Patents by Inventor Michael Herrmann

Michael Herrmann 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: 11228605
    Abstract: A device and method for handling an anomaly in a communication network of a motor vehicle includes at least one detector analyzing a data stream in the communication network, recognizing at least one anomaly using a rule-based anomaly recognition method if at least one parameter for a data packet of the data stream deviates from a target value, and sending information about the at least one recognized anomaly via the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Herrmann, Janin Wolfinger, Paulius Duplys
  • Patent number: 11178162
    Abstract: A method for detecting anomalies in a computer network, in which a message transmitted over the computer network is received or recorded by a node of the computer network; based on at least the message, it is checked by a detection mechanism of the node whether the anomalies have occurred, and an occurrence of the anomalies is either confirmed or refuted according to a predefined detection rule of the detection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hana Boukricha, Janin Wolfinger, Michael Herrmann, Paulius Duplys
  • Patent number: 11133617
    Abstract: An electrical plug connection has two main contacts—one plug-in contact and one socket contact configured to mate when the contacts are connected. In the connected state, the contacts contact each other at a main contact point. An auxiliary contact is associated with one of the two main contacts to form an assembly and plug unit. The auxiliary contact is designed as a spring contact which contacts the other main contact in the region of a second contact point. When the two plug-in contacts are disconnected, the auxiliary contact is connected in an electrically non-conductive manner to the main contact with which it is associated. In the mating or connected state where the two main contacts contact each other, the auxiliary contact contacts the other main contact with which it is not associated to form an assembly and plug unit at an auxiliary contact point for measuring the power loss across the plug connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Herrmann, Jürgen Ziemke
  • Publication number: 20210189775
    Abstract: A motor vehicle locking system for a door or hatch, comprising a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and a pawl for latching the rotary latch, a drive pulley for an electrical opening means, which drive pulley can be rotated in a motorized manner in an operating direction for tripping the locking mechanism, and a return spring for rotating the drive pulley in the direction opposite the operating direction, wherein the drive pulley can be rotated in the operating direction without being influenced by the return spring or at least without spring load. Therefore, higher loads can be moved by the drive pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Holger SCHIFFER, Michael SCHOLZ, Ömer INAN, Michael HERRMANN
  • Publication number: 20210076706
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a food product, particularly a pet food product, comprising zein protein and particularly also comprising animal protein, said process comprising the steps of: (i) providing a composition comprising zein protein; (ii) treating the composition from step (i) to denature said zein protein to provide a composition comprising denatured zein protein; and (iii) mixing said composition comprising denatured zein protein with other ingredients of said food product, particularly animal protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Maik Michael Herrmann, Holger Schumacher, Seronei Chelulei Cheison, Johannes Paul Schlebusch
  • Publication number: 20210057830
    Abstract: A spring force terminal such as a direct plug-in terminal for connecting a flexible stranded conductor includes a housing having a chamber and a plug-in channel for the conductor into the chamber. A busbar or a clamping cage are provided and a clamping spring arranged in the chamber acts as a compression spring for fixing the electrical conductor on the busbar or the clamping cage in the region of a clamping point. The clamping spring has a clamping leg pivotable around a pivot axis, which is adjustable from a latching state in which it is latched in a latching position into a clamping state in which it is unlatched from the latching position and presses the electrical conductor against the busbar or the clamping cage. The latching state is produced by pressing on the clamping leg in the conductor insertion direction using a pusher wherein the clamping leg is releasable from the latching state using two different actuatable adjustment devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Stephan FEHLING, Michael HERRMANN, Walter HANNING, Constantin CLASSEN
  • Publication number: 20210014248
    Abstract: Device and method for intrusion detection in a computer network. A data packet is received at an input of a hardware switch unit, an actual value from a field of the data packet being compared in a comparison by a hardware filter with a setpoint value for values from the field, the field including data link layer data or network layer data, a value for a counter determined as a function of a result of the comparison being provided by the hardware switch unit, and a computing device determining a result of the intrusion detection as a function of the value of the counter in the hardware switch unit and independently of information from the data packet, in particular, without an evaluation of information from the data packet by the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann, Wolfram Gottschlich
  • Publication number: 20210014254
    Abstract: A device and a method for anomaly detection in a communications network, at least two messages at a port of the communications network being observed, a property of a communication behavior of a network user being determined as a function of the at least two messages, a deviation of the property from an expected property being determined, and the presence of an anomaly being detected when the deviation differs from an allowable deviation. The expected property defines a communication behavior of the at least one network user as a function of an in particular static network architecture of the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20210014257
    Abstract: Device and method for intrusion detection in a computer network. A data packet is received at an input of a hardware switch unit, an output of the hardware switch unit being selected for sending the data packet or a copy as a function of data link layer information from the data packet and of a hardware address from a memory of the hardware switch unit. An actual value from a field of the data packet is compared by a hardware filter with a setpoint value for values from this field, the field including data link layer data or network layer data, and the data packet or a copy of the data packet being provided to a computing device as a function of a result of the comparison. The analysis for detecting an intrusion pattern in a network traffic in the computer network id carried out by the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann, Wolfram Gottschlich
  • Publication number: 20210014341
    Abstract: A device and method for analyzing service-oriented communication in a communications network. A data packet includes a header for service-oriented communication. It is analyzed for the data packet depending on information about at least two data fields of the header whether or not the data packet meets a criterion, the criterion defining a setpoint value for values from the at least two data fields permitted in the communications network or a combination of information from the at least two data fields permitted in the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20210014340
    Abstract: A device and a method for analyzing service-oriented communication in a communications network. A data packet includes a first header of an application layer for service-oriented communication, and a second header of a presentation layer, a session layer, a transport layer, a network layer, a data link layer, or a physical layer. The data packet is analyzed based on information concerning a sender and/or receiver of the data packet from the first header and as a function of information concerning a sender and/or receiver from the second header, for whether or not the data packet meets a criterion, the criterion defining a setpoint value for the sender and/or receiver in the first header as a function of the content of the second header, and/or the criterion defining a setpoint value for the sender and/or receiver in the second header as a function of the content of the first header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20210014255
    Abstract: A device and method for intrusion detection in a computer network. A data packet is received at an input of a hardware switch unit, an output of the hardware switch unit is selected for sending the data packet or a copy as a function of security layer information from the data packet and of a hardware address, context information for the data packet being determined, an actual value from a field being compared in a comparison by a hardware filter with a setpoint value for values from this field, the field including security layer data or mediation layer data, and an interrupt for a computing device being triggered as a function of a result of the comparison, an analysis for detecting an intrusion pattern in a network traffic in the computer network, triggered by the interrupt, being carried out as a function of the context information for the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann, Wolfram Gottschlich
  • Publication number: 20210014253
    Abstract: A method and a device for anomaly detection, the device including at least one port and a processing unit. The at least one port is designed to process, in particular to send or to receive, a data packet. The processing unit is designed to check, as a function of a first piece of information concerning the physical port at which the data packet is processed, and as a function of a second piece of information from at least one protocol header of the data packet, whether or not the data packet to be processed, including this second piece of information, is allowed to be processed at this physical port. An anomaly is detected when it is determined that the data packet is not allowed to be processed at the physical port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Janin Wolfinger, Jens Gramm, Michael Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20200331741
    Abstract: A beverage bottle handling system designed to handle beverage bottles and similar containers, and which includes a beverage bottle inspection arrangement to be connected to a rotatable transport star.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Carsten BUCHWALD, Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN
  • Publication number: 20200203871
    Abstract: An electrical plug connection has two main contacts—one plug-in contact and one socket contact configured to mate when the contacts are connected. In the connected state, the contacts contact each other at a main contact point. An auxiliary contact is associated with one of the two main contacts to form an assembly and plug unit. The auxiliary contact is designed as a spring contact which contacts the other main contact in the region of a second contact point. When the two plug-in contacts are disconnected, the auxiliary contact is connected in an electrically non-conductive manner to the main contact with which it is associated. In the mating or connected state where the two main contacts contact each other, the auxiliary contact contacts the other main contact with which it is not associated to form an assembly and plug unit at an auxiliary contact point for measuring the power loss across the plug connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Herrmann, Jürgen ZIEMKE
  • Patent number: 10658766
    Abstract: A direct clamp terminal for connecting a conductor in the form of a flexible stranded conductor includes a housing with a chamber and an insertion conduit for inserting the conductor into the chamber. A bus bar or a clamping cage is provided in the housing and a clamping spring is located in the chamber and acts as a compression spring for securing the electrical conductor to the bus bar or the clamping cage in the area of a clamping point. The clamping spring has a clamping limb that can be pivoted about a pivoting axis and that can be shifted from a detent mode in which it is locked in a detent position into a clamping mode in which it is released from the detent mode and presses the electrical conductor against the bus bar or the clamping cage. The clamping limb can be released from the detent mode using two different shifting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Herrmann, Constantin Classen, Karlo Stjepanovic, Stephan Fehling, Walter Hanning, Jens Oesterhaus, Marco Waldhoff, Herbert Fricke
  • Patent number: 10647191
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle includes a hydraulic transmission control unit, a transmission housing, an oil pan mounted onto the transmission housing, and a power electronics unit which acts as a power converter for an electric machine and is supported on the transmission housing and/or the oil pan. The hydraulic transmission control unit and the power electronics unit are at least partially arranged next to each other tangentially and/or axially relative to a transmission central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSCHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Martin Brehmer, Michael Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20200100529
    Abstract: A method for producing a vegan food product particulate (X, Y) based on almond flour, as a recipe component or directly as a final food product, includes: a) providing partially de-oiled almond flour having between 5 and 20% by weight fat and between 43 and 57% by weight protein, b) providing water, c) producing a liquid mixture of the partially de-oiled almond flour and the water, the percentage by weight of the almond flour being between 1 and 40% by weight and of water being between 60 and 99% by weight, d) heating the liquid mixture to a temperature between 72° C. and 138° C. and obtaining a heated liquid, e) high-pressure homogenizing the heated liquid in a hot high-pressure homogenization step and obtaining a heated hot high-pressure homogenized liquid, f) cooling the heated hot high-pressure homogenized liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: HOCHLAND SE
    Inventors: Dirk Michael Herrmann-Buerk, Marie-Luise Mahler
  • Patent number: 10591421
    Abstract: A beverage bottle checking arrangement is designed to check beverage bottles in a beverage bottle handling arrangement. The beverage bottle checking arrangement includes a single framework and checking devices mounted on the framework, which checking devices are designed to essentially simultaneously check characteristics of beverage bottles being moved through or past the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn, Xiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10585046
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking defects in sheet materials. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn