Patents by Inventor Jan Simon

Jan Simon 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: 12571885
    Abstract: A light signal redirection device (26) for an optical measurement system for capturing objects in a monitoring region, an optical measurement system, and a method for operating a light signal redirection device (26) are described. The light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one redirection body (32) having at least one redirection region (34) for redirecting light signals (22). Furthermore, the light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one drive device (36) with which the at least one redirection body (32) can be driven in such a way that the at least one redirection region (34) can be moved relative to respective propagation axes (23) of light signals (22) which are incident on the at least one redirection region (34). At least one redirection region (34) is at least partially curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Ho-Hoai-Duc Nguyen, Thomas Schuler, Jürgen Nies, Jan Simon, Felix Müller
  • Patent number: 11644541
    Abstract: An emitting device (26) for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle for monitoring at least one monitoring region (14) for objects is described, having at least one light source (40a, 40b) for generating at least one optical emission signal (32a, 32b) and having at least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b), which has a diffractive effect on the at least one emission signal (32a, 32b), for controlling at least one beam direction (66a, 66b) of the at least one emission signal (32a, 32b). At least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b) which is settable to set the beam directions (66a, 66b) associated with the respective signal paths (41a, 41b), is arranged in at least two different signal paths (41a, 41b) of one emission signal or various emission signals (32a, 32b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Bertschinger, Daniel Stricker-Shaver, Jan Simon, Thomas Schuler
  • Publication number: 20230121106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computing device (9) for a lidar sensor apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1), wherein the computing device (9) has a measurement data interface for receiving measurement data from the lidar sensor device and is configured to ascertain a distance (d) of the object (7) from the lidar sensor apparatus (2) using a time-of-flight measurement for the detected reflected light component (8) or using a phase difference measurement between the scanning light (5) and the detected reflected light component (8), wherein the computing device (9) has a data interface (10) and is configured to automatically utilize the time-of-flight measurement or the phase difference measurement for ascertaining the distance (d) in dependence on at least one driving situation parameter provided via the data interface (10) in order to improve a distance measurement that is to be performed by the lidar sensor apparatus (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Daniel Stricker-Shaver
  • Patent number: 11536838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detection device (4) for a motor vehicle (1) for detecting a distance (x1) of an object (O1) in a surrounding region (5) of the motor vehicle (1) from the motor vehicle (1), comprising an emitting unit (8), which is designed to emit a light beam (9) and to scan the surrounding region (5) by orienting the light beam (9) along predetermined emission angles (10), and comprising a receiving unit (11) having at least two receiving elements (16), which are designed to receive a part (12) of the light beam (9) reflected on the object (O1), to detect the distance (x1) on the basis of a duration between the emission of the light beam (9) and the reception of the reflected part (12) of the light beam (9), and to detect a reception angle (13), at which the reflected part (12) of the light beam (9) from the surrounding region (5) is incident on the receiving unit (11), wherein the receiving unit (11) is designed to detect a deviation (17) between the emission angle (10) of the light beam (9) an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Peter Horvath, Thomas Schuler
  • Publication number: 20220171025
    Abstract: A light signal redirection device (26) for an optical measurement system for capturing objects in a monitoring region, an optical measurement system, and a method for operating a light signal redirection device (26) are described. The light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one redirection body (32) having at least one redirection region (34) for redirecting light signals (22). Furthermore, the light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one drive device (36) with which the at least one redirection body (32) can be driven in such a way that the at least one redirection region (34) can be moved relative to respective propagation axes (23) of light signals (22) which are incident on the at least one redirection region (34). At least one redirection region (34) is at least partially curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Ho-Hoai-Duc Nguyen, Thomas Schuler, Jürgen Nies, Jan Simon, Felix Müller
  • Patent number: 11175403
    Abstract: A flexibly usable optoelectronic sensor device for detecting an object, comprising a receiving device for receiving light backscattered after the scattering of an emitted light beam at the object, wherein the receiving device has an array of at least two receiving elements for detecting radiation and a receiving optical unit for imaging the received radiation on the array; the array is divisible and/or divided into at least two array regions, wherein the at least two array regions correspond in each case to scatterings at objects at different distances from the monitoring region and/or different brightnesses of the received radiation, and the receiving elements respectively arranged in different array regions are settable and/or set to detect with mutually different light sensitivities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: ESPROS Photonics AG, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Thomas Schuler, Peter Horvath, Beat De Coi
  • Publication number: 20210165080
    Abstract: An emitting device (26) for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle for monitoring at least one monitoring region (14) for objects is described, having at least one light source (40a, 40b) for generating at least one optical emission signal (32a, 32b) and having at least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b), which has a diffractive effect on the at least one emission signal (32a, 32b), for controlling at least one beam direction (66a, 66b) of the at least one emission signal (32a, 32b). At least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b) which is settable to set the beam directions (66a, 66b) associated with the respective signal paths (41a, 41b), is arranged in at least two different signal paths (41a, 41b) of one emission signal or various emission signals (32a, 32b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Bertschinger, Daniel Stricker-Shaver, Jan Simon, Thomas Schuler
  • Patent number: 10754014
    Abstract: In order to measure distances precisely, a receiver device for determining a distance from an object is proposed, comprising: a receiver having a semiconductor structure with a photosensitive region for generating photo-induced charge carriers, which region faces the rear side, and having a transportation region, which faces the front side, wherein the photosensitive region and the transportation region are spatially separated from one another by a separation layer which has a passage between the photosensitive region and the transportation region, wherein the transportation region has an arrangement of at least two gates lying one next to the other, at least one of the gates thereof being located in the overlapping region of the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Espros Photonics AG, Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Popp, Beat De Coi, Jan Simon, Peter Horvath, Lin Lin, Thomas Schuler, Felix Mueller, Heiko Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20200025925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detection device (4) for a motor vehicle (1) for detecting a distance (x1) of an object (O1) in a surrounding region (5) of the motor vehicle (1) from the motor vehicle (1), comprising an emitting unit (8), which is designed to emit a light beam (9) and to scan the surrounding region (5) by orienting the light beam (9) along predetermined emission angles (10), and comprising a receiving unit (11) having at least two receiving elements (16), which are designed to receive a part (12) of the light beam (9) reflected on the object (O1), to detect the distance (x1) on the basis of a duration between the emission of the light beam (9) and the reception of the reflected part (12) of the light beam (9), and to detect a reception angle (13), at which the reflected part (12) of the light beam (9) from the surrounding region (5) is incident on the receiving unit (11), wherein the receiving unit (11) is designed to detect a deviation (17) between the emission angle (10) of the light beam (9) an
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Peter Horvath, Thomas Schuler
  • Publication number: 20180299549
    Abstract: A flexibly usable optoelectronic sensor device for detecting an object, comprising a receiving device for receiving light backscattered after the scattering of an emitted light beam at the object, wherein the receiving device has an array of at least two receiving elements for detecting radiation and a receiving optical unit for imaging the received radiation on the array; the array is divisible and/or divided into at least two array regions, wherein the at least two array regions correspond in each case to scatterings at objects at different distances from the monitoring region and/or different brightnesses of the received radiation, and the receiving elements respectively arranged in different array regions are settable and/or set to detect with mutually different light sensitivities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicants: ESPROS Photonics AG, Valeo Schalter und sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Jan SIMON, Thomas Schuler, Peter Horvath, Beat De Coi
  • Publication number: 20180128907
    Abstract: In order to measure distances precisely, a receiver device for determining a distance from an object is proposed, comprising: a receiver having a semiconductor structure with a photosensitive region for generating photo-induced charge carriers, which region faces the rear side, and having a transportation region, which faces the front side, wherein the photosensitive region and the transportation region are spatially separated from one another by a separation layer which has a passage between the photosensitive region and the transportation region, wherein the transportation region has an arrangement of at least two gates lying one next to the other, at least one of the gates thereof being located in the overlapping region of the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicants: ESPROS Photonics AG, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Martin POPP, Beat DE COI, Jan SIMON, Peter HORVATH, Lin LIN, Thomas SCHULER, Felix MUELLER, Heiko HOFMANN
  • Patent number: 9355478
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for reflecting changes to graph-structured data are provided. One method for reflecting changes to graph-structured data includes receiving a plot of a number of viewed nodes that are viewed on a first graph, constructing a second graph in response to a change in the graph-structured data associated with the first graph, by determining a number of viewed edges between a first viewed node of the number of viewed nodes and a remainder of the number of viewed nodes, determining a number of node connects for the first viewed node, and providing an indication of completeness of the first viewed node based on whether the number of node connects is greater than the number of viewed edges between the first viewed node and the number of viewed nodes, and merging the first graph and the second graph to create a merged graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Jan Trcka, Pavel Chmelicek
  • Publication number: 20130016116
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for reflecting changes to graph-structured data are provided. One method for reflecting changes to graph-structured data includes receiving a plot of a number of viewed nodes that are viewed on a first graph, constructing a second graph in response to a change in the graph-structured data associated with the first graph, by determining a number of viewed edges between a first viewed node of the number of viewed nodes and a remainder of the number of viewed nodes, determining a number of node connects for the first viewed node, and providing an indication of completeness of the first viewed node based on whether the number of node connects is greater than the number of viewed edges between the first viewed node and the number of viewed nodes, and merging the first graph and the second graph to create a merged graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Jan Trcka, Pavel Chmelicek
  • Publication number: 20120197870
    Abstract: A method is provided for transforming entity and relation data using a proxy engine. A proxy data engine can intercept a virtual query directed to a data provider application on a data repository device. The proxy data engine can transform the virtual query into a native query capable of being processed by the data provider application. The virtual query can include a virtual entity-relation object not included in the native query. The proxy data engine can transform a native result into a virtual result including the virtual entity-relation object. The native result can be a response to the native query and the native result can be received by the data provider application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Jan Trcka, Pavel Chmelicek
  • Publication number: 20110029479
    Abstract: A method and system of maintaining a computing services repository, including: accessing service data stored in a configuration database to populate a services repository with services and the service data from the configuration database; performing on-going service discovery to synchronize the services depository and the configuration database; and managing service data imported to the services repository from the configuration database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Miroslav Novak, Jan Simon, Jan Trcka
  • Patent number: 6838086
    Abstract: The invention discloses the use of low molecular weight hyaluronic acid fragments, which can be suitably modified, where appropriate, for producing vaccines. The vaccines are particularly suitable for controlling cancer diseases. Surprisingly, it has been found that low molecular weight hyaluronic acid fragments, which can be suitably modified, where appropriate, can be used both for preparing mature dendritic cells and directly, together with antigens or peptides or carrier systems, as an adjuvant in vaccines. It is likewise possible to couple the low molecular weight hyaluronic acid fragments, which can be suitably modified, where appropriate, to an antigen, peptide or carrier system. The coupled system can then be advantageously employed as a vaccine, in particular for treating cancer diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg
    Inventors: Jan Simon, Stefan Martin, Christian Termeer
  • Publication number: 20020160010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of anti-CD44 antibodies of both the constant (sDC44) and the variable part of CD44 (vCD44) for treating certain tumours and other diseases associated with the degeneration and activation of Langerhans cells (LC) and dendritic cells (DC) inside a mammalian body, including humans, and for treating undesirable immune reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: PETER HERRLICH, HELMUT PONTA, JAN SIMON, JOHANNES WEISS