Patents by Inventor Thomas Knapp

Thomas Knapp 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).

  • Patent number: 11208268
    Abstract: A transport system for transporting and/or positioning objects along a transport section, wherein the transport system includes at least one rotatable transport body having at least one curved transport path which is delimited by at least one curve flank pair and, as seen in the linear transport direction, has at least one positive curved transport path pitch throughout and into which there can engage or there engages at least one pusher dog of a carrier that is movable along the transport section, wherein the at least one transport body has at least one entry region for the entry of the at least one pusher dog into the curved transport path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBAL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Knapp
  • Publication number: 20210292095
    Abstract: A transport system for transporting and/or positioning objects along a transport section, wherein the transport system includes at least one rotatable transport body having at least one curved transport path which is delimited by at least one curve flank pair and, as seen in the linear transport direction, has at least one positive curved transport path pitch throughout and into which there can engage or there engages at least one pusher dog of a carrier that is movable along the transport section, wherein the at least one transport body has at least one entry region for the entry of the at least one pusher dog into the curved transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas KNAPP
  • Publication number: 20200265075
    Abstract: Knowledge graphing can include: generating a document selection interface that enables a user to browse at least one document storage service and select a set of documents stored on the document storage service for inclusion in a knowledge set; obtaining a set of meta-data for each document selected for the knowledge set from the respective document storage service; and generating a knowledge graph that spatially depicts a set of relationships among the documents of the knowledge set in terms of the meta-data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Kelly Qian
  • Patent number: 10655831
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present methodology for modularly expanding sensing capabilities of a luminaire or a luminaire mounted sensing system by adding replaceable exterior sensor module(s) in a desired position in a vicinity of an existing (legacy) luminaire or a luminaire system for both inside and outside applications. For outside applications, this modular expansion may be performed while maintaining weathertight sealing integrity, e.g., waterproofing of the luminaire-sensor system/apparatus including exterior housing, exterior electrical connections, cables and any other exposed components. The embodiments described herein can provide diverse sensor capability and future expansion needs for luminaire mounted sensing systems and for processing sensor signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Clynne, Jonathan Robert Meyer, Francis Beaudoin, Eric Lavigne, Thomas Knapp, Koushik Saha
  • Publication number: 20200142966
    Abstract: Providing an organized knowledge cloud can include: obtaining a user-selection of a set of documents scattered among a set of disparate document storage services for inclusion in a document integration; determining a set of document integration parameters for each document selected for the document integration; and generating a visual depiction of one or more of the documents included in the document integration in response to the document integration parameters such that the visual depiction enables user access to one or more of the documents included in the visual depiction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly Qian, Thomas Knapp
  • Patent number: 10135458
    Abstract: A method for processing a measured-value signal representing a value, determined in analog form, for the output current of a converter, and device for carrying out the method, the measured-value signals acquired by a sensor, especially including a shunt resistor, being supplied to a respective processing channel that has at least one delta-sigma modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Hans Juergen Kollar, Wolfgang Hammel, Ulrich Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20180123610
    Abstract: A method for processing a measured-value signal representing a value, determined in analog form, for the output current of a converter, and device for carrying out the method, the measured-value signals acquired by a sensor, especially including a shunt resistor, being supplied to a respective processing channel that has at least one delta-sigma modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Hans Juergen Kollar, Wolfgang Hammel, Ulrich Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20180087760
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present methodology for modularly expanding sensing capabilities of a luminaire or a luminaire mounted sensing system by adding replaceable exterior sensor module(s) in a desired position in a vicinity of an existing (legacy) luminaire or a luminaire system for both inside and outside applications. For outside applications, this modular expansion may be performed while maintaining weathertight sealing integrity, e.g., waterproofing of the luminaire-sensor system/apparatus including exterior housing, exterior electrical connections, cables and any other exposed components. The embodiments described herein can provide diverse sensor capability and future expansion needs for luminaire mounted sensing systems and for processing sensor signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas CLYNNE, Jonathan Robert MEYER, Francis BEAUDOIN, Eric LAVIGNE, Thomas KNAPP, Koushik SAHA
  • Patent number: 9362944
    Abstract: A method for processing a measured-value signal representing a value, determined in analog form, for the output current of a converter, and device for carrying out the method, the measured-value signals acquired by a sensor, especially including a shunt resistor, being supplied to a respective processing channel that has at least one delta-sigma modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Hans Juergen Kollar, Wolfgang Hammel, Ulrich Neumayer
  • Patent number: 9170014
    Abstract: An LED luminaire assembly which allows for the easy and safe removal and replacement of the PSU and other internal components wherein the heat sink can be folded or pivoted aside to allow access to and removal of the PSU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Péter Jezsoviczki, Georgina Ambruska, János Simonovics, Jozsef Samu, Thomas Knapp
  • Publication number: 20150293078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful in CFTR assays. The present invention also relates to compounds useful in monitoring CFTR activity in therapies for CFTR-mediated diseases. The present invention also provides an assay for use in measuring CFTR correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Ashvani K. Singh, Fredrick F. Van Goor, Jennings Franklin Worley, III, Thomas Knapp
  • Publication number: 20140347868
    Abstract: An LED luminaire assembly which allows for the easy and safe removal and replacement of the PSU and other internal components wherein the heat sink can be folded or pivoted aside to allow access to and removal of the PSU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Péter Jezsoviczki, Georgina Ambruska, János Simonovics, Jozsef Samu, Thomas Knapp
  • Publication number: 20120154191
    Abstract: A method for processing a measured-value signal representing a value, determined in analog form, for the output current of a converter, and device for carrying out the method, the measured-value signals acquired by a sensor, especially including a shunt resistor, being supplied to a respective processing channel that has at least one delta-sigma modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Hans Jürgen Kollar, Wolfgang Hammel, Ulrich Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20090246820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful in CFTR assays. The present invention also relates to compounds useful in monitoring CFTR activity in therapies for CFTR-mediated diseases. The present invention also provides an assay for use in measuring CFTR correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Ashvani K. Singh, Fredrick F. Van Goor, Jennings Franklin Worley, III, Thomas Knapp
  • Patent number: 6460941
    Abstract: In a method of controlling the braking pressure variation during EBD control, during a braking operation, the vehicle deceleration is sensed and evaluated as a control criterion, and an increase in the braking pressure in the rear-wheel brakes is only permitted if the vehicle deceleration after commencement has risen above a predetermined minimum value, or if there are criteria which indicate brake fading or a brake malfunction, or if the vehicle deceleration exceeds a defined limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Markus Zenzen, Thomas Knapp, Thomas Bauer
  • Patent number: 5967918
    Abstract: For a CVT (3) a regulating system is proposed in which a corrector is located upstream of the control path. The disturbances and non-linearities in the control path (28) are taken into account in the corrector, via a mathematical model, so that the regulator can be designed as a simple PID regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Wolfgang Danz
  • Patent number: 5947862
    Abstract: A device for controlling the gear ratio of a continuously variable transmission. The theoretical rotational speed or transmission ratio is fed to the signal input of a set-value filter (44). The time constant (T.sub.-- RS) of the set-value filter (44) is adaptively controlled so that the change in transmission ratio takes place in accordance with a transition function whose limit is defined by a maximum variation speed. The principal advantage of the invention is that the vehicle is not slowed when shifting down to lower transmission ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Gerhard Eschrich, Wolfgang Runge
  • Patent number: 5660527
    Abstract: A structure and method for transferring load, particularly bending load, from a blade to a blade hub, such as for use in a wind turbine device, is provided. In one embodiment, the structure includes two or more spaced-apart annular rings, respectively contacting the inner surface of a blade root end, and the outer surface of a hub spindle, with a web extending therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: The Wind Turbine Company
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Deering, Thomas Knapp