Patents by Inventor Thomas Kunz

Thomas Kunz 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: 12546796
    Abstract: A multichannel pipetting plate comprises a plurality of connectors arranged in a lattice; wherein each connector is fluidically connectable to a pipetting tip; wherein each connector comprises an interface at which a friction contact between the connector and a foot of the pipetting tip is established; wherein the interfaces of the connectors are arranged in different planes, such that, at least at a border region of the pipetting plate, along each row and along each column of the lattice, at least three consecutive interfaces are arranged in at least two different planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: TECAN TRADING AG
    Inventors: Remo Kälin, Christina Bauer, Thomas Kunz
  • Publication number: 20250131164
    Abstract: Systems and methods include managing a Network Digital Twin (NDT) for a network, the NDT including an emulation model and an optimization model, wherein the emulation model is configured to emulate the network and the optimization model is configured to determine configuration changes to the network based on a cost function; performing an iterative procedure with the optimization model and the emulation model to determine one or more configuration changes to the network based on the cost function; and providing the one or more configuration changes from the iterative procedure for use in the network, where the one or more configuration changes address the cost function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Barber, David Jordan Krauss, Mohamed Zalat, Thomas Kunz, Babak Esfandiari, Thomas Triplet
  • Patent number: 12052166
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting an impending change to Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) metrics associated with Network Elements (NEs) in an optical network. A method, according to one implementation, includes receiving Performance Monitoring (PM) data related to an optical network having a plurality of links. The method also includes analyzing the PM data to predict the likelihood of an impending change to an IGP metric associated with a problematic link of the plurality of links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Bruck Wubete, Thomas Triplet, Babak Esfandiari, Thomas Kunz, David Côté
  • Publication number: 20240228918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a sport beverage, comprising the steps of providing malt and/or unmalted grains, providing mashing liquor produced from spent grains, processing the malt and the mashing liquor to obtain a wort, fermenting the wort by using a yeast and optionally, blending with flavour(s) and/or vitamin(s); and/or adding of sugar(s). The present invention further relates to a sport beverage obtained by said method, wherein said sport beverage is non-alcoholic or has an alcohol content of less than about 1.2 vol-%, preferably less than about 0.5 vol-%. The present invention also relates to the use of the sport beverage before and/or after physical activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Frank-Jürgen METHNER, Thomas KUNZ, Torsten SEEWALD, Ben DESBROW
  • Publication number: 20240171505
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting an impending change to Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) metrics associated with Network Elements (NEs) in an optical network. A method, according to one implementation, includes receiving Performance Monitoring (PM) data related to an optical network having a plurality of links. The method also includes analyzing the PM data to predict the likelihood of an impending change to an IGP metric associated with a problematic link of the plurality of links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Bruck Wubete, Thomas Triplet, Babak Esfandiari, Thomas Kunz, David Côté
  • Publication number: 20240171486
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting network events are provided. A process, according to one implementation, includes the step of receiving a time-series dataset having a sequence of datapoints each including a set of Performance Monitoring (PM) parameters of a network. The process also includes the step of applying a subset of the sequence of datapoints to a Machine Learning (ML) model having a classification function and an encoding/decoding function. In addition, the process includes the step of allowing the ML model to leverage temporal-based correlations among the datapoints of the subset to predict an event associated with the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Bruck Wubete, Chris Barber, Babak Esfandiari, Thomas Kunz
  • Patent number: 11939558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a sport beverage, comprising the steps of providing malt and/or unmalted grains, providing mashing liquor produced from spent grains, processing the malt and the mashing liquor to obtain a wort, fermenting the wort by using a yeast and optionally, blending with flavour(s) and/or vitamin(s); and/or adding of sugar(s). The present invention further relates to a sport beverage obtained by said method, wherein said sport beverage is non-alcoholic or has an alcohol content of less than about 1.2 vol-%, preferably less than about 0.5 vol-%. The present invention also relates to the use of the sport beverage before and/or after physical activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Frank-Jürgen Methner, Thomas Kunz, Torsten Seewald, Ben Desbrow
  • Publication number: 20230296300
    Abstract: A refrigerant recovery device comprising a pump; a heat rejecting heat exchanger disposed in fluid communication with the pump; a refrigerant storage container disposed in fluid communication with the heat rejecting heat exchanger and the pump; a fluid interface disposed in fluid communication with the pump and configured for fluidly connecting the refrigerant recovery device to a refrigerant containing device; and a plurality of valves disposed in fluid communication with at least one of the pump, the heat rejecting heat exchanger, the refrigerant storage container, or the fluid interface and configurable to establish a first fluid pathway fluidly connecting the refrigerant containing device to the refrigerant storage container, and a second fluid pathway fluidly connecting the heat rejecting heat exchanger to the refrigerant storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: David Heindel, Vincenzo Guarno, George Frenyea, Thomas Kunz
  • Publication number: 20230099658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a beverage, preferably a fermented beverage with improved oxidative and colloidal stability. The present invention further relates to a beverage produced by a method for producing a beverage. The present invention also relates to a beverage having increased stability, preferably increased oxidative flavor stability and colloidal stability. The present invention further relates to a use of a stabilizing agent for preparing a beverage having increased stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Tuur MERTENS, Thomas KUNZ
  • Publication number: 20230072582
    Abstract: One or more example embodiments relates to a method for supporting an MRT examination of a patient via a coil placed on the patient. One or more example embodiments also relates to apparatus, a control facility for an MRT system and also an MRT system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan NUFER, Julian WOHLERS, Thomas KUNZ
  • Patent number: 11470094
    Abstract: A content replication connector receives control data associated with replication of content data from a source system. Based on the control data, the content replication connector fetches the content data from the source system, converts the content data from a first data format to a second data format, and sends the content data to a content replication server. The content replication server replicates the content data, and a target system fetches the content data from the content replication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Thomas Kunz, Omar-Alexander Al-Hujaj, Jens Baumgart, Harish Mehta, Florian Chrosziel, Marco Rodeck, Thorsten Menke
  • Publication number: 20220099695
    Abstract: A multichannel pipetting plate comprises a plurality of connectors arranged in a lattice; wherein each connector is fluidically connectable to a pipetting tip; wherein each connector comprises an interface at which a friction contact between the connector and a foot of the pipetting tip is established; wherein the interfaces of the connectors are arranged in different planes, such that, at least at a border region of the pipetting plate, along each row and along each column of the lattice, at least three consecutive interfaces are arranged in at least two different planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TECAN TRADING AG
    Inventors: Remo Kälin, Christina Bauer, Thomas Kunz
  • Patent number: 11252168
    Abstract: A transfer of master data is executed in a backend computing system. The master data includes user data and system data. The transfer of master data includes receiving user data associated with a particular user identifier in the backend computing system, transferring the received user data to an event stream processor, receiving system data associated with a particular log providing computing system in the backend computing system, transferring the received user data to the event stream processor, and executing a transfer of log data associated with logs of computing systems connected to the backend computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Harish Mehta, Hartwig Seifert, Thomas Kunz, Anne Jacobi, Marco Rodeck, Florian Kraemer, Bjoern Brencher, Nan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220006828
    Abstract: A transfer of master data is executed in a backend computing system. The master data includes user data and system data. The transfer of master data includes receiving user data associated with a particular user identifier in the backend computing system, transferring the received user data to an event stream processor, receiving system data associated with a particular log providing computing system in the backend computing system, transferring the received user data to the event stream processor, and executing a transfer of log data associated with logs of computing systems connected to the backend computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Harish Mehta, Hartwig Seifert, Thomas Kunz, Anne Jacobi, Marco Rodeck, Florian Kraemer, Bjoern Brencher, Nan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11128651
    Abstract: Search results are received from an initiated free text search of log data from one or more logs, where the free text is performed using search terms entered into a free text search graphical user interface. A set of at least one search result is selected from the search results containing an event desired to be identified in a completed enterprise threat detection (ETD) pattern. A forensic lab application is rendered to complete an ETD pattern. An event filter is added for an event type based on normalized log data to a path. A relative ETD pattern time range is set and an ETD pattern is completed based on the added event filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Eugen Pritzkau, Joscha Philipp Bohn, Daniel Kartmann, Wei-Guo Peng, Hristina Dinkova, Lin Luo, Thomas Kunz, Marco Rodeck, Hartwig Seifert, Harish Mehta, Nan Zhang, Rita Merkel, Florian Chrosziel
  • Patent number: D967965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Dennert, Stefanie Guegel-Wild, Melanie Hanke, Thomas Kunz
  • Patent number: D996618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Gügel-Wild, Thomas Kunz
  • Patent number: D1013175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Gügel-Wild, Thomas Kunz
  • Patent number: D1055136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG
    Inventors: Jing Guo, Thomas Kunz
  • Patent number: D1120330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kunz, Stefanie Gügel-Wild, Christopher Hable, Bernhard Krauss, Conny Patzak, Bernd Maciejewski