Patents by Inventor Carsten Kehrein

Carsten Kehrein 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: 20230123321
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing object-related communication that takes place based on a physical object (101, 102, 103), including the steps: creating a digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?) of a physical object (101, 102, 103), preferably on an IoT platform (6), the physical object (101, 102, 103) including at least one information carrier (I), the information carrier (I) including at least one identifier (UID), the physical object (101, 102, 103) being unequivocally assignable to its digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?), based on the identifier (UID), and the information carrier (I) being readable by means of communication devices (10, 20, 30) in order to at least partially access the particular digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?), providing a configurable information container (101a, 102a, 103a) for the digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?), it being possible for the information container (101a, 102a, 103a) to include at least one static information packet and/or at leas
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Carsten Kehrein, Thomas Nieraad
  • Publication number: 20230115569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing authorizations, linked to physical objects (101, 102, 103), for retrieving goods and/or services (30), including the steps: creating a digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?) of a physical object (101, 102, 103), preferably on an IoT platform (6), the physical object (101, 102, 103) including at least one information carrier (I), the information carrier (I) including at least one identifier (UID), the physical object (101, 102, 103) being unequivocally assignable to its digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?), based on the identifier (UID), and the information carrier (I) being readable from goods and/or services (30) by use of a mobile terminal (10) and/or by means of an output device (20) in order to at least partially access the particular digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?); providing a configurable authorization profile (101a, 102a, 103a) for the digital representation (101?, 102?, 103?), the authorization profile (101a, 102a, 103a) including at l
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Carsten Kehrein, Thomas Nieraad
  • Patent number: 11281959
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of connecting a crockery item to a contactless readable electronic information carrier comprising the steps: providing the crockery item, the crockery item comprising a material selected from a group consisting of glass, ceramic and plastic or a combination thereof, applying a carrier layer to a surface of the crockery item, applying the information carrier to a surface of the carrier layer, that is remote from the surface of the crockery item, wherein a base surface of the information carrier is smaller than a surface of the carrier layer, and applying a cover layer of printing ink in such a way that the cover layer at least portion-wise covers a surface of the information carrier, that is remote from the carrier layer, and the surface of the carrier layer, wherein the carrier layer includes a plastically deformable material, wherein application of the information carrier to the carrier layer includes impressing the information carrier into the carrier la
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rastal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Carsten Kehrein
  • Patent number: 11033130
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of connecting an item of dishware (1) to a contactlessly readable electronic information carrier (2) comprising the steps: providing the item of dishware (1), wherein the item of dishware (1) comprises a material selected from a group consisting of glass, ceramic and plastic or a combination thereof, and attaching the information carrier to the item of dishware. Contactlessly readable electronic information carriers applied to a self-adhesive carrier film are known. They can also be adhesively bonded to an item of dishware for identification thereof. In comparison according to the invention the above-mentioned method is further developed in that it further includes the steps: applying a cover layer of printing ink in such a way that the cover layer at least portion-wise covers a surface of the information carrier and the cover layer extends over a portion, which is not covered by the information carrier, on the surface of the item of dishware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: RASTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Carsten Kehrein, Dietrich Busch, Michael Lammel, Benjamin Lederhofer
  • Publication number: 20210117752
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of connecting a crockery item to a contactless readable electronic information carrier comprising the steps: providing the crockery item, the crockery item comprising a material selected from a group consisting of glass, ceramic and plastic or a combination thereof, applying a carrier layer to a surface of the crockery item, applying the information carrier to a surface of the carrier layer, that is remote from the surface of the crockery item, wherein a base surface of the information carrier is smaller than a surface of the carrier layer, and applying a cover layer of printing ink in such a way that the cover layer at least portion-wise covers a surface of the information carrier, that is remote from the carrier layer, and the surface of the carrier layer, wherein the carrier layer includes a plastically deformable material, wherein application of the information carrier to the carrier layer includes impressing the information carrier into the carrier la
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Carsten Kehrein
  • Publication number: 20210038001
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a drinks coaster comprising a housing which is so designed that a drinking vessel can be placed thereon, and a wireless electronic communication device arranged in the housing, wherein the communication device is of such a configuration and design that a first wireless communication connection with an interface can be provided by the communication device in operation of the drinks coaster, wherein data can be transmitted at least from the communication device to the interface. In comparison the object of the present invention is to provide a drinks coaster which in a simple fashion makes it possible to also acquire and/or process information about a drinking vessel placed on the drinks coaster and/or about a drink in the drinking vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Ralf Krippner, Carsten Kehrein, Michael Nickolai
  • Patent number: 10874238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system consisting of a) a plurality of containers having an information label which contains a unique and distinct container identification that can be read out, b) a first read device for reading out container identifications from information labels and for generating a data string on the basis of the read out container identification, c) a database (4) for storing the data string in a database entry and d) a control device which initiates the transmission of the generated data string to the database (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: RASTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Carsten Kehrein
  • Publication number: 20190380521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system consisting of a) a plurality of containers having an information label which contains a unique and distinct container identification that can be read out, b) a first read device for reading out container identifications from information labels and for generating a data string on the basis of the read out container identification, c) a database (4) for storing the data string in a database entry and d) a control device which initiates the transmission of the generated data string to the database (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Carsten Kehrein
  • Publication number: 20190290035
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of connecting an item of dishware (1) to a contactlessly readable electronic information carrier (2) comprising the steps: providing the item of dishware (1), wherein the item of dishware (1) comprises a material selected from a group consisting of glass, ceramic and plastic or a combination thereof, and attaching the information carrier to the item of dishware. Contactlessly readable electronic information carriers applied to a self-adhesive carrier film are known. They can also be adhesively bonded to an item of dishware for identification thereof. In comparison according to the invention the above-mentioned method is further developed in that it further includes the steps: applying a cover layer of printing ink in such a way that the cover layer at least portion-wise covers a surface of the information carrier and the cover layer extends over a portion, which is not covered by the information carrier, on the surface of the item of dishware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Nieraad, Carsten Kehrein, Dietrich Busch, Michael Lammel, Benjamin Lederhofer
  • Patent number: D448243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Rastal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Carsten Kehrein
  • Patent number: D569189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: BBC Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Kehrein, Alan Jack Johan Laninga
  • Patent number: D582213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: BBC Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Kehrein, Alan Jack Johan Laninga
  • Patent number: D766040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Rastal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Carsten Kehrein
  • Patent number: D833227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Rastal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Carsten Kehrein