Patents by Inventor Matthias Frank

Matthias Frank 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: 20220314523
    Abstract: A molding tool (1000), in particular a thermoforming tool, for producing a container (10) is provided. The molding tool comprises a mold bottom (200) and a mold insert (100) receiving the mold bottom (200), wherein the mold insert (100) is constructed of at least two mold insert parts (110, 120) that together with the mold bottom (200) define a cavity (300) provided for reshaping a two-dimensional web of material into a container, wherein a first mold insert part (110) is mounted stationary in the molding tool (1000) and a second mold insert part is axially movable in the molding tool (1000).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Marbach Werkzeugbau GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Weibler, Matthias Frank, Andreas Haefner
  • Patent number: 11358457
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Matthias Frank, Stefan Schäufler, Andreas Josef Zunzer, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20220092405
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a deep neural network may be utilized to determine matches between candidate pairs of entities, as well as confidence scores that reflect how certain the deep neural network is about the corresponding match. The deep neural network is also able to find these matches without requiring domain knowledge that would be required if features for a machine-learned model were handcrafted, which is a drawback of prior art machine-learned models used to match entities in multiple tables. Thus, the deep neural network improves on the functioning of prior art machine learned models designed to perform the same tasks. Specifically, the deep neural network learns the relationships of tabular fields and the patterns that define a match from historical data alone, making this approach generic and applicable independent of the context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias Frank, Hoang-Vu Nguyen, Stefan Klaus Baur, Alexey Streltsov, Jasmin Mankad, Cordula Guder, Konrad Schenk, Philipp Lukas Jamscikov, Rohit Kumar Gupta
  • Publication number: 20210078394
    Abstract: A vehicle roof for a motor vehicle having a roof opening which is defined by a peripheral vehicle roof edge, a moveable roof element for either closing or at least partially exposing the roof opening, which is held on the vehicle roof, and a continuous profiled seal fixed to the vehicle roof along the vehicle roof edge, wherein the continuous profiled seal comprises a first tubular seal, wherein the first tubular seal is designed to seal the vehicle roof in relation to the moveable roof element, the first tubular seal has a drainage lip, which extends downwards in a vertical direction (Z) from the first tubular seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael ADAM, Matthias FRANK, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Nico AUSTERMANN
  • Patent number: 10926614
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a movable roof element and underlying frame with a seal hose having a strand shaped seal profile having a drain lip extending below an uppermost web of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Stefan Schäufler, Matthias Frank, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20200346345
    Abstract: A method for monitoring acceleration of a number A of axes of a multi-axis kinematic system utilizes a sampling process with a first sampling interval, wherein a first acceleration limit value assigned to the first sampling interval and a second different acceleration limit value is determined for the acceleration, where a second time interval is assigned to the second acceleration limit value, a plurality of position values of the axis is determined by sampling with the first sampling interval, a current acceleration is calculated via the ascertained position values, and the calculated current acceleration is monitored via a first instance of monitoring utilizing the first acceleration limit value and the assigned first sampling interval and, simultaneously, via a second instance of monitoring utilizing the second acceleration limit value and the assigned second time interval, such that acceleration of an axis is monitored using at least two acceleration limit values simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias FRANK, Ran GAO, Bernd QUASCHNER, Maximilian WALTER
  • Patent number: 10783377
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure therefore involve systems and methods for identifying a set of visually similar scenes to a target scene selected or otherwise identified by a match analyst. A scene retrieval platform performs operations for: receiving an input that comprises an identification of a scene; retrieving a set of coordinates based on the scene identified by the input, where the set of coordinates identify positions of the entities depicted within the frames; generating a set of vector values based on the coordinates of the entities depicted within each of the frames; concatenating the set of vector values to generate a concatenated vector value that represents the scene; generating a visual representation of the concatenated vector value; and identifying one or more similar scenes to the scene identified by the input based on the visual representation of the concatenated vector value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Anoop Raveendra Katti, Shachar Klaiman, Marius Lehne, Sebastian Brarda, Johannes Hoehne, Matthias Frank, Lennart Van der Goten
  • Patent number: 10785588
    Abstract: A method for acoustic scene playback is described, which comprises: providing recording data comprising microphone signals of microphone setups positioned within an acoustic scene and microphone metadata of the microphone setups, each of the microphone setups has a recording spot which is a center position of the respective microphone setup; specifying a virtual listening position within the acoustic scene; assigning each microphone setup Virtual Loudspeaker Objects, VLOs, wherein each VLO is an abstract sound output object within a virtual free field; generating an encoded data stream based on the recording data, the virtual listening position and VLO parameters of the VLOs assigned to the microphone setups; and decoding the encoded data stream based on a playback setup, thereby generating a decoded data stream; and feeding the decoded data stream to a rendering device, thereby driving the rendering device to reproduce sound of the acoustic scene at the virtual listening position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Grosche, Franz Zotter, Christian Schörkhuber, Matthias Frank, Robert Höldrich
  • Publication number: 20200193164
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure therefore involve systems and methods for identifying a set of visually similar scenes to a target scene selected or otherwise identified by a match analyst. A scene retrieval platform performs operations for: receiving an input that comprises an identification of a scene; retrieving a set of coordinates based on the scene identified by the input, where the set of coordinates identify positions of the entities depicted within the frames; generating a set of vector values based on the coordinates of the entities depicted within each of the frames; concatenating the set of vector values to generate a concatenated vector value that represents the scene; generating a visual representation of the concatenated vector value; and identifying one or more similar scenes to the scene identified by the input based on the visual representation of the concatenated vector value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Anoop Raveendra Katti, Shachar Klaiman, Marius Lehne, Sebastian Brarda, Johannes Hoehne, Matthias Frank, Lennart Van der Goten
  • Publication number: 20200156452
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias FRANK, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Reinhard WENZEL
  • Patent number: 10602267
    Abstract: A sound signal processing apparatus including a plurality of microphones, where each microphone is configured to receive the sound signal from the target source, a processor configured to estimate a first power measure on the basis of the sound signal from the target source received by a first microphone of the microphones and a second power measure on the basis of the sound signal from the target source received by at least a second microphone of the microphones, which is located more distant from the target source than the first microphone, and the processor is further configured to determine a gain factor on the basis of a ratio between the second power measure and the first power measure, and an amplifier configured to apply the gain factor to the sound signal from the target source received by the first microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Grosche, Karim Helwani, Christian Schörkhuber, Franz Zotter, Robert Höldrich, Matthias Frank
  • Publication number: 20190275871
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof arrangement (8) for a vehicle roof (2) having a roof opening (3), comprising a movable roof element (4) for selectively closing or at least partially opening the roof opening (3), a frame (5) which holds the roof element (4), and a strand-shaped seal profile (9) which extends in a horizontal main direction of extent, it being possible for the strand-shaped seal profile (9) to be fastened to the vehicle roof (2), and the said strand-shaped seal profile (9) having a first seal hose (10), the first seal hose (10) being configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element (4), the frame (5) having an uppermost web (17), the first seal hose (10) being arranged above the uppermost web (17) in a state of the roof arrangement (8) in which it is mounted for proper operation on the vehicle roof (2), and the first seal hose (10) having a drain lip (22) which extends along a vertical direction from the seal hose (10) as far as below the uppermost web (17) of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Schäufler, Matthias Frank, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20190253826
    Abstract: A method for acoustic scene playback is described, which comprises: providing recording data comprising microphone signals of microphone setups positioned within an acoustic scene and microphone metadata of the microphone setups, each of the microphone setups has a recording spot which is a center position of the respective microphone setup; specifying a virtual listening position within the acoustic scene; assigning each microphone setup Virtual Loudspeaker Objects, VLOs, wherein each VLO is an abstract sound output object within a virtual free field; generating an encoded data stream based on the recording data, the virtual listening position and VLO parameters of the VLOs assigned to the microphone setups; and decoding the encoded data stream based on a playback setup, thereby generating a decoded data stream; and feeding the decoded data stream to a rendering device, thereby driving the rendering device to reproduce sound of the acoustic scene at the virtual listening position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Peter GROSCHE, Franz ZOTTER, Christian SCHÖRKHUBER, Matthias FRANK, Robert HÖLDRICH
  • Publication number: 20180262832
    Abstract: A sound signal processing apparatus including a plurality of microphones, where each microphone is configured to receive the sound signal from the target source, a processor configured to estimate a first power measure on the basis of the sound signal from the target source received by a first microphone of the microphones and a second power measure on the basis of the sound signal from the target source received by at least a second microphone of the microphones, which is located more distant from the target source than the first microphone, and the processor is further configured to determine a gain factor on the basis of a ratio between the second power measure and the first power measure, and an amplifier configured to apply the gain factor to the sound signal from the target source received by the first microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Grosche, Karim Helwani, Christian Schörkhuber, Franz Zotter, Robert Höldrich, Matthias Frank
  • Patent number: 8315478
    Abstract: A coordinate system converter efficiently converts coordinates of one coordinate system to a different coordinate system. A base system library module provides a common platform where different algorithms based on different coordinate systems can “shake hands” or be integrated into an overall conversion process in a manner that is transparent to each other. The number of supported coordinate systems can be dynamically extended without changing software to support different tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: DFMSim, Inc.
    Inventors: Nungavaram Sundara Viswanathan, Matthias Frank
  • Patent number: 7781224
    Abstract: A human-safe fluorescence particle that can be used for fluorescence detection instruments or act as a safe simulant for mimicking the fluorescence properties of microorganisms. The particle comprises a non-biological carrier and natural fluorophores encapsulated in the non-biological carrier. By doping biodegradable-polymer drug delivery microspheres with natural or synthetic fluorophores, the desired fluorescence can be attained or biological organisms can be simulated without the associated risks and logistical difficulties of live microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Sue I. Martin, David P. Fergenson, Abneesh Srivastava, Michael J. Bogan, Vincent J. Riot, Matthias Frank
  • Publication number: 20090221087
    Abstract: A human-safe fluorescence particle that can be used for fluorescence detection instruments or act as a safe simulant for mimicking the fluorescence properties of microorganisms. The particle comprises a non-biological carrier and natural fluorophores encapsulated in the non-biological carrier. By doping biodegradable-polymer drug delivery microspheres with natural or synthetic fluorophores, the desired fluorescence can be attained or biological organisms can be simulated without the associated risks and logistical difficulties of live microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Sue I. Martin, David P. Fergenson, Abneesh Srivastava, Michael J. Bogan, Vincent J. Riot, Matthias Frank
  • Publication number: 20090106002
    Abstract: A process analysis and simulation framework is configured with several adaptable libraries that provide a user with the ability to select plug-in modules that are applicable to a particular process simulation. The user may add or remove modules to configure the framework with specific functionality and parameters according to the needs of a particular process simulation. The plug-in modules may execute individually or dependencies may be established between multiple plug-in modules. A simulation engine executes the process simulation to determine an optimized solution for the data. The data used in the execution of the process simulation may be manually input, provided by the plug-in modules, or retrieved from external sources. The output of the process simulation is displayed to the user and stored in a file or a database for future use. Thus, the stored output may be used in a subsequent process simulation to progressively refine an application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Nungavaram Sundara Viswanathan, Matthias Frank
  • Publication number: 20090103800
    Abstract: A coordinate system converter efficiently converts coordinates of one coordinate system to a different coordinate system. A base system library module provides a common platform where different algorithms based on different coordinate systems can “shake hands” or be integrated into an overall conversion process in a manner that is transparent to each other. The number of supported coordinate systems can be dynamically extended without changing software to support different tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Nungavaram Sundara Viswanathan, Matthias Frank
  • Patent number: 7260483
    Abstract: An improved method and system of identifying individual aerosol particles in real time. Sample aerosol particles are collimated, tracked, and screened to determine which ones qualify for mass spectrometric analysis based on predetermined qualification or selection criteria. Screening techniques include one or more of determining particle size, shape, symmetry, and fluorescence. Only qualifying particles passing all screening criteria are subject to desorption/ionization and single particle mass spectrometry to produce corresponding test spectra, which is used to determine the identities of each of the qualifying aerosol particles by comparing the test spectra against predetermined spectra for known particle types. In this manner, activation cycling of a particle ablation laser of a single particle mass spectrometer is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Eric E. Gard, Keith R. Coffee, Matthias Frank, Herbert J. Tobias, David P. Fergenson, Norm Madden, Vincent J. Riot, Paul T. Steele, Bruce W. Woods