Patents by Inventor Michael Beck

Michael Beck 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: 20240136875
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor includes an axial shaft, a disc projecting radially from the shaft, and a ring magnet affixed to the disc. The shaft and the disc are integrally formed as a unitary body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Nidec Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Ley, Michael Coles, Hunter Gill, Mike Alivero, Joe Engle, Kyle Chesnut, Tillian Jones, Jeremy Beck
  • Patent number: 11964374
    Abstract: A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Publication number: 20240118436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the quality of an imaging plate, comprising the steps of carrying out an exposure of the imaging plate, carrying out a scan of the imaging plate in order to determine an image, determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and carrying out edge recognition on the image and calculating a quality value of the imaging plate on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and on the basis of the recognized edge structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to an imaging plate scanner for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Dürr Dental SE
    Inventors: Axel SCHRAMM, Matthias BECK, Bernd PHILIPPS, Michael WEBER, Herbert HÄNTSCH, Alexander LADIKOS
  • Publication number: 20240108731
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel derivatives of Interleukin-22 (IL-22), particularly those comprising a fatty acid covalently attached to an IL-22 protein, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kristian SASS-ØRUM, Rasmus JØRGENSEN, Sebastian Beck JØRGENSEN, Henning THØGERSEN, Thomas HOEG-JENSEN, Michael Paolo Bastner SANDRINI
  • Publication number: 20240103923
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for executing a serverless workload on a transient infrastructure is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for executing a workload and at least one policy, selecting an infrastructure component of the transient infrastructure for an execution of the workload, wherein the transient infrastructure is implemented utilizing a plurality of geographically distributed computing nodes, and executing the workload on the transient infrastructure. Furthermore, the method comprises upon receiving an interfering event during the execution of the workload causing a stop of the workload execution, freezing the execution of the workload, storing intermediate results and statuses of the workload execution in a cross-domain storage system, terminating the execution of the workload, and continuing the workload execution using the intermediate results and under a constraint defined by the at least one policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Enrico Regge, Michael Beck, Werner Schuetz, Peter Gerstl, Simon Daniel Moser, Sugandha Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11943500
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an apparatus may include a media streaming device including electronic circuitry configured to receive media content wirelessly from a media content source, and an output cord segment having a first end portion integrally coupled to a structure of the media streaming device, and a second end portion configured to be coupled to a receiving device, where the electronic circuitry is further configured to transmit the received media content through the output cord segment to the receiving device. The apparatus may include a power cord segment having a first end portion configured to be coupled to the media streaming device, and a second end portion configured to be coupled to a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Micah Thomas Collins, Michael Jon Sundermeyer, Kristen Beck, Wenson Chern, Philip Lee Ly, Colleen Mischke, Robert Jason Rose
  • Publication number: 20240098115
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for dispatching requests to service instances based on data storage boundaries. A request specifying an identity is received and dispatched to a service instance of a data storage boundary, where each data storage boundary is defined by a regulation or policy restricting data storage of specific types of data to computing devices within a specified boundary. A feedback response, specifying a target location, is received from the service instance in response to determining that the service instance cannot access the data because the data is associated with a different data storage boundary. A dynamic dispatch rule specifying the identity and the target location is generated and a subsequent request specifying the identity is processed by executing this dynamic dispatch rule to dispatch the subsequent request directly to a service instance associated with the target location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Dürr, Martin Smolny, Michael Beck, Daniel Pittner
  • Patent number: 11921338
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications distribution hub having a cabinet that defines a primary compartment. The cabinet also includes one or more main doors for accessing the primary compartment. Telecommunications equipment is mounted within the primary compartment. The distribution hub further includes a secondary compartment that can be accessed from an exterior of the cabinet without accessing the primary compartment. A grounding interface is accessible from within the secondary compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Edward T. Landry, Craig M. Standish, Steve Anderson, Joshua A. Zabel, Ronald A. Beck, Michael Kenneth Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Matthew D. Ferris
  • Publication number: 20240068895
    Abstract: A differential pressure sensor for determining the differential pressure between two pressures includes a converter chamber including a differential pressure measuring cell, and a measuring unit including a main body and a coplanar double-membrane system with two double membranes, each including a separating membrane and an overload membrane with a pressure chamber between the separating membrane and the overload membrane and an additional pressure chamber between the overload membrane and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Uehlin, Florian Gutmann, Alexander Beck, Igor Getman, Benjamin Mack, Michael Noack, Michael Hügel
  • Patent number: 11902321
    Abstract: An expert interface component can automatically connect a system user with a system support expert. A user interface module can present a threat-tracking graphical user interface and a query interface component integrated into the threat-tracking graphical user interface to a system user belonging to a client team to review a potential cyber threat and receive a query for assistance. The query interface component can allow the system user to digitally grab a visual data container displaying information and containing a data object. The query interface component can collect the visual data container from the threat-tracking graphical user interface into a collection window of the query interface component. A communication module provides an incident ticket containing the query and the visual data container to a system support expert at a remote platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Michael Beck, Jack Stockdale
  • Patent number: 11886921
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing automated serverless runtime container allocation is provided. The method includes defining a number of runtime containers and associated characteristics required for each worker node of a plurality of worker nodes for execution of a specified workload. The specified workload is dispatched to the plurality of worker nodes and a specified portion of the specified workload is assigned to each worker node. An application executing a universal runtime container that includes potential application runtimes and associated supported software versions within a layered modifiable format is generated and unused layers are removed from the universal runtime container. The specified workload is executed via the universal runtime container and a set of available universal runtime containers is refilled on an associated work node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Enrico Regge, Michael Beck, Werner Schuetz, Peter Gerstl, Simon Daniel Moser, Joerg Erdmenger
  • Patent number: 11889003
    Abstract: A unit verification method to be performed on a unit under test (UUT) comprises connecting a verification device to the UUT. The verification device applies a set of challenge signals to the UUT and then measures the responses of the UUT to the challenge signals. The responses of the UUT are based on the challenge signals and the physical properties of the UUT. A registration key is generated based on the measured responses and is stored. The registration key is unique to the UUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TTP Plc
    Inventors: Timothy John Palmer, Michael Beck
  • Publication number: 20230387536
    Abstract: A battery group includes a carrier tray, battery module, and set of output terminals. The carrier tray includes an upper rail mount adapted to be received by a mounting bracket. The battery module is coupled to the carrier tray. The output terminals are operatively coupled to terminals of the battery module, the output terminals positioned on a rear face of the carrier tray. The carrier tray and battery module are adapted to be slidingly received by a cabinet or other enclosure such that the output terminals are engaged to an electrical system of the cabinet or other enclosure by sliding the battery group fully into the cabinet or other enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan LOOFS, Michael WARHUS, Michael BECK, Michael THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20230348113
    Abstract: NASA, ESA, and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) have undertaken studies (e.g., “Lunar Ice-Trap ISRU Mining, Processing and Storage Infrastructure: An infrastructure that mines and breaks down lunar ice into oxygen and hydrogen fuel”) to determine likely sources of water and oxygen for human colonies on Mars or Moon. Some of these studies are university-level research through fund allocations for departmental research, or through student interest in space exploration. Other studies are conducted at national levels through space agencies and through privately funded space probes. One of these studies was executed by the JAXA determined the source of the lunar-ice on the Moon (from the Kaguya/ZELENE lunar probe). JAXA estimated that 90 metric tons of Earth's atmosphere escapes per day with oxygen ions reaching energies of between 1 keV and 10 keV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Kenneth Michael Beck
  • Patent number: 11716325
    Abstract: Access token scope limiting is provided. An access token of a client containing a list of scopes is presented to an authorization application programming interface of the computer. Each scope in the list of scopes defines a permission to access a particular protected resource hosted by a resource server. A new access token is returned to the client containing a decreased number of scopes using a scope alias in response to the authorization application programming interface requesting a decrease in a number of scopes in the list of scopes. The scope alias representing a plurality of specific scopes from the list of scopes contained in the presented access token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Smolny, Thomas Dürr, Michael Beck
  • Patent number: 11716815
    Abstract: In an embodiment a LED chip insert for a printed circuit board includes a lead frame in which a number of electrically conductive strings with respective ends are formed by punching, the strings having support surfaces which are configured for mounting on the printed circuit board and which form a common plane, wherein the lead frame has a region formed as a recess with respect to the ends, an injection molded frame including an electrically insulating material and annularly surrounding a surface of the lead frame exposed within the region formed as the recess facing the ends of the strings, and thereby effecting an overall trough-like structure; and at least one LED chip which is placed in the region formed as the recess and has a first electrical contact terminal and a second electrical contact terminal, the first electrical contact terminal being electrically conductively connected to a first one of the strings and the second electrical contact terminal being electrically conductively connected to a second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Beck, Sebastian Jooss, Gerhard Behr
  • Publication number: 20230226968
    Abstract: For a variety of different kinds of vehicles, such as school buses and other types of vehicles, various embodiments of vehicle status indicator systems including sign components are provided. Enhancements are described in association with status indicator assemblies, actuator devices for extending and closing sign components, and sign component illumination features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Beck, Christopher Egan, Walker Coriell Clark
  • Patent number: 11641094
    Abstract: A wire puller may be provided. The wire puller may comprise a middle portion, a restraint frame, and a front portion. The middle portion may comprise a gear box, a front bracket, a back bracket, and a capstan. The gear box may comprise a drive shaft and the capstan may comprise a hook pin. The restraint frame may be attached to the back bracket. The front portion may be attached to the front bracket. The front portion may comprise a pivot frame, a tube, an arm, a first side plate, a second side plate, a roller, and a flip out support. The pivot frame may comprise a locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Beck, Allan Daniel, Timmothy Bardin, Randall McNurlin
  • Publication number: 20230059982
    Abstract: Please replace the Abstract with the following: In an embodiment a LED chip insert for a printed circuit board includes a lead frame in which a number of electrically conductive strings with respective ends are formed by punching, the strings having support surfaces which are configured for mounting on the printed circuit board and which form a common plane, wherein the lead frame has a region formed as a recess with respect to the ends, an injection molded frame including an electrically insulating material and annularly surrounding a surface of the lead frame exposed within the region formed as the recess facing the ends of the strings, and thereby effecting an overall trough-like structure; and at least one LED chip which is placed in the region formed as the recess and has a first electrical contact terminal and a second electrical contact terminal, the first electrical contact terminal being electrically conductively connected to a first one of the strings and the second electrical contact terminal being
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Beck, Sebastian Jooss, Gerhard Behr
  • Patent number: 11579727
    Abstract: An input device is described which comprises a touch-sensitive surface and a force sensor, wherein the force sensor is adapted to detect a force applied to the touch-sensitive surface. The input device further comprises a vibration sensor and a control unit, wherein the control unit is coupled with the force sensor, the touch-sensitive surface and the vibration sensor. The control unit is adapted to validate a force detected by the force sensor as an input in dependence on a touch of the touch-sensitive surface and in dependence on a vibration detected by the vibration sensor. There is further described a motor vehicle which comprises such an input device. A method of detecting an input at an input device is further described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: E.SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Franke, Thomas Fuessinger, Michael Beck