Patents by Inventor Joachim Kramer
Joachim Kramer 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: 20230411916Abstract: A crimping tool for crimping a contact sleeve onto an electrical conductor of a cable has at least a cable transport device, a cutting and stripping device, a crimping device and a printing device, which are disposed one following the other in this order in a direction on a cable feed-through of the crimping tool with an axis. The crimping tool is designed such that a cable end of the cable, which cable end is inserted via a cable inlet opening of the cable feed-through, is fed by the cable transport device in the direction to the cutting and stripping device, to the crimping device and to the printing device and subsequently is led out of the crimping tool via a cable outlet opening of the cable feed-through, which cable outlet opening is opposite the cable inlet opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KGInventors: Daniel WESSELER, Joachim KRÄMER
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Publication number: 20230314574Abstract: An optoelectronic scanner for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided that has a light transmitter for transmitting at least one light beam, a movable deflection unit for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone by the at least one light beam, a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the objects, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone from the received signal and to recognize dazzling of the light receiver and to switch into a dazzle state in the case of dazzle preventing safe detection. In this respect, first phases with dazzling and second phases without dazzle are recognized and a decision is made with reference to the distribution of the first phases and second phases whether dazzle prevents the safe detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Joachim KRÄMER, Markus HAMMES, Max BÖHME
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Patent number: 11592552Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor, in particular a laser scanner, for detecting an object in a monitored zone is provided having a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam into the monitored zone; a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the object; a moving deflection unit for a periodic deflection of the light beam to scan the monitored zone in the course of the movement; and having a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine the time of flight between the transmission and reception of the light beam and to determine the distance from the object therefrom, wherein the sensor has a correction of the signal dynamics, i.e. of the relative reception power in dependence on the distance of the scanned object, The control and evaluation unit is here configured to correct the signal dynamics by adapting the sensitivity of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Michael Engler, Joachim Krämer
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Publication number: 20210247503Abstract: A safety laser scanner (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided that has a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a scan beam (16), a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone (20) by the scan beam (16), a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the scan beam (22) remitted by the objects, a front screen (38), and a control and evaluation unit (32) that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) in a front screen monitoring by evaluating a front screen reflection beam (54) that is generated from the scan beam (16) by reflection at the front screen (38), At least one light deflection unit (56, 58) is provided in the optical path of the front screen reflection beam (54) that guides the front screen reflection beam (54) to the front screen (38) again in a region (60) to be tested so that a twice-reflectedType: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Joachim KRÄMER, Markus HAMMES, Ino GEISEMEYER
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Publication number: 20200200901Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor, in particular a laser scanner, for detecting an object in a monitored zone is provided having a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam into the monitored zone; a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the object; a moving deflection unit for a periodic deflection of the light beam to scan the monitored zone in the course of the movement; and having a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine the time of flight between the transmission and reception of the light beam and to determine the distance from the object therefrom, wherein the sensor has a correction of the signal dynamics, i.e. of the relative reception power in dependence on the distance of the scanned object, The control and evaluation unit is here configured to correct the signal dynamics by adapting the sensitivity of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Michael ENGLER, Joachim KRÄMER
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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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Patent number: 10488550Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects comprises a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16), a rotatable deflection unit (18) for periodically deflecting the light beam (16), an angle measuring unit (30) for determining an angular position of the deflection unit (18), a light receiver (26) for generating a reception signal from a reflected light beam (22), wherein the angle measuring unit (30) comprises an image sensor (32) moving with the deflection unit and arranged in the direction of a stationary part (44, 46) of the sensor (10), or a stationary image sensor (32) arranged in the direction of the deflection unit (18), further comprising a computing unit (36) to determine a relative movement of the deflection unit (18) with respect to the sensor (10) from a signal of the image sensor (32).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Magnus Albert, Boris Baldischweiler, Michael Engler, Joachim Krämer, Jörg Sigmund
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Publication number: 20180143319Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Christoph HOFMANN, Joachim KRÄMER, Jörg SIGMUND
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Publication number: 20180095168Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for monitoring a monitoring region (12), the sensor (10) comprising an image sensor (16a-b), an illumination unit (20) for at least partially illuminating the monitoring region (12) with an illumination field (26), an illumination control (28) configured for a power adaption of the illumination unit (20) for meeting safety requirements, and an additional distance-measuring optoelectronic sensor (38) for detecting the distance at which an object (42) is located in the illumination field (26), wherein the illumination control (28) is configured for a power adaption in dependence on the distance measured by the additional sensor (38).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Christoph HOFMANN, Markus HAMMES, Joachim KRÄMER, Jörg SIGMUND
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Publication number: 20170371066Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects comprises a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16), a rotatable deflection unit (18) for periodically deflecting the light beam (16), an angle measuring unit (30) for determining an angular position of the deflection unit (18), a light receiver (26) for generating a reception signal from a reflected light beam (22), wherein the angle measuring unit (30) comprises an image sensor (32) moving with the deflection unit and arranged in the direction of a stationary part (44, 46) of the sensor (10), or a stationary image sensor (32) arranged in the direction of the deflection unit (18), further comprising a computing unit (36) to determine a relative movement of the deflection unit (18) with respect to the sensor (10) from a signal of the image sensor (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Magnus ALBERT, Boris BALDISCHWEILER, Michael ENGLER, Joachim KRÄMER, Jörg SIGMUND
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Patent number: 9810626Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided which has the following: a front screen (38); a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16); a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic sampling of the monitored zone (20) by the light beam (16); a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the light beam (22) remitted by the objects; at least one test light transmitter (42); at least one test light transmitter (42), at least one test light receiver (44) and at least one test light reflector (48) which span a test light path (46a-b) through the front screen (38); and an evaluation unit (32) which is configured to acquire pieces of information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) from a test light signal which the test light receiver (44) generates from test light which is transmitted from the test light transmitter (42) and which is reflType: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Joachim Kramer, Michael Engler, Markus Hammes, Christof J. Meyer
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Patent number: 9477007Abstract: A laser scanner, in particular a safety laser scanner, in accordance with the operating principle of the time of flight process, comprising a light transmission unit having at least one light transmitter for transmitting a polarized transmitted light beam into a monitored zone; a light reception unit having at least one light receiver for detecting the polarization component of the light reflected in the monitored zone being orthogonal to the polarization direction of the transmitted light beam, and/or the polarization component of the light reflected in the monitored zone being parallel to the polarization direction of the transmitted light beam, and for generating a received signal corresponding to the detected orthogonal polarization component and/or the detected parallel polarization component; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the time development of the detected orthogonal polarization component and/or of the detected parallel polarization component.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SICK AGInventors: Magnus Albert, Michael Engler, Joachim Kramer
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Patent number: 9476828Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) has a circumferential front screen (42) comprising a curvature both in a circumferential direction and in a transverse height, thus focusing light reflected at the inside of the front screen (42). Test light passes from a test light transmitter (50a-f) through the front screen (42) to a reflector (52a-f) and subsequently onto a test light receiver (56a-b). A decreasing light transmissivity of the front screen (42) is detected based on a decrease of a signal generated by the test light in the test light receiver (56a-b). The test light receiver (56a-b) is arranged on a same side of the front screen (42) as the reflector (52a-f) such that the test light path (54a-f) leads from the reflector (52a-f) via reflection on the inside of the front screen (42) to the test light receiver (56a-b).Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SICK AGInventor: Joachim Kramer
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Publication number: 20160299072Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided which has the following: a front screen (38); a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16); a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic sampling of the monitored zone (20) by the light beam (16); a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the light beam (22) remitted by the objects; at least one test light transmitter (42); at least one test light transmitter (42), at least one test light receiver (44) and at least one test light reflector (48) which span a test light path (46a-b) through the front screen (38); and an evaluation unit (32) which is configured to acquire pieces of information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) from a test light signal which the test light receiver (44) generates from test light which is transmitted from the test light transmitter (42) and which is reflType: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Joachim KRAMER, Michael ENGLER, Markus HAMMES, Christoph J MEYER
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Patent number: 8993858Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X80D011 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X80D011 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X80D011 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X80D011, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X80D011. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X80D011.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Lori Carrigan, Gustavo Garcia, Russel Pinnisch, Joachim Kramer, Jean-Marc Montpetit
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Publication number: 20140111805Abstract: A laser scanner, in particular a safety laser scanner, in accordance with the operating principle of the time of flight process, comprising a light transmission unit having at least one light transmitter for transmitting a polarized transmitted light beam into a monitored zone; a light reception unit having at least one light receiver for detecting the polarization component of the light reflected in the monitored zone being orthogonal to the polarization direction of the transmitted light beam, and/or the polarization component of the light reflected in the monitored zone being parallel to the polarization direction of the transmitted light beam, and for generating a received signal corresponding to the detected orthogonal polarization component and/or the detected parallel polarization component; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the time development of the detected orthogonal polarization component and/or of the detected parallel polarization component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SICK AGInventors: Magnus ALBERT, Michael ENGLER, Joachim KRAMER
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Publication number: 20130250302Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) has a circumferential front screen (42) comprising a curvature both in a circumferential direction and in a transverse height, thus focusing light reflected at the inside of the front screen (42). Test light passes from a test light transmitter (50a-f) through the front screen (42) to a reflector (52a-f) and subsequently onto a test light receiver (56a-b). A decreasing light transmissivity of the front screen (42) is detected based on a decrease of a signal generated by the test light in the test light receiver (56a-b). The test light receiver (56a-b) is arranged on a same side of the front screen (42) as the reflector (52a-f) such that the test light path (54a-f) leads from the reflector (52a-f) via reflection on the inside of the front screen (42) to the test light receiver (56a-b).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: SICK AGInventor: Joachim KRAMER
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Patent number: 8248196Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbHInventors: Peter Bugiel, Harald Pfannkuch, Wolfgang Hahn, Joachim Krämer
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Publication number: 20100026433Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Peter Bugiel, Harald Pfannkuch, Wolfgang Hahn, Joachim Krämer
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Publication number: 20100021939Abstract: The invention relates to a process for detecting enzyme activity in an immunoassay comprising the following steps: a) providing a protein, a peptide, or a derivative thereof comprising the sequence motif -Z-X-Y- or -Y-X-Z- wherein Z=an amino acid to be modified by the enzyme, X=a sequence of amino acids, preferably between 0 and 1000 amino acids which may be the same or different, Y=a discrimination enhancer for the binding to an antibody, as a substrate for the enzyme; b) incubating the protein, peptide, or derivative thereof with the enzyme to form a modified protein, peptide, or derivative thereof; c) adding an antibody discriminating the modified Z from the unmodified Z position of said protein, peptide, or derivative thereof, said discrimination being mediated by the presence of the affinity enhancer; and d) detecting the enzyme activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Joachim Krämer, Christiane Peiker, Karsten Henco, Thomas Mander