Patents by Inventor Martin A. Urban
Martin A. Urban 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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Patent number: 11972657Abstract: A modular electronic gaming machine is provided. The modular electronic gaming machine includes a structural core including a gaming controller and a plurality of coupling mechanisms including a first coupling mechanism. The first coupling mechanism comprises an electrical connector. The first coupling mechanism is configured to couple to a first peripheral device to provide electrical power and structural support to the first peripheral device. The first coupling mechanism is configured to releasably couple to the first peripheral device.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Frank Rodriguez, Bruce Urban, Dominic DeMarco, James Stair, Martin Holland, Martin Mirakhour
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Publication number: 20240132710Abstract: Disclosed herein are an aqueous dispersion including cationic polyvinyl alcohol modified polymer particles, an aqueous electrocoating material containing the dispersion and a process to produce an at least partially coated substrate using the aqueous electrocoating material. The aqueous dispersion can be prepared by reacting an intermediate including at least one polyvinyl alcohol polymer chain with a compound including at least one epoxide group and a least two blocked primary amino groups. Aqueous coating compositions including the aqueous dispersion result in improved leveling properties during film formation as well as an improved edge protection of the substrate without negatively influencing the surface roughness and adhesion as well as the deposition properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Joerg RESSEL, Sebastian FLAMME, Janine JUETTEMEYER, Dirk BENNING, Noel URBAN, Martin GEUTING, Silke PRZYBILLA
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Publication number: 20230395252Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a patient monitor system with at least one collecting device which is programmed to collect behavior-related data and/or vital parameters of a patient. The patient monitor system further includes an output device and a calculation unit. The calculation unit is programmed to prompt or trigger the collecting device in order to collect the data and vital parameters. It is further programmed to generate instructions for controlling or regulating a medical treatment apparatus, and for outputting the instructions by the output device. The calculation unit is hereby further programmed to generate instructions and/or to have them output by the output device when the behavior-related data of the patient, or part of this data, and/or the vital parameters of the patient, or part these vital parameters do not lie in a value range respectively predetermined for them and/or lie beyond a limit value respectively predetermined for them.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: David Hannes, Martin Urban, Christoph Wiktor
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Patent number: 11793914Abstract: A medical system, usable for example in connection with a dialysis apparatus, may utilize radar waves for monitoring a patient, a medical area, or an object. The medical system includes at least one sending device for sending radar waves, and at least one receiving device for receiving reflected radar waves. The medical system further includes an evaluation unit for evaluating the reflected radar waves which have been received by the at least one receiving device, resulting in obtaining a result, and an output device for outputting the result or a signal based on the result.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christoph Wiktor, Andreas Röse, Benedict Glaser, Manuel Weikert, Gerome Fischer, Martin Urban, David Hannes, Pascal Kopperschmidt, Felix Wege
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Publication number: 20230145918Abstract: A control device for a blood treatment apparatus, such as a hemodialysis machine, is programmed to be in signal communication with a data storage for transfer of first data. In addition, the control device is programmed to control or regulate the blood treatment apparatus based on a plurality of sequences included in the first data, after the first data has been transmitted from the data storage to the control device. Further, the control device is programmed to be in signal communication with a central unit. The signal communication serves for receiving second data from the central unit. The control device is further programmed to associate the received second data, according to a predetermined rule, with the first data and to load it from the data storage and to control or regulate the operation of the blood treatment apparatus based on this data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Pascal Kopperschmidt, Stefan Konrad Marterstock, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 11624673Abstract: To enable easy alignment of a leakage outlet according to known guidelines, a connecting device (1) for connecting a sensor (3) to a unit (2) containing a fluid is provided, comprising a first mounting portion (1a) to which the sensor (3) is mountable, a second mounting portion (1b) which is mountable to the unit (2), a central portion (1c) located between the first and second mounting portions (1a and 1b) and a leakage ring (1e) covering the bore (1d) of the central portion (1c), the leakage ring (1e) being sealed and rotatable relative to the central portion (1c), wherein the leakage ring (1e) has a leakage outlet (1f) on its periphery, the leakage outlet (1f) being provided to be located in the region of a lowest position of the periphery of the leakage ring (1e) in an operating position to allow any fluid present to drain.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Markus Bleiziffer, Thomas Graner, Martin Urban
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Publication number: 20220026304Abstract: To enable easy alignment of a leakage outlet according to known guidelines, a connecting device (1) for connecting a sensor (3) to a unit (2) containing a fluid is provided, comprising a first mounting portion (1a) to which the sensor (3) is mountable, a second mounting portion (1b) which is mountable to the unit (2), a central portion (1c) located between the first and second mounting portions (1a and 1b) and a leakage ring (1e) covering the bore (1d) of the central portion (1c), the leakage ring (1e) being sealed and rotatable relative to the central portion (1c), wherein the leakage ring (1e) has a leakage outlet (1f) on its periphery, the leakage outlet (1f) being provided to be located in the region of a lowest position of the periphery of the leakage ring (1e) in an operating position to allow any fluid present to drain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Markus BLEIZIFFER, Thomas GRANER, Martin URBAN
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Publication number: 20210369928Abstract: A medical system, usable for example in connection with a dialysis apparatus, may utilize radar waves for monitoring a patient, a medical area, or an object. The medical system includes at least one sending device for sending radar waves, and at least one receiving device for receiving reflected radar waves. The medical system further includes an evaluation unit for evaluating the reflected radar waves which have been received by the at least one receiving device, resulting in obtaining a result, and an output device for outputting the result or a signal based on the result.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Christoph Wiktor, Andreas Röse, Benedict Glaser, Manuel Weikert, Gerome Fischer, Martin Urban, David Hannes, Pascal Kopperschmidt, Felix Wege
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Patent number: 10101192Abstract: Radiometric measuring arrangement for measuring and/or monitoring a measured variable, especially a fill level or a density, of a fill substance located in a container and a method executable therewith for detection of accretion formation in the container. The variable to be measured is measured by means of a measuring system, which during operation sends radioactive radiation along a measuring path through the container, and measures radiation intensity emerging from the container along the measuring path, and by means of a comparison measuring system, which sends radioactive radiation along a comparison path through the container and measures radiation intensity emerging from the container along the comparison path.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO.KGInventors: Dirk Glaser, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 9848657Abstract: A pair of socks is provided. The first sock defines a first toe end and a first upper end. The first sock includes an elastically deformable first aperture formed through the first sock proximate the first upper end. The second sock defines a second toe end and a second upper end. The second sock includes an elastically deformable second aperture formed through the second sock proximate the second upper end. When the first toe end of the first sock is drawn through the second aperture of the second sock and the second toe end of the second sock is drawn through the first aperture of the first sock the first and second socks are secured together.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: Martin A. Urban
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Patent number: 9709475Abstract: A method for determining and/or monitoring the viscosity of a medium, wherein a mechanically oscillatable unit is excited to execute oscillations based on an exciter signal, and wherein oscillations are received from the mechanically oscillatable unit and transduced into a received signal. The eigenfrequency and/or resonance frequency of the mechanically oscillatable unit and/or phase relationship between the exciter signal and the received signal are/is ascertained and/or monitored, and from changes in the eigenfrequency and/or resonance frequency and/or phase relationship, a change in viscosity is deduced and/or, based on dependencies of the oscillations on the viscosity of the medium, from the eigenfrequency and/or resonance frequency and/or phase relationship, viscosity is ascertained. In a second variant of the method, decay behavior of the mechanically oscillatable unit is evaluated. An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring viscosity is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Sascha D'Angelico, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 9575035Abstract: A vibronic measuring device for determining at least one process variable of a medium. Included are: an oscillatable unit; a transmitting/receiving unit, which, by means of a transmission signal, excites the oscillatable unit to execute mechanical oscillations and receives the mechanical oscillations and converts such into an analog, electrical, received signal; and a control/evaluation unit (MC), which receives the analog, received signal, digitizes such and determines the process variable therefrom and which produces the transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Martin Urban, Tobias Brengartner, Alexander Muller
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Patent number: 9448097Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium in a container which comprises a mechanically oscillatable structure, which has at least one oscillation characteristic dependent on the process variable, an electromechanical transducer having at least one piezoelectric element, which excites the structure, by means of an excitation signal supplied to the transducer, to execute mechanical oscillations, and which converts the resulting oscillations of the structure into a received signal, which corresponds to a superpositioning of the excitation signal and a wanted signal representing the oscillation.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Sergej Lopatin, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 9377343Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one fill level of a medium in a container comprising: a capacitive or conductive probe unit having at least one electrode; and a control/evaluation unit. The electrode is a hollow body, that an end region of the electrode protruding into the container is embodied as an oscillatable membrane. On an inner side of the membrane a driving/receiving unit is arranged, which excites the membrane to execute mechanical oscillations and receives mechanical oscillations therefrom and converts such into an electrical, received signal. The control/evaluation unit supplies the electrode at least at times with a voltage and determines the fill level of the medium capacitively or conductively, and/or that the control/evaluation unit supplies the driving/receiving unit at least at times with an exciter signal and determines from the electrical received signal the fill level of the medium.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Martin Urban, Helmut Pfeiffer, Volker Dreyer
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Patent number: 9344157Abstract: A method for communication by means of a transformer, which has at least a primary coil and a secondary coil, which are parts of an oscillatory circuit, wherein the oscillatory circuit is supplied on the primary side with an exciter frequency. For transmission of a signal from the secondary side to the primary side, the inductance of the secondary coil is modulated. A corresponding apparatus for performing the method is likewise provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Alexander Muller, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 9252787Abstract: A method for the control of a phase shift between a transmission signal and a received signal of an electromechanical transducer unit to a predetermined value in an oscillatory circuit. The received signal is sampled at discrete points in time predetermined based on the transmission signal. Sampled voltage values are compared with desired values, which the received signal assumes at the respective points in time, when the predetermined phase shift is present, and, in the case of a deviation of a voltage value from its desired value, based on the sign of the deviation, the frequency of the transmission signal is decreased or increased.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Martin Urban, Tobias Brengartner
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Publication number: 20150338262Abstract: Radiometric measuring arrangement for measuring and/or monitoring a measured variable, especially a fill level or a density, of a fill substance located in a container and a method executable therewith for detection of accretion formation in the container. The variable to be measured is measured by means of a measuring system, which during operation sends radioactive radiation along a measuring path through the container, and measures radiation intensity emerging from the container along the measuring path, and by means of a comparison measuring system, which sends radioactive radiation along a comparison path through the container and measures radiation intensity emerging from the container along the comparison path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Dirk Glaser, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 9109997Abstract: A method for determining and/or monitoring at least one physical, process variable of a medium with an oscillatable unit, wherein the oscillatable unit is excited by means of a frequency search sweep within a predetermined frequency band in the working range of the oscillatable unit in the form of transmitted signals successively to oscillate with discrete exciter frequencies wherein the corresponding oscillations of the oscillatable unit are received in the form of received signals, wherein, via the frequency search sweep, the exciter frequency is ascertained, in the case of which the oscillatable unit oscillates with an oscillation frequency, which has a predetermined phase shift between the transmitted signal and the received signal. The transmitting/receiving unit excites the oscillatable unit to oscillate with the ascertained oscillation frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KGInventor: Martin Urban
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Publication number: 20150143581Abstract: Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Jingdong Liu, Yihua Zhou, David K. Kovalic, Steven E. Screen, Jack E. Tabaska, Yongwei Cao, Scott E. Andersen, Michael D. Edgerton, Karen L. Fincher, Kim Hammond-Kosack, Thomas J. Larosa, James D. Masucci, Martin Urban, Jinhua Xiao, Todd E. Ziegler
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Patent number: 8997556Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium. The apparatus includes: at least one mechanically oscillatable unit, which comes in contact at least partially with the medium; at least one transducer unit, which excites the mechanically oscillatable unit to execute mechanical oscillations and which receives mechanical oscillations from the mechanically oscillatable unit; and at least one housing. At least one limiting element is provided. The limiting element is embodied and arranged in such a manner that the limiting element at least partially surrounds the mechanically oscillatable unit and the therefrom resulting reduction of volume surrounding the mechanically oscillatable unit increases the measuring sensitivity of the apparatus. Furthermore, the invention relates to a limiting element.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Martin Urban, Serguej Lopatin, Helmut Pfeiffer