Patents by Inventor Matthias Neubauer

Matthias Neubauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240067426
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a container comprising fibers, wherein the container further comprises a coating that is biodegradable. The disclosure further relates to a method for coating a container comprising fibers for producing the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas ALBRECHT, Martina BIRK, Patrick ENGELHARD, Sandra BREITSCHAEDEL, Angelika GROSSER, Jörg ZACHARIAS, Michael NEUBAUER, Matthias WAHL, Frank WINZINGER, Ulrich LAPPE
  • Publication number: 20240066765
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fiber material for producing a container, wherein the fiber material comprises fiber structures for ensuring a predetermined stability of a container produced from the fiber material. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a method for producing a container using the fiber material, and container comprising the fiber material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jörg ZACHARIAS, Thomas ALBRECHT, Matthias WAHL, Frank WINZINGER, Patrick ENGELHARD, Michael NEUBAUER, Angelika GROSSER
  • Publication number: 20240004363
    Abstract: For improved control and planning of a movement of the object in relation to a transport unit of a transport system, the transport unit is moved along a predefined transport trajectory with respect to a reference coordinate system. Embodiments provide a synchronous phase, in which a movement of an object point of the object along an object path with respect to a transport unit coordinate system, different from the reference coordinate system, is predefined during the synchronous phase. The transport unit coordinate system containing the transport unit is moved along the transport trajectory. At least one path point of the object path is converted from the transport unit coordinate system to a base coordinate system in order to control the movement of the object point along the object path with respect to the base coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias NEUBAUER, Wolfgang HÖBARTH, Lukas MEßNER, Dominik KASERER
  • Patent number: 11514565
    Abstract: A safe optoelectronic sensor is provided for securing a monitored zone comprising at least one machine, wherein the sensor has at least one light receiver for generating a received signal from received light from the monitored zone and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine distances from objects in the monitored zone from the received signal, and to treat gaps, i.e. safety relevant part regions of the monitored zone in which no reliable distance can be determined, as an object at a predefined distance. The predefined distance here corresponds to a height for securing against reach over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ingolf Braune, Armin Hornung, Matthias Neubauer, Shane Macnamara
  • Patent number: 11512940
    Abstract: A 3D sensor for monitoring a monitored zone is provided, wherein the 3D sensor has at least one light receiver for generating a received signal from received light from the monitored zone and has a control and evaluation unit that is configured to detect objects in the monitored zone by evaluating the received signal and to determine the shortest distance of the detected objects from at least one reference volume, and to read at least one distance calculated in advance from the reference value from a memory for the determination of the respective shortest distance of a detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Armin Hornung, Matthias Neubauer, Lars Müller
  • Patent number: 11356637
    Abstract: A method of transmitting image data in a safety sensor or in a safety system is provided, in which transmission errors are recognized in that meta information is added to the image data prior to the transmission and the meta information is checked after the transmission. The image data are here transmitted by an unsafe communication link, in particular a black channel, the meta information is prepended and/or appended to the image data and/or to the partial packets, and the meta information comprises a piece of information on the structure of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Lars Müller, Matthias Neubauer, Christoph Maier
  • Patent number: 11067717
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided having at least one light receiver for generating measurement data from received light from the monitored zone and having a safe evaluation unit that has at least two processing channels for a redundant processing of the measurement data and having a comparison unit for comparing processing results of the processing channels to uncover errors in a processing channel 30a-b. The processing channels are here each configured for a determination of a signature with respect to their processing results; and the comparator unit is configured for a comparison of the signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ingolf Braune, Lars Müller, Matthias Neubauer
  • Patent number: 10969762
    Abstract: A method of configuring at least one hazard zone to be monitored by at least one three-dimensional (3D) sensor includes fixing outer surfaces, where the at least one hazard zone is a volume defined by the outer surfaces, and is a zone in which a machine to be secured is located. Additionally, a check is made during the configuration or after the configuration whether the outer surfaces are visible to the at least one 3D sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Armin Hornung, Matthias Neubauer, Ingolf Braune, Shane MacNamara, Thomas Neumann
  • Publication number: 20200273986
    Abstract: A vertical power transistor including a semiconductor substrate, which has a front side on which at least one epitaxial layer, one channel layer, and one source layer are situated. The epitaxial layer includes a first semiconductor material which has a first doping, and a plurality of first trenches and second trenches, the first trenches and the second trenches being situated alternatingly and extending perpendicularly at least into the channel layer starting from a surface of the source layer, an area extending perpendicularly into the epitaxial layer, starting from an underside of each first trench bottom, the area including a second semiconductor material which encompasses a second doping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Holger Bartolf, Wolfgang Feiler, Stephan Schwaiger, Jan-Hendrik Alsmeier, Matthias Neubauer
  • Patent number: 10726538
    Abstract: A method of securing at least one hazard zone comprising a hazardous machine is provided, wherein objects are detected in an environment of the hazard zone from measured data of at least one 3D sensor, and wherein a safety directed reaction of the machine takes place on an impending danger. A switch is made to at least one new hazard zone to be activated during the operation of the machine and a check is made whether the new hazard zone to be secured is free of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ingolf Braune, Armin Hornung, Matthias Neubauer
  • Publication number: 20200011656
    Abstract: A 3D sensor for monitoring a monitored zone is provided, wherein the 3D sensor has at least one light receiver for generating a received signal from received light from the monitored zone and has a control and evaluation unit that is configured to detect objects in the monitored zone by evaluating the received signal and to determine the shortest distance of the detected objects from at least one reference volume, and to read at least one distance calculated in advance from the reference value from a memory for the determination of the respective shortest distance of a detected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Armin HORNUNG, Matthias NEUBAUER, Lars MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20190391294
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided having at least one light receiver for generating measurement data from received light from the monitored zone and having a safe evaluation unit that has at least two processing channels for a redundant processing of the measurement data and having a comparison unit for comparing processing results of the processing channels to uncover errors in a processing channel 30a-b. The processing channels are here each configured for a determination of a signature with respect to their processing results; and the comparator unit is configured for a comparison of the signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ingolf BRAUNE, Lars MÜLLER, Matthias NEUBAUER
  • Publication number: 20190394424
    Abstract: A method of transmitting image data in a safety sensor or in a safety system is provided, in which transmission errors are recognized in that meta information is added to the image data prior to the transmission and the meta information is checked after the transmission. The image data are here transmitted by an unsafe communication link, in particular a black channel, the meta information is prepended and/or appended to the image data and/or to the partial packets, and the meta information comprises a piece of information on the structure of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Lars MÜLLER, Matthias NEUBAUER, Christoph MAIER
  • Publication number: 20190377322
    Abstract: A method is provided of configuring at least one hazard zone to be monitored by at least one 3D sensor, wherein the hazard zone is a volume defined by outer surfaces in which a machine to be secured is located; and wherein the outer surfaces are fixed by the configuration. In this process, a check is made during the configuration or after the configuration whether the outer surfaces are visible to at least one of the 3D sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Armin HORNUNG, Matthias NEUBAUER, Ingolf BRAUNE, Shane MACNAMARA, Thomas NEUMANN
  • Publication number: 20190378264
    Abstract: A method of securing at least one hazard zone comprising a hazardous machine is provided, wherein objects are detected in an environment of the hazard zone from measured data of at least one 3D sensor, and wherein a safety directed reaction of the machine takes place on an impending danger. A switch is made to at least one new hazard zone to be activated during the operation of the machine and a check is made whether the new hazard zone to be secured is free of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ingolf BRAUNE, Armin HORNUNG, Matthias NEUBAUER
  • Publication number: 20190362487
    Abstract: A safe optoelectronic sensor is provided for securing a monitored zone comprising at least one machine, wherein the sensor has at least one light receiver for generating a received signal from received light from the monitored zone and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine distances from objects in the monitored zone from the received signal, and to treat gaps, i.e. safety relevant part regions of the monitored zone in which no reliable distance can be determined, as an object at a predefined distance. The predefined distance here corresponds to a height for securing against reach over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ingolf BRAUNE, Armin HORNUNG, Matthias NEUBAUER, Shane MACNAMARA
  • Patent number: 10331977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the three-dimensional detection of objects, in which an image is detected and is compared to a known reference image and mutually corresponding objects in the images are identified by means of a correlation process. A binarization scheme is used in the correlation process and compares randomly selected point pairs to one another. The point pairs are fixed by means of a plurality of iterations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Armin Hornung, Matthias Neubauer
  • Publication number: 20190007659
    Abstract: A safe optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided for securing a monitored zone (12) comprising at least one machine (26) that forms a hazard area (26a-b), wherein the sensor (10) has a light receiver (16a-b) for generating a received signal from received light from the monitored zone (12); a control and evaluation unit (24) for detecting object positions (28) in the monitored zone (12) from the received signal; and a safe output interface (30) for information acquired from the object positions (28). The control and evaluation unit (24) is here configured to determine the shortest distance between the hazard area (26a-b) and object positions (28) and to provide it at the safe output interface (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias NEUBAUER, Armin HORNUNG
  • Patent number: 10007857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the three-dimensional detection of objects in which two images of a scene are detected and mutually corresponding objects in the images are identified by means of a correlation process. A binarization scheme which compares randomly selected point pairs with one another is used in the correlation process. The point pairs are fixed by means of a plurality of iterations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Armin Hornung, Matthias Neubauer
  • Publication number: 20170255844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the three-dimensional detection of objects, in which an image is detected and is compared to a known reference image and mutually corresponding objects in the images are identified by means of a correlation process. A binarization scheme is used in the correlation process and compares randomly selected point pairs to one another. The point pairs are fixed by means of a plurality of iterations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Armin HORNUNG, Matthias NEUBAUER