Patents by Inventor Florian STEINHAUSER

Florian STEINHAUSER 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: 12686406
    Abstract: A method for planning a behavior of a vehicle with respect to one or more occluded area(s) along a navigation path of the vehicle, wherein the method comprises an occluded area identification step, during which the occluded area(s) is/are identified, and a phantom object generation step, during which at least one phantom object is generated for at least one of the occluded areas, the occluded area(s) is/are defined based on information from a predefined occlusion scenario catalog during the occluded area identification step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Chi Zhang, Florian Steinhauser
  • Publication number: 20240124019
    Abstract: A method for planning a behavior of a vehicle with respect to one or more occluded area(s) along a navigation path of the vehicle, wherein the method comprises an occluded area identification step, during which the occluded area(s) is/are identified, and a phantom object generation step, during which at least one phantom object is generated for at least one of the occluded areas, the occluded area(s) is/are defined based on information from a predefined occlusion scenario catalog during the occluded area identification step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Chi Zhang, Florian Steinhauser
  • Patent number: 10384539
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an operating handle for a bearing surface transporter for accommodating an object to be transported, for example, the bearing surface of a surgical table, comprising at least two motorized drive rollers, wherein the operating handle comprises a handle piece that can be rotated around its longitudinal axis, an angle of rotation sensor for detecting an angle of rotation and a direction of rotation of the handle piece and for providing a sensor signal to a control unit of the at least two drive rollers, and a force sensor for detecting a force exerted onto the handle piece in the direction of its longitudinal axis and for providing a sensor signal to the control unit of the at least two drive rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: MAQUET GMBH
    Inventor: Florian Steinhauser
  • Publication number: 20180194224
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an operating handle for a bearing surface transporter for accommodating an object to be transported, for example, the bearing surface of a surgical table, comprising at least two motorized drive rollers, wherein the operating handle comprises a handle piece that can be rotated around its longitudinal axis, an angle of rotation sensor for detecting an angle of rotation and a direction of rotation of the handle piece and for providing a sensor signal to a control unit of the at least two drive rollers, and a force sensor for detecting a force exerted onto the handle piece in the direction of its longitudinal axis and for providing a sensor signal to the control unit of the at least two drive rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: MAQUET GMBH
    Inventor: Florian STEINHAUSER