Patents by Inventor Thomas Wittenschlaeger
Thomas Wittenschlaeger 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: 20220227422Abstract: A unit mounting in a vehicle, in which a drive unit is attached via a unit bearing to a body-side bearing bracket, which unit bearing is a rubber-metal bearing having a sleeve-shaped bearing core, which is screwed together with the body-side bearing bracket by a bearing bolt guided through the sleeve-shaped bearing core. The drive unit has a unit housing, in which a bearing receptacle is formed for the unit bearing. The housing-side bearing receptacle is formed as a bearing cup open on one side having a hollow cylindrical receptacle space, specifically in particular having a closed bearing base, from which a cylindrical circumferential peripheral wall is raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Gilbert SCHANTL, Marek BUJAK, Stefan RUGIES, Hans-Peter FRENSCH, Andreas WEBER, Korbinian WEBER, Thomas WITTENSCHLĂ„GER
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Publication number: 20220105841Abstract: An adjustable suspended seat apparatus having a tuned frequency-tailored damping through stratified seat structure is described. The damping seat structure includes: a first material of a plurality of materials having a first characteristic to provide a first damping effect in a first layer. A second material of the plurality of materials based on a second characteristic to provide a second damping effect in a second layer, the first material or the second material having an adjustable damping characteristic. The suspended seat apparatus includes a seat base configured to have the seat coupled thereto; a suspension system coupled to the seat base, the suspension system comprising: an adjustment feature configured to adjust operation of the suspension system; and a chassis mount coupled to the suspension system, the chassis mount configured to be coupled to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Thomas WITTENSCHLAEGER, Timothy KING, Mason POWERS, Jeffrey HERMANN
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Patent number: 11271808Abstract: A first fabric abstraction layer couples to a data link layer and a physical layer of a network fabric device. The network fabric device is connected to other network elements within a network via at least one network connection, such as a fiber optic connection. A second fabric abstraction layer couples to the data link layer and an application of the network device. The second fabric abstraction layer provides an application programming interface (API) to the application. The API allows the application to generate configuration instructions for configuring the at least one network connection. Upon receiving the configuration instructions generated by the application, the second abstraction layer sends the configuration instructions to the first abstraction layer via the data link layer. The first abstraction layer then configures the at least one network connection to transmit data according to the configuration instructions.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 11241984Abstract: An adjustable suspended seat apparatus having a tuned frequency-tailored damping through stratified seat structure is described. The damping seat structure includes: a first material of a plurality of materials having a first characteristic to provide a first damping effect in a first layer. A second material of the plurality of materials based on a second characteristic to provide a second damping effect in a second layer, the first material or the second material having an adjustable damping characteristic. The suspended seat apparatus includes a seat base configured to have the seat coupled thereto; a suspension system coupled to the seat base, the suspension system comprising: an adjustment feature configured to adjust operation of the suspension system; and a chassis mount coupled to the suspension system, the chassis mount configured to be coupled to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wittenschlaeger, Timothy King, Mason Powers, Jeffrey Hermann
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Patent number: 11228608Abstract: A hybrid-fabric apparatus comprises a black box memory configured to store a plurality of behavior metrics and an anomaly agent coupled to the black box. The anomaly agent determines a baseline vector corresponding to nominal behavior of the fabric, wherein the baseline vector comprises at least two different behavior metrics that are correlated with each other. The anomaly agent disaggregates anomaly detection criteria into a plurality of anomaly criterion to be distributed among network nodes in the fabric, the anomaly detection criteria characterizing a variation from the baseline vector, and each of the plurality of anomaly criterion comprising a function of a measured vector of behavior metrics. The variation can be calculated based on a variation function applied to a vector of measured behavior metrics having elements corresponding to member elements of the baseline vector.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 11212169Abstract: A device configured to or programmed to instantiate an isolated sub-fabric is presented. A network configuration device uses a virtual air gap policy to instantiate a sub-fabric from a fabric of networking nodes. The sub-fabric is configured with an internal routing policy that respects the nature of the defined isolation. Further, the fabric is provisioned with a virtual air gap that ensures the external networking nodes respect the isolation of the sub fabric.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: NANT HOLDINGSIP, LLCInventors: Thomas Wittenschlaeger, Nicholas J. Witchey
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Patent number: 11095549Abstract: Networks comprising multiple non-overlapping communication topologies are presented. The networks can include a fabric of interconnected network nodes capable of providing multiple communication paths among edge devices. A topology manager constructs communication topologies according to restriction criteria based on required security levels (e.g., top secret, secret, unclassified, etc.). Established topologies do not have overlapping networking infrastructure to within the bounds of the restriction criteria as allowed by the security levels.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 11038816Abstract: A network fabric application coupled to a data link layer is provided with access to network elements in an optical fiber network. The network fabric application defines a network fabric configuration comprising at least a subset of the network elements, wherein the network fabric forms a multi-path communication network among the subset. The network fabric is configured to transmit data among networked devices in the network fabric along the multi-path communication network.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 11019673Abstract: A distributed network comprises a network fabric of networking nodes interconnected with each other through at least one of a physical link and a wireless link. The networking nodes include a plurality of access points, each access point configured to allow a first device to exchange data with a second device through the network fabric. A network fabric manager is configured to establish a network topology among the networking nodes, maintain a communication channel over the network topology between the first device and the second device, and transfer manager responsibilities from a first networking node to a different networking node while retaining connectivity.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 10931639Abstract: Based on a hidden service address table stored in a memory, a virtual circuit related to a hidden service is mapped to a corresponding port-level channel based on the hidden service's address. Data associated with the hidden service is routed between the virtual circuit and the port-level channel. This enables binding of high level anonymity protocols to low level communication services of a network fabric and ensures that other nodes in the network fabric can leverage fabric-hosted hidden services without requiring updates to an existing anonymity protocol.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventors: Thomas Wittenschlaeger, Nicholas J. Witchey
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Patent number: 10924427Abstract: A network switch comprises a plurality of optical physical transport layer resources and a control plane management engine capable of receiving, via a request over a network interface, at least one control plane provisioning policy that maps at least one upper layer resource to at least some of the optical physical transport layer resources. The control plane management engine provisions at least some of the optical physical transport layer resources for use by at least one virtual control plane, which operates according to rules of the control plane provisioning policy. The control plane management engine is configured to manage network traffic among the at least some optical physical transport layer resources and external networking nodes according to the at least one virtual control plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Publication number: 20210016694Abstract: An adjustable suspended seat apparatus having a tuned frequency-tailored damping through stratified seat structure is described. The damping seat structure includes: a first material of a plurality of materials having a first characteristic to provide a first damping effect in a first layer. A second material of the plurality of materials based on a second characteristic to provide a second damping effect in a second layer, the first material or the second material having an adjustable damping characteristic. The suspended seat apparatus includes a seat base configured to have the seat coupled thereto; a suspension system coupled to the seat base, the suspension system comprising: an adjustment feature configured to adjust operation of the suspension system; and a chassis mount coupled to the suspension system, the chassis mount configured to be coupled to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Thomas WITTENSCHLAEGER, Timothy KING, Mason POWERS, Jeffrey HERMANN
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Publication number: 20210016695Abstract: An adjustable suspended seat apparatus having a tuned frequency-tailored damping through stratified seat structure is described. The damping seat structure includes: a first material of a plurality of materials having a first characteristic to provide a first damping effect in a first layer. A second material of the plurality of materials based on a second characteristic to provide a second damping effect in a second layer, the first material or the second material having an adjustable damping characteristic. The suspended seat apparatus includes a seat base configured to have the seat coupled thereto; a suspension system coupled to the seat base, the suspension system comprising: an adjustment feature configured to adjust operation of the suspension system; and a chassis mount coupled to the suspension system, the chassis mount configured to be coupled to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Thomas WITTENSCHLAEGER, Timothy KING, Mason POWERS, Jeffrey HERMANN
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Publication number: 20200358718Abstract: Dynamic packet routing based on fabric awareness information is presented. Networking nodes in a networking fabric observe environmental properties across the fabric. When differences in environment properties between portions of the fabric are detected, differences in power consumption costs for example, the fabric generates corresponding routing tables. The networking nodes can then route traffic in a manner that is sensitive to the environment properties, power consumption or the cost of power for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 10780803Abstract: An adjustable suspended seat apparatus having a tuned frequency-tailored damping through stratified seat structure is described. The damping seat structure includes: a first material of a plurality of materials having a first characteristic to provide a first damping effect in a first layer. A second material of the plurality of materials based on a second characteristic to provide a second damping effect in a second layer, the first material or the second material having an adjustable damping characteristic. The suspended seat apparatus includes a seat base configured to have the seat coupled thereto; a suspension system coupled to the seat base, the suspension system comprising: an adjustment feature configured to adjust operation of the suspension system; and a chassis mount coupled to the suspension system, the chassis mount configured to be coupled to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wittenschlaeger, Timothy King, Mason Powers, Jeffrey Hermann
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Publication number: 20200292024Abstract: An exemplary shock absorber includes a damper tube, a damper piston, a piston shaft, and at least two different surface treatments. The damper tube includes an interior surface. The damper piston includes a piston surface that engages the interior surface. The piston shaft couples with the damper piston and includes a shaft surface that engages a fourth surface. The at least two different surface treatments are disposed on at least one of the interior surface and the shaft surface and create a corresponding plurality of coefficients of friction with at least one of the piston surface and the fourth surface respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Publication number: 20200259709Abstract: A device configured to or programmed to instantiate an isolated sub-fabric is presented. A network configuration device uses a virtual air gap policy to instantiate a sub-fabric from a fabric of networking nodes. The sub-fabric is configured with an internal routing policy that respects the nature of the defined isolation. Further, the fabric is provisioned with a virtual air gap that ensures the external networking nodes respect the isolation of the sub fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Thomas Wittenschlaeger, Nicholas J. Witchey
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Patent number: 10721126Abstract: A hybrid routing-application network fabric apparatus is presented where a fabric apparatus has multiple apparatus components or resources that can be dedicated to one or more application topologies. The apparatus can receive a topology image definition file describing an application topology and the apparatus can dedicate its local components for use with the application topology. The apparatus can dedicate general purpose processing cores, dedicated routing cores, data channels, networking ports, memory or other local resources to the application topology. Contemplated application topologies include routing topologies, computation topologies, database topologies, storage topologies, or other types of application topologies. Furthermore, application topologies can be optimized by modeling or simulating the topologies on a network fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Publication number: 20200228555Abstract: A hybrid-fabric apparatus comprises a black box memory configured to store a plurality of behavior metrics and an anomaly agent coupled to the black box. The anomaly agent determines a baseline vector corresponding to nominal behavior of the fabric, wherein the baseline vector comprises at least two different behavior metrics that are correlated with each other. The anomaly agent disaggregates anomaly detection criteria into a plurality of anomaly criterion to be distributed among network nodes in the fabric, the anomaly detection criteria characterizing a variation from the baseline vector, and each of the plurality of anomaly criterion comprising a function of a measured vector of behavior metrics. The variation can be calculated based on a variation function applied to a vector of measured behavior metrics having elements corresponding to member elements of the baseline vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 10670104Abstract: An exemplary shock absorber includes a damper tube, a damper piston, a piston shaft, and at least two different surface treatments. The damper tube includes an interior surface. The damper piston includes a piston surface that engages the interior surface. The piston shaft couples with the damper piston and includes a shaft surface that engages a fourth surface. The at least two different surface treatments are disposed on at least one of the interior surface and the shaft surface and create a corresponding plurality of coefficients of friction with at least one of the piston surface and the fourth surface respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger