Patents by Inventor Jan Schulz

Jan Schulz 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: 8083379
    Abstract: A reflector emitter includes a combination reflector having at least one elliptical concave mirror shaped as an ellipsoid of revolution section having first and second focal points disposed outside and inside of the ellipsoid of revolution section, respectively. The reflector emitter includes at least one light source at the second focal point. The ellipsoid of revolution section is formed as an ellipsoid of revolution that is cut between its center and the first focal point in a longitudinal section plane and in a cross-sectional plane. An aperture is provided above an other concave mirror having at least one focal point that coincides with the first focal point of the ellipsoid of revolution section. The other concave mirror is formed as a hollow body cut in a sectional plane through its focal point. This sectional plane and the longitudinal section plane of the ellipsoid of revolution section share a common plane of reference and the concave mirrors have opposing faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut fuer Polar- und Meeresforschung
    Inventors: Jan Schulz, Michael Potthoff
  • Patent number: 7976175
    Abstract: A ring lamp includes a light source having a first hollow cylinder with a lighting device disposed therein. The light source has an emitting surface with a light-emitting direction oriented toward an axis of the hollow cylinder. The lamp also includes a light directing device configured to direct light emission. The light directing device includes a lens system having a lens formed as a second hollow cylinder and configured to focus light into a radial plane which is orthogonal to the axis. The lens system has a ring-shaped aperture diaphragm disposed centrally in an optical path of the light emission behind the lens. The emitting surface of the light source and the lens system have a same length, are coaxial and axially aligned with each other. A radial surface which is defined by an inner radius of the lens system and the length of the lens system spans a delimited volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut Fuer Polar- und Meeresforschung
    Inventor: Jan Schulz
  • Publication number: 20100020538
    Abstract: A reflector emitter includes a combination reflector having at least one elliptical concave mirror shaped as an ellipsoid of revolution section having first and second focal points disposed outside and inside of the ellipsoid of revolution section, respectively. The reflector emitter includes at least one light source at the second focal point. The ellipsoid of revolution section is formed as an ellipsoid of revolution that is cut between its center and the first focal point in a longitudinal section plane and in a cross-sectional plane. An aperture is provided above an other concave mirror having at least one focal point that coincides with the first focal point of the ellipsoid of revolution section. The other concave mirror is formed as a hollow body cut in a sectional plane through its focal point. This sectional plane and the longitudinal section plane of the ellipsoid of revolution section share a common plane of reference and the concave mirrors have opposing faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut fuer Polar- und Meeresforschung
    Inventors: Jan Schulz, Michael Potthoff
  • Publication number: 20090016058
    Abstract: A ring lamp includes a light source having a first hollow cylinder with a lighting device disposed therein. The light source has an emitting surface with a light-emitting direction oriented toward an axis of the hollow cylinder. The lamp also includes a light directing device configured to direct light emission. The light directing device includes a lens system having a lens formed as a second hollow cylinder and configured to focus light into a radial plane which is orthogonal to the axis. The lens system has a ring-shaped aperture diaphragm disposed centrally in an optical path of the light emission behind the lens. The emitting surface of the light source and the lens system have a same length, are coaxial and axially aligned with each other. A radial surface which is defined by an inner radius of the lens system and the length of the lens system spans a delimited volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut
    Inventor: Jan Schulz
  • Publication number: 20080039121
    Abstract: A method of establishing a community including a first mobile communication device user and a second mobile communication device user is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first message from the first mobile communication device user and receiving a second message from the second mobile communication device user. The method further includes parsing the first message and the second message to determine a first user identifier and a first user-generated key and a second user identifier and a second user-generated key respectively. Furthermore, the method includes calculating a matching probability between the first mobile communication device user and the second mobile communication device user based on at least one of a proximity of distance, a proximity of time of the receipt of messages, and matching of the user-generated keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Muller, Jan Schulz, Lars Henrik Grau, Marhus Juhr-De Benedetti