Patents by Inventor Stephan Lange

Stephan Lange 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: 11645545
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for training a digital assistant with expert knowledge. An organization or individual utilizing a suite of software applications with a harmonized user experience may employ a digital assistant within the user experience to assist users when problems arise. The digital assistant may field questions and requests in informal and unstructured speech and text, analyze this natural language, and determine an appropriate response. The digital assistant may utilize existing suitable knowledge bases and leverage subject-matter experts. The digital assistant may learn from the expert's response to the user in order to apply the knowledge to a similar question or request in the future.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Matthias Kaiser
  • Patent number: 10944250
    Abstract: A method is provided for setting up a transmission link for electrical energy, in which at least one superconductive cable and a cryostat surrounding the same are used, the cryostat having two metal tubes arranged concentrically in relation to one another, between which a vacuum insulation is provided. The ends of the cryostat in the assembled state as well as the superconductive cable located in the same are attached on fixed parts of the transmission link. At least at one end of the cryostat, there is gaplessly connected to the same a tube body which is bent by an angle of at least 180° and likewise consists of two metal tubes arranged concentrically in relation to one another, between which a vacuum insulation is provided. The superconductive cable protruding from the cryostat is arranged in the tube body at room temperature in such a way that it runs at least in the direct proximity of the wall of the inner tube of the tube body that has the greater bending radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Mark Stemmle, Stephan Lange
  • Publication number: 20200073951
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a smart search and help system. An embodiment operates by receiving a search term from a user account. A role associated with the user account is determined. One or more documents of the repository that are associated with the search term are identified. The identified one or more documents are ranked based on both their association with the search term and their association with the role. The ranked one or more documents are returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan LANGE, Paul Tanzer, Simon Hoppermann
  • Patent number: 10540661
    Abstract: A system for an integrated support interface across multiple different software applications includes an integrated support user interface, an application connector and a first support integration module. The integrated support user interface includes received user input. The application connector interfaces with multiple different software applications and receives from at least one of the software applications an application context, a user role and a system context. The first support integration module maps existing received user input to at least one support ticket and enables a chat with a user operating on an internal support system and enables a search of a customer support system for information related to the support ticket, the application context, the user role and the system context for display of results from the customer support system on the integrated support user interface. The integrated support user interface displays the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Josef Schmidt, Lars Riecke, Cornelia Kinateder, Normen Rosch, Ioannis Grammatikakis
  • Publication number: 20190392325
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for training a digital assistant with expert knowledge. An organization or individual utilizing a suite of software applications with a harmonized user experience may employ a digital assistant within the user experience to assist users when problems arise. The digital assistant may field questions and requests in informal and unstructured speech and text, analyze this natural language, and determine an appropriate response. The digital assistant may utilize existing suitable knowledge bases and leverage subject-matter experts. The digital assistant may learn from the expert's response to the user in order to apply the knowledge to a similar question or request in the future.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Matthias Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20190260194
    Abstract: A method is provided for setting up a transmission link for electrical energy, in which at least one superconductive cable and a cryostat surrounding the same are used, the cryostat having two metal tubes arranged concentrically in relation to one another, between which a vacuum insulation is provided. The ends of the cryostat in the assembled state as well as the superconductive cable located in the same are attached on fixed parts of the transmission link. At least at one end of the cryostat, there is gaplessly connected to the same a tube body which is bent by an angle of at least 180° and likewise consists of two metal tubes arranged concentrically in relation to one another, between which a vacuum insulation is provided. The superconductive cable protruding from the cryostat is arranged in the tube body at room temperature in such a way that it runs at least in the direct proximity of the wall of the inner tube of the tube body that has the greater bending radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Nexans
    Inventors: Mark STEMMLE, Stephan LANGE
  • Patent number: 10330239
    Abstract: A pipeline to transport a frozen medium is indicated which has an outer transversely to its longitudinal direction undulated limiting pipe, arranged inside are at least one metal pipe for guiding the frozen medium as well as a cooling pipe composed of metal for guiding a second frozen medium. In the limiting pipe hollow areas are available for evacuation. Fitted inside the limiting pipe are at least two transversely to their longitudinal direction undulated metal pipes for guiding the frozen medium, which are each surrounded by a thermal insulation. During the operation of the pipeline the frozen medium is led in different directions through both the metal pipes. Attached around both the metal pipes and the cooling pipe is a pipe shaped closed sleeve composed of a thermally good conductive material that is in contact with the cooling pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Rainer Soika, Michele Di Palma, Stephan Lange
  • Patent number: 10263399
    Abstract: A latching foot assembly for latching electrical components on a support rail includes first and second latching feet or members each including first and second resilient clamping portions between which the support rail is latched or grasped. A latching finger is integral with the first clamping portion of each latching foot. The first clamping portions of the latching feet are connected in interlocking fashion. The latching finger of the first clamping portion of the first latching foot has a support surface for supporting the support rail in a latched state. The support surface extends farther in the direction of the second clamping portion than a support surface for supporting the support rail in the latched state of the latching finger of the first clamping portion of the at least one second latching foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Böcker, Stephan Lange, Gerald Busch
  • Patent number: 9960574
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributing current in a low-voltage system includes a plurality of disk-shaped modules that can be arranged adjacent to each other in a row and mounted or locked on a carrier rail. At least one supply module, at least one fuse module, and at least one distributing module are provided. The modules have at least one cross connector for a positive potential and at least one cross connector for a negative potential. The fuse module and the distributing module also have at least one additional cross connector for a potential that is protected by the fuse module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marc Böcker, Michael Gerkens, Andreas Hähnel, Stephan Lange, Klaus Schürmann, Ralph Tempel
  • Publication number: 20180097339
    Abstract: A latching foot assembly for latching electrical components on a support rail includes first and second latching feet or members each including first and second resilient clamping portions between which the support rail is latched or grasped. A latching finger is integral with the first clamping portion of each latching foot. The first clamping portions of the latching feet are connected in interlocking fashion. The latching finger of the first clamping portion of the first latching foot has a support surface for supporting the support rail in a latched state. The support surface extends farther in the direction of the second clamping portion than a support surface for supporting the support rail in the latched state of the latching finger of the first clamping portion of the at least one second latching foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Stephan LANGE, Gerald BUSCH
  • Publication number: 20170330195
    Abstract: A system for an integrated support interface across multiple different software applications includes an integrated support user interface, an application connector and a first support integration module. The integrated support user interface includes received user input. The application connector interfaces with multiple different software applications and receives from at least one of the software applications an application context, a user role and a system context. The first support integration module maps existing received user input to at least one support ticket and enables a chat with a user operating on an internal support system and enables a search of a customer support system for information related to the support ticket, the application context, the user role and the system context for display of results from the customer support system on the integrated support user interface. The integrated support user interface displays the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Josef Schmidt, Lars Riecke, Cornelia Kinateder, Normen Rosch, Ioannis Grammatikakis
  • Publication number: 20170130891
    Abstract: A pipeline to transport a frozen medium is indicated which has an outer transversely to its longitudinal direction undulated limiting pipe, arranged inside are at least one metal pipe for guiding the frozen medium as well as a cooling pipe composed of metal for guiding a second frozen medium. In the limiting pipe hollow areas are available for evacuation. Fitted inside the limiting pipe are at least two transversely to their longitudinal direction undulated metal pipes for guiding the frozen medium, which are each surrounded by a thermal insulation. During the operation of the pipeline the frozen medium is led in different directions through both the metal pipes. Attached around both the metal pipes and the cooling pipe is a pipe shaped closed sleeve composed of a thermally good conductive material that is in contact with the cooling pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer SOIKA, Michele DI PALMA, Stephan LANGE
  • Patent number: 9628564
    Abstract: Example systems and methods of using and modifying hierarchical information are presented. In one example, a request for information associated with a topic is received from a user device. In response to the request, first topic information corresponding to a first hierarchical level and second topic information corresponding to a second hierarchical level lower than the first hierarchical level are accessed. Combined topic information is generated which includes the first topic information that is modified based on the second topic information. The combined topic information is then transmitted to the user device for display on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Stephan Lange
  • Patent number: 9600805
    Abstract: Techniques for presenting information on a mobile communication device to an employee of an organization include receiving an indication to present information associated with an organization to an employee of the organization; in response to receiving the indication, determining a current geographic location of the employee; identifying a facility of a plurality of facilities associated with the organization based on the determined current geographic location of the employee; retrieving information associated with the identified facility from a local memory of the mobile communication device; and presenting the retrieved information to the employee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Stephan Lange, Manuela Janicki, Torsten Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20170047714
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributing current in a low-voltage system includes a plurality of disk-shaped modules that can be arranged adjacent to each other in a row and mounted or locked on a carrier rail. At least one supply module, at least one fuse module, and at least one distributing module are provided. The modules have at least one cross connector for a positive potential and at least one cross connector for a negative potential. The fuse module and the distributing module also have at least one additional cross connector for a potential that is protected by the fuse module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Michael GERKENS, Andreas HÄHNEL, Stephan LANGE, Klaus SCHÜRMANN, Ralph TEMPEL
  • Patent number: 9296074
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided for a helically corrugated pipe made of metal, which has an end face extending along a turn of the thread of its corrugation and a connecting element to be fastened to the pipe. The connecting element includes a pipe piece which has a helically extending inner surface corresponding to the turn of the thread of the corrugation of the pipe. The pipe piece is mounted on the pipe in the corrugation of the pipe. A metal ring is arranged on the pipe piece, where the pipe piece has sections with different inner diameters arranged one behind the other in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Michele Di Palma, Stephan Lange, Klaus Schippl, Ing Christian Frohne
  • Patent number: 9261206
    Abstract: A flexible pipeline for transporting a pressurized flowable medium, includes two pipes of metal which are corrugated transversely of their longitudinal direction, an inner pipe and an outer pipe which are arranged concentrically relative to each other with the inclusion of an annular gap. A vacuum insulation is arranged in the annular gap between the two pipes. On the other side of the inner pipe is mounted a tension proof reinforcement which is connected at both ends of the inner pipe fixedly to the inner pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Rainer Soika, Stephan Lange
  • Publication number: 20150281363
    Abstract: Example systems and methods of using and modifying hierarchical information are presented. In one example, a request for information associated with a topic is received from a user device. In response to the request, first topic information corresponding to a first hierarchical level and second topic information corresponding to a second hierarchical level lower than the first hierarchical level are accessed. Combined topic information is generated which includes the first topic information that is modified based on the second topic information. The combined topic information is then transmitted to the user device for display on the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Stephan Lange
  • Patent number: 9070497
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided with at least one superconductive cable and a cryostat surrounding the cable is disclosed. The cryostat includes at least one thermally insulated pipe which encloses the superconductive cable and a hollow space for conducting a cooling agent therethrough. The cryostat is constructed in the same manner as the superconductive cable located in the cryostat for connection to stationary parts of a transmission path for electrical energy. At each of the ends of the cryostat (KR) constructed for connection to the stationary parts of the transmission path, two spaced apart bellows are mounted in the cryostat (KR), and between the two bellows each of the two ends of the cryostat (KR) a thermally insulated and curved pipe piece is mounted belonging to the cryostat (KR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Mark Stemmle, Klaus Schippl, Stephan Lange, Michele Di Palma
  • Publication number: 20150136268
    Abstract: A flexible pipeline for transporting a pressurized flowable medium, includes two pipes of metal which are undulated transversely of their longitudinal direction, an inner pipe and an outer pipe which are arranged concentrically relative to each other with the inclusion of an annular gap. A vacuum insulation is arranged in the annular gap between the two pipes. On the other side of the inner pipe is mounted a tension proof reinforcement which is connected at both ends of the inner pipe fixedly to the inner pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Rainer Soika, Stephan Lange