Patents by Inventor Michael Hast

Michael Hast 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: 9078311
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a lighting module. The lighting module includes at least one light source, regulating means for regulating the brightness of the light emitted by the at least one light source, and a control unit configured for receiving a brightness control signal, and driving the regulation means as a function of the brightness control signal, wherein the control unit is configured for: verifying whether the brightness control signal contains a digital communication signal, and if the brightness control signal includes a digital communication signal, detecting the data transmitted via the digital communication signal and driving the regulating means as a function of the transmitted data, or if the brightness control signal does not includes a digital communication signal, driving the regulating means as a function of the brightness control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hast, Lorenzo-Roberto Trevisanello, Franco Zanon
  • Publication number: 20150022115
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a lighting module. The lighting module includes at least one light source, regulating means for regulating the brightness of the light emitted by the at least one light source, and a control unit configured for receiving a brightness control signal, and driving the regulation means as a function of the brightness control signal, wherein the control unit is configured for: verifying whether the brightness control signal contains a digital communication signal, and if the brightness control signal includes a digital communication signal, detecting the data transmitted via the digital communication signal and driving the regulating means as a function of the transmitted data, or if the brightness control signal does not includes a digital communication signal, driving the regulating means as a function of the brightness control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Hast, Lorenzo-Roberto Trevisanello, Franco Zanon
  • Patent number: 8926134
    Abstract: Lighting module mounted onto a C-shaped rail having a bottom wall and electrical lines extending along the rail includes a light source board having a first face carrying one or more light radiation sources and a second face carrying electrical contacts. A channel-shaped housing envelops the board and has a web wall for emitting the light radiation and two opposed side walls each facing one of the longitudinal edges of the board. Each of a pair of opposed guide members extends along one of the longitudinal edges of the board facing a corresponding side wall of the housing. Each of the guide members and the corresponding side wall of the housing have complementary, mutually cooperating, ramp-like surfaces to retain the light source board within the housing. Elastic members urge the board away from the web wall of the housing, whereby the complementary ramp-like surfaces are elastically urged against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hast, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello, Franco Zanon
  • Publication number: 20130058091
    Abstract: Lighting module mounted onto a C-shaped rail having a bottom wall and electrical lines extending along the rail includes a light source board having a first face carrying one or more light radiation sources and a second face carrying electrical contacts. A channel-shaped housing envelops the board and has a web wall for emitting the light radiation and two opposed side walls each facing one of the longitudinal edges of the board. Each of a pair of opposed guide members extends along one of the longitudinal edges of the board facing a corresponding side wall of the housing. Each of the guide members and the corresponding side wall of the housing have complementary, mutually cooperating, ramp-like surfaces to retain the light source board within the housing. Elastic members urge the board away from the web wall of the housing, whereby the complementary ramp-like surfaces are elastically urged against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM AG
    Inventors: Michael HAST, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello, Franco Zanon
  • Patent number: 7845285
    Abstract: Rail for self-propelled electric trucks, with the rail (2) having a base part (6) and C-shaped side flanks (8, 10) which engage over side wheels (12) of the truck (4). In order to improve the rail, each C-shaped side flank (8, 10) has a central running area (14), which is offset outwards, for side guide rollers (16) of the truck (4) and upper and lower supporting services (18, 20) which run at an angle to the wheel (12) for the side wheels (12), with the running area (14) and the supporting areas (18, 20) being used alternately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Swisslog Telelift GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Hast
  • Publication number: 20090064891
    Abstract: Rail for self-propelled electric trucks, with the rail (2) having a base part (6) and C-shaped side flanks (8, 10) which engage over side wheels (12) of the truck (4). In order to improve the rail, each C-shaped side flank (8, 10) has a central running area (14), which is offset outwards, for side guide rollers (16) of the truck (4) and upper and lower supporting services (18, 20) which run at an angle to the wheel (12) for the side wheels (12), with the running area (14) and the supporting areas (18, 20) being used alternately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Hast
  • Patent number: 5447410
    Abstract: In a method and/or a device for placing and transferring sheet items folded at least once and featuring a stacking device for the delivered sheet items and a compression device and in which the sheet items are placed or stacked singly or bundled on a placement table, the resulting bundle is elevated with the placement table, locked in this position and compressed; the subsequent bundle produced in the same way is then combined with the already compressed bundle before the stack is finally lateral-transferred together with its holding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Inventors: Michael Hast, Kilian Englert
  • Patent number: 5143369
    Abstract: An apparatus for parting a shingled flow of two-layer paper products in the vertical direction with a rotatable deflector sheave and a wedged-shape deflector, both pivotally mounted above the shingled flow, wherein the wedged-shaped deflector may be inserted into the shingled flow and retracted at a speed in the conveying direction which exceeds the conveying speed of the shingled flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Inventors: Ronald Meisel, Michael Hast