Patents by Inventor Matthias Meier

Matthias Meier 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: 12286308
    Abstract: A transport system for containers in the beverage industry, with a first container conveyor including a conveyor belt for conveying the containers, and a lubrication system including an applicator for applying a lubricant to the conveyor belt of the first container conveyor, wherein the transport system comprises a second container conveyor with a further conveyor belt for conveying the containers, and the lubrication system includes a mobile robot which has the applicator arranged thereon and a floor-supported undercarriage, for applying the lubricant in an automated selectively to the conveyor belt of the first container transporter or the conveyor belt of the second container conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Matthias Meier
  • Patent number: 12155194
    Abstract: A method is for connecting a capacitive load assembly to a DC grid. The load assembly is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid by a control unit via a controllable switch element. The controllable switch element is periodically activated and deactivated by the control unit. The level of the current pulses flowing through the controllable switch element during the respective activation phase of the controllable switch element is detected by means of a current measuring device. The development of the level of at least two current pulses immediately following one another over time is evaluated by the control unit. The controllable switch element is additionally periodically activated and deactivated by the control unit if a specified change in the development of the level of the at least two current pulses immediately following one another over time is ascertained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Behringer, Wolfgang Feil, Peter Kaluza, Matthias Meier
  • Patent number: 12142907
    Abstract: An overcurrent protection device is for protecting a load arranged in a DC grid. The load is coupled to a supply busbar, which is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid, in the DC grid via the overcurrent protection device. The overcurrent protection device is designed to ascertain a current trigger value based upon a detected value of a current flowing through the overcurrent protection device and a trigger characteristic which is assigned to the load and is based on the current; compare the current trigger value with a threshold, and either trigger the overcurrent protection device or not, based upon the result of the comparison. The current is taken into consideration together with a first or a second factor in the trigger characteristic based upon the current direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Behringer, Wolfgang Feil, Peter Kaluza, Annemarie Lehmeier, Matthias Meier, Josef Burger, Thomas Bär
  • Patent number: 12110640
    Abstract: A soil working roller for a soil processing machine comprises a roller body (22), rotatable about a roller axis of rotation (W), with a support structure (28) for rotatable mounting of the roller body (22) and with a support sheath (34) supported radially outward on the support structure (22), further comprising a working sheath (38), which contacts a support sheath outer side (36) and provides a working exterior (46) of the soil working roller (20) and comprises a plurality of working sheath segments (40), following one another in the circumferential direction, wherein each working sheath segment (40) has a segment shell (42) and a plurality of radially inwardly projecting fastening means (76) are fixedly arranged on each segment shell (42) facing the support sheath outer side (36) of the support sheath (34) and/or on the segment shell inner side supporting the support sheath outer side (36), and wherein a fastening means through opening (78) is provided in the support sheath (34) in association with each fa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventor: Matthias Meier
  • Patent number: 12018440
    Abstract: A soil preparation roller system for a soil preparation machine includes a roller body rotatable around a roller rotational axis having a carrier structure for the rotatable mounting of the roller body and having a carrier jacket supported on the radial outside on the carrier structure, a group of working jackets to be positioned abutting a carrier jacket outer side and providing a working outer side of a soil preparation roller. Each working jacket includes a plurality of working jacket segments to be arranged successively in the circumferential direction completely enclosing the roller body annularly, and the group of working jackets includes at least two working jackets having essentially equal mass to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventor: Matthias Meier
  • Publication number: 20240200289
    Abstract: A soil compactor for compacting soil material, in particular asphalt, comprises at least one compactor roller (14, 16) which is rotatable on a compactor structure (30) around a roller axis of rotation (W) which is essentially orthogonal to a compactor longitudinal direction (L) and at least one marking unit (26, 26?) carried on the compactor structure (30) for applying marking material (M) to soil material (12) driven over by the soil compactor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventor: Matthias MEIER
  • Patent number: 12013418
    Abstract: In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.125, a substitute specification has been included in lieu of substitute paragraphs in connection with the present Preliminary Amendment. The substitute specification is submitted in clean form, attached hereto, and is accompanied by a marked-up version showing the changes made to the original specification. The changes have been made in an effort to place the specification in better form for U.S. practice. No new matter has been added by these changes to the specification. Further, the substitute specification includes paragraph numbers to facilitate amendment practice as requested by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Behringer, Josef Burger, Thomas Baer, Annemarie Lehmeier, Matthias Meier
  • Publication number: 20240167845
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an inertial sensor component using a calibration device. The calibration device includes a base device or the base device is connected to the calibration device. The method includes: in a first step for adjusting the inertial sensor component, its housing is positioned and/or aligned relative to the base device that is arranged in the calibration device and connected thereto, in a second step following the first step, the base device and the inertial sensor component are adjusted and/or calibrated using the calibration device by applying a defined acceleration in at least one spatial direction and/or a defined rotation rate in at least one spatial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Struchholz, Carsten Mennicke, Holger Hoefer, Jan-Timo Liewald, Magnus Christian Proebster, Matthias Meier, Tobias Hertle
  • Patent number: 11959244
    Abstract: A roller tool for a ground processing roller of a ground processing machine includes a tool carrier to be fixed on an outer circumferential side of a carrier cladding of a ground processing roller, a quick-change tool holder to be detachably fixed on the tool carrier, and an exchangeable tool to be detachably fixed on the quick-change tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Meier, Marina Striegl
  • Patent number: 11882779
    Abstract: An earth working roller comprises a support structure (11), wherein to form a roller body (36) rotatable about a roller axis of rotation (A) on a radially outer region of the support structure (11), a plurality of first earth working units (30) is provided extending substantially in the direction of the roller axis of rotation (A) and/or a plurality of second earth working units (38) is provided extending substantially in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventor: Matthias Meier
  • Patent number: 11844295
    Abstract: An earth working roller comprises a support structure (11), wherein to form a roller body (36) rotatable about a roller axis of rotation (A) on a radially outer region of the support structure (11), a plurality of first earth working units (30) is provided extending substantially in the direction of the roller axis of rotation (A) and/or a plurality of second earth working units (38) is provided extending substantially in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventor: Matthias Meier
  • Publication number: 20230349955
    Abstract: In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.125, a substitute specification has been included in lieu of substitute paragraphs in connection with the present Preliminary Amendment. The substitute specification is submitted in clean form, attached hereto, and is accompanied by a marked-up version showing the changes made to the original specification. The changes have been made in an effort to place the specification in better form for U.S. practice. No new matter has been added by these changes to the specification. Further, the substitute specification includes paragraph numbers to facilitate amendment practice as requested by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus BEHRINGER, Josef BURGER, Thomas BAER, Annemarie LEHMEIER, Matthias MEIER
  • Publication number: 20230127739
    Abstract: A roller tool for a soil processing roller of a soil processing machine incudes a tool holder to be fixed on an outer peripheral side of a carrier casing. The tool holder has an attachment region for fixed attachment on an outer peripheral surface of the carrier casing and a tool holder opening elongated in the direction of an opening longitudinal axis for accommodating a replaceable tool shaft of a replaceable tool to be detachably fixed on the tool holder. The tool holder includes a first tool holder part, wherein the attachment region is provided completely on the first tool holder part, and a second tool holder part to be detachably attached to the first tool holder part. The second tool holder part, together with the first tool holder part, delimits the tool holder opening in the circumferential direction around the opening longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias MEIER, Johannes MALZER
  • Publication number: 20230130272
    Abstract: A roller tool for a soil processing roller includes a tool carrier to be fixed to an outer circumferential side of a carrier jacket and has a tethering area for fixedly tethering the tool carrier to an outer circumferential surface of the carrier jacket and an interchangeable holder clamping region, an interchangeable tool having an interchangeable tool shank elongated in the direction of a shank longitudinal axis, an interchangeable holder having an interchangeable holder opening elongated in the direction of an opening longitudinal axis for receiving the interchangeable tool shank of the interchangeable tool to be detachably fixed to the interchangeable holder and with an interchangeable holder counter-clamping region. The interchangeable holder counter-clamping region is brought into clamping interaction with the interchangeable holder clamping region for detachably fixing the interchangeable holder to the tool carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias MEIER, Günter RATH, Johannes MALZER, Stefan BÄUML
  • Patent number: 11519138
    Abstract: A soil processing machine includes a machine frame with two longitudinal beams substantially extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine and two transverse beams substantially extending transverse to the longitudinal beams. A soil-processing roller is supported in the longitudinal direction between the transverse beams on the longitudinal beams so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation of the roller. A coupling arrangement is provided on the machine frame for attaching the machine frame to a further machine frame of the soil-processing machine or to a further machine. A lifting/supporting arrangement is provided on the machine frame for lifting and/or supporting the machine frame in relation to the ground. One of the transverse beams is supported on the two longitudinal beams so that it can rotate about a swivel axis substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Meier, Christopher Prechtl
  • Patent number: 11467012
    Abstract: Recalibrating a micromechanical sensor. The sensor is assigned a signal processing device for correcting the sensor signal on the basis of at least one previously determined initial trim value that is selected such that, given a defined sensor excitation, a production-related deviation of the sensor signal from a target sensor signal is compensated. The method for recalibrating the sensor includes: applying a defined electrical test excitation signal to the sensor structure, acquiring the corresponding sensor response signal, ascertaining a trim correction value for the at least one initial trim value on the basis of a previously determined relation between the sensor response signal and the trim correction value, and determining at least one current trim value for correcting the sensor signal, the determination of the at least one current trim value taking place on the basis of the at least one initial trim value and the ascertained trim correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andrea Visconti, Matthias Meier, Ruslan Khalilyulin, Thomas Zebrowski, Wolfram Geiger
  • Patent number: 11459711
    Abstract: A soil processing machine includes a machine frame having two longitudinal members positioned parallel to a machine longitudinal direction and spaced from each other transversely to the machine longitudinal direction, and two transverse members positioned extending transversely to the machine longitudinal direction and spaced from each other in the machine longitudinal direction. A soil processing roller is supported on the longitudinal members such as to be rotatable about a roller rotational axis and positioned between the transverse members in the machine longitudinal direction. A coupling assembly couples the machine frame to another machine frame of the soil processing machine or to another machine. A chassis assembly includes at least one height-adjustable chassis unit supported on the machine frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HAMM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Meier, Christopher Prechtl
  • Publication number: 20220239091
    Abstract: A method is for connecting a capacitive load assembly to a DC grid. The load assembly is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid by a control unit via a controllable switch element. The controllable switch element is periodically activated and deactivated by the control unit. The level of the current pulses flowing through the controllable switch element during the respective activation phase of the controllable switch element is detected by means of a current measuring device. The development of the level of at least two current pulses immediately following one another over time is evaluated by the control unit. The controllable switch element is additionally periodically activated and deactivated by the control unit if a specified change in the development of the level of the at least two current pulses immediately following one another over time is ascertained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus BEHRINGER, Wolfgang FEIL, Peter KALUZA, Matthias MEIER
  • Publication number: 20220231497
    Abstract: An overcurrent protection device is for protecting a load arranged in a DC grid. The load is coupled to a supply busbar, which is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid, in the DC grid via the overcurrent protection device. The overcurrent protection device is designed to ascertain a current trigger value based upon a detected value of a current flowing through the overcurrent protection device and a trigger characteristic which is assigned to the load and is based on the current; compare the current trigger value with a threshold, and either trigger the overcurrent protection device or not, based upon the result of the comparison. The current is taken into consideration together with a first or a second factor in the trigger characteristic based upon the current direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Behringer, Wolfgang Feil, Peter Kaluza, Annemarie Lehmeier, Matthias Meier, Josef Burger, Thomas Bär
  • Publication number: 20220170222
    Abstract: A roller tool for a soil cultivation roller of a soil cultivation machine includes a tool carrier to be fixed on an outer circumferential side of a carrier cladding of a soil cultivation roller, a quick-change tool holder to be detachably fixed on the tool carrier, and an exchangeable tool to be detachably fixed on the quick-change tool holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias MEIER, Marina STRIEGL