Patents by Inventor Thomas Friedrich

Thomas Friedrich 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).

  • Method for Operating a Refrigeration System and Assembly of a Refrigeration System
    Publication number: 20180230349
    Abstract: A method for operating a refrigeration system of a motor vehicle, which refrigeration system has a refrigerant, is disclosed. A ratio between a first component of the refrigerant and a second component of the refrigerant is set in accordance with a parameter, in particular an external parameter. An assembly of a refrigeration system of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas FRIEDRICH
  • Adsorber, Method for Producing an Adsorber, and Vehicle Comprising an Adsorber
    Publication number: 20180231279
    Abstract: An adsorber for a vehicle is provided. The adsorber includes a housing, in which a sorbent is arranged for storing heat and for dispensing stored heat. The adsorber also includes a heat exchanger which is arranged within the housing, has a wall that encloses a cavity for conducting a heating medium, and has an outer surface that contacts the sorbent for exchanging heat. By virtue of a special design of the heat exchanger, the sorbent and the arrangement thereof relative to each other, a particularly high power density and heat storage capacity are achieved. A method for producing the adsorber and a vehicle which has an adsorption system including such an adsorber are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas FRIEDRICH
  • Prefetching based upon return addresses
    Patent number: 10042776
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing data includes signature generation circuitry 30, 32 for generating a signature value indicative of the current state of the apparatus in dependence upon a sequence of immediately preceding return addresses generating during execution of a stream of program instructions to reach that state of the apparatus. Prefetch circuitry 10 performs one or more prefetch operations in dependence upon the signature value that is generated. The signature value may be generated by a hashing operation (such as an XOR) performed upon return addresses stored within a return address stack 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: ARM Limited, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Ali Saidi, Thomas Friedrich Wenisch, Aasheesh Kolli
  • SENSOR DEVICE FOR MEASURING A FLUID CONCENTRATION, AND USE OF THE SENSOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180188157
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus having a sensor unit. The sensor unit including pixel assemblages on a substrate upper side of a substrate located on a lower side of the sensor unit; a cap, on the substrate upper side, which covers the pixel assemblages, a cavity being formed between the substrate upper side and the cap; a plurality of filters that are transparent to wavelength regions that differ from one another, exactly one pixel assemblage being associated with each filter; and the filters being on the cap so that the infrared radiation propagated through an absorption gap of the sensor apparatus and the upper side of the sensor unit is detectable, through the respective filter, by the pixel assemblage associated with the respective filter; and a coating made of a light-absorbing and/or light-reflecting material being configured at least locally on a part of the cap which is not covered by the filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Mike Schwarz, Thomas Friedrich, Timon Brueckner
  • Mass-coupling arrangement for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9987914
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a ground-coupling arrangement for a vehicle comprising a ground receiving element for receiving a grounding object, wherein the ground receiving element is at least partially filled with a fluid which contacts the grounding object; at least one coupling means which is designed for coupling the grounding object to the ground receiving element by means of the fluid and thus to a vehicle structure that is rigidly connected to the vehicle, and/or for at least partially decoupling of the ground receiving element from the vehicle structure; and a hydraulic line which connects the coupling means to the fluid, wherein the grounding object compresses the fluid in the case of a crash and the coupling means directs the fluid out of the ground receiving element or reroutes the fluid in the ground receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Lang, Klaus Reymann, Steffen Derhardt, Thomas Friedrich, Volker Doege
  • Device for Varying a Pedal Resistance, Brake System
    Publication number: 20180148029
    Abstract: A device for varying a pedal resistance of a hydraulic brake system includes at least one electroactive polymer actuator. The device further includes a reaction disc. The reaction disc has at least two polymer actuators. The at least two polymer actuators are independently controllable. Additionally, the at least two polymer actuators are arranged coaxially relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Friedrich, Simon Trautmann
  • Controlling persistent writes to non-volatile memory based on persist buffer data and a persist barrier within a sequence of program instructions
    Patent number: 9946492
    Abstract: A data processing system 2 including non-volatile memory 22 manages the ordering of writes to the non-volatile memory and persist barrier instructions using a persist buffer storing persist buffer data. A write controller responds to the persist buffer data to prevent writing to the non-volatile memory for instructions following a given persist barrier instruction within a sequence of program instructions before the writes to the non-volatile memory which precede that given persist barrier instruction have at least been acknowledged as received by the memory system containing the non-volatile memory. In the case of a multi-core system, cache snooping mechanisms are used to pass persistency dependence data between cores such that strong persist atomicity may be tracked and managed between the cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: ARM Limited, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Stephan Diestelhorst, Aasheesh Kolli, Ali Ghassan Saidi, Peter Chen, Thomas Friedrich Wenisch
  • System, Method, and Apparatus for Clamping
    Publication number: 20180080605
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus is disclosed that includes a body, first and second actuators, first, second, third and fourth gear sets, first and second movable grippers, and at least one leaf spring. The first gear set is coupled to the first actuator and the second gear set is coupled to the second actuator. The first gear set engages the second gear set. The first and second movable grippers are each operatively coupled to the body. The third gear set is coupled to the first movable gripper and the fourth gear set is coupled to the second movable gripper. The third gear set operatively engages the fourth gear set. The leaf spring engages with the third gear set and the fourth gear set to urge the first movable gripper and the second movable gripper toward a clamped position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Janway, Larry B. Gray, Matthew Richard Gill, Richard J. Lanigan, Thomas A. Friedrich, Stephen L. Fichera, John M. Kerwin, Erik N. Sabin, Dean Kamen
  • Quick Coupler
    Publication number: 20180010318
    Abstract: A quick coupler for coupling a tool such as an excavator bucket, a clamshell grapple or demolition shears to a tool operator such as an excavator arm or the like. The quick coupler including a coupling mount for receiving a first locking part and a locking mount for receiving a second locking part, wherein a locking element for locking the second locking part in the locking mount is at least associated with the locking mount, with the locking element being actuable by an adjustment actuator. The quick coupler can be electrically controllable, with the quick coupler having an electric drive for actuating the adjustment actuator for the locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Friedrich
  • Quick-coupler
    Patent number: 9834904
    Abstract: A quick-coupler for coupling a tool, including a coupling mount for receiving a first locking part and a locking mount for receiving a second locking part, wherein a securing element, which can be actuated by a pressure medium, is associated with the coupling mount for capturing and/or securing the first locking part in the coupling mount and a locking element, which can be actuated by a pressure medium, is associated with the locking mount for locking the second locking part in the locking mount. The securing element of the coupling mount can likewise be actuated by the pressure circuit for actuating the locking element of the locking mount, with the securing element being connected to the pressure circuit via a switching valve which is controllable by a sensor arranged at the coupling mount for detecting the locking part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KINSHOFER GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Friedrich
  • System, Method, and Apparatus for Clamping
    Publication number: 20170321841
    Abstract: A clamp includes a housing, a fixed gripper, a moveable gripper, a driven member, and an actuator. The housing includes first and second tracks. The fixed gripper is coupled to the housing. The driven member is configured to slide within the first and second tracks of the housing. The moveable gripper is operatively coupled to the driven member. The actuator is configured to move the driven member towards a first position to thereby move the moveable gripper towards the fixed gripper. The actuator is further configured to move the driven member towards a second position to thereby move the moveable gripper away from the fixed gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Larry B. Gray, Thomas A. Friedrich, Erik N. Sabin, John M. Kerwin, Richard J. Lanigan
  • System, method and apparatus for clamping
    Patent number: 9808572
    Abstract: A number of racks which are configured to allow a number of devices to couple thereto are provided. In some embodiments, the racks are for use with a number of medical devices. Devices may be coupled to a rack by clamps. The racks may include a number of connectors which provide power and/or a network connection to devices coupled thereto. The racks may include a clamp which allows the racks to couple to a supporting structure such as a pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, Stephen L. Fichera, Larry B. Gray, Thomas A. Friedrich, Erik N. Sabin, John M. Kerwin, Richard J. Lanigan, Jeffrey M. Janway, Matthew R. Gill
  • System, method, and apparatus for clamping
    Patent number: 9759369
    Abstract: A clamp includes a housing, a fixed gripper, a moveable gripper, a driven member, and an actuator. The housing includes first and second tracks. The fixed gripper is coupled to the housing. The driven member is configured to slide within the first and second tracks of the housing. The moveable gripper is operatively coupled to the driven member. The actuator is configured to move the driven member towards a first position to thereby move the moveable gripper towards the fixed gripper. The actuator is further configured to move the driven member towards a second position to thereby move the moveable gripper away from the fixed gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Larry B. Gray, Thomas A. Friedrich, Erik N. Sabin, John M. Kerwin, Richard J. Lanigan
  • Heat System for an Electric or Hybrid Vehicle
    Publication number: 20170253105
    Abstract: A heat system for an electric or hybrid vehicle may be operated in multiple operating modes. The heat system includes a cooling circuit having a cooling unit and a heating heat exchanger for heating the interior. The heating heat exchanger is parallel connected to the cooling unit, for forming a heating circuit. At least one heat source is arranged in the cooling circuit for heat output to the cooling circuit. The heat system may also include a refrigeration circuit for heat exchange with the cooling circuit by way of a capacitor, and an evaporator circuit, which can introduce heat to the refrigeration circuit by way of the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Christian ALLGAEUER, Thomas FRIEDRICH
  • MASS-COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170253114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a ground-coupling arrangement for a vehicle comprising a ground receiving element for receiving a grounding object, wherein the ground receiving element is at least partially filled with a fluid which contacts the grounding object; at least one coupling means which is designed for coupling the grounding object to the ground receiving element by means of the fluid and thus to a vehicle structure that is rigidly connected to the vehicle, and/or for at least partially decoupling of the ground receiving element from the vehicle structure; and a hydraulic line which connects the coupling means to the fluid, wherein the grounding object compresses the fluid in the case of a crash and the coupling means directs the fluid out of the ground receiving element or reroutes the fluid in the ground receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Florian Lang, Klaus Reymann, Steffen Derhardt, Thomas Friedrich, Volker Doege
  • Quick Hitch For Tools Of Excavators, Cranes, Crawler-Type Vehicles Or The Like
    Publication number: 20170233978
    Abstract: A quick hitch for coupling and decoupling a tool at a rotator for rotating the tool that has a rotator attachment part that is attachable to an excavator arm or the like and that has a rotary rotator part rotatable relative thereto, wherein the quick hitch has a coupling part at the rotator side that is fastenable to the rotatable rotary rotator part and has a coupling part at the tool side, wherein the two coupling parts can be brought into engagement with one another and can be latched to one another by at least one latch element. A latch operating actuator is provided at the rotator attachment part for actuating a latch adjustment part movably arranged at one of the coupling parts for the unlatching and/or latching of the latch element, the latch operating actuator being rotatable about the rotator axis of rotation relative to the latch adjustment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Friedrich
  • Bladder-free fuel tank
    Patent number: 9718555
    Abstract: A fuel tank or bladder-free fuel tank having a reservoir on its inside area, limited to an outside area by a double-walled structure. The double-walled structure has an outer wall and an inner wall. A rib structure includes at least one rib extending inwardly into the inside area of the bladder-free fuel tank from the double-walled structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PFW Aerospace GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Friedrich
  • Apparatus to control fluid flow through a tube
    Patent number: D802118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Bob D. Peret, Brian H. Yoo, Kaitlyn S. Clarke, Thomas A. Friedrich, Derek G. Kane
  • Syringe medical pump
    Patent number: D803387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Jesse T. Bodwell, Thomas A. Friedrich, Matthew R. Gill, Larry B. Gray, John M. Kerwin, Erik N. Sabin, James L. Sloss
  • Apparatus to control fluid flow through a tube
    Patent number: D816829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Bob D. Peret, Brian H. Yoo, Kaitlyn S. Clarke, Thomas A. Friedrich