Patents by Inventor Marco BELLOF
Marco BELLOF 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).
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Patent number: 11107309Abstract: The disclosure relates particularly to a method for providing security for a transfer point for at least one receiving apparatus, performed by one or more apparatuses, the method comprising: receiving state information at least characteristic for the presence of at least one person and/or at least one object at the transfer point; checking whether the state information meets a security requirement; and outputting or causing outputting of an activation signal only if the state information meets the security requirement. Further, the disclosure relates to a vehicle for use as a transfer apparatus for at least one transfer point, to a transfer point and to a system and a computer program.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: StreetScooter GmbHInventors: Martin Sommer, Tobias Augspurger, Marco Bellof
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Publication number: 20210116925Abstract: The invention relates to a method for navigating an industrial truck in a predetermined area with the following method steps: providing a map of the predetermined area with at least one permanent landmark, entering a temporary landmark in the map, when the temporary landmark is created, deleting the temporary landmark from the map when the temporary landmark is removed, and navigating the industrial truck in the predetermined area on the basis of the map having the permanent landmark and the temporary landmark. In this way, the navigating of a preferably autonomously or partly autonomously driving industrial truck in a predetermined area, such as at a depot, is improved and in particular is made safer and more reliable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Marco BELLOF, Bugra TURAN, Sebastian MÜLLER
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Patent number: 10435156Abstract: An airworthy, unmanned transport apparatus (1) has a payload container (2) for at least one consignment (14), wherein the transport apparatus (1) has on its underside (4) at least two latching arms (5) which are arranged opposite one another and are each subjected to a spring force and by way of which the payload container (2) is able to be latched onto the transport apparatus (1) such that, as a result of the latching arms (5) being pressed in, the payload container (2) is releasable from the transport apparatus (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: DEUTSCHE POST AGInventors: Marco Bellof, Felix Orth, Martin Sommer
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Patent number: 10315697Abstract: In a vehicle comprising a maneuvering system for maneuvering a predetermined part of the vehicle into a target position provided by a target object, wherein the maneuvering system comprises a first optical sensor device, arranged at the vehicle, for capturing the target object and a calculating device for calculating a trajectory of the predetermined part of the vehicle into the target position with the aid of an image of the target object captured by the first optical sensor device, fast and safe maneuvering should be facilitated by improved monitoring of the maneuvering process and an improved calculation of the trajectory of the predetermined part of the vehicle into the target position, as a result of which accidents and damage to humans, vehicles and wares are avoided. This is achieved by virtue of the maneuvering system comprising a second optical sensor device arranged at the vehicle in a manner offset relative to the first optical sensor device in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Deutsche Post AGInventors: Martin Sommer, Tobias Augspurger, Oskar Kraft, Marco Bellof, Tobias Athmer, Markus Hamm, Fabian Schmitt
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Publication number: 20180257781Abstract: An airworthy, unmanned transport apparatus (1) has a payload container (2) for at least one consignment (14), wherein the transport apparatus (1) has on its underside (4) at least two latching arms (5) which are arranged opposite one another and are each subjected to a spring force and by way of which the payload container (2) is able to be latched onto the transport apparatus (1) such that, as a result of the latching arms (5) being pressed in, the payload container (2) is releasable from the transport apparatus (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Marco Bellof, Felix Orth, Martin Sommer
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Publication number: 20180075680Abstract: The disclosure relates particularly to a method for providing security for a transfer point for at least one receiving apparatus, performed by one or more apparatuses, the method comprising: receiving state information at least characteristic for the presence of at least one person and/or at least one object at the transfer point; checking whether the state information meets a security requirement; and outputting or causing outputting of an activation signal only if the state information meets the security requirement. Further, the disclosure relates to a vehicle for use as a transfer apparatus for at least one transfer point, to a transfer point and to a system and a computer program.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Deutsche Post AGInventors: Martin Sommer, Tobias Augspurger, Marco Bellof
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Patent number: 9893698Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing audio signals in an entertainment system from at least one audio source modify audio signals during playback by the entertainment system for adjustment to a psychoacoustic loudness set value, wherein this modification is performed in each case on the basis of an average psychoacoustic loudness maximum determined over a predefined time interval for the audio source concerned.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Marco Bellof, Bjoern Jacobs
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Publication number: 20170369101Abstract: In a vehicle comprising a manoeuvring system for manoeuvring a predetermined part of the vehicle into a target position provided by a target object, wherein the manoeuvring system comprises a first optical sensor device, arranged at the vehicle, for capturing the target object and a calculating device for calculating a trajectory of the predetermined part of the vehicle into the target position with the aid of an image of the target object captured by the first optical sensor device, fast and safe manoeuvring should be facilitated by improved monitoring of the manoeuvring process and an improved calculation of the trajectory of the predetermined part of the vehicle into the target position, as a result of which accidents and damage to humans, vehicles and wares are avoided. This is achieved by virtue of the manoeuvring system comprising a second optical sensor device arranged at the vehicle in a manner offset relative to the first optical sensor device in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Martin Sommer, Tobias Augspurger, Oskar Kraft, Marco Bellof, Tobias Athmer, Markus Hamm, Fabian Schmitt
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Publication number: 20170077889Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing audio signals in an entertainment system from at least one audio source modify audio signals during playback by the entertainment system for adjustment to a psychoacoustic loudness set value, wherein this modification is performed in each case on the basis of an average psychoacoustic loudness maximum determined over a predefined time interval for the audio source concerned.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Marco BELLOF, Bjoern JACOBS