Patents by Inventor Hannes Bistry

Hannes Bistry 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: 11970378
    Abstract: Systems for inspecting a warehouse are disclosed. A system includes a laser scanner attachable to an industrial truck and adapted to scan in a plane substantially perpendicular to the industrial truck's main direction of travel to scan an environment of a warehouse on at least one side of the industrial truck and to generate scan data. The system includes a computing unit adapted to receive the scan data and data on the absolute position and/or relative position change of the industrial truck, or data from which one or more of these variables can be derived. The computing unit is further adapted to construct three-dimensional data of the environment on the basis of the scan data and data on the absolute position and/or relative position change of the industrial truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hannes Bistry, Ralf Wetegrove, Maximilian Richter
  • Publication number: 20230194688
    Abstract: A method for determining a relative mounting position of a first sensor unit in relation to a second sensor unit on an industrial truck. The method includes placing the industrial truck in a first orientation with respect to a planar structure. The method includes detecting the planar structure using the two sensor units and determining a distance between each respective sensor unit and the planar structure. The method includes placing the industrial truck in a second orientation having at least a different angle between the longitudinal axis of the industrial truck and the planar structure. The method includes detecting the planar structure using the sensor units and determining a distance between each respective sensor unit and the planar structure. The method includes deriving an offset of the sensor units with respect to length and width directions and an angle between the sensor units with respect to a same spatial axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Hannes Bistry, Benjamin Bruss, Tilmann Renneke
  • Publication number: 20220245854
    Abstract: A method for determining an orientation of an industrial truck relative to a structure comprises recording an image of the structure using a camera mounted to the industrial truck, where the structure includes at least one horizontal element. At least two geometric quantities are determined from the recorded image that correspond to the at least one horizontal element. The at least two geometric quantities are then used to determine an angle of intersection between an image plane and a vertical plane through the at least one horizontal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hannes Bistry, Benjamin Bruss
  • Publication number: 20220155414
    Abstract: A method for identifying objects in a warehouse comprises emitting an identification signal into an environment using a transmitting apparatus. Reflected identification signals by objects in the environment are detected as a signal echo using a receiving apparatus. A solid angle and a receiving time are assigned to each of the signal echoes. It is then determined whether a same solid angle has been assigned to a plurality of signal echoes, and if so, then for those plurality of signal echoes, the signal echo which arrived last in the receiving apparatus according to a receiving time is evaluated. The object is then identified based on the evaluated signal echoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hannes Bistry, Ralf Wetegrove
  • Patent number: 11209274
    Abstract: A method to determine a stopping distance of an industrial truck comprises the steps of (i) measuring a distance traveled by the industrial truck and set points in time therebetween to determine a current vehicle speed, (ii) ascertaining at least one comparative value indicative of a relative speed change depending on at least one distance traveled during an acceleration of the industrial truck, and (iii) determining the stopping distance from the current vehicle speed and the ascertained comparative value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Wetegrove, Hannes Bistry, Florian Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20210300742
    Abstract: A device for remotely controlling at least one industrial truck comprises a remote operating station comprising one or more operating elements that correspond to an operating station of the at least one industrial truck. The one or more operating elements are configured to be actuated. A control unit is configured to generate control signals in response to the actuation of the one or more operating elements. The control unit is further configured to transmit the control signals to the at least one industrial truck via a radio transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hannes Bistry, Maximilian Richter, Lukas Riedel, Andreas Knie, Ralf Wetegrove
  • Publication number: 20210276842
    Abstract: System for inspecting a warehouse 50 comprising: a laser scanner 52 attachable to an industrial truck 1 and adapted to scan in a plane E substantially perpendicular to the industrial truck's main direction of travel G in order to scan an environment of a warehouse on at least one side, preferably both sides, of the industrial truck and to generate scan data based thereon, a computing unit 60 adapted to receive the scan data and data on the absolute position and/or relative position change of the industrial truck, or data from which one or more of these variables can be derived, the computing unit 60 being further adapted to construct three-dimensional data of the environment on the basis of the scan data and data on the absolute position and/or relative position change of the industrial truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hannes Bistry, Ralf Wetegrove, Maximilian Richter
  • Publication number: 20190293430
    Abstract: A method to determine a stopping distance of an industrial truck comprises the steps of (i) measuring a distance traveled by the industrial truck and set points in time therebetween to determine a current vehicle speed, (ii) ascertaining at least one comparative value indicative of a relative speed change depending on at least one distance traveled during an acceleration of the industrial truck, and (iii) determining the stopping distance from the current vehicle speed and the ascertained comparative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Wetegrove, Hannes Bistry, Florian Grabbe