Patents by Inventor Christian Simon

Christian Simon 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: 20250054138
    Abstract: All X-ray computerized tomography systems that are available or proposed base their reconstructions on measurements that integrate over energy. X-ray tubes produce a broad spectrum of photon energies and a great deal of information can be derived by measuring changes in the transmitted spectrum. We show that for any material, complete energy spectral information may be summarized by a few constants which are independent of energy. A technique is presented which uses simple, low-resolution, energy spectrum measurements and conventional computerized tomography techniques to calculate these constants at every point within a cross-section of an object. For comparable accuracy, patient dose is shown to be approximately the same as that produced by conventional systems. Possible uses of energy spectral information for diagnosis are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: DIRK SCHAEFER, CHRISTIAN HAASE, MICHAEL GRASS, DANIEL SIMON ANNA RUIJTERS, WOUTER WIGGERS, IVO CANJELS, MARIJKE ANTONIA ADRIANA VAN VLIMMEREN, ROBERT VAN KEULEN, ANGELIQUE BALGUID
  • Patent number: 12221330
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a light source device associated with a materials handling vehicle, wherein the materials handling vehicle includes one or more sensing devices, comprising: sensing via the one or more sensing devices a first distance from a left side of the vehicle to a first boundary object and a second distance from a right side of the vehicle to a second boundary object; controlling the light source device to designate a first area to the left side of the vehicle as either a limited operation area or a non-limited operation area and to designate a second area to the right side of the vehicle as either a limited operation area or a non-limited operation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Sebastian Theos, Andreas Simon, Juergen Buchmann, René Konzack, Christian Molnar, Alfonso Costas
  • Publication number: 20250026593
    Abstract: A pallet building apparatus for automatically building a pallet load of pallet load article units onto a pallet support including a frame defining a pallet building base, at least one articulated robot to transport and place the pallet load article units, a controller to control articulated robot motion and effect therewith a pallet load build, at least one three-dimensional, time of flight, camera to generate three-dimensional imaging of the pallet support and pallet load build, wherein the controller registers, from the three-dimensional camera, real time three-dimensional imaging data embodying different corresponding three-dimensional images of the pallet support and pallet load build, to determine, in real time, from the corresponding real time three-dimensional imaging data, a pallet support variance or article unit variance and generate in real time an articulated robot motion signal, the articulated robot motion signal being generated real time so as to be performed real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Patrice TURPIN, William LÉGARÉ, Benoit LAROUCHE, Christian SIMON, Régis MÉTIVIER, Sylvain-Paul MORENCY, Robert JODOIN
  • Patent number: 12202679
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus, for inspection of cased goods, includes at least one conveyor, at least one camera for capturing case image data of each of the cased goods advanced with the at least one conveyor past the inspection apparatus, and a processor configured to receive the case image data from the at least one camera. The processor is configured to characterize, from the case image data, a case exterior protrusion of the case good as a case flap in open condition, wherein the processor is configured to resolve the case image data and determine the case exterior protrusion is a coherent planar surface, and is programmed with a parameter array of physical characteristic parameters that describe case flap coherency attributes determinative of the coherent planar surface defining an open case flap condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Symbotic Canada, ULC
    Inventors: Christian Simon, William Légaré, Samy Metari, Alexandre Dumais
  • Patent number: 12201693
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conjugate comprising (a) an amatoxin comprising (i) an amino acid 4 with a 6?-deoxy position; and (ii) an amino acid 8 with an S-deoxy position; (b) a target-binding moiety; and (c) optionally a linker linking said amatoxin and said target-binding moiety. The invention furthermore relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such conjugate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Heidelberg Pharma Research GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Lutz, Jan Anderl, Christoph Mueller, Werner Simon, Susanne Werner-Simon, Torsten Hechler, Michael Kulke
  • Patent number: 12187553
    Abstract: A layer destacking system, for destacking a layer from a stacked layer pallet load, including a layer seating platform configured so as to seat the destacked layer on the layer seating platform, a slip sheet detection sensor arranged to sense a slip sheet in contact with the seated destacked layer, a slip sheet pickup removal mechanism, and a controller that receives a signal from the slip sheet detection sensor identifying presence of the slip sheet. The controller is operably connected to the slip sheet pickup removal mechanism so as to actuate the slip sheet pickup removal mechanism effecting discharge of the slip sheet off the layer seating platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Symbotic Canada, ULC
    Inventors: Sylvain Paul Morency, Louis Philippe Beaudoin, Matt Brecher, Christian Simon, Salah Mellal, Rene Alexander Vides Ramirez, Philippe Ambeault, Guillaume Lemelin, William Legare
  • Patent number: 12103792
    Abstract: A pallet building apparatus for automatically building a pallet load of pallet load article units onto a pallet support including a frame defining a pallet building base, at least one articulated robot to transport and place the pallet load article units, a controller to control articulated robot motion and effect therewith a pallet load build, at least one three-dimensional, time of flight, camera to generate three-dimensional imaging of the pallet support and pallet load build, wherein the controller registers, from the three-dimensional camera, real time three-dimensional imaging data embodying different corresponding three-dimensional images of the pallet support and pallet load build, to determine, in real time, from the corresponding real time three-dimensional imaging data, a pallet support variance or article unit variance and generate in real time an articulated robot motion signal, the articulated robot motion signal being generated real time so as to be performed real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Symbotic Canada, ULC
    Inventors: Patrice Turpin, William Légaré, Benoit Larouche, Christian Simon, Régis Métivier, Sylvain-Paul Morency, Robert Jodoin
  • Publication number: 20240316637
    Abstract: Method for sintering an assembly (1), wherein the assembly (1) comprises at least a first part (2) produced by powder metallurgy and a second part (3) produced by powder metallurgy; wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: a) providing the first part (2) and the second part (3) each in the form of a green blank, with a green blank being produced from a powdered material by a metal injection moulding method; b) providing a support structure part (4); c) arranging the first part (2) and the second part (3) on the support structure part (4), wherein the support structure part (4) makes contact with at least the first part (2) at least at one first point of contact (5), wherein the second part (3) makes contact with at least the first part (2) or the support structure part (4) at least at one second point of contact (6); d) jointly sintering the parts (2, 3) and the support structure part (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Simon, Jack Schwarz, Wolfgang Schütz
  • Publication number: 20240223880
    Abstract: A logistics imaging module, for reading logistic iconography on containers of goods of different sizes, including a frame, a conveyor coupled to the frame to transport each container through the frame at a predetermined continuous throughput rate, at least one source of illumination connected to the frame and configured to illuminate the container with diffuse light, at least one camera, with a fixed depth of field, disposed to image the container transported substantially coincident with the illumination of the container. A controller is connected to the conveyor to determine a pose of the container transported relative to the frame. The controller is configured to trigger the at least one camera and the at least one source of illumination to image the container based on the determined pose being an optimum pose for imaging parameters of the at least one camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Simon Tremblay, Christian Simon
  • Publication number: 20240166450
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus, for inspection of cased goods, includes at least one conveyor, at least one camera for capturing case image data of each of the cased goods advanced with the at least one conveyor past the inspection apparatus, and a processor configured to receive the case image data from the at least one camera. The processor is configured to characterize, from the case image data, a case exterior protrusion of the case good as a case flap in open condition, wherein the processor is configured to resolve the case image data and determine the case exterior protrusion is a coherent planar surface, and is programmed with a parameter array of physical characteristic parameters that describe case flap coherency attributes determinative of the coherent planar surface defining an open case flap condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Christian SIMON, William LÉGARÉ, Samy METARI, Alexandre DUMAIS
  • Publication number: 20240132304
    Abstract: A vision-assisted robotized depalletizer receives at a pallet station a pallet loaded with products and outputs on a conveyor unitized products aligned in a desired orientation. Such depalletizers include a vision system having one or more image acquisition sensors that are positioned relative to the pallet station so as to have a field of view covering a top portion of the pallet. The sensors send to a controller one or more image of the top portion of the pallet that the controller uses along to determine the position of each product in the top portion of the pallet. The depalletizer further includes a robot equipped with a depalletizing tool that is coupled to the vision system controller for receiving information indicative of the position of each product from the top portion and uses that information to pick and position on the output conveyor each product from the top portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sylvain-Paul MORENCY, Marc DUCHARME, Robert JODOIN, Philippe HAKIER, Christian SIMON, Jean-François FORGET
  • Patent number: 11878873
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus, for inspection of cased goods, includes at least one conveyor, at least one camera for capturing case image data of each of the cased goods advanced with the at least one conveyor past the inspection apparatus, and a processor configured to receive the case image data from the at least one camera. The processor is configured to characterize, from the case image data, a case exterior protrusion of the case good as a case flap in open condition, wherein the processor is configured to resolve the case image data and determine the case exterior protrusion is a coherent planar surface, and is programmed with a parameter array of physical characteristic parameters that describe case flap coherency attributes determinative of the coherent planar surface defining an open case flap condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Simon, William Légaré, Samy Metari, Alexandre Dumais
  • Publication number: 20230419982
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a sequence of output gains, wherein the sequence of output gains is suitable for attenuating a background signal of an audio signal is provided. The apparatus comprises a signal characteristics provider configured to receive or to determine signal characteristics information on one or more characteristics of the audio signal, wherein the signal characteristics information depends on the background signal, wherein the signal characteristics information comprises a sequence of input gains which depends on the background signal and on a foreground signal of the audio signal. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a gain sequence generator configured to determine the sequence of output gains depending on the sequence of input gains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Alessandro TRAVAGLINI, Lukas LAMPRECHT, Jouni PAULUS, Christian UHLE, Christian SIMON, Andreas TURNWALD
  • Patent number: 11840411
    Abstract: A vision-assisted robotized depalletizer receives at a pallet station a pallet loaded with products and outputs on a conveyor unitized products aligned in a desired orientation. Such depalletizers include a vision system having one or more image acquisition sensors that are positioned relative to the pallet station so as to have a field of view covering a top portion of the pallet. The sensors send to a controller one or more image of the top portion of the pallet that the controller uses along to determine the position of each product in the top portion of the pallet. The depalletizer further includes a robot equipped with a depalletizing tool that is coupled to the vision system controller for receiving information indicative of the position of each product from the top portion and uses that information to pick and position on the output conveyor each product from the top portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sylvain-Paul Morency, Marc Ducharme, Robert Jodoin, Philippe Hakier, Christian Simon, Jean-François Forget
  • Publication number: 20230395079
    Abstract: There are described techniques (e.g. methods and systems) for signal-adaptive remixing of separated audio sources. A system may comprise: a source separation block estimating, from an input signal, a target signal and at least one residual signal to be subsequently remixed according to at least one remixing gain variable along the discrete succession; a control block configured to determine, for a determined current time instant or time slot, metrics on the target signal; and a temporal context block determining temporal context information based on metrics on the target signal. The control block may generate a remixing gain associated to the determined current time instant or time slot by considering: the metrics in the determined current time instant or time slot; and the temporal context information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Matteo TORCOLI, Jouni PAULUS, Christian SIMON, Harald FUCHS, Christian UHLE, Thomas MAYENFELS, Andreas TURNWALD
  • Publication number: 20230365356
    Abstract: A pallet building apparatus for automatically building a pallet load of pallet load article units onto a pallet support including a frame defining a pallet building base, at least one articulated robot to transport and place the pallet load article units, a controller to control articulated robot motion and effect therewith a pallet load build, at least one three-dimensional, time of flight, camera to generate three-dimensional imaging of the pallet support and pallet load build, wherein the controller registers, from the three-dimensional camera, real time three-dimensional imaging data embodying different corresponding three-dimensional images of the pallet support and pallet load build, to determine, in real time, from the corresponding real time three-dimensional imaging data, a pallet support variance or article unit variance and generate in real time an articulated robot motion signal, the articulated robot motion signal being generated real time so as to be performed real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Patrice TURPIN, William LÉGARÉ, Benoit LAROUCHE, Christian SIMON, Rêgis MÉTIVIER, Sylvain-Paul MORENCY, Robert JODOIN
  • Publication number: 20230278221
    Abstract: A pallet building apparatus, for automatically building a pallet load of pallet load article units onto a pallet support, includes a frame defining a pallet station with a pallet building base for the pallet support, an articulated robot connected to the frame, at least one three-dimensional camera, connected to the frame separate and distinct of the articulated robot, and disposed to generate three-dimensional imaging of the pallet support on the pallet building base and of a pallet load build on the pallet support, a controller operably connected to the at least one articulated robot and the at least one three-dimensional camera, and an automatic calibration system for calibrating the articulated robot, the controller being communicably connected to the automatic calibration system, and being configured to automatically calibrate the articulated robot, from a substantially uncalibrated state, and automatically teach the articulated robot a location of the pallet station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Simon, William Légaré, Tristan Bouchard, Yannick Delisle
  • Patent number: 11691830
    Abstract: A pallet building apparatus for automatically building a pallet load of pallet load article units onto a pallet support including a frame defining a pallet building base, at least one articulated robot to transport and place the pallet load article units, a controller to control articulated robot motion and effect therewith a pallet load build, at least one three-dimensional, time of flight, camera to generate three-dimensional imaging of the pallet support and pallet load build, wherein the controller registers, from the three-dimensional camera, real time three-dimensional imaging data embodying different corresponding three-dimensional images of the pallet support and pallet load build, to determine, in real time, from the corresponding real time three-dimensional imaging data, a pallet support variance or article unit variance and generate in real time an articulated robot motion signal, the articulated robot motion signal being generated real time so as to be performed real time by the at least one artic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Patrice Turpin, William Legaré, Benoit Larouche, Christian Simon, Régis Métivier, Sylvain-Paul Morency, Robert Jodoin
  • Publication number: 20230174325
    Abstract: A layer destacking system, for destacking a layer from a stacked layer pallet load, including a layer seating platform configured so as to seat the destacked layer on the layer seating platform, a slip sheet detection sensor arranged to sense a slip sheet in contact with the seated destacked layer, a slip sheet pickup removal mechanism, and a controller that receives a signal from the slip sheet detection sensor identifying presence of the slip sheet. The controller is operably connected to the slip sheet pickup removal mechanism so as to actuate the slip sheet pickup removal mechanism effecting discharge of the slip sheet off the layer seating platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Sylvain Paul MORENCY, Louis Philippe BEAUDOIN, Matt BRECHER, Christian SIMON, Salah MELLAL, Rene Alexander Vides RAMIREZ, Philippe AMBEAULT, Guillaume LEMELIN, William LEGARE
  • Publication number: 20230153572
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for model training is provided. The method includes receiving, by a hardware processor, sets of images, each set corresponding to a respective task. The method further includes training, by the hardware processor, a task-based neural network classifier having a center and a covariance matrix for each of a plurality of classes in a last layer of the task-based neural network classifier and a plurality of convolutional layers preceding the last layer, by using a similarity between an image feature of a last convolutional layer from among the plurality of convolutional layers and the center and the covariance matrix for a given one of the plurality of classes, the similarity minimizing an impact of a data model forgetting problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Masoud Faraki, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Xiang Yu, Samuel Schulter, Yumin Suh, Christian Simon