Patents by Inventor Rainer Schaefer
Rainer Schaefer 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: 10225926Abstract: The invention relates to a contact arrangement (30) for a multi-layer circuit board (1a), said circuit board (1a) having at least one inner wire (2) which is contacted via at least one cutout (10). According to the invention, at least two cutouts (10) are arranged on different sides of the at least one inner wire (2), the center axes (2) of the at least two cutouts (10) having a predefined distance (as) to a target center line (2.4) of the at least one inner wire (2). The at least two cutouts (10) expose the at least one inner wire (2) in at least two contact zones (2.1) for the purpose of contact, said contact zones being arranged on different sides of the wire (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rainer Schaefer
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Patent number: 9675228Abstract: A floor cleaning apparatus is provided, including a dirt collection device for picking up dirty liquid from a floor surface to be cleaned as well as a dirty liquid tank, into which the dirty liquid can be transferred. In order to provide a floor cleaning apparatus of this type, which can be handled in a more user-friendly manner, it is proposed that the floor cleaning apparatus has a tank rinsing mechanism with at least one rinsing line, which includes at least one inlet opening for rinsing liquid, which can be provided for the tank rinsing mechanism, as well as at least one outlet opening for delivering rinsing liquid into an interior of the dirty liquid tank.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gilles Troff, Brunhold Roppelt, Rainer Schaefer
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Patent number: 9545183Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning machine is provided having an integrated floor cleaning tool. In order to provide a floor cleaning machine of this kind with improved handling capability, the floor cleaning machine can include an accessory retainer for cleaning accessories, which has at least one accommodating part, which is fastened to the floor cleaning machine, and at least one retaining part, which can be connected to the accommodating part, for retaining the cleaning accessories.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Alfre Kärcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bernhard Maurer, Rainer Schaefer, Eugen Class
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Patent number: 9513878Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method and system including a first technology stack to receive a model description describing defining aspects of an application model; to generate, according to the model description, a model entity representation of the application model; and to transfer the model description to a second technology stack; and a second technology stack to generate, according to the model description, a model entity representation of the application model.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Christel Rueger, Rainer Schaefer, Marcus Hoepfner, Matthias Jensen, Joerg Weller, Thomas Rinneberg, Mario Kabadiyski
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Patent number: 9484643Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element for connecting to a circuit board. The circuit board has at least one substrate layer, particularly an electrically insulating substrate layer. The circuit board also has at least one electrically conductive layer. The contact element is designed for connecting to the electrically conductive layer. According to the invention, the contact element is designed to be pushed onto a circuit board edge of the circuit board. The contact element is designed to reach over the circuit board edge and has at least one cutting blade with a cutting edge, the cutting edge having a harder metal in the area of a severing section than in an adjoining contact section alongside the cutting edge. The cutting edge is designed to cut through the substrate layer with the severing section when pushed onto the circuit board edge and to contact the electrically conductive layer electrically with the contact section.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Rainer Schaefer, Thomas Wiesa, Christian Klein
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Publication number: 20160198563Abstract: The invention relates to a contact arrangement (30) for a multi-layer circuit board (1a), said circuit board (1a) having at least one inner wire (2) which is contacted via at least one cutout (10). According to the invention, at least two cutouts (10) are arranged on different sides of the at least one inner wire (2), the center axes (2) of the at least two cutouts (10) having a predefined distance (as) to a target center line (2.4) of the at least one inner wire (2). The at least two cutouts (10) expose the at least one inner wire (2) in at least two contact zones (2.1) for the purpose of contact, said contact zones being arranged on different sides of the wire (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventor: Rainer Schaefer
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Patent number: 9367044Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning appliance, wherein in order to access same, an access authorization stored on an authorization carrier is required, the appliance including two or more authorization carriers with access authorizations stored thereon which are linked to different authorization profiles, and a detection unit for detecting the access authorization of an authorization carrier, wherein a range of functions dependent on the authorization profile linked to the access authorization can be provided to an operator by the cleaning appliance. In order to provide such a cleaning appliance which is more user-friendly in operation, it is proposed that each authorization carrier comprises an identification device for providing an identifier which is associated with the particular authorization profile of the authorization carrier and which is perceivable by the operator using a sensory organ, wherein identifiers associated with different authorization profiles are different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gilles Troff, Frank Stadelmann, Bernd Noller, Rainer Schaefer
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Publication number: 20150162669Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element for connecting to a circuit board. The circuit board has at least one substrate layer, particularly an electrically insulating substrate layer. The circuit board also has at least one electrically conductive layer. The contact element is designed for connecting to the electrically conductive layer. According to the invention, the contact element is designed to be pushed onto a circuit board edge of the circuit board. The contact element is designed to reach over the circuit board edge and has at least one cutting blade with a cutting edge, the cutting edge having a harder metal in the area of a severing section than in an adjoining contact section alongside the cutting edge. The cutting edge is designed to cut through the substrate layer with the severing section when pushed onto the circuit board edge and to contact the electrically conductive layer electrically with the contact section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Rainer Schaefer, Thomas Wiesa, Christian Klein
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Patent number: 8957758Abstract: A cleaning appliance is provided including at least one authorization carrier with an access authorization which is provided thereon and is required for accessing the cleaning appliance, just one receptacle in which the at least one authorization carrier is positionable, and a detection unit, situated at the receptacle, for contact-based detection of the access authorization of an authorization carrier positioned in the receptacle, the detection unit having at least one detection contact element which contacts the access authorization. To provide a cleaning appliance of this type which is usable with greater versatility, it is proposed that the cleaning appliance include two or more authorization carriers with access authorizations provided thereon which are linked to different authorization profiles, wherein a range of functions dependent on the authorization profile linked to an access authorization can be provided to an operator by the cleaning appliance.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank Nonnenmann, Michael Schuetz, Rainer Schaefer
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Publication number: 20150013297Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and or directing crop in a harvesting machine. The apparatus includes a one-part body with an axially extending recess in which a complementary hard material insert having an edge is or can be inserted. The recess contacts the hard material insert on at least three surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: JOSHUA D. BACON, Rainer Schaefer, Patrick McLawhorn
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Patent number: 8856998Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning machine is provided, having a chassis on which running wheels are rotatably mounted, and having at least one cleaning unit which has at least one cleaning tool and is coupled to the chassis via a guide member. To improve the floor cleaning machine in such a way that the risk of damage to the floor cleaning machine or to an obstacle in the event of a frontal collision with the obstacle may be minimized, it is proposed that the guide member is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rainer Schäfer, Frank Nonnenmann
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Publication number: 20140283327Abstract: A floor cleaning apparatus is provided, including a dirt collection device for picking up dirty liquid from a floor surface to be cleaned as well as a dirty liquid tank, into which the dirty liquid can be transferred. In order to provide a floor cleaning apparatus of this type, which can be handled in a more user-friendly manner, it is proposed that the floor cleaning apparatus has a tank rinsing mechanism with at least one rinsing line, which includes at least one inlet opening for rinsing liquid, which can be provided for the tank rinsing mechanism, as well as at least one outlet opening for delivering rinsing liquid into an interior of the dirty liquid tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Gilles Troff, Brunhold Roppelt, Rainer Schaefer
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Publication number: 20140218489Abstract: Some 3D video display apparatuses reproduce the two stereo channels in a temporally offset manner, which may bring about the occurrence of interfering image errors. Appropriate dispositions allow to compensate such image errors entirely or in part. In the reproduction of 3D video it is not definitely possible to recognize whether, and in what form, such dispositions are being employed in a display apparatus. The invention discloses a test signal generator and a test signal which allow to examine the error compensation dispositions being employed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: INSTITUT FUR RUNDFUNKTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Rainer Schäfer, Peter Tho Pesch
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Patent number: 8793213Abstract: A central data warehouse includes embedded data marts. These embedded data marts, referred to as workspaces, are assigned centrally manage data by reference only but rely directly on the centrally managed data and the underlying infrastructure. Workspaces still allow departments in an enterprise to perform certain actions on their own (like adding new data and building new models) without having to instantiate copies of the centrally managed data in a locally managed data mart.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Klaus Nagel, Rainer Schaefer, Silvia Bratz, Marcus Hoepfner, Patrick Winkler, Matthias Jensen, Dirk Janning
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Patent number: 8776305Abstract: A floor cleaning apparatus is provided, including a dirt collection device for picking up dirty liquid from a floor surface to be cleaned as well as a dirty liquid tank, into which the dirty liquid can be transferred. In order to provide a floor cleaning apparatus of this type, which can be handled in a more user-friendly manner, it is proposed that the floor cleaning apparatus has a tank rinsing mechanism with at least one rinsing line, which includes at least one inlet opening for rinsing liquid, which can be provided for the tank rinsing mechanism, as well as at least one outlet opening for delivering rinsing liquid into an interior of the dirty liquid tank.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gilles Troff, Brunhold Roppelt, Rainer Schaefer
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Publication number: 20140181783Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method and system including a first technology stack to receive a model description describing defining aspects of an application model; to generate, according to the model description, a model entity representation of the application model; and to transfer the model description to a second technology stack; and a second technology stack to generate, according to the model description, a model entity representation of the application model.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Christel Rueger, Rainer Schaefer, Marcus Hoepfner, Matthias Jensen, Joerg Weller, Thomas Rinneberg, Mario Kabadiyski
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Publication number: 20140026336Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning machine is provided having an integrated floor cleaning tool. In order to provide a floor cleaning machine of this kind with improved handling capability, the floor cleaning machine can include an accessory retainer for cleaning accessories, which has at least one accommodating part, which is fastened to the floor cleaning machine, and at least one retaining part, which can be connected to the accommodating part, for retaining the cleaning accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Alfred Karcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bernhard Maurer, Rainer Schaefer, Eugen Class
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Publication number: 20130318030Abstract: A central data warehouse includes embedded data marts. These embedded data marts, referred to as workspaces, are assigned centrally manage data by reference only but rely directly on the centrally managed data and the underlying infrastructure. Workspaces still allow departments in an enterprise to perform certain actions on their own (like adding new data and building new models) without having to instantiate copies of the centrally managed data in a locally managed data mart.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Klaus Nagel, Rainer Schaefer, Silvia Bratz, Marcus Hoepfner, Patrick Winkler, Matthias Jensen, Dirk Janning
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Publication number: 20130247313Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning machine is provided, having a chassis on which running wheels are rotatably mounted, and having at least one cleaning unit which has at least one cleaning tool and is coupled to the chassis via a guide member. To improve the floor cleaning machine in such a way that the risk of damage to the floor cleaning machine or to an obstacle in the event of a frontal collision with the obstacle may be minimized, it is proposed that the guide member is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Alfred Karcher GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rainer Schäfer, Frank Nonnenmann
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Patent number: 8276355Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine is provided having a frame, a crop processing unit that is movable with respect to the frame between an operating position, in which it is inserted into a channel through which crop can flow, and a non-operating position outside the channel. A transport unit is provided with a first arm articulated to the frame of the harvesting machine pivotably about a first vertical axis, a winch and a traction device connected to the winch for lifting the crop processing unit out of its non-operating position and for moving the crop processing unit into a position outside the harvesting machine. The transport unit further is provided with a second arm holding the traction device and articulated to the outer end of the first arm pivotably about a second vertical axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Rainer Schäfer, Manfred Engel, Christoph Spallek