Patents by Inventor Robert Müller
Robert Müller 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: 20230310681Abstract: A method of preparing a prefilled syringe (1), comprises (i) obtaining a syringe barrel (11) having an open end (111) and a tip (112) with an orifice (113) essentially opposite to the open end (111), and a needle adaptor cap (12) assembled on the tip (112) of the syringe barrel, wherein the needle adaptor cap (12) has a rubber element (121) tightly sealing the orifice (113) of the tip (112) of the syringe barrel (11) and the syringe barrel (11) together with the needle adaptor cap (12) assembled on the tip (112) of the syringe barrel (11) is sterilized by a first sterilizing comprising a main step of exposing the syringe barrel (11) together with the needle adaptor cap (12) assembled on the tip (112) of the syringe barrel (11) to ethylene oxide for about 5 hours to about 60 hours at a relative humidity of about 40% to about 100% and at a temperature of about 30° C. to about 60° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Markus HEMMINGER, Ulla GRAUSCHOPF, Frank BAMBERG, Mayumi BOWEN, Robert MÜLLER, Flora FELSOVALYI, Denny CHRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 11771843Abstract: A syringe (18) has a longitudinal body (28) with an interior (228) in which a pharmaceutical substance is arranged, a needle connected to one longitudinal end of the body (228) and a rigid needle shield (38) encasing the needle. The rigid needle shield (38) is essentially water vapour tight. The syringe (18) according to the invention allows for preventing needle clogging and, thus, proper provision of pharmaceuticals, particularly by subcutaneous, intramuscular or ocular injection.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., GENENTECH, INC.Inventors: Frank Bamberg, Heather L. Flores, Robert Müller, Elisabeth Schaible, Edward Schwarb, Lionel Vedrine, Kewei Yang, Mathieu Rigollet, Pierre Goldbach, Baboo Dushyantsingh Goordyal, Ivy Lin, Florian Wildenhahn
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Publication number: 20230293975Abstract: The present invention comprises an interactive touch control for a pinball machine to allow a user to interact with various settings of a pinball game. The invention further comprises an improved glass top assembly to permit lifting of the glass top via a hinge near the back box. The invention further comprises an improved mechanism for locking the glass top assembly to the cabinet and locking the playfield to the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: ROBERT MUELLER, MARC CALL, PATRICK FINUCANE, DREW CARLTON, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ, SHAWN BETTS, STEVEN DELORENZO, DANIEL VELA, JEREMY SANCHEZ, JOSUE CRUZ-LAMBERT, MATTHEW BRADSHAW, BLAKE ADRIAN, TEAGHAN AVRETT, RYAN GRAHAM, ETHAN HUNSAKER, CRAIG RUSHFORTH
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Patent number: 11738106Abstract: A method of preparing a prefilled syringe is disclosed that includes obtaining a syringe barrel and a needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel, wherein the needle adaptor cap has a rubber element tightly sealing the orifice of the tip of the syringe barrel and the syringe barrel together with the needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel is sterilized by a first sterilizing. Filling a drug substance into an interior of the syringe barrel and sealing the interior of the syringe barrel. Packaging the syringe barrel with a rubber stopper sealing the interior thereof and the needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel. Providing a second external surface sterilizing of the packaged syringe barrel with the rubber stopper sealing the interior thereof and the needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignees: F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG, GENENTECH, INC.Inventors: Markus Hemminger, Ulla Grauschopf, Frank Bamberg, Mayumi Bowen, Robert Müller, Flora Felsovalyi, Denny Christensen
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Patent number: 11692314Abstract: An interlocking paver system including a polygon paver and a spacer paver is provided. The polygon paver may have a top level having a top level polygon paver perimeter and a bottom level secured to and protruding from the top level and having a bottom level polygon paver perimeter contained within the top level polygon paver perimeter. The spacer paver may have a top level having a top level spacer paver perimeter and a bottom level secured to and protruding from the top level and having a bottom level spacer paver perimeter extending beyond an entirety of the top level spacer paver perimeter. The spacer paver may be configured to selectively interlock with the polygon paver. The top level spacer paver perimeter, top level polygon paver perimeter, and bottom level spacer paver perimeter are different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Ivan Townsend, Matthew Nugent, Thomas Lippitt, Robert Mueller, Nathan Gelino, Jason Schuler, Jonathan Smith, Andrew Nick
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Publication number: 20230150205Abstract: A three dimensional printing system includes a light engine having a spatial light modulator for curing individual layers of a photocure resin to form a three dimensional article of manufacture. The light engine is configured to: (1) receive a slice image that defines an array of energy values for curing a layer, (2) process the slice image to define an image frame compatible with the spatial light modulator, (3) receive an on signal, (4) activate the first light source in response to the on signal; (5) repeatedly send the first defined image frame to the first spatial light modulator during a defined cure time for the single layer of resin; (6) receive an off signal; (7) deactivate the first light source in response to the off signal; and (8) repeat steps (1) - (7) until the three dimensional article of manufacture is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Ben Wynne, Robert Mueller, Guthrie Cooper
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Patent number: 11584085Abstract: A three dimensional printing system includes a light engine having a spatial light modulator for curing individual layers of a photocure resin to form a three dimensional article of manufacture. The light engine is configured to: (1) receive a slice image that defines an array of energy values for curing a layer, (2) process the slice image to define an image frame compatible with the spatial light modulator, (3) receive an on signal, (4) activate the first light source in response to the on signal; (5) repeatedly send the first defined image frame to the first spatial light modulator during a defined cure time for the single layer of resin; (6) receive an off signal; (7) deactivate the first light source in response to the off signal; and (8) repeat steps (1)-(7) until the three dimensional article of manufacture is formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ben Wynne, Robert Mueller
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Patent number: 11580630Abstract: A method of inspecting images on printed products by a computer in a printing machine. Printed products are recorded and digitized by an image sensor of an image inspection system in the course of the image inspection process, and the computer compares them to a digital reference image. If deviations are found, the defective printed products are removed. The computer analyzes the deviations found in the course of the image inspection process together with further data from other system parts and from the machine, determines specific defect classes and the causes thereof based on the defects by machine learning processes, assigns the defects found in the image inspection process to the defect classes in a corresponding way, and displays the classified detected defects with their defect classes and causes to an operator of the machine so that the operator can initiate specific measures to eliminate the defect causes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Frank Soltwedel, Robert Mueller, Jan Krieger, Frank Schumann, Peter Eisele
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Publication number: 20230045548Abstract: The present invention relates to training predictive data-driven model for predicting an industrial time dependent process. A data driven generative model is introduced for modelling and generating complex sequential data comprising multiple modalities, by learning a joint time-dependent representation of the different modalities. The model may be configured to handle any combination of missing modalities, which enables conditional generation based on known modalities, providing a high degree of control over the properties of the generated sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Nataliya Yakut, Mihail Bogojeski, Klaus-Robert Mueller
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Publication number: 20230028276Abstract: By accurately predicting industrial aging processes (IAP), such as the slow deactivation of a catalyst in a chemical plant, it is possible to schedule maintenance events further in advance, thereby ensuring a cost-efficient and reliable operation of the plant. So far, these degradation processes were usually described by mechanistic models or simple empirical prediction models. In order to accurately predict IAP, data-driven models are proposed, comparing some traditional stateless models (linear and kernel ridge regression, as well as feed-forward neural networks) to more complex stateful recurrent neural networks (echo state networks and long short-term memory networks). Additionally, variations of the stateful models are discussed. In particular, stateful models using mechanistical pre-knowledge about the degradation dynamics (hybrid models).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLINInventors: Nataliya Yakut, Simeon Sauer, Mihail Bogojeski, Franziska Horn, Klaus-Robert Mueller
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Publication number: 20220366718Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensor system includes an active thermal sensor pixel matrix, a plurality of presence sensors, and an image acquisition controller. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and a boundary defining a perimeter. The plurality of presence sensors is disposed at least partially within the boundary of the pixel matrix. The image acquisition controller is coupled to the pixel matrix and the plurality of presence sensors. The image acquisition controller is configured to: (i) receive signals from the presence sensors; (ii) identify, based on the signals, a scan region, wherein the scan region is a portion of the pixel matrix that is in contact with or adjacent to a specimen; and (iii) obtain image data only from pixels that are within the scan region for generating an image of the specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: NEXT Biometrics Group ASAInventors: Robert Mueller, Matias N. Troccoli, King Hong Kwan
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Patent number: 11480245Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an emergency lubrication system for a tiltrotor aircraft. The emergency lubrication system includes a pressurized material chamber, a lubrication chamber, a first valve between the pressurized material chamber and the lubrication chamber, a gearbox, and a second valve between the lubrication chamber and the gearbox. The first valve is configured to operate in a first mode when the emergency lubrication system is in a first configuration and a second mode when the emergency lubrication system is in a second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.Inventors: Douglas Robert Mueller, Colton Gilliland
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Patent number: 11408484Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a planetary gear system. The planetary gear system includes a split double helical ring gear having a first ring gear with first helical ring teeth and a second ring gear with second helical ring teeth, a split double helical sun gear having a first sun gear with first helical sun teeth and a second sun gear with second helical sun teeth, a sun gear coupler coupling the first sun gear and the second sun gear; and a single-piece double helical planet pinion having a first helical planet teeth portion and a second helical planet teeth portion, where the first helical planet teeth mesh with the first helical sun teeth and the first helical ring teeth, and the second helical planet teeth mesh with the second helical sun teeth and the second helical ring teeth.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Gregory Alan Spruce, Alan Wayne Falls, Douglas Robert Mueller
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Publication number: 20220203041Abstract: A syringe (18) has a longitudinal body (28) with an interior (228) in which a pharmaceutical substance is arranged, a needle connected to one longitudinal end of the body (228) and a rigid needle shield (38) encasing the needle. The rigid needle shield (38) is essentially water vapour tight. The syringe (18) according to the invention allows for preventing needle clogging and, thus, proper provision of pharmaceuticals, particularly by subcutaneous, intramuscular or ocular injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Frank BAMBERG, Heather L. FLORES, Robert MÜLLER, Elisabeth SCHAIBLE, Edward SCHWARB, Lionel VEDRINE, Kewei YANG, Mathieu RIGOLLET, Pierre GOLDBACH, Baboo Dushyantsingh GOORDYAL, Ivy LIN, Florian WILDENHAHN
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Patent number: 11362080Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement includes at least one switching device, electrically coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, at least one diode, coupled in parallel to the at least one switching device between the first terminal and the second terminal, at least one bonding pad, and at least one electrically connecting element. Each of the at least one electrically connecting element is arranged to electrically couple one of the at least one switching device to one of the at least one diode. Each electrically connecting element includes a first end, a second end, and a middle section, and for at least one of the electrically connecting element, the first end is mechanically coupled to the respective switching device, the second end is mechanically coupled to the respective diode, and the middle section is mechanically coupled to at least one of the at least one bonding pad.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Christian Robert Mueller, Christoph Urban
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Publication number: 20220136586Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a planetary gear system. The planetary gear system includes a split double helical ring gear having a first ring gear with first helical ring teeth and a second ring gear with second helical ring teeth, a split double helical sun gear having a first sun gear with first helical sun teeth and a second sun gear with second helical sun teeth, a sun gear coupler coupling the first sun gear and the second sun gear; and a single-piece double helical planet pinion having a first helical planet teeth portion and a second helical planet teeth portion, where the first helical planet teeth mesh with the first helical sun teeth and the first helical ring teeth, and the second helical planet teeth mesh with the second helical sun teeth and the second helical ring teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Gregory Alan Spruce, Alan Wayne Falls, Douglas Robert Mueller
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Publication number: 20220134655Abstract: A three-dimensional print head apparatus may include a securing mechanism, a hopper, a nozzle, a heating system, and a fume extraction system. The securing mechanism may be adapted to secure to a wrist joint of a robotic arm. The hopper may have a cavity and a lower aperture and may be secured to the securing mechanism. The nozzle may have an upper aperture and a lower aperture. The heating system may be positioned along the barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Sidus Space, Inc.Inventors: Ivan Townsend, Robert Mueller, Nathan Gelino, Jonathan Smith, Matthew Nugent, Andrew Nick, Jason Schuler, Bradley Buckles
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Publication number: 20220127012Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an aircraft gearbox including a gear and a gear shrouding for providing lubrication to the gear. The gear shrouding is disposed around the gear, has an inner surface facing the gear and an opposing outer surface facing away from the gear, and includes a channel formed along at least a portion of the gear shrouding between the inner surface and the outer surface of the gear shrouding, an input orifice extending to the channel, wherein the input orifice is at a first position on the channel, and an output orifice extending to the channel, wherein the output orifice is at a second position on the channel different from the first position. In another embodiment, the gear shrouding further includes a second output orifice at a third position on the channel different from the first and second positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Gregory Alan Spruce, Alan Wayne Falls, Douglas Robert Mueller
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Patent number: 11306813Abstract: An example of an emergency lubrication system for an aircraft includes a lubricant tank configured to supply a lubricant to a gearbox of the aircraft, a tube coupled between the lubricant tank and the gearbox and comprising a check ball disposed within the tube, a first lubricant line coupled to the tube and a first inlet of the gearbox, and a second lubricant line coupled to the tube and a second inlet of the gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventor: Douglas Robert Mueller
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Publication number: 20220114455Abstract: Pruning and/or quantizing a machine learning predictor or, in other words, a machine learning model such as a neural network is rendered more efficient if the pruning and/or quantizing is performed using relevance scores which are determined for portions of the machine learning predictor on the basis of an activation of the portions of the machine learning predictor manifesting itself in one or more inferences performed by the machine learning (ML) predictor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Wojciech SAMEK, Sebastian LAPUSCHKIN, Simon WIEDEMANN, Philipp SEEGERER, Seul-Ki YEOM, Klaus-Robert MUELLER, Thomas WIEGAND