Patents by Inventor Andreas Kuleschow

Andreas Kuleschow 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).

  • Publication number: 20160135672
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 ?m. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus SPINNLER, Cornelia ARNOLD, Andreas KULESCHOW, Stephan RUPP, Thomas WITTENBERG, Robert COURONNE
  • Patent number: 9192290
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 ?m. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Spinnler, Cornelia Arnold, Andreas Kuleschow, Stephan Rupp, Thomas Wittenberg, Robert Couronné
  • Patent number: 8520892
    Abstract: A method for detecting an object on an image representable by picture elements includes: “determining first and second adaptive thresholds for picture elements of the image, depending on an average intensity in a region around the respective picture element”, “determining partial objects of picture elements of a first type that are obtained based on a comparison with the first adaptive threshold”, “determining picture elements of a second type that are obtained based on a comparison with the second adaptive threshold” and “combining a first and a second one of the partial objects to an extended partial object by picture elements of the second type, when a minimum distance exists between the first and the second of the partial objects, wherein the object to be detected can be described by a sum of the partial objects of picture elements of the first type and/or the obtained extended partial objects”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.
    Inventors: Andreas Kuleschow, Klaus Spinnler, Christian Münzenmayer
  • Patent number: 8150139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for recognizing a coin by using the embossed pattern characteristics thereof. For this purpose, the inventive method comprises in spreading the characteristics of the picture, in reducing said characteristics by reducing said picture and in transforming it by polar transformation, in comparing the transformed picture with a plurality of reference patterns according to a first simplified criterion, in creating a list of the reference patterns, in sorting them according to the similarity thereof with the transformed picture and in comparing the transformed picture with the reference patterns contained in the list according to the sorting thereof upon a second exact criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Walter Hanke Mechanische Werkstatten GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Andreas Kuleschow, Klaus Spinnler
  • Publication number: 20100119113
    Abstract: A method for detecting an object on an image representable by picture elements includes: “determining first and second adaptive thresholds for picture elements of the image, depending on an average intensity in a region around the respective picture element”, “determining partial objects of picture elements of a first type that are obtained based on a comparison with the first adaptive threshold”, “determining picture elements of a second type that are obtained based on a comparison with the second adaptive threshold” and “combining a first and a second one of the partial objects to an extended partial object by picture elements of the second type, when a minimum distance exists between the first and the second of the partial objects, wherein the object to be detected can be described by a sum of the partial objects of picture elements of the first type and/or the obtained extended partial objects”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas KULESCHOW, Klaus Spinnler, Christian Münezenmayer
  • Publication number: 20080205741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for recognizing a coin by using the embossed pattern characteristics thereof. For this purpose, the inventive method comprises in spreading the characteristics of the picture, in reducing said characteristics by reducing said picture and in transforming it by polar transformation, in comparing the transformed picture with a plurality of reference patterns according to a first simplified criterion, in creating a list of the reference patterns, in sorting them according to the similarity thereof with the transformed picture and in comparing the transformed picture with the reference patterns contained in the list according to the sorting thereof upon a second exact criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Andreas Kuleschow, Klaus Spinnler
  • Publication number: 20080183043
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 ?m. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Spinnler, Cornelia Arnold, Andreas Kuleschow, Stephan Rupp, Thomas Wittenberg, Robert Couronne
  • Publication number: 20080128243
    Abstract: A method for determining an exact centre of a coin introduced into a coin acceptor unit, the method comprising: determining a probable centre of the coin by means of a sensor arrangement; recording an image of the coin to be examined; and developing an edge region of the coin around the probable centre and beyond a probable edge thereof using the image of the coin, the edge region of the coin being imaged as an at least approximately sinusoidal line upon displacement of the probable centre to the exact centre, and the exact centre being determined from analysis of the at least approximately sinusoidal line using an amplitude and phase angle of a chosen starting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: WALTER HANKE MECHANISCHE WERKSTATTEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Wollny, Klaus Spinnler, Andreas Kuleschow, Robert Couronne