Patents by Inventor Michael Becker

Michael Becker 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: 12237912
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for modifying the playback of content using pre-processed profile information are described. Example instructions, when executed, cause at least one processor to access a media stream that includes media and a profile of equalization parameters, the media stream provided to a device via a network, the profile of equalization parameters included in the media stream selected based on a comparison of a reference fingerprint to a query fingerprint generated based on the media, the profile of equalization parameters including an equalization parameter for the media; and modify playback of the media based on the equalization parameter specified in the accessed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
    Inventors: Vadim Brenner, Markus K. Cremer, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 12235501
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cable sealing devices having features for enhancing effective sealing, volume compensation, seal pressurization, cable size range-taking, cable installation and insert installation. Also disclosed herein is an enclosure including at least one cable sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Christiaan Radelet, Kristof Vastmans, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Maarten Michiels, Erwin Beckers, Frank De Blick, Michael Maris
  • Patent number: 12237212
    Abstract: An electrode is provided. The electrode includes a contact pad composed of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond (BDD); a fiber core composed of BDD extending longitudinally from the contact pad from a first end that is in direct contact with the contact pad to an opposing second end; and a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cladding that coats and hermetically seals the contact pad and the fiber core. A first portion of the contact pad and a second portion at or near the second end of the fiber core are not coated and hermetically scaled by the PCD cladding. A method of fabricating the electrode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Wen Li, Yue Guo, Thomas Schuelke, Michael Becker, Robert Rechenberg, Cory Rusinek
  • Patent number: 12224165
    Abstract: A magnetic-field-assisted plasma coating system and method are provided. In another aspect, a coating system employs a cathode with a linearly moveable magnetic field. A further aspect employs a workpiece as an anode within which is located an elongated cathode which internally coats a bore of the workpiece. Still another aspect of the present system and method employs an elongated and hollow cathode with at least one magnetic source therein. In yet another aspect, end caps or plates seal against one or more open ends of a workpiece bore to be coated, with a cathode inserted into the bore and a vacuum being created within the bore such that the workpiece itself defines at least a portion of a vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Thomas Schuelke, Michael Becker, Lars Haubold, Qi Hua Fan
  • Patent number: 12219051
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts that were encrypted using at least a public key belonging to a public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each of the plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part using a private key belonging to the public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding secret part. A secret is reconstructed from a quantity of corresponding secret parts that is a subset of a total number of secret parts. The public key, the private key, or both are rotated by creating a new version of the public key, the private key, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins
  • Publication number: 20250036148
    Abstract: A route planning system configured to create a route plan of a forage harvesting process chain. The forage harvesting process chain comprises a plurality of agricultural work machines which perform a forage harvesting process in a predetermined order. The forage harvesting process comprises successive process steps with each process step being performed by a number of the plurality of agricultural work machines. The route planning system is further configured to generate a common route plan for the plurality of agricultural work machines of the forage harvesting process chain and/or an individualized route plan for each agricultural work machine of the plurality of agricultural work machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Mümken, Josef Fischer, Martin Reinhardt, Christian Schmid, Magnus Rupp, Sascha Pflanze, Andreas Mock, Martin Ober, Joachim Oldenburg, Michael Fugunt, Waldemar Thiesmann, Michael Becker
  • Publication number: 20250033629
    Abstract: A method for operating a control device, having a microcontroller, of a motor vehicle, in particular a door control device. Current requirements for the control device are determined by the microcontroller, and a clock frequency of the microcontroller is adapted as a function of the current requirements. There is also described a control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas BÜHNER, Michael NEUBAUER, Burkhard WAGNER, Reinhold HOPF, Stefan DIESTLER, Nils BECKER, Andreas DORN, Sven WOLTER, Stefan HÜLDER
  • Publication number: 20250021782
    Abstract: A tag, comprises: a first loop antenna connected to a chip for harvesting energy at a first frequency and being located on a first side of the chip; a second loop antenna connected to the chip for use in wireless communication using a frequency range and being located on a side of the chip opposite the first side; and a third loop antenna connected to the chip for harvesting energy at a frequency lower than the first frequency and the frequency range and having a portion of its loop (i) proximal to a portion of both the first and second antennas and (ii) extends parallel to a side of the chip perpendicular to the first side, and having a portion that is parallel to the first chip side; wherein a circumference of the third antenna is greater than a greatest circumference of the first and second antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Wiliot, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael SHVABSKY, Alon YEHEZKELY, Oleg BECKER, Keren BARKAI-ALON
  • Publication number: 20250018270
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a treadmill may comprise one or more lifting mechanisms configured to lift and lower a treadmill belt (e.g., adjust an angle of the treadmill belt relative to a support surface) by adjusting a height of the front and rear of the treadmill about a pivot point. In particular embodiments, the pivot point may be positioned somewhat centered along a length of the belt. In particular embodiments, a seesaw arrangement may provide a central pivot point, providing a moment arm to the motor while decreasing a moment arm caused by the load (e.g., a runner). In this way, an apparent load on a motor providing incline and decline to the running surface may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: XPRNC Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Churchman, Alexander David Metzger, Jason Michael Becker, Marcus Raman, Sreenivas Raman, Manolo A. Duenas Benavidez, Victor Schiott Bech-Hansen, Clark Richard Smiley, Michael James White
  • Patent number: 12110184
    Abstract: Block stacking arrangement that includes a plurality of container receiving slots, a loading space arranged below the container receiving slots in a direction of gravity, a pass-through opening between respective container receiving slots and the loading space, and a holding device, which is arranged in the pass-through opening, having a flap pivotable about a shaft between a holding position and a release position. The shaft is mounted in an edge of the pass-through opening, and the shaft is mounted at at least one end in a bolt socket that is upwardly open in the direction of gravity. The block stacking arrangement further includes a shaft hold-down device, which is fastened to the edge of the pass-through opening, arranged at least partially above the bolt socket in the direction of gravity to act on the end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellsch
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Timm Morawietz, Anatolij Alberg, Marc Gerhardt
  • Patent number: 12110197
    Abstract: A block stacking arrangement having multiple container stacking slots and a loading space arranged below the container stacking slots in a direction of gravity, a pass-through opening being arranged between each container stacking slot and the loading space, via which a container can be moved out of the loading space into the container stacking slot or from the container stacking slot into the loading space and which has a holding device. Good flexibility of the block stacking arrangement is achieved at least because at least two pass-through openings have different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Jörg Cavelius, Timm Morawietz, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 12102903
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a treadmill may comprise one or more lifting mechanisms configured to lift and lower a treadmill belt (e.g., adjust an angle of the treadmill belt relative to a support surface) by adjusting a height of the front and rear of the treadmill about a pivot point. In particular embodiments, the pivot point may be positioned somewhat centered along a length of the belt. In particular embodiments, a seesaw arrangement may provide a central pivot point, providing a moment arm to the motor while decreasing a moment arm caused by the load (e.g., a runner). In this way, an apparent load on a motor providing incline and decline to the running surface may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: XPRNC Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Churchman, Alexander David Metzger, Jason Michael Becker, Marcus Raman, Sreenivas Raman, Manolo A. Duenas Benavidez, Victor Schiott Bech-Hansen, Clark Richard Smiley, Michael James White
  • Publication number: 20240292775
    Abstract: An assistance system for optimizing a forage harvesting process is disclosed. The assistance system supports a user in optimizing an agricultural job that describes a forage harvesting process. Optimizing the forage harvesting process comprises at least the planning and/or execution of the forage harvesting process chain effecting the implementation of the agricultural job. The forage harvesting process chain comprises process steps and agricultural work machines which process the agricultural job in a specified sequence. The assistance system optimizes execution of the agricultural job according to specified strategies by selecting optimal values for work parameters and an optimized sequence of process steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Mümken, Josef Fischer, Martin Reinhardt, Christian Schmid, Magnus Rupp, Sascha Pflanze, Andreas Mock, Martin Ober, Joachim Oldenburg, Michael Fugunt, Waldemar Thiesmann, Michael Becker, Robin Monkenbusch
  • Patent number: 12072299
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for synthesizing a diamond using a diamond synthesis machine. A processor receives a plurality of images of a diamond during synthesis within a diamond synthesis machine, each of the plurality of images captured within a time period. The processor executes a diamond state prediction machine learning model using the plurality of images to obtain a predicted data object, the predicted data object indicating a predicted state of the diamond within the diamond synthesis machine at a time subsequent to the time period. The processor detects a predicted defect, a number of defects, defect types, and/or sub-features of such defects and/or other characteristics (e.g., a predicted shape, size, and/or other properties of predicted contours for the diamond and/or pocket holder) of the predicted state of the diamond. The processor adjusts operation of the diamond synthesis machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER USA, INC., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
    Inventors: Rohan Reddy Mekala, Matthias Muehle, Adam Porter, Mikael Lindvall, Michael Becker
  • Publication number: 20240219951
    Abstract: The disclosure describes an adaptive and optimal imaging of individual quantum emitters within a lattice or optical field of view for quantum computing. Advanced image processing techniques are described to identify individual optically active quantum bits (qubits) with an imager. Images of individual and optically-resolved quantum emitters fluorescing as a lattice are decomposed and recognized based on fluorescence. Expected spatial distributions of the quantum emitters guides the processing, which uses adaptive fitting of peak distribution functions to determine the number of quantum emitters in real time. These techniques can be used for the loading process, where atoms or ions enter the trap one-by-one, for the identification of solid-state emitters, and for internal state-detection of the quantum emitters, where each emitter can be fluorescent or dark depending on its internal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher MONROE, Jiehang ZHANG, David WONG-CAMPOS, Antonios KYPRIANIDIS, Patrick Michael BECKER
  • Patent number: 12006147
    Abstract: A block storage arrangement that includes a plurality of container stacking spaces, a loading space arranged below the container stacking spaces, and at least one loading vehicle which is movable in the loading space and has a lifting arrangement, with which containers can be loaded from below into a container stacking space and can be removed from below from the container stacking space. It would be desirable to enable a high productivity of the block storage arrangement. For this purpose, the lifting arrangement includes at least two lifting units that can be actuated independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Jörg Cavelius, Timm Morawietz, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 12006148
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement having multiple container receiving spaces that are arranged in multiple rows and columns, wherein a loading space in which at least one loading vehicle can be moved is arranged beneath the container receiving spaces. The operation of a stacking storage arrangement of this type is configured to be economical. For this purpose, it is provided that, at least outside of the loading space, the loading vehicle can be moved in a direction which forms any desired angle with a direction that runs parallel to the rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 12006146
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement and method of operating stacking storage arrangement. The stacking storage arrangement includes multiple container receiving spaces and a loading space arranged below the container receiving spaces. A loading vehicle that is movable in the loading space includes a chassis and a container seat that is height-adjustable relative to the chassis. A holding device is arranged between each container receiving space and the loading space and a hold-open device is arranged on the chassis separately from the container seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Jörg Cavelius, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 11975145
    Abstract: An endo-tracheal catheter for use in an anesthetic procedure comprises a catheter tube to be inserted into the trachea of a patient, the catheter tube having a tubular wall defining an inner lumen for guiding a gaseous flow, and a connection piece which defines a chamber in fluid connection with the catheter tube and comprising a port for connecting a detection device to the endo-tracheal catheter for detecting at least one substance in the gaseous flow flowing through the catheter tube. An insert tube is received in the inner lumen of the catheter tube for guiding the gaseous flow through the catheter tube and/or a coating covers the tubular wall at a side facing the inner lumen for guiding the gaseous flow through the catheter tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Dieter Pruss
  • Patent number: 11952225
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement that includes multiple container receiving spaces; a loading space located below the container receiving spaces; and a frame arrangement arranged between the container receiving spaces and the loading space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Elmar Harting, Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker