Patents by Inventor Michael Schäfer

Michael Schäfer 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: 10881067
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95N785 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95N785 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95N785 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X95N785, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95N785 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95N785 and methods of using maize variety X95N785 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Martin A Fabrizius, Nicholas James Haase, Julie Ho, Jordon Michael Pace, Christopher Michael Schaefer, Matthew David Smalley, Stephen Joseph Szalma
  • Publication number: 20200384599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for machining a stator opening of a stator and a bearing opening of an electromechanical converter, in particular an electric motor, the method comprising the steps of honing the stator opening using a honing tool and machining, preferably honing, the bearing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Andy van Boven, Michael Schäfer, Andreas Wiens, Gerhard Flores
  • Patent number: 10857467
    Abstract: A method for operating an entertainment attraction includes receiving an input selection from a guest relating to a characteristic of the attraction. The guest creates their guest profile, or by accesses their previously created profile stored in a memory. The profile may be changed by the current input selection made by the guest, with the changed profile stored for the guest's next use of the attraction. If the attraction is a ride, the guest is assigned to a viewing position, an active prop, a seat, or a vehicle of the attraction. The attraction is then operated with the input selection and/or the guest's profile influencing a characteristic of the attraction as perceived by the guest. A mobile application gameplay may unlock specified game features to change the attraction experience. The attraction may alternatively be a theater or game arcade type of attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FALCON'S TREEHOUSE LLC
    Inventors: Cecil D. Magpuri, Michael John Wallace, David Michael Schaefer, Syed Saham Ali, David James Consolo
  • Patent number: 10856503
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X90N361 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90N361 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90N361 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X90N361, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90N361 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90N361 and methods of using maize variety X90N361 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Arbelbide, Edwin Michael Grote, Christopher Michael Schaefer, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Julia Xiuling Zhang
  • Patent number: 10837898
    Abstract: Described herein is a sensor for a virtually simultaneous measurement of transmission and/or forward scattering and/or remission and for a simultaneous measurement of the transmission and forward scattering or the transmission and remission of a liquid sample. Further described herein is a method for a virtually simultaneous measurement of transmission and/or forward scattering and/or remission and for a simultaneous measurement of the transmission and forward scattering or the transmission and remission of a liquid sample using a sensor according to the invention. Further described herein is a method for using the sensor according to the invention in order to determine the color properties of painting agents such as lacquers, dyes, pastes, and pigments or dilutions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Joch, Michael Schaefer, Carlos Arthur Leaes Peixoto, Juergen Ettmueller, Stefan Ziegler, Pieter Moonen
  • Patent number: 10813328
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH48KC and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH48KC with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH48KC through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH48KC or a locus conversion of PH48KC with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20200298133
    Abstract: Various types of entertainment venues, including theme or amusement parks, game arcades, and similar venues are improved by providing a local server exchanging data with a cloud server. The local server controls and communicates with game or entertainment elements at the venue. The game or entertainment elements may be games at the location, input devices used by participants, such as smart phones, and/or audio and video devices. The cloud server controls and communicates with off-site elements. The cloud server and local server may communicate and synchronize data over the internet. The entertainment venue consequently can provide varying and evolving experiences through gamification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Cecil D. Magpuri, Michael John Wallace, David Michael Schaefer, Syed Saham Ali, David James Consolo
  • Patent number: 10785877
    Abstract: A method for the production of a silver sintering agent in the form of a layer-shaped silver sintering body having silver oxide surfaces and the use thereof are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schäfer, Wolfgang Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20200270506
    Abstract: This invention relates to water-soluble or water-swellable polymers, containing a) 25-35 mol. % of one or more recurrent structural units of formula (1), where R1 and R2 represent hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, A represents a linear or branched C1-C12-alkylene, and Q+stands for NH4+, Li+, Na+, K+, ½ Ca++, ½ Mg++, ½ Zn++, ? Al+++, or organic ammonium ions of the formula [HNR5R6R7]+, b) 3 to 8 mol. % of one or more recurrent structural units of formula (2), where R1 represents hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl, X+stands for H+, NH4+, Li+, Na+, K+, ½ Ca++, ½ Mg++, ½ Zn++, ? Al+++, or organic ammonium ions of the formula [HNR5R6R7]+, B is a linear or branched alkylene group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and n is a whole number between 0 and 5, and c) 57 to 72 mol. % of a (meth)acrylamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Christoph KAYSER, Claudia DIEMEL, Jürgen TONHAUSER, Michael SCHÄFER
  • Patent number: 10716277
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH42YR and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH42YR with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH42YR through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH42YR or a locus conversion of PH42YR with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Arbelbide, Edwin Michael Grote, Christopher Michael Schaefer, Julia Xiuling Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200180294
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing a substrate adapter for the connecting to an electronic component, including arranging at least one contacting material layer between at least one side of a carrier and a surface of a substrate such that the contacting material layer has at least one predetermined breaking point, and joining the carrier and the substrate to the contacting material layer. One aspect also relates to a substrate adapter for connecting to an electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Steffen Klein, Andreas Hinrich, Michael Schaefer, Yvonne Loewer, Wolfgang Schmitt, Michael Lemmer
  • Publication number: 20200156155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting components, comprising the following steps: (I) applying a metal paste containing an organic solvent to the contact surface of a first component; (2) optionally applying the metal paste to the contact surface of a second component to be connected to the first component; (3) drying the metal paste applied to the contact surface of the first and optionally also to the contact surface of the second component; (4) producing a sandwich arrangement with the two components and the dried metal paste in-between; and (5) pressure sintering the sandwich arrangement comprising the layer of dried metal paste. The invention is characterised in that the drying is performed by irradiating with IR radiation with a peak wavelength in the wavelength range of between 750 and 1500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmitt, Michael Schäfer, Susanne Klaudia Duch, Ly May Chew, Jens Nachreiner, Dieter Zech, Jörg Wöll, Jürgen Weber
  • Publication number: 20200156169
    Abstract: Method for operating a soldering device and soldering device, wherein a graphic representation of at least part of the soldering device is captured, wherein an instantaneous operating state of the soldering device is determined by means of automated processing of the graphic representation dependent on information about the soldering device from the graphic representation, characterized in that the information about the soldering device is determined dependent on a reference representation of at least part of the soldering device, wherein the reference representation is captured as a graphic representation or wherein the reference representation is read as a graphic representation from a memory, and in that the reference representation characterizes a degree of oxidation of solder (122) when the solder (122) flows out over at least part of a surface (124) of a soldering nozzle (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: ERSA GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20200147696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting components, comprising the following steps: (1) applying a metal paste containing an organic solvent to the contact surface of a first component; (2) optionally applying the metal paste to the contact surface of a second component to be connected to the first component; (3) producing a sandwich arrangement with the two components and a layer of the metal paste in-between; (4) drying the layer of metal paste between the components; and (5) pressureless sintering of the sandwich arrangement comprising the layer of dried metal paste, the drying and the pressureless sintering being performed by irradiation with IR radiation with a peak wavelength in the wavelength range of between 750 and 1500 nm. The components can be selected from the group consisting of substrates, active components and passive components. One or both of the components can be permeable to IR radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmitt, Michael Schäfer, Susanne K. Duch, Jens Nachreiner, Ly May Chew
  • Patent number: 10622331
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for manufacturing a substrate assembly for attachment to an electronic component A substrate is provided with a first side and a second side. A contact material layer is applied to the first side of the substrate. A pre-fixing agent is applied at least to sections of a side of the contact material layer facing away from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Hinrich, Susanne Duch, Anton Miric, Michael Schäfer, Christian Bachmann, Holger Ulrich, Frank Osterwald, David Benning, Jacek Rudzki, Lars Paulsen, Frank Schefuss, Martin Becker
  • Publication number: 20200101548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soldering system and a method for wave soldering, having at least one flux nozzle and a device for monitoring a state of a spray jet of the flux nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: ERSA GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20200050600
    Abstract: A method for checking a situation in a decentralized transaction system. The method includes the following features: the situation is recognized by a first device in the transaction system, the situation is recorded by the first device with the aid of the transaction system, additional devices in the transaction system are prompted by the first device to detect particular data, the data are detected by the additional devices, The detected data are recorded by the additional devices with the aid of the transaction system and the situation is confirmed or disconfirmed in the transaction system based on the recorded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Danny De Waard, Diamantis Ververis, Michael Schaefer, Florian Berg, Madhav Achar
  • Patent number: 10550430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit and a method for determining whether a subject shows an immune response against an antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: BIONTECH DIAGNOSTICS GMBH, TRON—TRANSLATIONALE ONKOLOGIE AN DER UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG—UNIVERSITAT MAINZ GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Michael Schäfer, Marta Magdalena Faryna, Tana Omokoko, Lisa Hebich, Petra Simon, Annett Reichardt, Özlem Öz
  • Patent number: 10540855
    Abstract: A gaming system which employs one or more random determinations to redistribute award amounts or value not captured by lower-skilled players to higher-skilled players. The gaming system funds a skill award pool based on one or more awards that lower-skilled players (or no-skill players) failed to win in association with one or more skill-based games. The gaming system utilizes the escrowed amounts in the skill award pool to provide one or more supplemental awards to higher-skilled players, wherein the qualification to be provided a supplemental award and/or the amount of the randomly determined supplemental award are based, at least in part, on the one or more skill-based inputs made in association with the play of the skill-based game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Craig Michael Schaefer
  • Patent number: 10470392
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95M228 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95M228 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95M228 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X95M228, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95M228 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95M228 and methods of using maize variety X95M228 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Arbelbide, Christopher Michael Schaefer