Patents by Inventor THOMAS MICHELS

THOMAS MICHELS 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: 11967548
    Abstract: An assembly includes a chip including an integrated circuit, a casing including an integrated circuit and having an upper portion formed on a side of the chip and lower portion formed on another side of the chip, plural through-wafer vias (TWVs) for electrically connecting the integrated circuit of the chip and the integrated circuit of the casing, a system board configured to be electrically connected to the casing, and upper and lower cards connected to the casing for electrically connecting the casing to the system board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry Bernstein, Thomas Brunschwiler, Bruno Michel
  • Publication number: 20240124057
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle and with a steering device, the steering device having a manual steering handle, a steering sensor system and a feedback actuator, and with a wheel positioning device, the wheel positioning device having a positioning actuator for steering at least one wheel, and with at least one control device, the control device electrically connecting the steering device and the wheel positioning device to one another, and with at least one acceleration sensor, the feedback actuator and the acceleration data acquired by the acceleration sensor being used to provide haptic feedback at the steering handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Hambloch, Andreas Kotz, Rene Michels, Thomas Schubert
  • Patent number: 11958803
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods of preparing a biogas purification system. Embodiments include flushing an adsorber with a gas stream that is separable by the downstream biogas purification process. Other embodiments include using the separable gas stream to flush a saturated adsorber. Additional embodiments include using a gas stream comprised of CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franck Michel Honore, Thomas Anthony Ryan
  • Publication number: 20240119133
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to authorization between integrated cloud products. An example includes receiving, by a computing device and from a first resource, a first request for permission to access a certificate to verify a requestor's identity. The computing device can transmit a second request to a second resource to authorize permitting access to the certificate. The computing device can receive a response from the second resource comprising an authorization to permit access to the certificate. The computing device can grant permission to the first resource to access the certificate, wherein the first resource is configured to verify the requestor's identity based on accessing the certificate. The computing device can receive a third request from the first resource to generate an association object between the first resource and the certificate. The computing device can generate the association object, wherein the association object associates the first resource and the certificate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Mauruthi Geetha Mohan, Anthony Long, Mina Michel Gorgy Anes, Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo, Yingyu Yang, Bakhtiyar Uddin, Thomas James Andrews
  • Publication number: 20240115580
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of synthesis and/or purification of certain 3,7-diamino-phenothiazin-5-ium compounds (“diaminophenothiazinium compounds”) including Methylthioninium Chloride (MTC) (Methylene Blue), and the resulting high purity characterized by a purity greater than 98%, and very low levels of heavy metals and organic impurities Azure A, B, C and MVB. Also disclosed are methods of treatment of a tauopathy or methemoglobinemia in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the high-purity diaminophenothiazinium compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: WisTa Laboratories Ltd.
    Inventors: Claude Michel Wischik, John Mervyn David Storey, Colin Marshall, James Peter Sinclair, Thomas Craven Baddeley
  • Patent number: 11951110
    Abstract: Described are methods of preparing reduced 3,7-diamino-10H-phenothiazine (DAPTZ) compounds of formula: wherein: R1 and R9 are independently selected from: —H; C1-4alkyl; C2-4alkenyl; and halogenated C1-4alkyl; each of R3NA and R3NB is independently selected from: —H; C1-4alkyl; C2-4alkenyl; and halogenated C1-4alkyl; each of R7NA and R7NB is independently selected from: —H; C1-4alkyl; C2-4alkenyl; and halogenated C1-4alkyl; each of HX1 and HX2 is independently a protic acid; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof. These methods are particularly useful for producing stable reduced forms, and with high purity. The stability and purity are especially relevant for pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of disease. The compounds are useful for treatment of e.g. tauopathies, such as Alzheimer's disease, and also as prodrugs for the corresponding oxidized thioninium drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: WisTa Laboratories Ltd.
    Inventors: Claude Michel Wischik, Janet Elizabeth Rickard, Charles Robert Harrington, David Horsley, John Mervyn David Storey, Colin Marshall, James Peter Sinclair, Thomas Craven Baddeley
  • Publication number: 20240091466
    Abstract: A cooldown system for a device includes at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory is configured to store instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the cooldown system to detect when a session has ended, activate a cooldown timer to measure a cooldown time, provide an indication of a remaining time of the cooldown timer, and in response to the cooldown timer elapsing, return the device to normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Zack W. BLACKMON, Thomas TRAN, Terry BACHE, Jarrett KEEN, Niall GALLAGHER, Yannick HOURMAND, Guillaume MICHEL, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES
  • Publication number: 20240097463
    Abstract: A charging system for an aerosol-generating device includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store instructions is provided. The instructions define at least one of a disable mode, an intra-session mode, or an inter-session mode. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the charging system to detect when the device is connected to a charging device; activate a power source charger in response to the connection to the charging device; identify a selected mode; enable or disable a heater of the capsule dependent upon the selected mode; if the heater is enabled, display a first display indicating the connection of the charging device; if the heater is enabled, detect if a session of the aerosol-generating device is ongoing; and if the session is ongoing, enable or suspend charging in response to the identification of the selected mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Zack W. BLACKMON, Thomas TRAN, Terry BACHE, Jarrett KEEN, Niall GALLAGHER, Yannick HOURMAND, Guillaume MICHEL, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES
  • Publication number: 20240090587
    Abstract: A capsule monitoring system for an aerosol-generating device includes at least one processor and a memory. The memory is coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the capsule monitoring system to detect a mechanism detection switch of the aerosol-generating device being actuated, apply a first power to a first contact point of the aerosol-generating device, determine a first resistance between the first contact point and a second contact point, determine whether the first resistance is within a resistance operation range, and in response to the first resistance being within of the resistance operation range, display a capsule accepted indicator. The first contact point is configured to contact a heater. The second contact point is configured to contact the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Zack W. BLACKMON, Thomas TRAN, Terry BACHE, Jarrett KEEN, Niall GALLAGHER, Yannick HOURMAND, Guillaume MICHEL, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES
  • Publication number: 20240090586
    Abstract: A session control system for a device includes at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory is configured to store instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the session control system to detect when a session has started, start a session timer, increment a puff variable when an airflow sensor detects that a puff has been taken, monitor the session timer against a time threshold and the puff variable against a puff threshold, and in response to a session threshold being met, end the session. The session timer is configured to measure a length of the session and the puff variable corresponds to a total number of puffs taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Zack W. BLACKMON, Thomas TRAN, Terry BACHE, Jarrett KEEN, Niall GALLAGHER, Yannick HOURMAND, Guillaume MICHEL, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES
  • Publication number: 20240090589
    Abstract: A power control system for an aerosol-generating device includes at least one processor and a memory. The memory is coupled to the at least one processor and is configured to store instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the power control system to determine whether a first power to be applied to a heater of the aerosol-generating device exceeds a power threshold, in response to the first power exceeding the power threshold, apply a second power to the heater, and in response to the first power not exceeding the power threshold, apply the first power to the heater. The first power is based on a desired heater temperature. The second power does not exceed the power threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Zack W. BLACKMON, Thomas TRAN, Terry BACHE, Jarrett KEEN, Niall GALLAGHER, Yannick HOURMAND, Guillaume MICHEL, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Eric HAWES, Raymond W. LAU
  • Publication number: 20240054318
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for enabling a user and third party applications to dynamically partition and place heavy deep learning workloads on standard edge networks to optimize the overall inference throughput of the network while meeting Service Level Objective(s) (SLOs). The techniques may include profiling, partitioning, and splitting of the deep learning workloads, which may be hidden from the user and/or third party application. The user may user interact with a pre-deployed service through a simple SDK that resembles those used for hardware acceleration, such that the current techniques may be easily inserted into their code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Michel-Ange Feltin, Benjamin William Ryder, Frank Brockners
  • Patent number: 11901707
    Abstract: A system and method for mounting a modular switch cabinet equipment in a switch cabinet housing (6) includes a computer-aided assistance unit (1) for determining a production-efficient assembly step sequence. The system and method further include at least one display unit (11-11?) for image and/or text information, which is installed at the assembly site for at least one fitter (M) in order to visualize manual assembly steps (A; B; D) of the determined assembly step sequence. The system and method further includes at least one input unit (12-12?) for acknowledgement of the completed assembly step (A; B; D) by the fitter (M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Weichsel, Thomas Michels, Lars Martin, Judith Zachrai
  • Patent number: 11740616
    Abstract: A method and a system for collecting and processing of life cycle information about a switch cabinet (1) of an industrial plant, with a documentation server (2) for linking data sheet information (A) of the built-in modules (9a-9c) installed in the switch cabinet (1) on the basis of the planned construction (4) with function information (B) about their use in the context of the switch cabinet equipment, in order to store this information in a central archive database (3) under an individual switch cabinet identification (8) in data records, wherein test and acceptance information (C) of the switch cabinet (1) is added to the data records of the central archive database (3) via the documentation server (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Weichsel, Thomas Michels, Lars Martin, Judith Zachrai
  • Publication number: 20230053575
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for enabling a user to run heavy deep learning workloads on standard edge networks without off-loading computation to a cloud, leveraging the available edge computing resources, and efficiently partitioning and distributing a Deep Neural Network (DNN) over a network. The techniques enable the user to split a workload into multiple parts and process the workload on a set of smaller, less capable compute nodes in a distributed manner, without compromising on performance, and while meeting a Service Level Objective (SLO).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Leo Marche, Thomas Michel-Ange Feltin, Andre Surcouf, Frank Brockners
  • Publication number: 20230049061
    Abstract: A device for testing the contents of a switch cabinet following installation of equipment components (2a-2e) according to a plan and the wiring thereof via terminals (6) provided therefor by means of designated electrical cables (5), includes a camera unit (7) for the at least two-dimensional image capture of the components (2a-2e) fully installed and wired on an installation board (4) of a switch cabinet (1). The device can further include an evaluation unit (8) for carrying out a comparison between an imaged layout (100), on the basis of the image capture, of the actual state with a provided plan layout (200) of the target state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas WEICHSEL, Thomas MICHELS, Lars MARTIN, Judith ZACHRAI
  • Publication number: 20220153423
    Abstract: A hybrid/electric propulsion architecture for a multi-rotor rotary wing aircraft, including an electricity generator driven by an internal combustion engine, and configured to operate in motor mode, a rectifier configured to convert an alternating current delivered by the electricity generator into direct current, an electrical network including a high voltage direct current (HVDC) bus, electrical energy storage means connected to the electrical network, during electrical energy regeneration on the HVDC bus, depending on the state of charge of the storage means: the storage means are configured to recover electrical energy, the storage means and the rectifier are configured to recover electrical energy, and the electricity generator operating in motor mode is configured to recover electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas KLONOWSKI, Thomas Michel Andre Gerard BARRACO, Camel SERGHINE
  • Patent number: 11283679
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for automatically identifying counters/features of a network component that are related to a state change (or event) for the network component or for the network itself. For example, using data obtained from the network component around a time of the state change, delta-averages for the counters/features around the time of the state change may be determined. The delta-averages may be utilized to determine which counters/features are most descriptive for a particular state change. Determining which counters/features are most descriptive may also include determining which counters/features are most relevant, i.e., counters/features that contribute most to preserving the manifold structure of the original data or counters/features with the highest or lowest correlation with the other counters/features in the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Michel-Ange Feltin, Wenqin Shao, Parisa Foroughi, Frank Brockners
  • Patent number: 11248468
    Abstract: Aviation turbine blade (10) extending in the radial direction from a blade root (14) as far as an upper partition wall (26), said blade (10) comprising a plurality of inner cavities (C1-C10) defining at least one cooling circuit, each of said inner cavities (C1-C10) being defined by walls among inner walls (40, 42), a lower surface wall (22), an upper surface wall (24), the blade root (14) and the upper partition wall (26), said blade (10) being characterized in that it comprises at least one reinforcing beam (50, 60) disposed inside one of the inner cavities (C3, C8), and connecting the blade root (14) to the upper partition wall (26), said reinforcing beam (50, 60) is not connected to the inner walls (40, 42), the lower surface wall (22) and the upper surface wall (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Sylvain Paquin, Romain Pierre Cariou, Thomas Michel Flamme, Adrien Bernard Vincent Rollinger
  • Patent number: 11236617
    Abstract: Blade for a turbine, comprising a blade root and an airfoil (13) extending radially outwards from the blade root (12), the airfoil (13) comprising a first internal cooling circuit including an intrados cavity (33, 36) extending radially along the intrados wall (16) and a first inner wall (47, 45) arranged between the intrados wall (16) and the extrados wall (18), an extrados cavity (34, 37) extending radially along the extrados wall (18) and a second inner wall (47, 43) arranged between the intrados wall (16) and the extrados wall (18). The first cooling circuit includes one inner through cavity (35, 38) defined between two through walls (59, 57, 55, 53) each extending between the intrados wall (16) and the extrados wall (18). The intrados cavity (33, 36), the extrados cavity (34, 37) and the inner through cavity (35, 38) are fluidly connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Thomas Michel Flamme, Romain Pierre Cariou, Sylvain Paquin, Adrien Bernard Vincent Rollinger