Patents by Inventor Thomas Brandt
Thomas Brandt 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).
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Publication number: 20240080032Abstract: A frequency linearity measurement circuit configured to measure a frequency linearity of a frequency signal includes: a first measurement circuit having a counter, where the counter is controlled by a gate signal having a gate signal period, where the first measurement circuit is configured to generate a first estimate of an integer number of clock cycles of the frequency signal within a respective gate signal period of the gate signal; a second measurement circuit having a time-to-digital converter (TDC), where the TDC is controlled by the gate signal, and is configured to generate a second estimate of a fractional number of clock cycle of the frequency signal within the respective gate signal period of the gate signal; and a reference measurement circuit configured to generate a third estimate of an expected number of clock cycles within the respective gate signal period of the gate signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Andreas Schwarz, Thomas Bauernfeind, Thorsten Brandt, Bernhard Greslehner-Nimmervoll, Daniel Maier, Francesco Lombardo, Nicolo Guarducci
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Publication number: 20240077579Abstract: A frequency linearity measurement circuit configured to measure a frequency linearity of a frequency signal includes: a first measurement circuit configured to generate a first estimate of an integer number of clock cycles of the frequency signal within a respective gate signal period of a gate signal; a second measurement circuit comprising a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to generate a second estimate of a fractional number of clock cycle of the frequency signal within the respective gate signal period; a reference measurement circuit configured to generate a third estimate of an expected number of clock cycles within the respective gate signal period; and a closed-loop frequency tracking circuit configured to track a frequency error between an expected frequency and a measured frequency, where the expected frequency and the measured frequency are determined based on the third estimate and on a sum of the first estimate and the second estimate, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Thomas Bauernfeind, Andreas Schwarz, Nicolo Guarducci, Thorsten Brandt, Francesco Lombardo, Bernhard Greslehner-Nimmervoll, Daniel Maier
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Publication number: 20180302999Abstract: A circuit board arrangement with a printed circuit board and with a circuit board carrier on which the printed circuit board is mounted, in particular for a motor vehicle drive train electronic module. The printed circuit board has a central region and a peripheral region. The printed circuit board is held in the central region on the circuit board carrier in a tangential direction in a positive-locking manner or with a first transverse force in a non-positive manner. The circuit board is held in the peripheral region on the circuit board carrier in a tangential direction with a second transverse force which is smaller than the first transverse force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Heiko SÖHNER, Johann Kirchhoffer, Thomas BRANDT, Peter SCHROLL
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Patent number: 9326406Abstract: The present invention comprises an apparatus for protecting and providing a stand for a display, which may be an electronic display, which resolves the issues of the prior art in a novel, self-contained, easy to deploy manner. The apparatus of the invention is comprised of a transportation case configured to be utilized as part of the stand when it is desired to support a display, deployable elements contained in the transportation case that enable easy and rapid deployment of the stand and display, and other elements, including, optionally, the display itself. The transportation case is configured to accept and protect a display during shipment. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the invention includes the display itself. When deployed for viewing, the display stand may be covered by a decorative skirt. The apparatus is a compact, deployable, self-contained unit for display and shipping.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Event Technology, LLCInventor: Thomas Brandt
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Patent number: 9194518Abstract: A device and a method for connecting a fluid-conducting channel to a component is provided. The channel includes at least one end having an inner cross-section, and is arranged in a sealing manner on a first part of the component. The first part is provided with a bore for conveying the fluid further, and is fixed with respect to the component. For improved connection, it is provided that the component is additionally provided with a second part surrounding the first part, and the end of the channel is arranged in a ring space formed between the first part and the second part. The end of the channel is fixed by an adhesive at least partly filling in the ring space.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Eugen Forschner GmbHInventors: Thomas Chaloupka, Thomas Brandt
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Publication number: 20130279090Abstract: The present invention comprises an apparatus for protecting and providing a stand for a display, which may be an electronic display, which resolves the issues of the prior art in a novel, self-contained, easy to deploy manner. The apparatus of the invention is comprised of a transportation case configured to be utilized as part of the stand when it is desired to support a display, deployable elements contained in the transportation case that enable easy and rapid deployment of the stand and display, and other elements, including, optionally, the display itself. The transportation case is configured to accept and protect a display during shipment. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the invention includes the display itself. When deployed for viewing, the display stand may be covered by a decorative skirt. The apparatus is a compact, deployable, self-contained unit for display and shipping.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Thomas Brandt
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Publication number: 20130009394Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) and a method for connecting a fluid-conducting channel (30) to a component (12), wherein the channel (30), at least one end having an inner cross-section (34), is arranged in a sealing manner on a first part (16) of the component (12), said first part being provided with a bore (26) for conveying the fluid further, and is fixed with respect to said component. For improved connection, it is provided that the component (12) is additionally provided with a second part (18) surrounding the first part (16), and the end of the channel (30) is arranged in a ring space (20) formed between the first part (16) and the second part (18) and is fixed by means of an adhesive (40) at least partly filling in the ring space (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Eugen Forschner GmbHInventors: Thomas Chaloupka, Thomas Brandt
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Publication number: 20120167708Abstract: A device and method for generating an additional restoring force at the gas pedal for motor vehicles, wherein a change in position of the gas pedal relative to its initial position, brought about by a corresponding activation force counter to a restoring force, leads to an increase in the driving force of the drive engine, and when the activation force diminishes a restoring force returns the gas pedal in the direction of its initial position. An actuator element is provided which applies an additional restoring force which acts in the restoring direction of the gas pedal. For energy efficiency, the invention provides that the magnitude of the additional restoring force (F) acting on the gas pedal is configured such that the gas pedal assumes a position which moves the operating point of the drive engine into a region with a relatively high efficiency level.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbHInventors: Thomas Brandt, Frank Drews, Tobias Düser, Jens Schröter, Christian Zingel, Alexander Schwarz, Sascha Ott, Andreas Zell, Carmelo Leone
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Patent number: 8208374Abstract: A respective number of terminals are managed by network agents. When initializing a connection between two terminals, the network agent initializes the connection if the relevant terminals are arranged in the same bandwidth-uncritical area. If one of the terminals is arranged in a bandwidth-critical area, the network agent ascertains the requested bandwidth and sends a resource request to an associated bandwidth broker, which uses a topology function and knowledge of bandwidth used by existing connections to check the availability of the requested bandwidth in the bandwidth-critical area of the communication network. The use of network agents and the fact that resource requests are no longer required in the communication network dynamically reduces the load on bandwidth brokers and superordinate bandwidth brokers to a significant extent.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Brandt, Markus Messner, Maria Schwarz, Jürgen Totzke
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Publication number: 20120096976Abstract: A pedal system that has a force resetting device essentially including a pedal lever with a pedal return spring that can bring the pedal lever into the neutral position (PN), an electric motor that can be swiveled about a pivot (M) and can, in the energized state, apply a resetting force (F) to the pedal lever in the direction of the neutral position (PN) of the pedal lever, a motor return spring for resetting the electric motor in the direction of the neutral position (MN) of the electric motor, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator which is arranged on the shaft of the electric motor, between the rotor and the drive disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBHInventors: Carmelo Leone, Frank Drews, Jürgen Bäumler, Thomas Brandt
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Publication number: 20120079912Abstract: A method for regulating motor vehicle speed by a pedal system having a force resetting device, including a pedal lever with a pedal return spring which can move the pedal lever to its zero position, an electric motor pivotable about a center of rotation which, when energized, can apply a resetting force to the pedal lever in the zero position direction, a motor return spring resets the electric motor in the zero position direction of the electric motor, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. When the electric motor is de-energized, the pedal return spring, the motor return spring and a hysteresis element generate a passive pedal characteristic curve (PPCC). The PPCC can be changed by energizing the electric motor, and is variable additively at maximum with the available torque of the electric motor and substractively in the region of the spring constant of the motor return spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBHInventors: Carmelo Leone, Frank Drews, Jürgen Bäumler, Thomas Brandt
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Patent number: 8004978Abstract: Method for reserving bandwidth in a packet-oriented network, in which a packet-oriented communication link is set up between a plurality of network elements using at least one communication path. In this case, an identification number which is unique to the communication link and is intended to identify the communication paths associated with the communication link is allocated. A bandwidth value for a respective communication path is then determined as the maximum bandwidth required by network elements in this communication path, and bandwidth in the respective communication path is reserved using the bandwidth value.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Brandt, Stefan Honold, Markus Messner, Maria Schwarz, Gerd Dieter Spahl
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Publication number: 20100067541Abstract: Method for reserving bandwidth in a packet-oriented network, in which a packet-oriented communication link is set up between a plurality of network elements using at least one communication path. In this case, an identification number which is unique to the communication link and is intended to identify the communication paths associated with the communication link is allocated. A bandwidth value for a respective communication path is then determined as the maximum bandwidth required by network elements in this communication path, and bandwidth in the respective communication path is reserved using the bandwidth value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Thomas Brandt, Stefan Honold, Markus Messner, Maria Schwarz, Gerd Dieter Spahl
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Publication number: 20090156632Abstract: A dosage regimen for treating vascular disease in a human comprising the steps of administering a loading dosage of about 30 mg to 70 mg of loading dose of prasugrel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and thereafter administering a daily dosage regimen of about 7.5 mg to 15 mg maintenance dose of prasugrel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: John Thomas Brandt, Nagy Alphonse Farid, Joseph Anthony Jakubowski, Christopher David Payne, Govinda Jayanath Weerakkody, Kenneth John Winters
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Publication number: 20090110001Abstract: A respective number of terminals are managed by network agents. When initializing a connection between two terminals, the network agent initializes the connection if the relevant terminals are arranged in the same bandwidth-uncritical area. If one of the terminals is arranged in a bandwidth-critical area, the network agent ascertains the requested bandwidth and sends a resource request to an associated bandwidth broker, which uses a topology function and knowledge of bandwidth used by existing connections to check the availability of the requested bandwidth in the bandwidth-critical area of the communication network. The use of network agents and the fact that resource requests are no longer required in the communication network dynamically reduces the load on bandwidth brokers and superordinate bandwidth brokers to a significant extent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Thomas Brandt, Markus Messner, Maria Schwarz, Jurgen Totzke
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Publication number: 20080214599Abstract: Use of a compound of formula (I) or a compound selected from the group consisting of a prasugrel metabolite, clopidogrel, a clopidogrel metabolite, ticlopidine, a ticlopidine metabolite, cangrelor, a cangrelor metabolite, AZD-6140, and an AZD-6140 metabolite for the treatment of and/or prevention of coagulation induced vascular diseases and recurrence thereof in a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: John Thomas Brandt, Victor Leonid Serebruany, Kenneth John Winters
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Publication number: 20070260056Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of Formula (I) is described herein. The compounds have been shown to act as cannabinoid receptor ligands and are therefore useful in the treatment of disease linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2005Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventor: Thomas Brandt
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Publication number: 20070191429Abstract: PPAR alpha activators, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of such compounds to elevate certain plasma lipid levels, including high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and to lower certain other plasma lipid levels, such as LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides and accordingly to treat diseases which are exacerbated by low levels of HDL cholesterol and/or high levels of LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, such as atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, in mammals, including humans.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Scott Bagley, Thomas Brandt, Robert Dugger, William Hada, Cheryl Hayward, Zhengyu Liu
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Publication number: 20070123507Abstract: The present invention provides a safe and convenient process for preparing compounds of Formula (I) from the corresponding heterocyclic ketone.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2004Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventor: Thomas Brandt
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Patent number: D772312Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: ASK CHEMICALS L.P.Inventors: Steven Johnston, Thomas Brandt, Sean Harmon