Patents by Inventor Andreas Schieber

Andreas Schieber 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: 11768474
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic safety device with a light transmitter (14), a light receiver (30) for receiving received light beams (26) from reflections on at least one object (24) in the monitored region (22), an evaluation unit (32) for evaluating the received signals and for outputting a safety signal as a function of the received signals, the evaluation unit (32) comprising a standard multicore processor which is formed on only one semiconductor substrate and has at least two CPUs (44, 46), the standard multi-core processor (42) not being a dedicated safety module and the evaluation being carried out redundantly on both CPUs (44 and 46) of the computing unit (42), and the evaluation unit (32) having a watchdog controller (50) which monitors the function of the computing unit (42), the watchdog controller (50) being able to cause the evaluation unit (32) to output the safety signal independently of the computing unit (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Fabian Jachmann, Andreas Schieber
  • Publication number: 20220269237
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic safety device with a light transmitter (14), a light receiver (30) for receiving received light beams (26) from reflections on at least one object (24) in the monitored region (22), an evaluation unit (32) for evaluating the received signals and for outputting a safety signal as a function of the received signals, the evaluation unit (32) comprising a standard multicore processor which is formed on only one semiconductor substrate and has at least two CPUs (44, 46), the standard multi-core processor (42) not being a dedicated safety module and the evaluation being carried out redundantly on both CPUs (44 and 46) of the computing unit (42), and the evaluation unit (32) having a watchdog controller (50) which monitors the function of the computing unit (42), the watchdog controller (50) being able to cause the evaluation unit (32) to output the safety signal independently of the computing unit (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Fabian JACHMANN, Andreas SCHIEBER
  • Patent number: 10107679
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic safety sensor comprising an electronic measuring device for generating measured signals which depend on a state of a safety zone observed by the safety sensor and an electronic evaluation unit for evaluating the measured signals. The electronic evaluation unit comprises a programmable logic controller integrated into the optoelectronic safety sensor for the logic evaluation of logic state variables which are derived from the measured signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Manfred Haberer, Andreas Schieber, Frank Haberstroh
  • Patent number: 9149430
    Abstract: A novel composition for delivering carotenoids (e.g. ?- and ?-carotene, lycopene) and/or other physiologically active ingredients to the colon of humans after ingestion and for producing liquid food compositions insusceptible to polyphenol-protein reactions can be obtained by encapsulating said active ingredients with pectin, in particular with low-methoxylated pectin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Reinhold Carle, Andreas Schieber, Susanne Mutter
  • Publication number: 20150105873
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic safety sensor comprising an electronic measuring device for generating measured signals which depend on a state of a safety zone observed by the safety sensor and an electronic evaluation unit for evaluating the measured signals. The electronic evaluation unit comprises a programmable logic controller integrated into the optoelectronic safety sensor for the logic evaluation of logic state variables which are derived from the measured signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Manfred HABERER, Andreas SCHIEBER, Frank HABERSTROH
  • Publication number: 20090203799
    Abstract: A novel composition for delivering carotenoids (e.g. ?- and ?-carotene, lycopene) and/or other physiologically active ingredients to the colon of humans after ingestion and for producing liquid food compositions insusceptible to polyphenol-protein reactions can be obtained by encapsulating said active ingredients with pectin, in particular with low-methoxylated pectin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Reinhold Carle, Andreas Schieber, Susanne Mutter
  • Publication number: 20060110517
    Abstract: A novel composition for delivering carotenoids (e.g. ?- and ?-carotene, lycopene) and/or other physiologically active ingredients to the colon of humans after ingestion and for producing liquid food compositions insusceptible to polyphenol-protein reactions can be obtained by encapsulating said active ingredients with pectin, in particular with low-methoxylated pectin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Reinhold Carle, Andreas Schieber, Susanne Mutter