Patents Assigned to Technische Universitat
  • Patent number: 8958600
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for monocular 3D human pose estimation and tracking, which are able to recover poses of people in realistic street conditions captured using a monocular, potentially moving camera. Embodiments of the present invention provide a three-stage process involving estimating (10, 60, 110) a 3D pose of each of the multiple objects using an output of 2D tracking-by detection (50) and 2D viewpoint estimation (46). The present invention provides a sound Bayesian formulation to address the above problems. The present invention can provide articulated 3D tracking in realistic street conditions. The present invention provides methods and apparatus for people detection and 2D pose estimation combined with a dynamic motion prior. The present invention provides not only 2D pose estimation for people in side views, it goes beyond this by estimating poses in 3D from multiple viewpoints. The estimation of poses is done in monocular images, and does not require stereo images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA, Technische Universitat Darmstadt
    Inventors: Gabriel Othmezouri, Ichiro Sakata, Bernt Schiele, Mykhaylo Andriluka, Stefan Roth
  • Patent number: 8956827
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of the histological preparation of biological tissue comprising a method and means for preparing transparent biological specimens for examination under a light microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Technische Universitat Wien
    Inventors: Klaus Becker, Hans-Ulrich Dodt, Nina Jährling
  • Patent number: 8944744
    Abstract: An industrial truck is shown with a lifting frame, on which a load-receiving section is arranged so as to be movable vertically. The load-receiving section has at least one degree of movement freedom with respect to the lifting frame, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the main direction of travel of the industrial truck and has at least one horizontal component. In addition, a vibration control system is provided for damping or preventing vibrations in the relative position of load-receiving section and lifting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Michael Kleeberger, Michael Buhl, Michael Schipplick, Willibald Günthner, Boris Lohmann, Rudy Eid
  • Patent number: 8934958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical diagnostic device (1) having at least one sensor matrix (2) for capturing electrical voltage signals at a plurality of locations on the body surface of a person or animal, wherein the diagnostic device (1) is set up for capturing a signal (12) representing the position of the sensor matrix (2) relative to the body of the person or animal, and for determining position information (14) about the position of the sensor matrix (2) relative to the body, localized image information (13) is determined from the voltage signals, and the localized image information (13) is associated with the position information (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Technische Universität Braunschweig Carolo-Wilhelmina
    Inventors: Meinhard Schilling, Martin Oehler
  • Patent number: 8921100
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleic acid construct comprising an adenoviral E2 late promoter or a fragment thereof and a nucleic acid. The nucleic acid is selected from the group of transgenes, genes and nucleic acids which are respectively different from adenoviral nucleic acid controlled by an E2 late promoter. The invention also relates to the uses of said nucleic acid construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventor: Per Sonne Holm
  • Patent number: 8920643
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for picking up particles from the surface of a water system, in particular particles of dirt, with a float (1), in which a particle separation chamber (8) is formed, into which particle-containing water can flow via an inflow opening (7), and out of which water at least partially freed from the particles can flow via an outflow opening (9), wherein the inflow opening (7) is provided with an inflow flap means and the outflow opening (9) is provided with an outflow flap means for opening and closing of the opening (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Günther Clauss, Florian Sprenger
  • Patent number: 8916690
    Abstract: The invention relates to growth-inhibited hydroxyapatite for improving bone healing. It differs from the apatites employed to date in that it releases calcium ions and phosphate ions in physiological solutions, which, unlike traditional hydroxyapatites, it does not bind. It thereby promotes bone regeneration and bone growth. The growth-inhibited hydroxyapatite contains in agglomerates of prestructured collagen templates on which hydroxyapatite crystals with a crystallite growth of below its critical nucleus radius are formed epitactically. It is prepared by the steps a) mineralization of prestructured collagen templates in supersaturated Ca- and phosphate-ion-containing solutions, where the prestructured collagen templates are capable of diffusion and/or migration, so that HAP crystallites grow epitactically on the collagen templates and the collagen templates grown together with HAP crystallites agglomerate due to their capability of diffusion and/or migration, b) separating off the agglomerates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universität Dresden
    Inventors: Sascha Heinemann, Christiane Heinemann, Hartmut Worch, Thomas Hanke, Wolfgang Pompe
  • Patent number: 8891903
    Abstract: A method for scaling two-dimensional structures, which is especially usable for resizing digital 2D images with a rational scaling factor, is based on efficient implementation of a diamond-shaped filter. The conventional “1”-diamond matrices of variable size are replaced by a (m×n) coefficient matrix. For any given rational scaling factor, the computational load for calculating an output pixel is reduced to filtering (m×n) input pixels with a corresponding (m×n) filter matrix. The coefficients of this filter matrix depend from the phase of the output pixel to be calculated and the factor of interpolation, but are always integer numbers. The coefficients may be stored in lookup tables (LUT), which leads to a very efficient implementation of the inventive method. In one embodiment, a (3×3) coefficient matrix has been found to be advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
    Inventors: Stefan Schiemenz, Christian Hentschel
  • Publication number: 20140333728
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for depth image acquisition of an object wherein at least two time-of-flight cameras are provided and the object is illuminated with a plurality of different light emission states by emitting light signals from each camera. Measurements of the light reflected by the object during each light emission state are obtained at all the cameras wherein the measurements may then be used to optimise the depth images at each of the cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Technische Universitat Munchen Forschungsforderung und Technologietransfer
    Inventors: Nassir Navab, Victor Antonio Castaneda Zeman, Diana Mateus
  • Patent number: 8871516
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for preparing an expression vector encoding a tailored recombinase, wherein said tailored recombinase recombines asymmetric target sites within the LTR of proviral DNA of a retrovirus inserted into the genome of a host cell and is useful as means for excising the provirus from the genome of the host cell. The present invention further relates to an in vitro-method of optimising the treatment of a retroviral infection of a subject and to the use of tailored recombinases for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the viral load in a subjected infected by a retrovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Technische Universität Dresden, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften E.V., Heinrich-Pette-Institut für Experimentelle Virologie und Immunologie an der Universität Hamburg
    Inventors: Joachim Hauber, Frank Buchholz, Ilona Hauber, Francis A Stewart, Indrani Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20140291151
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) having a cathode-electrolyte-anode unit supported by a metal substrate. It is the object of the invention in this respect to provide solid oxide fuel cells which achieve an increased strength, improved temperature change resistance, a secure bonding of films forming the cathode-electrolyte-anode unit and can be produced free of distortion and reproducibly. In the method in accordance with the invention, a film forming the anode is first wet chemically applied to a surface of a porous metallic substrate as a carrier of the cathode-electrolyte-anode unit. An element which has already been sintered gas tight in advance and which forms the electrolyte is then placed on or applied a really to this film forming the anode and at a first thermal treatment up to a maximum temperature of 1250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: Technische Universitat Dresden, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Mihails Kusnezoff, Nikolai Trofimenko, Egle Dietzen, Chriffe Belda
  • Patent number: 8845911
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a microstructured molded object that is intended for culturing of biological cells. According to this method, a plastically deformable first porous film is prepared, as well as a deformable second film and a deformable sacrificial film. The first, second and sacrificial film are placed in a stack. Next, the sacrificial film is subjected to pressure to press the stack into a mold. The mold has recesses, such that deformed regions in the form of cavities are produced in the sacrificial film, the first film and the second film, and undeformed regions remain. During the pressing of the film stack into the mold, the first film and the second film are joined to each other, so that they form a composite film. At least portions of the deformed regions of the second film are etched so that sections of the second film are chemically dissolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universität Ilmenau
    Inventors: Joerg Hampl, Frank Weise, Gregor Schlingloff, Andreas Schober, Uta Fernekorn
  • Patent number: 8842949
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a single photon emission system having a proximal end, a distal end, and a single photon emitter located between the proximal end and the distal end; wherein the single photon emission system is adapted to guide optical pump radiation, which is inputted at the proximal end to optically excite the single photon emitter, along a predefined direction that runs from the proximal end to the distal end; and wherein single photons emitted by said single photon emitter, are guided along said predefined direction to the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Humbolt-Universitat zu Berlin
    Inventors: Tim Schröder, Oliver Benson, Andreas Schell, Philip Engel, Moritz Julian Banholzer, Friedemann Gädeke, Gerhard Birkl
  • Patent number: 8841124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing hair microfollicles comprising the steps of: a) providing de novopapillae, b) providing other cell populations selected from the group of fibroblasts, keratinocytes and melanocytes, and co-culturing the de novopapillae with at least one other cell population in non-adherent culture vessels. The present invention relates also to methods of producing de novo papillae usable in said method for producing hair microfollicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universitat Berlin
    Inventors: Gerd Lindner, Roland Lauster
  • Patent number: 8835392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptide-mimetic compounds, the synthesis and use thereof fort he inhibition of proteasomes and the induction of apoptosis in tumor cells. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and the use of the compounds for a treatment of diseases, in particular cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Technische Universität, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin
    Inventors: Boris Schmidt, Sumaira Umbreen, Hannes Braun, Peter-Michael Kloetzel, Ulrike Kuckelkorn
  • Publication number: 20140245941
    Abstract: An arrangement of floating platforms is provided, including (a) an anchored main platform and (b) one or more outer platforms, each of which being connected to the main platform by at least one connection element. One or more of the main and/or outer platforms are rotatable about a vertical axis by drive units which are fixed thereon. Marine engines having a propeller propulsion system are provided as drive units on the main platform and/or the outer platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Technische Universität Wien
    Inventors: Markus Haider, Christian Diendorfer
  • Patent number: 8824534
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of estimating BEM coefficients of the Channel taps of a transmission Channel of an OFDM System having a given pilot arrangement, comprising, at the receiver side of the transmission Channel, the Steps of a) subsampling a received OFDM symbol in the frequency domain into a set of subsequences, b) inverse Fourier transforming each subsequence into a transformed subsequence, and c) estimating Fourier coefficients of a truncated Fourier series expansion model of the Channel taps from the set of transformed subsequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Universitat Wien, Technische Universitat Wien
    Inventors: Tomasz Hrycak, Saptarshi Das, Hans Georg Feichtinger, Gerald Matz
  • Publication number: 20140227382
    Abstract: A method and a device for processing a light-polymerizable material (5, 55) for building up an object (27) in layers, using a lithography based generative manufacture having a construction platform (12) for building up the object (27), a projecting exposure unit (10, 60) that can be controlled for locally selected exposing of a surface on the construction platform (12, 62) to an intensity pattern having a prescribed shape, and a control unit (11, 61) prepared for polymerizing overlapping layers (28) on the construction platform (12, 62) in successive exposure steps, each having a prescribed geometry, by controlling the projecting exposure unit (10, 60), in order to thus successively build up the object (27) in the desired shape, said shape resulting from the sequence of layer geometries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Technische Universitat Wien
    Inventors: Robert LISKA, Johannes PATZER, Jurgen STAMPFL, Wolfgang WACHTER, Christoph APPERT
  • Publication number: 20140228449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polymeric material with enhanced hydrophilicity for medical use comprising a biocompatible polyester material selected from the group consisting of poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s, poly(lactic acid)s, poly(glycolic acid)s, poly(caprolactone)s and copolymers and blends thereof, wherein the biocompatible polyester material is crosslinked with a functionalized poly(alkylene oxide) having at least two functional groups independently selected from the group consisting of azido-formate and alkanoyl azide. The novel polymeric material with enhanced hydrophilicity is useful as a biocompatible material in a variety of medical applications, including medical implants, bioresorbable implants, tissue engineering, and controlled release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Technische Universitat Graz
    Inventors: Frank Wiesbrock, Clemens Ebner, Franz Stelzer, Annelie-Martina Weinberg, Klaus-Dieter Kühn
  • Publication number: 20140213746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-catalysts for olefin metathesis and composition involving these pre-catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Technische Universität Graz
    Inventors: Christian Slugovc, Julia Wappel