Patents by Inventor Manuel Schmidt

Manuel Schmidt 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: 11661063
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a lane change for a driver assistance system (100) of a vehicle (1), which method comprises calculating (220) a probability that other vehicles (2) are driving at a higher speed in a lane (L2) which is adjacent to a current lane (L1) of the vehicle (1), applying (240) a hysteresis to the calculated probability based on a driving parameter dependent on a last lane change, and issuing (250) a command to change lanes depending on the probability. The invention further relates to a driver assistance system and a vehicle which can carry out such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Till Nattermann, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Publication number: 20230158240
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid is provided, with a cylinder (16, 116) which has an open dispensing end (17), a piston (36) which is displaceable between a front and rear end position in the cylinder (16, 116) and is connected to a piston rod (35) that protrudes along a first direction beyond a rear end of the cylinder (16, 116) opposite the open dispensing end (17) and is guided in a receiving block (10), a nonreturn valve (18) closing the open dispensing end (17), and a tensioning device (S) which is connected to the piston rod (35, 135) and is arranged in the receiving block (10). The tensioning device (S) has a ramp (52) which is rotatable by means of a motor (12) and has a ramp track (53) extending along a helical line, wherein the ramp track (53) ascends from a first plateau along a region of inclination (S1, S2) to a second plateau and descends from the second plateau to the first plateau via a transition flank (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Altermann, Dominic Kamenzin, Thomas Schmidt, Manuel Mattes, Robin Sauter, Daniel Seeh
  • Patent number: 11590987
    Abstract: A method for controlling in an automated manner a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a road (12) in a current lane (14) is suggested, wherein the road (12) has at least one further lane (16). The method comprises the following steps: At least two preliminary driving maneuvers are generated and/or received, which include a lane change from the current lane (14) to the at least one further lane (16) and a starting time of the lane change. The starting times of the at least two preliminary driving maneuvers are at different times. The at least two driving maneuvers are compared taking into account the respective starting times. One of the starting times is selected based on the comparison. Further, a control device for a system for controlling a motor vehicle is also suggested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Till Nattermann, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Patent number: 11583581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-coding sequence of deoxyribonucleic acids comprising at least one sequence motif N1N2CGN3N4, wherein N is a nucleotide comprising A, C, T, or G, and C is deoxycytidine, G is deoxyguanosine, A is deoxyadenosine and T is deoxy-thymidine for the treatment of viral infections. In particular, the non-coding sequence of deoxyribonucleic acids is used in combination with antiretroviral therapy and/or histone de-acetylase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Schroff, Manuel Schmidt, Kerstin Kapp, Alfredo Zurlo, Ole Schmeltz Sogaard, Martin Tolstrup, Rasmus Offersen
  • Patent number: 11578331
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination and its use for the treatment of diseases. The instant disclosure provides a combination of a so-called T-cell regulator selected from the group comprising PD1, PD-L1, OX40, TIM-3, LAG3, CD137(4-1BB) and a non-coding immunomodulating DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Schroff, Manuel Schmidt, Kerstin Kapp, Alfredo Zurlo
  • Patent number: 11462099
    Abstract: A control system for use in a motor vehicle is used for monitoring a current driving situation of the motor vehicle, based on surroundings data of the host motor vehicle in the current driving situation, obtained from at least one surroundings sensor situated on the host motor vehicle. The control system is used to recognize lanes, lane boundary lines, lane markings, and/or other motor vehicles in an area in front of, to the side of, and/or behind the host motor vehicle. In addition, the control system is used to determine at least one driving parameter for each other motor vehicle present in the surroundings of the host motor vehicle, based on the provided surroundings data, and to generate a plurality of possible trajectories for the future travel course for each of the other motor vehicles, based on the driving parameter determined in each case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Anne Stockem Novo, Martin Krüger, Till Nattermann, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Patent number: 11378963
    Abstract: A method is proposed for controlling a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a roadway (12) in a current lane (14), wherein the roadway (12) has at least one additional lane (16) that is adjacent to the current lane (14) of the motor vehicle (10). The method has the following steps: At least one possible driving maneuver for the motor vehicle (10) is generated and/or received. A cost functional is determined, wherein the cost functional associates a cost factor with the at least one possible driving maneuver. At least one time-variant constraint is determined and/or received. The cost functional is extremized under the at least one time-variant constraint, and the possible driving maneuver is adapted based on the extremized cost functional, so that a target driving maneuver is obtained. In addition, a control unit (30) for a system (26) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Carlo Manna, Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Publication number: 20220153308
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a motor vehicle (10) which is driving on a road (12) in a current lane (14), the road (12) having at least one additional lane (16). First, free regions (Bf) and/or occupied regions (Bb) of the lanes (14, 16) are determined, which occupied regions are occupied by other road users (18, 20), the free regions (Bf) and the occupied regions (Bb) being spatio-temporal regions. Changing regions, in which a lane change between the two lanes (14, 16) is possible, and/or lane-keeping regions, in which a lane change between the two lanes (14, 16) is not possible, are determined on the basis of the determined free regions (Bf) and/or occupied regions (Bb). Possible driving maneuvers of the motor vehicle (10) at least between changing regions and/or lane-keeping regions adjoining one another in pairs are then determined. A system (26) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: CARLO MANNA, CHRISTIAN WISSING, MANUEL SCHMIDT, ANDREAS HOMANN, CHRISTIAN LIENKE, TORSTEN BERTRAM
  • Publication number: 20220128717
    Abstract: A radiation sensor has a substrate, a radiation sensitive chip thereon, a radiation impermeable frame joined to the chip side surfaces and surrounding the chip, and a radiation permeable layer over the chip. The frame does not project or does not substantially project over the upper edge of the chip along a substantial part of its inner periphery. The radiation permeable layer value projects over the chip in the lateral direction and is on the frame or above it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: VISHAY SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Heinrich GOTTLOB, Manuel SCHMIDT, Christoph GEBAUER
  • Patent number: 11279351
    Abstract: A method is presented for controlling a motor vehicle (10). Initially, driving maneuver data containing information concerning multiple possible, different driving maneuvers of the motor vehicle (10) are generated and/or received. Traffic data containing information concerning at least one undisturbed predicted trajectory of at least one further road user (20, 22, 24) are generated and/or received. An influence of the at least one driving maneuver on the trajectory of the at least one further road user (20, 22, 24) is determined, based on the driving maneuver data and the traffic data, and a characteristic variable is ascertained that describes the influence of the at least one driving maneuver on the at least one further road user (20, 22, 24). In addition, a system (34) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Carlo Manna, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Publication number: 20220080961
    Abstract: A control system (10) is suitable for use in a subject motor vehicle (12) and is set up and designed to monitor a current driving situation of the subject motor vehicle and a further motor vehicle and to determine an optimum trajectory for a subsequent driving maneuver of the subject motor vehicle (12) which is to be followed by the subject motor vehicle (12), based on environment data provided to the controller of the subject motor vehicle (12). The control system is set up and designed to obtain information relating to a current driving situation of the subject motor vehicle (12) and/or at least one other motor vehicle based on the environment data provided. Furthermore, the control system (10) is set up and designed to determine a plurality of lateral positions and a plurality of longitudinal positions and/or speeds on the basis of the information relating to the current driving situation of the subject motor vehicle and/or of the other motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christian LIENKE, Christian WISSING, Manuel SCHMIDT, Andreas HOMANN, Torsten BERTRAM, Markus BUSS, Martin KELLER, Karl-Heinz GLANDER
  • Publication number: 20220032952
    Abstract: A control system for use in a motor vehicle and configured to monitor a current driving situation of the motor vehicle on the basis of surrounding data of the motor vehicle acquired from at least one surrounding sensor arranged on the motor vehicle in a current driving situation is disclosed. The control system is configured to determine information relating to a current driving situation of the motor vehicle on the basis of the provided surrounding data, to determine information relating to a current driving situation of the motor vehicle and to determine a component of a future driving maneuver for the motor vehicle on the basis of the information relating to the current driving situation of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: AZ Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Lienke, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Torsten Bertram, Till Nattermann, Martirn Keller, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Publication number: 20220004781
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a driving corridor for a motor vehicle (1). The motor vehicle (10) comprises at least one camera (22) and a control unit (24), the camera (24) being designed to generate images of a front region (30) in front of the motor vehicle (10) and to forward these images to the control unit (24). The control unit (24) comprises a machine learning module (28) having an artificial neural network. The method comprises the following steps: an image of the front region (30) in front of the motor vehicle (10) is obtained by the at least one camera (22); characteristic image features of the image are extracted by means of the artificial neural network; by means of the same artificial neural network, image points (32) which delimit the driving corridor of the motor vehicle (10) and/or at least one driving corridor adjacent to the driving corridor are determined on the basis of the extracted characteristic image features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: MANUEL SCHMIDT, CHRISTIAN WISSING, ANDREAS HOMANN, CHRISTIAN LIENKE, TORSTEN BERTRAM, MARTIN KRÜGER, TILL NATTERMANN, KARL-HEINZ GLANDER
  • Publication number: 20210155933
    Abstract: A TLR-9 agonist for use in the treatment of a tumor disease, in particular of colon cancer, and for the modulation of the tumor microenvironment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Manuel SCHMIDT, Kerstin KAPP
  • Publication number: 20210129863
    Abstract: A method for controlling in an automated manner a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a road (12) in a current lane (14) is suggested, wherein the road (12) has at least one further lane (16). The method comprises the following steps: At least two preliminary driving maneuvers are generated and/or received, which include a lane change from the current lane (14) to the at least one further lane (16) and a starting time of the lane change. The starting times of the at least two preliminary driving maneuvers are at different times. The at least two driving maneuvers are compared taking into account the respective starting times. One of the starting times is selected based on the comparison. Further, a control device for a system for controlling a motor vehicle is also suggested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Till Nattermann, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Publication number: 20210126150
    Abstract: A photosensitive transistor is disclosed herein that includes: a semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type as a collector layer; above it a less doped layer of the first conductivity type having regions of different thickness; a semiconductor base layer of the second conductivity type above at least parts of the regions of the less doped layer; and an emitter layer of the first conductivity type above at least parts of the base layer, but not above at least one part of the part of the base layer disposed above the thinner region of the less doped layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventor: Manuel Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20210079403
    Abstract: A TLR-9 agonist for use in the treatment of a tumor disease, in particular of colon cancer, and for the modulation of the tumor microenvironment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Mologen AG
    Inventors: Manuel SCHMIDT, Kerstin KAPP
  • Publication number: 20210053571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a lane change for a driver assistance system (100) of a vehicle (1), which method comprises calculating (220) a probability that other vehicles (2) are driving at a higher speed in a lane (L2) which is adjacent to a current lane (L1) of the vehicle (1), applying (240) a hysteresis to the calculated probability based on a driving parameter dependent on a last lane change, and issuing (250) a command to change lanes depending on the probability. The invention further relates to a driver assistance system and a vehicle which can carry out such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Till Nattermann, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Publication number: 20210009119
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a road (12) in a current lane (14) is presented. The road (12) has at least one further lane (16) which is adjacent to the current lane (14) of the motor vehicle (10). The method comprises the following steps: A driving maneuver graph is generated and/or received, which contains information about at least two different driving maneuvers for the motor vehicle (10). One of the at least two possible driving maneuvers is selected by means of a machine learning module (36) which applies a machine learning method to the driving maneuver graph. A control device (30) for a system (26) for the control of a motor vehicle (10) is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Till Nattermann, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Torsten Bertram, Niklas Stannartz, Christian Lienke
  • Publication number: 20210010003
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination and its use for the treatment of diseases. The instant disclosure provides a combination of a so-called T-cell regulator selected from the group comprising PD1, PD-L1, OX40, TIM-3, LAG3, CD137(4-1BB) and a non-coding immunomodulating DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mologen AG
    Inventors: Matthias Schroff, Manuel Schmidt, Kerstin Kapp, Alfredo Zurlo