Patents by Inventor Stefan Müller

Stefan Müller 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).

  • ALERT AND NOTIFICATION DEFINITION USING CURRENT REPORTING CONTEXT
    Publication number: 20130167003
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for alerts on fields of a report. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may receiving, at a first processor, a report generated at a second processor; determining, at the first processor, whether an alert defined for the received report is triggered; and providing an indication that the alert is triggered based on the determining. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Mueller, Dominic Schmoigl
  • Decoding Technique for Tail-Biting Codes
    Publication number: 20130114766
    Abstract: A technique for decoding a signal in a communication network is provided. A method implementation of the technique comprises the steps of receiving a signal; identifying a position in the signal; initializing a Viterbi state metric; and decoding the encoded signal by means of a wrap-around Viterbi algorithm. The received signal comprises information, wherein the signal is encoded by a tail-biting convolutional code. The identified position relates to a known portion of the information. The initialized Viterbi state metric is consistent with the known portion of the information. The decoding uses the initial Viterbi state metric, wherein the decoding starts at a decoding step following the identified position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stefan Mueller-Weinfurtner, Matthias Kamuf
  • Technique for Processing Encoded Information in a Wireless Communication Network
    Publication number: 20130107993
    Abstract: A technique for processing information in a wireless communication network is described. In a method in accordance with the technique, a signal encoded with a convolution code is received. The encoded signal comprises information and a check value. The encoded signal is decoded using a Viterbi algorithm to derive the information and the check value. The decoding includes computing a Viterbi state metric. A reliability parameter is then determined based on the Viterbi state metric. The information is selectively processed depending on both the check value and the reliability parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stefan Müller-Weinfurtner, Toni Brkic, Udo Wachsmann
  • HAND-OPERATED COOLING DEVICE FOR CRYOTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20130103127
    Abstract: A hand-operated cooling device for cryotherapy for treating pain, inflammations, muscle tensions or the like, includes a main body and a receptacle, which can be inserted at least partially into the main body, for the exchangeable accommodation and insertion of a gas pressure vessel. The main body includes a gas outlet actuation arrangement, which can effect, by manual actuation, the outflow of a gas from the gas pressure vessel when the receptacle is inserted, and the receptacle includes a cooling surface, which can be cooled by the outflowing gas and by the gas pressure vessel jacket, wherein the gas can be conducted inside the main body and inside the receptacle by a gas conducting arrangement and can exit at the receptacle adjacent to the cooling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Müller, Steffen Ortlib, Ingo Dreher
  • Adaptive filter for channel estimation with adaptive step-size
    Patent number: 8429215
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus for a digital mobile communication system comprises an adaptive filter for filtering an input signal. A step-size parameter chosen for the adaption of filter coefficients of the adaptive filter is computed from a variation of the filter coefficients used by the adaptive filter. This facilitates an indirect measure for the channel variation so that a good reception quality over a wide range of user velocities may be enabled in contrast to a system design based on a compromise step-size parameter being optimum for one velocity only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventor: Stefan Mueller-Weinfurtner
  • Single carrier frequency division multiple access technique
    Patent number: 8427934
    Abstract: A technique for generating a single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) signal is described, in which from a set of M input symbols a set of N output symbols (M<N) is generated. A method implementation of this technique comprises receiving a set of M input symbols in a time domain representation, subjecting the set of M input symbols to an interpolation operation in the time domain to obtain L interpolated samples (L?N), mapping the interpolated symbols, or symbols derived from the interpolated symbols, to N orthogonal sub-carriers, and outputting N output symbols in a time domain representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Dietmar Lipka, Steffen Reinhardt, Stefan Mueller-Weinfurtner
  • Workshop system with a plurality of diagnostic and/or programming devices networked by data links for vehicles
    Patent number: 8401731
    Abstract: A workshop system, with a plurality of diagnostic and/or programming devices, which are networked by means of data links and are intended for vehicles is provided. In order to enhance the reliability of workshop systems of the prior art, a warning indicating the occurrence of an event, which requires that a workshop employee intervene at a moment's notice at a first diagnostic and/or programming device of the networked devices is forwarded, as an alternative or in addition, to a second or an additional diagnostic and/or programming device to be communicated to the workshop employee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marc Torlo, Stefan Mueller
  • Preparation of nanoscalar UV absorbers
    Patent number: 8393556
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a composition, comprising a micronized insoluble organic UV absorber, which method comprises grinding the insoluble organic UV absorber, in coarse particle form, in a grinding apparatus comprising yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide grinding beads, in the presence of alkyl polyglucoside having the formula CnH2n+1O(C6H10O5)xH, in which n is an integer ranging from 8 to 16 and x is the mean polymerisation level of the glucoside moiety (C6H10O5) and ranges from 1.4 to 1.6, or an ester thereof and in the presence of an antifoam agent as dispersingagent auxiliary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Müller, Bernd Herzog
  • Detection device and method for detecting occupancy of a seat using a light guide force sensor
    Patent number: 8389879
    Abstract: To allow more reliable detection of occupancy of a seat by a person, the invention includes a detection device for detecting occupancy of a seat, in particular of a vehicle seat or motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one elongate light guide having at least one elongate core element and at least one elongate sheath at a distance from the core element. The light guide is deformable by mechanical actuation means in at least one direction running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide by the deformation brought about by the seat being occupied causes the light to exit from the light guide on the side opposite the mechanical means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Jens Kolb, Roland Uebelacker, Stefan Mueller, Juergen Meier
  • Use of benzotriazole derivatives for photostabilisation
    Patent number: 8361446
    Abstract: Use of benzotriazole derivatives of formula (1), wherein R1 is C1-C30alkyl; C1C5alkoxy; C1-C5alkoxycarbonyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; C6-C10aryl; aralkyl; —SO3M; a radical of formula (1a) R3 is hydrogen; C1C5alkyl; C1C5alkoxy; halogen, preferably Cl; or hydroxy; R4 and R5 are each independently of the other hydrogen; or d-C5alkyl; m is 1 or 2; n is O or 1; if m=1, R2 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or phenyl-substituted d-C1-C12alkyl; or C6-C10aryl; if m=2, R2 is the direct bond; or —(CH2)p—; and p is 1 to 3; for enhancing the photostability of cosmetic or dermatologic compositions comprising at least one further organic UV absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Müller, Jochen Giesinger, Thomas Ehlis, Bernd Herzog, Peter König, Gilbert Kreyer, Katja Quass
  • Coated detergent composition and manufacture process
    Patent number: 8334249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated detergent composition and a process of manufacturing thereof. More in detail the present invention refers to a coated detergent tablet wherein the coating is applied to the tablet by bringing a powder coating material in direct contact with the tablet and thereafter equalizing the powder particles in a way that a homogenous “fused” coating (film) layer is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignees: Dalli-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Gelita AG
    Inventors: Sascha Belten-Casteel, Gerard Krist, Stefan Müller, Ralf Pörschke
  • Method, apparatus, and computer product for generating an SC-FDMA signal
    Patent number: 8315148
    Abstract: A technique for generating a Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) signal based on a Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation (CAZAC) sequence is disclosed. A method embodiment of this technique comprises generating a frequency domain representation of the CAZAC sequence by providing an analytical representation of the CAZAC sequence in the frequency domain with an integer phase term and calculating the integer phase term in a recursive manner for each of a plurality of frequency domain samples of the CAZAC sequence. The resulting frequency domain representation of the CAZAC sequence is then mapped to a pre-determined frequency location before being transformed into the time domain to obtain a time domain representation of the SC-FDMA signal. The SC-FDMA signal may be a random access signal for transmission on a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Dietmar Lipka, Stefan Mueller-Weinfurtner
  • SORTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120261231
    Abstract: A sorter device and sorting apparatus for use in a conveyor line, and a conveyor line including such a sorter device and sorting apparatus. A sorting apparatus may be used in a conveyor line with an inspection device, and may include an infeed device and an outfeed device to move the products to and from a sorter device with a sorting element that can be swiveled downward. The sorter device may be equipped with at least one guide element that is arranged at a vertical distance from the sorting element and acts from above to guide the transport direction of a product that is moved on the sorting element. The guide element may be connected to the sorting element and may be designed to swivel therewith. An optional take-along device may also be present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: METTLER-TOLEDO GARVENS GMBH
    Inventors: Katrin Eiserloh, Stefan Müller
  • Blind amplitude estimation for received symbols
    Patent number: 8290090
    Abstract: A receiver apparatus and method are provided blind amplitude estimation for a received complex signal, wherein the complex signal is analyzed to determine first and second order statistics of real part and imaginary part of the complex signal. Based on a predetermined non-linear function, amplitude scaling information is pre-calculated and used to derive a desired amplitude scaling information for said determined first and second order statistics. Thereby, a low complexity method for blind amplitude estimation for unknown data symbols distorted by an unknown amount of noise can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: Alexander Lampe, Stefan Mueller-Weinfurtner
  • Spacer textile
    Patent number: 8286451
    Abstract: A spacer textile, particularly knitted spacer textile, has two cover plies spaced apart from one another, and spacer threads that connect the cover plies with one another. The cover plies are formed from a main thread system and a further thread system, forming courses that follow one another in the production direction. According to the invention, a first course is formed at least by the main thread system, and a second courses is formed by the further thread system. The thread or threads of the main thread system is/are guided without forming stitches, in the production direction, in the second course, and the cover plies have a lower tear strength there, when pulled in the production direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Mueller Textil GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Mueller, Frank Mueller
  • Image-processing device, surveillance system, method for establishing a scene reference image, and computer program
    Patent number: 8285044
    Abstract: An image-processing device carries out an object segmentation in which the object segmentation is executed and/or is executable through comparison of a camera image to a scene reference image of a surveillance scene, equipped with a learning device for generating the scene reference image; the learning device generates the scene reference image through evaluation of a medium-term and/or long-term observation of the surveillance scene a) that extends over a time period of longer than one day, preferably longer than several days, in particular longer than 1 week, and/or b) that extends over a time period that includes several states of the surveillance scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Niem, Stefan Mueller-Scheiders, Marcel Merkel
  • Technique for determining a frequency offset
    Patent number: 8259875
    Abstract: A technique for determining a frequency offset between components of a communication network based on a Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation (CAZAC) sequence is described. A method implementation of this technique comprises a provision of a set of correlation signals at different frequencies, with each correlation signal being indicative of a specific frequency offset hypothesis and comprising the CAZAC sequence. Once a synchronization signal comprising the CAZAC sequence is received, this synchronization signal is correlated with each of the correlation signals to obtain a correlation result for each frequency offset hypothesis. In a next step, at least one of the frequency offset hypotheses is selected based on a comparison of the correlation results. The frequency offset may then be determined based on the at least one selected frequency offset hypothesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Dietmar Lipka, Stefan Mueller-Weinfurtner, Udo Wachsmann
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF A TRANSISTOR
    Publication number: 20120161150
    Abstract: A method for determining the structure of a transistor having at least one first layer including GaN, one second layer including AlxGa1-xN disposed on the first layer, and one fourth layer including a metal or an alloy disposed on the second layer. The method includes setting the layer thickness of the second layer, setting the aluminum content x of the second layer, producing at least the second layer and the first layer, determining the surface potential of formula (I) and/or the charge carrier density n, and/or the charge carrier motility ? after producing the second layer and the first layer, and selecting the material of the fourth layer as a function of the at least one measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Klaus Köhler, Stefan Müller, Patrick Waltereit
  • OXAZOLIDINONE-QUINOLONE HYBRID ANTIBIOTICS
    Publication number: 20120142635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I) that are useful antimicrobial agents and effective against a variety of multi-drug resistant bacteria:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Morphochem Aktiengesellschaft Fur Kombinatorische Chemie
    Inventors: Christian Hubschwerlen, Jean-Luc Specklin, Daniel Baeschlin, Christine Schmitt, Stefan Müller, Michael W. Cappi
  • PHOTO-STABLE COSMETIC OR DERMATOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20120121524
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of an effective photo-stabilizing amount of stabilizing agent (a) selected from a diphenylacrylate UV filter (a1), a benzylidene cmphor derivative (a2), an organosiloxane comprising benzalemalonate groups (a3), a fluoren derivative (a4), and a naphthalene dicarboxylic acid derivative (a5) for improving the stability with respect to UV radiation of a cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising a UV filter combination of at least one dibenzoylmethane derivative (b) and of at least one specific amino-substituted 2-hydroxybenzophenone derivative (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Stefan MÜLLER, Bernd HERZOG, Katja QUASS