Patents by Inventor Markus Schmid
Markus Schmid 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).
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Publication number: 20240128080Abstract: The present invention provides compound semiconductor layered structures comprising a semiconductor substrate having a bottom layer and a top layer; and a semiconductor film on top of said semiconductor substrate, said semiconductor film comprising a bottom layer, a core and a top layer, whereby said bottom layer of said semiconductor film is in contact with said top surface of said semiconductor substrate, and wherein said top layer is nonporous. Preferred compound semiconductors further comprise a semiconductor overlayer having a bottom surface layer and a top surface layer, whereby said bottom surface layer of said second semiconductor layer is in contact with said top layer of said semiconductor film. The present invention also provides process for preparing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Markus LEITGEB, Ben DEPUYDT, Georg PFUSTERSCHMIED, Ulrich SCHMID
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Publication number: 20240123650Abstract: Handheld power tools with kickback detection and methods of detecting a kickback condition of a handheld power tool are disclosed herein. The methods include moving an implement of the handheld power tool within an implement motion plane and in detecting motion of the handheld power tool. The methods also include determining that the kickback condition exists based, at least in part, on the motion of the handheld power tool. In some embodiments, the handheld power tool is a circular saw that includes a user-actuated assembly. The user-actuated assembly includes a motion sensor, a controller, and a motor. The circular saw also includes a workpiece support and a pivot. The motion sensor is configured to detect acceleration along an acceleration detection axis that extends a threshold pivot axis-acceleration axis distance of at most 4 cm from a pivot axis of the pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Festool GmbHInventors: Dominik Hilpert, Markus Schmid, Harald Ruhland, Stefan Staib, Christian Schock, Markus Wildermuth, Matthias Kübeler
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Patent number: 11953888Abstract: A production cell includes: at least one robot arranged to handle products; at least one buffer area for intermediate storage of products inside the production cell; a vision system with cameras arranged to determine, based on images from the cameras, the identity and the location of objects in the production cell a plurality of production modules, each production module comprising at least one Hardware Module configured to process products; and a plurality of module attachment locations, each module attachment location being configured to connect with an interface section of a production module through at least a physical connection and a power connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Kilian Iannucci, Alexandra Krause, Markus Andreas Müller, Martin Helmer, Peter Barmettler
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Publication number: 20240067235Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle (1) comprising a first passenger car and a powerpack (2) having a longitudinal axis, the powerpack (2) and the passenger car being coupled together. The powerpack (2) comprises at least one fuel cell (20) and at least one fuel tank (21) having a fuel tank valve (33). The powerpack (2) is mounted on at least one bogie. The rail vehicle (1) comprises at least one driven bogie which can be supplied with electrical energy from the fuel cell (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: STADLER RAIL AGInventors: Stefan JENNI, Marc WAGNIÈRE, Fabian SUTER, Thomas KÄGI, Beat SCHMID, Stefan BERNSDORF, Markus WEBER, Robert JONES, Chee Wee TOH, David WILLIAMS
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Publication number: 20230278251Abstract: Safety brakes for circular saw blades, circular saws that include the safety brakes, and methods of operating circular saws are disclosed herein. The safety brakes include a sensor assembly, a brake assembly, and an actuator assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to detect an actuation parameter and to generate a trigger signal responsive to detection of the actuation parameter. The brake assembly includes a brake cam and a brake pad. The brake cam is configured to selectively transition between a disengaged configuration and an engaged configuration and is configured to operatively engage a planar side surface of the circular saw blade. The brake pad includes a pad friction material and is positioned such that the pad friction material faces toward the brake cam. The actuator assembly is configured to selectively transition the brake cam from the disengaged configuration to the engaged configuration responsive to receipt of the trigger signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Jeremy Burke, Christian Schock, Markus Schmid, Matthias Dennis Kübeler, Felix Theurer
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Patent number: 11723715Abstract: A branch of an instrument comprising a metal part, which is embodied in one piece seamlessly, which comprises the electrode support as well as the electrode plate and connection webs. Preferably, this metal part is produced in an additive production method, for example selective laser melting (SLM). The branches are suitable for instruments for open surgery as well as for laparoscopic and flexible endoscopic instruments.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Volker Mayer, Achim Brodbeck, Markus Schmid
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Patent number: 11701723Abstract: A power tool with a rotatable tool designed as a saw blade or a milling cutter, including a sensor device for detecting a mechanical quantity, the mechanical quantity having a force, an acceleration, a velocity, a deflection, a deformation and/or a mechanical stress, and the mechanical quantity being dependent on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device communicatively coupled to the sensor device, which control device is adapted to recognize a kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity, where the control device is adapted to selectively determine a first recognition function or a second recognition function different from the first recognition function based on a function determination information, and to perform the recognition of the kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity using the determined recognition function.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: FESTOOL GMBHInventors: Markus Schmid, Marc Rusch
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Patent number: 11697200Abstract: A power tool, including a support structure, a pivot bearing arranged on the support structure, a shaft mounted on the support structure via the pivot bearing, a rotatable tool coupled to the shaft, in particular a saw blade, milling cutter or grinding wheel, a strain gauge arrangement for detecting a mechanical quantity which depends on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device which is adapted to recognize an event and/or a state of the power tool according to the detected mechanical quantity. The strain gauge arrangement is arranged on a stationary structure section coupled in a force-transmitting manner to the pivot bearing and is not arranged on the pivot bearing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: FESTOOL GMBHInventors: Marc Rusch, Markus Schmid
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Patent number: 11693444Abstract: An adaptive operating device (1) has at least one operating area (2) with at least one manually operable operating element (3). At least one of the operating elements (3) is arranged on an operating module (4) formed as a cylinder (5) rotatably mounted in the operating area (2). The operating device (1) further includes a configuration device (6) which, by changing the rotational position of the operating module (4) and/or changing the functionality of the operating element (3), configures the at least one operating element (3) in such a way that a movement of the operating element (3) corresponds to an identical movement of an item of work equipment (9) which is attached when in use.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: ELOBAU GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ingmar Stöhr, Timo Schempp, Andreas Kaufmann, Markus Schmid
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Patent number: 11659837Abstract: Described herein are mixtures including as active components at least one specific nitrification inhibitor (compound I) and at least one urease inhibitor (compound II). Also described herein are a method for improving the nitrification-inhibiting effect, or for increasing the health of a plant using mixtures of at least one compound I and at least one compound II and a method of using the mixtures comprising compounds I and compounds II for increasing the health of a plant. Also described herein are agrochemical compositions including these mixtures. Also described herein is plant propagation material including these mixtures or these agrochemical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Barbara Nave, Gregor Pasda, Alexander Wissemeier, Maarten Staal, Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Markus Schmid, Wolfram Zerulla, Daniella Lohe, Sascha Shuxia Zhu, Wolfgang Weigelt, Manuel Daumann
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Publication number: 20230063109Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures comprising a carrier A comprising a compound I (first nitrification inhibitor) and a carrier B optionally comprising a compound II (second nitrification inhibitor), wherein the compound I (first nitrification inhibitor) and the compound II (second nitrification inhibitor) are both selected from the group consisting of different nitrification inhibitors; to a method for improving the nitrification-inhibiting effect, or for increasing the health of a plant using mixtures of one compound I and one compound II; to the use of mixtures comprising compounds I and compounds II for increasing the health of a plant; to agrochemical compositions comprising these mixtures; and to plant propagation material, comprising these mixtures or these agrochemical compositions. The present invention especially relates to mixtures comprising DMPSA and DMP/DMPP.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Gregor Pasda, Markus Schmid, Manfred Stern, Daniella Lohe, Maarten Staal, Uwe Thiel, Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Manuel Knauer
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Publication number: 20230052403Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures comprising a solid carrier comprising an urease inhibitor and a further solid carrier comprising a nitrification inhibitor such as 3,4-dimethyl pyrazole phosphate (DMPP) or 2-(3,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl) succinic acid (DMPSA), to a method for improving the nitrification-inhibiting effect, or for increasing the health of a plant using mixtures of at least one compound I and at least one compound II; to the use of mixtures comprising compounds I and compounds II for increasing the health of a plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Gregor Pasda, Markus Schmid, Manfred Stern, Daniella Lohe, Maarten Staal, Uwe Thiel, Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Manuel Knauer
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Patent number: 11534902Abstract: A handheld power tool with a rotatable tool, in which the handheld power tool is a saw blade or milling cutter. The handheld power tool includes a sensor device for detecting a mechanical vector quantity. The mechanical vector quantity includes a force, an acceleration, a velocity, a deflection, a deformation and/or a mechanical stress and the mechanical vector quantity depends on a force emanating from the handheld tool. The handheld power tool also includes a control device which is communicatively coupled to the sensor device and is adapted to recognize an event and/or a state of the power tool according to a direction and/or change of direction of the mechanical vector quantity detected by the sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: FESTOOL GMBHInventors: Markus Schmid, Marc Rusch, Uwe Werner, Remo Sommer, Tom Staubli, Jorg Evertz, Luca Lortscher, Miriam Nietlispach
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Patent number: 11505511Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a formulation F for reducing nitrification. The present invention also relates to a formulation F obtainable by the process of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process of preparing a fertilizer-nitrification inhibitor mixture, and to a fertilizer-nitrification inhibitor mixture obtainable by this process. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of fertilizing agricultural soil.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Gregor Pasda, Wolfram Zerulla, Markus Schmid, Daniella Lohe, Alexander Wissemeier, Maarten Staal, Barbara Nave, Claudia Klodwig
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Patent number: 11491564Abstract: A power tool with a rotatable tool designed as a saw blade or a milling cutter. The power tool includes a sensor device for detecting a mechanical quantity, the mechanical quantity including a force, an acceleration, a velocity, a deflection, a deformation and/or a mechanical stress. The mechanical quantity is dependent on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device communicatively coupled to the sensor device. The control device is adapted to recognize a kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity, in which the control device is adapted to selectively determine a first recognition function or a second recognition function different from the first recognition function based on a function determination information, and to perform the recognition of the kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity using the determined recognition function.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: FESTOOL GMBHInventors: Markus Schmid, Marc Rusch
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Patent number: 11473845Abstract: A crimping frame or crimping base for a charge air cooler may include a circumferential raised rim including a plurality of crimping slots. The plurality of crimping slots may each include two longitudinal sides and two narrow sides. The two longitudinal sides may be disposed opposite one another and may extend parallel to the rim. The two narrow sides may be stiffened via a bent reinforcement. The bent reinforcement and the rim may be structured as a single piece.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventors: Boris Bangert, Marc Bohnhorst, Nicolas Ferrand, Bernd Hoffmann, Chi-Duc Nguyen, Markus Schmid, Ulli Schneller
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Publication number: 20220234240Abstract: The invention relates to a tool device (10), comprising a shaft (2) and a braking device (12) with at least one brake body (3), in particular in the form of a brake disc, and a brake section (14), wherein the tool device (10) is adapted to, in the course of a braking operation, put the braking device (12) from a release state via a feed state into a braking state, provide, in the release state, a rotationally fixed coupling between the at least one brake body (3) and the shaft (2), so that the at least one brake body (3) rotates with the shaft (2) in the release state, provide, in the feed state, a relative rotational movement between the at least one brake body (3) and the shaft (2) and convert the relative rotational movement into an axial movement (31) of the at least one brake body (3) towards the brake section (14), and exert, in the braking state, a braking force on the shaft (2) by a contact of the at least one brake body (3) with the brake section (14), so that the shaft (2) is braked.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Julian Schneck, Christian Schock, Markus Schmid
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Patent number: 11384033Abstract: A composition comprising: (A) a mixture comprising at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide according to the general formula (I) R1R2N—P(X)(NH2)2, wherein X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is a C1 to C20 alkyl, C3 to C20 cycloalkyl, C6 to C20 aryl, or dialkylaminocarbonyl group; R2 is H, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom linking them define a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic radical, which optionally comprises 1 or 2 further heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, and (L1) at least one amine selected from the group consisting of (L10), (L11), (L12), (L13), (L14), (L15), (L16), (L17), (L18), (L19), (L20), (L21), (L22), (L23), (L24), and (L29).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Markus Schmid, Wolfram Zerulla, Gregor Pasda, Alexander Wissemeier, Tobias Lang, Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Zoltan Baan, Maarten Staal, Ansgar Gereon Altenhoff, Kian Molawi, Sophia Ebert, Olivier Fleischel
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Publication number: 20220203489Abstract: The invention relates to a tool apparatus (10) with a drivable tool (1), comprising a shaft (2) which is coupled to the tool (1), further comprising one or plural braking bodies (3) which in particular are arranged distributed around the shaft (2) in the circumferential direction, wherein the tool apparatus (10) is adapted to bring the one or plural braking bodies (3) from a release state into a braking state in the course of a braking procedure, wherein in the braking state the one or the plural braking bodies (3) are in contact with the shaft and thereby exert a braking force upon the shaft (2), so that the shaft (2) and thereby also the tool (1) are braked and wherein in the release state the one or the plural braking bodies (3) are not in contact with the shaft (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Festool GmbHInventors: Markus SCHMID, Christian SCHOCK
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Patent number: 11371486Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for monitoring and/or controlling a wind turbine. The assembly includes a first strain sensor for measuring a first blade bending moment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine in a first spatial direction; a second strain sensor for measuring a second blade bending moment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine in a second spatial direction, which differs from the first spatial direction; an arrangement for determining constant components of forces and moments of the rotor blades provided in the wind turbine; and a controller for combining the first blade bending moment, the second blade bending moment and the constant components.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: FOS4X GMBHInventors: Markus Schmid, Thomas Schauss