Patents by Inventor Niklas Schmidt
Niklas 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).
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Patent number: 11927331Abstract: A lighting apparatus including: a flexible planar light source having plural illuminants over a surface of a planar carrier material, which includes a flexible planar circuit carrier fitted with the illuminants on a side. The illuminants being interconnected by electrical lines formed in or on the circuit carrier, and a controller to supply power to the illuminants and control the illuminants. The controller includes a housing disposed on an edge of the planar light source and is mechanically connected to the planar light source, an edge of the planar light source being partly accommodated in the housing. The housing including electrical and electronic components and lines connected to the electrical lines of the planar light source. A strain relief is configured to absorb tensile stresses between the housing and the planar light source to keep the tensile stresses away from electrical connections between the controller and the planar light source.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CARPETLIGHT GMBHInventors: Goetz Schmidt Zur Nedden, Laura Schmidt Zur Nedden, Niklas Bastian, Sebastian Chrost, Daniela Meyer
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Publication number: 20230421898Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to power video conferencing and remote collaboration with subsymbolic and symbolic artificial intelligence. The autonomous video conferencing systems of this disclosure include one main smart camera and multiple peripheral smart cameras, optionally coupled with one or more smart sensors. Each smart camera is equipped with a vision pipeline supported by machine learning to detect objects and their interactions as well as related changes in gesture and posture, and a virtual director adapted to apply a predetermined rule set consistent with television studio production principles. The main camera is adapted to select and update a focus video stream in real time under the direction of its virtual director and stream the updated focus stream to a user computer. Methods for creating an automated television studio production for a variety of conferencing spaces and special-purpose scenarios with virtual director assistance are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: HUDDLY ASInventors: Jon Tore HAFSTAD, Aida C. LOPEZ, Elena YOU, Kai Alexander WIG, Lars Erling STENSEN, Mona Kleven LAURITZEN, Stian SELBEK, Tamás BECSEI, Niklas SCHMIDT, Therese BYHRING, Vebjørn Boge NILSSEN, Patrik Kvarme HANSEN, Knut Helge TEPPAN
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Publication number: 20230421899Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to power video conferencing and remote collaboration with subsymbolic and symbolic artificial intelligence. The autonomous video conferencing systems of this disclosure include one main smart camera and multiple peripheral smart cameras, optionally coupled with one or more smart sensors. Each smart camera is equipped with a vision pipeline supported by machine learning to detect objects and their interactions as well as related changes in gesture and posture, and a virtual director adapted to apply a predetermined rule set consistent with television studio production principles. The main camera is adapted to select and update a focus video stream in real time under the direction of its virtual director and stream the updated focus stream to a user computer. Methods for creating an automated television studio production for a variety of conferencing spaces and special-purpose scenarios with virtual director assistance are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: HUDDLY ASInventors: Jon Tore HAFSTAD, Aida C. LOPEZ, Elena YOU, Kai Alexander WIG, Lars Erling STENSEN, Mona Kleven LAURITZEN, Stian SELBEK, Tamás BECSEI, Niklas SCHMIDT, Therese BYHRING, Vebjørn Boge NILSSEN, Patrik Kvarme HANSEN, Knut Helge TEPPAN
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Patent number: 11761365Abstract: Apparatus and method for mixing reductant in an exhaust gas flow using virtual interception. Embodiments include an exhaust gas and reductant mixer comprising a body, a first flow device, and a reductant entry port. The body defines an exhaust gas flow path having a central portion. The first flow device swirls the exhaust gas in a circumferential direction with respect to the gas flow path. The reductant entry port introduces the reductant into the gas flow path at a location downstream from the first flow device and in an introduction direction (1) offset from the central portion, and (2) opposite the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: CUMMINS INC.Inventors: Z. Gerald Liu, Apoorv Kalyankar, Niklas Schmidt, Achuth Mannannur
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Publication number: 20230269468Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to power video conferencing and remote collaboration with subsymbolic and symbolic artificial intelligence. The autonomous video conferencing systems of this disclosure include one main smart camera and multiple peripheral smart cameras, optionally coupled with one or more smart sensors. Each smart camera is equipped with a vision pipeline supported by machine learning to detect objects and their interactions as well as related changes in gesture and posture, and a virtual director adapted to apply a predetermined rule set consistent with television studio production principles. The main camera is adapted to select and update a focus video stream in real time under the direction of its virtual director and stream the updated focus stream to a user computer. Methods for creating an automated television studio production for a variety of conferencing spaces and special-purpose scenarios with virtual director assistance are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Jon Tore Hafstad, Aida C. Lopez, Elena You, Kai Alexander Wig, Lars Erling Stensen, Mona Kleven Lauritzen, Stian Selbek, Tamás Becsei, Niklas Schmidt, Therese Byhring, Vebjørn Boge Nilssen, Patrik Kvarme Hansen, Knut Helge Teppan
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Patent number: 11585253Abstract: A liquid reductant injector nozzle includes a first portion defining a hollow cylindrical static chamber, in fluid communication with second portion defining a hollow frustoconical converging section, which is in turn in fluid communication with a sharp edged type discharge orifice. The hollow cylindrical static chamber is in reductant receiving communication with a reductant source, and has a first and second circular opening having equal diameters. The second circular opening is downstream of the first circular opening. The hollow frustoconical converging section is in reductant receiving communication with the hollow cylindrical static chamber via the second circular opening. Reductant received from the reductant source is discharged through the discharge orifice. A sidewall of the hollow cylindrical static chamber and a frustum side of the frustoconical converging section define an angle of convergence of the liquid reductant injector nozzle relative to a plane of the second circular opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.Inventors: Z. Gerald Liu, Achuth Munnannur, Niklas Schmidt
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Publication number: 20220349331Abstract: Apparatus and method for mixing reductant in an exhaust gas flow using virtual interception. Embodiments include an exhaust gas and reductant mixer comprising a body, a first flow device, and a reductant entry port. The body defines an exhaust gas flow path having a central portion. The first flow device swirls the exhaust gas in a circumferential direction with respect to the gas flow path. The reductant entry port introduces the reductant into the gas flow path at a location downstream from the first flow device and in an introduction direction (1) offset from the central portion, and (2) opposite the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Z. Gerald Liu, Apporv Kaiyankar, Niklas Schmidt, Achuth Mannannur
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Patent number: 10681253Abstract: A modular camera apparatus with a discontinuous snap joint is provided for snap-fitting a lens ring to a camera module enclosed in a main case of the camera apparatus, thereby improving the manufacture and assembly efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: HUDDLY ASInventors: Kjartan Vaaland, Niklas Schmidt, Sofie Karoline Trovik
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Patent number: 10082062Abstract: A method for increasing a catalytic efficiency of a catalyst, comprising providing a catalyst. Finally, the catalyst is installed into a selective catalytic reduction system of an aftertreatment system configured to reduce constituents of an exhaust gas generated by an engine. The catalyst is soaked in a liquid which consists essentially of one of water or a water-comprising solution. The soaking occurs at least one of before or after installing the catalyst in the selective catalytic reduction system. The catalyst can include a copper zeolite catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Nathan A. Ottinger, Z. Gerald Liu, Yuanzhou Xi, Rebecca A. Veele, Changsheng C. Su, Niklas Schmidt
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Publication number: 20180135489Abstract: A method for increasing a catalytic efficiency of a catalyst, comprising providing a catalyst. Finally, the catalyst is installed into a selective catalytic reduction system of an aftertreatment system configured to reduce constituents of an exhaust gas generated by an engine. The catalyst is soaked in a liquid which consists essentially of one of water or a water-comprising solution. The soaking occurs at least one of before or after installing the catalyst in the selective catalytic reduction system. The catalyst can include a copper zeolite catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Nathan A. Ottinger, Z. Gerald Liu, Yuanzhou Xi, Rebecca A. Veele, Changsheng C. Su, Niklas Schmidt
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Patent number: 9938875Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for urea dosing of an exhaust after treatment system are disclosed. Exemplary apparatuses include a chamber configured to receive pressurized gas at a first inlet, receive urea solution at a second inlet and provide a combined flow of pressurized gas and urea to an outlet, flow passage extending from the first inlet to a seating surface, and a valve member configured to move between an open position in which the valve member is spaced apart from the seating surface and a closed position in which the valve member contacts the seating surface. As the valve member moves from the open position to the closed position, the valve member contacts the seating surface at a first location and wipes an area of the seating surface extending from the first location in a direction toward the flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Andrew Myer, Chetan Ponnathpur, John Heichelbech, George Muntean, Stephen Holl, James F. Burke, John Anthis, Joydeep Chakrabarti, Brandon Simmons, Niklas Schmidt, Yogesh V. Birari
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Publication number: 20170037759Abstract: A liquid reductant injector nozzle includes a first portion defining a hollow cylindrical static chamber, in fluid communication with second portion defining a hollow frustoconical converging section, which is in turn in fluid communication with a sharp edged type discharge orifice. The hollow cylindrical static chamber is in reductant receiving communication with a reductant source, and has a first and second circular opening having equal diameters. The second circular opening is downstream of the first circular opening. The hollow frustoconical converging section is in reductant receiving communication with the hollow cylindrical static chamber via the second circular opening. Reductant received from the reductant source is discharged through the discharge orifice. A sidewall of the hollow cylindrical static chamber and a frustum side of the frustoconical converging section define an angle of convergence of the liquid reductant injector nozzle relative to a plane of the second circular opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.Inventors: Z. Gerald Liu, Achuth Munnannur, Niklas Schmidt
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Publication number: 20160326929Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for urea dosing of an exhaust after treatment system are disclosed. Exemplary apparatuses include a chamber configured to receive pressurized gas at a first inlet, receive urea solution at a second inlet and provide a combined flow of pressurized gas and urea to an outlet, flow passage extending from the first inlet to a seating surface, and a valve member configured to move between an open position in which the valve member is spaced apart from the seating surface and a closed position in which the valve member contacts the seating surface. As the valve member moves from the open position to the closed position, the valve member contacts the seating surface at a first location and wipes an area of the seating surface extending from the first location in a direction toward the flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Myer, Chetan Ponnathpur, John Heichelbech, George Muntean, Stephen Holl, James F. Burke, John Anthis, Joydeep Chakrabarti, Brandon Simmons, Niklas Schmidt, Yogesh V. Birari
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Patent number: 9422850Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for urea dosing of an exhaust after treatment system are disclosed. Exemplary apparatuses include a chamber configured to receive pressurized gas at a first inlet, receive urea solution at a second inlet, and provide a combined flow of pressurized gas and urea to an outlet, a flow passage extending from the first inlet to a seating surface, and a valve member configured to move between an open position in which the valve member is spaced apart from the seating surface and a closed position in which the valve member contacts the seating surface. As the valve member moves from the open position to the closed position the valve member contacts the seating surface at a first location and wipes an area of the seating surface extending from the first location in a direction toward the flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Myer, Chetan Ponnathpur, John Heichelbech, George Muntean, Stephen Holl, James F. Burke, John Anthis, Joydeep Chakrabarti, Brandon Simmons, Niklas Schmidt, Yogesh V. Birari
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Patent number: D995613Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Huddly ASInventors: Niklas Schmidt, Knut Teppan, André Lyngra, Thomas Hauge