Patents by Inventor Roland

Roland 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).

  • SUCTION CONVEYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUCTION CONVEYING OF BULK MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230013229
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pneumatic suction conveying apparatus for conveying granulated bulk materials and a corresponding method, comprising a pump unit with a vacuum pump and a suction volume, at least two suction lines, which is connected to the suction volume and extends towards storage containers for receiving bulk materials, the suction lines each comprising a conveying hopper for separating the bulk material and a stop valve for blocking the suction line. Hereby, in the suction line there is each provided a closed control loop comprising an adjustable throttle valve and a flow sensor provided in the suction line, the control loop being adapted and designed to adjust the throttle valve depending on a measurement of the flow sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ralph KLOSE, Roland BÖHM
  • SEAMLESS COMMUNICATION RESOURCE TRANSITION BETWEEN A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND AN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230012993
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for seamless communication resource transition are described herein. A user may wish to share an external communication resource within a group-based communication system. Settings may be provided allowing the user to more effectively share the external communication resource. The user may select the appropriate settings such that the external communication resource can be transmitted to the group-based communication system for display in accordance with the selected settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Roland Schemers, James McPhail, Matthew Wahl
  • Dual cure method using Zerewitinoff-active H tin catalysts
    Patent number: 11555088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an object from a construction material, the construction material comprising radically crosslinkable groups, NCO groups and groups having Zerewitinoff active H atoms, and the object being a three-dimensional object and/or a layer. During and/or after the production of the object, the construction material is heated to a temperature of >50° C., and the construction material comprises one or more cyclic tin compounds of formula F-I, F-II and/or F-III.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Büsgen, Christoph Tomczyk, Jan Weikard, Frank Richter, Roland Wagner
  • Prepregs and laminates having a UV curable resin layer
    Patent number: 11558962
    Abstract: Prepregs having a UV curable resin layer located adjacent to a first thermally curable resin layer or sandwiched between first and second thermally curable resin layers wherein the UV curable resin layer is uncured or partially cured as well as methods for preparing laminates using the prepregs wherein the laminate includes at least one UV curable resin encapsulated electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ISOLA USA CORP.
    Inventor: Roland Schönholz
  • Actuation of execution units
    Patent number: 11556439
    Abstract: A method and corresponding set-up system arrangement are provided for actuating execution units. A communication node is further provided which is suitable for use in the method or in the system arrangement. Also provided is a computer program comprising control commands which implement the proposed method or operate the proposed system arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: INOVA SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventor: Roland Neumann
  • Device and method for producing an electrical connecting contact on a coated metal sheet
    Patent number: 11558965
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for producing an electric terminal contact on a coated sheet, whose coating has at least one electric conductor path covered by an electrical insulation layer, in which apparatus and method a recess is produced extending through the insulation layer at least to the electrical conductor path and in this recess, an electrically conductive contact element is provided, one end of which is electrically connected to the conductor path and at the other end of which forms the electrical terminal contact. In order to increase the reproducibility, the proposal is made for the recess to be produced with the aid of a hollow needle, which is advanced in the direction toward the conductor path and which, as it is withdrawn from the recess, introduces an electrically conductive, viscous compound into this recess in order to produce the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Atzmüller, Roland Braidt, Bernhard Jakoby, Wolfgang Hilber, Johannes Sell, Herbert Enser
  • Method of operating an energy storage system with an elevator lift system
    Patent number: 11555484
    Abstract: An energy storage and delivery system includes an elevator operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy and from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity. A winch assembly is movably coupled to a cable that is coupled to the elevator. The winch assembly has planetary gear assemblies, brakes that selectively engage at least a portion of the planetary gear assemblies, and a spool coupled to the cable. A drive shaft extends between a motor-generator and the winch assembly. A brake is operable so that the spool rotates to reel-in the cable to raise the elevator to move a block from a lower elevation to a higher elevation to store energy or so that the spool rotates to reel-out the cable to lower the elevator to move a block from a higher elevation to a lower elevation to generate electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Energy Vault, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Pedretti, Roland Markus Hänni
  • Colloidal disperse system suitable for phase inversion to stimulate hydrocarbon production wells
    Patent number: 11555144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a colloidal composition for stimulating the operation of high water-yield, natural gas, or petroleum-producing wells, which, when mixed with the water, forms a structured high viscosity barrier to exclude the water and to reduce the water/hydrocarbon volume proportion of the production, furthermore, at the time of use, in the proximity of the wells the residual oil sorbed on the surface of the hydrocarbon reservoir and/or the residual oil trapped in the pores of the hydrocarbon reservoir becomes compressible and recoverable. The colloidal composition comprises a vegetable oil reaction product based compound. Experiments with the new composition have demonstrated that it can be successfully used in a much wider range of parameters than before to form a barrier resulting in water displacement, as well as to mobilize and recover residual oil adhering to the well area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság
    Inventors: László Bartha, Roland Nagy, Árpád Vágó, István János Lakatos, Gabriella Szentes, Zsuzsa Karaffa
  • Method for in situ additive manufacturing of a coating on a turbomachine casing
    Patent number: 11554534
    Abstract: A method of a coating by additive manufacturing on a turbomachine casing includes depositing on an internal surface of the turbomachine casing a filament of an abradable material to create a three-dimensional scaffold of filaments. A filamentary material deposition system is positioned from the internal surface of the casing; a first layer of the coating is deposited over 360?; a rotation of the filamentary material deposition system is carried out by a first predetermined angle and the filamentary material deposition system is positioned from the deposited layer; a second layer of coating is deposited on the first coating layer, on a sector of the casing; a displacement is carried out corresponding to the first sector already covered, then for the following sectors until 360° is covered; and after having carried out a rotation of the filamentary material deposition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Norman Bruno Andre Jodet, Jeremy Paul Francisco Gonzalez, Jacky Novi Mardjono, Arnaud Dubourg, Edith-Roland Fotsing, Annie Ross, Daniel Therriault
  • HANDHELD SNOW REMOVING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230011672
    Abstract: A handheld snow removing system includes an intake scoop with a rotating intake auger, a discharge chute configured to direct a flow of material to a point outside of the handheld snow removing system, a fan chamber disposed between the intake scoop and the discharge chute, and an energy-conversion device configured to drive elements of the fan chamber and the rotating intake auger. The fan chamber includes a fan configured to create a suction force within the fan chamber to create the flow of material from the intake scoop, through the fan chamber, and out through the discharge chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Mitchell Roland Litchfield, JR.
  • Method for Increasing Safety During Charging of a Vehicle Battery
    Publication number: 20230011299
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for increasing safety during charging of a vehicle battery of a vehicle by a charging station, the method comprising the steps of calculating a forecast value for a maximum safe charging current by the controller of the vehicle based on sensor data generated by sensors of the vehicle and adjusting the charging current provided by the charging station in response to the forecast value of a maximum safe charging current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Maurice Neligan, Markus Ostermeier, Roland Gersch
  • TREATMENTS OF CANCER USING NITROUS OXIDE AND BOTULINIUM TOXIN
    Publication number: 20230009875
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are related to a method of treating cancer including preventative treatment comprising administering nitrous oxide and oxygen to the patient by inhalation, and/or administering a botulinum toxin to the patient by injection, wherein the latter is directed to preventative treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Roland M. Williams
  • SELF-LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE IN A PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230009978
    Abstract: According to a method for self-localization of a vehicle, a first pose of the vehicle is determined. Environment sensor data are generated by means of an environment sensor device and on the basis of this a landmark is detected in the environment. A position of the landmark is determined and in dependence on this a second pose of the vehicle is determined. A memorized assignment instruction is consulted, matching up the first pose with at last one preferred sensor type or at least one dominant landmark type, and depending on this a first portion of the environment sensor data is selected that was generated by means of a first environment sensor system of the environment sensor device configured according to a first sensor type. For the detecting of the landmark, a first landmark detection algorithm is applied to the first portion of the environment sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Holicki, Ralph Hänsel, Timo Iken, Christian Jördens, Roland Kube, Carolin Last, Stefan Wappler
  • SMART MULTI-MODAL TELEHEALTH-IOT SYSTEM FOR RESPIRATORY ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20230008860
    Abstract: A smart multi-modal telehealth IoT system for respiratory analysis. Such a system includes a body area sensor network comprised of meshed wireless sensor nodes and advanced machine learning techniques. The system may be used to remotely diagnose a user's respiratory illness and monitor their health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Lloyd E. Emokpae, Wassila Lalouani, Roland N. Emokpae, JR., Mohamed Younis
  • TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS USING BOTULINUM TOXIN
    Publication number: 20230011705
    Abstract: A method for treating chronic pancreatitis and diabetes type II in a patient in need thereof comprises administering botulinum toxin to the patient. The botulinum toxin may be administered by subcutaneous or intradermal injection. The subcutaneous or intradermal injection may be administered to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, a cervical nerve, a thoracic nerve, a lumbar nerve, a sacral nerve, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Roland M. Williams
  • SELF-LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE IN A PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SELECTIVE SENSOR ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20230011156
    Abstract: According to a method for self-localization of a vehicle, a first pose of the vehicle is determined in a map coordinates system, based on environment sensor data representing an environment of the vehicle, a landmark is detected in the environment, a position of the landmark is determined in the map coordinates system and a second pose of the vehicle is determined in the map coordinates system dependent on the position of the landmark. An assignment instruction is consulted, matching up the first pose with at last one preferred sensor type or at least one dominant landmark type. Depending on the assignment instruction, a first environment sensor system is activated and a second environment sensor system is deactivated, whereupon the environment sensor data are generated by means of the first environment sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sven-Garrit Czarnian, Thomas Dammeier, Michael Holicki, Ralph Hänsel, Timo Iken, Roland Kube, Carolin Last, Stefan Wappler
  • FORMWORK
    Publication number: 20230009236
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to formwork for producing a concrete element, in particular a wall element or ceiling element, having an opening, in particular a window opening or door opening, the formwork comprising: a formwork panel; opening formwork, which has a frame element for delimiting a portion of the opening, a support bracket for supporting the frame element, and a mounting element for mounting the support bracket; a formwork-stripping device for transferring the opening formwork from a formwork position for the formation of the opening into a formwork-stripping position for the release of the concrete element, wherein the formwork-stripping device has a sliding and tilting mechanism for sliding the frame element in a direction parallel to the formwork panel and for tilting the frame element about a pivot axis running substantially parallel to the formwork panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Roland GRUBER
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING A BIOSENSOR AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING THE GLUCOSE CONTENT IN THE BLOOD
    Publication number: 20230011856
    Abstract: An arrangement for operating a biosensor emitting radiation includes an excitation light source, which generates at least one excitation radiation for the biosensor; a coupling fiber, at the entry surface of which the excitation radiation is coupled in; an optical Y-coupler, including an excitation arm, which is connected to the exit surface of the coupling fiber, a detector arm, which is connected to an optical detector, and a sensor foot, which can be connected to the biosensor. The excitation arm has a conical shape. The radiation axis of the excitation arm includes an angle in the range of 5° to 70° with the main radiation axis of the detector arm. The diameter of the excitation arm at the connecting point to the detector arm is less than two thirds the diameter of the detector arm. An arrangement for determining the glucose content blood is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ralf MÜLLER, Achim MÜLLER, Roland KRIVANÉK
  • Cold milling machine
    Patent number: D975757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Loew
  • Cold milling machine
    Patent number: D975758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Loew