Patents by Inventor Benjamin Stauss
Benjamin Stauss 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).
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Patent number: 10154187Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for adjusting and/or calibrating a multi-camera module (2) having a plurality of cameras (4a, 4b). The apparatus (10) includes an optical arrangement for creating first virtual test structures (22) at an infinite distance and second test structures (26, 32) at a finite distance. Individual images (20a, 20b) captured with the cameras (4a, 4b) of the multi-camera module (2) include respectively the first and the second test structure (22, 26, 32). Based on the deviation of the position of the test structures (22, 26, 32) in the two individual images (20a, 20b), the cameras (4a, 4b) of the multi-camera module (2) are aligned relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Trioptics GmbHInventors: Aiko Ruprecht, Benjamin Stauss, Johannes Spehling
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Patent number: 10071674Abstract: A projection light module for a motor vehicle headlight with a low-beam diaphragm, which separates a low-beam volume of the projection light module located above this diaphragm from a high-beam volume of the projection light volume located below this diaphragm, and with a high-beam diaphragm arranged in the high-beam volume, which has a vertical diaphragm edge and which divides the high-beam volume into a high-beam volume lying to the right of it and a high-beam volume lying left to it. The low-beam diaphragm and the high-beam diaphragm are components of a composite diaphragm and the high-beam diaphragm is arranged in the high-beam volume obliquely to the optical axis of the projection light module so that its distance from the optical axis of the projection light module increases with increasing distance along the optical axis from the diaphragm edge.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbHInventors: Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Wolfgang Hoßfeld, Jens Humburg, Benjamin Stauß
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Publication number: 20170132774Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for adjusting and/or calibrating a multi-camera module (2) having a plurality of cameras (4a, 4b). The apparatus (10) includes an optical arrangement for creating first virtual test structures (22) at an infinite distance and second test structures (26, 32) at a finite distance. Individual images (20a, 20b) captured with the cameras (4a, 4b) of the multi-camera module (2) include respectively the first and the second test structure (22, 26, 32). Based on the deviation of the position of the test structures (22, 26, 32) in the two individual images (20a, 20b), the cameras (4a, 4b) of the multi-camera module (2) are aligned relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Aiko RUPRECHT, Benjamin STAUSS, Johannes SPEHLING
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Publication number: 20160039330Abstract: A projection light module for a motor vehicle headlight with a low-beam diaphragm, which separates a low-beam volume of the projection light module located above this diaphragm from a high-beam volume of the projection light volume located below this diaphragm, and with a high-beam diaphragm arranged in the high-beam volume, which has a vertical diaphragm edge and which divides the high-beam volume into a high-beam volume lying to the right of it and a high-beam volume lying left to it. The low-beam diaphragm and the high-beam diaphragm are components of a composite diaphragm and the high-beam diaphragm is arranged in the high-beam volume obliquely to the optical axis of the projection light module so that its distance from the optical axis of the projection light module increases with increasing distance along the optical axis from the diaphragm edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Wolfgang Hoßfeld, Jens Humburg, Benjamin Stauß
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Patent number: 8465187Abstract: The invention relates to a light module (23) for a motor vehicle headlight (2), for generating an adaptive light distribution. The light module (23) comprises a light source (30, 70, 71) for emitting light, a primary optical element (31, 73, 74) for focusing the emitted light, and a diaphragm arrangement (32, 32?) for implementing a variable effective upper edge (36, 36?), which can be introduced into a beam path of the emitted and/or focused light.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbHInventors: Christian Buchberger, Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Benjamin Stauss
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Patent number: 8376599Abstract: The present invention relates to a light module (10) for an illumination device, in particular for a headlight (1), of a motor vehicle. The light module (10) comprises at least one light source (18) for emitting light beams, at least one primary optical unit (20) for concentrating the emitted light beams, a diaphragm arrangement (22) in the beam path of the concentrated light beams, and at least one secondary optical unit (30) for imaging the light beams that have traveled past the diaphragm arrangement (22) onto a roadway in front of the motor vehicle in order to generate a desired light distribution. There is formed in the diaphragm arrangement (22) at least one opening (26) and/or cutout to which is assigned an optically active element (28), which deflects or attenuates at least a portion of the light beams passing through the opening (26) and/or cutout.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbHInventors: Florian Stade, Benjamin Stauss, Michael Scholl
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Publication number: 20110025849Abstract: The invention relates to a light module (23) for a motor vehicle headlight (2), for generating an adaptive light distribution. The light module (23) comprises a light source (30, 70, 71) for emitting light, a primary optical element (31, 73, 74) for focusing the emitted light, and a diaphragm arrangement (32, 32?) for implementing a variable effective upper edge (36, 36?), which can be introduced into a beam path of the emitted and/or focused light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBHInventors: Christian Buchberger, Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Benjamin Stauss
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Publication number: 20100226144Abstract: The present invention relates to a light module (10) for an illumination device, in particular for a headlight (1), of a motor vehicle. The light module (10) comprises at least one light source (18) for emitting light beams, at least one primary optical unit (20) for concentrating the emitted light beams, a diaphragm arrangement (22) in the beam path of the concentrated light beams, and at least one secondary optical unit (30) for imaging the light beams that have traveled past the diaphragm arrangement (22) onto a roadway in front of the motor vehicle in order to generate a desired light distribution. There is formed in the diaphragm arrangement (22) at least one opening (26) and/or cutout to which is assigned an optically active element (28), which deflects or attenuates at least a portion of the light beams passing through the opening (26) and/or cutout.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Florian Stade, Benjamin Stauss, Michael Scholl
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Publication number: 20100002460Abstract: The invention relates to a projection module (1; 10; 20) of an automobile headlight. The module (1; 10; 20) includes several semiconductor light sources (101, 102, 103) to broadcast optical irradiation (104, 105, 106) of a primary optics assembly (110, 111, 112) to bundle the emitted irradiation (104, 105, 106), and a secondary optics assembly (2; 12; 22; 32) that projects the bundled irradiation (113, 114, 115) to create the desired light distribution in front of the vehicle. In order to reduce the weight and dimensions of the projection module, it is proposed that the secondary optics assembly (2; 12; 22; 32) is formed as a multi-part complex lens that includes several lens segments (3, 4, 5; 13, 14, 15; 23, 24, 25; 33-41).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBHInventors: Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Ralf Ackermann, Ulrike Schloeder, Henning Weinhold, Benjamin Stauss
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Publication number: 20090097269Abstract: The invention relates to a projection module (100) for an automobile headlamp. The module (100) includes at least one semiconductor emission source (101) to emit electromagnetic radiation, a reflector (103) to reflect the emitted irradiation, a baffle arrangement (104) to shade at least a portion of the reflected irradiation, and a projection lens (105) to project the reflected irradiation and the irradiation passing by the baffle arrangement (104) to create a desired emission distribution from the projection module (100) in front of the automobile. In order to be able to design the projection module (100) to be particularly compact and small-dimensioned, it is proposed that the minimum of one emission source (101) be mounted on, or near, the rear side of the baffle arrangement (104), and the main irradiation direction (111) of the minimum of one emission source (101) be directed into the semi-open space opposite the irradiation-output direction (109) from the projection module (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBHInventors: Benjamin Stauss, Matthias Brendle