Patents by Inventor Torsten Müller

Torsten Müller 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).

  • Publication number: 20240363699
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite the first main surface; and a trench structure extending into the semiconductor substrate from the first main surface. The trench structure includes: an upper section extending into the semiconductor substrate from the first main surface; a lower section at an opposite end of the trench structure as the upper section; a first intermediary section between the upper section and the lower section; a field plate in the upper section and dielectrically insulated from the semiconductor substrate; and a first dielectric material completely filling the lower section. The lower section, the upper section, and the first intermediary section have different geometries and/or different dielectric materials. Methods of producing the semiconductor device are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Annett Winzer, Lars Mueller-Meskamp, Tom Peterhaensel, Fabian Geisenhof, Torsten Helm, Dirk Manger
  • Publication number: 20240336449
    Abstract: A processing machine includes at least one processing unit configured as at least one shaping unit following, in a transport direction of a substrate, at least one processing unit configured as at least one application unit. Additionally, at least one transport unit is arranged between the at least one application unit and at least one succeeding processing unit. The at least one transport unit includes a plurality of transport elements that are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction. At least one transport element is axially adjustable based on detection of at least one image-producing element of a substrate by at least one sensor for substrate alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Bastian DEPPISCH, Torsten MÜLLER, Bernd MASUCH
  • Publication number: 20240327159
    Abstract: A processing machine includes at least one further processing unit following at least one processing unit configured as an application unit in a transport direction of a substrate. At least one transport unit is arranged between the at least one processing unit configured as an application unit and the at least one succeeding processing unit. The at least one transport unit includes a plurality of transport elements arranged one behind the other in the transport direction. The plurality of transport elements are individually axially adjustable, or the plurality of transport elements are groupwise axially adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Bastian DEPPISCH, Torsten MÜLLER, Bernd MASUCH
  • Publication number: 20240317063
    Abstract: A method for operating a friction brake device for an electrically propelled vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, with an electric drive capable of regenerative braking, the method having the following steps: determining whether braking by the friction brake device is necessary for lining maintenance, causing braking by the friction brake device based on a brake parameter, determining drive information concerning the electric drive, and modifying the brake parameter and a drive parameter depending on the drive information in order to achieve lining maintenance, wherein the drive parameter causes operation of the electric drive depending on the braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Uwe Bensch, Johannes Heseding, Felix Müller-Deile, Torsten Wallbaum, Malte Weber
  • Publication number: 20240259908
    Abstract: In a method for adapting a mobile network, a terminal is connected to a first access node of the mobile network via a first connection and to a second access node via a second connection. The first access node controls a data transmission for the terminal and the second access node assists in the data transmission for the terminal. The method comprises determining whether a quality of at least one of the first connection and the second connection is degraded, acquiring quality degradation information about the degradation of the quality of at least one of the first connection and the second connection based on the step of determining, and adapting the mobile network based on the step of acquiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Torsten Dudda, Walter Müller, Mattias Bergström, Stefan Wager, Zhiyi Xuan
  • Patent number: 12030299
    Abstract: In some examples, a processing machine for processing a substrate includes at least one shaping unit. The at least one shaping unit includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one impression cylinder. A processing point for processing a substrate is arranged between the at least one forme cylinder and the at least one impression cylinder. The processing machine includes a control unit for correcting a processing length of the substrate, and which controls a speed of at least one of the at least one forme cylinder or the at least one impression cylinder. The at least one forme cylinder and the at least one impression cylinder have a speed ratio with respect to one another that is changeable at the processing point as a function of the processing length of the substrate, and the speed ratio differs at least once within a full cylinder revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Bastian Deppisch, Torsten Müller, Thomas Schneider
  • Patent number: 12005695
    Abstract: In some examples, a processing machine for processing a substrate includes at least one shaping unit and/or at least one application unit. The at least one application unit and/or the at least one shaping unit in each case includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one impression cylinder. The at least one forme cylinder of the application unit includes at least one application forme including at least one application surface and/or the at least one shaping unit includes at least one shaping tool including at least one working surface. The application surface and/or the working surface are arranged to cover at least a portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the at least one forme cylinder. A speed of the at least one forme cylinder and a speed of the at least one impression cylinder have a speed ratio with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Bastian Deppisch, Torsten Müller, Thomas Schneider
  • Patent number: 11938671
    Abstract: Techniques for producing at least one PLA strip involve: a) providing a strip-shaped extruded PLA film, b) heating the PLA film provided according to step a) to a temperature in the range from 40 to 70° C., c) cutting the PLA film heated according to step b) into the at least one PLA strip, and d) stretching the PLA film cut according to step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: STC Spinnzwirn GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth Schindler, Bert Woellner, Daniel Götze, Torsten Müller, Jens Weinhold
  • Publication number: 20240083161
    Abstract: In some examples, a processing machine for processing a substrate includes at least one shaping unit and/or at least one application unit. The at least one application unit and/or the at least one shaping unit in each case includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one impression cylinder. The at least one forme cylinder of the application unit includes at least one application forme including at least one application surface and/or the at least one shaping unit includes at least one shaping tool including at least one working surface. The application surface and/or the working surface are arranged to cover at least a portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the at least one forme cylinder. A speed of the at least one forme cylinder and a speed of the at least one impression cylinder have a speed ratio with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Bastian DEPPISCH, Torsten MÜLLER, Thomas SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20240083162
    Abstract: In some examples, a processing machine for processing a substrate includes at least one shaping unit. The at least one shaping unit includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one impression cylinder. A processing point for processing a substrate is arranged between the at least one forme cylinder and the at least one impression cylinder. The processing machine includes a control unit for correcting a processing length of the substrate, and which controls a speed of at least one of the at least one forme cylinder or the at least one impression cylinder. The at least one forme cylinder and the at least one impression cylinder have a speed ratio with respect to one another that is changeable at the processing point as a function of the processing length of the substrate, and the speed ratio differs at least once within a full cylinder revolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Bastian DEPPISCH, Torsten MÜLLER, Thomas SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 11916452
    Abstract: A stator winding system for a stator of an electric machine is provided. The stator has a number of windings to be positioned on stator teeth of the stator. At least two windings that follow one another in a current flow direction of an electric current and are thus arranged in series are formed from an electric conductor that is continuous in the current flow direction, forming a winding chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Torsten Müller, Harald Müller
  • Patent number: 11873538
    Abstract: Cooling device (1) for cooling a seamless, rolled pipe (R) made of a metal, preferably steel, which has a nozzle assembly (10) comprising one or more nozzles (14), which are configured to apply a cooling medium (K), preferably water or a water mixture, to the outer circumferential surface of the pipe (R) while the pipe (R) is transported along a conveying direction (F) through a cooling section of the cooling device (1), wherein the nozzle assembly (10) has an access (Z), via which the pipe (R) can be removed from the cooling section in the radial direction of the pipe (R), preferably upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Müller, Peter Thieven, Waldemar Vogel, Stefan Ernst
  • Patent number: 11858255
    Abstract: A processing machine for processing sheets comprises at least one application unit and at least one sheet sensor associated with that application unit. The at least one sheet sensor is arranged upstream of the associated application unit, along a transport path for sheets. The at least one sheet sensor is configured to detect the arrival time of sheets as the position of the sheet sensor. The at least one application unit, in each case, comprises at least one printing couple having a forme cylinder and an individual drive which is associated to that forme cylinder. The at least one sheet sensor is configured to control the position or the rotational speed of the forme cylinder in one of a closed loop or an open loop. The invention also relates to a method for processing sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Andreas Bernard, Rudolf Geldhauser, Torsten Müller, Thomas Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230390992
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing at least one PLA tape includes a heating device for heating a tapelike extruded PLA film. The apparatus further includes a slitting device for slitting the PLA film heated by means of the heating device into the at least one PLA tape. The apparatus further includes a control unit which is configured to control the heating device in such a way that the PLA film is heated by the heating device to a PLA temperature in the range from 40 to 70° C. The apparatus further includes a drawing device downstream of the slitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth Schindler, Bert Woellner, Daniel Götze, Torsten Müller, Jens Weinhold
  • Patent number: 11788982
    Abstract: A device for measuring a wear condition on the plain bearing surface of a sensor plate comprises a measuring apparatus, which has wear sensors of a sensor plate integrated into the plain bearing surface. To capture the material removal at the plain bearing surface due to wear an evaluation apparatus is in signal connection with the wear sensors. The evaluation apparatus is designed, with respect to programming, in such a way that a change, in particular an increase, in the ohmic resistance value of the electrical conductor of a certain wear sensor can be captured in dependence on its own material removal, in order to thereby ensure that the amount of the material removal at the plain bearing surface and/or the remaining thickness of the plain bearing surface at the location of said certain wear sensor can be inferred from the detected change in the resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Haschke, Torsten Müller, Johannes Alken, Thorsten Huge, Matthias Kipping
  • Patent number: 11777358
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical machine for a drive system of an electrically driven aircraft and its winding system. In particular, the disclosure relates to an interconnection unit for interconnecting the windings of the winding system. For electrically connecting winding arrangements of the winding system, the interconnection unit has a connection arrangement with large number of contact points which are configured and arranged on the interconnection unit such that these contact points of the interconnection unit may be connected to contact points of the winding arrangements to be contact-connected. The connection arrangement furthermore has a large number of electrical connection sections, wherein a respective connection section connects two of the contact points to one another. This interconnection unit may be contact-connected by way of its contact points to corresponding contact points of the winding arrangements, so that a desired winding system may be constructed in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Harald Mueller
  • Patent number: 11638942
    Abstract: A metallurgical device, in particular a casting installation, rolling mill or strip processing installation, including at least one machine part rotating about an axis, wherein an energy consumer that is in electrical connection with an energy source is arranged in the machine part. To supply the energy consumer with energy on a sustained basis in spite of adverse ambient conditions, the energy source is designed as a generator which is in connection with the rotating machine part for rotation therewith, wherein the generator is otherwise free of any mechanical connection with the metallurgical device and wherein the generator has a housing element, on which at least one eccentric mass arranged at a location that is at a distance radially from the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Torsten Müller, Peter Sudau
  • Patent number: 11479033
    Abstract: A device for printing on hollow bodies comprises a mandrel wheel and a segment wheel. The mandrel wheel has its own motor separate from a motor of the segment wheel. In association with the segment wheel, along a circumferential line thereof, a plurality of plate cylinders are positioned or at least are positionable radially against this segment wheel. An inking unit is associated with each plate cylinder. Each plate cylinder, and a roller arranged in the associated inking unit, are each driven in rotation independently by a motor. The motor of the mandrel wheel and the motor of the segment wheel and the motor of the relevant plate cylinder and the motor of the roller arranged in the associated inking unit are connected to one another for data exchange by a common data bus. The relevant motors each have their own drive controller and their own power part connected to the data bus. Control data for the relevant motors, transported via the data bus, form a virtual guide axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Helmut Geiger, Arnold Michel, Torsten Müller, Bernhard Mokler
  • Publication number: 20220297372
    Abstract: Techniques for producing at least one PLA strip involve: a) providing a strip-shaped extruded PLA film, b) heating the PLA film provided according to step a) to a temperature in the range from 40 to 70° C., c) cutting the PLA film heated according to step b) into the at least one PLA strip, and d) stretching the PLA film cut according to step c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth Schindler, Bert Woellner, Daniel Götze, Torsten Müller, Jens Weinhold
  • Publication number: 20220213570
    Abstract: Cooling device (1) for cooling a seamless, rolled pipe (R) made of a metal, preferably steel, which has a nozzle assembly (10) comprising one or more nozzles (14), which are configured to apply a cooling medium (K), preferably water or a water mixture, to the outer circumferential surface of the pipe (R) while the pipe (R) is transported along a conveying direction (F) through a cooling section of the cooling device (1), wherein the nozzle assembly (10) has an access (Z), via which the pipe (R) can be removed from the cooling section in the radial direction of the pipe (R), preferably upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten MÜLLER, Peter THIEVEN, Waldemar VOGEL, Stefan ERNST