Patents by Inventor Andreas Kirch

Andreas Kirch 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).

  • Determining the thickness of hair on the head in a damage-free way
    Patent number: 10959665
    Abstract: Devices and methods for determining the thickness of hair are provided. An exemplary device includes a computing unit with a processor and a local memory. The processor is connected to the local memory and configured to read data from and/or to write data into the local memory. The device further includes a user input/output unit configured for interaction with a user. Also, the computing unit includes an image data input interface for receiving image data of at least one individual hair. The image data input interface is connected to the processor. Further, the computing unit includes a user interface connected to the user input/output unit and to the processor. The computing unit is configured to process the image data of the at least one individual hair to create hair thickness values of the at least one individual hair and to output the hair thickness values to the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Georg Knuebel, Lucile Bonnin, Andreas Kirch
  • DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF HAIR ON THE HEAD IN A DAMAGE-FREE WAY
    Publication number: 20190183409
    Abstract: Devices and methods for determining the thickness of hair are provided. An exemplary device includes a computing unit with a processor and a local memory. The processor is connected to the local memory and configured to read data from and/or to write data into the local memory. The device further includes a user input/output unit configured for interaction with a user. Also, the computing unit includes an image data input interface for receiving image data of at least one individual hair. The image data input interface is connected to the processor. Further, the computing unit includes a user interface connected to the user input/output unit and to the processor. The computing unit is configured to process the image data of the at least one individual hair to create hair thickness values of the at least one individual hair and to output the hair thickness values to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Georg Knuebel, Lucile Bonnin, Andreas Kirch