Patents by Inventor Florian Schindler
Florian Schindler 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: 20240200277Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing molding and/or drying modules for the production of containers comprising fibers by means of the molding and/or drying modules, wherein the method comprises producing a molding and/or drying module, wherein at least a part of the molding and/or drying module is produced by means of an additive manufacturing method, for example by means of 3D printing. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method for producing molding and/or drying modules for the production of containers comprising fibers, a molding and/or drying module produced by means of this method, a method for producing a container comprising fibers using a molding and/or drying module which has been produced by means of the method for producing molding and/or drying modules for the production of containers comprising fibers, and a device for producing containers comprising fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Jörg ZACHARIAS, Angelika GROSSER, Robert AUMER, Andreas HIPPEL, Florian SCHINDLER
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Publication number: 20220406426Abstract: A system for providing clinical decision support to a user is presented. The system comprises a Point-of-Care (POC) testing device comprising an integrated clinical decision support module. The POC testing device and the clinical decision support module are connected via a testing module-clinical decision support module interface. The system comprises a testing module between the user and the POC testing device. The testing module requests tests from the user to the POC testing device and sends completed test results from the POC testing device to the user and to the clinical decision support module via the internal interface. The system comprises outside data sources to provide external data via a communication connection to the clinical decision support module of the POC testing device. The clinical decision support module uses the external data and the completed test results to determine and provide clinical decision support information specifically tailored to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Florian Schindler, Ian David Parfrement, Ulrich Porsch
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Patent number: 8987708Abstract: An optoelectronic component comprises an organic layer sequence (1), which emits an electromagnetic radiation (15) having a first wavelength spectrum during operation, and also a dielectric layer sequence (2) and a wavelength conversion region (3) in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation (15) emitted by the organic layer sequence (1). The wavelength conversion region (3) is configured to convert at least partially electromagnetic radiation having the first wavelength spectrum into an electromagnetic radiation (16) having a second wavelength spectrum. The dielectric layer sequence (2) is arranged in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation (15) emitted by the organic layer sequence between the organic layer sequence (1) and the wavelength conversion region (3) and is at least partially opaque to an electromagnetic radiation having a third wavelength spectrum, which corresponds to at least one part of the second wavelength spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Florian Schindler, Benjamin Claus Krummacher, Norwin Von Malm, Dirk Berben, Frank Jermann, Martin Zachau
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Publication number: 20140342465Abstract: A new laboratory automated system comprising a plurality of work cells coupled to a conveyor and a method for processing sample tubes are disclosed, both of which enable a system to maintain the maximum overall throughput regardless of the number and throughput of the individual work cells and regardless of the frequency at which sample tubes are loaded into the system. This is achieved by a sample buffer module coupled to the conveyor, the sample buffer module being in common to the plurality of work cells, and by a sample workflow manager configured to dispatch sample tubes from the sample buffer module to the work cells via the conveyor with a frequency for each work cell, which is equal to the sample processing throughput of each respective work cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Joerg Haechler, Florian Schindler, Georgios Spitadakis
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Patent number: 8884322Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first electrode area on a substrate and a functional light-emitting layer on the first electrode area. A second electrode area is disposed on the functional light-emitting layer. A light outlet layer is disposed in a radiation path of the functional light-emitting layer. The light outlet layer incorporates a number of optical elements whose distribution and/or geometrical shape vary across a surface of the light outlet layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbHInventors: Florian Schindler, Markus Klein, Benjamin Claus Krummacher
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Patent number: 8749134Abstract: A radiation emitting device includes a substrate and a layer sequence disposed on top of the substrate. The layer sequence includes a first electrode surface with a first contact for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer that emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface. In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions can vary depending on their distance from the contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
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Patent number: 8653548Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting layer and a light exit layer. In this case, the light exit layer has a multiplicity of mutually parallel first areas, arranged in an inclined fashion with respect to the light-emitting layer. The light exit layer furthermore has a multiplicity of mutually parallel second areas arranged in an inclined fashion with respect to the light-emitting layer and in an inclined fashion with respect to the first areas. The first areas are transparent and the second areas are reflective to light emitted by the light-emitting layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Benjamin Claus Krummacher, Florian Schindler, Markus Klein
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Patent number: 8477317Abstract: A position measuring arrangement that includes a retroreflector, a light source generating a lightbeam and a scanning unit that generates a partially-divergent lightbeam. The scanning unit includes a scanning mirror mounted so it is deflected in a reproducible manner so that a grid-like scanning of a two-dimensional spatial area by the partially-divergent lightbeam takes place over a plurality of scanning tracks. The position measuring arrangement including an interferometric distance measuring unit that includes a beam splitter element that splits the lightbeam generated by the light source so that split lightbeams pass through a reference arm and a measuring arm at least once in each direction. The interferometric distance measuring unit includes an opto-electronic detector unit, through which a detection of distance-dependent signals from superimposed lightbeams from the reference arm and the measuring arm takes place.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbHInventors: Florian Schindler, Robert Kraus, Joel Heersink, Michael Stepputat
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Patent number: 8338843Abstract: An embodiment of the invention concerns a light-emitting device with an adjustable, time-variable luminance. This is achieved through electrically conductive tracks that are applied to the first electrode area. The conductive tracks are driven in a time-variable manner with different levels of electrical power.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Florian Schindler, Markus Klein, Benjamin Claus Krummacher
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Patent number: 8253155Abstract: A radiation-emitting device has a radiation-emitting component with a layer stack with an active region that is formed for the emission of electromagnetic radiation. A microstructure layer is mechanically coupled to the layer stack and has elevations that extend away from the layer stack. A protective layer has a planar side facing away from the microstructure layer and is arranged on a side of the microstructure layer facing away from the layer stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Benjamin Claus Krummacher, Florian Schindler, Markus Klein
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Publication number: 20120176027Abstract: A radiation emitting device includes a substrate and a layer sequence disposed on top of the substrate. The layer sequence includes a first electrode surface with a first contact for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer that emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface. In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions can vary depending on their distance from the contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
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Patent number: 8159129Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation emitting device, with a substrate (100) and a layer sequence disposed on top of it. Said layer sequence comprises a first electrode surface (200) with a first contact (210) for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer (300), which emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface (400). In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions varies depending on their distance from the contact.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbHInventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
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Patent number: 8152816Abstract: The patent discloses a system and method for correcting changes in the shape of joint bones in a bone joint, including: providing a three-dimensional imaging data set of a bone joint; identifying the joint bones in the data set based on the shapes of the joint bones; inscribing a portion of a joint bone to be reconstructed with a base shape; determining contour deviations of the inscribed joint bone from the base shape by ascertaining contour distances between the base shape and the shape of the inscribed joint bone in different incision planes; determining a three-dimensional deviating volume using the contour deviations; and using the deviating volume for correction planning.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Gregor Tuma, Florian Schindler, Marc Fricke, Martin Haimerl
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Patent number: 8118029Abstract: A patient lateral positioning device for pelvic treatments suitable to support a patient in a defined lateral position includes a vacuum mattress. The vacuum mattress includes an upper body support attachable to an upper body portion of the patient, and a lower body support attachable to a lower body portion of the patient. A region between said upper and lower body support is formed such that when the vacuum mattress is attached to the patient, both a front pelvic side and an upper pelvic side of the patient are exposed.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Sabine Gneiting, Benjamin Wagner, Florian Schindler
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Publication number: 20120032211Abstract: An optoelectronic component comprises an organic layer sequence (1), which emits an electromagnetic radiation (15) having a first wavelength spectrum during operation, and also a dielectric layer sequence (2) and a wavelength conversion region (3) in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation (15) emitted by the organic layer sequence (1). The wavelength conversion region (3) is configured to convert at least partially electromagnetic radiation having the first wavelength spectrum into an electromagnetic radiation (16) having a second wavelength spectrum. The dielectric layer sequence (2) is arranged in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation (15) emitted by the organic layer sequence between the organic layer sequence (1) and the wavelength conversion region (3) and is at least partially opaque to an electromagnetic radiation having a third wavelength spectrum, which corresponds to at least one part of the second wavelength spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Florian Schindler, Benjamin Claus Krummacher, Norwin Von Malm, Dirk Berben, Frank Jermann, Martin Zachau
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Patent number: 8052623Abstract: A system and method for computer-assisted joint analysis, wherein the joint elements in a three-dimensional imaging data set are segmented and then projected onto a two-dimensional or three-dimensional reference area for interference analysis and surgical planning.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Martin Haimerl, Gregor Tuma, Florian Schindler, Marc Fricke
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Patent number: 8031922Abstract: A method of determining in a three-dimensional operating space a measure of super-imposition M between at least a portion of an object and a spatial representation of the object or part thereof in an object representation pose, a pose comprising position and orientation in operating space includes: a) obtaining a similarity measure S between a first imaging data taken in first respective imaging poses of the object or part thereof and second imaging data comparable to the first imaging data taken in second respective imaging poses that are digitally reconstructed from the spatial representation of the object or part thereof in the object representation pose; b) locating in operating space at least one point on the surface of the object or part thereof; c) obtaining a distance measure D between the at least one point in operating space and a surface of the spatial representation of the object or part thereof in the object representation pose; and d) obtaining a measure of superimposition M by a combinationType: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Martin Haimerl, Florian Schindler
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Patent number: 7982387Abstract: An optoelectronic component comprises a first electrode (3), a radiation-emitting layer sequence (1) having an active region (10) on the first electrode (3), which region has a main extension plane (E) with a surface normal (N) and emits an electromagnetic primary radiation having a non-Lambertian emission characteristic, a second electrode (4) on the radiation-emitting layer sequence (1), said second electrode being transparent to the primary radiation, and a wavelength conversion layer (2) in the beam path of the primary radiation, which converts the primary radiation at least partly into an electromagnetic secondary radiation.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Benjamin Claus Krummacher, Florian Schindler, Norwin von Malm, Manfred Url
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Publication number: 20110026041Abstract: A position measuring arrangement that includes a retroreflector, a light source generating a lightbeam and a scanning unit that receives the lightbeam and generates a partially-divergent lightbeam. The scanning unit includes a scanning mirror that is mounted so it can be deflected in a reproducible manner around two different rotating axes that cross each other in a center of the scanning mirror so that a grid-like scanning of a two-dimensional spatial area by the partially-divergent lightbeam, in relation to which the retroreflector is arranged, takes place over a plurality of scanning tracks. The position measuring arrangement further including an interferometric distance measuring unit that includes a beam splitter element that splits the lightbeam generated by the light source in such a way that split lightbeams pass through a reference arm and a measuring arm at least once in each direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Florian Schindler, Robert Kraus, Joel Heersink, Michael Stepputat
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Publication number: 20110018009Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting layer (1) and a light exit layer (4). In this case, the light exit layer (4) has a multiplicity of mutually parallel first areas (5), arranged in an inclined fashion with respect to the light-emitting layer (1). The light exit layer (4) furthermore has a multiplicity of mutually parallel second areas (6) arranged in an inclined fashion with respect to the light-emitting layer (1) and in an inclined fashion with respect to the first areas (5). The first areas (5) are transparent and the second areas (6) reflective to light emitted by the light-emitting layer (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Benjamin Claus Krumaccher, Florian Schindler, Markus Klein