Patents by Inventor Frank Wegner

Frank Wegner 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: 12497818
    Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a door system, having at least one movable door leaf and a control device, which is designed to control the drive of the door leaf, and having a sensor unit, which is designed to detect at least one person in a region before the door system, and transmits information about the person to the control device, includes at least the following steps; a) detecting a person approaching the door system laterally, b) identifying a parameter set (P) having the distance (A) changing in time, the approach angle (?) and/or the speed (S) of the person relative to the door system, c) determining the desire to enter of the person approaching laterally on the basis of a comparison of the currently identified parameters with stored parameters and d) opening the door leaf only in the case of the determined desire to enter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Wegner, Chandra Gupta, Martin Boeckhoff
  • Patent number: 12473772
    Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a pivot leaf door, having a pivotable door leaf, includes at least the following steps: performing a pivot movement of the door leaf; and identifying an interaction between the door leaf and a person and determining a correction value for the pivot movement of the door leaf based on the interaction and correcting future pivot movements of the door leaf by the correction value. A door actuator of a door system is configured to carry out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Wegner
  • Patent number: 12188289
    Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a door system, having at least one movable door leaf and having a control device, and having a sensor unit, configured to detect people in a region before the door system, and transmits information about the people to the control device, includes at least the following steps: detecting a first person and, calculating the probable arrival time thereof at the door leaf, calculating first control parameters to actuate the door leaf in relation to the first person, and detecting at least one second person, and calculating the probable arrival time thereof, calculating second control parameters to actuate the door leaf in relation to the second person, linking the first control parameters with the second control parameters to form a first control parameter set, and controlling the drive of the door leaf on the basis of the set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Wegner, Jelic Slobodan, Martin Boeckhoff
  • Patent number: 12060742
    Abstract: A method for operating a door system having a movable door leaf and a control unit, with at least one sensor unit being configured, with which the approach of at least one person is detected, includes: providing the sensor unit in the form of a radar sensor and/or a camera with an image processing unit; recording a distance of the person from the door system using the sensor unit; recording an approach speed with the sensor unit, at which the person approaches the door system; transmitting the distance and approach speed; determining a probable approach time of the person with the control unit; determining the movement parameters for moving the door leaf by the control unit and actuating the door leaf by the door actuator based on the movement parameters determined by the control unit. A door system having a control unit is configured to carry out this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Wegner
  • Publication number: 20240102330
    Abstract: A safety device of an automated door system has a sensor device for arrangement on the door system such that a detection region of the sensor device covers a danger region of a door leaf using sensors. The sensor device detects the presence of an object within the detection region and has a control device for changinge the detection region on the basis of a current movement speed of the door leaf and/or to actuate the drive of the door leaf in the event of a safety response such that a braking distance of the door leaf is adapted to the current movement speed of the door leaf. The use of the safety device in a door drive with a drive unit for moving, or in a door system with, the associated door leaf an automated door system, and an operating method for the door system are also related.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Wegner
  • Patent number: 11939809
    Abstract: A method for operating a door system, wherein the door system has at least one door leaf, and wherein a sensor unit is configured and connected to a control unit of the door system, wherein the approach of a person to the door system is detected using the sensor unit, in particular designed as a radar sensor or as a camera, wherein the method has at least the following steps. Detecting an approach angle of the person, at which the person approaches the door system and opening the at least one door leaf at an opening width and/or at an opening speed, wherein the maximum opening width or the maximum opening speed is determined by the control unit as a function of the detected approach angle of the person. The method also relates to a door system with a control unit for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Wegner, Chandra Gupta, Martin Boeckhoff, Jelic Slobodan
  • Publication number: 20220268083
    Abstract: A method for operating a door system, wherein the door system has at least one door leaf, and wherein a sensor unit is configured and connected to a control unit of the door system, wherein the approach of a person to the door system is detected using the sensor unit, in particular designed as a radar sensor or as a camera, wherein the method has at least the following steps. Detecting an approach angle of the person, at which the person approaches the door system and opening the at least one door leaf at an opening width and/or at an opening speed, wherein the maximum opening width or the maximum opening speed is determined by the control unit as a function of the detected approach angle of the person. The method also relates to a door system with a control unit for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Frank WEGNER, Chandra GUPTA, Martin BOECKHOFF, Jelic SLOBODAN
  • Publication number: 20220268084
    Abstract: A method for operating a door system having a movable door leaf and a control unit, with at least one sensor unit being configured, with which the approach of at least one person is detected, includes: providing the sensor unit in the form of a radar sensor and/or a camera with an image processing unit; recording a distance of the person from the door system using the sensor unit; recording an approach speed with the sensor unit, at which the person approaches the door system; transmitting the distance and approach speed; determining a probable approach time of the person with the control unit; determining the movement parameters for moving the door leaf by the control unit and actuating the door leaf by the door actuator based on the movement parameters determined by the control unit. A door system having a control unit is configured to carry out this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Frank WEGNER
  • Publication number: 20220268087
    Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a pivot leaf door, having a pivotable door leaf, includes at least the following steps: performing a pivot movement of the door leaf; and identifying an interaction between the door leaf and a person and determining a correction value for the pivot movement of the door leaf based on the interaction and correcting future pivot movements of the door leaf by the correction value. A door actuator of a door system is configured to carry out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Frank WEGNER
  • Publication number: 20220268089
    Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a door system, having at least one movable door leaf and having a control device, and having a sensor unit, configured to detect people in a region before the door system, and transmits information about the people to the control device, includes at least the following steps: detecting a first person and, calculating the probable arrival time thereof at the door leaf, calculating first control parameters to actuate the door leaf in relation to the first person, and detecting at least one second person, and calculating the probable arrival time thereof, calculating second control parameters to actuate the door leaf in relation to the second person, linking the first control parameters with the second control parameters to form a first control parameter set, and controlling the drive of the door leaf on the basis of the set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Frank WEGNER, Jelic SLOBODAN, Martin BOECKHOFF
  • Publication number: 20220268088
    Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a door system, having at least one movable door leaf and a control device, which is designed to control the drive of the door leaf, and having a sensor unit, which is designed to detect at least one person in a region before the door system, and transmits information about the person to the control device, includes at least the following steps: a) detecting a person approaching the door system laterally, b) identifying a parameter set (P) having the distance (A) changing in time, the approach angle (?) and/or the speed (S) of the person relative to the door system, c) determining the desire to enter of the person approaching laterally on the basis of a comparison of the currently identified parameters with stored parameters and d) opening the door leaf only in the case of the determined desire to enter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Frank WEGNER, Chandra GUPTA, Martin BOECKHOFF
  • Patent number: 7627317
    Abstract: A method transmits data packets in a mobile radio system and corresponding mobile radio system. The method permits an immediate transmission of data packets to the receiver station along a new transmission path, after a handover of a connection along a transmission path, between a transmission station and a receiver station, to a new transmitting station. The new transmission station thus receives no information regarding the transmission status of data packets, which were transmitted before the handover of the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Akiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Faiba Raji, Frank Wegner
  • Patent number: 7450587
    Abstract: In a packet data transmission via a radio interface of a communication system, a packet number as identification information is transmitted for every data packet between data stations communicating with one another. To improve transmission security for the identification information, the identification information is multiplied and distributed separately to at least two data packets or transmitted separately in a separate information data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Gruhn, Christoph Mecklenbraeuker, Fariba Raji, Frank Wegner
  • Patent number: 7369499
    Abstract: To transmit data packets between a transmitter and a receiver, the data packets are transmitted in coded from as coding units. The received data packets are stored in coded or uncoded form in the receiver inside a memory. The receiver notifies the transmitter of the capacity utilization of the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Gruhn, Christina Gessner, Reinhard Koehn, Georgios Papoutsis, Jürgen Schindler, Jörg Schniedenharn, Armin Sitte, Frank Wegner
  • Publication number: 20050105488
    Abstract: A method transmits data packets in a mobile radio system and corresponding mobile radio system. The method permits an immediate transmission of data packets to the receiver station along a new transmission path, after a handover of a connection along a transmission path, between a transmission station and a receiver station, to a new transmitting station. The new transmission station thus receives no information regarding the transmission status of data packets, which were transmitted before the handover of the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Faiba Raji, Frank Wegner
  • Publication number: 20030177436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a radio communication system for the transmission of packet data units (SN#10, SN#11), by means of a radio interface in a radio communication system with at least one transmitter and at least one receiver, whereby the original data to be sent may be encoded with various codes to give various encoded units (CW1, CW2, CW3). Said various encoded units (CW1, CW2, CW3) are transmitted either consecutively or parallel to increase the redundancy in the receiver-side reconstruction of the original sent data and information on the underlying packet data units (SN#10, SN#11) is transmitted with the encoded units. According to the invention, the reconstruction of data may be expedited and improved by the transmission of information about the corresponding codes (CW1, Cw2, CW3) to the receiver with the encoded units and by a request from the receiver to the transmitter for the transmission of one or several selected encoded units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Gruhn, Christoph Mecklenbraeuker, Fariba Raji, Frank Wegner
  • Publication number: 20030161280
    Abstract: To transmit data packets between a transmitter and a receiver, the data packets are transmitted in coded from as coding units. The received data packets are stored in coded or uncoded form in the receiver inside a memory. The receiver notifies the transmitter of the capacity utilization of the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Gruhn, Christina Gessner, Reinhard Koehn, Georgios Papoutsis, Jurgen Schindler, Jorg Schniedenharn, Armin Sitte, Frank Wegner
  • Publication number: 20030053440
    Abstract: In a packet data transmission via a radio interface of a communication system, a packet number as identification information is transmitted for every data packet between data stations communicating with one another. To improve transmission security for the identification information, the identification information is multiplied and distributed separately to at least two data packets or transmitted separately in a separate information data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Gruhn, Christoph Mecklenbraeuker, Fariba Raji, Frank Wegner