Patents by Inventor Christoph Hofmann
Christoph Hofmann 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: 20240149762Abstract: It is provided a lever for a vehicle seat, comprising two bearing portions for pivotally connecting the lever to a further component in each case; a carrier element via which forces can be transmitted between the bearing portions; a displacement element on which one of the bearing portions is provided; and an elongate guide portion which is blocked in an initial position by a deformation portion so that the displacement element is fixed relative to the carrier element, wherein the deformation portion can be deformed by the action of forces acting between the bearing portions such that the guide portion is released and the displacement element is displaceable relative to the carrier element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Roman KLIE, Jochen HOFMANN, Christoph SINGER, Thomas BITTERMANN
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Publication number: 20240078697Abstract: A camera device for localizing an optical marker is provided that has at least one image sensor and a control and evaluation unit. A first camera channel for recording first image data having the optical marker is formed from the image sensor and the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to locate the optical marker in the first image data and to determine a first pose of the optical marker relative to the camera device. A second camera channel for recording second image data having the optical marker is formed from the image sensor and the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to locate the optical marker in the second image data, to determine a second pose of the optical marker relative to the camera device, and to compare the first pose and the second pose with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Christoph HOFMANN, Alfred AROCKIARAJ
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Patent number: 11879974Abstract: A sensor system comprising optoelectronic distance sensors for monitoring a hazard zone at a movable machine part having at least one protected field, wherein the optoelectronic distance sensors are arranged in annular form in a first ring at the movable machine part, wherein a tool is arranged at the movable machine part, and wherein the optical axes of the distance sensors each have an acute angle tangentially to the annular shape or the distance sensors are rotatably arranged at the ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Heiko Steinkemper, Christoph Hofmann, Ulrich Druzella, Sanketh Ramachandra
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Publication number: 20230230500Abstract: The present invention relates to an augmented reality system (AR system) for teaching a user of an application. The AR system comprises a detection unit that detects a real environment and provides it as environmental data, wherein at least one work unit is arranged in the environment; a communication unit that receives process data from the work unit; a control unit that processes the process data and environmental data, wherein a virtual image can be created based on the process data; and a display unit that displays the real environment and the virtual image in relation to one another to a user. The AR system further comprises an audio output unit that, on the basis of the process data, outputs audio signals for instructing a user, wherein the audio signals are preferably matched to the virtual image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Christoph HOFMANN, Jens GEBAUER, Heiko STEINKEMPER
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Publication number: 20230169684Abstract: A system and a method using a system for planning a use includes at least one marking, a control and evaluation unit, a database, a display unit, at least one time of flight sensor for a spatial scanning of a real environment, and at least one camera for imaging the real environment. The real environment in a spatial model can be displayed as a virtual environment on the display unit. The marking in the real environment is arranged at a position and has an orientation. The position and the orientation of the marking can be detected at least by the time of flight sensor and the position and orientation of the marking are linked by a virtual sensor model. The virtual sensor model in the spatial model of the virtual environment can be displayed on the display unit at the position and having the orientation of the marking.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Heiko STEINKEMPER, Jens GEBAUER, Christoph HOFMANN, Dominik BIRKENMAIER
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Patent number: 11558729Abstract: A safety system for localizing a person or object has a control and evaluation unit, at least one radio location system, and at least one spatially resolving sensor for the position determination of the person or object. The radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the person or object. Position data and classification data of the person or object can be determined by means of the radio location system. The position data and the classification data can be transmitted from the radio station to the control and evaluation unit and position data and contour data of the person or object can be determined by means of the spatially resolving sensor. The control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the spatially resolving sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Markus Hammes, Christoph Hofmann
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Patent number: 11465283Abstract: A method of protecting humans in an environment of a moving machine is provided that comprises the environment being monitored by means of a protective device that is configured to detect one or more kinematic parameters of a respective object located in the environment and controlling the moving machine in dependence on detected kinematic parameters of the respective object to initiate a protective measure. The protective equipment here detects the polarization properties and a movement modulation of the respective object in dependence on which the respective object is classified with respect to whether the respective object is a human. In particular only when the respective object was classified as a human, the protective equipment controls the moving machine to initiate the protective measure in dependence on detected kinematic parameters of this respective object.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Oliver Prinz, Christoph Hofmann
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Publication number: 20220244995Abstract: A safety device is provided for monitoring at least one machine that has at least one sensor for generating sensor data on the machine and a processing unit for the sensor data that is connected at least indirectly to the sensor and to the machine and that is configured as a runtime environment having at least one computing node and to allow at least one logic unit to run on the computing node, wherein at least one logic unit comprises a safety functional unit for a safety relevant evaluation of the sensor data to output in the case of a safety relevant event a safety signal to the machine for triggering a safety response, In this respect, the processing unit is furthermore configured to generate and resolve logic units and/or to assign them to a computing node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Christoph HOFMANN, Thomas NEUMANN, Sanketh RAMACHANDRA
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Publication number: 20210227372Abstract: A safety system for localizing a person or object has a control and evaluation unit, at least one radio location system, and at least one spatially resolving sensor for the position determination of the person or object. The radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the person or object. Position data and classification data of the person or object can be determined by means of the radio location system. The position data and the classification data can be transmitted from the radio station to the control and evaluation unit and position data and contour data of the person or object can be determined by means of the spatially resolving sensor. The control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the spatially resolving sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Christoph HOFMANN
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Patent number: 10870617Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates from the corresponding alkyl chloroformates using specific amine oxides as catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventor: Christoph Hofmann
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Patent number: 10800728Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates from the corresponding alkyl chloroformates using specific tertiary amines as catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erasmus Vogl, Christoph Hofmann
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Publication number: 20200290205Abstract: A safety system for safeguarding a machine is provided, said safety system having at least one safe sensor for producing safe data, wherein the safe sensor also produces non-safe data and/or a non-safe sensor for producing non-safe data is provided, wherein the safety system furthermore has a non-safe evaluation unit for processing the non-safe data and a safe evaluation unit that is configured to test the non-safe evaluation unit in that an evaluation result of the processing of the non-safe data is checked with reference to the safe data, The safe data have a lower accuracy and/or are more rarely available in comparison with the evaluation results.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Christoph HOFMANN
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Publication number: 20200277129Abstract: The invention relates to aluminium vessels containing dicarbonic diesters and to a method for producing the packaged dicarbonic diesters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Karl-Joachim SCHOEBBEN, Christoph HOFMANN, Marcus TAUPP, Erasmus VOGL
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Patent number: 10634785Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided for detecting object information from a monitored zone (12) having a light receiver (24); a reception optics (22) associated with the light receiver (24) for generating a light spot on the light receiver (24); and an evaluation unit (26) for generating the object information from a received signal of the light receiver (24). In this respect, a manipulation unit (30) is provided to vary the reception optics (22), the light receiver (24) and/or elements of the reception optics (22) such that the portion of the light spot that is incident on the light receiver (24) varies.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Christoph Hofmann, Joachim Krämer, Jörg Sigmund
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Publication number: 20200122329Abstract: A method of protecting humans in an environment of a moving machine is provided that comprises the environment being monitored by means of a protective device that is configured to detect one or more kinematic parameters of a respective object located in the environment and controlling the moving machine in dependence on detected kinematic parameters of the respective object to initiate a protective measure. The protective equipment here detects the polarization properties and a movement modulation of the respective object in dependence on which the respective object is classified with respect to whether the respective object is a human. In particular only when the respective object was classified as a human, the protective equipment controls the moving machine to initiate the protective measure in dependence on detected kinematic parameters of this respective object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Oliver PRINZ, Christoph HOFMANN
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Publication number: 20200010401Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates from the corresponding alkyl chloroformates using specific amine oxides as catalysts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventor: Christoph HOFMANN
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Publication number: 20190369249Abstract: A sensor system comprising optoelectronic distance sensors for monitoring a hazard zone at a movable machine part having at least one protected field, wherein the optoelectronic distance sensors are arranged in annular form in a first ring at the movable machine part, wherein a tool is arranged at the movable machine part, and wherein the optical axes of the distance sensors each have an acute angle tangentially to the annular shape or the distance sensors are rotatably arranged at the ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Heiko STEINKEMPER, Christoph HOFMANN, Ulrich DRUZELLA, Sanketh RAMACHANDRA
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Publication number: 20190185407Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates from the corresponding alkyl chloroformates using specific tertiary amines as catalysts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erasmus VOGL, Christoph HOFMANN
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Patent number: 10227179Abstract: A conveyor chute is suitable for use as a store for goods, such as packages and pieces of luggage. The conveyor chute has at least one sliding section with an inclined sliding surface with a direction of fall along the sliding surface as well as a sliding width. The sliding section has a width adjusting mechanism which allows the goods to be distributed across at least part of the sliding width and which thus allows the conveyor chute to be used in an improved manner for storing the goods.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michele Vitalini, Juergen Braun, Christoph Hofmann, Oliver Schitthelm
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Publication number: 20180162644Abstract: A conveyor chute is suitable for use as a store for goods, such as packages and pieces of luggage. The conveyor chute has at least one sliding section with an inclined sliding surface with a direction of fall along the sliding surface as well as a sliding width. The sliding section has a width adjusting mechanism which allows the goods to be distributed across at least part of the sliding width and which thus allows the conveyor chute to be used in an improved manner for storing the goods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: MICHELE VITALINI, JUERGEN BRAUN, CHRISTOPH HOFMANN, OLIVER SCHITTHELM