Patents by Inventor Steffen Schluff

Steffen Schluff 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).

  • Monitoring device and method using echo signals
    Patent number: 7123545
    Abstract: An echo-signal monitoring device having a plurality of transceiver units for transmitting signals and receiving the echoes reflected by an external object and an analyzer unit for estimating the distance from the monitoring device to the external object on the basis of the received echoes is characterized in that the device has an operating mode for calculating the relative position of the transceiver units from one another on the basis of the reflected echoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Klinnert, Christian Zott, Hauke Schmidt, Steffen Schluff, Bernhard Wirnitzer
  • Monitoring device and method using echo signals
    Publication number: 20050052950
    Abstract: An echo-signal monitoring device having a plurality of transceiver units for transmitting signals and receiving the echoes reflected by an external object and an analyzer unit for estimating the distance from the monitoring device to the external object on the basis of the received echoes is characterized in that the device has an operating mode for calculating the relative position of the transceiver units from one another on the basis of the reflected echoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Roland Klinnert, Christian Zott, Hauke Schmidt, Steffen Schluff, Bernhard Wirnitzer