Patents by Inventor Stefan Karl

Stefan Karl 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).

  • Publication number: 20220372388
    Abstract: Low molecular weight polyalkyl acrylate polymers can be used as high viscosity base fluids. A corresponding method can be used for their preparation. Lubricant compositions may contain such low molecular weight polyalkyl acrylate polymers and the compositions may be used as automatic transmission fluids, manual transmission fluids, continuously variable transmission fluids, gear oil formulations, industrial gear oil formulations, axle fluid formulations, dual clutch transmission fluids, dedicated hybrid transmission fluids, or hydraulic oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Maier, Michael Neusius, Qi Xiao, Gabriela Fedor, Stefan Hilf, Frank-Olaf Mähling
  • Publication number: 20220195091
    Abstract: The invention relates to acrylate-olefin copolymers and to a method for preparing these polymers. The present invention is also directed to lubricant compositions comprising these copolymers, and to the use of these copolymers as a lubricant additive or a synthetic base fluid in a lubricating oil composition, preferably in a gear oil composition, a transmission oil composition, a hydraulic oil composition, an engine oil composition, a marine oil composition, an industrial lubricating oil composition or in grease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Maier, Dieter Janßen, Fabian Ziegler, Katrin Schöller, Stefan Hilf
  • Patent number: 11339346
    Abstract: The invention is related to a composition for use in hydraulic systems of an aircraft. The composition typically comprises an adipic acid-based polyester in a phosphate ester base stock substantially consisting of trialkyl phosphates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Maier, Nicolai Kolb, Michael Neusius
  • Publication number: 20220144089
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying a warning message to warn of insufficient available drive power for use in an electric vehicle, comprising the steps of a detection of measurement values for determining a latest output of an energy storage device of the electric vehicle via a detection unit, a determination of a latest peak output and/or continuous output of the energy storage device on the basis of the detected measurement values via a processing unit, a comparison of the latest peak output and/or continuous output with a threshold value of the peak output and/or continuous output via the processing unit, a display of a warning message by a display when the peak output and/or continuous output falls below the threshold value, wherein the method is not initiated until an attempt is made to establish driving readiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Michael HEINEMANN, Issa NEMATI, Stefan Karl SAMSON
  • Publication number: 20220065352
    Abstract: Fluid circulation valve, the said valve comprising a housing (1) and a body (2) for circulation of fluid, the said body (2) being located at least partially within the said housing (1), the said body (2) being attached to the housing (1) and having a passage (4) for fluid between the said body (2) and the said housing (1), the said valve further comprising a control member (30) that can be actuated electromagnetically, the said control member (30) being able to move with respect to the said body (2) so as to selectively open or close the said passage (4), the said body (2) having at least locally a tubular configuration at the said passage (4), the said control member (30) being able to slide along the said body (2) at least at the said passage (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Stefan Karl, Mohamed Yahia, Jin-Ming Liu, Bertrand Nicolas, Roland Akiki
  • Publication number: 20210163397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel dicarboxylic diesters as well as the use thereof as for inhibiting the methane production in ruminants
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Karl LAEUGER, Ulla LETINOIS, Peter RIEBEL
  • Patent number: 10766337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system (1) for the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, said control system (1) comprising: a first camera (2) sensitive to wavelengths in the mid-infrared spectrum, and a device (5) for processing and analysis of images, capable of performing temperature measurements on the images of the first camera (2) and of calculating, from said measurements, at least one thermal comfort coefficient of at least one occupant (4) of the motor vehicle, the thermal comfort coefficient being used for regulating the air temperature, the air flow rate and the air distribution within the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system, the control system (1) further comprising a second camera (3) sensitive to wavelengths in the visible and/or near-infrared spectra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Daniel Neveu, Gilles Rivet, Thierry Elbhar, Vincent Feuillard, Stefan Karl, Didier Barat, Josselin Gour
  • Publication number: 20200217840
    Abstract: A field apparatus (also referred to as a “biosampler”) is configured to automatically capture multiple samples of an aqueous medium (for example, water from a lake) and process same to preserve unstable analytes in the field. In this way, a set of samples from the aqueous medium can, for example, be captured at multiple points in time, processed with a biopreservative to preserve unstable analytes (for example, RNA) and then later collected for further analysis. Alternatively, multiple samples of the aqueous medium can be collected and preserved at one moment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: John Sanderson Wade Higley, Erika Nicole Schwarz Taylor, Stefan Karl Schuster, Paul David Higley
  • Patent number: 10555224
    Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a stateless mobility management node, and corresponding methods therein, for handling a mobility procedure for a wireless device within a wireless communications network. The example embodiments provide for the management of a common external database shared by the stateless mobility management node and at least one other stateless mobility management node, and storing context information for wireless devices served by the stateless mobility management nodes. Such management allows for migrating the network towards a virtualized and stateless architecture. Thus, stateless mobility management nodes with an external database may interoperate with legacy stateful mobility management nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gunnar Rydnell, Stefan Karl Toth
  • Patent number: 10542461
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to apparatuses and methods for relaying a data session of a first wireless device via a second radio access node in a radio communications network, wherein said data session is ongoing towards the first gateway node via a first radio access node in the radio communications network. Embodiments herein also relate to a first and a second wireless device, a ProSe function node, a MME, a gateway node and methods therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gunnar Rydnell, Stefan Karl Toth, Roland Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20190382681
    Abstract: The invention is related to a composition for use in hydraulic systems of an aircraft. The composition typically comprises an adipic acid-based polyester in a phosphate ester base stock substantially consisting of trialkyl phosphates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Oil Additives GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Maier, Nicolai Kolb, Michael Neusius
  • Publication number: 20190300808
    Abstract: A lubricant composition with a comb polymer and a synthetic base oil has improved viscosity characteristics at low operating temperatures. In addition, a comb polymer can be used for producing a lubricant having an R-factor of less than or equal to 8, wherein the R-factor is defined as the ratio of the kinematic viscosity at ?20° C. and the kinematic viscosity at +20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Oil Additives GmbH
    Inventors: Ronny Sondjaja, Frank-Olaf Mähling, Michael Alibert, Jennifer Holtzinger, Stefan Karl Maier
  • Patent number: 10368220
    Abstract: A server for controlling user MTC devices. The server ascertains if a user MTC device has an IP connection to a cellular access network, and if so, sends a message to trigger the user MTC device to initiate an application defined in the message. If a user MTC device does not have an IP connection, the server ascertains if the user MTC device is a mobile or a stationary user MTC device, and for a stationary user MTC device, the server sends a message to the cellular access network to trigger the user MTC device to initiate an IP connection, and for a mobile user MTC device, waits until the user MTC device has an IP connection, and for both kinds of user MTC devices, when the user MTC device has an IP connection, transmits a message to the user MTC device to initiate an application defined in the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Toth, Gunnar Rydnell, Hans Bertil Rönneke, Hans-Åke Lund
  • Patent number: 10362451
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer program product for facilitating device-to-device, D2D, communication among wireless communication devices, WCDs, is provided. The device is a first WCD that receives a wireless packet broadcasted by a second WCD. The wireless packet has one or more of i) a group identifier that identifies a group to which the second WCD belongs and ii) an application identifier that identifies an application which generated at least part of the wireless packet. The first WCD extracts from the wireless packet one or more of the group identifier and the application identifier. The first WCD determines whether to discard the wireless packet based on the one or more of the group identifier and the application identifier extracted from the wireless packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Toth, Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell
  • Patent number: 10349301
    Abstract: A method performed by a first network node operating in a wireless communication network for enabling events triggered by a wireless device served by the first network node to be reported in the wireless communications network is provided. The first network node determines that an event has been triggered by the wireless device. Then, the first network node context information associated with the wireless device from a database node that is shared externally by the first network node with one or more network nodes in the wireless communications network, which context information indicates that events triggered in the first network node by the wireless device is to be reported in the wireless communications network. After the obtaining, the first network node determines that events triggered by the wireless device is to be reported in the wireless communications network based on the obtained context information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Toth, Lars Lövsén, Gunnar Rydnell
  • Publication number: 20190021029
    Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a stateless mobility management node, and corresponding methods therein, for handling a mobility procedure for a wireless device within a wireless communications network. The example embodiments provide for the management of a common external database shared by the stateless mobility management node and at least one other stateless mobility management node, and storing context information for wireless devices served by the stateless mobility management nodes. Such management allows for migrating the network towards a virtualized and stateless architecture. Thus, stateless mobility management nodes with an external database may interoperate with legacy stateful mobility management nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Gunnar Rydnell, Stefan Karl Toth
  • Publication number: 20180255474
    Abstract: A method performed by a first network node operating in a wireless communication network for enabling events triggered by a wireless device served by the first network node to be reported in the wireless communications network is provided. The first network node determines that an event has been triggered by the wireless device. Then, the first network node context information associated with the wireless device from a database node that is shared externally by the first network node with one or more network nodes in the wireless communications network, which context information indicates that events triggered in the first network node by the wireless device is to be reported in the wireless communications network. After obtaining, the first network node determines that events triggered by the wireless device is to be reported in the wireless communications network based on the obtained context information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Karl TOTH, Lars LÖVSÉN, Gunnar RYDNELL
  • Publication number: 20180215233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system (1) for the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, said control system (1) comprising: a first camera (2) sensitive to wavelengths in the mid-infrared spectrum, and a device (5) for processing and analysis of images, capable of performing temperature measurements on the images of the first camera (2) and of calculating, from said measurements, at least one thermal comfort coefficient of at least one occupant (4) of the motor vehicle, the thermal comfort coefficient being used for regulating the air temperature, the air flow rate and the air distribution within the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system, the control system (1) further comprising a second camera (3) sensitive to wavelengths in the visible and/or near-infrared spectra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Daniel Neveu, Gilles Rivet, Thierry Elbhar, Vincent Feuillard, Stefan Karl, Didier Barat, Josselin Gour
  • Publication number: 20180162682
    Abstract: A coiled product, a control installation, computer software product, a coiling machine and method for coiling a coiled product, wherein the coiling tension is settable to an envisaged coiling tension, particularly to a constant coiling tension via either a setting unit and/or a change in the respective rotational speed of either a coil body and/or a supply roll, a characterizing aspect being the equalization of the free length of the coiled product, where the free length is the spacing of the first bearing point of the coiled product on the coil body from the second bearing point of the coiled product on a deflection roller such that the free length change is equalized by the setting unit and/or by a variation of the respective rotational speed so that coiling tension of a product coiled onto the coil body can be set in a simple, rapid, and precise manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Karl, Bjoern Seelinger, Sebastian Kerling
  • Patent number: 9906959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mobile communication systems, and more particularly to technology that enables a User Equipment (UE) to obtain authorization to use Proximity-based Services. In a first aspect of the invention, a method is performed by a home network proximity service function (104) for authorizing a mobile terminal (100) to use a proximity service, comprising receiving a request from the mobile terminal to obtain proximity service authorization in at least one other network (107, 108), obtaining authorization information from a proximity service function (103, 105) of the at least one other network for which proximity service authorization is requested, and providing the mobile terminal with authorization information required for authorization with said at least one other network for which the request is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Gunnar Rydnell, Roland Gustafsson, Ann-Christine Sander, Shabnam Sultana, Stefan Karl Toth