Patents by Inventor Thorsten Reimann

Thorsten Reimann 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: 12379719
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a milling process of a printed circuit board, having the steps of: (a) detecting (S1) the rotational speed of a milling head (2) of a milling machine (1) and at least one other operating parameter of the milling machine (1) during the milling process, wherein the other operating parameter is an electric supply current for operating the milling machine, and (b) analyzing (S2) the detected rotational speed and the detected operating parameter using a trained adaptive algorithm for detecting anomalies during the milling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henning Ochsenfeld, Thorsten Reimann, Liam Pettigrew
  • Patent number: 12353188
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of monitoring a cyclically operating manufacturing device includes measuring actual values of a physical property relating to operation of the manufacturing device during multiple cycles of the operation of the manufacturing device. Reference values are determined for the physical property for each of the multiple cycles based on a trained machine learning model. A distribution of the actual values is compared with a distribution of the reference values based on a distance function, and an alert is initiated when the distance function exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Anja Adling, Karl Luber, Thorsten Reimann, Juri Behler, Christoph Paulitsch
  • Publication number: 20250199504
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of monitoring a cyclically operating manufacturing device includes measuring actual values of a physical property relating to operation of the manufacturing device during multiple cycles of the operation of the manufacturing device. Reference values are determined for the physical property for each of the multiple cycles based on a trained machine learning model. A distribution of the actual values is compared with a distribution of the reference values based on a distance function, and an alert is initiated when the distance function exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Anja Adling, Karl Luber, Thorsten Reimann, Juri Behler, Christoph Paulitsch
  • Publication number: 20250013220
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of monitoring a cyclically operating manufacturing device includes measuring actual values of a physical property relating to operation of the manufacturing device during multiple cycles of the operation of the manufacturing device. Reference values are determined for the physical property for each of the multiple cycles based on a trained machine learning model. A distribution of the actual values is compared with a distribution of the reference values based on a distance function, and an alert is initiated when the distance function exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Anja Adling, Karl Luber, Thorsten Reimann, Juri Behler, Christoph Paulitsch
  • Patent number: 12164291
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product for indicating a failure of a manufacturing process, as well as a corresponding manufacturing machine and a computer-implemented method of training a machine learning system (MLS) for indicating states of a manufacturing process, are provided. An input signal of a sensor is transformed into a parameter. The parameter is provided to the MLS, which derives latent features. The latent features are mapped into one of a number of distinct clusters each representing a mode of the manufacturing process. A failure of the manufacturing process based on the different states of the manufacturing process may be indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thorsten Reimann
  • Patent number: 11747191
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method of, a data processing system for, and a computer program product for indicating machine failures as well as to a corresponding machine and a computer-implemented method of training a neural network for indicating machine failures. At least one input signal based on at least one physical quantity of at least one machine part is transformed into at least one feature. A neural network predicts a class and/or a severity of at least one machine failure based on the at least one feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Becker, Jonas Deichmann, Eugen Graz, Henning Ochsenfeld, Thorsten Reimann, Jürgen Zettner
  • Publication number: 20220269255
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product for indicating a failure of a manufacturing process, as well as a corresponding manufacturing machine and a computer-implemented method of training a machine learning system (MLS) for indicating states of a manufacturing process, are provided. An input signal of a sensor is transformed into a parameter. The parameter is provided to the MLS, which derives latent features. The latent features are mapped into one of a number of distinct clusters each representing a mode of the manufacturing process. A failure of the manufacturing process based on the different states of the manufacturing process may be indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Thorsten Reimann
  • Publication number: 20220197273
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a milling process of a printed circuit board, having the steps of: (a) detecting (S1) the rotational speed of a milling head (2) of a milling machine (1) and at least one other operating parameter of the milling machine (1) during the milling process, wherein the other operating parameter is an electric supply current for operating the milling machine, and (b) analyzing (S2) the detected rotational speed and the detected operating parameter using a trained adaptive algorithm for detecting anomalies during the milling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Henning Ochsenfeld, Thorsten Reimann, Liam Pettigrew
  • Publication number: 20220178737
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method of, a data processing system for, and a computer program product for indicating machine failures as well as to a corresponding machine and a computer-implemented method of training a neural network for indicating machine failures. At least one input signal based on at least one physical quantity of at least one machine part is transformed into at least one feature. A neural network predicts a class and/or a severity of at least one machine failure based on the at least one feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Becker, Jonas Deichmann, Eugen Graz, Henning Ochsenfeld, Thorsten Reimann, Jürgen Zettner