Patents by Inventor Thomas Fischer

Thomas Fischer 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: 20180218088
    Abstract: A system for processing graph-modeled data in a relational database is provided. The system can include at least one data processor and at least one memory storing instructions that are executed by the at least one data processor. Executing the instructions can result in operations comprising: receiving a request to execute a graph algorithm operating on graph-modeled data stored at a relational database; and executing the graph algorithm within the relational database, the executing comprising use of an adjacency structure within the relational database. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Hinnerk Gildhoff, Romans Kasperovics, Cornelia Kinder, Marcus Paradies
  • Publication number: 20180218065
    Abstract: A system for processing graph-modeled data in a relational database is provided. In some implementations, the system performs operations comprising: receiving, from a first user, a request to define a graph algorithm operating on a graph workspace, the graph workspace comprising at least a portion of graph-modeled data stored at a relational database; applying a first security rule associated with the relational database, the applying comprising determining whether the first user has a privilege to define the graph algorithm operating on the graph workspace; and storing the graph algorithm at the relational database, when the first user is determined to have the privilege to define the graph algorithm operating on the graph workspace. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Hinnerk Gildhoff, Romans Kasperovics, Cornelia Kinder, Marcus Paradies
  • Publication number: 20180190530
    Abstract: An apparatus which comprises an expansion unit configured for expanding a foil, and a mounting unit configured for subsequently mounting the expanded foil on a frame and a workpiece, in particular a wafer, on the expanded foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20180142658
    Abstract: A device (1) for measuring the injection rate dm(t)/dt of an injection valve (2) for a fluid (4a), wherein m(t) is the injection quantity of the fluid (4a) as a function of the time (t), having a measurement volume (3) which is closed off on all sides and which is filled with a test fluid (4), having an opening (5a) in one wall (5) of the measurement volume (3) for the purposes of receiving the injection valve (2) such that the injection valve (2), in the installed position, projects with at least one injection opening (2a) into the measurement volume (3), and having a pressure sensor (6) which is arranged in the measurement volume (3), wherein correction means (8, 8a, 9a, 9b, 9c) are provided for determining the propagation time of a pressure wave (12), which originates from the injection opening (2a) and which propagates through the test fluid (4), to the pressure sensor (6) and for correcting the measured injection rate dm(t)/dt, taking said propagation time into consideration, to give a rectified injectio
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Clemens Majer, Iris Hartung, Thomas Fischer, Wolfgang Sander
  • Patent number: 9980062
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a hearing aid housing and an antenna device constructed to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength lambda. The antenna device has a frame incorporated in the hearing aid housing for holding assemblies of the hearing aid and the frame has an electrically conductive structure being an integral part of the frame. A method for producing a hearing aid includes patterning a surface of the frame, applying an electrically conductive layer to the surface of the frame and incorporating the frame into the hearing aid housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Hans Adel, Johannes Kuhn, Jan Bauer, Mario Schuehler, Frank Naumann, Oliver Nipp, Daniela Beck
  • Patent number: 9966277
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided. The arrangement may include: a substrate having a front side and a back side, a die region within the substrate, a multi-purpose layer defining a back side of the die region, and an etch stop layer disposed over the multi-purpose layer between the multi-purpose layer and the back side of the substrate. The multi-purpose layer may be formed of an ohmic material, and the etch stop layer may be of a first conductivity type of a first doping concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Markus Zundel, Andre Schmenn, Damian Sojka, Isabella Goetz, Gudrun Stranzl, Sebastian Werner, Thomas Fischer, Carsten Ahrens, Edward Fuergut
  • Patent number: 9961779
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic assembly in which an electronic component supported on a wiring support is encapsulated with an encapsulation material, the method including: —arranging the electronic component on the wiring support in such a manner that a stress applied onto the electronic component by the encapsulation material falls below a predetermined value; and —encapsulating the electronic component with the encapsulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Lothar Biebricher, Michael Schulmeister, Jakob Schillinger, Dietmar Huber, Thomas Fischer, Stefan Günthner, Waldemar Baumung
  • Patent number: 9938428
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueously dispersible epoxy resin E, comprising building blocks derived from an aliphatic polyether polyol A, an epoxy resin B having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, an epoxy resin B? having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, which may be identical to B, or different from B, an epoxy-functional fatty acid ester D, and an aromatic polyol C, a process for the preparation thereof, and a method of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Allnex Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Elfriede Prucher
  • Patent number: 9939731
    Abstract: An illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography includes a field facet mirror and a pupil facet mirror. A correction control device, which is used for the controlled displacement of at least some field facets that are usable as correction field facets, which are signal connected to displacement actuators, is embodied so that a correction displacement path for the correction field facets is so large that a respective correction illumination channel is cut off at the margin by the correction pupil facet so that the illumination light partial beam is not transferred in the entirety thereof from the correction pupil facet into the object field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Winkler, Daniel Lenz, Thomas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20180074410
    Abstract: An illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography illuminates an object field with illumination light. The illumination optical unit has a first facet mirror including a plurality of first facets on a first mirror carrier. Disposed downstream of the first facet mirror is a second facet mirror including a plurality of second facets arranged on a second mirror carrier around a facet arrangement center. Partial beams of the illumination light are guided superposed on one another into the object field, respectively via illumination channels which have one of the first facets and one of the second facets. Second maximum angle facets are arranged at the edge of the second mirror carrier. The second maximum angle facets predetermine maximum illumination angles of the illumination light which deviate maximally from a chief ray incidence on the object field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller, Thomas Fischer, Stefan Seitz
  • Publication number: 20180074236
    Abstract: A facet mirror for EUV projection lithography has a plurality of facets for reflecting EUV illumination light. At least some of the facets are in the form of alignment facets and have a reflection surface, the edge contour of which is aligned along two alignment coordinates of an overall facet arrangement. The reflection surface of at least one of the alignment facets has a surface shape that exhibits different curvatures along two axes of curvature. The axes of curvature are tilted about a finite axis tilt angle relative to the alignment coordinates of the overall facet arrangement. The result is a facet mirror with increased EUV throughput, particularly for prolonged operation of a projection exposure apparatus that is equipped therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Sarina Wunderlich
  • Publication number: 20180052530
    Abstract: A method for navigating a focus element for highlighting menu items of a menu bar on a screen by a deflection of an actuation device on a remote control, comprising detecting a first control signal dependent on a degree of deflection of the actuation device and a second control signal dependent on an actuation force with which the actuation device is deflected; and shifting the focus element and menu items relative to each other depending on a comparison of the second control signal and a predetermined condition, if the first control signal is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: 9888327
    Abstract: A hearing aid device has an antenna device. The antenna device is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic waves of a predetermined wavelength lambda. The antenna device has an energy coupling device which is configured to supply or to draw electrical energy to or from the antenna device. The antenna device has a first conductor and a second conductor, which are in energy exchange with the energy coupling device, extend away from the energy coupling device in different directions and are arranged a short distance from a third conductor. A first ohmic connection between the first conductor and the third conductor and a second ohmic connection between the second conductor and the third conductor are arranged at a predefined distance from the energy coupling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Thomas Fischer, Jan Bauer, Mario Schuehler, Hans Adel
  • Patent number: 9877060
    Abstract: A method for programming a remote control for a device in which the device detects partially identifying metadata, filters the metadata and uses the metadata to search for matching code sets in a database. The code sets are presented in ordered sequence by probability weighting which is established depending on frequency of confirmation signal in response to the request using the filtered data, and as a function of the time difference between a current request and earlier matching requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Thomas Mirlacher
  • Publication number: 20180011509
    Abstract: A remote control having at least one multifunction button, to which force is applied in one direction by magnets and counter-magnets or mechanical springs, and to which journals with thickened heads are attached, wherein the thickened heads through interaction with bearing shells of a supporting plate serve as centering, guide, and movement stop of the multifunction button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventors: Ferdinand Maier, Thomas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20170336719
    Abstract: An illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography includes a field facet mirror and a pupil facet mirror. A correction control device, which is used for the controlled displacement of at least some field facets that are usable as correction field facets, which are signal connected to displacement actuators, is embodied so that a correction displacement path for the correction field facets is so large that a respective correction illumination channel is cut off at the margin by the correction pupil facet so that the illumination light partial beam is not transferred in the entirety thereof from the correction pupil facet into the object field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Alexander Winkler, Daniel Lenz, Thomas Fischer
  • Patent number: 9821511
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an apparatus for ultrasonic welding of at least two material webs comprising a processing sonotrode which can be excited with an ultrasonic vibration, a processing counterpart tool and a material web guide which is so designed that the material web can be passed through between the processing sonotrode and the processing counterpart tool, in which there is provided a device for heating at least one material web prior to the welding operation. To provide an ultrasonic welding apparatus which avoids the stated disadvantages and which nonetheless provides a high processing speed it is proposed according to the invention that the device for preheating at least one material web has a preheating sonotrode which can be excited with an ultrasonic vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hermann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Arnold Schneider
  • Publication number: 20170326353
    Abstract: An electrode for electrostimulation includes an electric path having a storage structure for an electrolyte which comprises a front side for placing the electrode onto the skin of a living being and a rear side for making electric contact, at least one electrically conductive contacting structure, and an electric pad comprising at least one barrier structure for preventing a lateral flow of electrolytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: ANT APPLIED NEUROSCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20170284928
    Abstract: This application relates generally to a method and apparatus to deposit particles onto one or more coupons, and harvest particles from one or more coupons, which may beneficially provide a more uniform or localized distribution of particles over a specified area on each coupon. The application relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a sieve. The application also relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a dust storm. The particle loadings achieved on each coupon or across an individual coupon may be substantially uniform. The application further relates to a laser-based method and apparatus for transferring particles deposited at localized points on a source coupon to a different substrate for further use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Furstenberg, Thomas Fischer, Viet K. Nguyen, R Andrew McGill, Chris Kendziora, Michael Papantonakis
  • Patent number: 9780161
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device and an electronic device are disclosed. In an embodiment the method comprises forming an opening in an isolation layer, isotropically etching the opening thereby forming an extended opening with curved sidewalls, and forming a conductive material in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Markus Menath, Thomas Fischer, Hermann Wendt