Patents by Inventor Thomas Erdmann

Thomas Erdmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20250185529
    Abstract: An agricultural working machine, in particular distribution machine, having a platform which is provided for walking on the working machine and preferably has at least one step and/or a tread, and is arranged on the working machine so as to be able to be brought into different positions and comprises at least one railing, in particular designed in the manner of a guardrail. In order to design a working machine in such a way that the platform, in particular the railing, is able to be brought particularly compactly to the working machine in the transport position, it is provided that the railing is divided at least in sections into a plurality of sections, preferably aligned at least approximately in parallel, which are pivotable, in particular foldable, in mutually repellent and/or opposite directions for lowering the railing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel MERTENS, Thomas ERDMANN
  • Patent number: 12170892
    Abstract: The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Victa, Benjamin A. Detwiler, Nikhil Nilakantan, Todd Wheeler, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, E Thomas Erdmann, IV, Sriram Hariharan
  • Publication number: 20240371252
    Abstract: Methods to provide separation notifications are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Detwiler, Siva Ganesh Movva, Katherine K. Ernst, Richard Akira Heru, Johan O. Bergerengen, Langford M. Wasada, Ernst Thomas Erdmann, IV
  • Patent number: 12073705
    Abstract: Methods to provide separation notifications are described. In an embodiment, movement is detected beyond a threshold distance from a trusted location, in response to the detecting, receiving an indication that at least one accessory device is nearby the electronic device and storing information on a status of a wireless connection with the at least one accessory device, receiving an indication that the electronic device is in transit, monitoring the wireless connection for the at least one accessory device, and upon detection of a lost wireless connection for the at least one accessory device, send a separation notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Detwiler, Siva Ganesh Movva, Katherine K. Ernst, Richard Akira Heru, Johan O. Bergerengen, Langford M. Wasada, Ernst Thomas Erdmann, IV
  • Patent number: 11889302
    Abstract: The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Victa, Benjamin A. Detwiler, Nikhil Nilakantan, Todd Wheeler, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, E. Thomas Erdmann, IV, Sriram Hariharan
  • Publication number: 20230328515
    Abstract: The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Victa, Benjamin A. Detwiler, Nikhil Nilakantan, Todd Wheeler, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, E. Thomas Erdmann, IV, Sriram Hariharan
  • Patent number: 11736938
    Abstract: The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Victa, Benjamin A. Detwiler, Nikhil Nilakantan, Todd Wheeler, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, E. Thomas Erdmann, IV, Sriram Hariharan
  • Publication number: 20220358830
    Abstract: Methods to provide separation notifications are described. In an embodiment, movement is detected beyond a threshold distance from a trusted location, in response to the detecting, receiving an indication that at least one accessory device is nearby the electronic device and storing information on a status of a wireless connection with the at least one accessory device, receiving an indication that the electronic device is in transit, monitoring the wireless connection for the at least one accessory device, and upon detection of a lost wireless connection for the at least one accessory device, send a separation notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Detwiler, Siva Ganesh Movva, Katherine K. Ernst, Richard Akira Heru, Johan O. Bergerengen, Langford M. Wasada, Ernst Thomas Erdmann, IV
  • Publication number: 20220301410
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions to cause one or more processor to perform operations comprising establishing a wireless connection with a beacon peripheral, monitoring a connection state of the wireless connection, in response to detecting a loss of connection with the beacon peripheral, posting a separation notification for the beacon peripheral to a notification framework of the electronic device, deferring display of the notification during a reconnect interval, attempting to reconnect with the beacon peripheral during the reconnect interval, and displaying the separation notification via a user interface in response to a failure to reconnect with the beacon peripheral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ernst Thomas Erdmann, IV, Sriram Hariharan, Brent M. Ledvina, Scott Lopatin, Robert W. Mayor
  • Publication number: 20220201429
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device comprising a wireless processor coupled with a wireless radio, memory to store instructions, and one or more processors to execute the instructions. The one or more processors, based on the instructions, are to scan for a beacon advertisement using the wireless processor, store the beacon and a timestamp in a beacon advertisement buffer in response to detection of the beacon via the wireless processor, correlate a beacon advertisement with stored location data to determine a location estimate for a device associated with the beacon advertisement, encrypt the location estimate for the beacon advertisement using a beacon identifier broadcast with the beacon identifier, and transmit a hash of the beacon identifier and an encrypted location estimate for the beacon advertisement to a device locator server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Schoenberg, Adam M. Driscoll, E. Thomas Erdmann, IV, Emmanuel Lalande, Michael C. Laster, Scott Lopatin, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Christina Selle, Langford M. Wasada, Swadesh Bhattacharya, Raghunandan K. Pai, Brent M. Ledvina
  • Publication number: 20220070667
    Abstract: The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Victa, Benjamin A. Detwiler, Nikhil Nilakantan, Todd Wheeler, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, E. Thomas Erdmann, IV, Sriram Hariharan
  • Patent number: 11052963
    Abstract: A throttle tube assembly including a throttle tube, a throttle body, a bearing, and a stop collar. The throttle tube extends along a central axis from a proximal most end to a distal most end, the throttle including a lumen extending through the throttle tube. The throttle body is connected to the throttle tube, at the proximal end of the throttle tube, the throttle body having a bearing seat aligned along the central axis with the throttle body. The bearing being disposed in the bearing seat and axially aligned with the throttle body and partially axially aligned with the throttle tube. The stop collar is fixed to the throttle body configured and arranged to actuate a throttle by wire system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Publication number: 20200255084
    Abstract: A throttle tube assembly including a throttle tube, a throttle body, a bearing, and a stop collar. The throttle tube extends along a central axis from a proximal most end to a distal most end, the throttle including a lumen extending through the throttle tube. The throttle body is connected to the throttle tube, at the proximal end of the throttle tube, the throttle body having a bearing seat aligned along the central axis with the throttle body. The bearing being disposed in the bearing seat and axially aligned with the throttle body and partially axially aligned with the throttle tube. The stop collar is fixed to the throttle body configured and arranged to actuate a throttle by wire system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Patent number: 10668974
    Abstract: A throttle tube including a radial bearing on a cable side of the throttle tube. On the cable side of the throttle tube, a bearing is used to support the throttle tube on the handle bar to avoid the undesirable friction feeling that would otherwise resulting due to the rubbing of the throttle tube against the supporting handle bar. The bearing on the cable side is located inline with the cable cam housing and the cable itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Publication number: 20200139826
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (100) for accommodating power electronics (102) for a vehicle, wherein the housing (100) comprises a well (104) made of a plastic material, and a heat sink (110) made of a thermally conductive metal material, wherein the heat sink (110) comprises an inner part (112) located on an inner surface of the well (104) and an outer part (114) located on an outer surface of the well (104), and at least one Peltier element (118) is located between the inner part (112) and the outer part (114).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ajoy PALIT, Thomas ERDMANN
  • Patent number: 10454405
    Abstract: A driver assembly comprises a predetermined number of semiconductor switches, wherein one of the semiconductor switches is arranged inside of a circular curve and the remaining semiconductor switches are arranged on the circular curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit
  • Publication number: 20190202523
    Abstract: A throttle tube including a radial bearing on a cable side of the throttle tube. On the cable side of the throttle tube, a bearing is used to support the throttle tube on the handle bar to avoid the undesirable friction feeling that would otherwise resulting due to the rubbing of the throttle tube against the supporting handle bar. The bearing on the cable side is located inline with the cable cam housing and the cable itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Erdmann
  • Publication number: 20180275172
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for measuring an electrical current flow comprising a printed circuit board, a sensor component for detecting magnetic fields, said sensor component being arranged on a surface of the printed circuit board, and a conducting element for conducting the current that is to be measured, wherein at least a first portion of the conducting element between a first end of the conducting element and a second end of the conducting element is arranged such that the sensor component is situated between the surface of the printed circuit board and the first portion of the conducting element, such that the sensor component monitors a magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the conducting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas ERDMANN, Ajoy PALIT
  • Patent number: 10014932
    Abstract: The approach relates to a procedure for determining a signal transmission quality of a light transmission path, which consists of a light transmitter on one end and a light receiver on its other end. A transmitter code is received in a first step. The transmitter code hereby represents a signal which is transmitted from the light transmitter to the light receiver. In a further step the receiver code is read in. The receiver code hereby represents a signal which was provided by the light receiver by using the transmitter code. The determining of a degree of correspondency between the transmitter code and the receiver code is performed in a final step of determining, in order to define the signal transmission quality of the light transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Erdmann, Jorg Jahn
  • Patent number: 9917533
    Abstract: A driver assembly comprises several semiconductor switches that are arranged in a plane so that distances between adjacent semiconductor switches in the plane are equally large, and so that each semiconductor switch has the same number of adjacent semiconductor switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lemförder Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Jahn, Thomas Erdmann, Ajoy Palit