Patents by Inventor Axel Jahn

Axel Jahn 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: 20230384452
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor for distance measurement that comprises a light source that is configured to convert a transmission signal into transmission light and to transmit the transmission light into an environment. The optoelectronic sensor further comprises a light receiver that receives transmission light reflected by objects in the environment as reception light, wherein the light receiver has an optical routing layer, wherein the light receiver has an image sensor comprising a plurality of sensor elements, wherein the sensor elements are configured to convert reception light into reception signals, wherein at least two sensor elements are part of a sensor element group, wherein the routing layer is configured to supply the reception light successively and/or alternately to the sensor elements of the sensor element group. The invention further relates to a method for a corresponding optoelectronic sensor and to a method for manufacturing a corresponding optoelectronic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph MENZEL, Axel JAHN
  • Publication number: 20230266446
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for detecting and determining the distance of an object in a monitored area is specified with a light emitter having a light source for emitting light pulses, a light receiver for generating a received signal from a light pulse remitted by the object and with a control and evaluation unit, which is designed to control the light emitter and to determine a time-of-flight of the light and, from this, a distance of the object to the sensor. The control and evaluation unit has a time measurement unit which is set up to receive the received signal and a trigger signal and to determine the time-of-flight of the light from a time interval between the trigger signal and the received signal. The sensor further has a trigger circuit that is set up to tap a voltage applied to the light source of the light emitter and to output the trigger signal when an amount of the tapped voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander BOHLI, Stephan KOLB, Klaus CLEMENS, Axel JAHN
  • Publication number: 20180143345
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10), in particular a light grid, for monitoring a monitored zone (22) is provided, wherein the sensor has at least one light transmitter (14) for transmitting a monitoring beam (20), at least one light receiver (18) for receiving the monitoring beam (20) and for generating a corresponding received signal, and an evaluation unit (26) to recognize from the received signal whether the monitoring beam (20) is interrupted and to output an interruption signal on a recognition of an unauthorized interruption of the monitoring beam (20). The light receiver (18) is configured in this respect such that the received signal is dependent on the geometry of the light spot (30) generated at the light receiver (18) by the monitoring beam (20) and the evaluation unit (26) is configured to recognize from the received signal whether the non-interrupted monitored beam (20) is manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Axel JAHN
  • Patent number: 8762198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for identifying, recording and processing data relating to a recipient and user of products and services obtained from a company, which runs a bonus program. In particular, he present method comprises assigning a code to products, that is transferred upon ordering the products into bonus-credits and is saved in the account of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Gunther A. Mohr, Axel Jahns
  • Publication number: 20060059046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for identifying, recording and processing data relating to a recipient and user of products and services obtained from a company, which runs a bonus program. In particular, he present method comprises assigning a code to products, that is transferred upon ordering the products into bonus-credits and is saved in the account of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Gunther Mohr, Axel Jahns
  • Patent number: 6909081
    Abstract: An evaluation circuit for the processing of a received differential signal of an optoelectronic circuit, in particular of a light grid, is disclosed. The evaluation circuit has at least one differential amplifier for the amplification of the received signal. A clamping circuit, by which at least one output of the differential amplifier can be switched to a reference potential, is provided for the suppression of an offset of the differential amplifier. The invention further relates to a corresponding optoelectronic sensor and to a signal processing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Frank Bloehbaum, Axel Jahn
  • Publication number: 20030106989
    Abstract: The invention relates to an evaluation circuit for the processing of a received differential signal of an optoelectronic circuit, in particular of a light grid. The evaluation circuit has at least one differential amplifier for the amplification of the received signal. A clamping circuit, by which at least one output of the differential amplifier can be switched to a reference potential, is provided for the suppression of an offset of the differential amplifier. The invention further relates to a corresponding optoelectronic sensor and to a signal processing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Sick AG
    Inventors: Frank Bloehbaum, Axel Jahn