Patents by Inventor Daniel Weiler

Daniel Weiler 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: 20240402288
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting the surroundings, comprising a signal exchange unit, a power supply, a sensor housing, a transmitter, and a receiver, wherein the transmitter and the receiver are arranged in the sensor housing, wherein the transmitter is designed to emit a measuring radiation into the surroundings, wherein the receiver is designed to receive a reflection radiation from the surroundings, wherein the power supply is arranged to supply the transmitter and the receiver with power, wherein the signal exchange unit is connected to the receiver and the transmitter for signal exchange, wherein the signal exchange unit is arranged to exchange signals with a counter-signal exchange unit, and the sensor housing can be mechanically connected to a receiving unit in a tool-free, non-destructive and detachable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Schaeuble, Anisha Saxena, Daniel Weiler
  • Publication number: 20240326754
    Abstract: A device for minimizing soiling of an environmental sensor of a vehicle having an evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to determine information about objects in the environment of the vehicle which are potentially set up to cause soiling of the environmental sensor in a region of a field of view of the environmental sensor, to determine minimum distances between the respective objects on the basis of the determined information, compliance with which is suitable for minimizing soiling of the environmental sensor, and to generate and provide a signal representing the determined minimum distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Schaeuble, Alan Pfetzer, Alexander Dudek, Anisha Saxena, Daniel Weiler, Hubert Lamm, Johann Klaehn
  • Patent number: 9157461
    Abstract: A digital hydraulics valve includes a plurality of digitally switchable individual valves, which are connected in parallel with respect to a load, and at least one equalizing valve for generating intermediate values between the opening cross-section stages that can be implemented by the digitally switchable individual valves. The equalizing valve is a poppet valve, which provides a partial opening cross-section smaller than the nominal opening cross-section thereof by actuation using a time switching pattern. The time switching pattern is preferably based on the principle of a pulse width modulation. The equalizing valve is further preferably a valve selected from the plurality of individual valves of the digital hydraulics valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Mehling, Daniel Weiler
  • Publication number: 20130248742
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a digital control method for a hydraulic ON/OFF valve. The ON/OFF valve is controlled by a digital control signal. The digital control signal has a number of successive cycles. Each cycle of the number of successive cycles has a pulse lasting a variable pulse period and a pause lasting a variable pause period. The pause period (tp) of each cycle is set taking into account the time when the ON/OFF valve reaches the OFF state after the pulse of the cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Schepers, Daniel Weiler
  • Publication number: 20120286180
    Abstract: A digital hydraulics valve includes a plurality of digitally switchable individual valves, which are connected in parallel with respect to a load, and at least one equalizing valve for generating intermediate values between the opening cross-section stages that can be implemented by the digitally switchable individual valves. The equalizing valve is a poppet valve, which provides a partial opening cross-section smaller than the nominal opening cross-section thereof by actuation using a time switching pattern. The time switching pattern is preferably based on the principle of a pulse width modulation. The equalizing valve is further preferably a valve selected from the plurality of individual valves of the digital hydraulics valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Hermann Mehling, Daniel Weiler
  • Patent number: 8126269
    Abstract: A method for segregating a figure region from a background region in image sequences from dynamic visual scenes, comprising the steps of: (a) acquiring an image; (b) determining local motion estimations and confidences for each position of the image; (c) modifying a level-set function by moving and distorting the level-set function with the local motion estimations and smearing it based on the local motion confidences, to generate a predicted level set function that is geometrically in correspondence with the image and diffused at positions where the confidence of the motion estimation is low; (d) obtaining input features of the image by using a series of cues; (e) calculating a mask segregating the figure region from the background region of the image using the modified level-set function and the obtained input features; (f) extracting the figure region from the image; and repeating steps (a)-(f) until a termination criterion is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Julian Eggert, Daniel Weiler
  • Publication number: 20090129675
    Abstract: A method for segregating a figure region from a background region in image sequences from dynamic visual scenes, comprising the steps of: (a) acquiring an image; (b) determining local motion estimations and confidences for each position of the image; (c) modifying a level-set function by moving and distorting the level-set function with the local motion estimations and smearing it based on the local motion confidences, to generate a predicted level set function that is geometrically in correspondence with the image and diffused at positions where the confidence of the motion estimation is low; (d) obtaining input features of the image by using a series of cues; (e) calculating a mask segregating the figure region from the background region of the image using the modified level-set function and the obtained input features; (f) extracting the figure region from the image; and repeating steps (a)-(f) until a termination criterion is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Julian Eggert, Daniel Weiler
  • Patent number: 7436835
    Abstract: A method of intercepting call content in a packet-based Internet Protocol (IP) network. The method includes targeting bearer packets containing the call content via a Softswitch controlling the redirection of the targeted bearer packets through a specified Intercept Router using alias IP addresses for the targeted bearer packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ray Castleberry, Daniel Weiler Eustace
  • Publication number: 20040240439
    Abstract: A method of intercepting call content in a packet-based Internet Protocol (IP) network. The method includes targeting bearer packets containing the call content via a Softswitch controlling the redirection of the targeted bearer packets through a specified Intercept Router using alias IP addresses for the targeted bearer packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Ray Castleberry, Daniel Weiler Eustace