Patents by Inventor Thomas Stark

Thomas Stark 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: 11783572
    Abstract: Method and system of automatically extracting information of a predefined type from a document is provided. The method includes identifying a location and classification of a segment of interest of a document that includes information associated with a predefined type. The method further includes identifying a location and classification of characters from the segment of interest based on characteristics associated with the predefined type. The method further includes extracting the identified characters from the segment of interested associated with the predefined type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Amadeus S.A.S.
    Inventors: Sebastian Andreas Bildner, Paul Krion, Thomas Stark, Martin Christopher Stämmler, Martin Von Schledorn, Jürgen Oesterle, Renjith Karimattathil Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 11718302
    Abstract: A drive train control method includes transmitting a total time period of a stroke phase and a torque phase of an upshift from a transmission control unit of an automatic transmission to an engine control unit of an engine. The method also includes closing a first shift element of the automatic transmission and opening a second shift element of the automatic transmission during the upshift. A control pressure of the first shift element increases during the torque phase relative to the control pressure of the first shift element at an end of the stroke phase. A control pressure of the second shift element decreases during the torque phase relative to the control pressure of the second shift element at the end of the stroke phase. The method further includes, based at least in part on the total time period of the stroke and torque phases, increasing an actual torque of the engine during the upshift such that the actual torque of the engine increases to a higher gear torque prior to an end of the torque phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Frieder Mohr, Christian Villing, Thomas Stark, Yoshitaka Shitani, Matthew J. Tucker, Yasuhiro Gokan, Christopher Hopp, Ryuichi Mori, Makoto Kobayashi, Ryuji Murata
  • Patent number: 11561246
    Abstract: A method and a device test whether there is contact between a current collector and a contact wire of an overhead line. The current collector is located on a motor vehicle driven by an electric motor, and the contact wire extends in a direction of travel. The current collector has two contact regions oriented transversely to the direction of travel which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of travel and on each of which an end contact element is located. A pair of end contact elements located on the same side is connected to a measuring device and an electrical state variable is detected by the measuring device. Subsequently, it is determined in accordance with the detected state variable whether the pair of end contact elements is in contact with the overhead line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Buehs, Thomas Stark, Goeran Saenger, Andre Tolksdorf
  • Publication number: 20220292863
    Abstract: Method and system of automatically extracting information of a predefined type from a document is provided. The method includes identifying a location and classification of a segment of interest of a document that includes information associated with a predefined type. The method further includes identifying a location and classification of characters from the segment of interest based on characteristics associated with the predefined type. The method further includes extracting the identified characters from the segment of interested associated with the predefined type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian Andreas Bildner, Paul Krion, Thomas Stark, Martin Christopher Stämmler, Martin Von Schledorn, Jürgen Oesterle, Renjith Karimattathil Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 11436192
    Abstract: Systems and methods of integrating message content into a target processing device configured to process input data having a predefined data structure. A messaging server is configured to receive a message from a messaging client device executing a messaging application. An orchestrator device is configured to integrate at least a part of the message content into a target data processing device, receive the part of the message content from the messaging server, and transmit a file derived from the part of the message content to a file processing device. The processing device is configured to transform each received file into a description file comprising a set of predefined keys. The orchestrator device is configured to derive an input file having the predefined data structure from the description file and transmit the input file to the target data processing device for processing of the input file by the target processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Amadeus S.A.S.
    Inventors: Eduardo Rafael Lopez Ruiz, Nicolas Guillon, Paul Krion, Jürgen Oesterle, Martin Stammler, Martin Kuhn, Sebastian Bildner, Thomas Stark
  • Patent number: 11367297
    Abstract: Method and system of automatically extracting information of a predefined type from a document is provided. The method comprises using an object detection algorithm to identify at least one segment of the document that is likely to comprise the information of the predefined type. The method further comprises building at least one bounding box corresponding to the at least one segment and if the bounding box is likely to comprise the information of the predefined type extracting the information comprised by the bounding box from the at least one bounding box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Amadeus S.A.S.
    Inventors: Sebastian Andreas Bildner, Paul Krion, Thomas Stark, Martin Christopher Stämmler, Martin Von Schledorn, Jürgen Oesterle, Renjith Karimattathil Sasidharan
  • Publication number: 20210390629
    Abstract: Methods and systems of assessing data inputs to detect and judge erroneous or fraudulent data inputs is provides. A machine learning system is based on training data to develop a model to assess future data inputs. The training data are based on historical data inputs. Based on the results of the assessment of the future data inputs, a set of predefined actions may be triggered in order to handle the erroneous or fraudulent data inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian Bildner, Paul Krion, Thomas Stark, Martin Stammler, Martin Von Schledorn, Jürgen Oesterle, Renjith Karimattathil Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 11014453
    Abstract: A method for testing whether a current collector of a vehicle, which is preferably not rail-bound and is driven by an electric motor, is in contact with a contact wire of an overhead line which extends in a direction of travel. The current collector, which can be moved along a vertical direction, has a carrier element and a contact strip, resiliently mounted on the carrier element by a primary spring element. The contact strip, upon contacting the contact wire, is deflected relative to the carrier element counter to the vertical direction out of a resting position, wherein the deflection is detected by a sensor unit and it is determined whether the contact strip is in contact with the contact wire. There is also described a corresponding current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stark, Florian Buehs
  • Publication number: 20210146931
    Abstract: A drive train control method includes transmitting a total time period of a stroke phase and a torque phase of an upshift from a transmission control unit of an automatic transmission to an engine control unit of an engine. The method also includes closing a first shift element of the automatic transmission and opening a second shift element of the automatic transmission during the upshift. A control pressure of the first shift element increases during the torque phase relative to the control pressure of the first shift element at an end of the stroke phase. A control pressure of the second shift element decreases during the torque phase relative to the control pressure of the second shift element at the end of the stroke phase. The method further includes, based at least in part on the total time period of the stroke and torque phases, increasing an actual torque of the engine during the upshift such that the actual torque of the engine increases to a higher gear torque prior to an end of the torque phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Frieder Mohr, Christian Villing, Thomas Stark, Yoshitaka Shitani, Matthew J. Tucker, Yasuhiro Gokan, Christopher Hopp, Ryuichi Mori, Makoto Kobayashi, Ryuji Murata
  • Patent number: 10939434
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate selection of frequencies for measurement purposes. For example, certain wireless communication systems that can use numerous frequencies but measure a smaller number of frequencies, may benefit from enhanced frequency selection. A method can include identifying a set of possible frequencies for measurement by a user equipment. The method can also include selecting a subset of frequencies from the possible frequencies based on parameters configured by an operator. The method can additionally include causing communication of the selection to the user equipment in a list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Thomas Stark, Patrycja Bukowiecka, Birger Haetty
  • Publication number: 20210004584
    Abstract: Method and system of automatically extracting information of a predefined type from a document is provided. The method comprises using an object detection algorithm to identify at least one segment of the document that is likely to comprise the information of the predefined type. The method further comprises building at least one bounding box corresponding to the at least one segment and if the bounding box is likely to comprise the information of the predefined type extracting the information comprised by the bounding box from the at least one bounding box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian Andreas Bildner, Paul Krion, Thomas Stark, Martin Christopher Stämmler, Martin Von Schledorn, Jürgen Oesterle, Renjith Karimattathil Sasidharan
  • Publication number: 20200269701
    Abstract: A method and a device test whether there is contact between a current collector and a contact wire of an overhead line. The current collector is located on a motor vehicle driven by an electric motor, and the contact wire extends in a direction of travel. The current collector has two contact regions oriented transversely to the direction of travel which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of travel and on each of which an end contact element is located. A pair of end contact elements located on the same side is connected to a measuring device and an electrical state variable is detected by the measuring device. Subsequently, it is determined in accordance with the detected state variable whether the pair of end contact elements is in contact with the overhead line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: FLORIAN BUEHS, THOMAS STARK, GOERAN SAENGER, ANDRE TOLKSDORF
  • Publication number: 20200238833
    Abstract: A method for testing whether a current collector of a vehicle, which is preferably not rail-bound and is driven by an electric motor, is in contact with a contact wire of an overhead line which extends in a direction of travel. The current collector, which can be moved along a vertical direction, has a carrier element and a contact strip, resiliently mounted on the carrier element by a primary spring element. The contact strip, upon contacting the contact wire, is deflected relative to the carrier element counter to the vertical direction out of a resting position, wherein the deflection is detected by a sensor unit and it is determined whether the contact strip is in contact with the contact wire. There is also described a corresponding current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: THOMAS STARK, FLORIAN BUEHS
  • Publication number: 20200142862
    Abstract: Systems and methods of integrating message content into a target processing device configured to process input data having a predefined data structure. A messaging server is configured to receive a message from a messaging client device executing a messaging application. An orchestrator device is configured to integrate at least a part of the message content into a target data processing device, receive the part of the message content from the messaging server, and transmit a file derived from the part of the message content to a file processing device. The processing device is configured to transform each received file into a description file comprising a set of predefined keys. The orchestrator device is configured to derive an input file having the predefined data structure from the description file and transmit the input file to the target data processing device for processing of the input file by the target processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Eduardo Rafael Lopez Ruiz, Nicolas Guillon, Paul Krion, Jürgen Oesterle, Martin Stammler, Martin Kuhn, Sebastian Bildner, Thomas Stark
  • Patent number: 10267220
    Abstract: A portable work apparatus has a drive motor and a housing which is formed at least partially by a housing part. The work apparatus has an operating fluid tank which is formed separately from the housing part and which has a cavity for receiving operating fluid. The operating fluid tank has a first portion which is arranged in a receptacle of the housing part, and a second portion which at least partially delimits the cavity and which protrudes from the receptacle. Provision is made for the operating fluid tank to be fixed to the housing part by at least one fastener, and for the receptacle to be delimited at least partially by a plurality of ribs of the housing part that are arranged at a spacing (f) from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Hilt, Klaus Prach, Thomas Stark
  • Patent number: 10046669
    Abstract: A vehicle has an electric or hybrid-electric traction drive supported by an ungrounded vehicle frame. The vehicle also has a current collector, which can be electrically connected to the traction drive and which can be brought in galvanic contact with a contact line of a grounded contact-line system to supply traction energy. The vehicle contains an electrical protection system for avoiding dangerous contact voltages on the vehicle frame or on a vehicle part connected to the vehicle frame in a conductive manner. The protection system has a first protection stage, a second protection stage, and a switching element, by which the protection system can be switched between the first and the second protection stages. The first protection stage provides greater safety from dangerous contact voltages than the second protection stage. Thus, a protection system can be provided which provides sufficient safety in all operating states of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Florian Buehs, Klaus Dietrich, Frank Gerstenberg, Hasso Georg Gruenjes, Hans-Peter Lang, Michael Lehmann, Johan Lindstroem, Thomas Stark, Goeran Saenger, Christer Thoren
  • Publication number: 20170295574
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate selection of frequencies for measurement purposes. For example, certain wireless communication systems that can use numerous frequencies but measure a smaller number of frequencies, may benefit from enhanced frequency selection. A method can include identifying a set of possible frequencies for measurement by a user equipment. The method can also include selecting a subset of frequencies from the possible frequencies based on parameters configured by an operator. The method can additionally include causing communication of the selection to the user equipment in a list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas STARK, Patrycja BUKOWIECKA, Birger HAETTY
  • Publication number: 20170016450
    Abstract: A portable work apparatus has a drive motor and a housing which is formed at least partially by a housing part. The work apparatus has an operating fluid tank which is formed separately from the housing part and which has a cavity for receiving operating fluid. The operating fluid tank has a first portion which is arranged in a receptacle of the housing part, and a second portion which at least partially delimits the cavity and which protrudes from the receptacle. Provision is made for the operating fluid tank to be fixed to the housing part by at least one fastener, and for the receptacle to be delimited at least partially by a plurality of ribs of the housing part that are arranged at a spacing (f) from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Hilt, Klaus Prach, Thomas Stark
  • Patent number: 9468143
    Abstract: A cutting blade for a hand-guided trimmer with a drive motor has a disk-shaped base member with cutting teeth disposed about a circumference of the base member. The base member has a first face and a second face opposite the first face. The cutting teeth each have a tooth face edge, the tooth face edge leading in driving direction of the cutting blade and extending radially, and a tooth back edge extending in the circumferential direction. The tooth face edge and the tooth back edge of the cutting teeth are alternatingly ground on the first face or the second face in the circumferential direction and define together a common cutting tip that is leading in the drive direction. Several of the cutting tips of the cutting teeth that are sequentially arranged in the circumferential direction are positioned in a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Stark
  • Patent number: D903352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wilson, Charles Thomas Stark