Patents by Inventor Michael Grimm

Michael Grimm 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: 20250090964
    Abstract: A system includes a communication interface, a processing circuit, and a memory coupled to the processing circuit. The memory includes machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processing circuit, cause the processing circuit to perform operations of providing, using a processor circuit and to a portion of players, multiple digital game assets that correspond to a new game before the new game is released for public access, wherein a digital asset includes a non-fungible token that includes a cryptographic asset including a unique identification code, wherein the selected portion of players includes a player focus group that includes multiple players that provide feedback corresponding to the new game before the new game is released. Operations include collecting player data corresponding to the player based on the player's usage of the digital game asset and modifying a value of the digital game asset based on the player data collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Todd GRIMM, Karen VAN NIEKERK, Bethany PLIMMER, Michael RUSS
  • Publication number: 20250078615
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of wagering game assets, such as game modules, math models, cosmetic game features, and other assets is provided to a user. Based on first user input received from the user via a GUI, a first virtual wagering game is generated using selected assets. The input may include selection from a plurality of The first virtual wagering game is provided to a plurality of players in a virtual gaming environment. A first revenue amount is received from wagers by the players in the first virtual wagering game. A first portion of the first revenue amount is awarded to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Michael RUSS, Daniel LANDRY, David FROY, Jackie ALVAREZ, Todd GRIMM, David SMALL, Karen VAN NIEKERK, Anthony BAERLOCHER, Aaron COREY
  • Publication number: 20250034504
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to monitoring or controlling bioprocesses by way of withdrawing discrete fluid samples from a reactor and performing on-line analysis of said sample using a fluidic manifold, for example, by way of a sensor based on label-free biomolecular interaction analysis. The disclosure relates to a system for measuring one or more analytes in discrete fluid samples from a vessel adapted to contain a fluid having one or more sensors for the measurement of the analytes in a contact volume of the fluid sample. An analysis module having at least one main sampling line in fluidic connection with the vessel and one or more pumps in fluidic connection with said main sampling line(s) and adapted to selectively pump fluid from in the main sampling line away from the vessel. At least one fluid distribution tubing in fluidic connection with the analysis module. A manifold has a body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jochen SCHOLZ, Christian GRIMM, Laurent DUROUS, Michael PIEL, Jens TRAENKLE
  • Publication number: 20250035717
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an xMR magnetic field sensor with at least one xMR sensor element from a workpiece containing an xMR multilayer system, including a magnetically hard reference layer with a reference magnetization direction. The method involves a programming operation to set or modify the reference magnetization direction in a sensor region by locally heating the reference layer beyond a threshold temperature using laser radiation, exposing the heated region to an external magnetic field to set the reference magnetization direction, and subsequently cooling the region. The laser processing operation employs a mask projection technique, where a mask with at least one aperture is irradiated with laser pulses, and the fully illuminated aperture region is imaged onto the processing plane using an imaging lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: 3D-MICROMAC AG
    Inventors: Alexander Böhm, Bernd Keiper, Christian Belgardt, Michael Grimm, Michael Werner, Sven Albert, Uwe Kober
  • Patent number: 12209650
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a drive connection for coupling an engine to a gearbox of a machine and which provides a fluid-tight sealing. Accordingly, a drive connection for coupling an engine to a gearbox of a machine is suggested, which comprises a housing having an inner cavity that extends from a first open end of the housing to a second open end of the housing and which is configured for accommodating and enclosing a clutch. The housing defines a first coupling interface at the first open end for coupling the drive connection to an engine and a second coupling interface at the second open end for coupling the drive connection to a gearbox, Furthermore, each coupling interface comprises a sealing member, wherein the housing and sealing members are configured to fluidically seal the inner cavity, when the drive connection is in a coupled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Nafe, Dennis Grimm, Thomas Hoelken
  • Patent number: 12186431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form for application to a mucous membrane, in particular to a buccal, intestinal, rectal or vaginal mucous membrane, comprising at least one sheet like, in particular film shaped, foil shaped or wafer shaped preparation comprising the active pharmaceutical ingredient, a release mechanism, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the trigger mechanism is adapted to trigger, at a predetermined site of action, in particular of the gastrointestinal tract, of the rectum or of the vagina, the release of the sheet like preparation by the release mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: EsoCap AG
    Inventors: Malte Bogdahn, Kirsten Kirsch, Michael Grimm, Mirko Koziolek, Werner Weitschies
  • Patent number: 11869533
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (100) are provided for detecting tiredness of a vehicle driver. The apparatus (100) is configured to receive a signal from at least one microphone (104), to acquire a time characteristic of yawning actions in the signal, and to use an analysis of the time characteristic to detect or not detect a tiredness of the driver (106) from a frequency of yawning, a yawn intensity and/or a temporal compression between successive yawning actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 11839394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector for an acoustic shock or pressure wave head, wherein the reflector comprises an acoustically reflective surface formed by a body of rotation, said body of rotation being formed by rotation of an elliptical segment about a rotation axis which extends through a focal point of the ellipse and encloses an angle ? between 0.1° and 30° with the main axis of the ellipse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Heart Regeneration Technologies GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Dorfmüller, Johannes Holfeld, Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 11672957
    Abstract: One aspect is a medical guidewire including a core wire with a proximal end extending out to a distal end and a resilient portion coupled to the distal end of the core wire at a distal tip section of the guidewire. The resilient portion includes a superelastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: Heraeus Medical Components LLC, Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jack Dant, Mark Erie, David Johnson, Trent Birkholz, Douglas Pletcher, Jason Albers, Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 11671185
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a main measurement device for simultaneously measuring signals with at least one secondary measurement device, the main measurement device comprising a reference signal output port configured to couple to the at least one secondary measurement device, a reference signal generator coupled to the reference signal output port and configured to generate a reference signal, a measurement port configured to receive a signal to be measured, a trigger output port configured to couple to a trigger input port of the at least one secondary measurement device and to output a trigger signal, and a controllably switchable internal signal path configured to selectively couple the reference signal generator with the measurement port. Further, the present invention discloses a respective secondary measurement device, a respective measurement system, and a respective method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Ziegler, Detlef Schlager, Jens Naumann, Sebastian Petzsch, Thomas Kuhwald, Andrew Schaefer, Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 11590317
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a catheter system, a use of such catheter system and a manufacturing method for such catheter system. The catheter system includes an at least partially flexible catheter body, at least a ring electrode, and at least a strain gauge. The ring electrode surrounds at least a portion of the flexible catheter body. The strain gauge is allocated to the ring electrode and the strain gauge is configured to measure a deformation of the flexible catheter body at a position allocated to the ring electrode to detect a contact between the ring electrode and tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Heraeus Medical Components LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Schibli, Michael Grimm, Ronald Von Wald, Mark A. Hjelle, Ilias Nikolaidis, Malte Naujoks
  • Publication number: 20220284918
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (100) are provided for detecting tiredness of a vehicle driver. The apparatus (100) is configured to receive a signal from at least one microphone (104), to acquire a time characteristic of yawning actions in the signal, and to use an analysis of the time characteristic to detect or not detect a tiredness of the driver (106) from a frequency of yawning, a yawn intensity and/or a temporal compression between successive yawning actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Grimm
  • Publication number: 20220231769
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a main measurement device for simultaneously measuring signals with at least one secondary measurement device, the main measurement device comprising a reference signal output port configured to couple to the at least one secondary measurement device, a reference signal generator coupled to the reference signal output port and configured to generate a reference signal, a measurement port configured to receive a signal to be measured, a trigger output port configured to couple to a trigger input port of the at least one secondary measurement device and to output a trigger signal, and a controllably switchable internal signal path configured to selectively couple the reference signal generator with the measurement port. Further, the present invention discloses a respective secondary measurement device, a respective measurement system, and a respective method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas ZIEGLER, Detlef SCHLAGER, Jens NAUMANN, Sebastian PETZSCH, Thomas KUHWALD, Andrew SCHAEFER, Michael GRIMM
  • Publication number: 20220063691
    Abstract: A method for warning a motor vehicle of a collision with a rail vehicle, in which, using an electronic computing device arranged externally of the vehicle, first movement data of the rail vehicle, which characterize a position and/or a speed of the rail vehicle, are received from a sensor device permanently installed in a rail network and/or are determined as a function of an electronic timetable. A hazardous situation is determined as a function of the first movement data and position data of at least one level crossing, which position data characterize a position of the level crossing. A hazard information signal, which can be called up by the motor vehicle and characterizes the hazardous situation, is provided for the motor vehicle as a function of the hazardous situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mathias HARTL, Michael HAFNER, Peter LAMMERS, Michael GRIMM
  • Publication number: 20210353320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector for an acoustic shock or pressure wave head, wherein the reflector comprises an acoustically reflective surface formed by a body of rotation, said body of rotation being formed by rotation of an elliptical segment about a rotation axis which extends through a focal point of the ellipse and encloses an angle ? between 0.1° and 30° with the main axis of the ellipse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Dorfmüller, Johannes Holfeld, Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 11175325
    Abstract: A power analyzer system for correlating power consumption and RF signals of a device under test has a RF sensor unit, a power probe unit and an analysis device being a physically separate device from the RF sensor unit and the power probe unit. The analysis device has a standardized interface module by which the analysis device is connected to the RF sensor unit and the power probe unit. The analysis device is configured to control the RF sensor unit and the power probe unit and to synchronously display a representation of the RF signal of the device under test and a representation of the power consumption of the device under test. Further, a power analyzer setup is shown. The units or devices can comprise one or more circuits to carry out its respective or other functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 11096706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector for an acoustic shock or pressure wave head, wherein the reflector comprises an acoustically reflective surface formed by a body of rotation, said body of rotation being formed by rotation of an elliptical segment about a rotation axis which extends through a focal point of the ellipse and encloses an angle ? between 0.1° and 30° with the main axis of the ellipse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Heart Regeneration Technologies GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Dorfmüller, Johannes Holfeld, Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 10962575
    Abstract: A Multi-Domain Measurement System has an oscilloscope unit and a power probe unit. The oscilloscope unit comprises an analog input channel for receiving a measured analog signal and a first digital interface for receiving digitized measurement values from said power probe unit. The power probe unit is connected to the first digital interface for providing digitized measurements of a power supply signal. The power probe unit and the analog input channel are assigned to a device under test for simultaneously measuring signals in different domains. The power probe unit has a power probe measurement channel providing a vertical digitizing resolution that is at least two times higher than a vertical digitizing resolution of the analog input channel. Further, uses of a Multi-Domain Measurement System are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Grimm
  • Patent number: 10876634
    Abstract: An annular seal assembly for use in a fluid mover, such as a compressor, having a tangentially-cut ring assembly and a radially-cut ring assembly, each ring assembly having arcuate segments, where each arcuate segment of the tangentially-cut ring assembly has a plurality of passages extending from the outer peripheral face to within at least 1.0 mm of the inner peripheral face, wherein after wearing in of the seal, the passages extend through the tangentially-cut ring assembly for pressure balancing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Jonathan Chalk, Gregory Peter Hupp, Douglas R. Williams, Lance Michael Grimm
  • Publication number: 20200397708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form for application to a mucous membrane, in particular to a buccal, intestinal, rectal or vaginal mucous membrane, comprising at least one sheet like, in particular film shaped, foil shaped or wafer shaped preparation comprising the active pharmaceutical ingredient, a release mechanism, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the trigger mechanism is adapted to trigger, at a predetermined site of action, in particular of the gastrointestinal tract, of the rectum or of the vagina, the release of the sheet like preparation by the release mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Malte Bogdahn, Kirsten Kirsch, Michael Grimm, Mirko Koziolek, Werner Weitschies