Patents by Inventor Richard Wolff

Richard Wolff 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: 11930732
    Abstract: An agricultural machine system for performing agricultural tasks in a field on which plants are planted or will be planted in a pattern, the system comprising: a prime mover; a tool bar connected to the prime mover; a plurality of units attached to the tool bar, the units configured to perform at least one agricultural tasks and wherein at least two of the units are disposed in an offset relationship from each other with respect to a forward direction of travel of the agricultural machine about the tool bar; and a control unit in communication with the prime mover and the plurality of units, the control unit configured to determine a selective location corresponding to the pattern in which plants are planted or will be planted and activate the units at the selective location to perform the at least one agricultural task as the agricultural machine system travels along a plurality of rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Kilian Wolff, Roland Werner, Richard A. Humpal, Wolfram Haiges
  • Patent number: 11761260
    Abstract: A window or door element includes a frame and an insulated glazing unit removably disposed in the frame, the insulated glazing unit including at least one first electrical connection pin and the frame including at least one second electrical connection pin, the at least one first electrical connection pin of the insulated glazing unit being in electrical contact with the at least one second electrical connection pin of the frame when the insulated glazing unit is inserted into the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Katarzyna Chuda, Louis Cravero, Christophe Baillet, Richard Wolff
  • Publication number: 20210396071
    Abstract: A window or door element includes a frame and an insulated glazing unit removably disposed in the frame, the insulated glazing unit including at least one first electrical connection pin and the frame including at least one second electrical connection pin, the at least one first electrical connection pin of the insulated glazing unit being in electrical contact with the at least one second electrical connection pin of the frame when the insulated glazing unit is inserted into the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Katarzyna CHUDA, Louis CRAVERO, Christophe BAILLET, Richard WOLFF
  • Publication number: 20210282233
    Abstract: A glazing includes a glazing substrate including an electrically conductive element and a through-orifice located in proximity to the electrically conductive element; and a first electrically connecting part that is associated with the conductive element and intended to be associated, in particular via a male-female interaction, with a second electrically connecting part, the first electrically connecting part making electrical contact with the electrically conductive element and being engaged in the orifice of the glazing, and the first electrically connecting part including a flat head that is in intimate contact against the electrically conductive element, and a cylindrical body that is engaged in the orifice, the cylindrical body being threaded or tapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Marina BARLET, Richard WOLFF
  • Patent number: 10194756
    Abstract: A light-emitting glazed door for a piece of refrigerating equipment, includes first and second glazing units forming an insulating glazing unit, the glazing units being spaced apart by a mastic seal; a peripheral light source with a source carrier; a system for extracting guided light in order to form at least one luminous zone; and a fastening part, namely a profile, making direct adhesive contact with the mastic seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Anne Gierens, Richard Wolff, Stéphane Dieu
  • Patent number: 9864125
    Abstract: An illuminated light guide assembly includes a first light guide panel coupled to a first light source; a first light-extracting system on the first light guide panel; a second light guide panel coupled to a second light source different from the first light source; a second light-extracting system offset from the first extracting system; and a first optical isolator coupled to the first light guide panel with a first lamination interlayer and coupled to the second light guide panel with a second lamination interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Anne Gierens, Richard Wolff
  • Patent number: 9841551
    Abstract: A luminous glazing assembly includes a first glazing pane with a first light source coupled to the first pane to emit at instant t0 at ?1 and to emit at t??t0 at ?2, ?2 distinct from ?1; a first light-extracting system and first masking arrangement to mask the extracted light from the internal-face side; making optical contact with the first glazing pane, a second glazing pane with a second light source that is optically coupled to the second pane, to emit at t0 at a ?3 distinct from ?1; a second light-extracting system and second masking arrangement to mask the light from the bonding-face side; between the first masking arrangement and the second extracting system, a first optical isolator; and between the first masking arrangement and the second extracting system, a second optical isolator, merged with the first optical isolator or separate and closer to the second extracting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Anne Gierens, Richard Wolff, Kamel Chahboune, Jingwei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170205552
    Abstract: A luminous glazing assembly includes a first glazing pane with a first light source coupled to the first pane to emit at instant t0 at ?1 and to emit at t??t0 at ?2, ?2 distinct from ?1; a first light-extracting system and first masking arrangement to mask the extracted light from the internal-face side; making optical contact with the first glazing pane, a second glazing pane with a second light source that is optically coupled to the second pane, to emit at t0 at a ?3 distinct from ?1; a second light-extracting system and second masking arrangement to mask the light from the bonding-face side; between the first masking arrangement and the second extracting system, a first optical isolator; and between the first masking arrangement and the second extracting system, a second optical isolator, merged with the first optical isolator or separate and closer to the second extracting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Anne GIERENS, Richard WOLFF, Kamel CHAHBOUNE, Jingwei ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9692214
    Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed for carrying and dispensing a cable support of the type having a pair of hook structures disposed on opposite sides of a central shaft. The dispenser comprises a plurality of rails extending in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to one another and joined to one another at respective proximal ends thereof. Each rail has a cantilevered distal end slidably receivable within one of the hook structures of the cable support. Each rail further has a cantilevered distal end to allow the cable support to be slidably removed from the rail along the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Richard Wolff
  • Publication number: 20170143136
    Abstract: A light-emitting glazed door for a piece of refrigerating equipment, includes first and second glazing units forming an insulating glazing unit, the glazing units being spaced apart by a mastic seal; a peripheral light source with a source carrier; a system for extracting guided light in order to form at least one luminous zone; and a fastening part, namely a profile, making direct adhesive contact with the mastic seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Anne GIERENS, Richard WOLFF, Stéphane DIEU
  • Publication number: 20170139109
    Abstract: A luminous glazing assembly includes a first glazing pane with a first light source coupled to the first glazing pane, in order to emit at the instant t0 at ?1; first light-extracting system making optical contact with the first glazing pane; a second glazing pane with a second light source optically coupled to the second glazing pane, in order to emit at said t0 at ?3 distinct from ?1; second light-extracting system offset from the first extracting system; and a first optical isolator laminated with a first lamination interlayer to the first glazing pane and laminated to the second glazing pane by a second lamination interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Anne GIERENS, Richard WOLFF
  • Patent number: 9550412
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MTU America Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Bowdich, Douglas Edwin Berry, Bruce Ernest Richard Wolff, Gerhard Kramer, Scott Daniel Woodruff, Ulrich Handel
  • Publication number: 20150282642
    Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed for carrying and dispensing a cable support of the type having a pair of hook structures disposed on opposite sides of a central shaft. The dispenser comprises a plurality of rails extending in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to one another and joined to one another at respective proximal ends thereof. Each rail has a cantilevered distal end slidably receivable within one of the hook structures of the cable support. Each rail further has a cantilevered distal end to allow the cable support to be slidably removed from the rail along the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Richard Wolff
  • Publication number: 20150114732
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Bowdich, Douglas Edwin Berry, Bruce Ernest Richard Wolff, Gerhard Kramer, Scott Daniel Woodruff, Ulrich Handel
  • Patent number: 8925660
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: MTU America Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Bowdich, Douglas Edwin Berry, Bruce Ernest Richard Wolff, Gerhard Kramer, Scott Daniel Woodruff
  • Publication number: 20130283598
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Bowdich, Douglas Edwin Berry, Bruce Ernest Richard Wolff, Gerhard Kramer, Scott Daniel Woodruff
  • Patent number: 8490726
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Tognum America Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Ernest Richard Wolff, Douglas Edwin Berry, Mark Daniel Bowdich, Gerhard Kramer, Scott Daniel Woodruff
  • Publication number: 20120299765
    Abstract: A compact, high gain 8-element circular smart antenna is able to scan a beam azimuthally through 360°. The 8-element array is placed on a ground skirt and connected to an 8-channel beamforning board via a transfer plate. Each channel has two T/R switches, one band pass filer, one power amplifier, two low noise amplifiers, one phase shifter, and one attenuator. The 8-channel-signal is combined through power splitters/combiners and then sent to a connected radio. An FPGA chip controls the digital phase shifters, attenuators and switches for signal searching, beamforming and tracking. The smart antenna can be operated as a compact switched beam system or with an additional processor as an adaptive array system. The smart antenna is capable of tracking mobile targets, directionally communicating with desired users, suppressing interference and jamming, and enabling long range communications with high throughput and reliable connection because of its high antenna gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: ADVANCED ACOUSTIC CONCEPTS, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yikun Huang, Andy Olson, Will G. Tidd, Aaron S. Traxinger, Richard Wolff
  • Publication number: 20060177176
    Abstract: An optical communication system includes a first network component and a second network component, an optical fiber link carrying a primary optical communication channel between the first network component and the second network component, and an electrically actuated force generator positioned on the optical fiber link for non-invasively providing an other communication channel in addition to the primary communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Wolff, Yanchang Dong