Patents by Inventor Sebastian Eckert

Sebastian Eckert 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: 10870511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (1) comprising a bottom panel (2), a front panel (3), two side panels (4), a rear panel (5), and a top panel (6). The front panel (3) and the two side panels (4) each comprises a perforation line (7) so that a hingedly connected lid (8) is obtained when the perforation lines (7) are broken. The perforation line (7) in the front panel (3) is a row of perforations (23) arranged along a line or curve which forms an edge (24) of the lid (8) after the perforations (23) have been broken. Each of the perforation lines (7) in the side panels (4) is a row of perforations (23) each comprising two coherent first and second cuts (26,27) with a blunt angle (?) there between. These perforations (23) are arranged to provide a row of tooth-shaped regions (25), where each tooth-shaped region (25) is delimited by a first cut (26) and a second cut (27), respectively, from two mutually adjacent but non-coherent perforations (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Patent number: 10843843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1) comprising a main part and a lid (8)which is rotationally moveable around a folding line (21) in a rear panel (5) of the container (1). Parallel and spaced apart transverse cuts (31) are provided at or near a central part of the folding line (21), the transverse cuts (31) extending substantially symmetrically across and perpendicular to the folding line. An end cut (32) may be arranged near but at a distance from each end of the folding line (21), the end cuts (32) going through the thickness of the rear panel (5), and the folding line (21) being perforated between the end cuts (32) and the end of the folding line (21) adjacent to the side panels (4). The end cuts (32) may be in the form of two linear and coherent sub-cuts arranged non-perpendicular to the folding line (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Patent number: 10618684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blank for a flip-top container and a method for producing a blank for a flip-top container and a method of producing a flip-top container from a blank. A blank according to the present invention may preferably comprise a section for an outer body part and a section for an inner frame. The section of the blank for the outer body comprises two side panels, a front panel and a rear panel. Each side panel is typically connected to the front panel at opposite vertical folding lines; the rear panel is typically connected to one of the side panels along a vertical folding line. A scoring line is provided in the side panels and in the front panel; the scoring line extends downwardly sloping in the side panels towards front panel and extends horizontally in at least a part of the front panel. Each of the side panels, front panel and rear panel has a flap connected at an upper and at a lower horizontal folding line of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Patent number: 10364061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reclosable container comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, two side panels, a rear panel and a top panel. The front panel and the two side panels having a division line extending downwardly sloping from the rear panel in the side panels and horizontally in at least a part of the front panel thereby defining a lid. The lid comprises the top panel and the sections of the front panel and side panels above the division line, and the lid is moveable by rotation along a folding line in the rear panel between a closing position, where the lid closes the container, and a position where an open end of the container is not covered by the lid. The container further comprises an inner side part and an inner front part extending above the division line. Each inner side part has an upper margin sloping downwardly towards the rear panel The inner front part comprises a flap extending downwardly from an upper margin of the inner front part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Publication number: 20180265246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blank for a flip-top container and a method for producing a blank for a flip-top container and a method of producing a flip-top container from a blank. A blank according to the present invention may preferably comprise a section for an outer body part and a section for an inner frame. The section of the blank for the outer body comprises two side panels, a front panel and a rear panel. Each side panel is typically connected to the front panel at opposite vertical folding lines; the rear panel is typically connected to one of the side panels along a vertical folding line. A scoring line is provided in the side panels and in the front panel; the scoring line extends downwardly sloping in the side panels towards front panel and extends horizontally in at least a part of the front panel. Each of the side panels, front panel and rear panel has a flap connected at an upper and at a lower horizontal folding line of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Publication number: 20170355484
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1) comprising a main part and a lid (8)which is rotationally moveable around a folding line (21) in a rear panel (5) of the container (1). Parallel and spaced apart transverse cuts (31) are provided at or near a central part of the folding line (21), the transverse cuts (31) extending substantially symmetrically across and perpendicular to the folding line. An end cut (32) may be arranged near but at a distance from each end of the folding line (21), the end cuts (32) going through the thickness of the rear panel (5), and the folding line (21) being perforated between the end cuts (32) and the end of the folding line (21) adjacent to the side panels (4). The end cuts (32) may be in the form of two linear and coherent sub-cuts arranged non-perpendicular to the folding line (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Publication number: 20170334600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (1) comprising a bottom panel (2), a front panel (3), two side panels (4), a rear panel (5), and a top panel (6). The front panel (3) and the two side panels (4) each comprises a perforation line (7) so that a hingedly connected lid (8) is obtained when the perforation lines (7) are broken. The perforation line (7) in the front panel (3) is a row of perforations (23) arranged along a line or curve which forms an edge (24) of the lid (8) after the perforations (23) have been broken. Each of the perforation lines (7) in the side panels (4) is a row of perforations (23) each comprising two coherent first and second cuts (26,27) with a blunt angle (?) there between. These perforations (23) are arranged to provide a row of tooth-shaped regions (25), where each tooth-shaped region (25) is delimited by a first cut (26) and a second cut (27), respectively, from two mutually adjacent but non-coherent perforations (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Publication number: 20170240314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reclosable container comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, two side panels, a rear panel and a top panel. The front panel and the two side panels having a division line extending downwardly sloping from the rear panel in the side panels and horizontally in at least a part of the front panel thereby defining a lid. The lid comprises the top panel and the sections of the front panel and side panels above the division line, and the lid is moveable by rotation along a folding line in the rear panel between a closing position, where the lid closes the container, and a position where an open end of the container is not covered by the lid. The container further comprises an inner side part and an inner front part extending above the division line. Each inner side part has an upper margin sloping downwardly towards the rear panel The inner front part comprises a flap extending downwardly from an upper margin of the inner front part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Rafael Schraml, Marco Vierling, Martin Zelosko
  • Patent number: 9520910
    Abstract: A receiver component and a method for enhancing a detection range of a time synchronization process in a receiver utilize multiple cross-correlations of a received signal with a known preamble sequence. The results of the multiple cross-correlations are divided into delay segments. The delay segments of one of the multiple cross-correlations are compared with the delay segments of another of the multiple cross-correlations to determine delay of the delay segments of the one of the multiple cross-correlation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Eckert, Martin Kessel
  • Publication number: 20160036468
    Abstract: A method for iterative decoding a data transfer structure comprising a plurality of code blocks includes: decoding a code block of the data transfer structure in a first iteration; determining a quantity indicative of a performance of the decoding of the code block; if the quantity indicates a decoding failure, decoding the code block again in subsequent iterations until a stopping criterion is reached, wherein the stopping criterion is based on a predetermined number of iterations per code block and a predetermined number of iterations per data transfer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastian ECKERT, Joan Anton OLIVELLA, Javad RAZAVILAR
  • Patent number: 9124459
    Abstract: Sphere decoding of signals for MIMO detection involves a first distance processor arranged to determine a distance between symbols of a received symbol vector and possible transmit symbols, in a search sequence according to a search tree. A line from root to leaf of the search tree represents a possible transmit symbol vector and the sequence of processing root level symbols can be ordered with respect to increasing distance without explicit sorting of the root level symbols based on distance calculations. A next symbol in the sequence is determined, based on a symbol currently being processed by the first distance processor, and a second distance processor determines the distance in respect of the next symbol in the search sequence for the same possible transmit symbol vector, in parallel with the determining of the distance in respect of the current symbol by the first distance processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Özgün Paker, Sebastian Eckert, Sebastien Mouy
  • Patent number: 8699599
    Abstract: A low complexity method for determining a search sequence of nodes for an efficient soft-decision sphere decoding algorithm for use in receivers for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) communication signals is achieved by determining a first member of the search sequence by rounding a received symbol (z) to a first constellation symbol (xc) of the QAM constellation, classifying the remaining constellation symbols (xi) of the QAM constellation into a plurality of sub-sets of constellation symbols having the same distance metric relative to said first constellation point (xc) according to a metric dsequ(n)=2a·n=max{|real(xc?xi)|,|imag(xc?xi)|}, a being a scaling factor of the constellation grid, and ordering said sub-sets of constellation symbols in ascending order of their distance metric relative to the first constellation symbol (xc), and ordering the members of each sub-set of constellation symbols that are defined by the same distance metric according to their Euclidean distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Eckert
  • Patent number: 8443248
    Abstract: A method is provided for decoding data packets in wireless communication schemes that use a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request technique, and a receiver for wireless communication that performs such a method. The HARQ memory incorporated in a receiver for wireless communication is minimized to a size which only reserves memory for an average number of erroneous sub-packets. Following decoding, an error check is performed on a per sub-packet basis, and only the softbits of those sub-packets for which decoding errors have been detected are stored in the HARQ memory. Correctly decoded sub-packets are stored in a separate memory. This significantly decreases the size of the HARQ memory required at the receiver which is beneficial in terms of both silicon area and power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Eckert
  • Patent number: 8437421
    Abstract: A method is provided for soft-decision sphere decoding for softbit computation which can be applied to all sphere decoding algorithms, in particular sphere decoding algorithms in any MIMO OFDM receiver implementations. Complexity reduction is achieved by using an approximate of linear Euclidean distances during the sphere decoding search. The method can be used in conjunction with MIMO OFDM communication systems like LTE, WiMax and WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Eckert
  • Patent number: 8379768
    Abstract: The invention which relates to a method and to an arrangement for generating soft bit information in a receiver of a multiple antenna system is based on the object of reducing the calculation complexity for generating the soft bit information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Sebastian Eckert
  • Publication number: 20120269303
    Abstract: Sphere decoding of signals for MIMO detection involves a first distance processor arranged to determine a distance between symbols of a received symbol vector and possible transmit symbols, in a search sequence according to a search tree. A line from root to leaf of the search tree represents a possible transmit symbol vector and the sequence of processing root level symbols can be ordered with respect to increasing distance without explicit sorting of the root level symbols based on distance calculations. A next symbol in the sequence is determined, based on a symbol currently being processed by the first distance processor, and a second distance processor determines the distance in respect of the next symbol in the search sequence for the same possible transmit symbol vector, in parallel with the determining of the distance in respect of the current symbol by the first distance processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: ST-ERICSSON SA
    Inventors: Özgün Paker, Sebastian Eckert, Sebastien Mouy
  • Publication number: 20120106684
    Abstract: A method is provided for soft-decision sphere decoding for softbit computation which can be applied to all sphere decoding algorithms, in particular sphere decoding algorithms in any MIMO OFDM receiver implementations. Complexity reduction is achieved by using an approximate of linear Euclidean distances during the sphere decoding search. The method can be used in conjunction with MIMO OFDM communication systems like LTE, WiMax and WLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DRESDEN GMBH
    Inventor: Sebastian Eckert
  • Publication number: 20120106666
    Abstract: A low complexity method for determining a search sequence of nodes for an efficient soft-decision sphere decoding algorithm for use in receivers for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) communication signals is achieved by determining a first member of the search sequence by rounding a received symbol (z) to a first constellation symbol (xc) of the QAM constellation, classifying the remaining constellation symbols (xi) of the QAM constellation into a plurality of sub-sets of constellation symbols having the same distance metric relative to said first constellation point (xc) according to a metric dsequ(n)=2a·n=max{|real(xc?xi)|,|imag(xc?xi)|}, a being a scaling factor of the constellation grid, and ordering said sub-sets of constellation symbols in ascending order of their distance metric relative to the first constellation symbol (xc), and ordering the members of each sub-set of constellation symbols that are defined by the same distance metric according to their Euclidean distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DRESDEN GMBH
    Inventor: Sebastian ECKERT
  • Publication number: 20110154143
    Abstract: A method is provided for decoding data packets in wireless communication schemes that use a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request technique, and a receiver for wireless communication that performs such a method. The HARQ memory incorporated in a receiver for wireless communication is minimized to a size which only reserves memory for an average number of erroneous sub-packets. Following decoding, an error check is performed on a per sub-packet basis, and only the softbits of those sub-packets for which decoding errors have been detected are stored in the HARQ memory. Correctly decoded sub-packets are stored in a separate memory. This significantly decreases the size of the HARQ memory required at the receiver which is beneficial in terms of both silicon area and power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: BLUE WONDER COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Sebastian ECKERT
  • Publication number: 20100054372
    Abstract: The invention which relates to a method and to an arrangement for generating soft bit information in a receiver of a multiple antenna system is based on the object of reducing the calculation complexity for generating the soft bit information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: NXP, B.V.
    Inventor: Sebastian Eckert