Patents by Inventor Michael Neumann

Michael Neumann 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: 20170015250
    Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a console support panel which includes a first portion defining a cavity to receive therein a pivot shaft of an inertia block; and a second portion positioned next to the first portion and to support a movable cover, wherein the first portion further includes a lead-in rib extending into the cavity to restrain translational movement of the pivot shaft. In certain embodiments, the lead-in rib includes first and second lead-in ribs to restrain translational movement of first and second ends of the pivot shaft, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL NEUMANN, VIKAS SAIGAL
  • Publication number: 20160355116
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a door configured for translation between an open and a closed configuration, at least one receiver sidewall, and at least one first cup holder surface provided by a bottom surface of the door and configured to upwardly extend at least a portion of the receiver sidewall when the door is disposed in an open configuration. A retention system for a container is provided, including at least one container biasing member and at least one container supporting member. The container biasing member may be door-mounted or receiver sidewall-mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Neumann, Vikas Saigal, Christopher Emery Fesenmyer, Scott Simon
  • Publication number: 20160305173
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a door with a vehicle compartment includes an arm coupled with the compartment and with the door and a constant-force spring having a coil coupled with one of the door and the compartment and an end coupled with the other of the door and the compartment such that a contraction of the spring causes the door to move with rotation of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Simon, Christopher Emery Fesenmyer, Michael Neumann, Mike Sattler
  • Publication number: 20160267198
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for importing data to a semantic graph. One computer-implemented method includes collecting, at a client, data from an information source; receiving, from a server, a query for information associated with the semantic graph; and sending, in response to the query, the collected data to the server in accordance to a communication protocol, wherein the collected data is imported to the semantic graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Lahmer, Stefan Scheidl, Michael Neumann
  • Patent number: 9409522
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a door with a vehicle compartment includes an arm coupled with the compartment and with the door, a track fixed with the compartment, and a carrier pivotably coupled with the door and slidable along the track. The assembly further includes a spring coupled between the door and the compartment such that a contraction of the spring alone causes the door to move with rotation of the arm and movement of the carrier along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Simon, Christopher Emery Fesenmyer, Michael Neumann, Mike Sattler
  • Patent number: 9311296
    Abstract: A semantic phrase suggestion engine that provides term and sentence suggestions based on context-specific user groups. Knowledge domains within a semantic network may be automatically derived from user software applications, and each term within the knowledge domain includes meta-data about the terms, e.g., term type and an importance indicator. The indicators may be defined within the context of specific user groups and relate to how many times that group has used the term (e.g., in documents, emails, etc.) The semantic phrase suggestion engine may also include spelling conditions and grammar conditions, which can then provide phrase suggestions according to the conditions and importance indicators, specific to a user group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: SAP SE, intelligent views gmbh
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stephan Brand, Archim Heimann, Nico Licht, Michael Neumann, Stefan Scheidl, Steffen Moldaner, Klaus Reichenberger
  • Publication number: 20160052456
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a door with a vehicle compartment includes an arm coupled with the compartment and with the door, a track fixed with the compartment, and a carrier pivotably coupled with the door and slidable along the track. The assembly further includes a spring coupled between the door and the compartment such that a contraction of the spring alone causes the door to move with rotation of the arm and movement of the carrier along the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Simon, Christopher Emery Fesenmyer, Michael Neumann, Mike Sattler
  • Patent number: 9256595
    Abstract: In example embodiments, a technique is provided to determine the similarity between two terms. For example, example embodiments may store a meta-model semantic network that includes a first and second term. Further, both the first and second terms are respectively associated with model and meta-model information. A request to calculate a term similarity value is received. A term similarity value expresses a correlation between the first term and the second term. The term similarity value is then calculated based on a comparison of the model and the meta-model information associated with the first and second terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignees: SAP SE, intelligent views, gmbh
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Michael Neumann, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Klaus Reichenberger, Archim Heimann, Steffen Moldaner
  • Patent number: 9223777
    Abstract: A method, machine readable storage medium, and system for providing a self learning semantic search engine. A semantic network may be set up with initial configuration. A search engine coupled to the semantic network may build indexes and semantic indexes. A user request for business data may be received. The search engine may be accessed via a semantic dispatcher. And based on the access, search engine may update the indexes and semantic indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: SAP SE, intelligent views gmbh
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Klaus Reichenberger, Steffen Moldaner, Archim Heimann, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Michael Neumann, Christoph Meinel
  • Publication number: 20150233058
    Abstract: The invention relates to paper or corrugated board produced using a borax-free starch adhesive composition containing a dextrin, the starch adhesive composition being cross-linked with sodium aluminate in an alkaline medium, and the quantity of sodium aluminate ranging from 1 to 35% absolutely dry relative to the quantity of dextrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Neumann
  • Publication number: 20150149154
    Abstract: A semantic phrase suggestion engine that provides term and sentence suggestions based on context-specific user groups. Knowledge domains within a semantic network may be automatically derived from user software applications, and each term within the knowledge domain includes meta-data about the terms, e.g., term type and an importance indicator. The indicators may be defined within the context of specific user groups and relate to how many times that group has used the term (e.g., in documents, emails, etc.) The semantic phrase suggestion engine may also include spelling conditions and grammar conditions, which can then provide phrase suggestions according to the conditions and importance indicators, specific to a user group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicants: intelligent views gmbh, SAP SE
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stephan Brand, Archim Heimann, Nico Licht, Michael Neumann, Stefan Scheidl, Steffen Moldaner, Klaus Reichenberger
  • Patent number: 9031886
    Abstract: A cascading learning system for semantic search is described including the generation, training and testing of a domain-specific module for a domain-specific search. One or more input elements and output elements are specified for the domain-specific module with reference to a domain that relates these elements together through data sets that include related metadata. The related metadata may include semantic terms that are incorporated into a contextual network applicable to the domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignees: SAP SE, intelligent views GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Michael Neumann, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Klaus Reichenberger, Archim Heimann, Steffen Moldaner, Thomas Pohl
  • Publication number: 20150058315
    Abstract: A method, machine readable storage medium, and system for providing a self learning semantic search engine. A semantic network may be set up with initial configuration. A search engine coupled to the semantic network may build indexes and semantic indexes. A user request for business data may be received. The search engine may be accessed via a semantic dispatcher. And based on the access, search engine may update the indexes and semantic indexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Klaus Reichenberger, Steffen Moldaner, Archim Heimann, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Michael Neumann, Christoph Meinel
  • Patent number: 8954360
    Abstract: A cascading learning system as a normalized semantic search is described. The cascading learning system has a request analyzer, a request dispatcher and classifier, a search module, a terminology manager, and a cluster manager. The request analyzer receives a request for search terms from a client application. The request analyzer has a normalization manager, a semantic parser, and a context builder. The normalization manager normalizes the search terms and generates a normalized semantic request based on a context. The request dispatcher and classifier classifies and dispatches the normalized semantic request to a corresponding domain-specific module that generates a prediction with a trained probability of an expected output. The terminology manager receives the normalized semantic request from the request dispatcher and classifier, and manages terminology stored in a contextual network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: SAP SE, intelligent views GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Michael Neumann, Matthias Kaiser, Christian Lahmer, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Klaus Reichenberger, Steffen Moldaner
  • Patent number: 8935230
    Abstract: A method, machine readable storage medium, and system for providing a self learning semantic search engine. A semantic network may be set up with initial configuration. A search engine coupled to the semantic network may build indexes and semantic indexes. A user request for business data may be received. The search engine may be accessed via a semantic dispatcher. And based on the access, search engine may update the indexes and semantic indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: SAP SE, intelligent views GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Klaus Reichenberger, Steffen Moldaner, Archim Heimann, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Michael Neumann, Christoph Meinel
  • Publication number: 20140297574
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detection of relationships between objects in a meta-model semantic network is described. Semantic objects and semantic relations of a meta-model of business objects are generated from a meta-model semantic network. The semantic relations are based on connections between the semantic objects. A probability model of terminology usage in the semantic objects and the semantic relations is generated. A neural network is formed based on usage of the semantic objects, the semantic relations, and the probability model. The neural network is integrated with the semantic objects, the semantic relations, and the probability model to generate a contextual network. The generated probability model is integrated with semantic objects and neural networks for form parallel networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Heidasch, Stefan Scheidl, Michael Neumann, Matthias Kaiser, Christian Lahmer, Stephan Brand, Nico Licht, Klaus Reichenberger, Archim Heimann, Steffen Moldaner, Thomas Pohl
  • Patent number: 8438119
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having foundation layer functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Joachim Puteick, Martin Rogge, Hendrik Geipel, Andrea Pluemper, Andreas Huppert, Kai-Uwe Pielka, Ashwin Reddy Yeddula, Matthias Schmitt, Toralf Grossmann, Andreas Neumann, Bare Said, Stefan Miller, Michael Neumann, Florian Rehfeld, Ingo Bruss, Horst Schaude, Michael Bauer, Andreas Morsch, Silke Storch, Klaus Bahr, Bernd Schmitt, Michael Meyringer, Dirk Henrich
  • Patent number: 8266923
    Abstract: A refrigeration device comprising at least two storage compartments that are thermally insulated from one another and from the environment. In said device, an evaporator that can be cooled independently of an evaporator of the other storage compartment or compartments, is allocated to each storage compartment. Said device is equipped with elements for switching at least one of the compartments from a freezing mode to a non-freezing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bauer, Erich Hell, Michael Neumann
  • Patent number: 8020400
    Abstract: A refrigeration device comprising a refrigeration circuit that contains an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor, in addition to electronic components for operating the refrigeration device. According to the invention, all the electronic components are combined in an electronic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Neumann
  • Patent number: 7895858
    Abstract: A modular refrigerating appliance comprising a first planar heat-insulating element and additional planar heat-insulating elements, which are joined to one another whereby being able to be detached from one another and which, when joined, form a housing of the refrigerating appliance. The modular refrigerating appliance also has a cooling circuit, which comprises an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor, and which is mounted on the first planar heat-insulating element. At least the condenser is, at least in part, mechanically protected on its surface facing away from the first heat-insulating element solely by the construction of the first planar heat-insulating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hell, Michael Neumann