Patents by Inventor Bernd Martin
Bernd Martin 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: 11969755Abstract: Described herein are a method for transferring an embossed structure, which includes at least the steps (1-i) and (2-i) or (1-ii) and (2-ii), where steps (1-i) and (2-i) or (1-ii) and (2-ii) are carried out using an embossing tool (P1) including at least one embossing die (p1), where the embossing die (p1) of the embossing tool (P1) is pretreated, before the implementation of step (2-i) or before the implementation of step (1-ii), with at least one organic solvent and/or at least one reactive diluent, and also a method of using a corresponding pretreated embossing tool (P1) including at least one embossing die (p1) for the purpose of transferring an embossed structure in such a way.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: BASF COATINGS GMBHInventors: Jan-Bernd Kues, Susanne Piontek, Joerg Exner, Birgit Kleine-Bley, Alberto Garcia Martin, Jens-Henning Noatschk, Michael Lorenz, Robert Von Der Aa, Frank Bergmann, Wilfried Schipper
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Publication number: 20240135641Abstract: A survey instrument comprising a single point and a point cloud measuring functionality, a communication interface, and a computing unit. The point cloud measuring functionality configured to emit a scanning beam along a first measuring axis and to advance the first measuring axis along a scanning pattern. The point cloud measuring functionality is configured to generate point cloud data representing a setting. The single point measuring functionality is configured to emit a measuring beam along a second measuring axis. The first measuring axis is referenced to the second measuring axis. The communication interface is configured to receive model data representing at least a part of the setting and comprising referencing data to an external coordinate system. The computing unit is configured to identify cardinal features in the point cloud data as well as in the model data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Norbert KOTZUR, Markus GESER, Bernd MÖLLER, Hans-Martin ZOGG, Richard OSTRIDGE, Hannes MAAR, Shane O'REGAN
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Publication number: 20230003390Abstract: In a method for operating a cooking appliance, a preparation program of the cooking appliance is carried out when preparing an item to be cooked in a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance, while a door of the cooking appliance closes the cooking chamber. The door is automatically opened by a door opening device of the cooking appliance when an end time of the preparation program is reached, and the door is maintained in an open state for a time period determined before opening and/or a time period permanently defined before opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Alexander Dinkel, Michael Heinz, Bernd Martin, Rainer Lebacher, Manfred Plankl, Matthias Jahner
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Patent number: 10634364Abstract: An operating device for a domestic appliance includes an electronic display field, a guide, and an operating element which is movable relative to the electronic display field to set operating conditions of the domestic appliance. The operating element is comprised of multiple parts and includes a sliding ring and a front part resting on the sliding ring. The front part and the sliding ring are coupled to the guide such that the front part is rotatable in a guided manner relative to the sliding ring by the guide.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Marianne Both, Stefan Brunn, Iris Costenoble, Andreas Dachs, Ulrich Goss, Bernd Martin, Robert Sachon, Matthias Sorg
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Publication number: 20170234547Abstract: An operating device for a domestic appliance includes an electronic display field, a guide, and an operating element which is movable relative to the electronic display field to set operating conditions of the domestic appliance. The operating element is comprised of multiple parts and includes a sliding ring and a front part resting on the sliding ring. The front part and the sliding ring are coupled to the guide such that the front part is rotatable in a guided manner relative to the sliding ring by the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: BSH Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Marianne Both, Stefan Brunn, Iris Costenoble, Andreas Dachs, Ulrich Goss, Bernd Martin, Robert Sachon, Matthias Sorg
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Patent number: 9557194Abstract: An input device for an electrical device includes a base which can be attached to the electrical device and has at least one light source for producing a measurement beam, and at least one sensor for detecting the reflected measurement beam. An input actuator is movable in relation to the base and includes a plurality of reflection bodies for deflecting the measurement beam onto the sensor. Each reflection body has an entry area for entry of the measurement beam into the reflection body, at least one reflection surface for reflecting the measurement beam, and an outlet area for outlet of the measurement beam from the reflection body.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Marianne Both, Andreas Dachs, Roman Makhtyuk, Bernd Martin, Herbert Mayer, Matthias Sorg
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Publication number: 20160320067Abstract: A domestic appliance includes a front control panel sized to conceal a holding chamber arranged therebehind for a domestic appliance component, and a movement mechanism which includes a motorized drive and configured to move the control panel for opening and closing the holding chamber. The control panel is hereby moved by the motorized drive on a first partial travel path between two end positions of a total travel path, and moved by a user on a second partial travel path between the two end positions of the total travel path.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Andreas Dachs, Robert Hasslberger, Bernd Martin, Helmut Waging
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Publication number: 20150300846Abstract: An input device for an electrical device includes a base which can be attached to the electrical device and has at least one light source for producing a measurement beam, and at least one sensor for detecting the reflected measurement beam. An input actuator is movable in relation to the base and includes a plurality of reflection bodies for deflecting the measurement beam onto the sensor. Each reflection body has an entry area for entry of the measurement beam into the reflection body, at least one reflection surface for reflecting the measurement beam, and an outlet area for outlet of the measurement beam from the reflection body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Marianne Both, Andreas Dachs, Roman Makhtyuk, Bernd Martin, Herbert Mayer, Matthias Sorg
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Patent number: 8744730Abstract: In a method for controlling an engine braking device of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle during an up-shift process of a transmission device connected to the internal combustion engine which includes a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, an engine braking device acting on individual cylinder banks, a fuel supply device acting on individual cylinder banks and a shiftable transmission device, which comprises shiftable gearwheels and an input shaft which can be coupled to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine by means of a clutch are provided and used during up-shifting to manipulate braking and powering up the cylinder banks and disengaging and up-shifting the transmission for a fast and smooth gear change operations.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Manfred Guggolz, Michael Jesberg, Bernd Martin, David Ulmer, Marc Oliver Wagner
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Patent number: 8536489Abstract: A hob includes a cooking surface with a glass ceramic defining a cutout in an outside edge of the glass ceramic, and an insert in the cutout including a material that is different from the glass ceramic and which is permeable to light in a blue spectral range.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein
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Patent number: 8378270Abstract: A ceramic hob includes a cooking surface for positioning a cooking pot, a housing, an electronic circuit carrier mounted in the housing beneath the cooking surface, and a positioning element on a lower side of the cooking element engaging a recess of the electronic circuit carrier.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein
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Patent number: 8346456Abstract: In a method for controlling the driving speed of a vehicle that has a speed control device into which a set speed can be entered as driver command, a reference variable of the speed control device is varied within a specified or specifiable speed range of the set speed, based on an evaluation of a section of the road ahead of the driver and maintaining a minimum fuel usage in a first operating mode of the speed control device.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Mario Aleksic, Mike Benowitz, Bernd Martin, Joseph Michalek, Thomas Passegger
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Patent number: 8183482Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary switch for a glass ceramic cooktop, which rotary switch includes a rotary knob projecting above the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacting with a switch unit disposed on an underside of the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacts with the switch unit via a knob axis and the switch unit includes a signal generator for generating a signal on the based on an angular position of the knob axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel
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Patent number: 8080768Abstract: An arrangement with a worktop and a cooktop with a cooking surface, a mounting frame and a decorative frame, which is arranged in a recess in the worktop, with the distance elements, embodied for relative positioning of the cooktop in relation to the recess and on which the cooktop rests, being arranged between the cooktop and the worktop.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Christoph Adam, Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein
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Patent number: 7984362Abstract: A method to synchronize Fault Code Memory between at least a first module and a second module in an engine controller unit; each said module in electronic communication with each other and having volatile and non volatile memory; said modules in electronic communication; when compatibility of versions of static fault codes between the modules is established, the first module downloads and saves the static fault code table resident on the second module in nonvolatile memory for access by a diagnostic tool.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Detroit Diesel CorporationInventors: Tomislav I. Golub, Frank S. Groer, Bernd Martin
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Publication number: 20110041829Abstract: The invention relates to a hob having a cooking surface (2) which is configured to position a cooking vessel thereon and which consists of glass ceramics (3), the cooking surface (2) having a cutout edge section (4) in the glass ceramics (3) in which an insert (5) is arranged. Said insert is produced from a material different from glass ceramics (3) and is permeable to light in the blue spectral range. The invention also relates to a method for producing a hob.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein
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Publication number: 20110033653Abstract: An insert for a hob having a material that is permeable to light in a blue spectral range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein
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Publication number: 20100318273Abstract: In a method for controlling the driving speed of a vehicle that has a speed control device into which a set speed can be entered as driver command, a reference variable of the speed control device is varied within a specified or specifiable speed range of the set speed, based on an evaluation of a section of the road ahead of the driver and maintaining a minimum fuel usage in a first operating mode of the speed control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Mario Aleksic, Mike Benowitz, Bernd Martin, Joseph Michalek, Thomas Passegger
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Publication number: 20100286885Abstract: In a method for controlling an engine braking device of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle during an up-shift process of a transmission device connected to the internal combustion engine which includes a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, an engine braking device acting on individual cylinder banks, a fuel supply device acting on individual cylinder banks and a shiftable transmission device, which comprises shiftable gearwheels and an input shaft which can be coupled to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine by means of a clutch are provided and used during up-shifting to manipulate braking and powering up the cylinder banks and disengaging and up-shifting the transmission for a fast and smooth gear change operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Manfred Guggolz, Michael Jesberg, Bernd Martin, David Ulmer, Marc Oliver Wagner
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Publication number: 20100243636Abstract: A ceramic hob includes a cooking surface for positioning a cooking pot, a housing, an electronic circuit carrier mounted in the housing beneath the cooking surface, and a positioning element on a lower side of the cooking element engaging a recess of the electronic circuit carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein