Patents by Inventor Thomas Mayer
Thomas Mayer 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: 20240093814Abstract: A device (1) for connecting fluid-conducting lines (2) and/or chambers (3) in a high-frequency electromagnetic field. The device includes two line bodies (4, 6) each having a line body inner wall (5, 7), which is rigid per se, and a bellows (8). The line body inner walls together enclose an inner cavity (9) for the passage of fluid through the device, and the line bodies are connected to one another, and enclosed with a sealing action, by the bellows and the first and second line bodies can be displaced and/or tilted relative to one another. The second line body inner wall projects a little into an interior space (10) surrounded by the first line body inner wall and ends there and the first line body inner wall is electrically conductively connected to the second line body inner wall by at least one elastically deformable sliding contact (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: VAT Holding AGInventor: Thomas MAYER
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Patent number: 11902899Abstract: A receiver includes a tunable receiving chain, configured to receive a subframe header when tuned to a first receiving bandwidth; a decoder, configured to decode an allocation information from the subframe header, the allocation information indicating an allocation of a plurality of resource blocks in the subframe; and a controller, configured to derive a second receiving bandwidth from the allocation information and to tune the receiving chain to the second receiving bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christian Drewes, Giuseppe Patane, Thomas Mayer, Christian Wicpalek, Ram Kanumalli, Burkhard Neurauter
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Patent number: 11841433Abstract: An apparatus for determining a spatial position and orientation of a tracked measuring device includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) unit having at least one measurement channel configured to generate at least one measurement signal, and a control and evaluation unit including a reception unit configured to receive data from the tracked measuring device in wireless fashion, the LIDAR unit being configured to generate a LIDAR signal for the at least one measurement signal and to transfer said LIDAR signal to the control and evaluation unit, the apparatus having a synchronization channel integrated at least in part into the measurement channel of the LIDAR unit and configured to determine a synchronization information item, and the control and evaluation unit being configured to temporally synchronize the data of the tracked measuring device and the LIDAR signal by taking into account the at least one synchronization information item.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Volker Rasenberger, Wolfgang Hoegele, Florian Rettich, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11801628Abstract: A method for producing hollow bodies made of plastics by blow molding or deep drawing using a deep-drawing tool or a blow-molding tool, comprising the extrusion of preforms from thermoplastics, the method comprising a wall thickness control of the preforms, wherein a measurement of the wall thickness of the preforms takes place within the tool on the mold cavity side on at least one reference point of a preform, the measured value obtained is compared as an actual value with a predetermined target value and the wall thickness control is triggered to change the wall thickness of the preform during extrusion or between extrusion cycles depending on the deviation between the actual value and the target value.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Mayer, Jochen Hild, Verena Thimm
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Publication number: 20230305202Abstract: An optical device is formed by hot stamping a demetallized hologram to an optically variable foil or to a coating of optically variable ink. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Roger W. PHILLIPS, Thomas MAYER, Scott LAMAR, Elena TAGUER
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Patent number: 11768321Abstract: An optical device is formed by hot stamping a demetallized hologram to an optically variable foil or to a coating of optically variable ink. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting ink.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Roger W. Phillips, Thomas Mayer, Scott Lamar, Elena Taguer
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Publication number: 20230258278Abstract: A valve (1) with a valve housing (2) and valve openings (3), and with a closing element (5) and at least one valve drive (6). Thee valve also has two mutually opposite flanges (9, 10) each having a passage opening (11). The flanges can be moved towards and away from one another by the valve drive and are force-coupled to the closing element with respect to the movements of the closing element and in the fully opened position of the closing element are pressed against the wall regions (4) of the valve housing and thus the passage openings of the flanges connect the valve openings together. The two flanges (9, 10) each include a sequence of fingers (12) and recesses (13) arranged in between, and the fingers surround the passage openings and the fingers of the one flange engage in the respective recesses of the other flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: VAT Holding AGInventor: Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11675080Abstract: An apparatus for determining at least one spatial position and orientation of at least one object with at least three retroreflectors is provided. The apparatus has at least one LIDAR unit with at least three measurement channels. The LIDAR unit has at least one illumination device, which is configured to produce at least one frequency modulated input light beam. The LIDAR unit has at least one first beam splitter, wherein the first beam splitter is configured to divide the input light beam among the measurement channels in parallel and/or in sequence. The measurement channels are each configured to produce at least one measurement signal. The LIDAR unit is configured to produce at least one LIDAR signal for the measurement signals. The apparatus has at least one evaluation unit, which is configured to determine the spatial position and orientation of the object from the LIDAR signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Hoegele, Volker Rasenberger, Florian Rettich, Thomas Mayer
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Publication number: 20230101526Abstract: An optical device is formed by hot stamping a demetallized hologram to an optically variable foil or to a coating of optically variable ink. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Roger W. PHILLIPS, Thomas MAYER, Scott LAMAR, Elena TAGUER
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Patent number: 11573076Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a beam path for tracking an object includes an illumination unit to generate an illumination light beam, an optical unit with a beam expander optical unit and a beam deflection unit, the beam expander optical unit being configured to divergently expand the illumination light beam and the beam deflection unit being configured to deflect the illumination light beam spatially about two different axes of rotation, a detector unit to capture a light beam reflected by the object in response to an illumination by the illumination light beam and to generate a measurement signal, an evaluation and control unit to evaluate the measurement signal and configured to determine a manipulated variable for setting an effective focal length of the beam expander optical unit and/or for setting a spatial alignment of the beam deflection unit based on the information item in respect of the illumination of the object.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Florian Rettich, Wolfgang Högele, Volker Rasenberger, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11454656Abstract: A signal generating device for generation of measurement signals for an electrical system includes a housing which features an electrically conducting material, an energy reservoir arranged in the housing, a data interface arranged at the housing and designed to receive signal data, a coupling interface arranged at the housing and coupled to the electrical system, and a signal generator arranged in the housing. The signal generator is coupled to the electrical energy reservoir, to the data interface and to the coupling interface. The signal generator is designed, based on the signal data, to generate the measurement signals and to output them via the coupling interface. A corresponding measuring device is also included.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBHInventors: Christian Zacherl, Andreas Kempf, Vencislav Todorov, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11454498Abstract: A coordinate measuring system includes a scanning module having a laser line scanner and a projection device. The laser line scanner projects a laser line onto a surface of a workpiece and produces scan data from a reflection of the laser line. The projection device and/or the laser line scanner project three optical markers onto the surface of the workpiece, at least one of the three markers being disposed on the laser line and at least one of the three markers being at a distance from the laser line. The coordinate measuring system includes an optical sensor capturing image data of the three optical markers and an evaluation device determining a position and an orientation of the coordinate system of the laser line scanner in the coordinate system of the optical sensor based on the image data of the optical sensor and the scan data of the laser line scanner.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Andrzej Grzesiak, Heiko Goller, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11423566Abstract: A method and a system for determining a 6-DOF-pose of an object in space use at least one marker attached to the object and a plurality of cameras. Perspectives of the cameras are directed to a common measuring space in which the object is positioned. At least one camera from the plurality of cameras is movable such that the movable camera can be adjusted with respect to the object. At least one of the cameras captures an image of said marker attached to the object. Based on the at least one captured image, spatial parameters representing the 3D-position or the 6-DOF-pose of the marker and, consequently, the 6-DOF-pose of the object in space can be determined.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Mayer, Heiko Goller, Nils Haverkamp, Andrzej Grzesiak
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Patent number: 11320648Abstract: A hermetic seal between an optical element and a metal mount or housing using a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer is dispersed along the interior edge of the metal mount. The metal mount and fluoropolymer are then heated to a temperature exceeding the melting point of the fluoropolymer. Once heated the optical element is pressed into the metal mount and allowed to cool. The metal mount, optical element and thickness of fluoropolymer are sized to provide an interference fit between the metal mount and optical element.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Access Optics, LLCInventors: Robert H. Hogrefe, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11258451Abstract: An apparatus for generating an oscillation signal is provided. The apparatus includes an input configured to receive a first reference oscillation signal, and a phase detector circuit configured to determine a phase drift of the first reference oscillation signal with respect to a second reference oscillation signal. Further, the apparatus includes a phase shifter circuit configured to generate the oscillation signal based on the first reference oscillation signal and a control signal. The control signal is based on the phase drift and a frequency control signal comprising control data for the phase shifter circuit for adjusting a frequency of the oscillation signal to a desired frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tobias Buckel, Peter Preyler, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11208166Abstract: A device for positioning motor vehicle parts in the production or manufacture of motor vehicles. The device includes a main frame, at least one main module configured to be disposed on the main frame, at least one interchangeable first docking plate configured for releasable connection to the main module, and a plurality of first receptacles, arranged on the interchangeable first docking plate, configured to hold the motor vehicle parts at a predefined position during the production.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KGInventors: Christoph Kribernegg, Patrick Leonhardsberger, Thomas Mayer, Manfred Pichler
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Publication number: 20210392585Abstract: A receiver includes a tunable receiving chain, configured to receive a subframe header when tuned to a first receiving bandwidth; a decoder, configured to decode an allocation information from the subframe header, the allocation information indicating an allocation of a plurality of resource blocks in the subframe; and a controller, configured to derive a second receiving bandwidth from the allocation information and to tune the receiving chain to the second receiving bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Christian Drewes, Giuseppe Patane, Thomas Mayer, Christian Wicpalek, Ram Kanumalli, Burkhard Neurauter
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Patent number: 11109317Abstract: A receiver includes a tunable receiving chain, configured to receive a subframe header when tuned to a first receiving bandwidth; a decoder, configured to decode an allocation information from the subframe header, the allocation information indicating an allocation of a plurality of resource blocks in the subframe; and a controller, configured to derive a second receiving bandwidth from the allocation information and to tune the receiving chain to the second receiving bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christian Drewes, Giuseppe Patane, Thomas Mayer, Christian Wicpalek, Ram Kanumalli, Burkhard Neurauter
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Publication number: 20210239745Abstract: A signal generating device for generation of measurement signals for an electrical system includes a housing which features an electrically conducting material, an energy reservoir arranged in the housing, a data interface arranged at the housing and designed to receive signal data, a coupling interface arranged at the housing and coupled to the electrical system, and a signal generator arranged in the housing. The signal generator is coupled to the electrical energy reservoir, to the data interface and to the coupling interface. The signal generator is designed, based on the signal data, to generate the measurement signals and to output them via the coupling interface. A corresponding measuring device is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBHInventors: Christian ZACHERL, Andreas KEMPF, Vencislav TODOROV, Thomas MAYER
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Publication number: 20210218406Abstract: An apparatus for generating an oscillation signal is provided. The apparatus includes an input configured to receive a first reference oscillation signal, and a phase detector circuit configured to determine a phase drift of the first reference oscillation signal with respect to a second reference oscillation signal. Further, the apparatus includes a phase shifter circuit configured to generate the oscillation signal based on the first reference oscillation signal and a control signal. The control signal is based on the phase drift and a frequency control signal comprising control data for the phase shifter circuit for adjusting a frequency of the oscillation signal to a desired frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Tobias BUCKEL, Peter PREYLER, Thomas MAYER