Patents by Inventor Thomas Bauer

Thomas Bauer 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: 12640764
    Abstract: Aspects are provided for radio frequency (RF) front end modules. The radio frequency front end modules comprises a common antenna node, an antenna switch matrix (ASM) comprising an ASM first signal terminal and at least two ASM second signal terminals, the ASM first signal terminal being coupled with the common antenna node; at least two RF micro acoustic filters coupleable to the common antenna node via the ASM. At least a first RF micro acoustic filter of the at least two RF micro acoustic filters comprises a micro acoustic pre-filter comprising a pre-filter first signal terminal and a pre-filter second signal terminal, the pre-filter first signal terminal coupled with the ASM; and a micro acoustic main-filter comprising a main-filter first signal terminal and a main-filter second signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Selmeier, Carsten Potratz, Lasse Jalmari Toivanen, Florian Habel, Thomas Bauer, David Francis Berdy
  • Patent number: 12562716
    Abstract: At least three acoustic filters circuits FC are arranged on a single chip CH. At least two of them are electrically connected already on the chip for multiplexing. This reduces space consumption and leads to smaller device size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Florian Habel, Thomas Bauer, Peter Hagn, Thomas Dengler
  • Patent number: 12413202
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave resonator arrangement comprises a piezoelectric substrate (100) and a surface acoustic wave resonator (110) which includes an interdigital transducer (111,112) disposed on the piezoelectric substrate (100). A trench (130) is disposed within the piezoelectric substrate (100) facing the resonator (110). Trench (130) causes reflected waves (143,144) in response to waves (141,142) leaking from the surface acoustic wave resonator. Trench (130) is configured such that the reflected acoustic waves (143,144) achieve phases at the edge (115) of the resonator (110) such that the accumulated phases of all the reflected waves received at edge (115) is zero or substantially zero, thereby avoiding constructive interference of the reflected waves with the acoustic waves resonating in the resonator. Thereby undesired acoustic coupling between resonators or influence of waves reflected at edges of the piezoelectric substrate or dicing lines is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Carsten Potratz, Peter Selmeier, Thomas Bauer, Helmut Klamm
  • Patent number: 12313100
    Abstract: A hydraulic arrangement (1) including a supply port (P), a return port (T), a working port arrangement (L, R), and a valve (2) controlling a supply of hydraulic fluid from the supply port (P) to the working port arrangement (L, R), wherein the valve (2) includes a housing (4) and a spool (3) movable in lengthwise direction in the housing (4) and forming together with the housing (4) at least one flow path the resistance of which depends on the position of the spool (3) in the housing (4), and the spool (3) is actuated by a hydraulic pilot pressure (21, 22) in a pressure chamber (7, 8). In such a hydraulic arrangement a safety functionality should be achieved in a simple way. To this end the housing (4) includes a pilot pressure relief port (20) connected to the return port (T) via a shut-off valve (10) and the spool (3) after a predetermined stroke (13, 14) opens a connection between the pressure chamber (7, 8) and the pilot pressure relief port (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS APS
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Poul Ennemark
  • Publication number: 20250149029
    Abstract: An audio, video and control (“AVC”) operating system is implemented on an AVC processing core coupled to one or more peripheral devices. Using a large learning model (“LLM”) module, the AVC system detects audio signals obtained from a user and infers oral commands from the audio signals. Thereafter, one or more actions corresponding to the oral commands are performed on the peripheral devices and/or the AVC processing core. In another embodiment, the AVC system obtains contextual awareness data of a room environment in which the AVC operating system functions. Thereafter, based upon the contextual awareness data, the system performs actions on the peripheral devices or AVC processing core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Derek Wearin Lieb, Christopher Jaynes, Matthew Skogmo, Thomas Bauer
  • Patent number: 12275887
    Abstract: A method for storing an inorganic salt, wherein the inorganic salt has a long service life, and the stability of a salt melt made of the inorganic salt is increased. This is achieved in that the inorganic salt is provided in a liquid state, wherein the inorganic salt comprises anions which decompose when heat is supplied, thereby forming at least one gaseous decomposition product, and the pressure of the gas atmosphere is set such that the gas atmosphere is in chemical equilibrium with the inorganic salt in the liquid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Bonk, Markus Braun, Jochen Forstner, Veronika Sötz, Thomas Bauer
  • Publication number: 20250062750
    Abstract: At least three acoustic filters circuits FC are arranged on a single chip CH. At least two of them are electrically connected already on the chip for multiplexing. This reduces space consumption and leads to smaller device size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Florian HABEL, Thomas BAUER, Peter HAGN, Thomas DENGLER
  • Patent number: 12213882
    Abstract: A sutureless implant for replacing damaged natural chordae tendineae of a human or possibly animal heart, the implant including a distal implant part, a proximal implant part, and an artificial chord. The distal implant part is configured to fit in a lumen of an implant delivery device and includes a self-spreading portion spreading radially outside when the distal implant part is released from the lumen, the self-spreading portion being capable of anchoring the distal implant part in human muscle tissue. The proximal implant part is configured to fit in the lumen of the implant delivery device and comprises a self-spreading portion spreading radially outside when the proximal implant part is released from the lumen, the self-spreading portion being capable of bearing on a tissue portion of leaflet tissue. The distal implant part and the proximal implant part are connected by the chord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: COREMEDIC AG
    Inventors: Silvio Schaffner, Tobias Aeschlimann, Oliver Wüthrich, Thomas Bauer
  • Publication number: 20250026656
    Abstract: Processes and devices for reducing impurities in halogen salts, where the halogen salt is brought into contact with an active metal. The halogen salts purified in this way are suitable for use as high-temperature storage materials in thermal power plants and for industrial process heat, or as electrolytes in batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Wenjin DING, Qing GONG, Thomas BAUER
  • Publication number: 20250014785
    Abstract: A method produces a high-voltage insulator. The method includes: providing a substantially rotationally symmetrical insulating pipe; applying an insulating sheath to the insulating pipe; fastening at least one flange to at least one end of the insulating pipe; and applying at least one insulating strip circumferentially to the insulating pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Sergej Kovalenko, Simon Lautenschlager
  • Publication number: 20250002236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paper bag having bag contents to be mixed with water. e.g. having a building material such as dry mortar, cement, gypsum, lime and refractory compounds, wherein it is already known that the paper bag contains a disintegration agent so that the bag disintegrates when the bag contents and water are mixed together, and the paper bag does not have to be disposed of separately. A disadvantage of this is that these bags are not very stable mechanically and in terms of storage. According to the invention, the bag contents comprise the disintegration agent for the paper bag, meaning that the bag loses its stability only when its contents comes into contact with water and thus the disintegration agent becomes effective. The disintegration agent or one of the disintegration agents is preferably a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a surfactant, a flow agent, a disintegration aid (debonding agent) for paper disintegration into paper pulps, or a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Peter WEISSMANN, Thomas BAUER, Uwe GROSS
  • Publication number: 20240391522
    Abstract: A hydraulic arrangement including a supply port (5), a working port arrangement (20), a valve arrangement (3, 8, 21) controlling a supply of hydraulic fluid from the supply port (5) to the working port arrangement (20), a command device (20) controlling the valve arrangement (3, 8, 21), and a sensor arrangement (19) sensing at least a working condition of the hydraulic arrangement is described. In such a hydraulic arrangement a simple way should be given to achieve a safety functionality. To this end the valve arrangement (3, 8, 21) includes flow limiting means (9) operatively coupled to the sensor arrangement (19), wherein the flow limiting means (9) limit the flow to the working port arrangement (20) depending on the at least one working condition of the hydraulic arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen
  • Publication number: 20240392814
    Abstract: A hydraulic arrangement (1) including a supply port (P), a return port (T), a working port arrangement (L, R), and a valve (2) controlling a supply of hydraulic fluid from the supply port (P) to the working port arrangement (L, R), wherein the valve (2) includes a housing (4) and a spool (3) movable in lengthwise direction in the housing (4) and forming together with the housing (4) at least one flow path the resistance of which depends on the position of the spool (3) in the housing (4), and the spool (3) is actuated by a hydraulic pilot pressure (21, 22) in a pressure chamber (7, 8). In such a hydraulic arrangement a safety functionality should be achieved in a simple way. To this end the housing (4) includes a pilot pressure relief port (20) connected to the return port (T) via a shut-off valve (10) and the spool (3) after a predetermined stroke (13, 14) opens a connection between the pressure chamber (7, 8) and the pilot pressure relief port (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Poul Ennemark
  • Patent number: 12074587
    Abstract: At least three acoustic filters circuits FC are arranged on a single chip CH. At least two of them are electrically connected already on the chip for multiplexing. This reduces space consumption and leads to smaller device size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Florian Habel, Thomas Bauer, Peter Hagn, Thomas Dengler
  • Publication number: 20240283479
    Abstract: Aspects are provided for radio frequency (RF) front end modules. The radio frequency front end modules comprises a common antenna node, an antenna switch matrix (ASM) comprising an ASM first signal terminal and at least two ASM second signal terminals, the ASM first signal terminal being coupled with the common antenna node; at least two RF micro acoustic filters coupleable to the common antenna node via the ASM. At least a first RF micro acoustic filter of the at least two RF micro acoustic filters comprises a micro acoustic pre-filter comprising a pre-filter first signal terminal and a pre-filter second signal terminal, the pre-filter first signal terminal coupled with the ASM; and a micro acoustic main-filter comprising a main-filter first signal terminal and a main-filter second signal terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Selmeier, Carsten Potratz, Lasse Jalmari Toivanen, Florian Habel, Thomas Bauer, David Francis Berdy
  • Patent number: 12055207
    Abstract: A housing is provided with a receiving area for a mounting part of a mount assembly fastened to the receiving area by a substance-to-substance bond. The receiving area has a centering portion for the mounting part and possibly a positioning portion for the mounting part which is operative in axial direction and transitions into an adjacent housing wall via a housing edge. The receiving area is provided in the radial extension region of the housing edge with a clearance operative in axial direction relative to the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Monika Röβner, Thomas Bauer
  • Publication number: 20240204752
    Abstract: An improved electro acoustic RF filter (FC) is provided . The RF filter comprises an electro acoustic resonator (EAR) connected between an input port and an output port, an impedance element and a damping and/or dissipation element (DE) in mechanical contact to the impedance element. The damping and/or dissipation element is provided and configured to remove acoustic energy from the impedance element which has a similar construction as the resonator on the same substrate. With such a construction an acoustically inactive impedance element (AIIE) is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Ansgar SCHAEUFELE, Thomas BAUER, Gholamreza DADGAR JAVID
  • Patent number: 12009805
    Abstract: An improved DMS filter with electrode structures between a first port and a second port is provided. Wiring junctions are realized in multilayer crossing with dielectric material in between. There are insulating patches (L2) between crossing conductor layers (L1,L3). Signal wirings may be realized with multiple conductor layers (L1, L3) to reduce wiring resistance and the upper conductor layer (L3) of the signal wiring may partly overlap the insulating patches (L2). The insulating patches (L2) may extend over the acoustic path to achieve temperature compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Ansgar Schäufele, Thomas Dengler
  • Patent number: 11962226
    Abstract: A rotor carrier for a rotor of an electric machine and to a hybrid module with such a rotor carrier. The rotor carrier includes a tubular base body having elements on an outer circumferential surface facing the rotor for connection between base body and rotor, the base body is connected to a hub by a connection element. The connection element has an axial portion which extends along a part of the axial length of the base body and runs coaxial to the latter, in that receptacles for parts of a clutch are provided on an inner circumferential surface of the axial portion remote of the base body, and in that the connection element has a flange area adjoining the axial portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Großpietsch, Angelika Ebert, Monika Rößner, Christoph Margraf, Thomas Bauer
  • Patent number: D1121436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kohmann, Thomas Bauer