer define a microfluidic channel comprising an upstream portion, a downstream portion, a first fluid path in communication with the upstream and the downstream portions, and a storage well positioned within the first fluid path, wherein the wetting control layer includes a fluid passageway in communication with the storage well and the membrane, and wherein the wetting control layer wets a first fluid introduced into the microfluidic channel, the first fluid comprising a hydrophilic, lipophilic, fluorophilic or gas phase as the continuous phase in the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Seth Fraden, Michael Heymann, Markus Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11025784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roaming method for an electrical charging system with at least two subsystems. In the method, a charging data set is received through a communication module of a gateway device from a charging station assigned to the gateway device. The charging data set is forwarded by a peer-to-peer module assigned to the gateway device to a peer-to-peer application of a peer-to-peer network, and a roaming action is controlled by a roaming controlling means of the peer-to-peer application executed by at least a part of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network based on the received charging data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: innogy Innovation GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Stöcker, Torsten Dahmen, Markus Ludwig Rothkeppel, Ulrich Grepel
  • Publication number: 20210092134
    Abstract: A network-accessible cyber-threat security analytics service is configured to receive and respond to requests that originate as name queries to a Domain Name System (DNS) service. Threat intelligence information provided by the service is organized into threat intelligence zones that correspond to zones exposed via the DNS service. Upon receipt of a DNS query, the query having been generated by an application seeking access to threat intelligence data exposed by the service, the query is translated into a DNS zone-specific API request based on the type of threat intelligence information sought. The zone-specific API request is then used to retrieve the requested threat intelligence information from a threat intelligence database. The requested threat intelligence information is then returned to the application by being encoded as part of a response to the DNS query. In this manner, the DNS protocol is leverage to facilitate highly-efficient access and retrieval of threat intelligence information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Ludwig, Volker Vogeley, Marc Noske, Matthias Bartelt, Johannes Noll, Marc-André Isenberg, Uwe Küllmar
  • Patent number: 10942095
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices and methods for investigating crystallization and/or for controlling a reaction or a phase transition are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a reservoir layer; a membrane disposed on the reservoir layer; a wetting control layer disposed on the membrane; and a storage layer disposed on the wetting control layer, wherein the wetting control layer and the storage layer define a microfluidic channel comprising an upstream portion, a downstream portion, a first fluid path in communication with the upstream and the downstream portions, and a storage well positioned within the first fluid path, wherein the wetting control layer includes a fluid passageway in communication with the storage well and the membrane, and wherein the wetting control layer wets a first fluid introduced into the microfluidic channel, the first fluid comprising a hydrophilic, lipophilic, fluorophilic or gas phase as the continuous phase in the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Brandeis University
    Inventors: Seth Fraden, Michael Heymann, Markus Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20200402061
    Abstract: A method for identification of malicious internet content and campaigns is provided. The method extracts a cryptocurrency indicator within a compromised data set and inserts the cryptocurrency indicator into a threat intelligence database. The method identifies a set of cryptocurrency transactions associated with the cryptocurrency indicator. From the cryptocurrency indicator and the set of cryptocurrency transactions, the method generates a transaction graph with a set of features representing the set of cryptocurrency transactions. The method modifies the threat intelligence database with at least a portion of the transaction graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Ludwig, Marc Noske, Dirk Harz, Johannes Noll, Martin Steigemann
  • Publication number: 20190379696
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement a malicious activity response system (MARS) that automatically identifies and handles malicious activities within the data processing system. The MARS identifies threat intelligence associated with characteristics of malicious activity. The MARS forms a hypothesis for the malicious attack to identify a malicious attack that is occurring. The MARS identifies a trap for use in isolating the malicious activity; deploys the trap and automatically reconfiguring a network associated with the data processing system such that the malicious activity is routed to the trap thereby isolating the malicious activity, observes a behavior of the malicious activity within the trap; and extracts features associated with the malicious activity in the trap. The MARS then utilizes the extracted features to improve an operation of the malicious activity response system in handling future malicious activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Ludwig, Johannes Noll, Marc Noske, Matthias Seul, Volker Vogeley
  • Publication number: 20190346347
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices and methods for investigating crystallization and/or for controlling a reaction or a phase transition are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a reservoir layer; a membrane disposed on the reservoir layer; a wetting control layer disposed on the membrane; and a storage layer disposed on the wetting control layer, wherein the wetting control layer and the storage layer define a microfluidic channel comprising an upstream portion, a downstream portion, a first fluid path in communication with the upstream and the downstream portions, and a storage well positioned within the first fluid path, wherein the wetting control layer includes a fluid passageway in communication with the storage well and the membrane, and wherein the wetting control layer wets a first fluid introduced into the microfluidic channel, the first fluid comprising a hydrophilic, lipophilic, fluorophilic or gas phase as the continuous phase in the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Seth Fraden, Michael Heymann, Markus Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20190295045
    Abstract: A raw material and/or recycling system, including at least one tagging unit configured to provide at least one recyclable material element with at least one identifier. The system also includes at least one first peer-to-peer module assigned to the tagging unit and at least one peer-to-peer network having at least one peer-to-peer application. The first peer-to-peer module is configured to provide the provided identifier and at least one status parameter data set related to the recyclable material element to the peer-to-peer application. The peer-to-peer application includes at least one registering means executable upon provision of the provided identifier by at least a part of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network. The registering means is configured to register at least the recyclable material element by storing at least the provided identifier and the provided status parameter data set in at least one registry storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: innogy Innovation GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Stöcker, Philipp Limbourg, Markus Ludwig Rothkeppel
  • Patent number: 10365188
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices and methods for investigating crystallization and/or for controlling a reaction or a phase transition are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a reservoir layer; a membrane disposed on the reservoir layer; a wetting control layer disposed on the membrane; and a storage layer disposed on the wetting control layer, wherein the wetting control layer and the storage layer define a microfluidic channel comprising an upstream portion, a downstream portion, a first fluid path in communication with the upstream and the downstream portions, and a storage well positioned within the first fluid path, wherein the wetting control layer includes a fluid passageway in communication with the storage well and the membrane, and wherein the wetting control layer wets a first fluid introduced into the microfluidic channel, the first fluid comprising a hydrophilic, lipophilic, fluorophilic or gas phase as the continuous phase in the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Brandeis University
    Inventors: Seth Fraden, Michael Heymann, Markus Ludwig