Patents by Inventor Michael Jager

Michael Jager 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: 12290920
    Abstract: An arm module includes a housing with a first connection side controllably rotatable relative to a second connection side, about an axis of rotation. The first connection side has a rotatable first connection device. The second connection side has a second connection device fixed to the housing, with a rotation-compatible data transmission device for transmitting data signals along at least one transmission path between the first and second connection sides. The transmission path includes at least one wireless transmission sub-path for wireless transmission of data signals, and at least one wire-guided transmission sub-path for wire-guided transmission of data signals. The rotation-compatible data transmission device includes at least one first wireless transmission unit and at least one second wireless transmission unit, interconnected via the transmission path and arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive data signals along the wireless transmission sub-path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Beckhoff Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kastler, Clemens Maier, Christoph Zech, Thomas Morscher, Armin Pehlivan, Michael Jäger, Peter Fischer, Thomas Rettig, Thorsten Bunte, Christopher Pohl
  • Patent number: 11920018
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel semiconductive polymer composition with improved smoothness and dispersibility of carbon black when compounding the polymer composition and feasible balance with other properties such as volume resistivity. The semiconductive polymer composition comprises (a) from 30 to 90 wt % of a polymer component, (b) from 10 to 70 wt % of carbon black and the carbon black (b) has a mass pellet strength (MPS) according to ASTM D1937-13 of from 50 to 250 N. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the semiconductive polymer composition comprising the steps of: i) introducing 30-90 wt % of a polymer component as defined above and 0-8 wt % additives in a mixer device and mixing the polymer component and additives at elevated temperature such that a polymer melt is obtained; ii) adding 10-70 wt % of a carbon black as defined above to the polymer melt and further mixing of the polymer melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Takashi Uematsu, Christer Svanberg, Karl-Michael Jäger, Fredrik Skogman, Koenraad Noyens, Peter Walter, Malin Johansson
  • Publication number: 20230082028
    Abstract: An arm module includes a housing with a first connection side controllably rotatable relative to a second connection side, about an axis of rotation. The first connection side has a rotatable first connection device. The second connection side has a second connection device fixed to the housing, with a rotation-compatible data transmission device for transmitting data signals along at least one transmission path between the first and second connection sides. The transmission path includes at least one wireless transmission sub-path for wireless transmission of data signals, and at least one wire-guided transmission sub-path for wire-guided transmission of data signals. The rotation-compatible data transmission device includes at least one first wireless transmission unit and at least one second wireless transmission unit, interconnected via the transmission path and arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive data signals along the wireless transmission sub-path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Kastler, Clemens Maier, Christoph Zech, Thomas Morscher, Armin Pehlivan, Michael Jäger, Peter Fischer, Thomas Rettig, Thorsten Bunte, Christopher Pohl
  • Patent number: 10574207
    Abstract: An improved electroacoustic transducer with an improved mode profile is provided. The transducer comprises a transversal velocity profile with a periodic structure and an edge structure flanking the periodic structure. The velocity profile also allows to suppress the SH wave mode. A dielectric material with a periodic structure contributes to the formation of the periodic structure of the velocity profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiman Yoon, Philipp Michael Jäger
  • Patent number: 10333488
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component is disclosed. In an embodiment, the electroacoustic component includes a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB) and component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves, wherein the waves are capable of propagation in a direction x??, and wherein the direction x?? is determined by Euler angles (?, ?, ?), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (20-90, 95-160, 15-55), (20-85, 95-160, 95-125) and (15-25, 85-100, 0-175).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Michael Jäger, Ulrike Rösler
  • Publication number: 20190136009
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel semiconductive polymer composition with improved smoothness and dispersibility of carbon black when compounding the polymer composition and feasible balance with other properties such as volume resistivity. The semiconductive polymer composition comprises (a) from 30 to 90 wt % of a polymer component, (b) from 10 to 70 wt % of carbon black and the carbon black (b) has a mass pellet strength (MPS) according to ASTM D1937-13 of from 50 to 250 N. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the semiconductive polymer composition comprising the steps of: i) introducing 30-90 wt % of a polymer component as defined above and 0-8 wt % additives in a mixer device and mixing the polymer component and additives at elevated temperature such that a polymer melt is obtained; ii) adding 10-70 wt % of a carbon black as defined above to the polymer melt and further mixing of the polymer melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi UEMATSU, Christer SVANBERG, Karl-Michael JÄGER, Fredrik SKOGMAN, Koenraad NOYENS, Peter WALTER, Malin JOHANSSON
  • Patent number: 10224897
    Abstract: For a component operating with acoustic waves, it is proposed to provide a compensation layer on the component for compensating for a negative temperature coefficient of the frequency, which includes a material based on a chemical compound made up of at least two elements, which has a negative thermal expansion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Philipp Michael Jäger, Matthias Knapp
  • Patent number: 10193523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter chip (1), comprising an interconnection of at least one first and one second resonator (2, 3) operating with bulk acoustic waves, wherein the first resonator (2) operating with bulk acoustic waves comprises a first piezoelectric layer (4) that is structured in such a way that the first resonator (2) has a lower resonant frequency than the second resonator (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Michael Jäger, Werner Ruile
  • Publication number: 20170331451
    Abstract: An improved electroacoustic transducer with an improved mode profile is provided. The transducer comprises a transversal velocity profile with a periodic structure and an edge structure flanking the periodic structure. The velocity profile also allows to suppress the SH wave mode. A dielectric material with a periodic structure contributes to the formation of the periodic structure of the velocity profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jiman YOON, Philipp Michael JÄGER
  • Patent number: 9728295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new semiconductive composition, which comprises 50 to 98 weight percentage (wt %) of a polymer blend, 2 to 50 wt % of a conductive filler and 0.05 to 2 wt % of an antioxidant; wherein said polymer blend comprises 10 to 99 wt % of a multimodal high density polyolefin, which high density polyolefin has a density which is from 930 to 970 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate (MFR2@190° C.) according to ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg) which is less than 1.6 g/10 min, and 1 to 90 wt % of a thermoplastic elastomer, a process for producing a semiconductive composition, and a semiconductive jacket comprising the semiconductive composition, and a power cable comprising the semiconductive jacket or comprising the semiconductive composition, or use of a semiconductive jacket or a semiconductive composition in, for example, a power cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Takashi Uematsu, Christer Svanberg, Niklas Thorn, Karl-Michael Jager, Asa Linder, Lars Westling
  • Publication number: 20170201234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter chip (1), comprising an interconnection of at least one first and one second resonator (2, 3) operating with bulk acoustic waves, wherein the first resonator (2) operating with bulk acoustic waves comprises a first piezoelectric layer (4) that is structured in such a way that the first resonator (2) has a lower resonant frequency than the second resonator (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Michael Jäger, Werner Ruile
  • Publication number: 20170194932
    Abstract: For a component operating with acoustic waves, it is proposed to provide a compensation layer on the component for compensating for a negative temperature coefficient of the frequency, which includes a material based on a chemical compound made up of at least two elements, which has a negative thermal expansion coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Philipp Michael Jäger, Matthias Knapp
  • Publication number: 20170026025
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component is disclosed. In an embodiment, the electroacoustic component includes a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB) and component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves, wherein the waves are capable of propagation in a direction x??, and wherein the direction x?? is determined by Euler angles (?, ?, ?), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (20 . . . 90, 95 . . . 160, 15 . . . 55), (20 . . . 85, 95 . . . 160, 95 . . . 125) and (15 . . . 25, 85 . . . 100, 0 . . . 175).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: EPCO AG
    Inventors: Philipp Michael Jäger, Ulrike Rösler
  • Patent number: 9497551
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has a piezoelectric layer, which is structured in such a way that, in the case of an alternating electric field applied in one spatial direction, an oscillation mode with oscillations in three spatial directions is excited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Philipp Michael Jäger
  • Publication number: 20160311998
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel semiconductive polymer composition with improved smoothness and dispersibility of carbon black when compounding the polymer composition and feasible balance with other properties such as volume resistivity. The semiconductive polymer composition comprises (a) from 30 to 90 wt % of a polymer component, (b) from 10 to 70 wt % of carbon black and the carbon black (b) has a mass pellet strength (MPS) according to ASTM D1937-13 of from 50 to 250 N. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the semiconductive polymer composition comprising the steps of: i) introducing 30-90 wt % of a polymer component as defined above and 0-8 wt % additives in a mixer device and mixing the polymer component and additives at elevated temperature such that a polymer melt is obtained; ii) adding 10-70 wt % of a carbon black as defined above to the polymer melt and further mixing of the polymer melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Takashi UEMATSU, Christer SVANBERG, Karl-Michael JÄGER, Fredrik SKOGMAN, Koenraad NOYENS, Peter WALTER, Malin JOHANSSON
  • Publication number: 20160078173
    Abstract: An explanation is given of, inter alia, a method for editing data (BD), comprising: storing (26, 28) at least one rule (R1, R2) in which at least one data editing function is specified and/or which concerns at least one data editing function, transmitting at least one message (30) from a first data processing system (12) to a second data processing system (14), depending on the message (30) using the stored rule (R1, R2), determining (38) at least one data editing function, performing (46) the data editing function for at least one data set specified in the message (30) or for at least one data set determined when the data editing function is called.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastian Dippl, Albert Eckert, Michael Jäger
  • Publication number: 20150312681
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has a piezoelectric layer, which is structured in such a way that, in the case of an alternating electric field applied in one spatial direction, an oscillation mode with oscillations in three spatial directions is excited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Philipp Michael Jäger
  • Publication number: 20150170787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new semiconductive composition, which comprises 50 to 98 weight percentage (wt %) of a polymer blend, 2 to 50 wt % of a conductive filler and 0.05 to 2 wt % of an antioxidant; wherein said polymer blend comprises 10 to 99 wt % of a multimodal high density polyolefin, which high density polyolefin has a density which is from 930 to 970 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate (MFR2@190° C.) according to ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg) which is less than 1.6 g/10 min, and 1 to 90 wt % of a thermoplastic elastomer, a process for producing a semiconductive composition, and a semiconductive jacket comprising the semiconductive composition, and a power cable comprising the semiconductive jacket or comprising the semiconductive composition, or use of a semiconductive jacket or a semiconductive composition in, for example, a power cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Uematsu, Christer Svanberg, Niklas Thorn, Karl-Michael Jager, Asa Linder, Lars Westling
  • Publication number: 20150081913
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method for the dynamic load management of computational capacities in a cloud, the method including determining a currently-available computational capacity of the cloud, a currently-required computational load of the cloud, and an expected computational load of the cloud. The method further includes calculating a load threshold value for a connectible computational capacity for the cloud as a function of the available computational capacity, the currently-required computational load, and the expected computational load. The method further includes calculating a load parameter corresponding to an achieved data-processing performance of the cloud. The method further includes requesting the connectible computational capacity for the cloud on the basis of the calculated load threshold value and the load parameter of the cloud, in order to dynamically manage the load of the computational capacities in the cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Hohenstein, Michael Jäger, Anna-Sophie Schwanengel
  • Publication number: 20140143427
    Abstract: A method for providing resources in a cloud includes interrogating current location-based data relating to potential users of the cloud, and calculating a future resource requirement in local computing centers of the cloud based at least on the current location-based data relating to the potential users. The method also includes automatically providing resources in the local computing centers of the cloud according to the calculated future resource requirement of the local computing centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Uwe Hohenstein, Michael Jäger, Anna-Sophie Schwanengel