Patents by Inventor Detlef Russ
Detlef Russ 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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Publication number: 20220350156Abstract: Disclosed herein is a projector for illuminating at least one object with at least one illumination pattern. The projector includes at least one array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). Each of the VCSELs is configured for generating at least one light beam. The projector includes at least one optical system configured for generating a characteristic beam profile for each of the light beams generated by the VCSELs of the array. The beam profile of neighboring VCSELs of the array differs in lateral and/or axial direction such that light beams of the VCSELs of the array are assignable to the corresponding VCSEL in three-dimensional space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Jens SCHICK, Raimund HIBST, Detlef RUSS, Daniel CLAUS
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Publication number: 20220313093Abstract: A device and a method for measuring temperature. At least one illumination device emits light with an illumination spectrum into tissue. At least one detector receives the diffuse reflection of the light with a remission spectrum from the tissue. The detector converts the remission spectrum into a detector signal. The detector signal is sent to a computing unit that calculates a remission spectrum from the detector signal. The computing unit calculates an absorption spectrum of the tissue by comparing the illumination spectrum with the remission spectrum, calculates at least one absorption maximum from the absorption spectrum, and calculates a temperature in the tissue by comparing the absorption maximum with at least one reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Christian Huber, Christoph Rothweiler, Detlef Russ, Oliver Fugger, Raimund Hibst
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Publication number: 20220287760Abstract: A method for measuring temperature includes emitting light with an illumination spectrum into a tissue with at least one illumination, receiving the remission of light with a remission spectrum from the tissue using at least one detector, converting the remission spectrum into a detector signal, sending the detector signal to a calculating unit, calculating a first theoretical remission spectrum based on a solution for describing the propagation of light in the tissue with the calculating unit, assuming estimated volume fractions of the individual tissue components, adapting the theoretical remission spectrum to the measured remission spectrum, and calculating at least one volume fraction of a tissue component from the remissions spectrum using a minimization algorithm, which is used by the calculating unit to adapt the theoretical remission spectrum to the measured remission spectrum using variations in the volume fractions of the individual tissue components which are present in the tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Christian Huber, Dieter Weisshaupt, Christoph Rothweiler, Detlef Russ, Oliver Fugger, Raimund Hibst, Alwin Kienle, Florian Foschum
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Publication number: 20220280223Abstract: A method for determining a switch-off time of a medical instrument includes measuring the duration for which the temperature of a tissue is above 85° Celsius, preferably above 95° Celsius, calculating, preferably online, the mean temperature from the first time when 85° Celsius, preferably 95° Celsius is reached, measuring and/or calculating the energy input until 85° Celsius, preferably 95° Celsius, and preferably below 110° Celsius, preferably below 100° Celsius is reached, calculating a parameter SP, which links the above mentioned results, and switches off at a predetermined value. The method can be practiced with a medical instrument as well as an application and a storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Christian Huber, Christoph Rothweiler, Detlef Russ, Oliver Fugger, Raimund Hibst
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Patent number: 11371275Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling a drive arrangement for a flap of a vehicle by a control arrangement, wherein in a measuring routine a measured movement value is measured by a movement measuring system. It is proposed that in an estimation routine an estimated movement value is estimated, in a movement routine the estimated movement value is determined via the estimation routine and the flap is adjusted according to a set movement value, in a correction routine the estimated movement value is determined from the estimation routine and an estimation error is determined and from the estimated movement value and according to a correction specification the set of model parameters is corrected based on the estimation error and supplied to the estimation routine and in the correction routine the correction of the set of model parameters is performed for a part section of the motorized movement cycle.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Sebastian Schoedel, Detlef Russ
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Patent number: 11305698Abstract: A center console may include a moving portion, a motor, and a controller. The moving portion may be configured to move between a first position and a second position. The motor may be configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position. The controller may be configured to, responsive to moving the moving portion in a first direction towards the first position, a number of motor position increments exceeding a first threshold within a period, and an absence of location data of a position of the moving portion, stop the motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Alexander Atang, Stephen Nawrocki, Matthias Buehler, Robert Trask, Markus Wunder, Detlef Russ
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Patent number: 11290035Abstract: A method for determining a rotation variable of a rotatably mounted rotor of a mechanically commutated electric motor, having a motor current path formed between two brush elements of the electric motor, and leading via the commutator bars contacted by the brush elements, and via coil windings of the rotor electrically connected to said commutator bars, wherein an oscillating input signal is fed into the motor current path and the rotation variable is determined with the aid of a ripple of a resultant output signal, said ripple being due to the mechanical commutation of the motor current path.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Christian Thomann, Detlef Russ, Guido Naumann, Christoph Brand
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Publication number: 20210245666Abstract: A center console may include a moving portion, a motor, and a controller. The moving portion may be configured to move between a first position and a second position. The motor may be configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position. The controller may be configured to, responsive to moving the moving portion in a first direction towards the first position, a number of motor position increments exceeding a first threshold within a period, and an absence of location data of a position of the moving portion, stop the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Alexander ATANG, Stephen NAWROCKI, Matthias BUEHLER, Robert TRASK, Markus WUNDER, Detlef RUSS
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Publication number: 20200295678Abstract: A method for determining a rotation variable of a rotatably mounted rotor of a mechanically commutated electric motor, having a motor current path formed between two brush elements of the electric motor, and leading via the commutator bars contacted by the brush elements, and via coil windings of the rotor electrically connected to said commutator bars, wherein an oscillating input signal is fed into the motor current path and the rotation variable is determined with the aid of a ripple of a resultant output signal, said ripple being due to the mechanical commutation of the motor current path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERGInventors: Christian THOMANN, Detlef RUSS, Guido NAUMANN, Christoph BRAND
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Publication number: 20190309558Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling a drive arrangement for a flap of a vehicle by a control arrangement, wherein in a measuring routine a measured movement value is measured by a movement measuring system. It is proposed that in an estimation routine an estimated movement value is estimated, in a movement routine the estimated movement value is determined via the estimation routine and the flap is adjusted according to a set movement value, in a correction routine the estimated movement value is determined from the estimation routine and an estimation error is determined and from the estimated movement value and according to a correction specification the set of model parameters is corrected based on the estimation error and supplied to the estimation routine and in the correction routine the correction of the set of model parameters is performed for a part section of the motorized movement cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Sebastian Schoedel, Detlef Russ
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Patent number: 10429430Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a capacitive sensor arrangement of a motor vehicle, a control unit being provided, the sensor arrangement having at least one electrode and a connection arrangement which is assigned to the electrode and has a connecting line and, on the latter, a connection on the electrode side and a connection on the control unit side, the electrode being controlled during a measurement routine by the control unit and the resulting distance values being determined on the basis of a measurement capacitance formed by the electrode with respect to a reference potential, the electrical connection state of the electrode being checked with respect to the connection to the control unit during a diagnostic routine by the control unit. It is proposed that the connection state is checked during the diagnostic routine by the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, BambergInventors: Holger Wuerstlein, Detlef Russ
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Patent number: 10258410Abstract: Method for generating a shaped laser pulse in a lithotripter characterized in that if the pulse duration is divided into four intervals of equal length, less than 25% of the energy of the pulse is emitted in the first of those intervals, and in that the maximum intensity of the pulse is first reached in the second, third or fourth time interval, and wherein the intensity reached after the start of the third and/or forth interval is at least once the same as or higher than the maximum intensity reached in the second interval.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: DORNIER MEDTECH LASER GMBHInventors: Werner Hiereth, Detlef Russ, Stefan Biggel, Raimund Hibst
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Patent number: 10244946Abstract: In order to provide a temperature sensor or a temperature measuring apparatus having a temperature sensor, which enables direct temperature measurement, in particular even during treatment, in particular even with HF surgical devices, it is proposed that the temperature sensor includes a sensor element with a medium which can be excited to luminescence, in particular fluorescence, and an optical waveguide which is optically connected to the sensor element and is intended to supply light to the medium at an excitation wavelength and/or to pick up and conduct light at a luminescence wavelength of the medium which can be excited to luminescence.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Anton Keller, Stefan Eick, Thomas Maser, Christoph Rothweiler, Sebastian Langen, Raimund Hibst, Oliver Fugger, Detlef Russ
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Publication number: 20170138997Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a capacitive sensor arrangement of a motor vehicle, a control unit being provided, the sensor arrangement having at least one electrode and a connection arrangement which is assigned to the electrode and has a connecting line and, on the latter, a connection on the electrode side and a connection on the control unit side, the electrode being controlled during a measurement routine by the control unit and the resulting distance values being determined on the basis of a measurement capacitance formed by the electrode with respect to a reference potential, the electrical connection state of the electrode being checked with respect to the connection to the control unit during a diagnostic routine by the control unit. It is proposed that the connection state is checked during the diagnostic routine by the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Holger Wuerstlein, Detlef Russ
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Patent number: 9637049Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting an operator control event using a sensor arrangement having at least one proximity sensor and a sensor controller, the operator control event being generated by a user of a vehicle. A first coarse evaluation of the sensor measured values for the occurrence of an operator control sign is carried out, that a predetermined number of the respective last sensor measured values of at least one sensor element are buffered, that the detection of an operator control sign triggers a fine evaluation of the sensor measured values for verifying the occurrence of an operator control event at a triggering time, and that the fine evaluation is based on the buffered sensor measured values and on the temporally subsequent sensor measured values, with the result that sensor measured values both before and after the triggering time are included in the fine evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventors: Detlef Russ, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Fuchs
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Patent number: 9541590Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for detecting a capacitance of a capacitive component and/or a change in the capacitance of a capacitive component, which circuit arrangement comprises, inter alia a monostable flipflop controllable by a control signal and having at least two inputs and one output, wherein a first input of the flipflop is provided for the control signal, and a second input is connected to a capacitive component. The circuit arrangement further comprises a conversion device, which is connected to the output of the monostable flipflop, and an evaluation unit, which is connected to the conversion device in order to evaluate the signal voltage and from this to generate at least one detection value, which indicates the capacitance and/or a change in the capacitance of the capacitive component.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, HallstadtInventors: Udo Geuther, Ralf Daiminger, Detlef Russ
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Patent number: 9239579Abstract: In order to ascertain the actuating position of a vehicle part that is moved by an electric actuating motor via an actuating mechanism, an angle of rotation correlating with the number of motor shaft rotations during the actuation process or a motor signal correlated therewith are ascertained during an actuation process. An actuating position measure for the actuating position of the vehicle part is derived from the angle of rotation or the motor signal correlating therewith. During this process, an unloaded angle of rotation, through which the motor shaft rotates during an initial no-load phase of the actuation process without motion of the vehicle part is compensated by a predetermined correction term. The correction term is changed according to a stored dependency on a characteristic quantity for the age of the actuating mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventors: Markus Schlesiger, Roland Kalb, Martin Lieb, Marcus Scholz, Steffen Bauersachs, Christoph Straub, Detlef Russ, Matthias Weidinger
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Publication number: 20150289767Abstract: In order to provide a temperature sensor or a temperature measuring apparatus having a temperature sensor, which enables direct temperature measurement, in particular even during treatment, in particular even with HF surgical devices, it is proposed that the temperature sensor includes a sensor element with a medium which can be excited to luminescence, in particular fluorescence, and an optical waveguide which is optically connected to the sensor element and is intended to supply light to the medium at an excitation wavelength and/or to pick up and conduct light at a luminescence wavelength of the medium which can be excited to luminescence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2012Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Anton Keller, Stefan Eick, Thomas Maser, Christoph Rothweiler, Sebastian Langen, Raimund Hibst, Olivier Fugger, Detlef Russ
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Publication number: 20150219703Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for detecting a capacitance of a capacitive component and/or a change in the capacitance of a capacitive component, which circuit arrangement comprises, inter alia a monostable flipflop controllable by a control signal and having at least two inputs and one output, wherein a first input of the flipflop is provided for the control signal, and a second input is connected to a capacitive component. The circuit arrangement further comprises a conversion device, which is connected to the output of the monostable flipflop, and an evaluation unit, which is connected to the conversion device in order to evaluate the signal voltage and from this to generate at least one detection value, which indicates the capacitance and/or a change in the capacitance of the capacitive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Udo GEUTHER, Ralf DAIMINGER, Detlef RUSS
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Publication number: 20150100048Abstract: Method for generating a shaped laser pulse in a lithotripter characterized in that if the pulse duration is divided into four intervals of equal length, less than 25% of the energy of the pulse is emitted in the first of those intervals, and in that the maximum intensity of the pulse is first reached in the second, third or fourth time interval, and wherein the intensity reached after the start of the third and/or forth interval is at least once the same as or higher than the maximum intensity reached in the second interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: DORNIER MEDTECH LASER GMBHInventors: Werner Hiereth, Detlef Russ, Stefan Biggel, Raimund Hibst