Patents by Inventor Ralph Meier

Ralph 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).

  • Publication number: 20230401879
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to text extraction from a document. A computing device receives the document. The document comprises computer-readable text and a layout, wherein the layout defines positions of the computer-readable text. Responsive to receiving the document, the computing device identifies at least one textual element in the computer-readable text based upon spatial factors between portions of the computer-readable text and contextual relationships between the portions of the computer-readable text. The computing device then outputs the at least one textual element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Thorsten Wanschura, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat
  • Patent number: 11763588
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to text extraction from a document. A computing device receives the document. The document comprises computer-readable text and a layout, wherein the layout defines positions of the computer-readable text within a two-dimensional area represented by the document. Responsive to receiving the document, the computing device identifies at least one textual element in the computer-readable text based upon spatial factors between portions of the computer-readable text and contextual relationships between the portions of the computer-readable text. The computing device then outputs the at least one textual element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Thorsten Wanschura, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat
  • Publication number: 20220058386
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to text extraction from a document. A computing device receives the document. The document comprises computer-readable text and a layout, wherein the layout defines positions of the computer-readable text within a two-dimensional area represented by the document. Responsive to receiving the document, the computing device identifies at least one textual element in the computer-readable text based upon spatial factors between portions of the computer-readable text and contextual relationships between the portions of the computer-readable text. The computing device then outputs the at least one textual element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Thorsten Wanschura, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat
  • Patent number: 11176364
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to text extraction from a document. A computing device receives the document. The document comprises computer-readable text and a layout, wherein the layout defines positions of the computer-readable text within a two-dimensional area represented by the document. Responsive to receiving the document, the computing device identifies at least one textual element in the computer-readable text based upon spatial factors between portions of the computer-readable text and contextual relationships between the portions of the computer-readable text. The computing device then outputs the at least one textual element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HYLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Thorsten Wanschura, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat
  • Publication number: 20210165814
    Abstract: A hierarchical dictionary having methods of storing words based on frequency thereof in one or more documents which includes the steps of identifying a hash value corresponding to an inputted word; storing the word in a first hash map and in a second hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the first hash map based on the identified hash value; clearing the first hash map at every predetermined period or triggering event; determining whether a frequency of the word as stored in the second hash map exceeds a predetermined value; and if so, promoting the word from the second hash map to a third hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the second hash map for long-term storage and later retrieval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura
  • Publication number: 20210165813
    Abstract: A hierarchical dictionary having methods of storing words based on frequency thereof in one or more documents which includes the steps of identifying a hash value corresponding to an inputted word; storing the word in a first hash map and in a second hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the first hash map based on the identified hash value; clearing the first hash map at every predetermined period or triggering event; determining whether a frequency of the word as stored in the second hash map exceeds a predetermined value; and if so, promoting the word from the second hash map to a third hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the second hash map for long-term storage and later retrieval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura
  • Patent number: 10922347
    Abstract: A hierarchical dictionary having methods of storing words based on frequency thereof in one or more documents which includes the steps of identifying a hash value corresponding to an inputted word; storing the word in a first hash map and in a second hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the first hash map based on the identified hash value; clearing the first hash map at every predetermined period or triggering event; determining whether a frequency of the word as stored in the second hash map exceeds a predetermined value; and if so, promoting the word from the second hash map to a third hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the second hash map for long-term storage and later retrieval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: HYLAND SWITZERLAND SÀRL
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura
  • Patent number: 10898917
    Abstract: An insulation device for a coating system for coating objects, the coating system having an electrostatically operating application apparatus having a dispensing device which dispenses a coating material, and at least one storage container which is connected to an input valve device via an inlet line and to the dispensing device via a supply line. The insulation device comprises a channel with a physical body which can move in the channel. The physical body has an electrically insulating material and can be moved by means of a fluid pressure between a park position and an insulation position and is designed such that, when it moves from the park position to the insulation position or from the insulation position to the park position, the physical body removes material from an inner casing surface of the channel, so that an electrical insulation path can be formed between the storage container and the input valve device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: EISENMANN SE
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Jan Reichler
  • Publication number: 20200302166
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to text extraction from a document. A computing device receives the document. The document comprises computer-readable text and a layout, wherein the layout defines positions of the computer-readable text within a two-dimensional area represented by the document. Responsive to receiving the document, the computing device identifies at least one textual element in the computer-readable text based upon spatial factors between portions of the computer-readable text and contextual relationships between the portions of the computer-readable text. The computing device then outputs the at least one textual element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Thorsten Wanschura, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat
  • Patent number: 10625291
    Abstract: A coating system for coating objects, wherein a coating material can be dispensed by an application device with a dispensing arrangement. A supply system having at least first and second feed containers for coating material are connected via first and second supply lines and first and second material valves, respectively, to the dispensing arrangement. Also provided is a cleaning system having at least one first cleaning line and a second cleaning line, to which rinsing agent can be fed via a first rinsing agent feed line and a second rinsing agent feed line, respectively. The first and second cleaning lines are connected via first and second cleaning valves to the first and supply lines, respectively. The first cleaning line and the second cleaning line are connected via a connection line at connection points disposed in front of each cleaning valve relative to the flow direction towards the dispensing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: EISENMANN SE
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Tobias Mozer
  • Publication number: 20190047005
    Abstract: An insulation device for a coating system for coating objects, the coating system having an electrostatically operating application apparatus having a dispensing device which dispenses a coating material, and at least one storage container which is connected to an input valve device via an inlet line and to the dispensing device via a supply line. The insulation device comprises a channel with a physical body which can move in the channel. The physical body has an electrically insulating material and can be moved by means of a fluid pressure between a park position and an insulation position and is designed such that, when it moves from the park position to the insulation position or from the insulation position to the park position, the physical body removes material from an inner casing surface of the channel, so that an electrical insulation path can be formed between the storage container and the input valve device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Jan Reichler
  • Publication number: 20180141070
    Abstract: An application device having an application unit for coating objects, wherein the application unit has one or more rotatable components, and wherein at least one measurement device is provided, which is designed to detect vibrations of the application unit. A corresponding coating system having one or more application devices for coating objects is also provided, as well as a method for coating objects using an application unit, wherein vibrations of the application unit are detected by at least one measurement device. A fault present on the application unit, for example a detached bell cup or a turbine defect, can be detected in a particularly reliable manner and within a relatively short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Jan Reichler, Ralph Meier
  • Patent number: 9798924
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus delineate grouped together content in documents. Void and unvoid pixels in document images get clustered together. Execution of a histogram and autocorrelation function, including peak detection, against the unvoid clusters reveals the content. Techniques for clustering include iteratively transforming an original image into secondary images with a Haar wavelet transformation, for example. Clustering begins on a lowest image plane and advances to a next highest plane until all void and unvoid pixels in the images are grouped. Void clusters at lower levels remain void clusters at higher levels, thus only unvoid clusters of pixels require processing at higher levels thereby optimizing processing. Imaging devices with scanners define suitable hardware for transformation of the document into images and processors with executable code cluster together pixels to delineate content. Further processing includes executing OCR or other routines post void/unvoid analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: KOFAX INTERNATIONAL SWITZERLAND SARL
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura
  • Patent number: 9785830
    Abstract: Methods to select and extract tabular data among the optical character recognition returned strings to automatically process documents, including documents containing academic transcripts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: KOFAX INTERNATIONAL SWITZERLAND SARL
    Inventors: Johannes Hausmann, Ralph Meier, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura
  • Publication number: 20170220679
    Abstract: A hierarchical dictionary having methods of storing words based on frequency thereof in one or more documents which includes the steps of identifying a hash value corresponding to an inputted word; storing the word in a first hash map and in a second hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the first hash map based on the identified hash value; clearing the first hash map at every predetermined period or triggering event; determining whether a frequency of the word as stored in the second hash map exceeds a predetermined value; and if so, promoting the word from the second hash map to a third hash map having a substantially larger word storage capacity than the second hash map for long-term storage and later retrieval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura
  • Publication number: 20170216870
    Abstract: A coating system for coating objects, wherein a coating material can be dispensed by an application device with a dispensing arrangement. A supply system having at least first and second feed containers for coating material are connected via first and second supply lines and first and second material valves, respectively, to the dispensing arrangement. Also provided is a cleaning system having at least one first cleaning line and a second cleaning line, to which rinsing agent can be fed via a first rinsing agent feed line and a second rinsing agent feed line, respectively. The first and second cleaning lines are connected via first and second cleaning valves to the first and supply lines, respectively. The first cleaning line and the second cleaning line are connected via a connection line at connection points disposed in front of each cleaning valve relative to the flow direction towards the dispensing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Tobias Mozer
  • Patent number: 9707578
    Abstract: A bell plate is rotated about a rotational axis, and coating material is supplied to a discharge surface of the bell plate such that the coating material is projected away from the bell plate. A working fluid is blown at least temporarily as a transonic or supersonic flow onto the coating material coming from the bell plate by means of a dispensing device. Furthermore, a spray head for a rotary atomizer is provided for applying a coating material to an object, having a bell plate which can be rotated about a rotational axis and which has a discharge surface, wherein coating material can be supplied to the discharge surface such that the coating material is projected away from the bell plate. A dispensing device which can blow a working fluid at least temporarily as a transonic or supersonic flow onto the coating material coming from the bell plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: EISENMANN SE
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Claus Lang-Koetz, Jan Reichler, Thomas Kalmbach, Manuel Liebing, Markus Hauber
  • Patent number: 9694378
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator connection unit for an application robot for coating objects having supply lines for an applicator. An applicator can be fastened on the applicator connection unit in such a way that working lines of the applicator are connected to the supply lines of the applicator connection unit. The applicator connection unit is formed as an adapter unit in such a way that at least one applicator of a first mode of operation and one applicator of a second mode of operation can be releasably and replaceably fastened to the applicator connection unit. The invention further relates to an application robot and a system for coating objects, wherein such an applicator connection unit is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: EISENMANN SE
    Inventors: Jan Reichler, Ralph Meier, Jannis Tomaschko
  • Publication number: 20170147577
    Abstract: A system and method for extracting information from at least one document in at least one set of documents, the method comprising: generating, using at least one ranking and/or matching processor, at least one ranked possible match list comprising at least one possible match for at least one target entry on the at least one document, the at least one ranked possible match list based on at least one attribute score and at least one localization score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Gennady Lapir, Harry Urbschat, Ralph Meier, Thorsten Wanschura, Johannes Hausmann
  • Publication number: 20170053163
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus delineate grouped together content in documents. Void and unvoid pixels in document images get clustered together. Execution of a histogram and autocorrelation function, including peak detection, against the unvoid clusters reveals the content. Techniques for clustering include iteratively transforming an original image into secondary images with a Haar wavelet transformation, for example. Clustering begins on a lowest image plane and advances to a next highest plane until all void and unvoid pixels in the images are grouped. Void clusters at lower levels remain void clusters at higher levels, thus only unvoid clusters of pixels require processing at higher levels thereby optimizing processing. Imaging devices with scanners define suitable hardware for transformation of the document into images and processors with executable code cluster together pixels to delineate content. Further processing includes executing OCR or other routines post void/unvoid analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ralph Meier, Johannes Hausmann, Harry Urbschat, Thorsten Wanschura