Patents by Inventor Martin Muller

Martin Muller 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).

  • Battery display, battery coupling, and materials handling vehicles incorporating the same
    Patent number: 12269367
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle including a battery receiving space, and a removable battery assembly, wherein: the removable battery assembly includes a battery body, a leading face, and an electrical socket on the leading face of the removable battery assembly; the battery receiving space includes an electrical connector; the leading face of the removable battery assembly rests on a bottom surface of the battery receiving space with the electrical socket engaged with the electrical connector; and the electrical socket, the electrical connector, the battery body, and the battery receiving space are configured to define a standoff gap between opposing surfaces of the electrical socket and the electrical connector, with the leading face of the removable battery assembly resting on the bottom surface of the battery receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roland Müller, Martin Ma, Jack Yang, Andy Chen, Bruce Xia, Luying Sun
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN OPPORTUNITY VALUE TOOL
    Publication number: 20250111388
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an Opportunity Value Tool that applies a data-driven approach to identify profit and working capital improvement opportunities. For example, the Opportunity Value Tool may identify new client opportunities by enabling more value improvement engagement opportunities from a deal pipeline. The Opportunity Value Tool may further support discovery of companies with improvement opportunities to generate quality leads. In addition, quantifiable improvement opportunities may drive first client conversations through value add insights. Other scenarios, applications and use cases may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Sanjay Sehgal, Martin Roldan Auffant, Htike Htike Kyaw Soe, Yavin Muller
  • Probe Housing and Probe Device Having a Sensor and a Probe Housing
    Publication number: 20250102483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a probe housing for accommodating sensors, including a plurality of coolant conduits distributed in the circumferential direction; at least one flushing medium conduit; and a sensor lead-through hole. The sensor lead-through hole extends at least partially parallel to the at least one flushing medium conduit; and a sensor receptacle into which the sensor lead-through hole opens. The sensor receptacle has a measuring section opening, and the sensor receptacle has a flushing medium outlet conduit having a flushing medium outlet which is connected to the at least one flushing medium conduit, and the flushing medium outlet conduit has a tapering cross-section to form a nozzle shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Manfred Beversdorff, Guido Stockhausen
  • FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR A MASS FLOW CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20250092963
    Abstract: Flow restrictor for a mass flow controller, having at least two flow guiding elements from the group: inlet plate with at least one inlet bore, throttle plate with at least one throttle bore, outlet plate with at least one outlet bore. The flow guiding elements are arranged at a distance from one another and wherein the at least one inlet bore, the at least one throttle bore and the at least one outlet bore are each arranged offset from one another in a spatial direction transverse to a central axis of the flow restrictor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael WIELAND, Martin KILB, Sebastian MÜLLER, Jörg SIEBERT
  • Pallet truck
    Patent number: 12246956
    Abstract: A pallet truck includes a drive frame on which a drive wheel support is pivotably supported, a load frame, which is liftable with respect to the drive frame in a lifting direction, and a hydraulic lift module, which interconnects the drive frame and the load frame. The hydraulic lift module includes a hydraulic lift cylinder, which includes a cylinder barrel and a piston rod, wherein the cylinder barrel includes a cap end at one end portion of the cylinder barrel and a rod end at the other end portion of the cylinder barrel, wherein the piston rod extends outwards from the cylinder barrel at the rod end of the cylinder barrel and wherein a free end of the piston rod is accommodated in the drive frame. In the lifting direction, the cap end of the cylinder barrel is arranged above the rod end of the cylinder barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Susanne Kuffner, Roland Müller, Bruce Xia, Andy Chen, Martin Ma, Andrew Pan, Terry Feng, Charlie Hu
  • METHOD, COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MODIFYING TEXTURE IMAGES
    Publication number: 20250069286
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of modifying a texture image (T) representing a texture of a coating is disclosed. The texture image comprises a plurality of pixels (P), each pixel having a pixel value (TP(x)) in a color space and being associated with a surface position (x1, x2) on a surface (11) of the coating. The method comprises, for at least one pixel (P) in the texture image, the steps of defining a depth at which a virtual reflecting object is located below the surface of the coating at the surface position; for at least one component of the color space, determining an attenuation factor (A2(l, ?,x)) for light that has entered the coating through the surface as incident light and has been reflected at the virtual reflecting object to form reflected light, based on a simulation of light transport through the coating along said light path; and modifying the pixel value of the pixel to obtain a modified pixel value (TP?(x)), using the attenuation factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Gero MÜLLER, Martin RUMP
  • Device for incorporation into a microscope, method for contacting microscope components on a rotor of a microscope, and microscope
    Patent number: 12235431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for incorporation into a microscope comprising a stator for connecting to a static component of a microscope and a rotor arranged rotatably relative to the stator. The rotor has mounting locations for receiving microscope components. An electrical rotary feedthrough is present comprising a first part, which is connected to the stator, and a second part, which is connected to the rotor. At least one electrical connection is formed via the electrical rotary feedthrough between the stator and the rotor and an electrical connection is formed on the rotor from the second part of the rotary feedthrough to at least one of the mounting locations for the purpose of electrically contacting a microscope component. The invention also relates to a microscope and a method for contacting microscope components on a rotor of a microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Müller
  • Folate salts
    Patent number: 12234237
    Abstract: The invention relates to crystalline folate salts. The salt consists of a folate anion and an organic cation. The folate anion is 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid, and the cation is an organic compound which is an alkanolamine selected from the group consisting of choline, N-methylaminoethanol, 2-amino-2-methylpropanol and 2-dimethylaminoethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: APROFOL AG
    Inventors: Martin Ulmann, Gerd Wiesler, Arthur Bodenmüller, Markus Müller
  • Data volume reporting in 5GS
    Patent number: 12231309
    Abstract: A method performed by a first network node includes generating a data volume report based on one or more characteristics associated with data communicated between the first network node and a user equipment. The one or more characteristics identify that the data volume report is to be generated on at least one of a per Data Radio Bearer basis and a per Quality of Service basis. The data volume report is transmitted to a second network node. The data volume report further includes an indication of a radio access technology type associated with the data volume report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Martin Israelsson, Julien Muller, Martin Skarve, Alexander Vesely
  • Perfusion loop assembly for an ex-vivo liver perfusion and a method for ex-vivo liver perfusion
    Patent number: 12225900
    Abstract: A perfusion loop assembly for ex vivo liver perfusion includes a pump providing perfusion fluid through a line branching at a branching point into a first branch line and a second branch line. The first branch line provides a first portion of the perfusion fluid to the hepatic artery of the liver, the first branch line coupled with a gas exchanger, where the first branch line includes a flow rate sensor and/or a pressure sensor. The second branch line provides a second portion of the perfusion fluid to the portal vein of the liver; the second branch line includes a valve for controlling flow of perfusion fluid into the portal vein. The second branch line includes a flow rate sensor and/or a pressure sensor. A liver chamber assembly holds the liver ex vivo, and an outlet line for the perfusion fluid connects the liver chamber assembly and the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: ETH Zurich, Universität Zurich
    Inventors: Dustin Becker, Dilmurodjon Eshmuminov, Max Leo Hefti, Martin Jörg Schuler, Philipp Rudolf von Rohr, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Rolf Graf, Lucia Bautista Borrego, Xavier Muller, Philipp Dutkowski
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 12231284
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • TOY VEHICLE HAVING A YAW RATE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20250041749
    Abstract: A toy vehicle has wheels and a steering unit. The steering unit includes a steering drive acting on at least one of the wheels and a control unit acting on the steering drive. The at least one wheel that is acted upon by the steering drive is mounted on a chassis of the toy vehicle so as to be steerable with a variable steering angle. The steering unit includes a yaw rate sensor for determining a yaw rate of the toy vehicle about its vertical axis and is free of a sensor for determining the steering angle. The steering drive, the control unit, and the yaw rate sensor together form a control loop for setting the yaw rate to a specified target value. A toy vehicle system includes a toy vehicle and a track. The control unit includes at least one sensor for detecting the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventor: Martin Müller
  • Filter Apparatus
    Publication number: 20250032961
    Abstract: A filter apparatus consists of a combination of various filter elements combined to form a structural unit, one filter element of these filter elements serving to clean of particles and another filter element to clean oil oxidation products from a fluid stream, the filter elements being mounted in parallel to each other for the respective cleaning of the fluid stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: HYDAC FluidCareCenter GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Koch, Timo Lang, Daniel Müller, Martin Noll
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250032279
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an orthopedic device, particularly a prosthesis liner, characterized in that the orthopedic device is produced at least partially by means of an additive manufacturing process from at least one production material that is introduced into a support material in a flowable state and then hardens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Ingrid BAUSE, Thomas BERTELS, Sebastian BETZ, Sarah BIERBAUM, Lukas BRÜNJES, Hendryk ENGELBART, Lars Benjamin FINKE, Martin HILLMAN, Christian MÜLLER
  • Recording and Evaluating Parameter Values in an Electronics Production Line
    Publication number: 20250040114
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods for recording and evaluating parameter values in an electronics production line to produce electronic assemblies, the production line including a dispenser for applying joining material to a component carrier, a placement device for placing electronic components on the component carrier, and a joining device to join the electronic components to the component carrier. An example method includes: receiving a parameter value from each of the devices; and storing the parameter values in a dataset associated with a defined number of component carrier and with the resulting assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rudiger Knofe, Martin Franke, Bernd Müller, Rene Blank, Peter Frühauf, Stefan Nerreter, Matthias Heimann, Ulrich Wittreich, Carsten Borwieck
  • INSERT FOR A TURNING DEVICE, TURNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TURNING MEDICINAL AMPOULES
    Publication number: 20250026581
    Abstract: An insert for a turning device for medical ampoules includes an input section having a plurality of input apertures for receiving one ampoule in each case and provided in a first arrangement structure, a dispensing section having a plurality of output apertures for dispensing one ampoule in each case and provided in a second arrangement structure, and a transition section having a plurality of guides and arranged such that the output apertures are arranged in a second arrangement structure, wherein the input apertures and the outlet apertures are arranged eccentrically relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Tobias Schuster, Wolfgang Heimberg, Michael Müller, Martin Eberl
  • Liquid separator
    Patent number: 12179136
    Abstract: A liquid separator for separating liquid out of a gas/liquid mixture, including an inlet, an outlet, a flow path connecting the inlet to the outlet and at least one separating device arranged in the flow path, the liquid separator being designed and embodied with simple structure and a compact construction to enable reliable separation of liquids in such a way that the separating device has a fabric portion for liquid separation through which the flow path passes, the fabric portion being arranged at an angle of 1° to 15° relative to the main flow direction in the separating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Joma-Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Heinz, Hannes Wölki, Ewald Müller, Marcus Dreher, Martin Konzelmann, Bernd Stauß, Martin Müller, Richard Balzer
  • Combined prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines
    Patent number: 12161708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunogenic polypeptide comprising (i) a B-cell epitope, (ii) a T-cell epitope, and (iii) a scaffold polypeptide, wherein said scaffold polypeptide is a thioredoxin polypeptide. The present invention further relates to said immunogenic polypeptide for use in medicine and for use in treating and/or preventing inappropriate proliferation of cells and/or infection with an infectious agent, preferably HPV infection, as well as to polypeptides and vectors encoding said immunogenic polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Simone Ottonello, Xueer Zhao
  • Backplane module for electrically connecting a plurality of functional modules, and modular communications system
    Patent number: 12150267
    Abstract: A backplane module for coupling a plurality of function modules, includes a base body, a network coupling element arranged within the base body, at least one first connection device arranged on the base body for coupling a function module, the at least one first connection device having at least one communication interface connected to a port of the network coupling element via a signal line, and at least one second connection device arranged on the base body for coupling a function module, the at least one second connection device having at least two communication interfaces, each of which is connected to one of the ports of the network coupling element via a respective separate signal line, which together can form a logical transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Klas Hellmann
  • Sample tube rack and sample tub rack assembly
    Patent number: 12146892
    Abstract: A sample tube rack (10) for receiving at least one sample tube is provided, comprising: a bottom surface (12) comprising at least one opening (14) for receiving the sample tube, and at least two guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) arranged on the bottom surface (12) adjacent to the opening (14), wherein each guiding element (16, 16?, 16a-d) extends substantially parallel to a vertical axis (18) of the opening (14) from the bottom surface (12) towards a top side (20) of the sample tube rack (10). The guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) are arranged at different positions (17a-d) around the opening (14), such that a tube compartment (24) for receiving the sample tube is formed by the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) and the opening (14), wherein the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) are spaced apart from each other along a perimeter (21) of the opening (14), thereby forming at least two clearances (22) between the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) along the perimeter (21) of the opening (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Krafczyk, Martin Müller