Patents by Inventor Martin Hoffmann

Martin Hoffmann 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: 10476344
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuating drive (1) having a servomotor (2) arranged so that the servomotor (2) can rotate about its longitudinal axis in a vehicle, and a cable harness (3) having first and second ends. A first end of the harness (3) is connected to the servomotor (2) and the harness (3) extends, in an elastically deformable arc, from the first end to the second end. The second end of the harness (3) is positionally fixed in the vehicle. The second end of the cable harness (3) is clamped in a securing and deflecting device at a transfer point (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pfeiffer, Martin Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10400658
    Abstract: An intelligent sea water cooling system including a first fluid cooling loop coupled to a first side of a heat exchanger and to a thermal load, a second fluid cooling loop coupled to a second side of the heat exchanger, a pump for circulating fluid through the second fluid cooling loop, and a controller connected to the pump. The controller may monitor a temperature in the first fluid cooling loop and may adjust a speed of the pump to keep the temperature within a preferred operating range. If the speed of the pump is reduced to a predefined minimum pressure pump speed, the controller may start a timer t1 having a predefined duration. If the timer t1 expires and the temperature has not increased relative to when the timer t1 was started, the controller may reduce the speed of the pump below the minimum pressure pump speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CIRCOR PUMPS NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Yin, Stefan Werner, Christian Martin, Martin Hoffmann, David McKinstry
  • Patent number: 10359040
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a frequency inverter of a positive displacement pump motor of a positive displacement pump. The controller comprises a control unit configured to produce a control variable (Ys) for a frequency inverter of a positive displacement pump motor depending on a reference variable (W) and a first actual operating parameter (X). According to the invention, the control unit is associated with logical means having a first threshold value defining means that are designed to determine at least one first threshold value (YGrenzmax, YGrenzmin) depending on the first actual operating parameter (X) and/or at least one further actual operating parameter (XH, YH, YHH) that could lead to a failure state of the positive displacement pump when exceeded or fallen short of.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: ALLWEILER GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Leiber, Martin Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10350959
    Abstract: An active roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle including an actuator (8) in the form of a swivel motor arranged so as to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The swivel motor has an essentially cylindrical housing (12) with a cover, first and second stabilizer halves (18, 19) are connected to respective ends of the actuator for the transmission of torque, and a wiring harness (1) has a first end and a second end. The harness includes cables (3, 4, 5) for the transmission of electric power and signals. The first end is connected to the actuator, by way of a plug (2), and the second end is arranged positionally fixed in the vehicle at a cable transfer point (20). The cover forms a dry space and has a plug receiving opening, in its periphery, into which the plug can be inserted, in the radial direction, and secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pfeiffer, Martin Hoffmann, Boris Heberle
  • Patent number: 10255241
    Abstract: A computer system is operable to receive a plurality of database tables from a plurality of clients, and store the database tables. The system permits a user to create a plurality of views for the database tables. Each of the plurality of views includes a plurality of fields. The system associates the plurality of views with a generic application, and presents to a user one or more configuration options. The configuration options include the plurality of fields. The system permits a user to define a generic field role for one or more of the plurality of fields. Finally, the system executes the generic application using the configuration options selected by the user and the defined generic field roles to create a user interface for a particular client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Martin Hoffmann, Martin Erdelmeier, Stefan Linkersdoerfer
  • Publication number: 20190062845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing, staging and treating cancer, in particular melanoma. In particular, the present invention provides methods for determining the stage/type of a cancerous disease, comprising detecting somatic alterations of the DNA of one or more disseminated cancer cells (DCCs), obtained after homing to a distant organ, such as lymph node; and determining the somatic evolution of the DCC(s) based on the detected somatic alterations, wherein the somatic evolution is indicative of the stage/type of the cancerous disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph KLEIN, Sebastian SCHEITLER, Melanie WERNER-KLEIN, Martin HOFFMANN, Isabelle HODAK
  • Patent number: 10201054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a light source array which comprises a plurality of separately electrically controllable electric light sources which are arranged in a matrix structure or any other defined geometrical arrangement. Advantageously, the pixel pitch of the light source array is less than (500) nanometer. The invention further relates to an optical detection device comprising a light detection device, which is arranged for producing an electrical signal in response to light reaching a light detection side of the light detection device, and to a method for operating such an optical detection device. The invention further relates to a computer program with program coding means arranged for performing such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG, UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA CENTRE DE PATENTS DE LA UB
    Inventors: Andreas Waag, Juan Daniel Prades Garcia, Martin Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10185478
    Abstract: Various embodiments of system and methods of creating a filter for a list of objects are described herein. The method includes receiving a selection of a set of objects from the list of objects composed of one or more fields having field values, and comparing the field value in each field of an object with the field values in each of the corresponding fields of the other objects in the set of objects. Based on the comparison, identifying that the field values are the same across the one or more fields of the set of objects. The method further includes generating a list of filter criteria based on the identified field values. The filter may be created using the list of filter criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Martin Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20180369124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair treatment process wherein an aqueous composition comprising one or more cationic polymers having certain cationic change density is applied onto hair and without rinsing off the temperature of the hair is increased. The novel treatment process allows consumers to a long lasting conditioning of their hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Martin HOFFMANN, Jing NING
  • Publication number: 20180360725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for treating hair comprising one or more cationic polymers having certain cationic change density and one or more of nonionic surfactants. The novel composition provides hair long lasting conditioning, especially improves combability and suppleness of hair which is held up to 20 hair washes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Martin HOFFMANN, Jing NING
  • Publication number: 20180318194
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an aqueous cleansing composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least two anionic surfactants comprising at least one amide group in their molecules. The first object of the present invention is an aqueous cleansing composition comprising at least two anionic surfactants comprising at least one amide group in their molecules and substantially frees of alkyl sulphate and alkyl ether sulphate surfactants. The two anionic surfactants comprising at least one amide group in their molecule is preferably selected from surfactants of the following structure wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, R2 is H or a methyl, R3 is H, COO?M+, CH2COO?M or COOH, n is 0 to 2, X is COO? or SO3? and M is independent from each other H, sodium or potassium. The cleasning composition comprise furthermore amphoteric and non-ionic surfactants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Martin HOFFMANN, Diana LEUKEL-SCHÄFER
  • Publication number: 20180229824
    Abstract: A sea water cooling system including a first fluid cooling loop coupled to a first side of a heat exchanger and to a thermal load, a second fluid cooling loop coupled to a second side of the heat exchanger and including a pump for circulating fluid through the second fluid cooling loop, and a controller operatively connected to the pump, wherein the controller is configured to monitor an actual temperature in the first fluid cooling loop and to adjust a speed of the pump based on the monitored temperature to achieve a predetermined temperature in the first fluid cooling loop. The system may be selectively operable in one of a plurality of operating modes, wherein in a first operating mode the pump operates based entirely on cooling demands of the thermal load, and in a second operating mode the pump operates to maintain a fluid pressure above a predefined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Circor Pumps North America, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Yin, Stefan Werner, Christian Martin, Martin Hoffmann, David McKinstry
  • Publication number: 20180199409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a light source array which comprises a plurality of separately electrically controllable electric light sources which are arranged in a matrix structure or any other defined geometrical arrangement. Advantageously, the pixel pitch of the light source array is less than (500) nanometer. The invention further relates to an optical detection device comprising a light detection device, which is arranged for producing an electrical signal in response to light reaching a light detection side of the light detection device, and to a method for operating such an optical detection device. The invention further relates to a computer program with program coding means arranged for performing such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas WAAG, Juan Daniel PRADES GARCIA, Martin HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20180194448
    Abstract: A sea water cooling system including a first fluid cooling loop coupled to a first side of a heat exchanger and to a thermal load, a second fluid cooling loop coupled to a second side of the heat exchanger and including a pump for circulating fluid through the second fluid cooling loop, and a controller operatively connected to the pump, wherein the controller is configured to monitor an actual temperature in the first fluid cooling loop and to adjust a speed of the pump based on the monitored temperature to achieve a predetermined temperature in the first fluid cooling loop. The system may be selectively operable in one of a plurality of operating modes, wherein in a first operating mode the pump operates based entirely on cooling demands of the thermal load, and in a second operating mode the pump operates to maintain a fluid pressure above a predefined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Circor Pumps North America, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Yin, Stefan Werner, Christian Martin, Martin Hoffmann, David McKinstry
  • Publication number: 20180168997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for treating hair comprising one or more cationic polymers having certain cationic change density and one or more aminated silicones. The novel composition provides hair long lasting conditioning, especially improves combability and suppleness of hair which is held up to 20 hair washes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Martin HOFFMANN, Jing NING
  • Publication number: 20180072128
    Abstract: An active roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle including an actuator (8) in the form of a swivel motor arranged so as to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The swivel motor has an essentially cylindrical housing (12) with a cover, first and second stabilizer halves (18, 19) are connected to respective ends of the actuator for the transmission of torque, and a wiring harness (1) has a first end and a second end. The harness includes cables (3, 4, 5) for the transmission of electric power and signals. The first end is connected to the actuator, by way of a plug (2), and the second end is arranged positionally fixed in the vehicle at a cable transfer point (20). The cover forms a dry space and has a plug receiving opening, in its periphery, into which the plug can be inserted, in the radial direction, and secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel PFEIFFER, Martin HOFFMANN, Boris HEBERLE
  • Patent number: 9895951
    Abstract: An electric roll control stabilizer for a vehicle, having an outer housing that rotates about a longitudinal axis, a wiring harness has at least one electric supply lead and/or electric control lead is connected at its first end to a first connection terminal provided on the outer housing and at its second end to a second fixed in position connection terminal. In an area of the first terminal, the harness extends tangential to or concentrical with an outer enveloping surface of the outer housing or a cylindrical structural element which is attached rotationally fixed and whose outer diameter is smaller than the diameter of the outer housing. From the area of the first terminal, the wiring harness extends concentrically with and is spaced from the outer enveloping surface, and the wiring harness is arranged in a transverse plane of the outer housing or the cylindrical structural element that passes through the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pfeiffer, Martin Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9806588
    Abstract: An electric motor comprising a rotor which has a plurality of permanent magnets arranged along a circumferential direction, a stator arrangement with a winding arrangement which surrounds, at least in parts, the permanent magnets. Said stator arrangement comprises a first stator having a plurality of windings and the stator arrangement comprises a second stator, the windings of the first and second stators being embodied, respectively as frame-shaped coils, said coils of the first stator being arranged in the radial direction on the outside of the permanent magnets, the coils of the second stator being arranged in the radial direction inside the permanent magnets, and the coils are arranged along the winding axis thereof in the radial direction and the permanent magnets are arranged along the magnetization direction thereof in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin Hoffmann, Gerhard Huth
  • Patent number: 9797294
    Abstract: An intelligent sea water cooling system including a first fluid cooling loop coupled to a heat exchanger, a second fluid cooling loop coupled to the heat exchanger and including a fluid pump for circulating fluid through the second fluid cooling loop, and a controller operatively connected to the fluid pump. The controller may be configured to monitor an actual temperature in the first fluid cooling loop and to adjust a speed of the fluid pump based on the monitored temperature in order to achieve a desired temperature in the first fluid cooling loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: IMO Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Yin, Stefan Werner, David McKinstry, Edwin Braun, Christian Martin, Martin Hoffmann, Christian Hopf, Alistair Baird
  • Patent number: 9680287
    Abstract: A laser source that generates an optical frequency comb, comprising a pumped laser medium placed inside an optical cavity that incorporates at least one optically-controlled modulator, a detector generating an error signal, and a modulation optical source that is controlled by the error signal and whose radiation is directed onto said optically-controlled modulator thereby stabilizing the Carrier-Envelope Offset (CEO) frequency and/or the CEO phase and/or the repetition rate of said source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÉ DE NEUCHÂTEL
    Inventors: Stephane Schilt, Martin Hoffmann, Thomas Sudmeyer