Patents by Inventor Christian Schindler

Christian Schindler 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: 12235361
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes at least one projector for illuminating the object, at least one sensor element, and at least one evaluation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TRINAMIX GMBH
    Inventors: Patrick Schindler, Peter Schillen, Benjamin Rein, Christian Lennartz, Lars Diesselberg, Hamid Muhammed Hamed
  • Publication number: 20250055970
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector for determining at least one material property of at least one object. The detector includes at least one projector configured for illuminating the object with at least one illumination pattern including a plurality of illumination features; at least one first camera having at least one first sensor element; at least one second camera having at least one second sensor element; and at least one evaluation device configured for evaluating a first reflection image and the second reflection image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick SCHINDLER, Ruben HUEHNERBEIN, Christian LENNARTZ, Jakob UNGER
  • Publication number: 20230238016
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for improving dialogue intelligibility during playback of audio data on a playback device, wherein the audio data comprise dialogue audio data, and at least one of music and effects audio data, the method including the steps of: determining a volume mixing ratio based on a volume value for playback; mixing the dialogue audio data and the at least one of music and effects audio data based on said volume mixing ratio; and outputting the mixed audio data for playback. Described are further a respective playback device and a respective computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Christian Schindler, Malte Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11334047
    Abstract: A device and method for the controlled processing of at least one workpiece (1), comprising a workpiece carrier (2) on which at least one workpiece receptacle (2.1) is present remote from a rotary shaft (2.0), at least one processing unit (3) and at least one inspection unit (4), which are offset relative to the rotary shaft (2.0) by an angular distance (?n) from one another, are each arranged so that they can be adjusted and moved in a translational manner radially with respect to the rotary shaft (2.0), so that a processing beam (E) and an inspection beam (P), offset relative to one another by the angular distance (?n), describe the same spiral-shaped movement path (S) relative to the workpiece carrier (2), and the inspection results derived at an inspection point (PP) are used to control process parameters in order to change the effect of the processing beam (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Koehler, Christian Schindler, Hannes Scheibe, Eckhard Roth
  • Patent number: 11325056
    Abstract: A phase separation device has a device housing (2) accommodating at least one coalescer element (42). The device housing (2) has an inlet (38) for the supply of an emulsion, which flows through the respective coalescer element (42) for separation into at least two of its constituents, has an outlet (46) for a separated constituent, and has a further outlet (22, 64) for a further separated constituent having a lower density than the one constituent and floating on the separated constituent having a higher density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: HYDAC PROCESS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Olschok, Christian Schindler, Manuel Huber
  • Patent number: 11323766
    Abstract: The present document describes a method (500) for providing combined audio and video content from a source device (210) to an audio sink device (230) and to a video sink device (220). The method (500) comprises determining (501) latency information regarding the video latency for processing the video content and the audio latency for processing the audio content of the combined audio and video content along the device chain (100) between the source device (210) and the audio and video sink devices (220, 230). Furthermore, the method (5009 comprises delaying (502) the audio content or the video content in dependence of the latency information, and providing (503) the combined audio and video content with the delayed audio content or the delayed video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Gael Lassure, Tobias Heinl, Christian Schindler
  • Patent number: 11219847
    Abstract: A device for treating fluid, in particular a filter device, has first and second tubular elements (12), (14) forming an element assembly (10). One element (14) is accommodated in the other element (12) forming a flow chamber (33) between the two elements (12, 14), with a first element (12) arranged in the direction of the inflow side (29) of a fluid to be treated and a second element (14) arranged in the direction of the outflow side (31) of the treated fluid in the element assembly (10). During the fluid treatment, the flow is routed through both elements (12, 14) in succession from the direction of the inflow side (29) towards the outflow side (31). In a joint viewing direction (P), the first element (12) facing the inflow side (29) at least partially has a uniform or non-uniform contour and the second element (14) facing the outflow side (31) at least partially has a non-uniform or uniform contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: HYDAC PROCESS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Olschok, Ralf Wnuk, Christian Schindler, Maximilian Meiners
  • Publication number: 20210260498
    Abstract: A phase separation device having a device housing (2) accommodating at least one coalescer element (42), wherein said device housing (2) has an inlet (38) for the supply of an emulsion, which flows through the respective coalescer element (42) for separation into at least two of its constituents; an outlet (46) for a separated constituent; and a further outlet (22, 64) for a further separated constituent having a lower density than the one constituent and floating on the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Markus OLSCHOK, Christian SCHINDLER, Manuel HUBER
  • Publication number: 20210105530
    Abstract: The present document describes a method (500) for providing combined audio and video content from a source device (210) to an audio sink device (230) and to a video sink device (220). The method (500) comprises determining (501) latency information regarding the video latency for processing the video content and the audio latency for processing the audio content of the combined audio and video content along the device chain (100) between the source device (210) and the audio and video sink devices (220, 230). Furthermore, the method (5009 comprises delaying (502) the audio content or the video content in dependence of the latency information, and providing (503) the combined audio and video content with the delayed audio content or the delayed video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Gael Lassure, Tobias Heinl, Christian Schindler
  • Patent number: 10905980
    Abstract: A filter device (10) includes a filter element (12) in a filter housing (14) with fluid connection points (16, 18) for the non-filtrate and filtrate. Fluid can be passed through the filter element in both directions for filtrating the non-filtrate or for backwashing for cleaning particle contaminations (72). A pressure control (36) generates a post-suctioning effect to improve the cleaning of the particle contaminations (72). The filter device (10) is designed as a one filter-element solution. In a predetermined exchange, the single filter element (12) for filtering can be used for backwashing or can be backwashed using the pressure control device (36). A hydraulic system (64) and a method for backwashing a filter element (12) of a filter device (10) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: HYDAC PROCESS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Olschok, Christian Schindler, Seddik Lahbib
  • Patent number: 10702811
    Abstract: A filter device for fluids includes a housing (1) accommodating a filter element (5). The housing has an inlet (47) for the supply of fluid to be purified to a non-filtrate chamber (49) of the housing (1) and has an outlet 42 for the filtrate. The non-filtrate chamber is separated from a filtrate chamber (46) of the housing (1) by the filter medium (33). A magnetic field-generator unit (57) is arranged inside the non-filtrate chamber (49). An adhering surface a sleeve or casing (51) attracts ferromagnetic particles by a magnetic force effect. In the non-filtrate chamber (49), the sleeve (51) extends outside of the respective filter element (5) parallel to the inlet (47) and transversely to the outlet (42). The non-filtrate chamber (49) at least partially encompasses the outlet (42) at the point of transition to the filtrate chamber (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: HYDAC PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Markus Olschok, Christian Schindler, Alexander Schwarzkopf
  • Publication number: 20200201281
    Abstract: A device and method for the controlled processing of at least one workpiece (1), comprising a workpiece carrier (2) on which at least one workpiece receptacle (2.1) is present remote from a rotary shaft (2.0), at least one processing unit (3) and at least one inspection unit (4), which are offset relative to the rotary shaft (2.0) by an angular distance (?n) from one another, are each arranged so that they can be adjusted and moved in a translational manner radially with respect to the rotary shaft (2.0), so that a processing beam (E) and an inspection beam (P), offset relative to one another by the angular distance (?n), describe the same spiral-shaped movement path (S) relative to the workpiece carrier (2), and the inspection results derived at an inspection point (PP) are used to control process parameters in order to change the effect of the processing beam (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas KOEHLER, Christian SCHINDLER, Hannes SCHEIBE, Eckhard ROTH
  • Patent number: 10537834
    Abstract: A filter apparatus has a plurality of filter elements (21) accommodated in a filter housing (1) with a filter inlet (11) and a filter outlet (13). During the operation one of the filter elements (21) can be backflushed by a backflushing device. The backflushing device includes a pressure control (7) to support the backflushing. Each filter elements (21) is accommodated in an element housing (30). The element housings (30) with the filter elements (21) performing the filtration process are connected to the fluid outlet (13) by their one open ends (33) in a fluid conducting manner. The element housing (30) of the filter element (21) being backflushed is exclusively connected with its open end (33) to the pressure control device (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HYDAC PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ralf Wnuk, Markus Olschok, Christian Schindler
  • Publication number: 20200016518
    Abstract: A device for treating fluid, in particular a filter device, having at least one first (12) and one second tubular element (14) forming an element assembly (10) with each other, wherein the one element (14) is accommodated in the other element (12) forming a flow chamber (33) between the two elements (12, 14) such that a first element (12) is arranged in the direction of the inflow side (29) of a fluid to be treated and a second element (14) is arranged in the direction of the outflow side (31) of the treated fluid in the element assembly (10), and wherein during the fluid treatment, the flow is routed through both elements (12, 14) in succession from the direction of the inflow side (29) towards the outflow side (31), is characterized in that, in relation to a joint viewing direction (P), the first element (12) facing the inflow side (29) at least partially has a uniform or non-uniform con tour and the second element (14) facing the outflow side (31) at least partially has a non-uniform or uniform contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Markus OLSCHOK, Ralf WNUK, Christian SCHINDLER, Maximilian MEINERS
  • Publication number: 20190262749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device for fluids, comprising a housing (1) accommodating at least one filter element (5), which has an inlet (47) for the supply of fluid to be purified to a non-filtrate chamber (49) of the housing (1), which is separated from a filtrate chamber (46) of the housing (1) by the filter medium (33) of the respective filter element (5), having an outlet (42) for filtrate, and comprising a magnetic field-generating unit (57) arranged inside the non-filtrate chamber (49), which has an adhering surface (51) in the form of a sleeve for ferromagnetic particles attached thereto by means of a magnetic force effect. The invention is characterized in that in the non-filtrate chamber (49), the respective sleeve (51) extends outside of the respective filter element (5) parallel to the inlet (47) and transversely to the outlet (42), and that the non-filtrate chamber (49) at least partially encompasses the outlet (42) at the point of transition to the filtrate chamber (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Markus OLSCHOK, Christian SCHINDLER, Alexander SCHWARZKOPF
  • Patent number: 10351344
    Abstract: A pallet transport apparatus within a rack installation oriented orthogonally with a longitudinal x direction, a transverse z direction and a vertical y direction has a travel route in the x direction and in the z direction. In the apparatus, an x traveling mechanism/x wheel units and a z traveling mechanism/z wheel units are designed so as to be vertically moveable in the y direction mechanically independently of one another. The apparatus has an x lifting device for lifting the x traveling mechanism or of the x wheel units in the y direction, a z lifting device for lifting the z traveling mechanism or of the z wheel units, and a y lifting device for moving the pallet pickup unit. The x/z lifting devices can be activated in the y direction independently of one another and independently of the y lifting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: GEBHARDT FOERDERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Gebhardt, Christian Schindler, Michael Weber
  • Publication number: 20180257010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter apparatus having a plurality of filter elements (21) which can be accommodated in a filter housing (1) with a filter inlet (11) for fluid to be filtered and a filter outlet (13) for the filtered fluid, wherein during the operation of the device at least one of the filter elements (21) can be backflushed by means of a backflushing device for cleaning its effective surface, which backflushing device includes a pressure control device (7) to support the backflushing, characterized in that the filter elements (21) are each accommodated in an element housing (30), the element housings (30) with the filter elements (21) performing the filtration process are connected to the fluid outlet (13) by their one open end (33) in a fluid conducting manner, and the element housing (30) of the respective backflushable filter element (21) is exclusively connected with its one open end (33) to the pressure control device (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf WNUK, Markus OLSCHOK, Christian SCHINDLER
  • Patent number: 9883309
    Abstract: A method for inserting a first audio signal into a bitstream which comprises a downmix signal and associated bitstream metadata is described. The downmix signal and associated bitstream metadata are indicative of an audio program comprising a plurality of spatially diverse audio signals. The downmix signal comprises at least one audio channel and the bitstream metadata comprise upmix metadata for reproducing the plurality of spatially diverse audio signals from the at least one channel. The method comprises mixing the first audio signal with the at least one audio channel to generate a modified downmix signal. The method further comprises generating an output bitstream comprising the modified downmix signal and the associated modified bitstream metadata indicative of a modified audio program comprising a plurality of modified spatially diverse audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Leif J. Samuelsson, Phillip Williams, Christian Schindler, Wolfgang A. Schildbach
  • Publication number: 20170333816
    Abstract: A filter device (10) includes a filter element (12) in a filter housing (14) with fluid connection points (16, 18) for the non-filtrate and filtrate. Fluid can be passed through the filter element in both directions for filtrating the non-filtrate or for backwashing for cleaning particle contaminations (72). A pressure control (36) generates a post-suctioning effect to improve the cleaning of the particle contaminations (72). The filter device (10) is designed as a one filter-element solution. In a predetermined exchange, the single filter element (12) for filtering can be used for backwashing or can be backwashed using the pressure control device (36). A hydraulic system (64) and a method for backwashing a filter element (12) of a filter device (10) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Markus OLSCHOK, Christian SCHINDLER, Seddik LAHBIB
  • Publication number: 20170251321
    Abstract: A method for inserting a first audio signal into a bitstream which comprises a downmix signal and associated bitstream metadata is described. The downmix signal and associated bitstream metadata are indicative of an audio program comprising a plurality of spatially diverse audio signals. The downmix signal comprises at least one audio channel and the bitstream metadata comprise upmix metadata for reproducing the plurality of spatially diverse audio signals from the at least one channel. The method comprises mixing the first audio signal with the at least one audio channel to generate a modified downmix signal. The method further comprises generating an output bitstream comprising the modified downmix signal and the associated modified bitstream metadata indicative of a modified audio program comprising a plurality of modified spatially diverse audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicants: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Leif J. SAMUELSSON, Phillip WILLIAMS, Christian SCHINDLER, Wolfgang A. SCHILDBACH