Patents by Inventor Christoph Grossmann

Christoph Grossmann 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: 20220260850
    Abstract: A basic display (10) for an autostereoscopic display arrangement (30, 32) having pixels (12) arranged in a periodic raster, in which at least one of the two diagonals (f1, f2) that form an angle of 45° with the display horizontal (x) has the property that, for two arbitrary pixels (12) that fulfill the condition that a straight line (g) passing through the center points (P) of the two pixels forms an angle of between ?2° and 2° with the diagonal (f1, f2), the center distance (d1, d2) of the pixels is greater than 1.5 times, preferably greater than 1.8 times, more preferably greater than twice a basic distance (e) that is defined as the minimum of the center distances of all pixel pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Grossmann, Peer Stelldinger
  • Patent number: 10225540
    Abstract: A method for the autostereoscopic representation of images on a display screen includes the steps of selecting a view mode from a plurality of pre-defined view modes; creating a channel mask that defines a number N of channels per segment of the optical plate, wherein N is larger than or equal to the number of views in the selected view mode; providing a texture for each of the N channels; correlating each screen pixel with at least one texture by reference to the channel mask; applying an allocation algorithm for allocating the total of the image information to be displayed at a time to at least two textures such that each texture includes the information for one view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SeeFront GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Grossmann
  • Patent number: 9952426
    Abstract: A method of constructing a channel mask for an autostereoscopic display, the display including an electronically controlled screen covered by a parallax filter device that includes a refractive medium and is configured to obscure certain areas on the screen for a left eye of a viewer and to obscure certain other areas on the screen for a right eye of the viewer, the channel mask being a two-dimensional geometric object that permits to assign to each point on the screen one of a number of viewing positions of an eye of the viewer, the method including the step of constructing the channel mask by tracing light rays that propagate from selected points on the screen and are refracted at the parallax filter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SeeFront GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20170347083
    Abstract: A method for the autostereoscopic representation of images on a display screen includes the steps of selecting a view mode from a plurality of pre-defined view modes; creating a channel mask that defines a number N of channels per segment of the optical plate, wherein N is larger than or equal to the number of views in the selected view mode; providing a texture for each of the N channels; correlating each screen pixel with at least one texture by reference to the channel mask; applying an allocation algorithm for allocating the total of the image information to be displayed at a time to at least two textures such that each texture includes the information for one view
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Christoph GROSSMANN
  • Publication number: 20160349503
    Abstract: A method of constructing a channel mask for an autostereoscopic display, the display including an electronically controlled screen covered by a parallax filter device that includes a refractive medium and is configured to obscure certain areas on the screen for a left eye of a viewer and to obscure certain other areas on the screen for a right eye of the viewer, the channel mask being a two-dimensional geometric object that permits to assign to each point on the screen one of a number of viewing positions of an eye of the viewer, the method including the step of constructing the channel mask by tracing light rays that propagate from selected points on the screen and are refracted at the parallax filter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Christoph Grossmann
  • Patent number: 9403103
    Abstract: A valve for carrying out a mass-transfer process, in which a gas flows through liquid standing on a separating tray, when the gas supply is interrupted the liquid flows into a lock and, when the gas supply is restarted, the liquid flows out of the lock, wherein the valve contains a closing element which is designed in such a manner that, with the closing element in a first valve position, a first opening in a lower tray of the lock is closable, and the closing element is conducted in a first sleeve which is positioned between the upper tray bordering the lock and the lower tray in which sleeve, in the region of the lock, second openings are formed, and which projects over the upper tray and has a lift limiter for the closing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Reiner Giese, Stefan Haedicke, Egon Schmidt, Juergen Paschold, Christoph Grossmann, Florian Scharf, Alexey Shilkin
  • Patent number: 9019354
    Abstract: A method for calibrating an autostereoscopic display system, having the steps of detecting a camera viewing position (P) of a camera (16; 116) arranged to be able to observe a display (22) of the autostereoscopic display system (S12), providing and displaying on the display (22) in an autostereoscopic display mode of the display (22) a test pattern including different image information for at least two laterally displaced respective viewing positions (28; 32) in front of the display (22), of which viewing positions at least one is based on the detected camera viewing position (P), based on system parameters of the autostereoscopic display system (S14, S16), and adjusting at least one of the system parameters based on a camera image of the test pattern as observed by the camera (16; 116) (S22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: SeeFront GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Grossmann
  • Patent number: 8957257
    Abstract: A process for a continuous production of a polyetherol first involves reacting a catalyst (5) with an alcohol starter (3) or an alkoxylated precursor, to give a mixture comprising an alcoholate and water. Water is then removed from the mixture. The process further involves feeding the alcoholate into a bubble column and feeding an alkylene oxide into the bottom of a compartment of the bubble column, such that the alkylene oxide rises in the alcoholate. The alkylene oxide then reacts with the alcoholate or a secondary product from the reaction between the alcoholate and alkylene oxide, to give the polyetherol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Vinit Chilekar, Oliver Bey, Andreas Brodhagen, Achim Loffler, Fatemeh Admadnian, Ralf Bohling, Christoph Grossmann, Ulrich Kammel, Ronald Adelmann, Thomas Ostrowski, Milind Joshi, Gerrit Waters, Dirk Meckelnburg
  • Publication number: 20140251138
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for carrying out a mass-transfer process in a column (1) comprising at least two separating trays (5), wherein each separating tray (5) comprises an upper tray (7) and a lower tray (9), and between the trays (7, 9) a lock (13) is formed, and valves (11) are provided which are designed in such a manner that a gas can flow through the separating tray (5), on interruption of the gas flow liquid flows from the upper tray (7) into the lock (13), and when gas supply is restarted, the liquid drains out of the lock (13), comprising the following steps: (a) flow of a gas exiting through valves (11) in the separating tray (5) through a liquid standing on the upper tray (7), wherein the amount of gas is high enough that no liquid flows back through the valve (11), (b) interruption of the gas supply in such a manner that the liquid runs through the valves (11) into the lock (13), (c) restart of the gas supply, wherein valves (11) in the lower tray (9) open, in such a manner that the liq
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Reiner GIESE, Stefan Haedicke, Egon Schmidt, Juergen Paschold, Christoph Grossmann, Florian Scharf, Alexey Shilkin
  • Publication number: 20130182083
    Abstract: A method for calibrating an autostereoscopic display system, having the steps of detecting a camera viewing position (P) of a camera (16; 116) arranged to be able to observe a display (22) of the autostereoscopic display system (S12), providing and displaying on the display (22) in an autostereoscopic display mode of the display (22) a test pattern including different image information for at least two laterally displaced respective viewing positions (28; 32) in front of the display (22), of which viewing positions at least one is based on the detected camera viewing position (P), based on system parameters of the autostereoscopic display system (S14, S16), and adjusting at least one of the system parameters based on a camera image of the test pattern as observed by the camera (16; 116) (S22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SEEFRONT GMBH
    Inventor: Christoph Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20130023700
    Abstract: A process for a continuous production of a polyetherol first involves reacting an alcohol with a starter or an alkoxylated precursor, to give a mixture comprising an alcoholate and water. Water is then removed from the mixture. The process further involves feeding the alcoholate into a bubble column and feeding an alkylene oxide into the bottom of a compartment of the bubble column, such that the alkylene oxide rises in the alcoholate. The alkylene oxide then reacts with the alcoholate or a secondary product from the reaction between the alcoholate and alkylene oxide, to give the polyetherol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Vinit Chilekar, Oliver Bey, Andreas Brodhagen, Achim Löffler, Fatemeh Ahmadnian, Ralf Böhling, Christoph Grossmann, Ulrich Kammel, Ronald Adelmann, Thomas Ostrowski, Milind Joshi, Gerrit Waters, Dirk Meckelnburg
  • Patent number: 7749309
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for deacidifying a fluid stream containing acidic gases as contaminants, according to which the fluid stream is brought into intimate contact with a washing liquid in at least one absorption step. Said washing liquid represents an aqueous solution containing a) tertiary aliphatic alkanolamines (alkanolamine A), at least 30 percent by weight of said tertiary aliphatic alkanolamines being 3-dimethylamino-1-propanol, and b) secondary aliphatic amines (activator B), at least 20 percent by weight of said secondary aliphatic amines being piperazin. The fluid stream which has been essentially purified of the acidic gases is then separated from the washing liquid that is loaded with acidic gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Asprion, Christoph Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20090201363
    Abstract: A method for the autostereoscopic representation of images on a screen, wherein image information of separate channels for a right eye and a left eye of a user is displayed in interleaved segments on the screen, and a lens array is disposed for deflecting light emitted from the screen such that the image information of each channel is visible only for one eye of the user, including the steps of defining a channel mask, as determined by the lens array, projecting the channel mask onto the screen, thereby to assign to each pixel of the screen a correlation with at least one of the channels, storing, for each channel, and determining the contents of each pixel on the basis of its correlations with the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: SEEFRONT GMBH
    Inventor: Christoph Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20070020163
    Abstract: A method is proposed for removing acid gases and ammonia from a fluid stream, according to which 1. in an absorption step the fluid stream comprising the acid gases and ammonia is brought into contact with an aqueous absorption medium, obtaining a fluid stream which is depleted of acid gases and ammonia, and also an absorption medium stream which is charged with acid gases and ammonia and 2. is regenerated in a desorption step, the acid gases and the ammonia being stripped out of the absorption medium and the condensable fractions thereof condensed, obtaining a condensate and also a purified absorption medium stream, which comprises ejecting in part or completely the condensate from the desorption step, or feeding it in part or completely to a distillation column in which ammonia is separated off overhead as aqueous solution or in the pure state and an aqueous bottom stream is obtained which is recycled to the absorption step or the desorption step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Asprion, Ute Lichtfers, Christoph Grossmann
  • Patent number: 7004997
    Abstract: A process is described for removing acid gases from a gas stream in which an acid-gas-containing gas stream in which the sum of the partial pressures of the acid gases does not exceed 1,500 mbar is brought into contact with an aqueous absorbent in an absorption step and an absorbent is used which contains methyldiethanolamine and piperazine at a concentration of at least 8% by weight of the absorbent, an acid-gas-depleted gas stream and an acid-gas-loaded absorbent being obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Asprion, Christoph Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20050288912
    Abstract: Method of simulating mass and heat transfer-controlled separation processes using a core-film approach to describe a transfer taking place at a phase boundary (P) in which, for iteratively solving a suitable implicit differential equation system, discretisation of a transitional area (10) of the core-film approach under consideration is carried out, thereby resulting in a differential equation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Asprion, Christoph Grossmann, Bernd Hegner, Jurgen Ruhnke, Torsten Katz
  • Patent number: 6939393
    Abstract: A description is given of the use of an alkylenediamine of the type R1HN—X—NHR2, where X is an alkylene radical having from 2 to 9 carbons, R1 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 6 carbons and R2 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 6 carbons or is hydrogen (H) for removing sour gases from a sour-gas-containing fluid stream, and of a process for deacidifying a fluid stream of this type and a wash liquid or absorption liquid for use in such a process. According to the invention, in at least one absorption step, the fluid stream is brought into intimate contact with a wash liquid, the wash liquid comprising an aqueous amine solution which comprises at least one tertiary aliphatic alkanolamine having from 2 to 12 carbons and an activator of the above type R1HN—X—NHR2. The fluid stream which is substantially freed from sour gases and the sour-gas-loaded wash liquid are then separated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Asprion, Christoph Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20040154469
    Abstract: A process is described for removing acid gases from a gas stream in which an acid-gas-containing gas stream in which the sum of the partial pressures of the acid gases does not exceed 1 500 mbar is brought into contact with an aqueous absorbent in an absorption step and an absorbent is used which contains methyldiethanolamine and piperazine at a concentration of at least 8% by weight of the absorbent, an acid-gas-depleted gas stream and an acid-gas-loaded absorbent being obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Norbert Asprion, Christoph Grossmann
  • Patent number: 6740230
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a process for removing mercaptans from fluid streams comprising same, especially from hydrocarbon gas streams, for example natural gas, synthesis gas from heavy oil or heavy residues or refinery gas, or else from liquid hydrocarbons, for example LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). The invention comprises intimately contacting the fluid stream in an absorption or extraction zone with a scrubbing liquor comprising at least one aliphatic alkanolamine of 2-12 carbon atoms, the amount of wash liquor being supplied to the absorption or extraction zone being sufficient to remove at least CO2 and H2S essentially completely from the fluid stream, and separating the substantially decontaminated fluid stream and the contaminated wash liquor and discharging them from the absorption zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Rupert Wagner, Thomas S. Holst, Christoph Grossmann
  • Patent number: 6436174
    Abstract: A process for removing acidic gas constituents, of the group consisting of CO2, H2S, COS, CS2 and mercaptans, from gases, in which, in an absorption step, a dirty gas rich in acidic gas constituents is brought into contact with an absorption medium, as a result of which a clean gas low in acidic gas constituents and an absorption medium laden with acidic gas constituents are obtained, the absorption medium used being a mixture comprising a) from 0.1 to 50% by weight of one or more mono-cyclic or bicyclic nitrogen heterocycles which are unsubstituted and/or monosubstituted or poly-substituted on the carbon by OH, C1-C3 alkyl and/or C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl and which have from 5 to 14 ring atoms and 1 or 2 heterocyclically bound nitrogen atoms per ring as component A, b) from 1 to 60% by weight of a monohydric and/or polyhydric alcohol as component B, c) from 0 to 60% by weight of an aliphatic aminoalcohol as component C, d) from 0 to 98.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Grossmann, Karl-Heinz Hänzel, Dieter Kolassa, Norbert Asprion