Patents by Inventor Michael Ries

Michael Ries 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: 20240398576
    Abstract: Certain embodiments generally provide an improved tibial base member comprising keel portions that allow one or both cruciate ligaments to be preserved. Other embodiments provide improved lateral and/or medial inserts having a mesial lip that helps relieve and or prevent impingement between the femoral component and the tibial eminence. Other embodiments provide improved femoral components having various chamfers to provide additional clearance with respect to the tibial eminence and posterior cruciate ligament without decreasing bone coverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Milton Lenz, Richard Michael Smith, Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian William McKinnon, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Jonathan Kirk Nielsen, Michael D. Ries, Gerald J. Jerry
  • Patent number: 12150860
    Abstract: Certain embodiments generally provide an improved tibial base member comprising keel portions that allow one or both cruciate ligaments to be preserved. Other embodiments provide improved lateral and/or medial inserts having a mesial lip that helps relieve and or prevent impingement between the femoral component and the tibial eminence. Other embodiments provide improved femoral components having various chamfers to provide additional clearance with respect to the tibial eminence and posterior cruciate ligament without decreasing bone coverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventors: Nathaniel Milton Lenz, Richard Michael Smith, Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian William McKinnon, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Jonathan Kirk Nielsen, Michael D. Ries, Gerald J. Jerry
  • Patent number: 12046967
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine, comprising a stator core and a stator winding, wherein the stator core has a plurality of slots, which are spaced apart in a circumferential direction and have a depth running in the radial direction, and allows the arrangement of slot sections of the stator winding in a plurality of radially spaced-apart radial positions, wherein the stator has a strip-like winding unit comprising a first and a second winding conductor, wherein the two winding conductors run in a first and a second layer of the winding unit and each comprises: a plurality of straight slot sections which run in a transverse direction of the winding unit and are arranged in parallel, a plurality of first bent end sections which each interconnect two slot sections of the associated winding conductor and are arranged on a first longitudinal side of the winding unit, a plurality of second bent end sections which each interconnect two slot sections of the associated winding conductor and are arranged on a second l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Richard Bernauer, Stefan Rieß, Johann Oswald, Michael Menhart
  • Patent number: 10958503
    Abstract: Method for transmitting data packets between a network management station monitoring a network and network devices on which agents are installed, the network management station communicating with the agent of a network device via instructions; said method is characterized in that the network management station accesses a management information base of a network device by means of a configurable instruction and retrieves data packets corresponding to the configuration of the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION AND CONTROLL GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Walden, Michael Ries
  • Patent number: 10898425
    Abstract: A skin engaging member suitable for use in a hair removal device, said skin engaging member comprising ethyl vinyl acetate having a low level of vinyl acetate, a water soluble polymer, and a fragrance composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Xiandong Wang, Valerie Jean Bradford, Keesha Alicia Hayes, Michael John Moloney, Peter Michael Ries, Joia Kirin Spooner-Fleming, Virginia Tzung-Hwei Hutchins, Zerlina Guzdar Dubois
  • Patent number: 10702388
    Abstract: A system includes a constrained acetabular insert, a dual mobility liner, and a femoral head. The constrained acetabular insert has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and the dual mobility liner has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and configured to tilt and rotate within the constrained acetabular insert. The femoral head is configured to tilt and rotate within the dual mobility liner. The constrained acetabular insert may include a plurality of tabs and the dual mobility liner may include screw threads for receiving the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventor: Michael Ries
  • Patent number: 10682778
    Abstract: A skin engaging member suitable for use in a hair removal device, said skin engaging member comprising ethyl vinyl acetate having a low level of vinyl acetate and a water soluble polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Keesha Alicia Hayes, Michael John Moloney, Peter Michael Ries
  • Patent number: 10596705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile robot having running gear and at least one robot arm mounted on the running gear, a sensor system for sensing obstacles in the surroundings of the robot and a navigation unit for laying down a route along which the running gear can be moved while avoiding the obstacles, and a control unit for the robot arm which is adapted to lay down a permissible position for the robot arm by reference to the obstacles sensed and the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Bernd Gombert, Michael Ries, Leopold Bock-Krausen
  • Patent number: 10343277
    Abstract: The invention concerns a robotic arm (1) with at least two arm modules (41, 42) which are moveable relative to one another and at least one manually operable input module (11) for generating control signals for the control of the robotic arm (1) on the basis of a user input. Both arm modules (41, 42) have a first interface (38, 40) onto which the input module (11) can be selectively mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Bernd Gombert, Michael Ries, Ákos Semsey
  • Publication number: 20190132187
    Abstract: Method for transmitting data packets between a network management station monitoring a network and network devices on which agents are installed, the network management station communicating with the agent of a network device via instructions; said method is characterized in that the network management station accesses a management information base of a network device by means of a configurable instruction and retrieves data packets corresponding to the configuration of the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas WALDEN, Michael RIES
  • Publication number: 20190029831
    Abstract: A system includes a constrained acetabular insert, a dual mobility liner, and a femoral head. The constrained acetabular insert has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and the dual mobility liner has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and configured to tilt and rotate within the constrained acetabular insert. The femoral head is configured to tilt and rotate within the dual mobility liner. The constrained acetabular insert may include a plurality of tabs and the dual mobility liner may include screw threads for receiving the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventor: Michael Ries
  • Publication number: 20180133139
    Abstract: A skin engaging member suitable for use in a hair removal device, said skin engaging member comprising ethyl vinyl acetate having a low level of vinyl acetate, a water soluble polymer, and a fragrance composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Xiandong Wang, Valerie Jean Bradford, Keesha Alicia Hayes, Michael John Moloney, Peter Michael Ries, Joia Kirin Spooner-Fleming, Virginia Tzung-Hwei Hutchins, Zerlina Guzdar Dubois
  • Publication number: 20180079079
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile robot having running gear and at least one robot arm mounted on the running gear, a sensor system for sensing obstacles in the surroundings of the robot and a navigation unit for laying down a route along which the running gear can be moved while avoiding the obstacles, and a control unit for the robot arm which is adapted to lay down a permissible position for the robot arm by reference to the obstacles sensed and the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: BERND Gombert, Michael Ries, Leopold Bock-Krausen
  • Patent number: 9907661
    Abstract: A system includes a constrained acetabular insert, a dual mobility liner, and a femoral head. The constrained acetabular insert has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and the dual mobility liner has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and configured to tilt and rotate within the constrained acetabular insert. The femoral head is configured to tilt and rotate within the dual mobility liner. The constrained acetabular insert may include a plurality of tabs and the dual mobility liner may include screw threads for receiving the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventor: Michael Ries
  • Publication number: 20170334082
    Abstract: A skin engaging member suitable for use in a hair removal device, said skin engaging member comprising ethyl vinyl acetate having a low level of vinyl acetate and a water soluble polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Keesha Alicia Hayes, Michael John Moloney, Peter Michael Ries
  • Patent number: 9779059
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle comprises a functional arrangement comprising at least one drive motor for providing at least one working or operating function and a parameterisable electronic control arrangement configured to control the functional arrangement depending on a parameter dataset stored in the control arrangement. A data memory is provided, which is rigidly attached in the vehicle, separate from the control arrangement and in which at least one dataset relevant to the vehicle is stored or can be stored. The control arrangement is configured to read data of the dataset relevant to the vehicle from the data memory and/or to write data to the data memory for recording in the dataset relevant to the vehicle or to update the dataset relevant to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Kammerer, Ralf Schade, Robert Zens, Michael Ries
  • Publication number: 20170266807
    Abstract: The invention concerns a robotic arm (1) with at least two arm modules (41, 42) which are moveable relative to one another and at least one manually operable input module (11) for generating control signals for the control of the robotic arm (1) on the basis of a user input. Both arm modules (41, 42) have a first interface (38, 40) onto which the input module (11) can be selectively mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Bernd Gombert, Michael Ries, Ákos Semsey
  • Publication number: 20170202671
    Abstract: A system includes a constrained acetabular insert, a dual mobility liner, and a femoral head. The constrained acetabular insert has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and the dual mobility liner has its perimeter extending beyond hemisphere and configured to tilt and rotate within the constrained acetabular insert. The femoral head is configured to tilt and rotate within the dual mobility liner. The constrained acetabular insert may include a plurality of tabs and the dual mobility liner may include screw threads for receiving the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Ries
  • Patent number: D776178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ABB gomtec GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Ries
  • Patent number: D781943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ABB gomtec GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Ries