Patents by Inventor Thomas Jaeger
Thomas Jaeger 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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Publication number: 20160244708Abstract: A cap for cell culture container enclosing a culture volume and having an opening, comprising a valve arrangement, suitable for filling of the cell culture container with a fluid and/or for pumping fluid out from the cell culture container, and a compensation opening suitable for aerating the cell culture container and/or for pressure compensation during filling and pumping out, said valve arrangement being designed to be switchable between an outlet position and a blocking position, to be connectable to a fluid supply interface, and to be switchable without contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: HAMILTON Bonaduz AGInventors: Thomas Jaeger, Carsten Etzold, Rene Demarmels
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Publication number: 20160232070Abstract: A method for operating a data processing unit of a driver assistance system, the unit including main and slave computers. The main computer ascertains surroundings data from a surroundings detection system by using a processing specification. The slave computer operates a communication interface of the data processing unit, using a communication instruction. The method includes initializing, a first testing, a carrying out, a second testing and a forwarding. In initializing, the main computer, in response to a signal, is initialized by performing an initialization instruction on the main computer. In the first testing, the slave computer, in response to the signal, is initialized by performing a self-test instruction on the slave computer. In the carrying out, the communication instruction is performed on the slave computer to send and/or receive data via the communication interface, when the slave computer is tested and while the main computer is initialized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Thorsten SCHWARZ, Michael Frischke, Pascal Kanter, Thomas Jaeger, Andreas-Juergen Rohatschek, Uwe Beutnagel-Buchner, Bernd Mueller, Mahtab Niknahad, Christian Lasarczyk, Thomas Kuhn, Michael Smuda Von Trzebiatowski, Tobias Kirchner, Werner Knee, Klaus-Peter Mattern, Sergio Amaya
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Patent number: 9410546Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting cavitation in a reciprocating positive displacement pump. Fluid pressure proximate the pump's suction manifold is compared to a predetermined pressure that would be conducive to cavitation. If the detected pressure approximates the predetermined pressure, the presence of cavitation is confirmed via correlation of increased vibration.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas Jaeger, Ashley Christian, Gregory E. Griffith, Gulshan Singh, Michael Lataquin
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Publication number: 20160208794Abstract: A method of monitoring and assessing valve conditions in a pump includes collecting data regarding timing of a pump piston and vibration of a pump fluid end, processing the data to form a filtered and transformed vibration signal, banding the vibration signal into high energy bands and low energy bands, and comparing a ratio of at least one high energy band to at least one low energy band of the vibration signal with at least one constant to determine valve condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Gulshan Singh, Thomas Jaeger, Erik N. Lee
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Publication number: 20160186124Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid supply interface (62, 62?, 62?, 62??) for a cell culture system for supplying cell cultures found in different cell culture containers (10, 10?, 10?) with a nutrient medium, wherein the liquid supply interface (62, 62?, 62?, 62??) comprises: a housing (68) defining a flow area (72); a first connection formation (76) for the liquid-transferring connection of a first fluid line (84) to the housing (68); a second connection formation (78) formed separately from the first for the liquid-transferring connection of a second fluid line (88) to the housing (68); a third connection formation (80) formed separately from the first two for the liquid-transferring connection of the housing (68) to a third fluid line; a coupling formation (64, 66) formed separately from the connection formations (76, 78, 80), which is formed for the producible and detachable liquid-transferring coupling contact according to the operation, with a corresponding counter-coupling formation (38, 40) of a cell cType: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Thomas Jäger, Dirk Schlenker, Nabih Othman, Oliver Kuhne
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Patent number: 9353856Abstract: A method provides for adapting shifts to be carried out in a transmission of a motor vehicle. The shifts are triggered by a transmission control unit and are is controlled and/or governed by the transmission control unit. An actual value corresponding to an acceleration of the motor vehicle is recorded by measuring instruments and is compared to a corresponding target value. On the basis of a deviation between the actual value and the target value, the carrying out of the subsequent shifts of the transmission control unit is adapted. The actual value corresponding to an acceleration of the motor vehicle is individually recorded for several consecutive shift stages of each shift, whereas the actual value in the individual shift stages is compared to the target value in the individual shift stages of the transmission control unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSCAFEN AGInventors: Rudolf Kalthoff, Jörg Kurth, Roland Mair, Thomas Jäger, Florian Schneider
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Publication number: 20160102395Abstract: A method for improving corrosion resistance and fatigue performance of a metallic surface of an article comprises nitrocarburizing the metallic surface to provide a nitrocarburized surface; forming an oxide layer on the nitrocarburized surface; and treating the oxide layer with a mechanical process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Gulshan Singh, Thomas Jaeger, Jennifer Flores
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Publication number: 20160047373Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting cavitation in a reciprocating positive displacement pump. Fluid pressure proximate the pump's suction manifold is compared to a predetermined pressure that would be conducive to cavitation. If the detected pressure approximates the predetermined pressure, the presence of cavitation is confirmed via correlation of increased vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas Jaeger, Ashley Christian, Gregory E. Griffith, Gulshan Singh, Michael Lataquin
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Patent number: 9061366Abstract: A welding system, in certain embodiments, includes a torch having a neck with an arcuate portion, and a resilient jump liner disposed in the neck and extending through the arcuate portion. The resilient jump liner includes a pathway having a curvature configured to bend a welding wire passing through the pathway. The system also includes an annular support disposed about the resilient jump liner inside the neck, wherein the annular support is configured to at least substantially fix the curvature to force the welding wire to achieve a wire curvature. The system also includes a contact tip coupled to the neck, wherein the wire curvature is configured to bias the welding wire into substantially consistent contact with an interior pathway through the contact tip.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Paul David Pinsonneault, Tiejun Ma, Thomas Jaeger
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Patent number: 9039569Abstract: A method of controlling an automated transmission for motor vehicles with one or several pressure activated positioning cylinders (6, 8, 20), via the assigned shift valves (10, 12), at least one main cut-off valve (4) which is positioned prior to the shift valves, and a control device for controlling the shift and main cut-off valves. The pressure requests, for the shifting, are determined and the respective main cut-off valves are triggered depending on the determined pressure requests. To enable a variable match of the supply pressure during transmission shifts, respective optimized pressures or pressure patterns are determined for certain shift scenarios which, for instance, consider a mass to be synchronized, the existence of a tooth-on-tooth position, or the like. Through this method, for instance, the load on shift elements, the shift timing, and the shift noise can be positively influenced.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Mario Steinborn, Jochen Breuer, Christoph Ruechardt, Thomas Jaeger, Roland Mair, Melchor Moro-Oliveros
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Patent number: 9008925Abstract: A method of controlling a transmission brake of an automated change-speed transmission having a control cylinder, that is pressurized by inlet and outlet valves, and an upstream main cut-off valve by which a nominal pressure, supplied to the control cylinder, is regulated. Functional deviations of the transmission brake can be considered during a shifting operation, when the transmission is in neutral, the motor coupling clutch is disengaged and the transmission brake is engaged. The rotational speed gradient and the mass of the transmission components to be braked are determined and used to calculate the current braking torque of the transmission brake. The current braking torque relates to the current regulated nominal pressure, and the determined values are stored in a control unit and used during subsequent actuation of the transmission brake.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Mario Steinborn, Jochen Breuer, Christoph Ruechardt, Thomas Jaeger, Roland Mair, Melchor Moro-Oliveros
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Publication number: 20150052761Abstract: A cutting tool for the cutting of strands with a holding area for the strand, a cutting blade that can be moved in, perpendicular to the course of the strand, into this holding area, and a stop that lies opposite the cutting blade. Such known cutting tools have the disadvantage that they function unreliably when cutting wire ropes and stranded wires. The disclosed cutting tool is designed better for the cutting of wire ropes, stranded wires, and other strands, and has a tubular guiding device for the strand, which follows the holding area and is firmly connected to the cutting tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Thomas JÄGER
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Patent number: 8892948Abstract: A configuration device for the graphical creation of at least one test sequence for controlling a test device having at least one electronic computer. The test device is controllable according to the created test sequence. The configuration device has at least one display device, graphical library functional elements being displayed with the display device in a library field. The test sequence can be created by placing at least one instance of a library functional element in a configuration field. The instance of a library functional element is placed in the configuration field. The graphical library functional element can be provided with a function placeholder, whereby the function placeholder in the instance of the library functional element can be provided with an instance functionality, whereby the reference of the instance of the library functional element to the library functional element is retained.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbHInventors: Ulrich Louis, Erkan Bostanci, Dirk Hartmann, Raimund Sprick, Thomas Jaeger
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Publication number: 20140309901Abstract: A control device for a motor vehicle such that during a driving direction change from an original direction and/or during a starting process and/or during a stopping process and/or during a rolling process, in order to assist with the driving direction change and/or starting process and/or stopping process and/or rolling process, an appropriate control signal is provided by the control device to automatically activate a service brake. The control device automatically determines the friction energy produced at a starting clutch, during the driving direction change and/or starting process and/or stopping process and/or rolling process, without activation of the service brake. The control device only automatically activates the service brake, to assist with the driving direction change and/or starting process and/or stopping process and/or rolling process, if the determined friction energy exceeds a limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Florian Schneider, Thomas Jaeger, Roland Mair
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Publication number: 20140088843Abstract: A method provides for adapting shifts to be carried out in a transmission of a motor vehicle. The shifts are triggered by a transmission control unit and are is controlled and/or governed by the transmission control unit. An actual value corresponding to an acceleration of the motor vehicle is recorded by measuring instruments and is compared to a corresponding target value. On the basis of a deviation between the actual value and the target value, the carrying out of the subsequent shifts of the transmission control unit is adapted. The actual value corresponding to an acceleration of the motor vehicle is individually recorded for several consecutive shift stages of each shift, whereas the actual value in the individual shift stages is compared to the target value in the individual shift stages of the transmission control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Rudolf Kalthoff, Jörg Kurth, Roland Mair, Thomas Jäger, Florian Schneider
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Publication number: 20140020494Abstract: A method of controlling an automated transmission with positioning cylinders (6, 8, 20) controlled by shift valves or venting valves (10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24). At least one cut-off valve (4) is positioned in front of the shift or venting valves and a control device controls the valves while pressure pipes, which follow the cut-off valve (4), are connected with one another following the cut-off valve (4). Due to the fact that the cut-off valve (4), for reasons of design simplicity and cost, is generally designed as a simple 2/2 way valve which only allows pressure increase but not pressure reduction, the method provides control of the shift valves or ventilation or venting valves (16, 18), of a non activated positioning cylinder (8), so that the pressure pipe system is connected with an outflow pipe (14) for a pressure reduction in the pressure pipe system (30, 32, 34).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Mario Steinborn, Jochen Breuer, Christoph Ruechardt, Thomas Jaeger, Roland Mair, Melchor Moro-Oliveros
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Publication number: 20140020371Abstract: A method of controlling an automated transmission for motor vehicles with one or several pressure activated positioning cylinders (6, 8, 20), via the assigned shift valves (10, 12), at least one main cut-off valve (4) which is positioned prior to the shift valves, and a control device for controlling the shift and main cut-off valves. The pressure requests, for the shifting, are determined and the respective main cut-off valves are triggered depending on the determined pressure requests. To enable a variable match of the supply pressure during transmission shifts, respective optimized pressures or pressure patterns are determined for certain shift scenarios which, for instance, consider a mass to be synchronized, the existence of a tooth-on-tooth position, or the like. Through this method, for instance, the load on shift elements, the shift timing, and the shift noise can be positively influenced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Mario Steinborn, Jochen Breuer, Christoph Ruechardt, Thomas Jaeger, Roland Mair, Melchor Moro-Oliveros
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Publication number: 20140019020Abstract: A method of controlling a transmission brake of an automated change-speed transmission having a control cylinder, that is pressurized by inlet and outlet valves, and an upstream main cut-off valve by which a nominal pressure, supplied to the control cylinder, is regulated. Functional deviations of the transmission brake can be considered during a shifting operation, when the transmission is in neutral, the motor coupling clutch is disengaged and the transmission brake is engaged. The rotational speed gradient and the mass of the transmission components to be braked are determined and used to calculate the current braking torque of the transmission brake. The current braking torque relates to the current regulated nominal pressure, and the determined values are stored in a control unit and used during subsequent actuation of the transmission brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Mario Steinborn, Jochen Breuer, Christoph Ruechardt, Thomas Jaeger, Roland Mair, Melchor Moro-Oliveros
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Patent number: 8548695Abstract: A method is provided for emergency unlocking of an automatic transmission in a vehicle. The transmission may be unlocked from a blocked state for protection against unauthorized use, by an emergency unlocking unit. Upon actuation of the emergency unlocking unit, the automatic transmission cannot be operated in a forward driving mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Jaegers, Frank Gielisch, Rainer Andres
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Patent number: 8450646Abstract: A retaining head for a MIG welding device includes a contact tip mounting end, an opposite retaining head mounting end, and a throughbore extending from one of the ends to the other end. A deflector is disposed along the throughbore and is adjustable for imparting a bend in welding wire passing through the throughbore. The deflector provides a straight wire contour for the welding wire that is fed out of the welding torch, while maintaining sufficient contact force between the welding wire and the contact tip. The deflector also reduces the effect of wire twist on the contact point between the welding wire and the contact tip.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Tiejun Ma, Paul-David Pinsonneault, Thomas Jaeger