Patents by Inventor Ingmar Bruder
Ingmar Bruder 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: 20220373641Abstract: A detector (110, 1110, 2110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110, 1110, 2110) comprises: at least one transfer device (128, 1128), wherein the transfer device (128, 1128) has at least one focal length in response to at least one incident light beam (116, 1116) propagating from the object (112, 1112) to the detector (110, 1110, 2110); at least two optical sensors (113, 1118, 1120), wherein each optical sensor (113, 1118, 1120) has at least one light sensitive area (121, 1122, 1124), wherein each optical sensor (113, 1118, 1120) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area by the light beam (116, 1116), at least one evaluation device (132, 1132) being configured for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate z of the object (112, 1112) by evaluating a quotient signal Q from the sensor signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Michael EBERSPACH, Thomas OHMER, Robert SEND, Christian LENNARTZ, Christopher HAHNE, Stefan HENGEN, Sebastian VALOUCH, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Ingmar BRUDER, Wilfried HERMES, Celal Mohan OEGUEN, Christian Daniel SCHILDKNECHT, Peter SCHILLEN, Patrick SCHINDLER, Peter FEJES
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Patent number: 11448762Abstract: A range finder for determining at least one geometric information about at least one object is proposed that includes at least one illumination source adapted to generate at least one illumination pattern, wherein the illumination source is adapted to illuminate the object with the illumination pattern under an angle of inclination; at least one optical sensor having at least one light sensitive area, wherein the optical sensor is designed to generate at least one image matrix in response to an illumination of its light sensitive area by at least one reflection pattern originating from the object; at least one evaluation device being configured for determining the geometric information about the object from the reflection pattern by evaluating the image matrix assuming at least one geometrical constellation to be present in the reflection pattern.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: TRINAMIX GMBHInventors: Patrick Schindler, Peter Schillen, Michael Eberspach, Christian Lennartz, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Patent number: 11428787Abstract: A detector (110) for an optical detection of at least one object (112) is proposed. Further, the invention relates to a method for optical detection of at least one object (112) and to various uses of the detector (110).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: TRINAMIX GMBHInventors: Sebastian Valouch, Wilfried Hermes, Stefan Hengen, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Patent number: 11415661Abstract: A detector (110, 1110, 2110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110, 1110, 2110) comprises: at least one transfer device (128, 1128), wherein the transfer device (128, 1128) has at least one focal length in response to at least one incident light beam (116, 1116) propagating from the object (112, 1112) to the detector (110, 1110, 2110); at least two optical sensors (113, 1118, 1120), wherein each optical sensor (113, 1118, 1120) has at least one light sensitive area (121, 1122, 1124), wherein each optical sensor (113, 1118, 1120) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area by the light beam (116, 1116), at least one evaluation device (132, 1132) being configured for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate z of the object (112, 1112) by evaluating a quotient signal Q from the sensor signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: TRINAMIX GMBHInventors: Michael Eberspach, Thomas Ohmer, Robert Send, Christian Lennartz, Christopher Hahne, Stefan Hengen, Sebastian Valouch, Christoph Lungenschmied, Ingmar Bruder, Wilfried Hermes, Celal Mohan Oeguen, Christian Daniel Schildknecht, Peter Schillen, Patrick Schindler, Peter Fejes
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Publication number: 20220157044Abstract: Described herein is a detector for identifying at least one material property m. The detector includes at least one sensor element including a matrix of optical sensors, the optical sensors each having a light-sensitive area. The sensor element is configured for recording at least one reflection image of a light beam originating from at least one object. The detector includes at least one evaluation device configured for determining the material property by evaluation of at least one beam profile of the reflection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Friedrich Schick, Peter Schillen, Patrick Schindler, Andre Schmidt, Michael Eberspach, Christian Lennartz, Robert Send, Lars Diesselberg, Heiko Hengen, Ingmar Bruder, Jakob Unger, Christian Bonsignore
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Publication number: 20220113127Abstract: Described herein is a detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one dichroic filter; at least one optical sensor; and at least one evaluation device. Also described herein are a method for determining a position of the at least one object and a method of using the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Celal Mohan Oeguen, Bernd Bcherwath, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Publication number: 20220101551Abstract: Described herein is a detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes at least one sensor element having a matrix of optical sensors, the optical sensors each having a light-sensitive area, wherein the sensor element is configured to determine a reflection image of the object. The detector also includes an evaluation device configured to select a reflection feature of the reflection image, and determine a distance estimate of the selected reflection feature of the reflection image by optimizing at least one blurring function fa, wherein the distance estimate is given by a longitudinal coordinate z and an error interval ±?. The evaluation device is adapted to determine at least one displacement region in at least one reference image corresponding to the distance estimate, and to match the selected reflection feature with at least one reference feature within the displacement region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Michael Eberspach, Christian Lennartz, Robert Send, Patrick Schindler, Peter Schillen, Ingmar Bruder
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Publication number: 20220092814Abstract: Described herein is a detector for determining a position of an object. The detector includes a sensor element having a matrix of optical sensors, wherein the sensor element is configured to determine a reflection image. The detector also includes an evaluation device configured to select a reflection feature of the reflection image at a first image position in the reflection image, determine a longitudinal coordinate z of the selected reflection feature by optimizing a blurring function fa, and determine a reference feature in a reference image at a second image position in the reference image corresponding to the reflection feature. The reference image and the reflection image are determined at two different spatial configurations, wherein the spatial configurations differ by a relative spatial constellation, wherein the evaluation device is configured to determine the relative spatial constellation from the longitudinal coordinate z and the first and the second image positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Michael Eberspach, Peter Schillen, Patrick Schindler, Robert Send, Christian Lennartz, Ingmar Bruder
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Publication number: 20220093811Abstract: Described herein is an optical sensor, a detector including the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, a method for manufacturing the optical sensor and various uses of the optical detector. The optical sensor can be supplied as a non-bulky hermetic package which provides an increased degree of protection against possible degradation by humidity and/or oxygen over long terms. Further, the optical sensor may be easily manufactured and integrated on a circuit carrier device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Wilfried HERMES, Sebastian VALOUCH, Sebastian MUELLER, Regina HOEH, Heidi BECHTEL, Timo ALTENBECK, Fabian DITTMANN, Bertram FEUERSTEIN, Thomas HUPFAUER, Anke HANDREK, Robert GUST, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER
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Publication number: 20220047143Abstract: Described herein are an autonomous household appliance (112) configured for performing at least one household task, a household system (110), a method (130) for temporarily augmenting the functionality of an autonomous household appliance (112), and a computer program. The autonomous household appliance (112) includes at least one task unit (116) arranged for performing the household task and an interface element (118) having at least one wire-bound coupling means (120), where the interface element (118) is configured for releasably and temporarily coupling the autonomous household appliance (112) to at least one smart device (114), where the autonomous household appliance (112) is configured for accessing at least one sensor device (122) of the at least one smart device (114) via the interface element (118) and for making use of at least one item of sensor information retrieved by the sensor device (122) when performing the household task.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Stefan Metz, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Publication number: 20220042785Abstract: Described herein is a detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112). The detector (110) includes: at least one transfer device (114) with chromatic aberration; at least one aperture element (118), wherein the aperture element (118) is configured to block edge components of a light beam (120) propagating from the object (112) to the detector (110) and having passed the transfer device (114); at least one first optical sensor (126) positioned in a direction of propagation of the light beam (120) behind the aperture element (118); and at least one second optical sensor (128), wherein the second optical sensor (128) is configured to determine at least one second intensity information of the edge components of the light beam (120).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Sebastian Valouch, Celal Mohan Oeguen, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Patent number: 11211513Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical sensor, a detector comprising the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, a method for manufacturing the optical sensor and various uses of the optical sensor and the detector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a human-machine interface, an entertainment device, a scanning system, a tracking system, a stereoscopic system, and a camera. The optical sensor (110) comprises a layer (112) of at least one photoconductive material (114), at least two individual electrical contacts (136, 136?) contacting the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), and a cover layer (116) deposited on the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), wherein the cover layer (116) is an amorphous layer comprising at least one metal-containing compound (120). The optical sensor (110) can be supplied as a non-bulky hermetic package which, nevertheless, provides a high degree of protection against possible degradation by humidity and/or oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Wilfried Hermes, Sebastian Valouch, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Bertram Feuerstein
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Publication number: 20210364610Abstract: Described herein is a measurement head for determining a position of at least one object including at least one transfer device, where the transfer device has at least one focal length in response to at least one incident light beam propagating from the object to the measurement head, and at least two optical receiving fibers, where at least one of the optical receiving fibers and/or the transfer device has a ratio ?r/k?0.362 (m·K)/W, where k is the thermal conductivity and ?r is the relative permittivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Celal Mohan Oeguen, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Patent number: 11162843Abstract: Described herein are a spectrometer system and a spectrometer device, which are suited for investigation or monitoring purposes, in particular, in the infrared (IR) spectral region, and for a detection of heat, flames, fire, or smoke. The spectrometer device allows capturing incident light from object and transferring the incident light to a length variable filter with a particularly high concentration efficiency. Apart from the spectrometer device, the spectrometer system further includes an evaluation unit designated for determining information related to a spectrum of an object by evaluating the detector signals provided by the spectrometer device.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian Valouch, Robert Gust, Bertram Feuerstein, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Publication number: 20210326593Abstract: Described herein is a method for determining a filling level in at least one storage unit. The method includes illuminating the storage unit with at least one illumination pattern; selecting at least one first reflection feature and at least one second reflection feature; for the first reflection feature, generating at least two first sensor signals, and for the second reflection feature, generating at least two second sensor signals; evaluating the two first sensor signals and the two second sensor signals; determining at least one position of the first reflection feature and at least one position of the second reflection feature and determining at least one first vector of the first reflection feature and at least one second vector of the second reflection feature; and determining from the first vector and the second vector at least one elevation map and determining therefrom the filling level in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Christian Bonsignore, Christian Schildknecht, Peter Schillen, Patrick Schindler, Edgar Matevosjan, Christoph Lungenschmied, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Patent number: 11143736Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object is disclosed and includes at least one sensor element having a matrix of optical sensors, the optical sensors each having a light-sensitive area. Each optical sensor is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area by a light beam propagating from the object to the detector. The sensor element is adapted to determine at least one reflection image. The detector also includes at least one evaluation device adapted to select at least one reflection feature of the reflection image at least one first image position in the reflection image. The evaluation device is adapted to determine at least one reference feature in at least one reference image and at least one second image position in the reference image corresponding to the at least one reflection feature.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Patrick Schindler, Peter Schillen, Michael Eberspach, Christian Lennartz, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Heiko Hengen, Lars Diesselberg
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Patent number: 11125880Abstract: A method of controlling pixels (134) of at least one spatial light modulator (114) is disclosed. The spatial light modulator (114) has a matrix of pixels (132). Each pixel (134) is individually controllable. The method comprises the following steps: receiving at least one image (331), (342); defining at least one image segment (333) within the image (331),(344); assigning at least one gray scale value to each image segment (333),(348); assigning at least one pixel (134) of the matrix of pixels (132) to each image segment (333),(350); assigning a unique modulation frequency to each gray scale value assigned to the at least one image segment (333),(352); controlling the at least one pixel (134) of the matrix of pixels (132) assigned to the at least one image segment (333) with the unique modulation frequency assigned to the respective image segment (333),(354).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Sebastian Valouch, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel, Heiko Hengen
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Publication number: 20210223395Abstract: A detector (110) for an optical detection of at least one object (112) is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Niklas ANDERMAHR, Andreas VOGLER, Jean-Michel ASFOUR
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Patent number: 11067692Abstract: A method for adjusting a detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) within a range of measurement (114) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises at least two longitudinal optical sensors (116) and at least one transfer device (118) for imaging the object (112) into an image plane. The transfer device (118) has a focal plane. The transfer device (118) is positioned in between the longitudinal optical sensors (116) and the object (112). Each of the longitudinal optical sensors (116) has at least one sensor region (120). Each of the longitudinal optical sensors (116) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the respective sensor region (120) by at least one light beam (178) propagating from the object (112) to the detector (110), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (178) in the sensor region (120).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Christoph Lungenschmied, Oili Pekkola, Patrick Schindler, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle
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Patent number: 11060922Abstract: The invention relates to a detector (110) for optical detection comprising a circuit carrier (130) designed to carry at least one layer, wherein the circuit carrier (130) is or comprises a printed circuit board (132); a reflective layer (138), the reflective layer (138) being placed on a partition of the circuit carrier (130), wherein the reflective layer (138) is designed to reflect the incident light beam (120), thereby generating at least one reflected light beam (124); a substrate layer (114), the substrate layer (114) being directly or indirectly adjacent to the reflective layer (138), wherein the substrate layer (114) is at least partially transparent with respect to the incident light beam (120); a sensor layer (122), the sensor layer (122) being placed on the substrate layer (114), wherein the sensor layer (122) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor layer (122) by the incident light beam and the reflected light beam (124); and an evalType: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Timo Altenbeck, Heidi Bechtel, Regina Hoeh, Fabian Dittmann, Sebastian Mueller, Thomas Hupfauer, Peter Paul Kaletta, Robert Gust, Bertram Feuerstein, Wilfried Hermes, Sebastian Valouch, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder