Patents by Inventor Thomas Gross
Thomas Gross 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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Patent number: 11947606Abstract: A search engine system generally includes a user interface in a computing environment configured to receive at least a first fragment from a user and a content display module configured to automatically generate an anticipated search result in the computing environment based on at least the first fragment. The content display module is configured to automatically display search results that include an arrangement of a plurality of visual content elements based on the anticipated search result. The content display module is configured to direct the user to content at one of a network and a local destination associated with one of the visual content elements selectable by the user with the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: STRONG FORCE TX PORTFOLIO 2018, LLCInventors: William Tod Gross, Paul Thomas Ryan
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Patent number: 11938004Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a waist gasketing element, with the gasketing element having an adhesive zone and one or more adhesive-free zones. At least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to a chassis of the absorbent article. Additionally, a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to a portion of the absorbent article.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Thorsten Rinnert, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Darren Lee Goad, Michael Brian Quade, Jason Edward Naylor, Uwe Schneider, Thomas F. Gross
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Publication number: 20240087741Abstract: A method includes completing, at a server, a mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT) study based on packets of electrocardiogram (ECG) data periodically received by the server. The method further includes completing, at the server, a Holter study based on the packets of ECG data. Completing the Holter study includes generating a report that includes results of the Holter study and the MCT study.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Mark Alan Pasch, Michael Thomas Edward McRoberts, Dave H. Gross
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Patent number: 11912615Abstract: Glass-based articles comprise stress profiles providing improved fracture resistance. The glass-based articles herein provide high fracture resistance after multiple drops.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Xiaoju Guo, Jason Thomas Harris, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Alexandra Lai Ching Kao Andrews Mitchell, Pascale Oram, Kevin Barry Reiman, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
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Patent number: 11882001Abstract: Techniques and solutions are provided for determining changes to networks formed from network objects. Changes to network objects, such as addition or deletion operations are received and associated with timestamps. Last data changes for respective network objects are determined, including a last data change for a particular type associated with a respective networked object, where a networked object may be concurrently associated with a plurality of types. A first network object is removed from a first network, and contributions of the first network object to edges in the first network are removed. A second network object is associated with an addition operation and at least one edge is determined that connects the second network object and a third network object. Sets of disconnected network objects are determined. Network objects are associated with an identifier identifying a network that includes a respective network object.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Konstantin Skodinis, Holger Huene, Thomas Gross-Boelting, Michael Mueller
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Publication number: 20230403199Abstract: Techniques and solutions are provided for determining changes to networks formed from network objects. Changes to network objects, such as addition or deletion operations are received and associated with timestamps. Last data changes for respective network objects are determined, including a last data change for a particular type associated with a respective networked object, where a networked object may be concurrently associated with a plurality of types. A first network object is removed from a first network, and contributions of the first network object to edges in the first network are removed. A second network object is associated with an addition operation and at least one edge is determined that connects the second network object and a third network object. Sets of disconnected network objects are determined. Network objects are associated with an identifier identifying a network that includes a respective network object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: SAP SEInventors: Konstantin Skodinis, Holger Huene, Thomas Gross-Boelting, Michael Mueller
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Patent number: 11132051Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide an interactive environment in response to touch-based inputs. A first body channel communication device coupled to a user may transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along skin of the user such that the skin of the user comprises a signal transmission path. A second body channel communication device coupled to an interaction entity may be configured to transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along the skin of the user along the signal transmission path. A presentation device may present images of virtual content to the user. Information may be communicated between the first body channel communication device, the second body channel communication device, and the presentation device so that virtual content specific to the interaction entity may be presented to augment an appearance of the interaction entity.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Robert Sumner, Benjamin Buergisser, Fabio Zünd, Gergely Vakulya, Virag Varga, Thomas Gross, Alanson Sample
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Patent number: 11057972Abstract: This disclosure includes systems, methods, and techniques for controlling a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). For example, a circuit includes a switching device, where the switching device is electrically connected to an LED of the plurality of LEDs, and where the switching device is configured to control whether the LED receives an electrical signal from a power source. Additionally, the circuit includes processing circuitry configured to receive a photocurrent signal indicative of a photocurrent value corresponding to the LED, compare the photocurrent value with a threshold photocurrent value, and control, based on the comparison of the photocurrent value with the threshold photocurrent value, an output current of the LED.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Adolfo De Cicco, Rosario Chiodo, Andrea Logiudice, Dietrich Bonart, Thomas Gross
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Patent number: 10956400Abstract: Querying a data set formed from a version of primary data and secondary data is facilitated. First and second versions of primary data are stored in a primary data version store. Secondary data is received. The secondary data is stored in a secondary data store. A query language statement is received. The query language statement is executed by selecting query results from a data set that includes the secondary data and elements of the first version of primary data not inconsistent with the secondary data.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Frank Feiks, Thomas Gross-Boelting, Michael Mueller, Armin Weidenschlager, Anton Forstreuter, Xiaomeng Wang, Florian Roeger, Jordan Tchorbadjiyski, Ruadhan MacFadden
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Patent number: 10935590Abstract: A semiconductor wafer includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of die areas separated from one another by dicing areas. Each die area includes one or more metal layers above the semiconductor substrate and a plurality of fuse structures formed in at least one of the one or more metal layers. Each fuse structure includes a fuse area between first and second fuse heads. Each die area also includes a first pair of contacts connected to different areas of the first fuse head of at least some of the fuse structures. The wafer can be singulated along the dicing areas into individual dies. A corresponding method of fuse verification is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Dietrich Bonart, Thomas Gross, Franziska Haering
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Patent number: 10903079Abstract: A method includes: forming first and second trenches in a semiconductor body; forming a first material layer on the semiconductor body in the first and second trenches such that a first residual trench remains in the first trench and a second residual trench remains in the second trench; removing the first material from the second trench; and forming a second material layer on the first material layer in the first residual trench and on the semiconductor body in the second trench. The first material layer includes dopants of a first doping type and the second material layer includes dopants of a second doping type. The method further includes diffusing dopants from the first material layer in the first trench into the semiconductor body to form a first doped region, and from the second material layer in the second trench into the semiconductor body to form a second doped region.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rolf Weis, Thomas Gross, Hermann Gruber, Franz Hirler, Andreas Meiser, Markus Rochel, Till Schloesser, Detlef Weber
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Publication number: 20210011542Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide an interactive environment in response to touch-based inputs. A first body channel communication device coupled to a user may transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along skin of the user such that the skin of the user comprises a signal transmission path. A second body channel communication device coupled to an interaction entity may be configured to transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along the skin of the user along the signal transmission path. A presentation device may present images of virtual content to the user. Information may be communicated between the first body channel communication device, the second body channel communication device, and the presentation device so that virtual content specific to the interaction entity may be presented to augment an appearance of the interaction entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Robert Sumner, Benjamin Buergisser, Fabio Zünd, Gergely Vakulya, Virag Varga, Thomas Gross, Alanson Sample
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Patent number: 10771351Abstract: A cloud-based system and method for provisioning IT infrastructure systems is disclosed. The system and method provided constructs an infrastructure generally comprised of a processing component supplying the computational capacity for a platform element, comprising one or more processing elements, memory and I/O subsystems, a storage component utilizing commodity disk drives and comprised of one or more physical storage devices, and a network component providing a high speed connection among processing elements and the processing component to storage components. In addition, the system and method provide all features required for a complete, immediately usable infrastructure system including registration of IP addresses and domain names so that the user may have the system completely up and running without the aid of an administrator.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: DIGITAL RIVER, INC.Inventors: Ryan Patrick Douglas, James Edward Lehnhoff, Michael Robert Wilson, Lukas John Marty, Michael Thomas Gross, Paul Conrad Schaleger
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Patent number: 10607972Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region disposed in a semiconductor substrate and an uppermost metal level including metal lines, where the uppermost metal level is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. Contact pads are disposed at a major surface of the semiconductor device, where the contact pads are coupled to the metal lines in the uppermost metal level. An isolation region separates the contact pads disposed at the major surface. Adjacent contact pads are electrically isolated from one another by a portion of the isolation region. Reflective structures are disposed between the upper metal level and the contact pads, where each of the reflective structures that is directly over the active region completely overlaps an associated portion of the isolation region separating the contact pad.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Dietrich Bonart, Bernhard Weidgans, Johann Gatterbauer, Thomas Gross, Martina Heigl
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Publication number: 20200062878Abstract: In-chain phosphine- and/or phosphonium-containing diene-polymers, the preparation and use thereof, as well as vulcanizable rubber compounds comprising such polymers, and their use for the production of moldings in particular in the production of tires.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: ARLANXEO DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Thomas RÜNZI, Norbert STEINHAUSER, Alex LUCASSEN, Thomas GROSS
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Publication number: 20190287804Abstract: A method includes: forming first and second trenches in a semiconductor body; forming a first material layer on the semiconductor body in the first and second trenches such that a first residual trench remains in the first trench and a second residual trench remains in the second trench; removing the first material from the second trench; and forming a second material layer on the first material layer in the first residual trench and on the semiconductor body in the second trench. The first material layer includes dopants of a first doping type and the second material layer includes dopants of a second doping type. The method further includes diffusing dopants from the first material layer in the first trench into the semiconductor body to form a first doped region, and from the second material layer in the second trench into the semiconductor body to form a second doped region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Rolf Weis, Thomas Gross, Hermann Gruber, Franz Hirler, Andreas Meiser, Markus Rochel, Till Schloesser, Detlef Weber
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Publication number: 20190113562Abstract: A semiconductor wafer includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of die areas separated from one another by dicing areas. Each die area includes one or more metal layers above the semiconductor substrate and a plurality of fuse structures formed in at least one of the one or more metal layers. Each fuse structure includes a fuse area between first and second fuse heads. Each die area also includes a first pair of contacts connected to different areas of the first fuse head of at least some of the fuse structures. The wafer can be singulated along the dicing areas into individual dies. A corresponding method of fuse verification is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Dietrich Bonart, Thomas Gross, Franziska Haering
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Publication number: 20180308830Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region disposed in a semiconductor substrate and an uppermost metal level including metal lines, where the uppermost metal level is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. Contact pads are disposed at a major surface of the semiconductor device, where the contact pads are coupled to the metal lines in the uppermost metal level. An isolation region separates the contact pads disposed at the major surface. Adjacent contact pads are electrically isolated from one another by a portion of the isolation region. Reflective structures are disposed between the upper metal level and the contact pads, where each of the reflective structures that is directly over the active region completely overlaps an associated portion of the isolation region separating the contact pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Dietrich Bonart, Bernhard Weidgans, Johann Gatterbauer, Thomas Gross, Martina Heigl
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Publication number: 20180244865Abstract: Polymer masterbatch compositions, the production and use thereof, as well as vulcanizable rubber compounds comprising these masterbatch compositions, and their use for the production of moldings in the production of tires.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbHInventors: Thomas GROSS, Heike KLOPPENBURG, Alex LUCASSEN, Thomas RUENZI, Norbert STEINHAUSER, Olaf HALLE
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Patent number: 9969833Abstract: Cold flow-reduced polymers having good processing characteristics have, at the ends of the polymer chains, a silane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) where R1 and R2 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl or aralkoxy; R3 and R4 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl radical; A is a divalent organic radical.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbHInventors: Norbert Steinhauser, Thomas Gross