Patents by Inventor Thomas Haug

Thomas Haug 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: 11996871
    Abstract: A transmitter housing of an operating device for devices and installations, such as in particular remote-controlled mobile, industrial or commercial devices and installations, has a housing wall which encloses a receptacle, wherein at least one operating element is mounted on an outer side of the housing wall and control electronics are accommodated in the receptacle, and two retaining elements, which close the receptacle, which are connected to a left-hand end and a right-hand end of the housing wall and therein project beyond the contour of the housing wall on all sides of the latter. Therein it is provided that the retaining elements are produced from an elastomer material at least in a respective contact region with the housing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 11850995
    Abstract: Two headlights are spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction of a vehicle in which they are installed. When the headlights are in position to simultaneously provide light patterns, a first light pattern is located at least partially above a second light pattern in the vertical direction with respect to the installation position of the headlights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Funke, Thomas Haug, Tilman Armbruster, Michael Hamm
  • Publication number: 20230373656
    Abstract: A lifting and/or transporting arrangement includes a remote-controllable lifting and/or transporting device, such as an aircraft pusher; a remote-control transmitter for controlling a lifting and/or transporting movement of the lifting and/or transporting device; and a safety apparatus on which data for defining a horizontally extending virtual enablement area are stored and which has a sensor system for determining a position of the remote-control sensor. A control process of the remote-control transmitter can be enabled or blocked by the safety apparatus on the basis of a currently detected position of the remote-control transmitter with respect to the enablement area. The enablement area has a limited vertical extent in a vertical direction, and the sensor system of the safety apparatus has height determination device for determining a height of the remote-control transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Publication number: 20230085794
    Abstract: Two headlights are spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction of a vehicle in which they are installed. When the headlights are in position to simultaneously provide light patterns, a first light pattern is located at least partially above a second light pattern in the vertical direction with respect to the installation position of the headlights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten FUNKE, Thomas HAUG, Tilman ARMBRUSTER, Michael HAMM
  • Publication number: 20220379414
    Abstract: A supporting device for supporting a workpiece for processing in a laser processing machine includes a base carrier having a guide body for fastening the supporting device in the laser processing machine, and a guide device provided on the base carrier for guiding the workpiece. The guiding device includes at least two guide elements, which are adjustable in distance to one another and on which the workpiece rests. The guide device has two slides, which are movable relative to the base carrier. At least one of the at least two guide elements is provided on each slide. The two slides are movable in coupled fashion, along two guides that are arranged at an angle to each other and are provided on the base carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 11482096
    Abstract: A remote-control arrangement for remotely controlled objects, such as in particular lifting systems and/or working devices, has a handheld transmitter which has a housing on which multiple adjustable-position operating elements for the input of control commands are held, and in which remote control electronics are accommodated, by means of which control commands input via the operating elements can be converted into signals, which can be emitted to control the objects, and a display held on the housing for displaying control-relevant information. The display is formed by a computer display of a portable computer produced separately from the transmitter, and a standard interface, via which the portable computer can be detachably connected to the remote-control electronics of the transmitter, is provided on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 11250692
    Abstract: A remote control arrangement includes a portable computer, in which a computer program product for generating and transmitting control signals by transmitter provided on the computer is stored, and a remotely controlled object, on which a receiver for receiving the control signals and a controller for controlling the object in accordance with the received signals are provided. The remote control arrangement has a security device having an operating element that can be mechanically actuated. A security control connection can be established between the security device and the portable computer, and control of the object can be allowed only when the security control connection is established. The security control connection includes an electronic signal connection between the security device and the computer. The control signals for moving the object cannot be transmitted until the electronic signal connection exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Publication number: 20220038123
    Abstract: A transmitter housing of an operating device for devices and installations, such as in particular remote-controlled mobile, industrial or commercial devices and installations, has a housing wall which encloses a receptacle, wherein at least one operating element is mounted on an outer side of the housing wall and control electronics are accommodated in the receptacle, and two retaining elements, which close the receptacle, which are connected to a left-hand end and a right-hand end of the housing wall and therein project beyond the contour of the housing wall on all sides of the latter. Therein it is provided that the retaining elements are produced from an elastomer material at least in a respective contact region with the housing wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Publication number: 20210134145
    Abstract: A remote-control arrangement for remotely controlled objects, such as in particular lifting systems and/or working devices, has a handheld transmitter which has a housing on which multiple adjustable-position operating elements for the input of control commands are held, and in which remote control electronics are accommodated, by means of which control commands input via the operating elements can be converted into signals, which can be emitted to control the objects, and a display held on the housing for displaying control-relevant information. The display is formed by a computer display of a portable computer produced separately from the transmitter, and a standard interface, via which the portable computer can be detachably connected to the remote-control electronics of the transmitter, is provided on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Patent number: 10915237
    Abstract: A computer programme product (10) for the configuration of a user-specific product (12) is stored on a mobile computer (2) and has a virtual library (14) with a plurality of selectable virtual components (16) for the compilation of a virtual model (12M) of the product (12) which can be shown on a display (4) of the mobile computer (2), wherein product information (I) for the creation of the actual user-specific product (12) is derivable on the basis of the components (16) selected for the displayed virtual model (12M). According to the invention, at least one functional device (36) is provided on the mobile computer (2), the device being controllable by means of touch operation of the virtual model (12M) on the display (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Publication number: 20200211365
    Abstract: A remote control arrangement includes a portable computer, in which a computer program product for generating and transmitting control signals by transmitter provided on the computer is stored, and a remotely controlled object, on which a receiver for receiving the control signals and a controller for controlling the object in accordance with the received signals are provided. The remote control arrangement has a security device having an operating element that can be mechanically actuated. A security control connection can be established between the security device and the portable computer, and control of the object can be allowed only when the security control connection is established. The security control connection includes an electronic signal connection between the security device and the computer. The control signals for moving the object cannot be transmitted until the electronic signal connection exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Patent number: 10700727
    Abstract: A remote control arrangement has a protective/control receptacle and a mobile radio device for use as a remote control. The protective/control receptacle forms a closed peripheral cover on which a corner protector for holding corners of the mobile radio device is provided and has a receptacle-side control for controlling a device-side control on the mobile radio device. The receptacle-side control is operable from the outside. The receptacle-side control is haptically perceivable on the outer face of the cover and is used to control a virtual device-side control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Publication number: 20190265877
    Abstract: A computer programme product for the configuration of a user-specific product is stored on a mobile computer and has a virtual library with a plurality of selectable virtual components for the compilation of a virtual model of the product which can be shown on a display of the mobile computer, wherein product information for the creation of the actual user-specific product is derivable on the basis of the components selected for the displayed virtual model. At least one functional device is provided on the mobile computer, the device being controllable by means of touch operation of the virtual model on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Publication number: 20190007084
    Abstract: A remote control arrangement has a protective/control receptacle and a mobile radio device for use as a remote control. The protective/control receptacle forms a closed peripheral cover on which a corner protector for holding corners of the mobile radio device is provided and has a receptacle-side control for controlling a device-side control on the mobile radio device. The receptacle-side control is operable from the outside. The receptacle-side control is haptically perceivable on the outer face of the cover and is used to control a virtual device-side control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Patent number: 10040672
    Abstract: A portable transmitting/receiving device, in particular in the form a remote control device for lifting and industrial devices, has a housing that has a receiving portion for accommodating an electronic controller and for mounting at least one operating element (such as a joystick, switch, regulator, or touchscreen with virtual operating elements). Additionally, the housing extends in the vertical direction from a lower-face base contour to an upper-face terminating contour and is perpendicularly delimited by a lateral contour. At least a substantial part of the housing is made of a molded housing part made of an elastomer, the molded housing part forming at least the upper-face terminating contour and the lateral contour. The molded housing part forms a basin that delimits the receiving area and that has a circumferential wall that is completely made of an elastomer and that has a closable opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 9944505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable operating device (2), in particular in the form of a remote control device for lifting and industrial appliances, having a housing arrangement (4) which has an accommodating housing (6) for accommodating control electronics (12), a housing handle (8) which extends away from the accommodating housing (6), and a protective fork (10) which extends from an end (32), which is averted from the accommodating housing (6), of the housing handle (8) to the accommodating housing (6) and which, in so doing, covers the housing handle (8) at least to one side. Here, it is provided that the protective fork (10) has, at least in regions, two spaced-apart fork parts (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Publication number: 20170081160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable operating device (2), in particular in the form of a remote control device for lifting and industrial appliances, having a housing arrangement (4) which has an accommodating housing (6) for accommodating control electronics (12), a housing handle (8) which extends away from the accommodating housing (6), and a protective fork (10) which extends from an end (32), which is averted from the accommodating housing (6), of the housing handle (8) to the accommodating housing (6) and which, in so doing, covers the housing handle (8) at least to one side. Here, it is provided that the protective fork (10) has, at least in regions, two spaced-apart fork parts (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Publication number: 20170073198
    Abstract: A portable transmitting/receiving device (2), in particular in the form a remote control device for lifting and industrial devices, has a housing (4) which has a receiving portion (6) for accommodating an electronic controller and for mounting at least one operating element (such as a joystick, switch, regulator, or touchscreen with virtual operating elements) (14). Additionally, the housing (4) extends in the vertical direction (V) from a lower-face base contour (18) to an upper-face terminating contour (20) and is perpendicularly delimited by a lateral contour (22). At least a substantial part of the housing (4) is made of a molded housing part (16) made of an elastomer, said molded housing part forming at least the upper-face terminating contour (20) and the lateral contour (22). The molded housing part (16) forms a basin which delimits the receiving area and which has a circumferential wall (24) that is completely made of an elastomer and which has a closable opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas HAUG
  • Patent number: 9424324
    Abstract: In a method for storing and providing medical image data in a distributed, computer-based system of a clinical facility comprising multiple satellites, wherein a satellite has at least one modality, an image administration server and at least one local database, and wherein the clinical facility also has a central database for the administration of the stored image data and a central long-term storage for long-term storage, the image data are acquired at the modality, the image data include metadata and pixel data, partial metadata in the metadata of the acquired image data are marked, at least the metadata of the image data acquired are locally stored at the respective satellites, the image data of the image data acquired at the respective satellites are centrally stored in the central long-term storage, all metadata stored in the local database in the central database are completely, centrally replicated, and the marked partial metadata of the image data from the central database are partially, automaticall
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Thomas Haug, Stephan Merk, Wolfgang Rueger, Achim Scheidl, Matthias Senn, Veerendra Shetty
  • Patent number: 9255702
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lightning module is disclosed. The LED lighting module includes a heat sink, a circuit board, a carrier, semiconductor chips such as LEDs arranged on an upper surface of the carrier, and at least one holding device pressing a lower surface of the substrate against an upper surface of the heat sink. The semiconductor chips are electrically connected to the carrier. The carrier is electrically connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Thomas Haug, Alexander Sauerer, Hagen Luckner, Stefan Groetsch