Patents by Inventor Dieter Giese

Dieter Giese 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).

  • Magnetorheological damping device for reduction or elimination of vibration in steering systems
    Patent number: 9303716
    Abstract: A damping device for use with a rotatably-mounted steering shaft. The damping device comprises a magnetorheological material that can be embedded in an open-network carrier and is directly or indirectly in contact with the steering shaft, a coil arranged in effective proximity to the magnetorheological material, and a body indirectly in contact with the steering shaft through the magnetorheological material, which does not rotate with the steering shaft. A voltage can be applied the coil to activate the magnetorheological material, increasing a viscosity of the magnetorheological material to inhibit relative rotation of the steering shaft and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Maranville, Dieter Giese, John Ginder, Joe Schmidt
  • System and method for stereo photography
    Patent number: 8218135
    Abstract: A system and method for stereo photography is provided. The system comprises a first light source, a second light source and a photodetector. The first light source is configured to illuminate one or more first non-white colors on an object. The second light source is configured to illuminate one or more second non-white colors that are different from the first non-white colors on the object. The photodetector is configured to detect a three dimensional representation of the object at a single moment in time in response to the first light source illuminating the first non-white colors and the second light source illuminating the second non-white colors on the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Dean Elie, Dieter Giese, John Matthew Ginder
  • Magnetorheological Damping Device for Reduction or Elimination of Vibration in Steering Systems
    Publication number: 20110017556
    Abstract: A damping device for use with a rotatably-mounted steering shaft. The damping device comprises a magnetorheological material that can be embedded in an open-network carrier and is directly or indirectly in contact with the steering shaft, a coil arranged in effective proximity to the magnetorheological material, and a body indirectly in contact with the steering shaft through the magnetorheological material, which does not rotate with the steering shaft. A voltage can be applied the coil to activate the magnetorheological material, increasing a viscosity of the magnetorheological material to inhibit relative rotation of the steering shaft and the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Clay Maranville, Dieter Giese, John Ginder, Joe Schmidt
  • Magnetorheological damping device for reduction or elimination of vibration in steering systems
    Patent number: 7823708
    Abstract: A damping device for use with a rotatably-mounted steering shaft. The damping device comprises a magnetorheological material that can be embedded in an open-network carrier and is directly or indirectly in contact with the steering shaft, a coil arranged in effective proximity to the magnetorheological material, and a body indirectly in contact with the steering shaft through the magnetorheological material, which does not rotate with the steering shaft. A voltage can be applied the coil to activate the magnetorheological material, increasing a viscosity of the magnetorheological material to inhibit relative rotation of the steering shaft and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Maranville, Dieter Giese, John Ginder, Joe Schmidt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20090033910
    Abstract: A system and method for stereo photography is provided. The system comprises a first light source, a second light source and a photodetector. The first light source is configured to illuminate one or more first non-white colors on an object. The second light source is configured to illuminate one or more second non-white colors that are different from the first non-white colors on the object. The photodetector is configured to detect a three dimensional representation of the object at a single moment in time in response to the first light source illuminating the first non-white colors and the second light source illuminating the second non-white colors on the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Dean Elie, Dieter Giese, John Matthew Ginder
  • Magnetorheological damping device for reduction or elimination of vibration in steering systems
    Publication number: 20070137955
    Abstract: A damping device for use with a rotatably-mounted steering shaft. The damping device comprises a magnetorheological material that can be embedded in an open-network carrier and is directly or indirectly in contact with the steering shaft, a coil arranged in effective proximity to the magnetorheological material, and a body indirectly in contact with the steering shaft through the magnetorheological material, which does not rotate with the steering shaft. A voltage can be applied the coil to activate the magnetorheological material, increasing a viscosity of the magnetorheological material to inhibit relative rotation of the steering shaft and the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Clay Maranville, Dieter Giese, John Ginder, Joe Schmidt