Patents by Inventor Patrick Weber

Patrick Weber 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: 12280563
    Abstract: A laminated glass pane includes an outer glass pane and an inner glass pane, which are firmly connected to each other by a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer includes at least one first electric functional element and at least one second electric functional element, wherein at least one metallic protective layer is arranged between the two electric functional elements, wherein the at least one first electric functional element is a display and/or the at least one second electric functional element is a PDLC film and/or a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandra Yatim, Patrick Weber, Sara Borhani Haghighi
  • Publication number: 20250073837
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods for filtering, recapture, and/or recirculation of coolant are disclosed. In some examples, coolant (e.g., coolant fluid) is used to cool and/or clean a machine, such as a material removal machine, for example. In some examples, a recirculation tank may be in fluid communication with an inlet and/or outlet of a cabinet (and/or housing) of the machine. The recirculation tank may include a recapture reservoir having a filtering surface configured to prevent particulates, debris, and/or swarf from being recirculated with the coolant. A vibration device (e.g., a vibration motor and/or vibrating actuator), may be in contact with and/or configured to vibrate (and/or shake, rattle, oscillate, etc.) the filtering surface, recapture reservoir, and/or recirculation tank so as to keep the filter free from obstruction and/or help settle and/or compact filtered particulates in a bottom of the recapture reservoir and/or recirculation tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Tony Emil Strombach, Roland Schaefer, Bryan John Kordus, Timothy Patrick Weber
  • Publication number: 20250033153
    Abstract: Described herein are examples of material removal machines with work tables separated by an air gap. In some examples. the air gap may provide space for a material removal tool of the material removal machine to extend between and substantially below the work tables to effect a deep cut on a workpiece that extends across the air gap. In some examples. a table actuator may be configured to move the work tables in tandem, allowing for the work tables and/or work piece to be moved to the material removal tool, rather than vice versa. Efficient design of the work tables and material removal machine ensures that the air gap between the work tables remains unobstructed all the way to a floor of the material removal machine. and ensures that the space underneath the work tables is sufficient for fluid/debris drainage and operator access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Calvin States Nelson, Timothy Patrick Weber, Ruibin Zhang, Jeffrey Robert Smith, Roland Schaefer
  • Patent number: 12209511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbine arrangement for a supercharging device. The turbine arrangement comprises a turbine housing, a turbine wheel and a guide device. The turbine housing defines a turbine spiral and a turbine outlet. The turbine wheel is arranged in the turbine housing between the turbine spiral and the turbine outlet. The guide device comprises a carrier ring and multiple guide blades. The guide blades are arranged on the carrier ring fixedly in a predetermined orientation. The guide device is arranged in an inflow channel between the turbine spiral and the turbine wheel such that, during operation, fluids are conducted from the turbine spiral through the inflow channel over the guide blades onto the turbine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ramb, Bernhard Dreher, Patrick Weber, Alexander Umlauff, Ahmet Coksen
  • Publication number: 20250003904
    Abstract: A device for monitoring humidity on or in a printed circuit includes a first track and a second track printed on the printed circuit, and not connected to one another, a test device arranged to apply a test voltage on one of the first track and second track, the other track being connected to a constant or controlled voltage reference, compare a target voltage, representative of an impedance between the first conductive track and the second conductive track, with a predetermined threshold, and detect a humidity level which is too high according to a result of said comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Abbas SABRAOUI, Patrick WEBER
  • Patent number: 12179299
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods for filtering, recapture, and/or recirculation of coolant are disclosed. In some examples, coolant (e.g., coolant fluid) is used to cool and/or clean a machine, such as a material removal machine, for example. In some examples, a recirculation tank may be in fluid communication with an inlet and/or outlet of a cabinet (and/or housing) of the machine. The recirculation tank may include a recapture reservoir having a filtering surface configured to prevent particulates, debris, and/or swarf from being recirculated with the coolant. A vibration device (e.g., a vibration motor and/or vibrating actuator), may be in contact with and/or configured to vibrate (and/or shake, rattle, oscillate, etc.) the filtering surface, recapture reservoir, and/or recirculation tank so as to keep the filter free from obstruction and/or help settle and/or compact filtered particulates in a bottom of the recapture reservoir and/or recirculation tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Tony Emil Strombach, Roland Schaefer, Bryan John Kordus, Timothy Patrick Weber
  • Publication number: 20240410718
    Abstract: A piece of equipment includes a housing in which there are incorporated an emitter emitting light signals, a receiver arranged to receive the light signals after they have been reflected against an inner wall of the housing, and a processing unit arranged to control the emitter so that it emits a detection light signal, oacquire a first electrical signal produced by the receiver when it receives the detection light signal, odetect, on the basis of a first level of the first electrical signal, whether the housing is open or closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Mickaël GOARANT, Patrick WEBER
  • Patent number: 12122125
    Abstract: A laminated glass pane includes two glass or polymer panes and at least one connecting polymer film or connecting laminate adhesively bonded therebetween, wherein a cut-out in the connecting polymer film or in the connecting laminate is provided in a partial surface area of the laminated glass pane, and an electronic functional module that has a thickness smaller than the thickness of the connecting polymer film or the connecting laminate is accommodated in the cut-out, wherein the functional module has an electronic functional element that is fixed on a separate thin carrier polymer film on one of the glass or polymer panes, wherein an antenna and/or conductor structure that has a spiral or polygonal-spiral conductor path that surrounds the functional element is printed onto the carrier polymer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christian Effertz, Clément Bottois, Patrick Weber
  • Publication number: 20240330873
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly receive vehicle usage data. The processor is also configured to aggregate received data over time. The processor is further configured to classify vehicle usage into a predetermined category based on the aggregated received data. Also, the processor is configured to access a set of maintenance recommendations associated with the predetermined category and send a maintenance recommendation based on a correspondence between the aggregated data and a value associated with one of the maintenance recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick WEBER, Michael MARTINEZ, Brandon HEEG, Kelsey SCHMITZ, James Austin TURNER
  • Patent number: 12049829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat shield (100) for a supercharging device (1), comprising a first ring portion (110), which is situated at the outside in a radial direction (24) and which is designed to bear the heat shield (100), and a second ring portion (120), which is situated at the inside in a radial direction (24) and which extends from the first ring portion (110). The second ring portion (120) has at least one structure-stiffening feature (200), the at least one structure-stiffening feature (200) being of bead-like form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Geisweid, Patrick Weber, Thomas Koerner
  • Patent number: 12014334
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly receive vehicle usage data. The processor is also configured to aggregate received data over time. The processor is further configured to classify vehicle usage into a predetermined category based on the aggregated received data. Also, the processor is configured to access a set of maintenance recommendations associated with the predetermined category and send a maintenance recommendation based on a correspondence between the aggregated data and a value associated with one of the maintenance recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Weber, Michael Martinez, Brandon Heeg, Kelsey Schmitz, James Austin Turner
  • Publication number: 20240125250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat shield (100) for a supercharging device (1), comprising a first ring portion (110), which is situated at the outside in a radial direction (24) and which is designed to bear the heat shield (100), and a second ring portion (120), which is situated at the inside in a radial direction (24) and which extends from the first ring portion (110). The second ring portion (120) has at least one structure-stiffening feature (200), the at least one structure-stiffening feature (200) being of bead-like form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Geisweid, Patrick Weber, Thomas Koerner
  • Publication number: 20240069108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for evaluating the quantity of electrical energy consumed by a communicating object supplied by cell, the communicating object being able to implement a plurality of functionalities, according to the invention: an activation of a functionality of the communicating object is detected (E30), it is checked (E31) in a table whether an electrical-energy consumption is associated with the functionality activated, an estimation of the quantity of electrical energy consumed by the functionality activated if an electrical-energy consumption is associated with the functionality activated is demanded (E32), a measurement is demanded (E35) of the quantity of electrical energy consumed by the functionality activated if an electrical-energy consumption is not associated with the functionality activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
    Inventors: Patrick WEBER, Xavier FERRIERES
  • Patent number: 11904873
    Abstract: A computer-implemented simulation method is described for testing a driving program for the at least partial autonomous guidance of a test vehicle. The test vehicle is moved by the driving program on a simulated road. A second vehicle in the simulation method is moved as a function of control commands of a user. The test vehicle and the second vehicle are displayed to the user including the road, data relating to the guidance of the test vehicle being collected and stored during the simulation method. A system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Boliang Yi, Patrick Weber
  • Publication number: 20240037296
    Abstract: A method for comparing two digital representations of driving situations of a vehicle. The digital representations include occupancy information about an occupancy of the environment of the vehicle by traffic-relevant objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Weber
  • Publication number: 20240017197
    Abstract: A cartridge filter including a plurality of filter media sets, wherein two of the plurality of filter media sets are arranged in a V-shaped manner, and a frame for receiving the filter media sets. The frame is formed by four elements which are each configured in one piece: an inflow-side upper plate, an outflow-side base plate and two side plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sascha SCHUMACHER, Patrick WEBER, Thomas SCHROTH, Renate TAPPER
  • Publication number: 20240017198
    Abstract: A cassette filter including a plurality of filter media packs, a frame for receiving the filter media packs, and protective grids. Two filter media packs in each case are arranged in a v-shape, and a gas flows through the filter media packs from a dirty gas side of the filter to a clean gas side of the filter in order to clean the gas. A respective protective grid of the protective grids is arranged on each filter media pack on the clean gas side. The protective grids have a grid structure with substantially closed curves of different sizes arranged centrically around at least one centre of the protective grid and with a plurality of connectors, which are oriented radially with respect to the centre of the protective grid and connect the closed curves to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sascha Schumacher, Patrick Weber, Thomas Schroth, Renate Tapper, Florian Fritz
  • Publication number: 20240017200
    Abstract: A cassette filter including a plurality of filter media packs and a frame for receiving the filter media packs. In each case, two filter media packs are arranged in a v-shaped manner. The frame possesses an inflow-side head plate, an outflow-side foot plate and two side plates. The head plate and/or the foot plate and/or the side plates have a flow-optimized shaping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sascha SCHUMACHER, Patrick WEBER, Thomas SCHROTH, Renate TAPPER
  • Patent number: 11760172
    Abstract: A composite pane with an electrically switchable functional element, includes first and second panes, a thermoplastic intermediate layer joining the first pane to the second pane and including a first laminating film with a thickness of at least 0.3 mm and a second laminating film with a thickness of at most 70 ?m. The first laminating film is inserted substantially areally between the first and second panes. The second laminating film is inserted exclusively in the region of the at least one functional element and protrudes with an overhang x of at least 1 mm and at most 10 mm beyond the outer edges of the functional element. The direct layer sequence in the region of an electrically switchable functional element consists of the first pane, the second laminating film, the electrically switchable functional element, optionally, a further second laminating film, the first laminating film, and the second pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Patrick Weber, Ali-Osman Kizmaz, Sara Borhani Haghighi, Alexandra Yatim
  • Patent number: 11726588
    Abstract: A laminated glass pane having a first glass layer and a second glass layer, wherein at least one first electrically conducting structure and a second electrically conducting structure are arranged between the first glass layer and the second glass layer, wherein the first electrically conducting structure and the second electrically conducting structure are arranged spaced apart from one another, wherein the first electrically conducting structure at least partially overlaps the second electrically conducting structure in a perpendicular orientation relative to the first glass layer, wherein the first electrically conducting structure is associated with a first electrical element, wherein the first electrical element is a capacitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Patrick Weber, Bastian Klauss, Michael Zeiss, Christian Effertz