Patents by Inventor Thomas Schmidt

Thomas Schmidt 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).

  • STREPTAVIDIN MUTEINS AND METHODS OF USING THEM
    Publication number: 20190112344
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel streptavidin muteins and their use for determination, isolation or purification of proteins under denaturing conditions. In one embodiment such a mutein has an Cys residue at sequence position 127 of the wild-type sequence of streptavidin and comprises at least one mutation in the region of the amino acid positions 115 to 121 with reference to the amino acid sequence of wild type streptavidin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: IBA GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas SCHMIDT
  • Printed circuit board and a method for producing a printed circuit board
    Patent number: 10251276
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a printed circuit board for an electronic component. The printed circuit board includes: an electrically insulating substrate; a number of electrically conductive conductor tracks; and at least one sensor dome having a sensor head and having a carrier body for accommodating the sensor head. The carrier body is formed integrally with the substrate. The disclosure also relates to a method for producing the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Bock, Thomas Schmidt, Bernhard Schuch
  • Systems and methods for managing industrial assets
    Patent number: 10234853
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are configured for managing industrial assets. In an example embodiment, information about industrial assets or their use conditions, such as gathered from sensors embedded at or near industrial machines or assets themselves, can be aggregated, analyzed, and processed in software residing locally or remotely from the assets. In an example embodiment, applications can be provided to optimize an industrial asset for operation in a business context. In an example embodiment, a cloud-based asset management platform can include development tools to facilitate development, by end-users, of applications for interfacing with and optimizing industrial assets, and for managing relationships between various industrial assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Himagiri Mukkamala, Steve Winkler, Subrata Roy, Harel Kodesh, Marc-Thomas Schmidt, Michael Hart
  • SHEAVE FOR BELT WITH PROFILE TRACKING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20190062120
    Abstract: A belt and sheave assembly for an elevator system includes a sheave having a plurality of tracking grooves laterally spaced across a sheave width, and a debris channel located in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves defining a radially inwardmost extent of the tracking groove. The assembly further includes a belt having a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, a jacket at least partially enclosing the tension members, the jacket defining a side of the belt configured to interface with the sheave, and a plurality of tracking features extending from the side of the belt. The tracking features are laterally spaced across the belt width. Each tracking feature is configured to be received in a tracking groove, and each tension member is laterally offset from each of the tracking features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Wenping Zhao, Daniel A. Mosher, Walter Thomas Schmidt
  • Oscilloscope with internally generated mixed signal oscilloscope demo mode stimulus, and integrated demonstration and training signals
    Patent number: 10197600
    Abstract: An oscilloscope includes at least one demonstration signal generator integrated as part of the oscilloscope. The demonstration signal generator generates stimulus signals that consist of digital samples of various different stored waveforms without the need of a separate demonstration board or signal source. The demonstration signal generator may loop through different sections of the stored waveforms to generate respective stimulus signals that include sequences of digital samples from the different waveforms in combination, to provide a broad range of stimulus signals. The stimulus signals may be displayed on the oscilloscope or output from the oscilloscope as demonstration mode stimulus signals to demonstrate the capabilities of the oscilloscope to customers or for training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Holcomb, Thomas Schmidt, Dennis J. Weller
  • ROAD FINISHING MACHINE OR CHARGER VEHICLE WITH PUSHING MEANS FOR A MATERIAL TRANSFER PROCESS
    Publication number: 20190024327
    Abstract: A road-making machine is provided in the form of a road-finishing machine for producing a paving layer from a laying material or a charger vehicle for supplying the road-finishing machine with a laying material. The road-making machine comprises a material bunker, and a pushing means fixed forward of the material bunker at a chassis, such that pushing rollers of the pushing means may dock to rear tires of a truck. The pushing rollers comprise a pair of first pushing rollers mountable in a first position in a seat of a traverse of the pushing means. Either the pushing means is expandable by at least one changeable attachment to which the first pushing rollers may be mounted in a second position further forward with respect to the first position, or the pushing means comprises a pair of second pushing rollers which may be selectively positioned forward of the first pushing rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Martin BUSCHMANN, Thomas SCHMIDT, Martin KIRSCHBAUM
  • DEPLOYMENT OF ENVIRONMENT-AGNOSTIC SERVICES
    Publication number: 20190004779
    Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying runtime environment-agnostic services are presented. In an example embodiment, an indication is received of a runtime environment in which a first programming code and a second programming code are to execute. The second programming code includes a dependency to the first programming code that is abstracted from the runtime environment. An artifact of the first programming code and an artifact of the second programming code are accessed from a data store based on the indication of the runtime environment. The artifact of the first programming code and the artifact of the second programming code are integrated to yield integrated programming code. The integrated programming code is deployed to the indicated runtime environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Marc-Thomas Schmidt, Suparna Pal, Vipul Parmar
  • STREPTAVIDIN MUTEINS AND METHODS OF USING THEM
    Publication number: 20180346527
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel streptavidin muteins. In one embodiment such a mutein (a) contains two or more mutations in the region of the amino acid positions 117 to 121 with reference to the amino acid sequence of wild type streptavidin of which amino acid residues 14 to 139 are as set forth at SEQ ID NO:212 and (b) has a higher binding affinity than each of (i) a streptavidin mutein “1” (SEQ ID NO: 16) that comprises the amino acid sequence Val44-Thr45-Ala46-Arg47 (SEQ ID NO: 98), or (ii) wild type-streptavidin of which amino acid residues 14 to 139 are shown as SEQ ID NO: 212 for peptide ligands comprising the amino acid sequence Trp-Ser-His-Pro-Gln-Phe-Glu-Lys (SEQ ID NO: 100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: IBA GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas SCHMIDT
  • Variable linear motor gap
    Patent number: 10138091
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an elevator system having a hoistway, an elevator car to travel in the hoistway, a first motor portion mounted to one of the elevator car and the hoistway, the first motor portion having at least one coil, a second motor portion mounted to the other of the elevator car and the hoistway, the second motor portion having at least one permanent magnet, and a gap between the first motor portion and the second motor portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Walter Thomas Schmidt, Enrico Manes, Beata I. Wawrzyniak, Thomas M. Yun, Shihemn Chen, Jagadeesh Tangudu
  • Sheet-fed printing press with a sensor system and methods for calibrating and for aligning the sensor system
    Patent number: 10131137
    Abstract: A sheet-fed printing press includes a printing cylinder and a high-precision sensor system for monitoring a sheet run in the area of the printing cylinder. At least one gage, which is mounted on the printing cylinder, can be detected by the sensor system. It is particularly advantageous if the sensor system is configured to be self-calibrating. A method for calibrating a sensor system and a method for aligning a sensor system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Henn, Thomas Schmidt, Wolfgang Kabus, Stefan Knauf, Juergen Ritz, Olaf Lorenz, Christian Bull, Stefan Muench, Thomas Goebel
  • DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE WITH A TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR SHEETS
    Publication number: 20180326750
    Abstract: A digital printing machine includes a first cylinder for transporting sheets, a second cylinder for transferring the sheets directly to the first cylinder, a third cylinder for transferring the sheets directly to the second cylinder, and at least one inkjet print head directed towards the first cylinder for printing on the sheets disposed thereon. At least one first sensor measures the temperature of the first cylinder, a second sensor measures the temperature of the sheets while being transported by the second cylinder or by the third cylinder, and at least one temperature control device controls the temperature of the sheets prior to their transfer to the first cylinder. A control element adapts the temperature of the sheets to the temperature of the first cylinder. The first sensor, the second sensor and the temperature control device are connected to the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: PETER HACHMANN, ROLF MUELLER, THOMAS SCHMIDT, MICHAEL PRITSCHOW, PETER THOMA, KAI OSKAR MUELLER, MICHAEL GIESER, TIMO ERBEN
  • SIMULTANEOUS ELEVATOR CAR AND COUNTERWEIGHT SAFETY ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20180327223
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator system includes an elevator car, a counterweight, roping coupling the elevator car and the counterweight, the roping supporting a load of the elevator car and the counterweight, and a plurality of safeties. The plurality of safeties includes a plurality of elevator car safeties supported for movement with the elevator car that are selectively actuated to engage a stationary surface to prevent movement of the elevator car. The plurality of safeties also includes a plurality of counterweight safeties supported for movement with the counterweight that are selectively actuated to engage a stationary surface to prevent movement of the counterweight. The safeties are configured for wireless communication causing essentially simultaneous actuation of the elevator car safeties and the counterweight safeties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Walter Thomas SCHMIDT, Enrico MANES
  • Heat exchanger blower system
    Patent number: 10082350
    Abstract: A cleaning system for use with a heat exchanger and a fluid pressurizing assembly includes a wand assembly, a pivot assembly, and a movement mechanism having a body and a piston rod moveable relative the body in response to fluid pressurization. The wand assembly includes a wand in fluid communication with the fluid pressurizing assembly, and having a first orifice configured to eject fluid toward the heat exchanger. The wand is supported by the pivot assembly such that the wand is selectively pivotable about a first pivot axis. The movement mechanism connects to the pivot assembly at a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis such that selective movement of the piston rod produces pivotal movement of the wand about the first pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Horton, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony Stone, Michael J. Campbell, Jamil Marwan Orfali, Jacob Vincent VandeHei, Kevin Watson, Thomas Schmidt, David R. Hennessy, Neal Shawaluk
  • Streptavidin muteins and methods of using them
    Patent number: 10065996
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel streptavidin muteins. In one embodiment such a mutein (a) contains at least one mutation in the region of the amino acid positions 115 to 121 with reference to the amino acid sequence of wild type streptavidin as set forth at SEQ ID NO: 15 and (b) has a higher binding affinity than each of (i) a streptavidin mutein that comprises the amino acid sequence Val44-Thr45-Ala46-Arg47 (SEQ ID NO: 98), or (ii) a streptavidin mutein that comprises the amino acid sequence He44-Gly45-Ala46-Arg47 (SEQ ID NO: 99) at amino acid positions 44 to 47, or (iii) wild type-streptavidin (SEQ ID NO: 15) for peptide ligands comprising the amino acid sequence Trp-Ser-His-Pro-Gln-Phe-Glu-Lys (SEQ ID NO: 100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: IBA GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Schmidt
  • Device support assembly
    Publication number: 20180247752
    Abstract: A device support assembly for an electrical device, in particular a transformer or a power transformer, includes: a plurality of retaining units arranged on the device itself; and a support arrangement which has a plurality of load stabilizers. The electrical device is set down on the load stabilizers by the retaining units in an end position and/or rests and is arranged between the load stabilizers, at least in portions, after being set down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Roessig, Ewald-Peter Scholl, Thomas Schmidt
  • Power inverter with balanced power flow for multiple electrical machines
    Patent number: 10064302
    Abstract: A power inverter assembly provides a balanced power flow to each of a plurality of electrical machines. The power inverter assembly includes at least one heat sink having a top side and a bottom side, a plurality of pairs of power semiconductor modules mounted along the top and bottom sides of a heat sink for thermal exchange with the heat sink, and a plurality of gate driver boards configured to control the supply of DC power to each of the plurality of pairs of power semiconductor modules. A first pair of semiconductor modules is symmetrically arranged relative to second and third pairs such that the arrangement of the first, second, and third pairs of power semiconductor modules forms a geometric pattern with at least one of the second and third pairs at least partially overhanging the first pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Friedlund, Paul Thomas Schmidt, Vincent Arguelles, Saravanan Desigan, Edo Duheric, Todd Nakanishi
  • ANTIPERSPIRANT
    Publication number: 20180228705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product comprising a two-chamber container for application of cosmetic preparations, characterized in that the first chamber contains a preparation comprising silicic acid (phase 1) and the second chamber a preparation comprising an alkaline compound (base) (phase 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Elke GROTHEER, Franz STAEB, Thomas SCHMIDT-ROSE, Michael SEET, Robert KLAUCK, Frank LEHMBECK
  • ANTIPERSPIRANT
    Publication number: 20180214360
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product comprising a two-chamber container for application of cosmetic preparations, characterized in that the first chamber contains a preparation comprising silicic acid (phase 1) and the second chamber a preparation comprising an alkaline compound (base) (phase 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Elke GROTHEER, Franz STAEB, Thomas SCHMIDT-ROSE, Michael SEET, Robert KLAUCK, Frank LEHMBECK
  • ANTIPERSPIRANT
    Publication number: 20180214359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product comprising a two-chamber container for application of cosmetic preparations, characterized in that the first chamber contains a preparation comprising silicic acid (phase 1) and the second chamber a preparation comprising an emulsion (phase 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Elke GROTHEER, Franz STAEB, Thomas SCHMIDT-ROSE, Michael SEET, Robert KLAUCK, Frank LEHMBECK
  • SWEAT-REDUCING COSMETIC PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20180214358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product comprising a two-chamber container for application of cosmetic preparations, characterized in that the first chamber contains a preparation comprising silicic acid (phase 1) and the second chamber a preparation comprising an emulsion (phase 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Franz STAEB, Thomas SCHMIDT-ROSE, Michael SEET, Robert KLAUCK, Elke GROTHEER, Frank LEHMBECK