Patents by Inventor Hans-Dieter Liess

Hans-Dieter Liess 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: 5452639
    Abstract: In order to be able to automatically locate and map ammunition over a large area without endangering the searching crew, ground-scanning sensors are mounted on a relatively light-weight, unmanned, remote-controlled vehicle which then travels over the area contaminated with ammunition. The controlled vehicle is controlled from, and the sensor signals are evaluated in, a second vehicle which is generally disposed in the immediate vicinity of the area being examined. The controlling vehicle, which is preferably armored, also accommodates the operating crew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignees: TZN Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Unterluss GmbH, Mak System Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Uwe Aulenbacher, Helmut Neff, Peter Steffen, Hans-Dieter Liess, Manfred Johnk
  • Patent number: 4877032
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for controlling an implantable device, such as a heart pacemaker, has a number of individual sensors connected to an evaluation circuit through a catheter having at least two leads. The sensors are respectively activated in chronological succession by a shared control circuit, with both the sensors and the control circuit being arranged in the catheter. The corresponding measured signals are transmitted via the same leads, and also being offset chronologically. The arrangement permits a number of sensors to be connected to a catheter while maintaining only two lines in the catheter, so that the flexibility and reliability of the catheter, which are best with the fewest possible leads, remain unimpaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Heinze, Hans-Dieter Liess
  • Patent number: 4727879
    Abstract: A measurement device for frequency control of a heart pacemaker based on the level of blood oxygen saturation contains a measuring probe which includes a light transmitter and a light receiver. The light receiver receives the light emitted by the light transmitter and reflected by the blood. The light transmitter and the light receiver are connected in parallel to an evaluation circuit via two common lines, this evaluation circuit charging the measuring probe with a constant current or with a constant voltage. A resistor is arranged in series with the light receiver. A transistor is arranged parallel to this series circuit, the base thereof being connected to the junction of the resistor and the light receiver. By means of this arrangement, the measurement sensitivity given deposits on the probe is maintained at a higher level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Liess, Roland Heinze