Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Roehrl

Wolfgang Roehrl 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: 11610449
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for classifying value documents includes least two sensor devices arranged to capture waves reflected on a front side and on a back side of a value document and to generate corresponding sensor data or to capture properties of the value document in at least two different regions of the value document by means of different measuring principles and to generate corresponding sensor data. At least one evaluation device is arranged to classify the value document with the aid of the sensor data generated by the at least two sensor devices, which sensor data relate to the waves reflected on the front side and back side of the value document or to the properties of the value document captured in the at least two different regions of the value document by means of different measuring principles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Trumpfheller, Steffen Schmalz, Norbert Holl, Wolfgang Röhrl
  • Patent number: 11456974
    Abstract: A method involves transferring a transmittal data block from a transmitting device via an Ethernet connection to a receiving device which has a storage for storing a transferred transmittal data block, and a processor for at least partially processing the transferred transmittal data block stored in the storage. The transmitting device forms from the data of the transmittal data block a sequence of Ethernet packets, comprising respectively management data and a transmittal data sub-block. The receiving device receives the Ethernet packets of the respective sequence and, while employing at least a part of the management data, writes the transmittal data sub-blocks of the received Ethernet packets of the sequence of Ethernet packets for the transmittal data block to the storage, wherein not upon or after the writing each of the transmittal data sub-blocks an interrupt is sent to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Röhrl
  • Publication number: 20190266826
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for classifying value documents includes least two sensor devices arranged to capture waves reflected on a front side and on a back side of a value document and to generate corresponding sensor data or to capture properties of the value document in at least two different regions of the value document by means of different measuring principles and to generate corresponding sensor data. At least one evaluation device is arranged to classify the value document with the aid of the sensor data generated by the at least two sensor devices, which sensor data relate to the waves reflected on the front side and back side of the value document or to the properties of the value document captured in the at least two different regions of the value document by means of different measuring principles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Holger TRUMPFHELLER, Steffen SCHMALZ, Norbert HOLL, Wolfgang RÖHRL
  • Publication number: 20190007348
    Abstract: A method involves transferring a transmittal data block from a transmitting device via an Ethernet connection to a receiving device which has a storage for storing a transferred transmittal data block, and a processor for at least partially processing the transferred transmittal data block stored in the storage. The transmitting device forms from the data of the transmittal data block a sequence of Ethernet packets, comprising respectively management data and a transmittal data sub-block. The receiving device receives the Ethernet packets of the respective sequence and, while employing at least a part of the management data, writes the transmittal data sub-blocks of the received Ethernet packets of the sequence of Ethernet packets for the transmittal data block to the storage, wherein not upon or after the writing each of the transmittal data sub-blocks an interrupt is sent to the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Wolfgang RÖHRL
  • Patent number: 10043334
    Abstract: A sensor for checking value documents, an apparatus with the sensor, and a method for operating the sensor. Neither the software that the sensor executes for checking the value documents nor the adaptation data that the sensor employs for checking the value documents are stored permanently in the sensor itself. The sensor is set up for the software as well as the adaptation data to be loaded into the sensor from outside the sensor. The sensor can be employed for checking value documents only when a data carrier is connected to the sensor, and the data carrier has license data stored thereon through which a license for the employment of the software and/or of the adaptation data is supplied to the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Röhrl, Franz Müller, Helmut Steidl
  • Publication number: 20180157613
    Abstract: Methods involve distributing a data stream in a value-document processing apparatus from at least one sensor to at least one processing unit as well as a system for distributing sensor data. The value-document processing apparatus has a distributing device and at least one processing unit. The distributing device comprises at least two data interfaces. A sensor data packet is created and comprises the sensor data and a target address. The target address describes a physical memory address of the at least one processing unit. The sensor data packet is sent to one of the data interfaces of the distributing device. The distributing device receives the sensor data packet at a further data interface. The sensor data packet is relayed by the distributing device to the at least one processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang RÖHRL, Holger TRUMPFHELLER
  • Publication number: 20140147030
    Abstract: A sensor for checking value documents, an apparatus with the sensor, and a method for operating the sensor. Neither the software that the sensor executes for checking the value documents nor the adaptation data that the sensor employs for checking the value documents are stored permanently in the sensor itself. The sensor is set up for the software as well as the adaptation data to be loaded into the sensor from outside the sensor. The sensor can be employed for checking value documents only when a data carrier is connected to the sensor, and the data carrier has license data stored thereon through which a license for the employment of the software and/or of the adaptation data is supplied to the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Röhrl, Franz Müller, Helmut Steidl
  • Patent number: 7794442
    Abstract: A disposable diaper (29, in particular used in the event of incontinence, comprises a hip band (10). The hip band (10) comprises a first hip band section (10a) and second hip band section (10b). A least the second hip band section (10b) comprises a first closure means (26) provided with a side (261) which is oriented away from the body during use thereof and a side (262) which is oriented towards the body during use thereof, and at least the first hip band section (10a) comprises a second closure means (88). The side of the first closure means (262) which is oriented towards the body is attached in a detachable manner to the second closure means (88) in order to form a closed hip opening, and comprises a diaper main section (4) comprising a front area, a back area and a crotch area which is arranged there between, said diaper main section also comprises an absorption area (6) for fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Roehrl, Matthias Bandorf, Ruediger Kesselmeier
  • Patent number: 7569041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2), used more particularly in the event of incontinence, comprising a hip band (10) forming a hip opening in the diaper which is closed in the direction of the periphery whereby said hip band can be opened in at least one place and can be closed, also comprising a front area, a rear area and a main diaper part (4) which has a crotch area located there between and which comprises an absorbing body (6) for liquids. The main part (4) of the diaper can be detachably fixed to the hip band using the longitudinal end of the front area or rear area, by means of first closing means (34) such that a user can place the main part (4) of the diaper between his/her legs when the hip band is worn (10) and can detachably fix the free longitudinal end of the main part (4) of the diaper to the hip band (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Stupperich, Wolfgang Roehrl, Matthias Bandorf
  • Patent number: 7527618
    Abstract: An absorbent incontinence article has a main body portion consisting of a front region, a back region and an interposed crotch region lying therebetween in a longitudinal direction when finally positioned between the legs of a wearer. The main body portion includes an absorbent core and material sections attached to at least one of the back and front regions which extend in the transverse direction beyond lateral lengthwise edges of the main body portion and connect the front region and the back region. The sections of material are folded over themselves along at least one lengthwise direction extending fold line. Partial sections of the material sections adjoining one another over an area in the folded configuration are releasably attached to one another at affixation points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Markus Benning, Rüdiger Kesselmeier, Christian Koch, Wolfgang Röhrl
  • Patent number: 7482505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single use hygiene article, comprising an absorbing body layer (24, 60, 70), which serves to store body fluids and which can also contain superabsorbent materials, and comprising standing cuff elements (26, 28), which extend in an essentially longitudinal direction, form a lateral leakage barrier and which are attached to the body-facing side of the article at least along a cuff base line (34, 36; 62, 64; 76, 78). The cuff elements (26, 28) are guided with variable distances between the cuff base lines (34, 36; 62, 64; 76, 78). The aim of the invention is to improve the absorption characteristics of the hygiene article. Towards this end, the article is designed in such a manner that the absorbing body layer (24, 60, 70) comprises, in a transversal direction (44) of the hygiene article up to the lateral edges (16) and/or in a longitudinal direction (38) up to at least one longitudinal end (40), an increasing mass per unit area of an absorbent material of this layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Stupperich, Wolfgang Röhrl
  • Publication number: 20070293835
    Abstract: A disposable diaper (29, in particular used in the event of incontinence, comprises a hip band (10). The hip band (10) comprises a first hip band section (10a) and second hip band section (10b). A least the second hip band section (10b) comprises a first closure means (26) provided with a side (261) which is oriented away from the body during use thereof and a side (262) which is oriented towards the body during use thereof, and at least the first hip band section (10a) comprises a second closure means (88). The side of the first closure means (262) which is oriented towards the body is attached in a detachable manner to the second closure means (88) in order to form a closed hip opening, and comprises a diaper main section (4) comprising a front area, a back area and a crotch area which is arranged there between, said diaper main section also comprises an absorption area (6) for fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Roehrl, Matthias Bandorf, Ruediger Kesselmeier
  • Patent number: 7201743
    Abstract: The invention relates to disposable incontinence diapers for adults. At least two closure means (24, 26) are provided on each respective side section (22, 24) or longitudinal edge section (18, 20) and are distanced from each other in a longitudinal direction (30) in order to adapt the diapers in a more effective manner to the actual requirements made thereof. The invention is characterized in that the respective closure means (26) which is located further away from the edge of the hip (16) and the impact section (34) associated therewith are configured in such a way that the adhesive connection, beginning with the closed state of the diapers, only becomes detached when the force is higher than that of the adhesive connection of the closure means (24) located nearer to the edge of the hip (16) and the impact section (32) associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Röhrl
  • Publication number: 20060259001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2) comprising a hip belt (6) creating a hip opening that is closed in the peripheral direction in addition to a main part of the diaper consisting of a front region (14), a rear region (10) and an interlying intermediate region (12). The main part (8) of the diaper can be detachably attached to the hip belt (6) at longitudinal ends of the front region (14) or the rear region (10) thereof, by means of a closing means (18), in such a way that, when the hip belt (6) is applied, a user reaches for the main part of the diaper (8) between the legs, and the free longitudinal end of the main part of the diaper (8) can be detachably fixed to the hip belt (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Roehrl, Hans-Peter Stupperich
  • Publication number: 20060247598
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2), in particular for incontinence use, with a hip belt (4), forming a waist opening of the diaper, sealed in the peripheral direction, which may be opened and closed in at least one position and which has a main diaper section (6) with a front region (8), a back region (12) and an intermediate a crotch region (10), comprising an impermeable layer (14) (back sheet), facing away from the body and a permeable layer (top sheet), facing the body, and with an absorption body for bodily fluids. The main diaper section (6) may be detachably fixed to the hip belt (4), by means of first closing elements (20) at the longitudinal end (18) of the front region (8) or the back region (12), such that a user can bring the main diaper section (6) through the legs, with a hip belt fitted, and detachably fit the still free longitudinal end of the main diaper section (6) to the hip belt (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Wolfgang Roehrl, Hans-Peter Stupperich
  • Publication number: 20060184152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2), used more particularly in the event of incontinence, comprising a hip band (10) forming a hip opening in the diaper which is closed in the direction of the periphery whereby said hip band can be opened in at least one place and can be closed, also comprising a front area, a rear area and a main diaper part (4) which has a crotch area located there between and which comprises an absorbing body (6) for liquids. The main part (4) of the diaper can be detachably fixed to the hip band using the longitudinal end of the front area or rear area, by means of first closing means (34) such that a user can place the main part (4) of the diaper between his/her legs when the hip band is worn (10) and can detachably fix the free longitudinal end of the main part (4) of the diaper to the hip band (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Stupperich, Wolfgang Roehrl, Matthias Bandorf