Patents by Inventor Markus Schmidt

Markus Schmidt 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).

  • Medical examination apparatus having an alarm signal emitter
    Patent number: 8923953
    Abstract: A medical examination apparatus including a control unit, an image-generating modality and a controllable injection apparatus for a contrast agent is provided. The control unit is connected to an alarm signal emitter and the control unit switches the modality and the injection apparatus to a safe mode as a function of an alarm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Assman, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal
  • Control unit and medical examination apparatus
    Patent number: 8886285
    Abstract: A control unit for an equipment arrangement is provided. The control unit includes an imaging modality, a measurement device for measuring a control variable and a controllable injection device for a regulatory substance influencing the control variable, wherein the injection rate of the injection device may be varied during a data acquisition such that a proposed value for the control variable is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Assmann, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal
  • Acoustic echo suppression unit and conferencing front-end
    Patent number: 8873764
    Abstract: An acoustic echo suppression unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes and input interface for extracting a downmix signal from an input signal, the input signal including the downmix signal and parametric side information, wherein the downmix and the parametric side information together represent a multichannel signal, a calculator for calculating filter coefficients for an adaptive filter, wherein the calculator is adapted to determine the filter coefficients based on the downmix signal and a microphone signal or a signal derived from the microphone signal, and an adaptive filter adapted to filter the microphone signal or the signal derived from the microphone signal based on the filter coefficients to suppress an echo caused by the multichannel signal in the microphone signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Fabian Kuech, Markus Kallinger, Markus Schmidt, Meray Zourub, Marco Diatschuk, Oliver Moser
  • Patient support apparatus and medical imaging apparatus having the patient support apparatus
    Patent number: 8869327
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus is provided. The patient support apparatus has a patient table, a movable support plate for supporting a patient, a guide unit, which is designed to guide the support plate along at least one movement direction of the support plate, and a fastening unit for fastening an auxiliary unit to the support plate. The fastening unit has at least one setting unit for setting the position of the auxiliary unit in relation to the support plate in a flexible manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanns Eder, Patrick Gross, Martin Requardt, Martin Ringholz, Markus Schmidt
  • Apparatus and method for generating audio subband values and apparatus and method for generating time-domain audio samples
    Patent number: 8775193
    Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels has an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function having a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function has a first group of window coefficients and a second group of window coefficients. The first group of window coefficients is used for windowing later time-domain samples and the second group of window coefficients is used for windowing an earlier time-domain samples. The apparatus further has a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
  • Backside contacting on thin layer photovoltaic cells
    Patent number: 8772079
    Abstract: A method of backside contacting of thin layer photovoltaic cells having Si elements as well as thin film cells, like CIGS, is provided, including the following steps: providing a p-n-junction including a thin n-doped Si layer and a thin p-doped Si layer bonded on top of said n-doped Si layer; bonding said p-n-junction to a glass substrate; preparing contact points on said structured thin p-doped Si layer and said thin n-doped Si layer; and creating contact pins on said structured thin p-doped Si layer and said thin n-doped Si layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rainer Krause, Gerd Pfeiffer, Thorsten Muehge, Hans-Juergen Eickelmann, Michael Haag, Markus Schmidt
  • Air-supplied dry cooler
    Patent number: 8726975
    Abstract: An air-supplied dry cooler for the condensation of water vapor includes at least one direct-flow condenser and at least one counter-flow condenser (dephlegmator), wherein heat exchanger pipes of the counter-flow condenser are connected to an upper suction chamber, and wherein a cover reducing the discharge cross-section of at least one heat exchanger pipe is provided with cover orifices. The sum of the cross-sectional surfaces of the cover orifices corresponds to no more than the cross-sectional surface of a suction pipe connection to the suction chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: GEA Energietechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schmidt
  • Patient support apparatus and medical imaging apparatus comprising the patient support apparatus
    Patent number: 8719978
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus, in particular for a medical imaging apparatus, has a table for supporting a patient, and a support unit, wherein the table is arranged at the support unit such that the table may be displaced along a longitudinal extension of the support unit. Further, the patient support apparatus has a protective wall element which closes off a region for receiving fluids on the table and/or on the support unit in a fluid-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanns Eder, Patrick Gross, Martin Ringholz, Markus Schmidt
  • Compatibility check
    Patent number: 8713560
    Abstract: System, method and a computer program product for providing a compatibility check are disclosed. Compatibility check includes selecting a solution for purchase by a user, wherein the selected solution is configured to be desired for operation in a first system, performing a compatibility check to determine whether the selected solution is capable of operating in the first system, generating results of the compatibility check, and determining, based on the generated results, whether to purchase the selected solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Stefan Neumann, Sebastian Pulkowski, Markus Schmidt-Karaca
  • SOLAR CELL WITH REDUCED ABSORBER THICKNESS AND REDUCED BACK SURFACE RECOMBINATION
    Publication number: 20140102509
    Abstract: Manufacture for an improved stacked-layered thin film solar cell. Solar cell has reduced absorber thickness and an improved back contact for Copper Indium Gallium Selenide solar cells. The back contact provides improved reflectance particularly for infrared wavelengths while still maintaining ohmic contact to the semiconductor absorber. This reflectance is achieved by producing a back contact having a highly reflecting metal separated from an absorbing layer with a dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Eickelmann, Michael Haag, Ruediger Kellmann, Markus Schmidt, Johannes Windeln
  • COMPONENT FOR AN APPLIANCE, ARRANGEMENT WITH A COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE AND APPLIANCE WITH A CORRESPONDING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140083410
    Abstract: A component for a household appliance includes a thin-walled sub-element having a connecting region configured for connection to at least one further component part. The connecting region has a funnel-shaped receptacle which is configured at least as a dual receptacle with at least two adjacent separate holes for passage of a connecting element. The dual receptacle has for each of the holes a funnel-shaped entrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Ivanko Bandov, Traunreut Bandov, Markus Schmidt
  • Method for admitting an information provider to a data transmission process, and transmission device
    Patent number: 8671160
    Abstract: In a method for admitting an information provider to transmit information, a transmission device receives test data transmitted by an information provider, and the transmission device evaluates the quality of the test data. The test data represents information offered by the information provider. Depending on the quality of the test data, the transmission device admits the information provider to a system for transmitting information between information providers and information seekers. The transmission device then matches one or more information seekers with the information provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Schmidt, Horst Schreiner, Gudrun Zahlmann
  • Increasing the Efficiency of Solar Cells By Transfer of Solder
    Publication number: 20140053899
    Abstract: Thickening a contact grid of a solar cell for increased efficiency. A mold containing soldering material is heated. The mold is aligned with the contact grid such that the soldering material is in physical contact with the contact grid. The mold is re-heated, transferring the solder material from the mold to the contact grid to create a thickened contact grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Haag, Ruediger Kellmann, Markus Schmidt
  • Manufacture of a Solar Module
    Publication number: 20140041719
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell with reduced shading and series resistance for increased efficiency. A contact grid containing a set of optical structures is embedded into a substrate. An array of electrical contacts is aligned and in electrical communication with the optical structures and provides electrical communication between the active layer and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Haag, Ruediger Kellmann, Markus Schmidt
  • Method for manufacturing a solar module
    Patent number: 8631565
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar concentrator cell module assembly within an integrated circuit process, which solar concentrator cell module assembly includes at least one solar device and which solar device includes one printed circuit board and one Fresnel lens. A printed circuit board is assembled according to a pre-defined circuit board base design layout that allows pick and place of a single solar concentrator cell chip onto a circuit board base. Connections are provided for the solar concentrator cell chip in a serialized or a parallelized arrangement on the circuit board base, and a plurality of openings are formed in the circuit board base below a backside of the solar concentrator chip to enable attachment of cooling fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Becker, Hans-Juergen Eickelmann, Michael Haag, Rainer Klaus Krause, Thorsten Muehge, Markus Schmidt
  • Data access and management using GPS location data
    Patent number: 8604973
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and products, including a method that includes maintaining a plurality of records associated with a plurality of objects, the plurality of records are configured to include global positioning system (GPS)-based data representative of locations of the plurality of objects. The method also includes accessing at least one of the plurality of records based, at least in part, on determined global position system-based data representative of location of at least one object associated with the at least one of the plurality of records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Markus Schmidt-Karaca, Peter Eberlein
  • Security for collaboration services
    Patent number: 8572369
    Abstract: Various embodiments, in the form of at least one of systems, methods, and software, are provided that include security solutions for use of collaboration services. Some embodiments include encrypting data to be sent to and stored by a collaboration service. These and other embodiments include capturing, within a computer application used to post data to a collaboration service, data to be sent to the collaboration service, encrypting the captured data, and returning the data in an encrypted form to the computer application for posting to the collaboration service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Markus Schmidt-Karaca, Peter Eberlein
  • REUSABLE PALLET CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130270151
    Abstract: A reusable pallet container is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a pallet container for holding vehicle windshields for storage, transportation or otherwise is disclosed. The pallet container includes a frame structure defining a base, and a periphery, wherein one or more side restraints are provided to be mounted on-board the pallet container to inhibit movement of windshields internally of the pallet container, wherein at least one of said one or more side restraints comprises a flexible fluid containing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Rich Glover, Al Hoag, Richard Rudyk, Dino Lanno, Bill Howard, Richard Cooke, Ronald Price, Andy Scott, Markus Schmidt, Evan Taylor
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE AND/OR COMPLIANCE WITH PROTOCOL OF A CLINICAL STUDY
    Publication number: 20130253945
    Abstract: A method is proposed for determining clinical study compliance. The method includes obtaining criteria for the clinical study and accessing stored clinical data relating to the clinical study. Thereafter, the criteria and clinical data are correlated to determine a measure of compliance with the criteria of the clinical study.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus ABRAHAM-FUCHS, Gudrun ZAHLMANN, Rainer KUTH, Eva RUMPEL, Siegfried SCHNEIDER, Markus SCHMIDT, Horst SCHREINER
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE AND/OR COMPLIANCE WITH PROTOCOL OF A CLINICAL STUDY
    Publication number: 20130253944
    Abstract: A method is proposed for determining clinical study compliance. The method includes obtaining criteria for the clinical study and accessing stored clinical data relating to the clinical study. Thereafter, the criteria and clinical data are correlated to determine a measure of compliance with the criteria of the clinical study.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus ABRAHAM-FUCHS, Gudrun ZAHLMANN, Rainer KUTH, Eva RUMPEL, Siegfried SCHNEIDER, Markus SCHMIDT, Horst SCHREINER