Patents by Inventor Sabine Buehrer

Sabine Buehrer 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: 10644749
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking a course of a cable using electromagnetic waves. A first distance between a first transceiver and a second transceiver is determined by determining a total transmission time for a first wireless signal traveling in a linear line from the first transceiver to the second transceiver and back to the first transceiver in the linear line, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver each include a receiver and a transmitter. A second distance between the first transceiver and the second transceiver is determined by comparing a phase difference between the first signal received by the second transmitter and a second signal received by the second transmitter, wherein the second signal was transmitted from the first transceiver into the cable and received by the second transceiver wirelessly from the cable, and wherein the first signal and the second signal are phase aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Florian Graf, Thorsten Muehge, Tim U. Scheideler, Raphael Waltert
  • Publication number: 20190296793
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking a course of a cable using electromagnetic waves. A first distance between a first transceiver and a second transceiver is determined by determining a total transmission time for a first wireless signal traveling in a linear line from the first transceiver to the second transceiver and back to the first transceiver in the linear line, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver each include a receiver and a transmitter. A second distance between the first transceiver and the second transceiver is determined by comparing a phase difference between the first signal received by the second transmitter and a second signal received by the second transmitter, wherein the second signal was transmitted from the first transceiver into the cable and received by the second transceiver wirelessly from the cable, and wherein the first signal and the second signal are phase aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Florian Graf, Thorsten Muehge, Tim U. Scheideler, Raphael Waltert
  • Patent number: 10382094
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking a course of a cable using electromagnetic waves. A first transceiver sends to a second transceiver a first signal wirelessly in a linear line. The second transceiver sends back to the first transceiver the first signal in the linear line. A first distance between the first transceiver and the second transceiver is determined by determining a total transmission time for a first wireless signal travelling from the first transceiver to the second transceiver and back to the first transceiver. A second signal, aligned with the first signal, is transmitted from the first transceiver into the cable. The second transceiver receives the second signal wirelessly from the cable. A second distance between the first transceiver and the second transceiver is determined by comparing a phase difference between the first signal received by the second transmitter and the second signal received by the second transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Florian Graf, Thorsten Muehge, Tim U. Scheideler, Raphael Waltert
  • Publication number: 20190165834
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking a course of a cable using electromagnetic waves. A first transceiver sends to a second transceiver a first signal wirelessly in a linear line. The second transceiver sends back to the first transceiver the first signal in the linear line. A first distance between the first transceiver and the second transceiver is determined by determining a total transmission time for a first wireless signal travelling from the first transceiver to the second transceiver and back to the first transceiver. A second signal, aligned with the first signal, is transmitted from the first transceiver into the cable. The second transceiver receives the second signal wirelessly from the cable. A second distance between the first transceiver and the second transceiver is determined by comparing a phase difference between the first signal received by the second transmitter and the second signal received by the second transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Florian Graf, Thorsten Muehge, Tim U. Scheideler, Raphael Waltert
  • Patent number: 10142260
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Patent number: 10135757
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Publication number: 20180109470
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Publication number: 20180102986
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Patent number: 9887935
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Patent number: 9882837
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Publication number: 20160277317
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Publication number: 20160275427
    Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Petra Sabine Buehrer, Thomas H. Gnech, Joachim Rese, Holger J. Scheller
  • Publication number: 20150196123
    Abstract: A desk chair device including a base frame with a pedestal and a chair structure with a seat and a backrest, wherein a pivot mechanism is provided, via which the chair structure is mounted on the base frame for pivoting movement about a horizontal pivot axis between a work position and a reclining position. The pivot axis is arranged with respect to the base frame in a fixed position above the seat approximately in the region of a center of gravity of the chair structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Sabine Buehrer