Patents by Inventor Daniel Forster
Daniel Forster 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: 11957303Abstract: An apparatus configured for heat dissipation that includes a heat source, a heat sink and a heat conducting element. The heat conducting element conducts heat energy from the heat source to the heat sink along a heat conducting path, and the heat conducting element is arranged in such a way on the heat source and the heat sink and is configured to physically change in such a way with increasing temperature of the heat conducting element that: a) a first cross-sectional area between the heat source and the heat conducting element and/or a second cross-sectional area between the heat conducting element of the heat sink increases, and/or b) a length of the heat conducting path shortens. Further, a video endoscope having such an apparatus and a use of such an apparatus is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Heni, Markus Kupferschmid, Daniel Ulmschneider, Jonas Forster
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Patent number: 11525338Abstract: A system for tethering a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) or well head is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system comprises an interface associable with the BOP, and more than one anchors disposed about the BOP. Each anchor is configured to carry or support a tensioning system arranged in operable association with a respective tether. Each tether is arranged so as to link a respective anchor with a respective operable means associated with the BOP. Furthermore, each of the respective operable means are configured in operable association with the interface such that tension in the tethers can be adjustable either individually or together as a group of two or more tethers, by way of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventors: Daniel Forster, David Archibald Cree, Timothy Reginal Marshall, Alex Paul Taylor, Matthew Douglas Brown
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Publication number: 20200240244Abstract: A system for tethering a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) or well head is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system comprises an interface associable with the BOP, and more than one anchors disposed about the BOP. Each anchor is configured to carry or support a tensioning system arranged in operable association with a respective tether. Each tether is arranged so as to link a respective anchor with a respective operable means associated with the BOP. Furthermore, each of the respective operable means are configured in operable association with the interface such that tension in the tethers can be adjustable either individually or together as a group of two or more tethers, by way of the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Daniel Forster, David Archibald Cree, Timothy Reginal Marshall, Alex Paul Taylor, Mathew Douglas Brown
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Patent number: 10131359Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle, with a processor designed to determine a driving situation of the vehicle, and a communication interface designed to receive V2X communication data of a first additional vehicle, wherein the V2X communication data defines a driving situation of the first additional vehicle, wherein the processor is designed to detect a second additional vehicle which is located between the vehicle and the first additional vehicle on the basis of the determined driving situation of the vehicle and the driving situation of the first additional vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Harald Feifel, Daniel Förster, Attila Jaeger, Richard Scherping
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Patent number: 10078014Abstract: An assembly (12) for rapid thermal data acquisition of a sample (10) includes a laser source (14), a light sensing device (26), and a control system (28). The laser source (14) emits a laser beam (16) that is directed at the sample (10), the laser beam (16) including a plurality of pulses (233). The light sensing device (26) senses mid-infrared light from the sample (10), the light sensing device (26) including a pixel array (348). The control system (28) controls the light sensing device (26) to capture a plurality of sequential readouts (402) from the pixel array (348) with a substantially steady periodic readout acquisition rate 405. The control system (28) can generate a spectral cube (13) using information from the readouts (402).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Miles James Weida, Justin Kane, Daniel Forster, Jeremy Rowlette
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Publication number: 20170334449Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle, with a processor designed to determine a driving situation of the vehicle, and a communication interface designed to receive V2X communication data of a first additional vehicle, wherein the V2X communication data defines a driving situation of the first additional vehicle, wherein the processor is designed to detect a second additional vehicle which is located between the vehicle and the first additional vehicle on the basis of the determined driving situation of the vehicle and the driving situation of the first additional vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Harald Feifel, Daniel Förster, Attila Jaeger, Richard Scherping
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Patent number: 9731753Abstract: A steering gear component for a vehicle, comprising: a worm, which is mounted so as to be rotatably and axially non-displace able, wherein the worm has a ball screw for receiving a row of balls, and a ball nut, which is drivingly connected to the worm by way of the row of balls, and wherein the ball nut acts as a piston of a cylinder for steering force assistance, wherein a signal transmitter for a sensing element is arranged on the steering spindle and the sensing element is arranged on the worm, or wherein the sensing element is arranged on the steering spindle and the signal transmitter for the sensing element is arranged on the worm.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE STEERING GMBHInventors: Michael Haegele, Helmut Bareis, Daniel Forster
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Patent number: 9691282Abstract: A method for a driver assistance system for a vehicle is specified, wherein objects in the surroundings of a vehicle are detected on the basis of data of a system that covers the surroundings, and a potential free zone in which only no objects and/or objects which the vehicle can drive over have been reliably detected is determined. The potential free zone is verified by further vehicle and/or surroundings information.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Andreas Hartmann, Ning Bian, Kai Bretzigheimer, Thorsten Staab, Daniel Förster
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Publication number: 20160169747Abstract: An assembly (12) for rapid thermal data acquisition of a sample (10) includes a laser source (14), a light sensing device (26), and a control system (28). The laser source (14) emits a laser beam (16) that is directed at the sample (10), the laser beam (16) including a plurality of pulses (233). The light sensing device (26) senses mid-infrared light from the sample (10), the light sensing device (26) including a pixel array (348). The control system (28) controls the light sensing device (26) to capture a plurality of sequential readouts (402) from the pixel array (348) with a substantially steady periodic readout acquisition rate 405. The control system (28) can generate a spectral cube (13) using information from the readouts (402).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Miles James Weida, Justin Kane, Daniel Forster, Jeremy Rowlette
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Publication number: 20150291209Abstract: A steering gear component for a vehicle, comprising: a worm, which is mounted so as to be rotatably and axially non-displace able, wherein the worm has a ball screw for receiving a row of balls, and a ball nut, which is drivingly connected to the worm by way of the row of balls, and wherein the ball nut acts as a piston of a cylinder for steering force assistance, wherein a signal transmitter for a sensing element is arranged on the steering spindle and the sensing element is arranged on the worm, or wherein the sensing element is arranged on the steering spindle and the signal transmitter for the sensing element is arranged on the worm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Michael Haegele, Helmut Bareis, Daniel Forster
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Patent number: 9067530Abstract: The invention relates to an interior equipment component for a vehicle, comprising a light emission element for emitting light and a strip-shaped light guide element. The light guide element has here a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is one of the two largest surfaces of the light guide element, and the second surface is a surface which deviates therefrom, and the first surface comprises an input face. In addition, the light guide element and the light emission element are arranged and configured in such a way that light from the light emission element can be input into the light guide element via the input face and can be output via the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbHInventors: Bernhard Bayersdorfer, Daniel Forster, Heinz Husseck
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Patent number: 9014921Abstract: A method in which the driving behavior of a vehicle is influenced as a function of data on the surroundings in order to assist an avoidance maneuver, as soon as a risk of a collision is detected on the basis of the data from one or more environment sensors, in particular radar sensors and/or cameras, and the data from one or more vehicle sensors, in particular a steering angle sensor and/or yaw rate sensor and/or wheel speed sensors, and the vehicle has an electronically controlled brake system which permits a driver-independent buildup and modulation of the braking forces at the individual wheels of the vehicle, wherein when a risk of a collision is detected, in a first phase a turning-in operation by the driver is assisted and/or in a second phase a steering operation by the driver is damped. Furthermore, an electronic control unit for a brake system is defined.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Daniel Förster, Ning Bian, Andreas Hartmann, Thorsten Staab
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Publication number: 20140303845Abstract: A method for a driver assistance system for a vehicle is specified, wherein objects in the surroundings of a vehicle are detected on the basis of data of a system that covers the surroundings, and a potential free zone in which only no objects and/or objects which the vehicle can drive over have been reliably detected is determined. The potential free zone is verified by further vehicle and/or surroundings information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Andreas Hartmann, Ning Bian, Kai Bretzigheimer, Thorsten Staab, Daniel Förster
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Publication number: 20140288785Abstract: A method in which the driving behavior of a vehicle is influenced as a function of data on the surroundings in order to assist an avoidance maneuver, as soon as a risk of a collision is detected on the basis of the data from one or more environment sensors, in particular radar sensors and/or cameras, and the data from one or more vehicle sensors, in particular a steering angle sensor and/or yaw rate sensor and/or wheel speed sensors, and the vehicle has an electronically controlled brake system which permits a driver-independent buildup and modulation of the braking forces at the individual wheels of the vehicle, wherein when a risk of a collision is detected, in a first phase a turning-in operation by the driver is assisted and/or in a second phase a steering operation by the driver is damped. Furthermore, an electronic control unit for a brake system is defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2011Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Daniel Förster, Ning Bian, Andreas Hartmann, Thorsten Staab
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Publication number: 20130319963Abstract: The invention provides a packaging and display box that can be bundled and transported in an unassembled, compact blank. The packaging and display box can be quickly, easily, and conveniently assembled into a structurally and functionally stable display and deployed for commercial use. The packaging and display box can contain and display a variety of merchandise, including, but not limited to, packaged food products, consumer products, and the like. The packaging and display box provides modularity so that several assembled boxes can be stacked into a multi-box display that is also structurally and functionally stable. The invention also provides methods and systems for using the packaging and display box.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Tri-State Container CorporationInventors: Matthew Coon, Walter Spade, IV, Robert Fuerst, Daniel Forster, Michael Macchi, Allen Friedman
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Publication number: 20130148373Abstract: The invention relates to an interior equipment component for a vehicle, comprising a light emission element for emitting light and a strip-shaped light guide element. The light guide element has here a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is one of the two largest surfaces of the light guide element, and the second surface is a surface which deviates therefrom, and the first surface comprises an input face. In addition, the light guide element and the light emission element are arranged and configured in such a way that light from the light emission element can be input into the light guide element via the input face and can be output via the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Bernhard Bayersdorfer, Daniel Forster, Heinz Husseck
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Publication number: 20110291061Abstract: In one preferred form of the present invention, shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a high tonnage winch system (10) for use in offshore construction, transport and docking operations. The winch system (10) includes a winch (14) and a first arrangement (12) supporting the winch (14). A second arrangement (18) is provided for being mounted to a foundation structure in the form of a deck (20). The first arrangement (12) advantageously comprises a first low profile arrangement (16). The second arrangement (18) advantageously comprises a second low profile arrangement (24). The winch system (10) advantageously includes a low profile roller element bearing (26) connecting the first and second arrangements (12), (18) and allowing rotation of the winch (14) about the second arrangement (12), when the winch (14) is connected to the first arrangement (12) and the second arrangement (18) is mounted to the deck (20). The second arrangement is mounted to the deck (20) using high tonnage winch grillage (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Agustin Costas, Saul Wende, Daniel Forster, David Cree
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Publication number: 20070068552Abstract: In a first aspect, an apparatus adapted to clean a semiconductor device manufacturing component is provided. The apparatus includes an ozone module adapted to (1) obtain Ozone; (2) combine the Ozone with a fluid to generate ozonated fluid; and (3) deliver the ozonated fluid to the semiconductor device manufacturing component so as to clean the semiconductor device manufacturing component. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Bruce Willing, Daniel Forster, David Huo, Robert Tolles, Christopher Haynes, Steven Mear, David Paul, William Evans
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Patent number: 4398099Abstract: The switched-capacitance amplifier comprises n capacitors C.sub.11 to C.sub.1n which are periodically switched in parallel and in series, the n parallel-switched capacitors being charged simultaneously by the same voltage V.sub.E. An amplified voltage n.times.V.sub.E is obtained between the end terminals A and B of the n series-switched capacitors. Periodic switching of the n capacitors in parallel and in series is performed by means of MOS transistors T.sub.11 to T.sub.1(2n-1) and T.sub.21 to T.sub.2(n-1) which operate in the switching mode. The n capacitors and the MOS transistors are integrated on the same semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1982Date of Patent: August 9, 1983Assignee: Thomson-CSFInventors: Roger Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Luc Berger, Jean-Louis Coutures, Daniel Forster, Jean-Edgar Picquendar
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Patent number: 4356463Abstract: Two analog filters of the second order are arranged in series with a transverse charge transfer filter upstream and downstream of the latter. The analog filters are switched capacitor filters having an amplifier and a network of capacitors and MOS transistors. The filtering device is entirely integrated onto the same semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1979Date of Patent: October 26, 1982Assignee: Thomson-CSFInventors: Roger B. Gonin, Daniel Forster, Jean E. Picquendar