Patents by Inventor Matthias GERHARD

Matthias GERHARD 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: 11920106
    Abstract: A method for producing a multiphase washing or cleaning agent shaped body, including the steps of: a) providing a first free-flowing washing or cleaning agent; b) providing a second washing or cleaning agent; c) feeding the first and second washing or cleaning agent to an injector; d) introducing the first free-flowing washing or cleaning agent and the second free-flowing washing or cleaning agent into a mold by way of the injector; e) solidifying at least one of the free-flowing first and second washing or cleaning agents in the mold, forming a multiphase washing or cleaning agent shaped body; f) removing the multiphase washing or cleaning agent shaped body from the mold, wherein the first and second free-flowing washing or cleaning agent are introduced into the mold through outlet openings in the injector, which are separated. The invention also relates to multiphase shaped bodies produced by way of this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Maria Trinchera, Matthias Sunder, Katja Gerhards, Steffen Ristau, Mohamed Aztout, Vera Diel
  • Publication number: 20240035526
    Abstract: A clutch device includes a wet-running multiple disc clutch that has a first multiple disc carrier, a second multiple disc carrier, and a multiple disc pack assigned to the first and second multiple disc carrier. The clutch device further includes a first power transmission element on a first axial side of a wall facing away from the multiple disc pack, and a second power transmission element on a second axial side of the wall facing the multiple disc pack for applying an operating power to the multiple disc pack. The second power transmission element has an application section and operating fingers that extend through recesses in the wall to interact with the first power transmission element on the first axial side. The application section protrudes inward in the radial direction over the operating fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Viren Narendra Saxena, Christopher Anton Stein, Matthias Gerhard Veit
  • Publication number: 20240026904
    Abstract: A siphon includes a feed area for feeding a liquid, a downpipe connecting to the feed area, extended from top to bottom in a use position of the siphon, a deflection pipe filled with liquid during stationary operation on the end of the downpipe facing away from the feed area connecting to this, a riser pipe on the end of the deflection pipe facing away from the downpipe, and connecting to this, extended from bottom to top in the use position, and a discharge area connecting to the end of the riser pipe facing away from the deflection pipe for discharging liquid. A storage tank arranged on the siphon between the feed area and the discharge area is hydraulically connected to the deflection pipe and designed to automatically fill with liquid during stationary operation and to automatically empty into the deflection pipe following a pressure surge affecting the siphon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VIESSMANN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SE
    Inventor: Matthias GERHARD
  • Patent number: 11845556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an energy absorption device for a seat of an aircraft, in particular of a helicopter, with at least one impact mechanism (2, 4) and at least one energy absorber (1) coupled with the impact mechanism (2, 4), wherein the impact mechanism (2, 4) acts on the energy absorber (1) for the energy absorption at least in the case of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AUTOFLUG GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard, Nick Ketelsen, Marvin Bocklage, Mattia Testard, Mislav Blazic, Ole Frederik Hubald
  • Patent number: 11616760
    Abstract: According to examples, a system for automatically optimizing thresholds of content processing models that select content for presentation to users may include a processor and a memory storing instructions. The processor, when executing the instructions, may cause the system to select a subset of the content processing models for a content policy grouping. The subset of content processing models comprises models selected from a plurality of content processing models based on content rejection rates and models that are selected based on corresponding model probabilities. The system may further obtain an optimized threshold for each model of the subset of content processing models based on an iterative global optimization technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard Eck, Juan Sebastian Rassa Robayo
  • Publication number: 20220274710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an energy absorption device for a seat of an aircraft, in particular of a helicopter, with at least one impact mechanism (2, 4) and at least one energy absorber (1) coupled with the impact mechanism (2, 4), wherein the impact mechanism (2, 4) acts on the energy absorber (1) for the energy absorption at least in the case of a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard, Nick Ketelsen, Marvin Bocklage, Mattia Testard, Mislav Blazic, Ole Frederik Hubald
  • Patent number: 10871206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a torque transmission device (2) comprising a planetary gear train (22), which has a rotatable component (28), a stationary housing (18), and a clutch device (32) for selective coupling of the component (28) with the stationary housing (18). The clutch device (32) has a friction-locking first clutch (34) and a positive-locking second clutch (36), wherein the component (28) may be coupled to the stationary housing (18) via the first clutch (34) before a coupling by means of the second clutch (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Borg Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pastoors, Matthias Gerhard Veit
  • Patent number: 10711850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (2) comprising an inner ring (30), an outer ring (28), a clamping gap (32) between the inner ring (30) and the outer ring (28), a side wall (40) for lateral limitation of the clamping gap (32) and at least one clamping element (34) in the clamping gap (32) which is biased by means of a spring element (66), wherein the spring element (66) is supported or supportable on one side on the clamping element (34) and on the other side on a support projection (70), which is formed by a supporting tongue (74) bent out of the side wall (40) and projecting into the clamping gap (32). In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing such a freewheel (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard Veit, Frederik Johann Metzdorf, Kay Rapp
  • Patent number: 10474751
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for building correction models that correct natural language snippets. Correction models can include rules comprising pairs of word sequences identified from viable correction snippet pairs, where a first sequence of words in the pair should be replaced with a second sequence of words in the pair. Viable correction snippet pairs can be identified from among pairs of language snippets, such as a post to a social media website and a subsequent update to that post. Viable corrections can be the snippet pairs that both have no more unaligned words than a word alignment threshold and have no aligned word pair with a character edit difference above an edit distance threshold. In some implementations, word alignments can be found by aligning all the characters between a pair of language snippets, and identifying aligned words as those that have at least one aligned letter in common.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Juan Miguel Pino, Matthias Gerhard Eck, Rui Andre Augusto Ferreira
  • Patent number: 10460038
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to detecting, removing, and/or replacing objectionable words and phrases in a machine-generated translation. A classifier identifies translations containing target words or phrases. The classifier may be applied to the output translation to remove target words and phrases from the translation, or to prevent target words and phrases from being automatically presented. Further, the classifier may be applied to a translation model to prevent the target words and phrases from appearing in the output translation. Still further, the classifier may be applied to training data so that the translation model is not trained using the target words of phrases. The classifier may remove target words or phrases only when the target words or phrases appear in the output translation but not the source language input data. The classifier may be provided as a standalone service, or may be employed in the context of a machine translation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard Eck, Priya Goyal
  • Patent number: 10460040
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for improving machine translation systems. The machine translation system may apply one or more models for translating material from a source language into a destination language. The models are initially trained using training data. According to exemplary embodiments, supplemental training data is used to train the models, where the supplemental training data uses in-domain material to improve the quality of output translations. In-domain data may include data that relates to the same or similar topics as those expected to be encountered in a translation of material from the source language into the destination language. In-domain data may include material previously translated from the source language into the destination language, material similar to previous translations, and destination language material that has previously been the subject of a request for translation into the source language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Matthias Gerhard Eck
  • Patent number: 10385933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, and at least one clamping element which is between the outer ring and the inner ring, which is moveable from a clamping position into a release position along a race on the outer ring in a first circumferential direction relative to the outer ring, wherein the race has a clamping section, and a release section following the clamping section in the first circumferential direction on which the clamping element is supportable. A first tangent through at least one support point on the clamping section defines a first inner angle, which is greater than 180°, with a second tangent through at least one support point on the release section. In addition, the present invention relates to a freewheel arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising such a freewheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Florian Schneider, Matthias Gerhard Veit, Dirk Achim Schmitt
  • Patent number: 10318640
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide techniques for evaluating when words or phrases of a translation were generated with a low degree of confidence, and conveying this information when the translation is presented. For example, if a source language word is encountered in source material for translation, but the source language word was only encountered a few times (or not at all) in the training data used to train the translation system, then the resulting translation may be flagged as being of low confidence. Other situations, such as the generation of two equally-likely translations, or translation system model disagreement, may also indicate a questionable translation. When the translation is displayed, questionable words and phrases may be flagged, and possible alternative translations may be presented. If one of the alternatives is selected, this information may be used to update the translation system's models in order to improve translation quality in the future.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: William Arthur Hughes, Matthias Gerhard Eck, Kay Rottmann
  • Patent number: 10279737
    Abstract: An illuminating device for a vehicle includes a carrier module, a flat light guide attached to the carrier module with a plurality of emitting points, and multiple light sources for illuminating the light guide. The flat light guide is concealed with a translucent haptic layer, which is attached to a visible side of the light guide, which, in turn, is covered by a decorative layer. The illuminating device comprises a rope-like light guide, which has an inherent light source and is connected to the decorative layer via a retaining device. This therefore results in a flat arrangement, which can be easily integrated into the interior parts and simultaneously enables illumination over a large surface area. In doing so, additional light effects can be integrated by means of the rope-like light guide. The illuminating device is not visible while switched off, as the illuminating device is covered by the decorative layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard, Andreas Kurnoth, Lisa Ruhland, Anita Nitzl, Markus Wimmer, Alexandr Zaviyalov, Bernhard Bayersdorfer
  • Patent number: 10274026
    Abstract: Disclosed is a freewheel (4) comprising a first race (38), a second race (40), a clamping gap (46) designed between the first and second race (38, 40), at least one clamping element (48) in the clamping gap (46), and biasing feature (64) for biasing the clamping element (48) into a clamping position within the clamping gap (46), wherein the biasing feature (64) have an accordion spring (66), which is supported directly or indirectly on the first race (38) and which comprises corrugation peaks (70) lying radially outward, corrugation troughs (72) lying radially inward, and a support leg (76) for direct or indirect support on the clamping element (48). In addition, disclosed is a freewheel arrangement (2) comprising such a freewheel (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard Veit, Marcus Thomas Hertel, Dirk Achim Schmitt, Kay Rapp
  • Patent number: 10268686
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to detecting, removing, and/or replacing objectionable words and phrases in a machine-generated translation. A classifier identifies translations containing target words or phrases. The classifier may be applied to the output translation to remove target words and phrases from the translation, or to prevent target words and phrases from being automatically presented. Further, the classifier may be applied to a translation model to prevent the target words and phrases from appearing in the output translation. Still further, the classifier may be applied to training data so that the translation model is not trained using the target words of phrases. The classifier may remove target words or phrases only when the target words or phrases appear in the output translation but not the source language input data. The classifier may be provided as a standalone service, or may be employed in the context of a machine translation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard Eck, Priya Goyal
  • Patent number: 10210158
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to detecting, removing, and/or replacing objectionable words and phrases in a machine-generated translation. A classifier identifies translations containing target words or phrases. The classifier may be applied to the output translation to remove target words and phrases from the translation, or to prevent target words and phrases from being automatically presented. Further, the classifier may be applied to a translation model to prevent the target words and phrases from appearing in the output translation. Still further, the classifier may be applied to training data so that the translation model is not trained using the target words of phrases. The classifier may remove target words or phrases only when the target words or phrases appear in the output translation but not the source language input data. The classifier may be provided as a standalone service, or may be employed in the context of a machine translation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Gerhard Eck, Priya Goyal
  • Publication number: 20190018837
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for building correction models that correct natural language snippets. Correction models can include rules comprising pairs of word sequences identified from viable correction snippet pairs, where a first sequence of words in the pair should be replaced with a second sequence of words in the pair. Viable correction snippet pairs can be identified from among pairs of language snippets, such as a post to a social media website and a subsequent update to that post. Viable corrections can be the snippet pairs that both have no more unaligned words than a word alignment threshold and have no aligned word pair with a character edit difference above an edit distance threshold. In some implementations, word alignments can be found by aligning all the characters between a pair of language snippets, and identifying aligned words as those that have at least one aligned letter in common.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Juan Miguel Pino, Matthias Gerhard Eck, Rui Andre Augusto Ferreira
  • Publication number: 20180373788
    Abstract: Technology is discussed herein for identifying comparatively trending topics between groups of posts. Groups of posts can be selected based on parameters such as author age, location, gender, etc., or based on information about content items such as when they were posted or what keywords they contain. Topics, as one or more groups of words, can each be given a rank score for each group based on the topic's frequency within each group. A difference score for selected topics can be computed based on a difference between the rank score for the selected topic in each of the groups. When the difference score for a selected topic is above a specified threshold, that selected topic can be identified as a comparatively trending topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Huang, Kay Rottmann, Ying Zhang, Matthias Gerhard Eck
  • Publication number: 20180349515
    Abstract: Technology is discussed herein for identifying trending actions within a group of posts matching a query. A group of posts can be selected based on specified actions, action targets, or parameters such as author age, location, gender, when the posts were posted or what keywords they contain. Selected posts can be divided into sentences and a dependency structure can be created for each sentence classifying portions of the sentence as actions or action targets. Statistics can be generated for each sentence or post indicating whether it matches the actions, action targets, or other parameters specified in the query. Based on these statistics, additional information can be gathered to respond to questions posed in the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Huang, Kay Rottmann, Ying Zhang, Matthias Gerhard Eck