Patents by Inventor Michael Schiffer
Michael Schiffer 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: 11933079Abstract: A door lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a catch and at least one pawl. Each locking mechanism component is mounted on a base in a rotatable manner about an axis. Additionally, a fixed support body is provided for at least one locking mechanism component. According to the invention, the locking mechanism component is designed to be rotatable about a bearing pin at a distance from the support body during a normal operation and comes into contact with the support body solely in the event of a crash with a simultaneous deformation of the bearing pin.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Kiekert AGInventors: Holger Schiffer, Michael Scholz, Thomas Schönenberg, Ömer Inan, Peter Szegeny
-
Publication number: 20240084624Abstract: A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism essentially consisting of a rotary latch and a pawl. Furthermore, an actuating lever chain for the locking mechanism is provided. The actuating lever chain has at least one actuating lever, a coupling element, and a trigger lever on the locking mechanism side. Furthermore, an inertia element is also provided for acting on the coupling element at least in the event of a crash. According to the invention, the coupling element is disengaged during normal operation and is only engaged in the event of a crash by means of the inertia element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Ömer INAN, Peter SZEGENY, Thorsten BENDEL, Michael SCHOLZ, Holger SCHIFFER
-
Patent number: 11924370Abstract: A method for controlling a real-time communication between at least two participants can include identifying, from the at least two participants a first participant as an active speaker in the conversation by using audio signals received from the first participant via a microphone, and activating the digital assistant unit for the first participant. A voice recognition procedure for identifying and transcribing identified voice commands can be used so the transcribed voice commands are analyzed and executed.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: RINGCENTRAL, INC.Inventors: Karl Klaghofer, Wolfgang Schiffer, Michael Rodenbücher
-
AIR JET SPINNING MACHINE AND DRAFTING SYSTEM UNIT FOR A SPINNING UNIT OF AN AIR JET SPINNING MACHINE
Publication number: 20240068133Abstract: The invention relates to an air jet spinning machine and a drafting system unit for a spinning unit of an air jet spinning machine for producing a thread or roving from a supplied fiber strip, with at least one front roller pair consisting of a front top roller on a load carrier and a driven front bottom roller on a bottom roller carrier and forming a clamping line, and a bearing element arranged on the bottom roller carrier for movably bearing an air jet spinning nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Lars LINDEMANN, Eduard PREDIGER, Michael REIMANN, Philipp SCHIFFERS -
Patent number: 11192580Abstract: A method for steering a vehicle, having a front axle with steerable wheels, a rear axle with steerable wheels, having a steering system including as its components a steering wheel operable by the driver and at least one automatic steering module, wherein a manual primary steering intervention is undertaken by the driver of the vehicle for the steering wheel, on the basis of which a manual primary steering reaction occurs for the wheels of the front axle, wherein on the basis of the manual primary steering reaction at least one automatic secondary steering intervention is undertaken with the at least one automatic steering module for the wheels of at least one axle.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Anton Obermüller, Adrian Mihailescu, Martin Enning, Matthias Lehmann, Christian Wiedenmann, Michael Ortlechner, Ferdinand Hartinger, Klaus Diepold, Michael Schiffer
-
Patent number: 11052378Abstract: The present invention relates to a diesel oxidizing catalytic converter which comprises a supporting body with a length L which extends between a first end surface a and a second end surface b, and catalytically active material zones A and B of different composition which are arranged on the supporting body, wherein —material zone A comprises palladium or platinum and palladium in a weight ratio Pt:Pd of <1 and, starting from the end surface a, extends to from 20% to 80% of the length L, and —material zone B comprises platinum and palladium in a weight ratio Pt:Pd of <10 and extends to from 80% to 100% of the length L, and wherein material zone B is arranged above material zone A and the weight ratio Pt:Pd in relation to the material zones A and B is from 1.5 to 3.0.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Christoph Hengst, Christoph Reith, Michael Schiffer
-
Patent number: 10989089Abstract: The invention relates to a particle filter, which comprises a wall flow filter and SCR-active material, wherein the wall flow filter comprises ducts which extend in parallel between the first and the second end of the wall flow filter and which are alternately closed in a gas-tight manner either at the first or the second end and which are separated by porous walls, the pores of which have inner surfaces, and the SCR-active material is located in the form of a coating on the inner surfaces of the pores of the porous walls, characterized in that the coating has a gradient, such that the side of the coating facing the exhaust gas has a higher selectivity in the SCR reaction than the side of the coating that faces the inner surfaces of the pores. The SCR-active material is preferably a small-pore zeolite, which has a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms and is exchanged with copper and/or iron.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Anke Schuler, Katja Adelmann, Franz Dornhaus, Michael Schiffer, Stephan Eckhoff
-
Patent number: 10767528Abstract: The invention relates to a diesel oxidation catalyst which has a support body with a length L extending between a first end face a and a second end face b and catalytically active material zones A, B, and C arranged on the support body, wherein—material zone A contains palladium or platinum and palladium in a weight ratio of Pt:Pd of ?1 and an alkaline earth metal and extends over 20 to 80% of the length L starting from the end face a, material zone B contains ceroxide, is free of platinum, and extends over 20 to 80% of the length L starting from the end face b, material zone C contains platinum or platinum and palladium in a weight ratio of Pt:Pd of ?5, and neither material zone A nor material zone C is arranged over material zone B.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Christoph Hengst, Franz Dornhaus, Michael Schiffer
-
Publication number: 20200207411Abstract: A method for steering a vehicle, having a front axle with steerable wheels, a rear axle with steerable wheels, having a steering system including as its components a steering wheel operable by the driver and at least one automatic steering module, wherein a manual primary steering intervention is undertaken by the driver of the vehicle for the steering wheel, on the basis of which a manual primary steering reaction occurs for the wheels of the front axle, wherein on the basis of the manual primary steering reaction at least one automatic secondary steering intervention is undertaken with the at least one automatic steering module for the wheels of at least one axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Anton OBERMÜLLER, Adrian MIHAILESCU, Martin ENNING, Matthias LEHMANN, Christian WIEDENMANN, Michael ORTLECHNER, Ferdinand HARTINGER, Klaus DIEPOLD, Michael SCHIFFER
-
Publication number: 20190314791Abstract: The present invention relates to a diesel oxidizing catalytic converter which comprises a supporting body with a length L which extends between a first end surface a and a second end surface b, and catalytically active material zones A and B of different composition which are arranged on the supporting body, wherein —material zone A comprises palladium or platinum and palladium in a weight ratio Pt:Pd of <1 and, starting from the end surface a, extends to from 20% to 80% of the length L, and —material zone B comprises platinum and palladium in a weight ratio Pt:Pd of <10 and extends to from 80% to 100% of the length L, and wherein material zone B is arranged above material zone A and the weight ratio Pt:Pd in relation to the material zones A and B is from 1.5 to 3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Christoph HENGST, Christoph REITH, Michael SCHIFFER
-
Patent number: 10443463Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst system for reducing nitrogen oxides, which comprises a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst and an SCR catalyst, wherein the nitrogen oxide storage catalyst consists of at least two catalytically active washcoat layers on a supporting body, wherein a lower washcoat layer A contains cerium oxide, an alkaline earth compound and/or alkali compound, as well as platinum and palladium, and an upper washcoat layer B, which is arranged over the washcoat layer A, contains cerium oxide, platinum and palladium, and no alkali compound and no alkaline earth compound. The invention also relates to a method for converting NOx in exhaust gases of motor vehicles that are operated by means of engines that are operated in a lean manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Ruediger Hoyer, Thomas Utschig, Michael Schiffer, Michael Seyler, Frank-Walter Schuetze
-
Publication number: 20190224649Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a support body A having a length LA designed as a flow substrate, a support body B of length LB designed as a wall-flow filter, and material zones A1, A2, B1, and B2, wherein the support body A comprises material zones A1 and A2 and the support body B comprises material zones B1 and B2, wherein material zone A1 contains a cerium oxide, an alkaline earth metal compound and/or an alkali metal compound, and also platinum and/or palladium, and material zone A2 contains cerium oxide, and also platinum and/or palladium, and is free of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal compounds, material zone B1 contains palladium supported on cerium oxide, and material zone B2 contains platinum supported on a support material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Michael SCHIFFER, Ruediger HOYER, Thomas UTSCHIG, Franz DORNHAUS, Anke WOERZ
-
Publication number: 20190203625Abstract: The invention relates to a particle filter, which comprises a wall flow filter and SCR-active material, wherein the wall flow filter comprises ducts which extend in parallel between the first and the second end of the wall flow filter and which are alternately closed in a gas-tight manner either at the first or the second end and which are separated by porous walls, the pores of which have inner surfaces, and the SCR-active material is located in the form of a coating on the inner surfaces of the pores of the porous walls, characterized in that the coating has a gradient, such that the side of the coating facing the exhaust gas has a higher selectivity in the SCR reaction than the side of the coating that faces the inner surfaces of the pores. The SCR-active material is preferably a small-pore zeolite, which has a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms and is exchanged with copper and/or iron.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Anke Schuler, Katja Adelmann, Franz Dornhaus, Michael Schiffer, Stephan Eckhoff
-
Publication number: 20190162095Abstract: The invention relates to a diesel oxidation catalyst which has a support body with a length L extending between a first end face a and a second end face b and catalytically active material zones A, B, and C arranged on the support body, wherein—material zone A contains palladium or platinum and palladium in a weight ratio of Pt:Pd of ?1 and an alkaline earth metal and extends over 20 to 80% of the length L starting from the end face a, material zone B contains ceroxide, is free of platinum, and extends over 20 to 80% of the length L starting from the end face b, material zone C contains platinum or platinum and palladium in a weight ratio of Pt:Pd of ?5, and neither material zone A nor material zone C is arranged over material zone B.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Christoph HENGST, Franz DORNHAUS, Michael SCHIFFER
-
Patent number: 10035134Abstract: The invention relates to a coating suspension containing at least one platinum group metal on a support material, as well as manganese(II) carbonate, and to a method for coating a catalyst support substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Franz Dornhaus, Michael Schiffer
-
Publication number: 20170259248Abstract: The invention relates to a coating suspension containing at least one platinum group metal on a support material, as well as manganese(II) carbonate, and to a method for coating a catalyst support substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Franz DORNHAUS, Michael SCHIFFER
-
Publication number: 20170218809Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst system for reducing nitrogen oxides, which comprises a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst and an SCR catalyst, wherein the nitrogen oxide storage catalyst consists of at least two catalytically active washcoat layers on a supporting body, wherein a lower washcoat layer A contains cerium oxide, an alkaline earth compound and/or alkali compound, as well as platinum and palladium, and an upper washcoat layer B, which is arranged over the washcoat layer A, contains cerium oxide, platinum and palladium, and no alkali compound and no alkaline earth compound. The invention also relates to a method for converting NOx in exhaust gases of motor vehicles that are operated by means of engines that are operated in a lean manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Ruediger HOYER, Thomas UTSCHIG, Michael SCHIFFER, Michael SEYLER, Frank-Walter SCHUETZE
-
Patent number: 9527036Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst system for treatment of diesel exhaust gas, comprising, in flow direction of the exhaust gas, a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst containing a nitrogen oxide storage component and noble metal and a diesel particulate filter containing noble metal selected from the group of platinum, palladium, and platinum and palladium, characterized in that the noble metal loading of the nitrogen oxide storage catalyst is 100 to 180 g/ft3 (3.53 to 6.36 g/L) and the noble metal loading of the diesel particulate filter is 5 to 35 g/ft3 (0.18 to 1.24 g/L).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Michael Schiffer, Ulrich Goebel, Franz Dornhaus, Anke Schuler, Ruediger Hoyer, Marcus Pfeifer, Gerald Jeske
-
Patent number: 9506831Abstract: A micromechanical measuring element includes a carrier and a sensitive element connected to the carrier by a first solder connection and a second solder connection. The sensitive element is contacted electrically by the first solder connection. The sensitive element, the carrier and the second solder connection form a first chamber. The first chamber has a first opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Michael Schiffer, Andreas Peschka, Jörg Zapf, Karl Weidner, Harry Hedler
-
Patent number: 9492787Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing the contamination by platinum of an SCR catalyst in an exhaust-gas treatment system, said system comprising an oxidation catalyst containing platinum on the inflow side of the SCR catalyst. The outflow side of the oxidation catalyst comprises a material zone which removes traces of platinum contained in the exhaust-gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: UNICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Frank-Walter Schuetze, Marcus Pfeifer, Michael Schiffer, Martin Symalla, Christoph Hengst