Patents by Inventor Peter Meier
Peter Meier 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: 11608479Abstract: A flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on the total weight thereof, i) 20 to 80 wt. % surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 wt. % fatty acid; iii) 5 to 25 wt. % organic solvent; iv) 0.3 to 8 wt. % of a salt of a divalent cation; v) less than 20 wt. % water, and washing methods using this preparation.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Julia Sander, Thorsten Ott
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Patent number: 11591553Abstract: A method for producing a washing agent portion unit having at least one receiving chamber surrounded by a water-soluble film, including the steps of: a) transporting a first water-soluble film in the direction of a dosing station; b) molding the first water-soluble film into the cavities of a deep-drawing die located below the water-soluble film, forming at least one cavity in the direction of travel of the film; c) filling the cavity by way of the dosing station with a first flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on its total weight, i) 20 to 80 wt. % surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 wt. % fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 wt. % of the salt of a divalent cation; iv) 8 to 35 wt. % solvent; d) transporting the filled cavity in the direction of a sealing station; e) sealing the filled cavity with a second water-soluble film, and the washing agent portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
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Patent number: 11566209Abstract: Disclosed is a unit dose laundry detergent product containing an in-vitro, delayed onset fluid gel detergent composition and a water soluble film pouch for enclosing the detergent composition. The composition includes a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate and/or an alcohol ethoxy sulfate having a C8-C20 backbone that is ethoxylated with from about 1 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide, and a non-ionic surfactant comprising an alkoxylated alcohol, in an amount from 20 to 70 wt %, water in an amount from about 10 to about 30 wt %, free fatty acids in an amount from about 2 to 12 wt %, a magnesium cation in an amount of from 0.15 to 1 wt %, and colloidal particles such as an encapsulated fragrance. The composition is opacified and structured yet free of a structuring agent or an opacifying agent. Also disclosed is a method of making such product.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel
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Patent number: 11568760Abstract: Detecting a chewing noise from a user during a chewing session, triggering operation of a camera, obtaining image data capturing a food product, identifying the food product based on image data, determining a measurement of the chewing session, determining a volume of the food product based on the measurement of the chewing session, and determining a calorie intake based on the food product, the volume of the food product, and the measurement of the chewing session.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Peter Meier
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Patent number: 11562540Abstract: The invention relates to a method for ergonomically representing virtual information in a real environment, including the following steps: providing at least one view of a real environment and of a system setup for blending in virtual information for superimposing with the real environment in at least part of the view, the system setup comprising at least one display device, ascertaining a position and orientation of at least one part of the system setup relative to at least one component of the real environment, subdividing at least part of the view of the real environment into a plurality of regions comprising a first region and a second region, with objects of the real environment within the first region being placed closer to the system setup than objects of the real environment within the second region, and blending in at least one item of virtual information on the display device in at least part of the view of the real environment, considering the position and orientation of said at least one part of tType: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter Meier, Frank A. Angermann
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Publication number: 20220375123Abstract: A method for representing virtual information in a view of a real environment comprises providing a virtual object having a global position and orientation with respect to a geographic global coordinate system, with first pose data on the global position and orientation of the virtual object, in a database of a server, taking an image of a real environment by a mobile device and providing second pose data as to at which position and with which orientation with respect to the geographic global coordinate system the image was taken. The method further includes displaying the image on a display of the mobile device, accessing the virtual object in the database and positioning the virtual object in the image on the basis of the first and second pose data, manipulating the virtual object or adding a further virtual object, and providing the manipulated virtual object with modified first pose data or the further virtual object with third pose data in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Peter Meier, Michael Kuhn, Frank Angermann
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Patent number: 11485838Abstract: A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from 0.940 to 0.955 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 12 to 40; 3) Mz from 500,000 to 3,500,000 g/mol; 4) ?0.02 from 80,000 to 300,000 Pa·s; 5) HMWcopo index from 1 to 15; and 6) Mz/Mw*LCBI lower than 6.4.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Diana Doetsch, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Claudio Fibla, Rainer Sattel, Peter Bisson
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Patent number: 11479660Abstract: A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from 0.940 to 0.955 g/cm3 determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 12 to 30; 3) Mz from 2,000,000 to 4,500,000 g/mol; 4) ?0.02 from 160,000 to 300,000 Pa·s; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.75.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Diana Doetsch, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Rainer Sattel, Peter Bisson
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Patent number: 11462000Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that detect surfaces and reflections in such surfaces. Some implementations involve providing a CGR environment that includes virtual content that replaces the appearance of a user or the user's device in a mirror or other surface providing a reflection. For example, a CGR environment may be modified to include a reflection of the user that does not include the device that the user is holding or wearing. In another example, the CGR environment is modified so that virtual content, such as a newer version of the electronic device or a virtual wand, replaces the electronic device in the reflection. In another example, the CGR environment is modified so that virtual content, such as a user avatar, replaces the user in the reflection.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter Meier, Daniel Kurz, Brian Chris Clark, Mohamed Selim Ben Himane
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Patent number: 11441100Abstract: An in-vitro opacified and structured detergent composition includes a surfactant component present in an amount of about 7 to about 50 weight percent actives and including (1) an alcohol ethoxy sulfate having a C8-C20 backbone that is ethoxylated with from about 1 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide, (2) at least one non-ionic surfactant comprising an alkoxylated alcohol, and (3) at least one anionic surfactant comprising a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate. The detergent composition also includes water present in a total amount of from about 30 to about 90 weight percent, free fatty acids in a total amount from about 1 to 15 weight percent, a magnesium cation in a total amount of from 0.05 to 1 weight percent, and colloidal particles such as encapsulated fragrances. The composition has a yield point value of at least 0.075 Pa at 20° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Janet Coope-Epstein, Peter Schmiedel, Frank Meier
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Publication number: 20220279147Abstract: A method of tracking a mobile device comprising at least one camera in a real environment comprises the steps of receiving image information associated with at least one image captured by the at least one camera, generating a first geometrical model of at least part of the real environment based on environmental data or mobile system state data acquired in an acquisition process by at least one sensor of a mobile system, which is different from the mobile device, and performing a tracking process based on the image information associated with the at least one image and at least partially according to the first geometrical model, wherein the tracking process determines at least one parameter of a pose of the mobile device relative to the real environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Peter Meier, Sebastian Lieberknecht
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Publication number: 20220270335Abstract: In various implementations, a device surveys a scene and presents, within the scene, a extended reality (XR) environment including one or more assets that evolve over time (e.g., change location or age). Modeling such an XR environment at various timescales can be computationally intensive, particularly when modeling the XR environment over larger timescales. Accordingly, in various implementations, different models are used to determine the environment state of the XR environment when presenting the XR environment at different timescales.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Bo Morgan, Mark E. Drummond, Peter Meier, Cameron J. Dunn, John Christopher Russell, Siva Chandra Mouli Sivapurapu, Ian M. Richter
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Patent number: 11407097Abstract: A drive base module of a modularly constructed multifunctional handheld machine is configured to connect to at least one attachment device. The drive base module includes at least one connection device including at least one drive-technological interface and/or a data-technological interface configured to connect to the at least one attachment device. The drive base module further includes at least one drive unit configured to drive the at least one attachment device in a state in which the at least one attachment device is connected to the at least one connection device. The drive base module further includes at least one rechargeable battery unit; and at least one information output unit configured to output information to an operator acoustically and/or haptically.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Peter Czirjak, Dominik Meier, Anne Purper, Laszlo Gergely, Istvan Szell, Thomas Hampel, Aniko Beres, Zoltan Varga, Dennis Garcia-Franco, Guenther Schlachter, Hendrik Hesse, Timo Etzel, Bence Simko, Daniel-Philipp Friedmann
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Patent number: 11410391Abstract: A method for representing virtual information in a view of a real environment comprises providing a virtual object having a global position and orientation with respect to a geographic global coordinate system, with first pose data on the global position and orientation of the virtual object, in a database of a server, taking an image of a real environment by a mobile device and providing second pose data as to at which position and with which orientation with respect to the geographic global coordinate system the image was taken. The method further includes displaying the image on a display of the mobile device, accessing the virtual object in the database and positioning the virtual object in the image on the basis of the first and second pose data, manipulating the virtual object or adding a further virtual object, and providing the manipulated virtual object with modified first pose data or the further virtual object with third pose data in the database.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter Meier, Michael Kuhn, Frank Angermann
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Patent number: 11403511Abstract: In some implementations at an electronic device, training a dual EDNN includes defining a data structure of attributes corresponding to defined parts of a task, processing a first instance of an input using a first EDNN to produce a first output while encoding a first set of the attributes in a first latent space, and processing a second instance of the input using a second EDNN to produce a second output while encoding attribute differences from attribute averages in a second latent space. The device then determines a second set of the attributes based on the attribute differences and the attribute averages. The device then adjusts parameters of the first and second EDNNs based on comparing the first instance of the input to the first output, the second instance of the input to the second output, and the first set of attributes to the second set of attributes.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter Meier, Tanmay Batra
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Publication number: 20220239091Abstract: A method is for connecting a capacitive load assembly to a DC grid. The load assembly is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid by a control unit via a controllable switch element. The controllable switch element is periodically activated and deactivated by the control unit. The level of the current pulses flowing through the controllable switch element during the respective activation phase of the controllable switch element is detected by means of a current measuring device. The development of the level of at least two current pulses immediately following one another over time is evaluated by the control unit. The controllable switch element is additionally periodically activated and deactivated by the control unit if a specified change in the development of the level of the at least two current pulses immediately following one another over time is ascertained.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus BEHRINGER, Wolfgang FEIL, Peter KALUZA, Matthias MEIER
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Publication number: 20220231497Abstract: An overcurrent protection device is for protecting a load arranged in a DC grid. The load is coupled to a supply busbar, which is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid, in the DC grid via the overcurrent protection device. The overcurrent protection device is designed to ascertain a current trigger value based upon a detected value of a current flowing through the overcurrent protection device and a trigger characteristic which is assigned to the load and is based on the current; compare the current trigger value with a threshold, and either trigger the overcurrent protection device or not, based upon the result of the comparison. The current is taken into consideration together with a first or a second factor in the trigger characteristic based upon the current direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Behringer, Wolfgang Feil, Peter Kaluza, Annemarie Lehmeier, Matthias Meier, Josef Burger, Thomas Bär
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Patent number: 11391952Abstract: In one implementation, a method involves obtaining light intensity data from a stream of pixel events output by an event camera of a head-mounted device (“HMD”). Each pixel event is generated in response to a pixel sensor of the event camera detecting a change in light intensity that exceeds a comparator threshold. A set of optical sources disposed on a secondary device that are visible to the event camera are identified by recognizing defined illumination parameters associated with the optical sources using the light intensity data. Location data is generated for the optical sources in an HMD reference frame using the light intensity data. A correspondence between the secondary device and the HMD is determined by mapping the location data in the HMD reference frame to respective known locations of the optical sources relative to the secondary device reference frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Peter Meier
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Publication number: 20220222869Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining a user input to view SR content associated with video content; if the video content includes a first scene when the user input was detected: obtaining first SR content for a first time period of the video content associated with the first scene; obtaining a task associated with the first scene; and causing presentation of the first SR content and a first indication of the task associated with the first scene; and if the video content includes a second scene when the user input was detected: obtaining second SR content for a second time period of the video content associated with the second scene; obtaining a task associated with the second scene; and causing presentation of the second SR content and a second indication of the task associated with the second scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Ian M. Richter, Daniel Ulbricht, Jean-Daniel E. Nahmias, Omar Elafifi, Peter Meier
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Patent number: 11386653Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: identifying a first plot-within a scene associated with a portion of video content; synthesizing a scene description for the scene that corresponds to a trajectory of the first plot-effectuator within a setting associated with the scene and actions performed by the first plot-effectuator; and generating a corresponding synthesized reality (SR) reconstruction of the scene by driving a first digital asset associated with the first plot-effectuator according to the scene description for the scene.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventors: Ian M. Richter, Daniel Ulbricht, Jean-Daniel E. Nahmias, Omar Elafifi, Peter Meier