Patents by Inventor Stephan IRLE
Stephan IRLE 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: 20230323272Abstract: A device for providing a sterile environment for the incubation of cell cultures is proposed, comprising a warming chamber with heating elements, sensors for temperature, humidity and CO2, and a gas supply providing a gas connection in the interior. The device also has a cultivation tank located in the warming chamber. This has a sealable passage for each sensor, and also a sealable gas inlet and outlet that couples to the gas connection inside the warming chamber. The sensors of the warming chamber are arranged to fit into respective passages of the cultivation vessel. The device also has a water reservoir arranged in the cultivation tank. The three elements of the warming chamber, the cultivation container and the water reservoir can be sterilized separately using the optimal method for each. Since the sensors are not part of the cultivation container, the latter can also be decontaminated by high temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Erwin Richard THIEL, Christoph ZANDER, Stephan IRLE
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Patent number: 11220664Abstract: An incubator (110, 140) for the reception of an individual sample carrier, a shelving system (100) for such incubators, a transport container for such incubators, as well as a modular system are suggested, wherein the incubators can be inserted and withdrawn (130) independently of one another, can be supplied with electricity, water and a gas via corresponding connections (150), and can communicate with a computer network via a wireless connection. Such a system reduces the risk of contamination or confusion in the lab and avoids interruptions in the monitoring and controlling of the environmental conditions in the respective incubators. These can rather independently maintain the most favourable environmental conditions for the respective samples, both during storage and also during a transport operation. The insertion and withdrawal of individual incubators from the shelving system does not, or only very briefly, interrupt the monitoring and control of the conditions in the interior of the incubators.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Inventors: Robin Christopher Zander, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle
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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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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: 11041718Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112), the detector (110) comprising: at least one transfer device (114) for imaging the object (112) into an image plane (116), the transfer device (114) having a focal plane (118), at least one longitudinal optical sensor (122), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (122) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (122) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (122) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of sensor region (124) by at least one light beam propagating from the object 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 in the sensor region (124); and at least one evaluation device (129), wherein the evaluation device (129) is designed to generate at least one item of information onType: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
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Publication number: 20210088664Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Oili PEKKOLA, Patrick SCHINDLER, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Erwin THIEL, Stephan IRLE
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Patent number: 10845459Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted to determine a number N of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the number N of pixels (154) which are illuminated by the light beam (150).Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ingmar Bruder, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle, Robert Send
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Patent number: 10823818Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted for determining an intensity distribution of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the intensity distribution.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
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Patent number: 10775505Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector (110) containing: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (114), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (114); and at least one evaluation device (140), wherein the evaluation device (140) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor (114). Also disclosed herein are articles containing the detector (110), and methods for optical detection of objects using the detector (110).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Trinamix GmbHInventors: Sebastian Valouch, Ingmar Bruder, Robert Send, Christoph Lungenschmied, Wilfried Hermes, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle
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Patent number: 10412283Abstract: A camera (110) for recording at least one image of at least one object (112) is proposed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
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Patent number: 10353049Abstract: A detector device (111) for determining an orientation of at least one object (112) is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Henrike Wonneberger, Ingmar Bruder, Erwin Thiel, Robert Send, Stephan Irle
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Patent number: 10120078Abstract: A detector having a transversal optical sensor adapted to determine a transversal position of at least one light beam traveling from an object to the detector and a longitudinal optical sensor having at least one sensor region. The longitudinal optical sensor is designed to affect at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by the light beam. The longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ingmar Bruder, Simone Christina Spiller, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle, Robert Send, Henrike Wonneberger
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Patent number: 10094927Abstract: A detector (110) and a method for optically determining a position of at least one object (112). The detector (110) comprises at least one optical sensor (114) for determining a position of at least one light beam (134) and at least one evaluation device (164) for generating at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object (112) and at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112). The sensor (114) has at least a first electrode (126) and a second electrode (128). At least one photovoltaic material (130) is embedded in between the first electrode (126) and the second electrode (128). The first electrode (126) or the second electrode (128) is a split electrode (136) having at least three partial electrodes (140, 142, 144, 146). The detector and the method can determine three-dimensional coordinates of an object in a fast and efficient way.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
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Publication number: 20180276843Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed, comprising: at least one optical sensor (122) adapted to detect a light beam (120) and to generate at least one sensor signal, wherein the optical sensor (122) has at least one sensor region (126), wherein the sensor signal of the optical sensor (122) is dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (126) by the light beam (120), wherein the sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a width of the light beam (120) in the sensor region (126); at least one focus-tunable lens (128) located in at least one beam path (130) of the light beam (120), the focus-tunable lens (128) being adapted to modify a focal position of the light beam (120) in a controlled fashion; at least one focus-modulation device (136) adapted to provide at least one focus-modulating signal (138) to the focus-tunable lens (128), thereby modulating the focal position; at least one imaging device (140) being adapted to record an image; and at least one evaluationType: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Sebastian VALOUCH, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Mustapha AL HELWI
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Publication number: 20180249051Abstract: A camera (110) for recording at least one image of at least one object (112) is proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
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Publication number: 20180238993Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted for determining an intensity distribution of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the intensity distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
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Patent number: 10012532Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed, the optical detector (110) comprising: at least one spatial light modulator (114) being adapted to modify at least one property of a light beam (136) in a spatially resolved fashion, having a matrix (132) of pixels (134), each pixel (134) being controllable to individually modify the at least one optical property of a portion of the light beam (136) passing the pixel (134); at least one optical sensor (116) adapted to detect the light beam (136) after passing the matrix (132) of pixels (134) of the spatial light modulator (114) and to generate at least one sensor signal; at least one modulator device (118) adapted for periodically controlling at least two of the pixels (134) with different modulation frequencies; and at least one evaluation device (120) adapted for performing a frequency analysis in order to determine signal components of the sensor signal for the modulation frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel, Henrike Wonneberger
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Patent number: 9989623Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one optical sensor configured to detect a light beam traveling from the object towards the detector, the optical sensor including at least one matrix of pixels; and at least one evaluation device configured to determine an intensity distribution of pixels of the optical sensor that are illuminated by the light beam, the evaluation device further configured to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object by using the intensity distribution.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
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Patent number: 9958535Abstract: A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed toType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle
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Patent number: D927725Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventors: Stephan Irle, Robin Zander, Erwin Thiel