Patents by Inventor Benjamin Lewandowski

Benjamin Lewandowski 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: 12314056
    Abstract: A control and navigation device for an autonomously moving system, which includes: a sensor device, configured to acquire sensor data, and a LiDAR sensor installation, which is configured for 360-degree acquisition; a fisheye camera installation, configured for 360-degree acquisition; and a radar sensor installation, configured for 360-degree acquisition; a data processing installation with an AI-based software application, configured to determine control signals for purposes of navigating an autonomously moving system; and a data communication interface, connected to the data processing installation, and is configured to provide the control signals. The sensor device, the data processing installation, and the data communication interface are arranged at an assembly component to assemble, in a detachable manner, the sensor device, the data processing installation, and the data communication interface together as a common module. Furthermore, an autonomously moving system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Boehmert & Boehmert
    Inventors: Florian Ölsner, Benjamin Lewandowski, Chris Hagen, Ashwanth Ammapalayam Ravichandran, Stefan Milz, Sukumar Karthigeyan
  • Patent number: 12147245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an inspection flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle for purposes of inspecting an object, and to an inspection unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises the following: recording of image data for an object by means of a camera device on an unmanned aerial vehicle during a first flight path in a flight coordinates system in the vicinity of the object; and recording of depth data by means of a depth sensor device on the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the depth data indicate distances between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the object during the first flight path. Flight trajectory coordinates for the unmanned aerial vehicle are determined for purposes of inspecting the object, which avoids collision with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Spleenlab GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Ölsner, Benjamin Lewandowski, Chris Hagen, Ashwanth Ammapalayam Ravichandran, Stefan Milz
  • Publication number: 20230073120
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an inspection flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle for purposes of inspecting an object, and to an inspection unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises the following: recording of image data for an object by means of a camera device on an unmanned aerial vehicle during a first flight path in a flight coordinates system in the vicinity of the object; and recording of depth data by means of a depth sensor device on the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the depth data indicate distances between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the object during the first flight path. Flight trajectory coordinates for the unmanned aerial vehicle are determined for purposes of inspecting the object, which avoids collision with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Ölsner, Benjamin Lewandowski, Chris Hagen, Ashwanth Ammapalayam Ravichandran, Stefan Milz
  • Publication number: 20230004168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control and navigation device for an autonomously moving system, which comprises the following: a sensor device, which is configured to acquire sensor data, and for this purpose a LiDAR sensor installation, which is configured for 360-degree acquisition; a fisheye camera installation, which is configured for 360-degree acquisition; and a radar sensor installation, which is configured for 360-degree acquisition; a data processing installation with an AI-based software application, which is configured to determine control signals for purposes of navigating an autonomously moving system by means of processing of the sensor data; and a data communication interface, which is connected to the data processing installation, and is configured to provide the control signals for transmission to a controller of the autonomously moving system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Ölsner, Benjamin Lewandowski, Chris Hagen, Ashwanth Ammapalayam Ravichandran, Stefan Milz, Sukumar Karthigeyan