Patents by Inventor Thomas Anderl

Thomas Anderl 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: 9852319
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to estimate the location of an RFID tag using tag read information, such as a tag read count or a tag read rate, and an opportunity metric, such as an inventory cycle duration, inventory cycle rate, or inventory cycle count. A tag tracking system determines read information for a tag in a zone and an opportunity metric associated with the tag and the zone. The tag tracking system then computes a success rate based on the tag read information and opportunity metric, and uses the success rate to estimate the location of the tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: IMPINJ, INC.
    Inventors: Alberto Pesavento, Thomas Anderl, Robert J. Ascani
  • Publication number: 20120204627
    Abstract: A method for detecting cavitation in a hydrostatic system includes capturing an oscillation typical for the cavitation from a pressure captured over time. Furthermore, the method includes establishing an evaluation variable for cavitation on the basis of the captured oscillation. Additionally, the method includes comparing the evaluation variable to a comparison value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Anderl, Matthias Mueller, Michael Mast
  • Publication number: 20110290074
    Abstract: A power split transmission includes a first power branch having a continuously variable transmission and a separable second power branch. The two power branches are combined again in a summation gear and a device connects or disconnects the second branch when a synchronous condition is present when changing from an initial driving range into a target driving range. A control device for controlling and adjusting the transmission ratio of the first power branch is connected to the continuously variable transmission. A predicting device for predicting an efficiency ?v of the first power branch in a target driving range is connected to the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Schulte, Jürgen Winkelbake, Thomas Anderl
  • Publication number: 20070296590
    Abstract: RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in an unbiased manner. But if interference is high, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in a biased manner that disfavors at least one channel over another, in view of the detected interference. The choice of the next channel can thus result in diminishing communication in channels with a lot of RF interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Diorio, Aanand Esterberg, Thomas Anderl, Scott Cooper
  • Publication number: 20070296603
    Abstract: RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then hopping to another channel is performed according to an ordinary decision. But if interference is high, then hopping out to another channel can be earlier than would be dictated by the ordinary decision under the same circumstances. The earlier hopping out can result in diminishing communication in channels with a lot of RF interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Diorio, Thomas Anderl, Scott Cooper, Aanand Esterberg