Patents by Inventor Richard Schmidt
Richard 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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Publication number: 20240127005Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for translating text using generated visual representations and artificial intelligence are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes generating a tokenized form of at least a portion of input text in a first language; generating at least one visual representation of at least a portion of the input text using a first set of artificial intelligence techniques; generating a tokenized form of at least a portion of the at least one visual representation; and generating an output including a translated version of the input text into at least a second language by processing, using a second set of artificial intelligence techniques, at least a portion of the tokenized form of the at least a portion of the input text and at least a portion of the tokenized form of the at least a portion of the at least one visual representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Rameswar Panda, Yi Li, Richard Chen, Rogerio Schmidt Feris, Yoon Hyung Kim, David Cox
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Patent number: 11960760Abstract: Systems and methods for scheduling the execution of disk access commands in a split-actuator hard disk drive are provided. In some embodiments, while a first actuator of the split actuator is in the process of performing a first disk access command (a victim operation), a second disk access command (an aggressor operation) is selected for and executed by a second actuator of the split actuator. The aggressor operation is selected from a queue of disk access commands for the second actuator, and is selected based on being the disk access command in the queue that can be initiated sooner than any other disk access command in the queue without disturbing the victim operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Gary W. Calfee, Richard M. Ehrlich, Thorsten Schmidt, Eric R. Dunn
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Publication number: 20240117770Abstract: A turbomachine engine includes a core engine having one or more compressor sections, one or more turbine sections that includes a power turbine, and a combustion chamber in flow communication with the compressor sections and turbine sections. The turbomachine engine also includes a shaft coupled to the power turbine and characterized by a midshaft rating (MSR) between two hundred (ft/sec)1/2 and three hundred (ft/sec)1/2. In one aspect, the shaft has a redline speed between fifty and two hundred fifty feet per second (ft/sec). In another aspect, the shaft has a length L, an outer diameter D, and a ratio of L/D between twelve and thirty-seven.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Narayanan Payyoor, Weize Kang, Thomas Lee Becker, Richard Schmidt
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Patent number: 11938978Abstract: A grade crossing control system includes a track circuit with a grade crossing predictor (GCP) system coupled to rails of a railroad track at a grade crossing, wherein a railroad vehicle travelling on the railroad track causes a change of impedance when entering the track circuit, and wherein the GCP system generates grade crossing activation signals in response to the change of the impedance of the track circuit, wherein, for detecting the change of impedance, the GCP system includes a first transmitter transmitting a first signal over the track circuit and a first receiver detecting a first response signal, a second transmitter transmitting a second signal over the track circuit and a second receiver detecting a second response signal, wherein the first transmitter and the first receiver are preprogrammed to a first frequency, and wherein the second transmitter and the second receiver are preprogrammed to a second frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Holger Schmidt, Richard Bamfield
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Patent number: 11940032Abstract: A damping device that includes features for damping bending vibration of a shaft rotating about its axis of rotation and methods for damping bending vibration utilizing the damping device are provided. In one exemplary aspect, the damping device includes a damping disc operatively coupled with a shaft, e.g., of a turbine engine or shaft system. The damping disc is at least partially received within a chamber defined by a housing. The chamber of the housing is configured to receive a damping fluid. When the shaft is rotated about its axis of rotation, the damping disc is movable within the chamber to move the damping fluid such that the damping fluid absorbs bending vibration emitted by the shaft. The damping fluid moved by the damping disc dampens bending vibration emitted by the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Schmidt, Bugra Han Ertas, Weize Kang
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Patent number: 11933922Abstract: Hybrid subtractive-additive production of a superconducting multi-layer transition-edge sensor includes: forming a superconductor layer; forming a patterning photoresist on the superconductor layer; forming a sensor pattern in the patterning photoresist; subtractively forming, from the superconductor layer, the superconductor sensor layer; removing the patterning photoresist from the superconductor sensor layer; forming a template photoresist on the superconductor sensor layer; forming an inverse normal metal layer pattern in the template photoresist and exposing a bilayer portion of the superconductor sensor layer for addition of a normal metal layer; and additively forming the normal metal layer on the superconductor sensor layer such that the sensor pattern is interposed between the normal metal layer and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCEInventors: Daniel Richard Schmidt, Joel Calvin Weber
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Patent number: 11935230Abstract: A system and method for identifying abnormal medical images. The system can be configured to receive a medical image, segment an anatomical structure from the medical image to define a segmented dataset, register the segmented dataset to a baseline dataset defining a normal anatomical structure, classify, by an abnormality classifier, whether the anatomical structure within the medical image as either abnormal or normal, wherein the abnormality classifier comprises a machine learning algorithm trained to distinguish between normal and abnormal versions of the anatomical structure in medical images, and based on whether the anatomical structure can be segmented from the medical image, whether the segmented dataset can be registered to the baseline dataset, or a classification associated with the medical image output by the abnormality classifier, flagging the medical image as either normal or abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AGInventors: Philipp Hölzer, Richard Frank, Sebastian Schmidt, Jonathan Sperl
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Publication number: 20240077051Abstract: The present invention relates to an injector for injecting gas, in particular hydrogen, preferably for directly injecting hydrogen, comprising an injector housing for holding injector components, a valve needle movably arranged along its longitudinal axis in the injector housing and configured to selectively close or release an injection opening for the flow of hydrogen therethrough, and a valve, preferably a solenoid valve, which is adapted to transfer the valve needle into a closing or releasing state by a movement along its longitudinal axis. The injector is characterized in that the valve needle is a hollow needle adapted to pass a gas, in particular hydrogen, flowing through the injection port through the interior of the hollow needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Martin SCHMIDT, Richard PIRKL, Lydia KAPUSTA, Martin SEIDL, Razvan-Sorin STINGHE, Wolfram KLEMP
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Patent number: 11879498Abstract: A rotor damping device for a turbomachine is provided. The rotor damping device includes a first fluid damper; and a second damper in communication with the first fluid damper, the second damper comprising a wire mesh, wherein the first fluid damper is transitionable between a working condition and an interruption condition, and wherein, during the interruption condition, the wire mesh of the second damper dampens vibration of the turbomachine.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Schmidt, Narayanan Payyoor, Peeyush Pankaj
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Patent number: 11858027Abstract: A climate control system including a heat exchanger assembly with a housing having an external air inlet, an external air outlet, an internal air inlet, and an internal air outlet. The system further includes an auxiliary air vent assembly coupled to the heat exchanger assembly. The auxiliary air vent assembly includes a rim at least partially defining an internal air inlet region and an internal air outlet region.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: DANTHERM COOLING, INC.Inventors: Charles Richard Schmidt, Troy F. Berg
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Publication number: 20230338085Abstract: The present invention relates to systems for use for radio frequency ablation. The systems can include one or more of an ablation tool, power source for use with the ablation tool and a backstop for use in conjunction with the ablation tool during surgical procedures. Preferred ablation tools comprise a series of three or more blade-shaped electrodes disposed in a linear, curved, curvilinear or circular array. The backstops are useful for reducing direct physical and thermal heat transfer injuries to the patient or surgeon during procedures using radiofrequency (RF) ablation devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Steven Charles Southwell, Joshua Cook, Tim Holzmann, David Strait, Richard Schmidt
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Patent number: 11795882Abstract: A turbomachine engine includes a core engine having one or more compressor sections, one or more turbine sections that includes a power turbine, and a combustion chamber in flow communication with the compressor sections and turbine sections. The turbomachine engine also includes a shaft coupled to the power turbine and characterized by a midshaft rating (MSR) between two hundred (ft/sec)1/2 and three hundred (ft/sec)1/2. In one aspect, the shaft has a redline speed between fifty and two hundred fifty feet per second (ft/sec). In another aspect, the shaft has a length L, an outer diameter D, and a ratio of L/D between twelve and thirty-seven.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Narayanan Payyoor, Weize Kang, Thomas Lee Becker, Richard Schmidt
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Publication number: 20230291278Abstract: A turbomachine is provided. In one aspect, the turbomachine includes a rotating component and an electric machine that includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly rotatable with the rotating component relative to the stator assembly. Further, the turbomachine includes an actuator coupled with the rotor assembly, the stator assembly, or both for moving the rotor assembly, the stator assembly, or both relative to one another. In addition, the turbomachine includes a controller configured to receive data indicating an operating state of the rotating component and cause the actuator to adjust a position of at least one of the stator assembly and the rotor assembly based at least in part on the operating state of the rotating component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Richard Schmidt, Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Rangasai Madoor Comandore, Mohamed Osama
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Patent number: 11753939Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided including a turbine section including a turbine having a plurality of first speed turbine rotor blades; a compressor section including a compressor having a plurality of first speed compressor rotor blades and a plurality of second speed compressor rotor blades; a gearbox; and a first spool rotatable by the plurality of first speed turbine rotor blades, the first spool coupled to the plurality of first speed compressor rotor blades for driving the plurality of first speed compressor rotor blades in a first direction and to the plurality of second speed compressor rotor blades across the gearbox for driving the plurality of second speed compressor rotor blades in a second direction, opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alan Roy Stuart, Tsuguji Nakano, Thomas Ory Moniz, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, Richard Schmidt
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Publication number: 20230264250Abstract: A climate control system including a heat exchanger assembly with a housing having an external air inlet, an external air outlet, an internal air inlet, and an internal air outlet. The system further includes an auxiliary air vent assembly coupled to the heat exchanger assembly. The auxiliary air vent assembly includes a rim at least partially defining an internal air inlet region and an internal air outlet region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Charles Richard Schmidt, Troy F. Berg
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Publication number: 20230269901Abstract: A climate control system including a heat exchanger assembly with a housing having an external air inlet, an external air outlet, an internal air inlet, and an internal air outlet. The system further includes an auxiliary air vent assembly coupled to the heat exchanger assembly. The auxiliary air vent assembly includes a rim at least partially defining an internal air inlet region and an internal air outlet region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Charles Richard Schmidt, Troy F. Berg
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Publication number: 20230258909Abstract: This application uses an image detector to mitigate field curvature but without the need to curve the detector surface. Gradient-index (GRIN) media, which possesses spatially varying refractive index, is used as “cover piece” for planar detectors or internal images. Field curvature correction can be made at the detector or internal image using plane-parallel GRIN cover piece with a planar detector or an internal image. GRIN cover piece imparts a transversely varying image shift. In doing so, the number of elements in an optical system may be reduced since field curvature can be corrected at the detector, allowing for smaller and more lightweight systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: David Henry LIPPMAN, Duncan T. MOORE, Greg Richard SCHMIDT
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Patent number: 11707322Abstract: The present invention relates to systems for use for radio frequency ablation. The systems can include one or more of an ablation tool, power source for use with the ablation tool and a backstop for use in conjunction with the ablation tool during surgical procedures. Preferred ablation tools comprise a series of three or more blade-shaped electrodes disposed in a linear, curved, curvilinear or circular array. The backstops are useful for reducing direct physical and thermal heat transfer injuries to the patient or surgeon during procedures using radiofrequency (RF) ablation devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Medical Engineering Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Steven Charles Southwell, Joshua Cook, Tim Holzmann, David Strait, Richard Schmidt
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Patent number: 11702983Abstract: A power transmission system includes a shaft, a stator disposed within the shaft and substantially concentric with the shaft; and at least one supporting element positioned between the stator and the shaft and configured to support the shaft on the stator to reduce a vibration of the shaft and allow the shaft to rotate relative to the stator. A gas turbine engine including the power transmission system is also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Weize Kang, Richard Alan Wesling, Tod Robert Steen, Richard Schmidt
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Publication number: 20230194133Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including a housing with an external air inlet, an external air outlet, an internal air inlet, and an internal air outlet. The heat exchanger assembly further includes a heat exchanger with an angled condenser panel, an angled evaporator panel, and a working fluid. The heat exchanger assembly further includes a first fan positioned at the internal air inlet configured to create an internal airflow through the housing from the internal air inlet to the internal air outlet, and a second fan positioned at the external air inlet configured to create an external airflow through the housing from the external air inlet to the external air outlet. The external airflow is isolated from the internal airflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Charles Richard Schmidt, Troy F. Berg