Patents by Inventor Thomas WEICHLEIN

Thomas WEICHLEIN 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: 11646909
    Abstract: A communication device with an activated ring controller provided in both first and second subnetworks for data transmission in a redundantly operable communications network, which includes at least one first and one second subnetwork, which each include communication devices interconnected within a ring topology, wherein the subnetworks are interconnected via coupling line sections to which coupling communication devices are connected, where the coupling line section to which a selected coupling communication device is connected is operated as an inactive reserve coupling line section until a disruption occurs, whilst another coupling line section is operated as an active main coupling line section, where coupling communication devices connected to the main coupling line section transmit status datagrams to the selected coupling communication device which additionally include configuration information about whether the particular coupling communication device connected to the main coupling line section is an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dieter Schlennert, Christian Müller, Thomas Weichlein
  • Publication number: 20220368561
    Abstract: A communication device with an activated ring controller provided in both first and second subnetworks for data transmission in a redundantly operable communications network, which includes at least one first and one second subnetwork, which each include communication devices interconnected within a ring topology, wherein the subnetworks are interconnected via coupling line sections to which coupling communication devices are connected, where the coupling line section to which a selected coupling communication device is connected is operated as an inactive reserve coupling line section until a disruption occurs, whilst another coupling line section is operated as an active main coupling line section, where coupling communication devices connected to the main coupling line section transmit status datagrams to the selected coupling communication device which additionally include configuration information about whether the particular coupling communication device connected to the main coupling line section is an
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Dieter SCHLENNERT, Christian MÜLLER, Thomas WEICHLEIN
  • Patent number: 11316654
    Abstract: A communication device and method for operating a communication system for transmitting time-critical data, wherein a respective individual time window within predefined time intervals is specified for data flows assigned to selected control applications running on terminals, where time windows each have an individual cycle time that is a multiple of a general cycle time or corresponds to the general cycle time, first and second communication devices each check, for the selected control applications, whether a specified time window is available for data transmission, where information about a beginning of the time window within the predefined time intervals is in each case transmitted to the terminal upon which the respective selected control application is executing in the event of an available time window, and where data flows that are assigned to selected control applications are each transmitted according to the information about the beginning of the individual time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Weichlein
  • Publication number: 20220045835
    Abstract: A communication device and method for operating a communication system for transmitting time-critical data, wherein a respective individual time window within predefined time intervals is specified for data flows assigned to selected control applications running on terminals, where time windows each have an individual cycle time that is a multiple of a general cycle time or corresponds to the general cycle time, first and second communication devices each check, for the selected control applications, whether a specified time window is available for data transmission, where information about a beginning of the time window within the predefined time intervals is in each case transmitted to the terminal upon which the respective selected control application is executing in the event of an available time window, and where data flows that are assigned to selected control applications are each transmitted according to the information about the beginning of the individual time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas WEICHLEIN