Patents by Inventor Thomas Franz

Thomas Franz 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: 20240073796
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Shahrnaz AZIZI, Biljana BADIC, John BROWNE, Dave CAVALCANTI, Hyung-Nam CHOI, Thorsten CLEVORN, Ajay GUPTA, Maruti GUPTA HYDE, Ralph HASHOLZNER, Nageen HIMAYAT, Simon HUNT, Ingolf KARLS, Thomas KENNEY, Yiting LIAO, Christopher MACNAMARA, Marta MARTINEZ TARRADELL, Markus Dominik MUECK, Venkatesan NALLAMPATTI EKAMBARAM, Niall POWER, Bernhard RAAF, Reinhold SCHNEIDER, Ashish SINGH, Sarabjot SINGH, Srikathyayani SRIKANTESWARA, Shilpa TALWAR, Feng XUE, Zhibin YU, Robert ZAUS, Stefan FRANZ, Uwe KLIEMANN, Christian DREWES, Juergen KREUCHAUF
  • Publication number: 20240025259
    Abstract: A vehicle charging circuit is equipped with a rectifier device, at least one intermediate circuit capacitor and at least one precharge/discharge circuit. The rectifier device is connected to the intermediate circuit capacitor via the precharge/discharge circuit. The precharge/discharge circuit has at least one first changeover switch that is configured, in a first position, to connect a first pole of the intermediate circuit capacitor to a first potential of the rectifier device. In a second position, the changeover switch connects the first pole of the intermediate circuit capacitor to the second pole of the intermediate circuit capacitor via a discharge resistor. The changeover switch is configured to adopt the second switching position in the actuation-free state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Waldemar Heimann, Martin GÖTZENBERGER, Walter SCHROD, Thomas FRANZ
  • Patent number: 11774870
    Abstract: A method for removing particles from a mask system for a projection exposure apparatus, including the following method steps: detecting the particle in the mask system, providing laser radiation, and removing the particle by irradiating the particle with laser radiation. The wavelength of the laser radiation corresponds to that of used radiation used by the projection exposure apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Carl Zeiss SMS Ltd.
    Inventors: Sergey Oshemkov, Shao-Chi Wei, Joerg Frederik Blumrich, Martin Voelcker, Thomas Franz Karl Scheruebl
  • Publication number: 20230053667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing particles from a mask system for a projection exposure apparatus, comprising the following method steps: detecting the particle in the mask system, providing laser radiation, removing the particle by irradiating the particle with laser radiation. According to the invention, the wavelength of the laser radiation corresponds to that of used radiation used by the projection exposure apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sergey Oshemkov, Shao-Chi Wei, Joerg Frederik Blumrich, Martin Voelcker, Thomas Franz Karl Scheruebl
  • Publication number: 20230011145
    Abstract: A tool for working a substrate, the tool having a stator and a working piston, which is intended to move relative to the stator along a working axis, also having a drive, which is intended to drive the working piston from a starting position along the working axis to the substrate, the drive comprising a piston coil arranged on the working piston and a first stator coil arranged on the stator, the piston coil having a piston coil axis, which is oriented transversely, to the working axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Chafic ABU ANTOUN, Albert BINDER, Florian SCHMID, Thomas FRANZ, Reto CHRISTEN, Jasmin SMAJIC
  • Patent number: 11281403
    Abstract: Circuitry comprises attribute storage circuitry having a plurality of entries to hold data defining at least a transaction attribute of one or more respective data handling transactions initiated by transaction source circuitry; comparator circuitry to compare a transaction attribute of a given data handling transaction with data held by the attribute storage circuitry to detect whether the given data handling transaction would be resolved by any data handling transaction for which attribute data is held by a respective entry in the attribute storage circuitry; and control circuitry to associate the given data handling transaction with the respective entry in the attribute storage circuitry to form a set of associated data handling transactions when the comparator circuitry detects that the given data handling transaction would be fulfilled by the data handling transaction for which attribute data is held by the respective entry in the attribute storage circuitry; the control circuitry comprising output circu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Franz Gaertner, Viswanath Chakrala, Guanghui Geng
  • Publication number: 20210385211
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating one or more digital tokens for transmission among users is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of connecting a user to a computer based system via a set of login credentials. Further, the user is allowed to select one or more digital tokens to be sent to other users. Further, one or more users are selected as recipients. A value is determined for the one or more tokens to be sent to the other users. Furthermore, a set of content is input into a message associated with the one or more tokens. The tokens along with the message are transmitted from one user to the other. Upon successful transmission, the method updates one or more account balances for the one or more users and/or recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Richard Thomas Franz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210303201
    Abstract: Circuitry comprises attribute storage circuitry having a plurality of entries to hold data defining at least a transaction attribute of one or more respective data handling transactions initiated by transaction source circuitry; comparator circuitry to compare a transaction attribute of a given data handling transaction with data held by the attribute storage circuitry to detect whether the given data handling transaction would be resolved by any data handling transaction for which attribute data is held by a respective entry in the attribute storage circuitry; and control circuitry to associate the given data handling transaction with the respective entry in the attribute storage circuitry to form a set of associated data handling transactions when the comparator circuitry detects that the given data handling transaction would be fulfilled by the data handling transaction for which attribute data is held by the respective entry in the attribute storage circuitry; the control circuitry comprising output circu
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Franz GAERTNER, Viswanath CHAKRALA, Guanghui GENG
  • Publication number: 20210169272
    Abstract: The disclosed grill resists flare-ups by catching drippings from the food in channels or trenches attached to grill elements that are easy to clean as the ends are left open. The grill elements are slanted so that there are spaces for heated air from below the grill to flow to the top of the grill, but viewed from the top these spaces cannot be seen. In one embodiment, the grill is tilted so that drippings flow towards one side of the grill, away from the heating elements below the food. Optionally, the grill elements may be detachably attached to the supporting rails for easier cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Franz Josef GEHRING, Matthew Thomas GEHRING, Sylvia Christiane GEHRING
  • Patent number: 11017223
    Abstract: Provided is a a method for evaluating a document, including establishing, by a processor of a computing system, a video data link for transmitting a video signal between a second data processing device comprising a video recording device, and a first data processing device, generating, by the processor, an operation identification number assigned to user data, wherein the operating identification number is tamper-proof, transmitting, by the processor, the operating identification number to the second data processing device, transmitting, by the second data processing device, the user data to the first data processing device, transmitting, by the second data processing device, an image of a document captured by means of the video recording device to the first data processing device via the video data link; and evaluating the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: WEBID SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Franz Fürst, Tim-Markus Kaiser, Frank Stefan Jorga
  • Publication number: 20210121962
    Abstract: A sintering press for producing a sintered connection between a first connection partner and a second connection partner disposed thereabove, having a suction-fixing installation for fixing the first connection partner, having a compression piece which is disposed above the suction-fixing installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: SEMIKRON ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: DOMINIC BIRKICHT, Juri Heinrich, Thomas Franz, Rudi Ludwig, Silke Kraft, Erik Michaelsen, Johannes Weickmann
  • Publication number: 20200398171
    Abstract: This document describes devices and systems related to gaming-systems and gaming-system accessories. In an aspect, a display mount for mounting a mobile device having a display and a housing on a game controller is described. The display mount includes a mobile device holder configured for releasable connection to the mobile device, a controller receiver configured for releasable connection with the game controller, and an upright for spacing the mobile device holder apart from the controller receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: John Thomas McDole, Yu Bai, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders
  • Publication number: 20200398170
    Abstract: This document describes devices and systems related to gaming-systems and gaming-system accessories. In an aspect, a display mount for mounting a mobile device having a display and a housing on a game controller is described. The display mount includes a mobile device holder configured for releasable connection to the mobile device, a controller receiver configured for releasable connection with the game controller, and an upright for spacing the mobile device holder apart from the controller receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: John Thomas McDole, Yu Bai, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders
  • Patent number: 10867172
    Abstract: A method is provided for verifying a user's identity. The method has the following steps: connecting a first and a second data processing device for data communication; running a software application in the second data processing device; for user verification, receiving user identification data in the second data processing device, the user identification data comprising reference data; receiving one or more images of a document assigned to the user in the second data processing device; determining measurement data from image data providing a digital representation of the one or more images; comparing the reference data to the measurement data determined from the digital representation of the one or more images; and providing verification data in the second data processing device, the verification data indicative of the user's identity being verified in the step of comparing the reference data to the measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: WEBID SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Franz Fürst, Tim-Markus Kaiser, Frank Stefan Jorga, Sven Oliver Jorga
  • Patent number: 10837824
    Abstract: An apparatus monitors physical signals, such as vibration, produced by an asset, such as a motor. Sensor signals corresponding to the physical signals are applied to a bandpass Görtzel filter that passes a frequency band around a characteristic frequency of a physical signal. An analyzer produces information corresponding to the physical condition of the asset based on the Görtzel filtered signal. A tracking unit periodically updates parameters of the Görtzel filter so that the bandpass frequencies of the Görtzel filter track the characteristic frequency of the physical signal. Each Görtzel filter may include a comb filter whose output is applied to a plurality of resonators, whose outputs are applied to a windowing unit. The Görtzel filter is preferably a Görtzel filter block that is made up of a plurality of individual Görtzel filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: EPRO GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Holtmannspötter, Matthias Holtmannspötter, Thomas Franz Wewers
  • Patent number: 10813181
    Abstract: A control device for lights having at least one input wherein a coded resistor can be connected to the input, and having at least one input wherein a passive temperature sensor 20a, 20c, particularly a PTC or an NTC, can be connected to the same. The invention also relates to an arrangement of such a control device and at least one light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ralf Edelmeier, Thomas Franz Fark
  • Patent number: D929390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yu Bai, Ian Allan Sorensen, Conor Ryan Kusich, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders, Mark Alan Nohrnberg, Roger Nihl Re
  • Patent number: D956034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yu Bai, Ian Allan Sorensen, Conor Ryan Kusich, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders, Mark Alan Nohrnberg, Roger Nihl Re
  • Patent number: D997927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yu Bai, Ian Allan Sorensen, Conor Ryan Kusich, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders, Mark Alan Nohrnberg, Roger Nihl Re, Tadashi Igarashi, Hikaru Tomizawa
  • Patent number: D1011830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: 2723978 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Franz Josef Gehring, Matthew Thomas Gehring, Sylvia Christiane Gehring