Patents by Inventor Martin Schneider

Martin Schneider 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).

  • Publication number: 20250100486
    Abstract: A power-distributing device for a vehicle electrical system of a motor vehicle may include at least a first power source terminal and a second power source terminal, at least a first safety supply terminal and a second safety supply terminal, a coupling unit to electrically couple the power source and safety supply terminals, and, for each of at least two power source terminals, a source switching element is to electrically couple the first and second power source terminals to the coupling unit, depending on a switching state. In an example, the power-distributing device may have, for each of at least two safety supply terminals, a supply switching element to electrically couple the first and second safety supply terminals to the coupling unit (24), depending on a switching state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thorsten GROH, Martin SCHNEIDER, Tihomir TOMANIC
  • Publication number: 20250091536
    Abstract: In a method for operating a vehicle electrical system for a motor vehicle, a vehicle battery of the vehicle electrical system that has at least two sub-batteries provides electrical energy from more than one of the at least two sub-batteries at a conventional supply terminal of the vehicle electrical system, the conventional supply terminal being electrically coupled to the vehicle battery. At least a first and a second safety supply terminal of the vehicle electrical system are supplied with electrical energy by a coupling device of the vehicle electrical system, the coupling device being connected to the vehicle battery, and the coupling device electrically coupling the at least a first and second safety supply terminal each to exactly one of the at least two sub-batteries in accordance with a coupling state of the coupling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: AUDI AG, DR. ING. H.C.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Thorsten GROH, Martin SCHNEIDER, Tihomir TOMANIC
  • Publication number: 20250038390
    Abstract: A waveguide assembly, comprising an electrical circuit assembly, a dielectric waveguide with a longitudinal axis (A), and a waveguide transition lying therebetween for transmitting an electromagnetic wave between the electrical circuit assembly and the dielectric waveguide. The waveguide transition has a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate which are arranged between the electrical circuit assembly and the dielectric waveguide in an offset manner to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) of the dielectric waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Simon Karau, Andre Meyer, Martin Schneider
  • Publication number: 20250003472
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric drive system (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising an electric machine (20) with a rotor (24). A differential (38) with a differential gear (40) is provided. A gear unit (58) is provided, which is arranged in the torque flow between the rotor (24) and the differential gear (40) with respect to a torque flow emanating from the electric machines (20), and has a first input shaft (60) an output shaft (68) arranged parallel and axially offset to the first input shaft (60) and at least two gear wheels (72, 74) arranged coaxially to the first input shaft (60), namely a first gear wheel (72) and a second gear wheel (74), and two gear wheels (76, 78) arranged coaxially to the output shaft (68), namely a third gear wheel (76) and a fourth gear wheel (78).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Marc Strölin, Jens Luckmann, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 12148970
    Abstract: A waveguide assembly, comprising an electrical circuit assembly, a dielectric waveguide with a longitudinal axis (A), and a waveguide transition lying therebetween for transmitting an electromagnetic wave between the electrical circuit assembly and the dielectric waveguide. The waveguide transition has a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate which are arranged between the electrical circuit assembly and the dielectric waveguide in an offset manner to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) of the dielectric waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon Karau, Andre Meyer, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 12139645
    Abstract: Contact adhesive compositions comprising polychloroprene and, based on the polychloroprene content, 10 to 99 wt % of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer exhibit outstanding adhesion to substrates such as ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, thermoplastic elastomers or flexible PVC. The contact adhesive compositions of the invention are especially suitable for use in the bonding of articles, preferably articles in which at least part of the articles to be bonded consists of polyurethane, flexible PVC, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers and/or thermoplastic elastomers. This allows the adhesive composition to be employed widely in the footwear industry, for the bonding of roofing membranes containing flexible PVC, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) and/or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, or for the bonding of synthetic leather based on flexible PVC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: ARLANXEO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Hoch, Christian Lente, Regina Friese, Martin Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240336326
    Abstract: A plug interface for a micromobility vehicle can be detachably connected to a first connection area of a plug element and integrated in a frame of the micromobility vehicle. The plug interface comprises a connecting element with at least one magnetic means designed to produce a magnetic force of attraction with corresponding magnetic means of the first connection area of the plug element. The plug interface can be connected energy-efficiently to an energy storage device of the micromobility vehicle. The connecting element of the plug interface has at least one contact surface designed to be contacted by at least one spring-loaded pin of the plug element in such manner that an energy-efficient contact is made. The input voltage of the plug interface can be up to 12 V. The output voltage that can be supplied to the plug element by the plug interface (101) is up to 12 V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jakob Lauhoff, Martin Schneider, Lukas Hubert
  • Patent number: 12012057
    Abstract: A power network for a motor vehicle includes a first partial power network connected to a supply potential, a second partial power network, and a coupling element which couples the second partial power network to the supply potential via the first partial power network. The coupling element has a reversible disconnect function, such that the coupling element reversibly decouples the first partial power network from the second partial power network based on a physical value of the first partial power network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: AUDI AG, DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin Schneider, Joerg Spiesshofer, Tihomir Tomanic
  • Publication number: 20240191798
    Abstract: A positioning arrangement for positioning a sheet metal element on a flange joint includes a flange with a medium passage opening, and a mating flange with a medium passage opening. The mating flange is connected to the flange with a plurality of fastening screws and the respective medium passage openings of the flange and the mating flange communicate with each other. The positioning arrangement also includes a sheet metal element with an abutment section. The abutment section is arranged in an abutment plane between the flange and the mating flange around the medium passage openings. The sheet metal element also includes at least three first tabs, which are arranged at a first through-hole of the sheet metal element and project transversely to the abutment plane into a first receiving hole in the mating flange. The at least three first tabs are received with radial clearance in the first receiving hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Martin SCHNEIDER, Oliver SCHMITZ, Viktor SCHLIDT
  • Publication number: 20240186886
    Abstract: A ripple voltage detector circuit comprises a pulse generator, a direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter coupled to the pulse generator, and a first control loop coupled to the pulse generator and the DC-DC converter. The first control loop is configured to measure an output voltage of the DC-DC converter, determine an output ripple voltage of the output voltage, determine a ripple coefficient based on the output ripple voltage, determine a reference peak inductor current based on the ripple coefficient, and determine a peak value of an inductor current during a switching cycle, and transition a switching state of the DC-DC converter based on the reference peak inductor current and the peak value of the inductor current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Asif Qaiyum, Ruediger Kuhn, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 11958148
    Abstract: The description relates to a joining head for fastening a fastening element by a die to the surface of a component with a gripper that can be linearly displaced in a first displacement direction RG and a magazine that can be linearly displaced in a second displacement direction RM. The magazine contains a plurality of fastening elements, with the first displacement direction RG running transversely to the second displacement direction RM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Eckold GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Klinge, Martin Schneider, Jens Borchers, Sebastian Hoppe
  • Patent number: 11936284
    Abstract: A ripple voltage detector circuit comprises a pulse generator, a direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter coupled to the pulse generator, and a first control loop coupled to the pulse generator and the DC-DC converter. The first control loop is configured to measure an output voltage of the DC-DC converter, determine an output ripple voltage of the output voltage, determine a ripple coefficient based on the output ripple voltage, determine a reference peak inductor current based on the ripple coefficient, and determine a peak value of an inductor current during a switching cycle, and transition a switching state of the DC-DC converter based on the reference peak inductor current and the peak value of the inductor current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Asif Qaiyum, Ruediger Kuhn, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 11936090
    Abstract: A waveguide assembly comprising a first waveguide, and a second waveguide designed as a dielectric multimodal waveguide, and a waveguide transition for transmitting an electromagnetic wave between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, the waveguide transition having a dielectric waveguide piece which is between the first waveguide and the second waveguide. The dielectric waveguide piece is capable of guiding a smaller mode number than the second waveguide, at least in a front section, facing the first waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon Karau, Andre Meyer, Martin Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240033425
    Abstract: A method of producing an elastically deformable functional part for a medical device, devices for such methods, and a medical device having such a functional part. The functional part has an openable slit arrangement that widens or opens upon elastic deformation of the functional part and closes again in the absence of the deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Guido Kaeufer, Martin Schneider, Mayur Suresh Dudhane, Liesa Glaess, Norbert Roth, Robert Andree
  • Publication number: 20240026727
    Abstract: A doorframe fastening for a folding door comprises a doorframe profiled section (1), which has a securing limb (2) and a door leaf suspension (3). The doorframe fastening reliably withstands high weight loads and reduces noise emission but still allows a long-term use while avoiding cold bridges and damage from corrosion. An inner support limb (7) protrudes from the securing limb (2), said inner support limb being connected to an outer support limb (9) via a thermally insulating separating web (8), and the door leaf suspension (3) is supported both on the inner (7) as well as on the outer support limb (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bettina Gladysz-Haller, Madeleine Heidlmayer, Siegfried Kreilmeier, Martin Mairhuber, Bernhard Pichler, Martin Schneider, Gottfried Spitzl
  • Patent number: 11845954
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for specifically altering the DNA sequence in a genome, in particular for genome editing by deleting or replacing a sequence of interest. Advantageously, the invention uses two non-identical sequences naturally occurring in a genome as target sites two which DNA-recombining enzymes are generated. The invention is in particular useful for medicine, in particular to repair a mutation in a genome or to delete predefined genetic material from cells or tissue and to cure diseases. An advantage of the invention is that it allows precise site directed altering of DNA without engaging host DNA repair pathways and thereby works without inducing random insertions and deletions (indels).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN
    Inventors: Frank Buchholz, Martin Schneider, Felix Lansing
  • Publication number: 20230282443
    Abstract: The invention relates to Transmission Charged Particle Beam (TCPB) apparatus comprising a sample holder, for holding a sample, a source for producing a beam of charged particles and an illuminator for directing said beam so as to irradiate the sample; The TCPB apparatus comprises an imaging system, for receiving a flux of charged particles transmitted through the sample and directing it onto a sensing device. Further, a controller is provided for controlling at least some operational aspects of the TCPB apparatus. As defined herein, the controller is arranged for receiving calibration data of said TCPB apparatus and using said calibration data for optically aligning said TCPB apparatus. Said calibration data may be obtained in a calibration session, wherein different settings for eucentric focus can be used as a measure of eucentric height, so that the TCPB apparatus can be optically aligned in absence of a sample on the sample holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Shânêl Ondrej, Jan Jisa, Ondrej Baco, Martin Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230235364
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and means for specifically altering the DNA sequence in a genome, in particular for genome editing by deleting or replacing a sequence of interest. Advantageously, the invention uses two non-identical sequences naturally occurring in a genome as target sites two which DNA-recombining enzymes are generated. The invention is in particular useful for medicine, in particular to repair a mutation in a genome or to delete predefined genetic material from cells or tissue and to cure diseases. An advantage of the invention is that it allows precise site directed altering of DNA without engaging host DNA repair pathways and thereby works without inducing random insertions and deletions (in-dels).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Frank BUCHHOLZ, Martin SCHNEIDER, Felix LANSING
  • Publication number: 20230190031
    Abstract: A dispenser cartridge (1) for a drinking-water dispensing system (2), by means of which at least partially carbonated drinking water can be discharged from an outlet element (3) of the drinking-water dispensing system (2), wherein the dispenser cartridge (1) is provided and set up for introducing a dispenser substance (4) into the drinking water, wherein the dispensing cartridge (1) comprises a mount (5) for an exchangeable dispensing capsule (6) comprising the dispenser substance (4), wherein the dispensing capsule (6) can be held in the mount (5) in such a manner that at least a part of the drinking water flows through or around at least a part of the dispensing capsule (6), and wherein the dispensing cartridge (1) is set up in such a manner that it can be detachably installed in the outlet element (3) of the drinking-water dispensing system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Björn RIEDEL, Martin SCHNEIDER, Alisha SCHOLAND
  • Patent number: D1050255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Inventor: Martin Schneider