Patents by Inventor Frank Schreiber
Frank Schreiber 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: 20230266495Abstract: A sensor for detecting objects within a monitoring range, with sensor components and an evaluation unit (9). An object detection signal is generated in the evaluation unit (9) in dependence upon sensor signals of the sensor components. The sensor has a device connection unit (10) having connection means designed for connecting to a connection module (11). A configuration jumper and/or a configuration memory (17) can be attached to the device connection unit (10). Thereby a signal distribution can be preset to connection elements of the connection module (11) and/or an operating mode of the sensor can be preset.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Bernhard Feller, Andreas Jüttner, Daniela Kessler, Frank Schreiber, Joachim Koperski
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Patent number: 10649193Abstract: A detector device is designed to capture light and to generate electrical signals. The detector device includes a housing and a detector disposed in the housing so as to be moveable at least partially in the housing and with respect to the housing. The detector device is useable in a detection system and/or in a microscope.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Patric Mrawek, Frank Schreiber, Roland Seifert
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Patent number: 10401290Abstract: A method for suppressing a spurious pulse following a measurement pulse in a measurement signal using a circuit includes generating a square-wave signal from the measurement signal. A delayed square-wave signal is generated by delaying the square-wave signal by a time span ?1. The delayed square-wave signal is input into a control input of a switching arrangement. The measurement signal or a signal derived therefrom is input into an input of the switching arrangement. The signal at the input of the switching arrangement is switched to a first output of the switching arrangement based on the delayed first square-wave signal at the control input of the switching arrangement. The time span ?1 is matched to the measurement signal such that the switching arrangement is not switched to the first output during the spurious pulse. A signal at the first output is output as an output signal of the circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Patric Mrawek
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Publication number: 20180045647Abstract: A method for suppressing a spurious pulse following a measurement pulse in a measurement signal using a circuit includes generating a square-wave signal from the measurement signal. A delayed square-wave signal is generated by delaying the square-wave signal by a time span ?1. The delayed square-wave signal is input into a control input of a switching arrangement. The measurement signal or a signal derived therefrom is input into an input of the switching arrangement. The signal at the input of the switching arrangement is switched to a first output of the switching arrangement based on the delayed first square-wave signal at the control input of the switching arrangement. The time span ?1 is matched to the measurement signal such that the switching arrangement is not switched to the first output during the spurious pulse. A signal at the first output is output as an output signal of the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Frank Schreiber, Patric Mrawek
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Publication number: 20180039057Abstract: A detector device is designed to capture light and to generate electrical signals. The detector device includes a housing and a detector disposed in the housing so as to be moveable at least partially in the housing and with respect to the housing. The detector device is useable in a detection system and/or in a microscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Patric MRAWEK, Frank SCHREIBER, Roland SEIFERT
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Patent number: 9651765Abstract: A method for separating detection signals in the beam path of an optical device, different signals being formed in a defined temporal sequence, is wherein a suppression or separation of signals is performed on the basis of the temporal sequence which is known or can be determined/established.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventor: Frank Schreiber
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Patent number: 9450118Abstract: A detector apparatus that is embodied to receive light and to generate electrical signals has a housing and a detector arranged in the housing. The detector includes a light sensor that is embodied to receive light and to release electrons. The light sensor is at a lower electrical potential level than the housing; and that the detector is in thermally conductive contact with the housing via an electrically insulating intermediate arrangement, the thermal conduction direction inside the housing being opposite to the light propagation direction of the light to be detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Bernd Widzgowski, Volker Seyfried, Holger Birk, Frank Schreiber
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Patent number: 9411141Abstract: A microscope, in particular a confocal microscope, has one or more lasers for generating an illumination light for a sample and has a detection device for detected signals from the sample. The detection device includes multiple adjustable spectral detection channels for the detection of predefinable different wavelength regions, and is configured and refined in the interest of particularly versatile utilization in consideration of a wide variety of phenomena, with particularly good separation of the phenomena in the context of investigation, in such a way that multiple temporal detection windows are respectively settable for the spectral detection channels.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Lioba Kuschel, Patric Mrawek, Bernd Widzgowski
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Patent number: 9170410Abstract: A laser microscope (10) having a laser light source (22) which generates laser light pulses (23) for the purpose of examining a sample (16). An optical element (25) is arranged in the beam path of the laser light pulses (23). The optical element (25) disperses the wavelength spectrum of the laser light pulses (23). Fractions (46, 48, 60, 62) of the broad-band laser light pulses (32) having different wavelengths travel different path lengths upon passing through a compensation device (30), such that the different fractions (46, 48, 60, 62) arrive at the sample (16) at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Leica Microsystems CMS GmbHInventor: Frank Schreiber
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Patent number: 9158101Abstract: A device for distributing illumination light and detected light in a microscope includes a distributor optic configured to guide illumination light onto a sample and guide detected light proceeding from the sample onto a detector. The distributor optic includes a polarization unit disposed in a first light path and configured to convert the illumination light directed onto the sample into a first polarization state, a beam splitter disposed in the first light path and having the polarization dependence so as to guide the converted illumination light onto the sample, a first portion of the detected light back into the first light path, and a second portion of the detected light into a second light path separated from the first light path. A beam combiner is configured to combine the first portion and the second portion of the detected light and guide the first portion and second portion onto the detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventor: Frank Schreiber
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Publication number: 20150286040Abstract: A microscope, in particular a confocal microscope, has one or more lasers for generating an illumination light for a sample and has a detection device for detected signals from the sample. The detection device includes multiple adjustable spectral detection channels for the detection of predefinable different wavelength regions, and is configured and refined in the interest of particularly versatile utilization in consideration of a wide variety of phenomena, with particularly good separation of the phenomena in the context of investigation, in such a way that multiple temporal detection windows are respectively settable for the spectral detection channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Lioba Kuschel, Patric Mrawek, Bernd Widzgowski
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Patent number: 9130079Abstract: A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a light sensor having a light incidence side and a cooling component. The cooling component is in direct contact with at least one of the light sensor, on the light incidence side, or a substrate carrying the light sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Bernd Widzgowski, Holger Birk
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Patent number: 9117947Abstract: A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a housing, a detector disposed in the housing and a cooling component disposed in the housing. The cooling component electrically insulates the detector with respect to the housing or is part of an insulator electrically that insulates the detector with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Bernd Widzgowski, Holger Birk
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Patent number: 9041990Abstract: A device (100) for variable deflection of light is described, encompassing a micromechanical mirror arrangement (14) having a plurality of light-reflecting mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26), and a control unit (32) with which the mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26) are controllable into different reflection positions in order to vary the light deflection. The device (100) has a back-reflection structure (60), systematically adapted to the mirror arrangement (14), for reflecting back onto another portion of the mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26), in targeted fashion, the light reflected onto the back-reflection structure (60) from one portion of the mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Leica Microsystems CMS GmbHInventor: Frank Schreiber
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Publication number: 20150013518Abstract: The invention relates to a tool (1) and a method for producing a tool (1) for the machining of metal sheets, in particular, for the trimming or forming thereof by means of deep drawing. The method comprises the provision of a metallic basic body (2), onto which a welding material (9) is welded at least in regions. According to the invention, the welding material (9) is composed of an alloy in % by mass of: carbon (C) 1.5-1.8% vanadium (V) 7.5-9.0% chromium (Cr) 4.5-6.0% molybdenum (Mo) 1.0-2.5% nickel (Ni) lower than (<)0.5% manganese (Mn) lower than (<)1.0% silicon (Si) lower than (<)1.0% as well as a remainder of iron (Fe) and melt-induced impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Torsten Hallfeldt, Raymund Eugen Pflitsch, Angelo Pintus, Frank Schreiber, Alfons Fischer
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Publication number: 20140306098Abstract: A detector apparatus that is embodied to receive light and to generate electrical signals has a housing and a detector arranged in the housing. The detector includes a light sensor that is embodied to receive light and to release electrons. The light sensor is at a lower electrical potential level than the housing; and that the detector is in thermally conductive contact with the housing via an electrically insulating intermediate arrangement, the thermal conduction direction inside the housing being opposite to the light propagation direction of the light to be detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Bernd Widzgowski, Volker Seyfried, Holger Birk, Frank Schreiber
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Publication number: 20130043377Abstract: A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a light sensor having a light incidence side and a cooling component. The cooling component is in direct contact with at least one of the light sensor, on the light incidence side, or a substrate carrying the light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Bernd Widzgowski, Holger Birk
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Publication number: 20130043378Abstract: A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a housing, a detector disposed in the housing and a cooling component disposed in the housing. The cooling component electrically insulates the detector with respect to the housing or is part of an insulator electrically that insulates the detector with respect to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventors: Frank Schreiber, Bernd Widzgowski, Holger Birk
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Publication number: 20130038875Abstract: A device for distributing illumination light and detected light in a microscope includes a distributor optic configured to guide illumination light onto a sample and guide detected light proceeding from the sample onto a detector. The distributor optic includes a polarization unit disposed in a first light path and configured to convert the illumination light directed onto the sample into a first polarization state, a beam splitter disposed in the first light path and having the polarization dependence so as to guide the converted illumination light onto the sample, a first portion of the detected light back into the first light path, and a second portion of the detected light into a second light path separated from the first light path. A beam combiner is configured to combine the first portion and the second portion of the detected light and guide the first portion and second portion onto the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventor: Frank Schreiber
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Publication number: 20130033734Abstract: A device (100) for variable deflection of light is described, encompassing a micromechanical mirror arrangement (14) having a plurality of light-reflecting mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26), and a control unit (32) with which the mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26) are controllable into different reflection positions in order to vary the light deflection. The device (100) has a back-reflection structure (60), systematically adapted to the mirror arrangement (14), for reflecting back onto another portion of the mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26), in targeted fashion, the light reflected onto the back-reflection structure (60) from one portion of the mirror actuators (18, 20, 22, 24, 26).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventor: Frank Schreiber