Patents by Inventor Thomas Voigt
Thomas Voigt 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: 20240129364Abstract: A gateway for connection to a host processor and multiple slaves, which are organized in a point-to-point (P2P) topology, is provided. The gateway has an independent channel for each of the slaves, and the gateway can receive multiple control signals, each including at least one control signal for a particular predetermined slave from the multiple slaves, from the host processor. The host processor determines whether the slaves for which the at least one control signal has been received are in an operational state; and to simultaneously output the control signals received from the host processor to the slaves for which the at least one control signal has been received only when all of the slaves for which the at least one control signal has been received are in the operational state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Thomas Leitner, Jens Voigt, Michael Küttner
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Publication number: 20230312028Abstract: A flexible undercover for a suspension system including an undercover panel configured to be disposed inboard of the wheel assembly, the undercover panel being flexible and configured to expand and contract with movement of the wheel assembly, and an undercover mounting plate connected to an outboard edge of the undercover panel, the undercover mounting plate configured to be attached to the suspension system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Pirooz MORADNIA, Matthew L. METKA, Derik Thomas VOIGT, Benjamin BOWLBY
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Publication number: 20230181112Abstract: A ring-type wearable device is provided for sensing biometric data associated with various physiological conditions of the user. In one embodiment, a ring apparatus comprises a ring body including an opening formed therethrough structured to receive a body portion of a user therein when worn by the user; and an electronic computer processor programmed for processing one or more signals detected by the apparatus and associated with one or more biometrics associated with a physiological condition of the user into processed data. A light sensor system connected to the ring body includes multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein each LED is associated with a predetermined light wavelength range, a first photodetector configured for light detection in a reflection mode, and a second photodetector configured for light detection in a transmission mode, each for detecting at least a portion of the light originating from the multiple LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Thomas Voigt, Swagatika Bhattacharya
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Patent number: 11607136Abstract: Conformal vision with enhanced image processing of the outputted image is incorporated into novel applications. The conformal vision provides enhanced contrast by the combined inclusion of tunable filters and processing of the images that are generated by the detector. Furthermore, novel uses and applications of the conformal vision enable users to make determinations related to their health and wellness utilizing information provided by the conformal vision.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: CHEMIMAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Nelson, Thomas Voigt, Maxxwell Chatsko, Patrick Treado, Rebecca Schuler, Shona Stewart, James McGlone, Oksana Klueva, Nathaniel Gomer
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Publication number: 20230050973Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recovering a diisocyanate that is solid at room temperature from a distillation residue originating from a production process of the diisocyanate, comprising the following steps: (i) mixing the distillation residue with at least one polyisocyanate on the basis of one or more diisocyanates different from the diisocyanate that is solid at room temperature, in such a way that a mixture is obtained that contains 70 to 90 wt. % of the distillation residue and 10 to 30 wt. % of the at least one polyisocyanate, each relative to the mixture, (ii) subjecting the mixture to distillation in a thin-film evaporator and/or a downflow evaporator, thereby obtaining a sump discharge and a gaseous product stream, and (iii) condensing the gaseous product stream and obtaining a solid containing the diisocyanate that is solid at room temperature, the at least one polyisocyanate in step (i) having a residual monomer content of ?3.0 wt.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Anna-Marie Zorn, Thomas Guttmann, Claudine Stoye, Joerg Morawski, Thomas Voigt, Sascha Tadjbach
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Patent number: 11571963Abstract: An air guide assembly for a vehicle includes a first duct, a second duct, a rigid first housing, and a vehicle component. The first duct includes a flexible body, an inlet for receiving airflow from an exterior of a vehicle body, and an outlet, where the body of the first duct is compressible from an installed length to a length that is shorter than the installed length, and is expandable from the installed length to a length that is longer than the installed length. The second duct includes a flexible body, a first inlet for receiving airflow from the first duct, and an outlet, where the body of the second duct is compressible from an installed length to a length that is shorter than the installed length, and is expandable from the installed length to a length that is longer than the installed length.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Brian E. Dressel, Derik Thomas Voigt
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Patent number: 11548571Abstract: An undercover for attachment to an underside of a vehicle, the undercover including a plurality of deflectors disposed along an axis of the undercover, the plurality of deflectors being spaced apart to thereby define a predetermined gap between adjacent deflectors, and wherein each of the plurality of deflectors includes a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and configured to allow airflow along the underside of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Derik Thomas Voigt
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Patent number: 11505254Abstract: A vehicle body includes a structural member having an inner surface defining an elongated cavity. The structural member includes an outer panel member joined to an inner panel member. A tension web secured in the cavity separates the outer and inner panel members. A reinforcement member is positioned in the cavity of the structural member. The reinforcement member contacts the transverse web and a gap is provided between the reinforcement member and the inner surface of the structural member. The reinforcement member including a base member having a plurality of bumpers extended in a width direction of the reinforcement member. The plurality of bumpers face one of the inner surface and the tension web. An adhesive secured to the reinforcement member is activatable to expand toward the inner surface to define a joint between the reinforcement member and the structural member and to at least partially fill the gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Eric J. Boettcher, Derik Thomas Voigt
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Publication number: 20220212730Abstract: An undercover for attachment to an underside of a vehicle, the undercover including a plurality of deflectors disposed along an axis of the undercover, the plurality of deflectors being spaced apart to thereby define a predetermined gap between adjacent deflectors, and wherein each of the plurality of deflectors includes a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and configured to allow airflow along the underside of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Pirooz MORADNIA, Derik Thomas VOIGT
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Publication number: 20220176806Abstract: An air guide assembly for a vehicle includes a first duct, a second duct, a rigid first housing, and a vehicle component. The first duct includes a flexible body, an inlet for receiving airflow from an exterior of a vehicle body, and an outlet, where the body of the first duct is compressible from an installed length to a length that is shorter than the installed length, and is expandable from the installed length to a length that is longer than the installed length. The second duct includes a flexible body, a first inlet for receiving airflow from the first duct, and an outlet, where the body of the second duct is compressible from an installed length to a length that is shorter than the installed length, and is expandable from the installed length to a length that is longer than the installed length.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Brian E. Dressel, Derik Thomas Voigt
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Patent number: 11193045Abstract: A multi-material assembly is provided, as well as methods of making a multi-material assembly. The multi-material assembly includes a first coated structural component and a second structural component. The first coated structural component includes a first uncoated portion, and an adhesive is positioned between the second structural component and the first uncoated portion that secures the first coated structural component to the second structural component.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Derik Thomas Voigt
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Patent number: 11148730Abstract: A vehicle frame construction and method includes an elongated hollow frame member having a plurality of interior sides and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is formed from a thermoplastic polymer and is installed so as to be arranged within the elongated hollow frame member to reinforce each interior side of the elongated hollow frame member in a plane orthogonally oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated hollow frame member.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin J. Meaige, Derik Thomas Voigt, Eric J. Boettcher
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Publication number: 20210284603Abstract: The invention relates to a method for extracting diisocyanates that are solid at room temperature from a distillation residue, comprising the following steps: (i) providing at least one residue containing diisocyanates that are solid at room temperature, and (ii) treating the residue at a temperature of ?120° C. to <200° C. so as to obtain diisocyanates that are solid at room temperature, the residue provided in step (i) containing ?32 to ?60 wt. % of bitumen and the treatment in step (ii) being carried out in at least one thin-film evaporator and/or falling-film evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Claudine STOYE, Thomas GUTTMANN, Sascha TADJBACH, Thomas VOIGT, Irene Christina LATORRE MARTINEZ, Joerg MORAWSKI
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Publication number: 20210276944Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recovering a diisocyanate which is solid at room temperature from a distillation residue from a process for producing the diisocyanate, comprising the following steps: (i) mixing the distillation residue with a bitumen such that a mixture is obtained which contains 70 to 90 wt % of the distillation residue and 10 to 30 wt % of the bitumen, each in relation to the mixture, (ii) distilling the mixture in a thin-film evaporator or a falling film evaporator to obtain a sump discharge and a gaseous product stream, (iii) condensing the gaseous product stream and obtaining a solid containing the diisocyanate which is solid at room temperature. The invention further relates to the use of a thin-film evaporator or falling film evaporator, to a composition containing the diisocyanate which is solid at room temperature, and to a method for producing an elastomer from this composition and to the elastomer itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Anna-Marie Zorn, Thomas Guttmann, Claudine Stoye, Sascha Tadjbach, Thomas Voigt, Irene Cristina Latorre Martinez, Joerg Morawski
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Publication number: 20210101643Abstract: A vehicle body includes a structural member having an inner surface defining an elongated cavity. The structural member includes an outer panel member joined to an inner panel member. A tension web secured in the cavity separates the outer and inner panel members. A reinforcement member is positioned in the cavity of the structural member. The reinforcement member contacts the transverse web and a gap is provided between the reinforcement member and the inner surface of the structural member. The reinforcement member including a base member having a plurality of bumpers extended in a width direction of the reinforcement member. The plurality of bumpers face one of the inner surface and the tension web. An adhesive secured to the reinforcement member is activatable to expand toward the inner surface to define a joint between the reinforcement member and the structural member and to at least partially fill the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Eric J. Boettcher, Derik Thomas Voigt
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Patent number: 10899394Abstract: A vehicle body includes a structural member having an inner surface defining an elongated cavity. The structural member includes an outer panel member joined to an inner panel member. A reinforcement member is positioned in the cavity wherein a gap is provided between the reinforcement member and the inner surface of the structural member. The reinforcement member includes an outer section, an inner section and a tension web interposed between and contacting the outer section and inner section. The outer section faces the outer panel member and the inner section faces the inner panel member. The tension web is secured to the outer panel member and inner panel member. An adhesive secured to the reinforcement member is activatable to expand toward the inner surface of the structural member to define a joint between the reinforcement member and the structural member and to at least partially fill the gap.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eric J. Boettcher, Derik Thomas Voigt
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Publication number: 20200229703Abstract: Conformal vision with enhanced image processing of the outputted image is incorporated into novel applications. The conformal vision provides enhanced contrast by the combined inclusion of tunable filters and processing of the images that are generated by the detector. Furthermore, novel uses and applications of the conformal vision enable users to make determinations related to their health and wellness utilizing information provided by the conformal vision.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Matthew NELSON, Thomas VOIGT, Maxxwell CHATSKO, Patrick TREADO, Rebecca SCHULER, Shona STEWART, James MCGLONE, Oksana KLUEVA, Nathaniel GOMER
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Publication number: 20200172174Abstract: A vehicle frame construction and method includes an elongated hollow frame member having a plurality of interior sides and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is formed from a thermoplastic polymer and is installed so as to be arranged within the elongated hollow frame member to reinforce each interior side of the elongated hollow frame member in a plane orthogonally oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated hollow frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Benjamin J. Meaige, Derik Thomas Voigt, Eric J. Boettcher
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Publication number: 20200123415Abstract: A multi-material assembly is provided, as well as methods of making a multi-material assembly. The multi-material assembly includes a first coated structural component and a second structural component. The first coated structural component includes a first uncoated portion, and an adhesive is positioned between the second structural component and the first uncoated portion that secures the first coated structural component to the second structural component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: Derik Thomas VOIGT
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Patent number: 10597094Abstract: A vehicle frame construction and method includes an elongated hollow frame member having a plurality of interior sides and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is formed from a thermoplastic polymer and is installed so as to be arranged within the elongated hollow frame member to reinforce each interior side of the elongated hollow frame member in a plane orthogonally oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated hollow frame member.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin J. Meaige, Derik Thomas Voigt, Eric J. Boettcher