Patents by Inventor Michael Schafer

Michael Schafer 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: 11951190
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of radiopharmaceuticals and their use in nuclear medicine as tracers, imaging agents and for the treatment of various disease states of prostate cancer. Thus, the present invention concerns compounds that are represented by the general Formulae (Ia) or (Ib).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Matthias Eder, Klaus Kopka, Martin Schäfer, Ulrike Bauder-Wüst, Michael Eisenhut, Walter Mier, Martina Benesova
  • Publication number: 20240100759
    Abstract: Mixtures along with processes for making and uses for the same. The mixtures include organosilicon compounds, organic fibers, and/or thermoplastic polymers. The mixtures may optionally include polyolefins substituted by carboxylic acid anhydride groups and/or additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schäfer, Oliver Fuhrmann, Michael Joachimbauer
  • Patent number: 11942844
    Abstract: A tooth-wound coil of a stator or of a stator segment of a dynamo-electric machine having two straight sections spaced apart from each other and running substantially parallel. Two 180° curves are located on the ends thereof, wherein the straight sections have an active part area, the axial extend of which is less than or equal to that of the straight section. The tooth-wound coil has a symmetrical extension plane running in the longitudinal direction. An insulation material is provided around the straight sections of the tooth-wound coil. The material effects groove isolation and/or phase isolation in the stator or stator segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Bodensiek, Robin Brenner, Klaus Schäfer, Norbert Schönbauer, Michael Weger
  • Patent number: 11931430
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of radiopharmaceuticals and their use in nuclear medicine as tracers, imaging agents and for the treatment of various disease states of prostate cancer. Thus, the present invention concerns compounds that are represented by the general Formulae (Ia) or (Ib).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Matthias Eder, Klaus Kopka, Martin Schäfer, Ulrike Bauder-Wüst, Michael Eisenhut, Walter Mier, Martina Benesova
  • Publication number: 20240033860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sintering paste consisting of: (A) 30 to 40 wt. % of silver flakes with an average particle size ranging from 1 to 20 ?m, (B) 8 to 20 wt. % of silver particles with an average particle size ranging from 20 to 100 nm, (C) 30 to 45 wt. % of silver(I) oxide particles, (D) 12 to 20 wt. % of at least one organic solvent, (E) 0 to 1 wt. % of at least one polymer binder, and (F) 0 to 0.5 wt. % of at least one additive differing from constituents (A) to (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ly May CHEW, Wolfgang SCHMITT, Michael SCHÄFER
  • Publication number: 20230395552
    Abstract: A metal sintering preparation containing (A) 50 to 90% by weight of at least one metal that is present in the form of particles having a coating that contains at least one organic compound, and (B) 6 to 50% by weight organic solvent. The mathematical product of tamped density and specific surface of the metal particles of component (A) is in the range of 40,000 to 80,000 cm?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang SCHMITT, Thomas KREBS, Michael SCHÄFER, Susanne Klaudia DUCH, Jens NACHREINER
  • Publication number: 20230388518
    Abstract: A coding concept for encoding a picture uses a multi-layered convolutional neural network for determining a feature representation of the picture, the feature representation comprising first to third partial representations which have mutually different resolutions. Further, an encoder for encoding a picture determines a quantization of the picture using a polynomial function which provides an estimated distortion associated with the quantization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Michael SCHÄFER, Sophie PIENTKA, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20230276048
    Abstract: Techniques for block wise encoding and decoding may be applied to encoders, decoders, and methods for encoding or decoding. In one example, there is provided a technique to decode or encode a predetermined block of the picture by assigning, based on a first signalization in the data stream, the predetermined block to a first set or a second set; sorting the assigned set of intra-prediction modes according to intra-prediction modes used for neighboring blocks, neighboring the predetermined block, to obtain a list of intra prediction modes; deriving, for the predetermined block, from the data stream, an index into the list of intra prediction modes; and predicting the predetermined block using an intra prediction mode onto which the index points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Heiko SCHWARZ, Philipp HELLE, Michael SCHÄFER, Roman RISCHKE, Tobias HINZ, Philipp MERKLE, Björn STALLENBERGER, Martin WINKEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20230188720
    Abstract: Block based decoder configured to partition a picture (10) of more than one color component (101, 102) and of a color sampling format, according to which each color component (101, 102) is equally sampled, into blocks using a partitioning scheme according to which the picture (10) is equally partitioned with respect to each color component (101, 102). Additionally, the block based decoder is configured to decode a first color component (101) of the picture (10) in units of the blocks with selecting, for each of intra-predicted first color component blocks (18?11-18?1n) of the picture (10), one out of a first set (508) of intra-prediction modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Pfaff, Tobias Hinz, Philipp Helle, Philipp Merkle, Björn Stallenberger, Michael Schäfer, Benjamin Bross, Heiko Schwarz, Detlev Marpe, Thomas Wiegand
  • Patent number: 11659169
    Abstract: There are disclosed techniques for block wise encoding and decoding. The techniques may be applied to encoders, decoders, and methods for encoding and/or decoding. In one example, there is provided a technique to decode (resp. decode) a predetermined block of the picture by assigning, based on a first signalization in the data stream, the predetermined block to the first set or the second set, sorting the assigned set of intra-prediction modes according to intra-prediction modes used for neighboring blocks, neighboring the predetermined block, to obtain a list of intra prediction modes, deriving, for the predetermined block, from the data stream, an index into the list of intra prediction modes, predicting the predetermined block using an intra prediction mode onto which the index points. The decoder (resp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Pfaff, Heiko Schwarz, Philipp Helle, Michael Schäfer, Roman Rischke, Tobias Hinz, Philipp Merkle, Björn Stallenberger, Martin Winken, Mischa Siekmann, Detlev Marpe, Thomas Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230128153
    Abstract: A swing device for moving a blood bag includes a stand, a tray for receiving the blood bag, the tray being pivotable with respect to the stand, an electromotive drive device operatively coupled to the tray for causing a rocking movement of the tray with respect to the stand, and a control device for controlling operation of the drive device. The drive device includes a rotatable shaft member which is rotatable for driving the rocking movement of the tray. The drive device also includes a position encoding device configured to encode a rotary position of the rotatable shaft member of the drive device, wherein the control device is configured to determine a position of the tray with respect to the stand based on an encoder value indicative of the rotary position of the rotatable shaft member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus Müller, Lars Michel, Michael Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20230055531
    Abstract: A clamping device for acting onto a medical tubing includes a clamp arrangeable on the medical tubing and displaceable between an open position in which the clamp unblocks the medical tubing and a close position in which the clamp closes the medical tubing. The clamping device further includes a drive system configured to act on the clamp for switching the clamp between the open position and the close position. The clamping device also includes a main control circuit and a secondary control circuit electronically independent from the main control circuit, and a relay switchable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the relay electronically couples the drive system to the main control circuit while the drive system is electronically decoupled from the secondary control circuit. In the second position, the relay electronically couples the drive system to the secondary control circuit while the drive system is electronically decoupled from the main control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Philipp Winter, Marcus Müller, Michael Schäfer, Lars Michel
  • Publication number: 20230039259
    Abstract: A welding apparatus (1) for radio-frequency, RF, welding, comprises: a clamp (10) having two electrodes (100, 101; 100?, 101?) being movable with respect to one another for clamping one or more items (2; 2?) therebetween for a welding process; and an RF power supply (11) for providing an RF welding current to the electrodes (100, 101; 100?, 101?) of the clamp (10), the RF power supply being adapted to change the frequency of the RF welding current during the welding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus Müller, Lars Michel, Michael Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20230036509
    Abstract: Apparatus for decoding a predetermined block (18) of a picture using intra-prediction, configured to read, from the data stream (12), a mode index (200), the mode index pointing to one out of a list (204) of matrix-based intra-prediction modes. Additionally, the apparatus is configured to predict samples (108) of the predetermined block (18) by computing a matrix-vector product (206) between an input vector (102) derived from reference samples (17) in a neighborhood of the predetermined block (18) and a prediction matrix (19) associated with the matrix-based intra-prediction mode (k) pointed to by the mode index (200) and associating components (210) of an output vector (208) obtained by the matrix vector product (206) onto sample positions (104) of the predetermined block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Tobias HINZ, Philipp HELLE, Philipp MERKLE, Björn STALLENBERGER, Michael SCHÄFER, Benjamin BROSS, Martin WINKEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20220407739
    Abstract: An EtherCAT bus system includes an EtherCAT master, EtherCAT nodes, and an EtherCAT star hub arranged and/or assembled on the same printed circuit board with the EtherCAT master.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael SCHÄFER, Daniel BRUNNER
  • Patent number: 11447682
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Christoph Kayser, Claudia Diemel, Jürgen Tonhauser, Michael Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20220116606
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to select a predetermined intra prediction mode out of a plurality of intra-prediction modes which includes a first set of intra-prediction modes and a second set of matrix-based intra-prediction modes. The apparatus is configured to select a subset of one or more secondary transforms dependent on the predetermined intra prediction mode so that the subset is nonempty in case of the predetermined intra prediction mode being contained in the first set of intra-prediction modes or in the second set of matrix-based intra-prediction modes. The apparatus is configured to derive a transformed version of a prediction residual for a predetermined block, which is related to a spatial domain version of the prediction residual of the predetermined block via a transform defined by a concatenation of a primary transform and a predetermined secondary transform out of the subset of secondary transforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Tobias HINZ, Philipp HELLE, Philipp MERKLE, Björn STALLENBERGER, Michael SCHÄFER, Benjamin BROSS, Martin WINKEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20220058239
    Abstract: Apparatus for predicting a predetermined block of a picture using a plurality of reference samples The apparatus is configured to form a sample value vector out of the plurality of reference samples, derive from the sample value vector a further vector onto which the sample value vector is mapped by a predetermined invertible linear transform, compute a matrix-vector product between the further vector and a predetermined prediction matrix so as to obtain a prediction vector, and predict samples of the predetermined block on the basis of the prediction vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Tobias HINZ, Philipp HELLE, Philipp MERKLE, Björn STALLENBERGER, Michael SCHÄFER, Benjamin BROSS, Martin WINKEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20210392331
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an encoder, which receives image or video data, encodes the data and provides a bitstream representing the data. The encoder includes a CABAC encoder, which receives a binary valued syntax element associated with a block of the data to be encoded, and encodes, using a selected context model, the syntax element into coded bits for the bitstream. The syntax element includes a tool flag indicating whether or not certain coding tool, like linear weighted intra prediction, is employed when encoding a block of the data. For a block of the data which exhibits an aspect ratio larger than 2 and for a block of the data which exhibits an aspect ratio less than or equal to 2, and to which blocks the certain coding tool is applicable, first and second context models for encoding the tool flag are selected from a group of one or more first and second context models, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Philipp HELLE, Michael SCHÄFER, Tobias HINZ, Björn STALLENBERGER, Philipp MERKLE, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 11142494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to Formula (3), wherein the compound comprises from 28 wt. % to 100 wt. % bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the compound, measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; and wherein X+is a proton. The present invention also relates to a polymer obtained by polymerising at least one of compound according to Formula (3), in addition to processes and uses related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph Kayser, Gundula Starkulla, Dirk Fischer, Paul Kaufmann, Michael Schäfer, Katharina Götz