Patents by Inventor Felix Orth

Felix Orth 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).

  • Patent number: 11772891
    Abstract: Disclosed is a piece goods box having at least one piece goods chamber for receiving at least one piece goods item. The at least one piece goods chamber is assigned at least one holder that is adjustable from a storage position to a transfer position in which the holder is disposed at least partially outside the piece goods chamber, for transferring the piece goods item to/from the piece goods box. The holder, in the transfer position, has two holding regions for holding the at least one piece goods item in the transfer position. In the transfer position, at least one free space is provided between the holding regions of the at least one holder that is accessible in the horizontal direction from outside the at least one piece goods chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: STREETSCOOTER GMBH
    Inventors: Felix Orth, Fabian Schmitt, Daniel Voiges
  • Patent number: 11609335
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a rotatably mounted sensor designed to produce an image of an environment of the vehicle, a control device designed to process data obtained from the sensor, and a ventilation device that is designed for cooling the control device by a rotatably mounted impeller. An axis of rotation of the impeller is oriented orthogonally to a direction of movement of the vehicle and the ventilation device and the sensor are rotationally coupled in such a way that the impeller rotates the sensor around the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Tobias Augspurger, Felix Orth, Klaus Ening, Bugra Turan, Nick Fiege
  • Patent number: 10929802
    Abstract: A method for locating at least one object transported in a load compartment of a delivery van, wherein the load compartment has a plurality of doors for removing the at least one object from the load compartment and the delivery van has a controller, includes determining a current position of the at least one object in the load compartment during a journey of the delivery van with a position determination device communicatively connected to the controller, and, for removing the at least one object from the load compartment, determining that door from the plurality of doors with the shortest distance to the current position, indicating the determined door with an indication device communicatively connected to the controller and/or opening the determined door and indicating the current position of the at least one object in the load compartment with the indication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventor: Felix Orth
  • Publication number: 20200033480
    Abstract: A vehicle (1) includes a rotatably mounted sensor (4) designed to produce an image of an environment of the vehicle (1), a control device (5) designed to process data obtained from the sensor (4), and a ventilation device (6) that is designed for cooling the control device (5) by a rotatably mounted impeller (2). An axis of rotation of the impeller (2) is oriented orthogonally to a direction of movement of the vehicle (1) and the ventilation device (6) and the sensor (4) are rotationally coupled in such a way that the impeller (7) rotates the sensor (4) around the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias Augspurger, Felix Orth, Klaus Ening, Bugra Turan, Nick Fiege
  • Patent number: 10435156
    Abstract: An airworthy, unmanned transport apparatus (1) has a payload container (2) for at least one consignment (14), wherein the transport apparatus (1) has on its underside (4) at least two latching arms (5) which are arranged opposite one another and are each subjected to a spring force and by way of which the payload container (2) is able to be latched onto the transport apparatus (1) such that, as a result of the latching arms (5) being pressed in, the payload container (2) is releasable from the transport apparatus (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Marco Bellof, Felix Orth, Martin Sommer
  • Publication number: 20190295028
    Abstract: A method for locating at least one object transported in a load compartment of a delivery van, wherein the load compartment has a plurality of doors for removing the at least one object from the load compartment and the delivery van has a controller, includes determining a current position of the at least one object in the load compartment during a journey of the delivery van with a position determination device communicatively connected to the controller, and, for removing the at least one object from the load compartment, determining that door from the plurality of doors with the shortest distance to the current position, indicating the determined door with an indication device communicatively connected to the controller and/or opening the determined door and indicating the current position of the at least one object in the load compartment with the indication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Felix Orth
  • Publication number: 20180282061
    Abstract: Disclosed is a piece goods box having at least one piece goods chamber for receiving at least one piece goods item. The at least one piece goods chamber is assigned at least one holder that is adjustable from a storage position to a transfer position in which the holder is disposed at least partially outside the piece goods chamber, for transferring the piece goods item to/from the piece goods box. The holder, in the transfer position, has two holding regions for holding the at least one piece goods item in the transfer position. In the transfer position, at least one free space is provided between the holding regions of the at least one holder that is accessible in the horizontal direction from outside the at least one piece goods chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Felix Orth, Fabian Schmitt, Daniel Voiges
  • Publication number: 20180257781
    Abstract: An airworthy, unmanned transport apparatus (1) has a payload container (2) for at least one consignment (14), wherein the transport apparatus (1) has on its underside (4) at least two latching arms (5) which are arranged opposite one another and are each subjected to a spring force and by way of which the payload container (2) is able to be latched onto the transport apparatus (1) such that, as a result of the latching arms (5) being pressed in, the payload container (2) is releasable from the transport apparatus (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Marco Bellof, Felix Orth, Martin Sommer
  • Publication number: 20170291766
    Abstract: Delivery vehicle is described and depicted which serves for delivery, in particular autonomously, of consignments to different sites along a delivery route, with a loading space comprising a shelf system for shelves containing consignments. In order to save time and cost for delivery or hand-over of consignments along a delivery route, it is provided that the shelf system is configured to receive shelves in a plurality of storage positions for provision of the shelves and in at least one extraction position for extraction of consignments from the shelves, and that the shelf system has at least one adjustment device for adjusting, in particular moving, the shelves of the shelf system between several storage positions and the at least one extraction position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Felix Orth, Fabian Schmitt, Martin Sommer, Uwe Kessels