Patents by Inventor Klaus Zimmermann

Klaus Zimmermann 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: 12242053
    Abstract: A projection assembly for a vehicle, includes a vehicle side pane, which is equipped with a reflective coating, and a projector, which is directed at a region of the vehicle side pane, wherein the radiation of the projector is predominately p-polarized and wherein the reflective coating is suitable for reflecting p-polarized radiation. The projection assembly is provided for displaying entertainment content such as films for the rear vehicle occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Klaus Fischer, Dagmar Schaefer, Roberto Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20250049037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to the use of compounds of formula (I), or of compositions comprising the same, or of compounds of formula (II), for controlling unwanted vegetation. Further, the invention relates to methods of applying compounds of formula (I), or compositions comprising the same, or compounds of formula (II) on plants, their seed and/or their habitat. Finally, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a compound of formula (III) via a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Klaus Ditrich, Michael Breuer, Moritz Stefan Pott, Gunther Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20250034605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing glufosinate, comprising the step of enzymatically cleaving off a carbamoyl moiety of a carbamoyl amino acid compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Gunther Zimmermann, Moritz Stefan Pott, Michael Breuer, Klaus Ditrich, Stefan Seemayer
  • Publication number: 20250028169
    Abstract: A laminated pane includes an outer pane and an inner pane, which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, an electrically conductive coating between the outer pane and the inner pane, an anti-reflection coating only in a partial region of the laminated pane which is provided for a camera window, wherein the anti-reflection coating is arranged on the surface of the inner pane facing away from the intermediate layer, and the electrically conductive coating is also arranged in the partial region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Jan HAGEN, Klaus FISCHER, Roberto ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20240392838
    Abstract: A bearing seat assembly comprising first and second bearing seats, and linear bearings located there between. A convex portion protruding toward a first bottom portion of the first bearing seat is formed in the central portion of a second bottom portion of the second bearing seat, and a recessed shape recessed toward a direction away from the first bottom portion is formed in a part of the second bottom portion between the convex portion and both end portions of the second bottom portion. A concave portion opposite to the convex portion is formed in the first bottom portion, the concave portion has an opening that is open toward the convex portion, and the convex portion is inserted into the concave portion by passing through the opening, so that the stress distribution and magnitude of the second bearing seat are optimized, and the risk of failure of the linear bearings is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Huimin HAN, Klaus Zimmermann, Philipp Weippert
  • Patent number: 12105251
    Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to a metalens portion comprising a plurality of holes in a first substrate, wherein at least two holes of the plurality of holes differ in size, and wherein a refractive index of the metalens portion is defined by at least one of shape of the holes and an arrangement pattern of the holes, thereby providing a metalens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 12055676
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a transparent optical portion comprising a plurality of protrusion for providing a metalens function on a surface of an optical device, wherein a direction of growth of the plurality of protrusion is based on a crystal structure of a first substrate, and wherein the protrusions differ in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11733561
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11659223
    Abstract: It is disclosed a system comprising a display characteristics evaluation unit configured to evaluate display characteristics of a display of an electronic device, a media access unit configured to receive a source media file from a media storage, and a display-dependent processing unit configured to perform, based on the display characteristics, a display-dependent processing of the source media file to obtain a display-dependent media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piergiorgio Sartor, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20230126615
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 11594568
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to an image sensor, including: a first photosensitive layer (2) for sensing blue light; a second photosensitive layer (3) for sensing green light; a third photosensitive layer (4) for sensing red light; and a fourth photosensitive layer (5) for sensing infrared light, wherein the first, second, third and fourth photosensitive layer are stacked on each other and each comprise a Perovskite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11585382
    Abstract: A pre-tensioned bearing assembly, including: a first rolling bearing including a first outer ring, first inner ring including a first cylindrical surface, and a plurality of rolling elements radially disposed between the first inner and outer rings; a second rolling bearing including a second outer ring, a second inner ring including a second cylindrical surface, and a plurality of rolling elements radially disposed between the second inner and outer rings; a shaft including a shoulder in contact with the second rolling bearing; a first conically-shaped sleeve in contact with the first cylindrical surface and the second cylindrical surface, and including a conical inner surface; a second conically-shaped sleeve in contact with the conical inner surface; and a shaft nut including an internal thread in cooperation with the shaft, and fixing the first inner ring and the second inner ring axially onto the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Huimin Han, Klaus Zimmermann, Thomas Dittrich
  • Patent number: 11550182
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a color filter for a display device, which has at least one color filter element for generating a predefined color in response to incident light, wherein the at least one color filter element includes a Perovskite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tonino Greco, Klaus Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20220306155
    Abstract: An information processing circuitry for controlling a content provided to a user inside a cabin of an autonomous vehicle, wherein the information processing circuitry is configured to: obtain environment data; acquire abstract content data, representing abstract content, being associated with the obtained environment data; measure initial user body data of the user and determine, based on the measured initial user body data, an initial emotional state of the user; determine and provide a first content, being associated with the abstract content, to the user; measure, in response to providing the first content to the user, first user body data of the user and determine, based on the measured first user body data, a first emotional state of the user; and if the initial emotional state and the first emotional state of the user are different: acquire user content data from a database, representing user content associated with a past user experience, being associated with the environment data, wherein the user
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20220146711
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a transparent optical portion comprising a plurality of protrusion for providing a metalens function on a surface of an optical device, wherein a direction of growth of the plurality of protrusion is based on a crystal structure of a first substrate, and wherein the protrusions differ in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20220137259
    Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to a metalens portion comprising a plurality of holes in a first substrate, wherein at least two holes of the plurality of holes differ in size, and wherein a refractive index of the metalens portion is defined by at least one of shape of the holes and an arrangement pattern of the holes, thereby providing a metalens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tonino GRECO, Klaus ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20210372468
    Abstract: A pre-tensioned bearing assembly, including: a first rolling bearing including a first outer ring, first inner ring including a first conical surface, and a plurality of rolling elements radially disposed between the first inner and outer rings; a second rolling bearing including a second outer ring, a second inner ring including a second conical surface, and a plurality of rolling elements radially disposed between the second inner and outer rings; a shaft including a shoulder in contact with the second rolling bearing; a first conically-shaped sleeve in contact with the first conical surface and the second conical surface, and including a cylindrical inner surface; a second conically-shaped sleeve in contact with the cylindrical inner surface; and a shaft nut including an internal thread in cooperation with the shaft, and fixing the first inner ring and the second inner ring axially onto the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Huimin Han, Klaus Zimmermann, Thomas Dittrich
  • Patent number: 11093963
    Abstract: A system for managing an account includes a tag element representing a value, a mobile device adapted to determine the value when being located in proximity of the tag element, and adapted to access a network, and a server adapted to communicate with the mobile device via the network and adapted to access to a database, the database being adapted to store the account, the account being related to the mobile device (102) and to the tag element; wherein the mobile device is further adapted to communicate the determined value to the server, and wherein the server is further adapted to add the communicated value to the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Klaus Zimmermann, Aurel Bordewieck
  • Patent number: 11093255
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically pre-configuring a hardware portion of a device before the device is set into a full operation mode has a processor. The processor performs: obtaining a set of parameters for pre-configuring the hardware portion of the device, the set of parameters defining a status of the device; and providing the set of parameters to the device for automatically pre-configuring the hardware portion of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Klaus Zimmermann, Aurel Bordewieck
  • Publication number: 20210219007
    Abstract: It is disclosed a system comprising a display characteristics evaluation unit configured to evaluate display characteristics of a display of an electronic device, a media access unit configured to receive a source media file from a media storage, and a display-dependent processing unit configured to perform, based on the display characteristics, a display-dependent processing of the source media file to obtain a display-dependent media file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piergiorgio SARTOR, Klaus ZIMMERMANN