Patents by Inventor Robert Witte

Robert Witte 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: 12326863
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for transforming an operation-centric API into a graph-based API. In one example, a method may include receiving a description of an application programming interface (API), translating the description into a proxy model that comprises a list of a plurality of operations performed by the API, executing one or more heuristic programs on the proxy model to determine a plurality of entities associated with the list of operations and relationships among the plurality of entities, generating a graph API based on the plurality of entities and the relationships among the plurality of entities, wherein the graph API comprises a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of entities and edges between the plurality of nodes representing the relationships between the plurality of entities, and storing the graph API in a storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Ralf Handl, Robert Witt
  • Publication number: 20250027367
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
  • Patent number: 12139967
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
  • Publication number: 20240290313
    Abstract: An acoustic damping material includes at least one polybutadiene PB, at least one at 25° C. liquid rubber LR, at least one butyl rubber BR, at least one natural or synthetic polyisoprene PI, at least one hydrocarbon resin HR and at least one solid particulate filler FM. The acoustic damping material is suitable for use in damping of undesired vibrations and noise in mechanical structures and components of manufactured articles. The acoustic damping material is used for damping of vibrations and noise in transportation vehicles and white goods, and a vibration and noise damping element include an adhesive layer composed of the acoustic damping material, and a method for applying a vibration and noise damping element to a noise emitting surface of a substrate, and a vibration damped system include a substrate and the vibration and noise damping element bonded to a noise emitting surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Robert WITT, Marko VIDOVIC, Frederick SCHWAB, Christian HARDT, Jan SPENGLER
  • Publication number: 20240282286
    Abstract: A vibration and noise damping element including a damping layer having first and second surfaces and an adhesive layer covering at least part of the first surface. The damping layer is composed of a damping layer material with a viscosity at 60° C. of 30?000-500?000 Pa*s containing at least one rubber component and the adhesive layer is composed of an adhesive layer material with a viscosity at 60° C. of 50?000-300?000 Pa*s containing at least one rubber component. The ratio of the thickness of the damping layer d1 to the adhesive layer d2 (d1/d2) is 0.6-4.0 and the sum (d1+d2) is 0.5-2.5 mm. The element shows good performance in the ball drop test at low temperatures, has good adhesion to the substrate it is applied to, provides good vibration and noise damping properties and guarantees easy separation after storage at temperatures between 30-50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Robert WITT, Marko VIDOVIC, Frederick SCHWAB, Christian HARDT, Jan SPENGLER
  • Publication number: 20240226445
    Abstract: In one aspect the present disclosure refers to a supplementary device for a manually operable injection device, the supplementary device comprising: a body attachable to an elongated housing of the injection device, at least one connector connected to the body and connectable to the housing, wherein the body is attachable to the housing via the at least one connector, a sensor arrangement coupled to at least one of the body and the at least one connector and configured to measure a longitudinal force component acting between the at least one connector and the body in a direction parallel to the elongation of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Rene Richter, Robert Witt, Richard Guenther
  • Patent number: 11964138
    Abstract: In one aspect the present disclosure refers to a supplementary device for a manually operable injection device, the supplementary device comprising: a body attachable to an elongated housing of the injection device, at least one connector connected to the body and connectable to the housing, wherein the body is attachable to the housing via the at least one connector, a sensor arrangement coupled to at least one of the body and the at least one connector and configured to measure a longitudinal force component acting between the at least one connector and the body in a direction parallel to the elongation of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: René Richter, Robert Witt, Richard Guenther
  • Publication number: 20240126759
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for transforming an operation-centric API into a graph-based API. In one example, a method may include receiving a description of an application programming interface (API), translating the description into a proxy model that comprises a list of a plurality of operations performed by the API, executing one or more heuristic programs on the proxy model to determine a plurality of entities associated with the list of operations and relationships among the plurality of entities, generating a graph API based on the plurality of entities and the relationships among the plurality of entities, wherein the graph API comprises a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of entities and edges between the plurality of nodes representing the relationships between the plurality of entities, and storing the graph API in a storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ralf Handl, Robert Witt
  • Publication number: 20240052700
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Prugner, Robert Witt, Jorg Schierz
  • Patent number: 11834903
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Prügner, Robert Witt, Jörg Schierz
  • Publication number: 20230330325
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device having a drive unit includes a stator comprising a plurality of coils consecutively arranged in an axial direction, and an armature axially movable within the stator, the armature including a number of magnets and pole shoes consecutively arranged in the axial direction. A respective pole shoe is arranged between respectively neighbouring magnets. At least one axial end of the armature comprises a terminal pole shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Nessel, René Richter, Robert Witt, Richard Guenther
  • Patent number: 11717607
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device having a drive unit includes a stator comprising a plurality of coils consecutively arranged in an axial direction, and an armature axially movable within the stator, the armature including a number of magnets and pole shoes consecutively arranged in the axial direction. A respective pole shoe is arranged between respectively neighbouring magnets. At least one axial end of the armature comprises a terminal pole shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Nessel, René Richter, Robert Witt, Richard Guenther
  • Patent number: 11620366
    Abstract: A companion electronic device includes a communication interface, one or more processors operable with the communication interface, and an authentication device operable with the one or more processors. The one or more processors can be actuated by power received from the communication interface upon the communication interface establishing electronic communication with another electronic device. The one or more processors can delivering signals to the communication interface enabling one or more functions of the other electronic device upon confirming authentication data received by the authentication device after the one or more processors are actuated belongs to an authorized user of the companion electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, John Corsica, Jarrett Simerson, Robert Witte
  • Patent number: 11607490
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates in one aspect to a measuring arrangement for measuring a volume occupied by a liquid medium inside a liquid reservoir, the measuring arrangement including a container having an interior volume containing a gas reservoir filled with a gaseous medium and containing a liquid reservoir filled with a liquid medium, wherein the gas reservoir and the liquid reservoir are hermetically separated by an impenetrable separation wall, a volume modulator to induce a volume change of the gas reservoir, a pressure sensor arranged inside the gas reservoir to measure a pressure change of the gaseous medium in response to the volume change of the gas reservoir, and a controller connectable to the pressure sensor, wherein the controller is configured to calculate the volume of the liquid reservoir on the basis of the pressure change and the volume change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Rene Richter, Robert Witt, Richard Guenther, Thomas Nagel
  • Publication number: 20230055482
    Abstract: A changeover apparatus for changing between workpiece supports for a machining machine. The changeover apparatus has a base frame with a carrier apparatus for the workpiece supports, which are vertically movable by the carrier apparatus, with the result that one of the workpiece supports can be transferred into a working plane in which the workpiece support is moved from the carrier apparatus into the machining machine and guided out therefrom. A lifting apparatus acts between the base frame and the carrier apparatus and by way of which the carrier apparatus can be vertically moved relative to the base frame for one workpiece support to take up a first lifting position or a further lifting position in the working plane. The lifting apparatus contains a slotted guide, which movably actuates the carrier apparatus with the workpiece supports together between the first lifting position and the further lifting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Schmauder, Carsten Knobel, Philipp Nieding, Uwe Kupferschmidt, Patrick Wowtscherk, Robert Witte, Niclas Sjödin, Jürgen Brandt
  • Publication number: 20230018256
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
  • Patent number: 11486198
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
  • Patent number: 11416632
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device designates, with one or more processors of the electronic device, at least one data item stored within a memory of the electronic device for storage in a plurality of remote electronic devices. The method encrypts, with the one or more processors, the at least one data item to create at least one encrypted data item. The method divides, with the one or more processors, the at least one encrypted data item into a plurality of encrypted subset data items. The method then delivers, with a communication device, at least a first encrypted subset data item from the plurality of encrypted subset data items to a first remote electronic device and at least a second subset data item from the plurality of encrypted subset data items to a second remote electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Jarrett Simerson, Robert Witte
  • Publication number: 20220234550
    Abstract: Devices, methods and systems are provided for preserving the surface of vehicles. The system includes a mobile housing such as a pull behind trailer that contains a purified water storage tank, a clothes washer and drier, a water heater, a multimedia filtration system, a Reverse Osmosis (RO) System, a discharge pump, and a booster pressure pump. Smaller satellite tank trailers may be serviced by larger system described herein to allow simultaneous washings. A high concentration SiO2 ceramic coating is applied with SiO2 concentration ranging between 49.9% and 64.1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Witt
  • Patent number: 11281799
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises one or more sensors capturing media content while the electronic device is situated at a media content capture location. A user interface receives user input requesting transmission of the media content to another electronic device situated at another electronic device location. One or more processors determine whether the media content capture location and the another electronic device location are substantially different locations, and at least temporarily preclude, in response to the user input, the transmission of the media content to the other electronic device when the media content capture location and the another electronic device location are substantially different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Robert Witte, Alvin Von Ruff