Patents by Inventor Michael Schmidt

Michael Schmidt 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: 20260346698
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric wheel hub drive for a motor vehicle, having a wheel carrier, having a wheel bearing which has a first bearing ring connected to the wheel carrier for conjoint rotation and a second bearing ring arranged so as to be rotatable with respect to a main rotational axis, having an electric engine which has a stator and a rotor arranged so as to be rotatable around the main rotational axis, having a stator carrier which is connected to the wheel carrier for conjoint rotation, having a rotor carrier which is connected to the rotor for conjoint rotation and is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the wheel carrier, wherein a decoupler has a first coupling half connected to the rotor carrier for conjoint rotation and a second coupling half connected to the second bearing ring for conjoint rotation, wherein a servomotor of an actuator of the decoupler is arranged on a side of the wheel carrier facing away from the first and second coupling halves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 5, 2026
    Inventors: Michael SCHMIDT, Arthur ADAM, Fabian SCHWED, Johannes DEHN, Jessica ROOSZ
  • Publication number: 20260346699
    Abstract: An electric wheel hub drive for a motor vehicle includes a wheel carrier, a wheel bearing with a first bearing ring non-rotatably connected to the wheel carrier and a second bearing ring arranged so as to be rotatable with respect to a main rotational axis, an electric engine having a stator carrier which is non-rotatably connected to the wheel carrier, and a rotor carrier connected to the rotor for conjoint rotation and mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the wheel carrier. A decoupler has a first coupling half connected to the rotor carrier for conjoint rotation and a second coupling half connected to the second bearing ring for conjoint rotation. The first coupling half of the decoupler is arranged on an outer bearing shell of a rotor bearing so as to be axially displaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 5, 2026
    Inventors: Michael SCHMIDT, Arthur ADAM, Fabian SCHWED, Johannes DEHN, Jessica ROOSZ
  • Publication number: 20260336383
    Abstract: An electric wheel hub drive for a motor vehicle includes a wheel carrier, an electric engine, a stator carrier connected to the wheel carrier for conjoint rotation, and a rotor carrier connected to the rotor for conjoint rotation and mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the wheel carrier. The stator carrier has a disc section and a cylinder section arranged radially outside the disc section. The disc section has a first passage for a shaft of an actuator of a decoupler. A first coupling half and a second coupling half of the decoupler are arranged radially inside the cylinder section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Inventors: Fabian SCHWED, Michael SCHMIDT, Arthur ADAM, Johannes DEHN, Jessica ROOSZ
  • Publication number: 20260335673
    Abstract: A sheet for radiotherapy, which includes a sheet base configured for placement on tissue of a patient and a radium-binding material coupled to the base sheet. Alpha-emitting radium radionuclides are coupled to the radium-binding material. The radium radionuclides do not leave the sheet, but radon and lead resulting from decay of the radium radionuclides easily leave the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Inventors: Lior Arazi, Itzhak Kelson, Amnon Gat, Ofer Magen, Vered Domankevich, Ronen Segal, Michael Schmidt, Dor Levy, Shai Lax
  • Publication number: 20260338257
    Abstract: A planetary gearing (1, 201) includes a ring gear (3, 203) with a ring gear tooth count zH, a sun gear (5, 205) rotatable about a gearing rotation axis (17) of the planetary gearing (1) with a sun gear tooth count zS, a number N of planet gears (207) with planet rotation axes (19), wherein the planet rotation axes (19) are arranged at angular positions ?n distributed unevenly in the circumferential direction around the gearing rotation axis (17), wherein the angular positions ?n are determined by the formula ? n = round ? ( n · z S - z H N ) · 360 ? ° z S - z H for n=1 to N, wherein the function round( ) specifies rounding to integers .
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: WITTENSTEIN SE
    Inventors: Andreas Kümmeth, Michael Schmidt, Franziska Lux, Alexander Drechsel
  • Publication number: 20260315825
    Abstract: A brachytherapy seed applicator, comprising a hollow needle, an elongated tube configured for insertion into tissue, within the hollow needle, a hub at a proximal end of the elongated tube, one or more brachytherapy seeds carrying alpha-emitting radioactive particles, within the elongated tube, distanced from a distal tip of the elongated tube by at least one centimeter, and a stylet configured to be inserted into the elongated tube and to push the one or more brachytherapy seeds to a distal end of the elongated tube, when the elongated tube is in the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2026
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Inventors: Itzhak Kelson, Yona Keisari, Michael Schmidt, Ofer Magen, Amitai Sosnovitch, Guy Keret, Amnon Gat
  • Publication number: 20260311091
    Abstract: Constructing AI flows involves navigating a large number of choices of components including vector databases, embedding models, text splitters, retrievers, and synthesizing LLMs. The complexity further escalates with the introduction of advanced agentic and non-agentic paradigms that involve additional components including verifiers, rewriters, and re-rankers, each with intricate hyperparameter options. These choices pose significant challenges in optimizing for tradeoffs between objectives such as latency, accuracy, and cost. To address these challenges, the systems and methods of the present disclosure conduct an efficient multi-objective search across an extensive space of agentic and non-agentic AI flows (e.g., RAG-based AI flows). Leveraging advances in Bayesian Optimization, the multi-objective search can, in some examples, identify high-performing (e.g., Pareto-optimal) flows that by definition cannot be improved upon in selected objectives (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2026
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Applicant: DataRobot, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Hackmann, Alexander Jason Conway, Mikalai Valynets, Michael Schmidt, Debadeepta Dey, Mark L. Steadman
  • Patent number: 12751711
    Abstract: Surgical anchor constructs, fixation devices, and methods of manufacturing, as well as methods for tissue repairs are disclosed. A soft suture anchor has a sheath with varying densities along the length of the sheath. The anchor sheath can have different segments with different densities which can be provided in a pattern or a random manner. The segments with different densities allow secure fixation of the soft anchor within bone, and attachment of first tissue to second tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Dooney, Jr., Nirav Patel, Michael Schmidt, Shaun G. Leblanc, Matthew Herrington
  • Publication number: 20260284738
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a distributor for refrigerant in components in a thermal management module is provided. The distributor has distributor openings for the refrigerant on an upper surface and/or a lower surface that faces away from the upper surface. Greater reliability, reduced installation space, and greater variability in the shape of the distributor are obtained in that the distributor is produced in a casting process, in which channel sections of channels passing through the distributor are obtained with a removable core in a mold. A method for manufacturing a thermal management module that contains such a distributor, as well as a distributor produced in this manner, and a thermal management module is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2026
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Ralf BERGMANN, Michael BOELTZ, Thomas BUEHLER, Wolfgang JANISCH, Anja KIES, Harald MÜLLER, Michael SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 12722450
    Abstract: A thermal management module for a thermal management system is disclosed. The thermal management module includes a first heat exchanger for flowing through by a refrigerant and by a working medium fluidically separately with respect to the refrigerant. A second heat exchanger is provided including at least a first fluid path and at least a second fluid path, separate from the first fluid path, respectively for flowing through by the refrigerant. A connecting arrangement is arranged between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The connecting arrangement connects the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger to one another mechanically and fluidically, so that the refrigerant can flow between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Behnert, Andreas Draenkow, Timo Feldkeller, Falk Humboldt, Anja Kies, Michael Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20260236244
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique for creating and deploying an application receives a configuration file selecting a subset of preconfigured application bundles and associated configuration values. A template instance is generated to identify the selected bundles and define dependency relationships among the selected bundles. Based on the dependency relationships, an execution plan is determined to order provisioning and deployment actions. Execution resources in a deployment environment are provisioned according to the execution plan. For each selected bundle, a managed bundle object including executable logic and runtime configuration is created and deployed as a corresponding bundle endpoint. Communication between endpoints is configured by propagating an identifier of an upstream bundle endpoint into a runtime configuration of a dependent bundle endpoint. An application endpoint is exposed to receive a request and invoke at least one bundle endpoint to generate a response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2026
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: DataRobot, Inc.
    Inventors: Ina Ko, Lukas Innig, Marcus Braun, Mark L. Steadman, Michael Schmidt, Marshall Philip Krassenstein, Carson Gee
  • Patent number: 12698235
    Abstract: A naphthalenesulfonic acid polycondensate is used as a plasticizer in a construction composition comprising sand and at least one cementitious binder. The naphthalenesulfonic acid polycondensate is obtainable by a condensation reaction of i) a naphthalenesulfonic acid, ii) an alkoxylated hydroxyaryl compound having a polyoxyalkylene chain with 3 to 130 oxyalkylene units, and iii) formaldehyde, in a weight ratio of i):ii) of 95:5 to 60:40, preferably 95:5 to 75:25, more preferably 95:5 to 85:15, wherein the sand has a methylene blue value according to DIN EN 933-9 of at least 10 g/kg. The naphthalenesulfonic acid polycondensate is largely clay-insensitive and its dispersibility is independent of the quality of the sand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Gulnihal Aykan, Michael Schmidt, Sridhara Gowda, Massimo Bandiera
  • Patent number: 12691498
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for additive manufacturing of a component are described. At least one powder is provided. A plurality of component layers of the component to be manufactured are produced, wherein at least one powder fraction of the at least one powder is deposited to produce a component layer by electrostatically charging the powder fraction, electrostatically charging a deposition unit at least in some regions and picking up the electrostatically charged powder fractions by means of the deposition unit, which is electrostatically charged at least in some regions, and transferring it to a deposition surface. Various powder fractions to be deposited to produce the component layers are electrostatically charged with different polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignees: BLZ Bayerisches Laserzentrum Gemeinnützige Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
    Inventors: Sebastian-Paul Kopp, Björn Düsenberg, Andreas Bück, Michael Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12685565
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an alignment system. The alignment system includes a clamp portion including a curved member configured to contact a medial portion of a first metatarsal of a patient, and a retention element configured to releasably couple with a second metatarsal of the patient. The alignment system also includes an alignment portion releasably coupled with the clamp portion and including an alignment bar and an extension coupled with the alignment bar and configured to releasably couple with a guide arm. The retention element includes a shaft and a pair of protrusions extending from a distal-most point of the shaft, with the pair of protrusions extend substantially parallel to one another. Also disclosed is a method of coupling the alignment system to the anatomy of a patient, specifically to two bones in the foot of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Paragon 28, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Schmidt, Richard David Hunt, Albert Dacosta
  • Patent number: 12678853
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a distributor for refrigerant in components in a thermal management module is provided, distributor has distributor openings for the refrigerant on an upper surface and/or a lower surface that faces away from the upper surface. Greater reliability, reduced installation space, and greater variability in the shape of the distributor are obtained in that the distributor is produced in a casting process, in which channel sections of channels passing through the distributor are obtained with a removable core in a mold. A method for manufacturing a thermal management module that contains such a distributor, as well as a distributor produced in this manner, and a thermal management module is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bergmann, Michael Boeltz, Thomas Buehler, Wolfgang Janisch, Anja Kies, Harald Müller, Michael Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12646207
    Abstract: A device for determining object data in relation to an object in the environment of at least one image camera is described. The device is configured to determine a camera-based feature tensor on the basis of at least one image from the image camera for a first point in time by means of a neural encoder network. Furthermore, the device is configured to transform and/or project the camera-based feature tensor from an image plane of the image onto a grid plane of an environment grid of the environment of the image camera in order to determine a transformed feature tensor. The device is furthermore configured to determine object data in relation to the object in the environment of the image camera on the basis of the transformed feature tensor by means of a neural evaluation network, the object data comprising one or more predicted properties of the object at a point in time succeeding the first point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Barbara Hilsenbeck, Alexander Lehner, Alvaro Marcos-Ramiro, Johannes Niedermayer, Mohammad-Ali Nikouei Mahani, Michael Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20260112149
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to enabling active learning for object classification by an automotive vision system configured to perform visual perception tasks, based on which a vehicle is configured to perform at least one driving automation system feature. The automotive vision system determines one or more 3D bounding boxes and a corresponding object class within three-dimensional sets of automotive sensor data, which including at least one automotive camera frame, i.e. two-dimensional data, while a secondary vision system determines one or more 2D bounding box vectors for each automotive camera frame. Based at least on the one or more 2D bounding box vectors, a frame score is calculated for each automotive camera frame. Then, one or more automotive camera frames are provided to an oracle based on the corresponding frame scores. The oracle returns annotated camera frames, which may then be used to retrain the automotive vision system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Philipp BAUERSCHMIDT, Michael SCHMIDT, Tim SLOOTEN
  • Publication number: 20260097810
    Abstract: A power machine includes a frame, a plurality of wheels, a steering actuator, a hub, a link and a bell crank. The plurality of wheels are in contact with a ground surface that serves as a horizontal reference. The steering actuator is mounted on the frame and is configured for substantially vertical extension and retraction. The hub includes a stationary portion and a rotatable portion, wherein one of the plurality of wheels is mounted on the rotatable portion to pivot about a first axis. The link has a first end pivotally connected to the rotatable portion of the hub. The bell crank comprises first, second and third pivot joints. The first pivot joint is attached to an end of the steering actuator, the second pivot joint is attached to the stationary portion of the hub, and the third pivot joint is attached to a second end of the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Michael Schmidt, Brent C. Durkin, Shane C. Wagner, Andrew Hoffman, William Jacobson, Kenneth L. Dieter
  • Patent number: 12590440
    Abstract: A power machine can include operator input devices and a control system configured to command movement of actuators based on operator inputs received from the operator input devices. Movement of one or more of the actuators can be commanded based on input at one or more of the operator input devices and a response curve selected from a plurality of different response curves. Movement of one or more of the actuators can be based on a selected control mode for the power machine that corresponds to a selected control-function mapping of the operator input devices to the one or more actuators. A lift arm can be variously controlled to execute automatic or other operations. An excavator can be operated in a sustained-speed travel mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hoaby, Michael Schmidt, Sawyer Hanson, Thomas Sagaser, Daniel J. Krieger
  • Patent number: 12584293
    Abstract: A power machine can include operator input devices and a control system configured to command movement of actuators based on operator inputs received from the operator input devices. Movement of one or more of the actuators can be commanded based on input at one or more of the operator input devices and a response curve selected from a plurality of different response curves. Movement of one or more of the actuators can be based on a selected control mode for the power machine that corresponds to a selected control-function mapping of the operator input devices to the one or more actuators. A lift arm can be variously controlled to execute automatic or other operations. An excavator can be operated in a sustained-speed travel mode. Actuation of a bucket or other implement can be implemented based on signals from a material sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hoaby, Michael Schmidt, Sawyer Hanson, Thomas Sagaser, Daniel J. Krieger