Patents by Inventor Markus Heinz
Markus Heinz 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: 11727616Abstract: Systems and methods automatically generate contours on an illustrated object for performing an animation. Contour lines are generated on the surface of the object according to criteria related to the shape of the surface of the object. Points of the contour lines that are occluded from a virtual camera are identified. The occluded points are removed to generate visible lines. The visible lines are extruded to define a three-dimensional volume defining contours of the object. The object itself, along with the three-dimensional volume, are illuminated and rendered. The parameters defining the opacity and color of the contour may differ from corresponding parameters of the rest of the object, so that the contours stand out and define portions of the object. The contours are useful in contexts such as defining areas of an object that is fuzzy or cloudy in appearance, as well as creating certain artistic effects.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: PIXARInventors: Fernando Ferrari de Goes, Junyi Ling, George Binh Hiep Nguyen, Markus Heinz Kranzler
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Publication number: 20230125292Abstract: Systems and methods automatically generate contours on an illustrated object for performing an animation. Contour lines are generated on the surface of the object according to criteria related to the shape of the surface of the object. Points of the contour lines that are occluded from a virtual camera are identified. The occluded points are removed to generate visible lines. The visible lines are extruded to define a three-dimensional volume defining contours of the object. The object itself, along with the three-dimensional volume, are illuminated and rendered. The parameters defining the opacity and color of the contour may differ from corresponding parameters of the rest of the object, so that the contours stand out and define portions of the object. The contours are useful in contexts such as defining areas of an object that is fuzzy or cloudy in appearance, as well as creating certain artistic effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: PixarInventors: Fernando Ferrari de Goes, Junyi Ling, George Binh Hiep Nguyen, Markus Heinz Kranzler
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Publication number: 20220161891Abstract: A locking device for locking an energy supply unit of a bicycle including a holding element. The locking device configured to lock the energy supply unit to the holding element in a locking position, and for separation of the energy supply unit from the holding element, to permit movement of the energy supply unit from the locking position to an intermediate position, and to release the energy supply unit, disposed in the intermediate position, when the energy supply unit is to be separated from the holding element. The locking device includes a guide element adjustable between a clamping position, in which a clamping force is applied along a clamping direction to the energy supply unit, and a release position, in which movement of the energy supply unit from the locking position into the intermediate position along a direction of movement extending at an angle to the clamping direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BerlinInventors: Michael BOCK, Markus HEINZ
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Patent number: 11279440Abstract: A drive apparatus for an electric bicycle with an electric motor, an energy storage unit for supplying the electric motor with electrical energy, and a carrier at which the energy storage unit is releasably held, wherein a first plug connector is provided at the energy storage unit and a second plug connector is provided at the carrier which plug connector is connected to the first plug connector to connect the energy storage unit to the electric motor. The first plug connector is mounted in a pivotable manner at the carrier about a first pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BerlinInventors: Michael Bock, Markus Heinz
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Patent number: 10842600Abstract: The invention relates to a denture, made of teeth, in particular prefabricated teeth, and of a denture base made of a gingival material, comprising cavities for teeth in which cavities for the teeth are mounted, in particular attached by bonding, characterized in that the denture base (12) is produced by a CAD/CAM process forming the cavities (20) for the teeth (14), and in that cervical areas (40a) of the teeth (14) extending through the basal surface (16, 18) of the denture base (12) are removed, in particular abraded or milled.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Thomas Baaske, Konrad Hagenbuch, Christian Frei, Markus Heinz, Ronny Watzke
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Publication number: 20200094916Abstract: A drive apparatus for an electric bicycle with an electric motor, an energy storage unit for supplying the electric motor with electrical energy, and a carrier at which the energy storage unit is releasably held, wherein a first plug connector is provided at the energy storage unit and a second plug connector is provided at the carrier which plug connector is connected to the first plug connector to connect the energy storage unit to the electric motor. The first plug connector is mounted in a pivotable manner at the carrier about a first pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Michael BOCK, Markus HEINZ
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Publication number: 20190239988Abstract: Method and system for the construction of a total dental prosthesis, wherein the shapes of the upper and lower jaw bases taken in the plastic material are digitized and stored as a digital prosthesis model in a data-processing device, and the upper and lower jaw prosthesis bases are produced from dental materials according to the digital prosthesis model by ablative or constructive methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Markus Heinz, Hans Peter Foser, Wolfgang Ruess, Thomas Baaske
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Patent number: 10292794Abstract: Method and system for the construction of a total dental prosthesis, wherein the shapes of the upper and lower jaw bases taken in the plastic material are digitized and stored as a digital prosthesis model in a data-processing device, and the upper and lower jaw prosthesis bases are produced from dental materials according to the digital prosthesis model by ablative or constructive methods.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Markus Heinz, Hans Peter Foser, Wolfgang Ruess, Thomas Baaske
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Publication number: 20190105135Abstract: The invention relates to a denture, made of teeth, in particular prefabricated teeth, and of a denture base made of a gingival material, comprising cavities for teeth in which cavities for the teeth are mounted, in particular attached by bonding, characterized in that the denture base (12) is produced by a CAD/CAM process forming the cavities (20) for the teeth (14), and in that cervical areas (40a) of the teeth (14) extending through the basal surface (16, 18) of the denture base (12) are removed, in particular abraded or milled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Thomas Baaske, Konrad Hagenbuch, Christian Frei, Markus Heinz, Ronny Watzke
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Patent number: 10182893Abstract: The invention relates to a denture, made of teeth, in particular prefabricated teeth, and of a denture base made of a gingival material, comprising cavities for teeth in which cavities for the teeth are mounted, in particular attached by bonding, characterized in that the denture base (12) is produced by a CAD/CAM process forming the cavities (20) for the teeth (14), and in that cervical areas (40a) of the teeth (14) extending through the basal surface (16, 18) of the denture base (12) are removed, in particular abraded or milled.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Thomas Baaske, Konrad Hagenbuch, Christian Frei, Markus Heinz, Ronny Watzke
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Patent number: 9918806Abstract: Milling strategies for machining dental ceramic materials are provided that reduce milling time while maintaining strength, accuracy and marginal integrity.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Markus Heinz, Klaus Rinner, Georg Gorfer, Marius Aster, Marcel Schweiger, Dmitri Brodkin
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Publication number: 20160256247Abstract: The invention relates to a dental transfer template arrangement with a transfer template and a prosthesis base, both of which are produced using the same CAD/CAM device in particular, wherein both have a number of recesses for teeth, incisal and/or occlusal tooth regions fitting into the transfer template recesses and cervical tooth regions fitting into the prosthesis base recesses, and each tooth is to be adhered into a prosthesis base recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Ronny WATZKE, Thomas BAASKE, Markus HEINZ
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Publication number: 20160193019Abstract: Method and system for the construction of a total dental prosthesis, wherein the shapes of the upper and lower jaw bases taken in the plastic material are digitized and stored as a digital prosthesis model in a data-processing device, and the upper and lower jaw prosthesis bases are produced from dental materials according to the digital prosthesis model by ablative or constructive methods, characterized in that when taking the shapes of the upper and lower jaw bases with plastic material, a suitable one of a prepared set of upper or lower standard front dental arches (40) is selected and fastened in the desired position on the impression tray with the upper or lower jaw base impressed therein in the plastic material, in order to form a starting point for the digital prosthesis model, the shapes of the upper and lower jaw bases taken in the plastic material with the standard front dental arch fastened on one of the impression thereon are digitized by scanning in a registered bite position and are stored, fromType: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Markus Heinz, Hans Peter Foser, Wolfgang Ruess, Thomas Baaske
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Patent number: 9314317Abstract: Abutment for a dental implant (50), with an apical end (4) and with a coronal end (6) arranged opposite the apical end in the longitudinal direction. In the area of the apical end (4), the abutment has an insert portion (8) which is designed to be received by an opening of the dental implant and which has an anti-rotation segment (10) with at least one anti-rotation element (27) which is designed to cooperate with a corresponding mating anti-rotation element (53) of the dental implant (50). The anti-rotation element (27) has a groove (18?, 18?) which, from the edge of the anti-rotation segment (10) directed toward the apical end (4), extends in the coronal longitudinal direction along a groove portion (14) with a substantially constant groove width. The groove (18?, 18?) is continuously widened in a transition portion (20) adjoining the groove portion (14), in order to merge into a bevel (24?, 24?) in a bevel portion (22) adjoining the transition portion (20).Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignees: Straumann Holding AG, Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Reto Boehlen, Markus Heinz, Georg Gorfer, Marcel Schweiger
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Patent number: 9220576Abstract: Milling strategies for machining dental ceramic materials are provided that reduce milling time while maintaining strength, accuracy and marginal integrity.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: IVOCLAR VIVADENT AGInventors: Markus Heinz, Klaus Rinner, Georg Gorfer, Marius Aster, Marcel Schweiger, Dmitri Brodkin
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Publication number: 20150351880Abstract: Milling strategies for machining dental ceramic materials are provided that reduce milling time while maintaining strength, accuracy and marginal integrity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Markus Heinz, Klaus Rinner, Georg Gorfer, Marius Aster, Marcel Schweiger, Dmitri Brodkin
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Publication number: 20150216638Abstract: The invention relates to a denture, made of teeth, in particular prefabricated teeth, and of a denture base made of a gingival material, comprising cavities for teeth in which cavities for the teeth are mounted, in particular attached by bonding, characterized in that the denture base (12) is produced by a CAD/CAM process forming the cavities (20) for the teeth (14), and in that cervical areas (40a) of the teeth (14) extending through the basal surface (16, 18) of the denture base (12) are removed, in particular abraded or milled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Thomas BAASKE, Konrad HAGENBUCH, Christian FREI, Markus HEINZ, Ronny WATZKE
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Patent number: D736389Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Thomas Baaske, Hans-Peter Foser, Markus Heinz, Christian Frei, Wolfgang Ruess
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Patent number: D767147Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Thomas Baaske, Hans-Peter Foser, Markus Heinz, Christian Frei, Wolfgang Ruess
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Patent number: D854164Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Thomas Baaske, Hans-Peter Foser, Markus Heinz, Christian Frei, Wolfgang Ruess