Patents by Inventor Thomas Kastner
Thomas Kastner 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: 20230325513Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for detecting vulnerabilities in software to protect a computer system from security and compliance breaches are provided. The method includes providing a ruleset code declaring programming interfaces of a target framework and including rules that define an admissible execution context when invoking the programming interfaces, providing a source code to be scanned for vulnerabilities; compiling the source code into a first execution code having additional instructions inserted to facilitate tracking of an actual execution context of the source code, compiling the ruleset code into a second execution code that can be executed together with the first execution code, executing the first execution code within an virtual machine and passing calls of the programming interfaces to the second execution code, and detecting a software vulnerability when the actual execution context disagrees with the admissible execution context.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: VIRTUAL FORGE GmbHInventors: Hans-Christian Esperer, Yun Ding, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Patent number: 11669623Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for detecting vulnerabilities in software to protect a computer system from security and compliance breaches are provided. The method includes providing a ruleset code declaring programming interfaces of a target framework and including rules that define an admissible execution context when invoking the programming interfaces, providing a source code to be scanned for vulnerabilities; compiling the source code into a first execution code having additional instructions inserted to facilitate tracking of an actual execution context of the source code, compiling the ruleset code into a second execution code that can be executed together with the first execution code, executing the first execution code within an virtual machine and passing calls of the programming interfaces to the second execution code, and detecting a software vulnerability when the actual execution context disagrees with the admissible execution context.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventors: Hans-Christian Esperer, Yun Ding, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Patent number: 11473473Abstract: A device for supplying a chemical reactant into the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a mixer housing; a metering pipe passing through the mixer housing, towards which the exhaust flow flowing into the mixer housing flows in a transverse direction, and having a first end and a second end; a metering unit arranged at the first end of the metering pipe and connected to a reactant supply for discharging reactant into the metering pipe; and means for generating a swirl flow of the exhaust flow within the metering pipe. The metering pipe has at least one inflow opening extending over a casing surface segment of no less than 45° in the circumferential direction and extending over at least one section of the length of the metering pipe, said inflow opening having a shovel-like hood arranged on the metering pipe and directing the exhaust flow eccentrically into the inflow opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: HJS EMISSION TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Aomar Khibit, Thomas Kästner, Klaus Schrewe
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Publication number: 20220090530Abstract: A device for supplying a chemical reactant into the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a mixer housing having an inlet opening through which the exhaust flow enters the mixer housing; a metering pipe passing through the mixer housing, towards which the exhaust flow flowing into the mixer housing flows in a transverse direction, and having a first end and a second end; a metering unit which is arranged at the first end of the metering pipe and can be connected to a reactant supply for discharging reactant into the metering pipe; and means for generating a swirl flow of the exhaust flow within the metering pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Aomar KHIBIT, Thomas KÄSTNER, Klaus SCHREWE
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Publication number: 20210173941Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for detecting vulnerabilities in software to protect a computer system from security and compliance breaches are provided. The method includes providing a ruleset code declaring programming interfaces of a target framework and including rules that define an admissible execution context when invoking the programming interfaces, providing a source code to be scanned for vulnerabilities; compiling the source code into a first execution code having additional instructions inserted to facilitate tracking of an actual execution context of the source code, compiling the ruleset code into a second execution code that can be executed together with the first execution code, executing the first execution code within an virtual machine and passing calls of the programming interfaces to the second execution code, and detecting a software vulnerability when the actual execution context disagrees with the admissible execution context.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: VIRTUAL FORGE GmbHInventors: Hans-Christian Esperer, Yun Ding, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Patent number: 10902129Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for detecting vulnerabilities in software to protect a computer system from security and compliance breaches are provided. The method includes providing a ruleset code declaring programming interfaces of a target framework and including rules that define an admissible execution context when invoking the programming interfaces, providing a source code to be scanned for vulnerabilities; compiling the source code into a first execution code having additional instructions inserted to facilitate tracking of an actual execution context of the source code, compiling the ruleset code into a second execution code that can be executed together with the first execution code, executing the first execution code within an virtual machine and passing calls of the programming interfaces to the second execution code, and detecting a software vulnerability when the actual execution context disagrees with the admissible execution context.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Virtual Forge GmbHInventors: Hans-Christian Esperer, Yun Ding, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Publication number: 20200081783Abstract: The present invention refers to a system, a method and product for automatically identifying quality defects in configuration parameters of a database system and for automatically correcting them according to predefined quality procedures. The method is executed on a central server (12) and on several satellite systems (10) as well. The method may be integral part of an enterprise resource planning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Virtual Forge GmbHInventors: Andreas Wiegenstein, Joachim Ritter, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Patent number: 10481981Abstract: The present invention refers to a system, a method and product for automatically identifying quality defects in configuration parameters of a database system and for automatically correcting them according to predefined quality procedures. The method is executed on a central server (12) and on several satellite systems (10) as well. The method may be integral part of an enterprise resource planning system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Virtual Forge GMBHInventors: Andreas Wiegenstein, Joachim Ritter, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Publication number: 20190180035Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for detecting vulnerabilities in software to protect a computer system from security and compliance breaches are provided. The method includes providing a ruleset code declaring programming interfaces of a target framework and including rules that define an admissible execution context when invoking the programming interfaces, providing a source code to be scanned for vulnerabilities; compiling the source code into a first execution code having additional instructions inserted to facilitate tracking of an actual execution context of the source code, compiling the ruleset code into a second execution code that can be executed together with the first execution code, executing the first execution code within an virtual machine and passing calls of the programming interfaces to the second execution code, and detecting a software vulnerability when the actual execution context disagrees with the admissible execution context.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Hans-Christian Esperer, Yun Ding, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Patent number: 9115622Abstract: A heating module (1) for an exhaust-gas purification system connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine comprises a catalytic burner, with an HC injector (14) and with an oxidation catalytic converter (12) positioned downstream of the HC injector (14) in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, for supplying thermal energy to an exhaust-gas purification unit of the exhaust-gas purification system. It is provided here that the heating module (1) has a main section (2), a secondary section (3) which comprises the catalytic burner (12, 14), and a device (4, 5) for controlling the exhaust-gas mass flow flowing through the secondary section (3). In a first embodiment, the main section (2) has, in the inlet region or the heating module (1), an overflow pipe portion (6) which has overflow openings (7), between which overflow diverting chambers (8) is situated, parallel to the main section (2) of the heating module (1), the secondary section portion (11) with the oxidation catalytic converter (12).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bettina Baier, Bernd Maurer, Klaus Schrewe, Frank Noack, Thomas Kästner
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Publication number: 20140379664Abstract: The present invention refers to a system, a method and product for automatically identifying quality defects in configuration parameters of a database system and for automatically correcting them according to predefined quality procedures. The method is executed on a central server (12) and on several satellite systems (10) as well. The method may be integral part of an enterprise resource planning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Andreas Wiegenstein, Joachim Ritter, Thomas Kastner, Markus Schumacher
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Publication number: 20140013729Abstract: A heating module (1) for an exhaust-gas purification system connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine comprises a catalytic burner, with an HC injector (14) and with an oxidation catalytic converter (12) positioned downstream of the HC injector (14) in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, for supplying thermal energy to an exhaust-gas purification unit of the exhaust-gas purification system. It is provided here that the heating module (1) has a main section (2), a secondary section (3) which comprises the catalytic burner (12, 14), and a device (4, 5) for controlling the exhaust-gas mass flow flowing through the secondary section (3). In a first embodiment, the main section (2) has, in the inlet region of the heating module (1), an overflow pipe portion (6) which has overflow openings (7), between which overflow diverting chambers (8) is simulated, parallel to the main section (2) of the heating module (1), the secondary section portion (11) with the oxidation catalytic converter (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: HJS EMISSION TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Bettina Baier, Bernd Maurer, Klaus Schrewe, Frank Noack, Thomas Kästner
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Publication number: 20130126735Abstract: A radiation sensor (10) comprises one or more radiation sensing elements (1) providing an electric signal in dependence of incident radiation, a housing (4, 5) confining the sensing element and permitting incidence of radiation from outside onto the sensing element, plural terminals (7) for supplying electrical power to the sensor and at least for outputting a sensor output signal, and circuitry (2) receiving the electric signal of the sensing element and providing the output signal in accordance with the electric signal of the sensing element. The circuitry comprises a switching signal circuitry for generating an on/off output signal for a switchable component external to the sensor and/or a digital output signal circuitry for providing a multiple bit serial output signal, and the sensor has one output terminal (7a) for outputting the on/off output signal or the multiple bit serial output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KGInventors: Fred Plotz, Gerhard Knaup, Thomas Kastner, Stefan Naumann, Henrik Ernst
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Publication number: 20100050618Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas after treatment apparatus having a hollow cylindrical casing shell (2). In the inside an exhaust catalytic converter, preferably adapted as SCR-catalytic converter, as well as an inflow chamber (9) for exhaust gas to be purified are provided. Therein, the inflow chamber (9) is defined by two bottom portions (10, 11) arranged opposite to each other. Further, a shell portion (12) gas tightly encompassing the bottom portions (10, 11) is provided for the inflow chamber (9). The inflow chamber (9) is encompassed by the casing shell (2) and may be manufactured from a material different from a material of the casing shell. The exhaust gas after treatment apparatus (1) is suitable in particular for commercial motor vehicles having a diesel engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Georg Hüthwohl, Thomas Kästner
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Patent number: 7244285Abstract: In a filter body for a particle filter with a filter part, comprised of a gas-permeable support material coated with a sintered metal powder, and with a connection part connected with the filter part and provided for welding together with a holding element, the filter part and the connection part together form a closed volume and the connection part is comprised of a gas-impermeable material.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Purem Abgassysyteme GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Georg Huthwohl, Thomas Kastner, Carsten Kohberg, Peter Neumann, Rene Redondo
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Publication number: 20050005598Abstract: In a filter pocket for a particle filter with a pocket part, comprised of a gas-permeable support material coated with a sintered metal powder, and with a connection part connected with the pocket part and provided for welding together with a holding element, the pocket part and the connection part together form a closed volume and the connection part is comprised of a gas-impermeable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Georg Huthwohl, Thomas Kastner, Carsten Kohberg, Peter Neumann, Rene Redondo
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Patent number: D768475Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Frances J. Thompson, Jerry Ray Stephens, Alan Thomas Kastner
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Patent number: D830165Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Frances J. Thompson, Jerry Ray Stephens, Alan Thomas Kastner