Patents by Inventor Martin Hammer
Martin Hammer 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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Publication number: 20240110669Abstract: A cryogenic tank apparatus includes an inner container for holding a cryogenic medium, an outer housing surrounding the inner container, an insulation space disposed between the inner container and the outer housing, and at least one heat exchanger. The at least one heat exchanger includes at least one cold flow line through which flows the cryogenic medium held in the inner container, and at least one hot flow line in thermal contact with the at least one cold flow line and through which flows a temperature control medium in such a manner that a transfer of heat takes place between the temperature control medium and the cryogenic medium. The at least one cold flow line is arranged on an inner side of the outer housing and the at least one hot flow line is arranged on an outer side of the outer housing so that a portion of the outer housing acts as a heat transfer surface of the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co KGInventors: Daniel HAMMER, Claudio KOTNIG, Martin STUBENRAUCH
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Patent number: 11710465Abstract: A method and apparatus analyze a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; and determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), which allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Chris Damkat, Martin Hammer, Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout
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Publication number: 20220132135Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
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Patent number: 11252414Abstract: This invention provides a process which allows better quality rendering of video on any display. The process proposes encoding, video data and additional data. The additional data includes a change time instant. The change time instant can be used to indicate a change in time of a characteristic luminance. The characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data. The process includes generating on descriptive data based on the video data and encoding and outputting the descriptive data as additional data.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
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Publication number: 20210295800Abstract: A method and apparatus analyze a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; and determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), which allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: REMCO THEODORUS JOHANNES MUIJS, MARK JOZEF WILLEM MERTENS, WILHELMUS HENDRIKUS ALFONSUS BRULS, CHRIS DAMKAT, MARTIN HAMMER, CORNELIS WILHELMUS KWISTHOUT
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Patent number: 11049473Abstract: The method of analyzing a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Chris Damkat, Martin Hammer, Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout
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Publication number: 20210037244Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
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Patent number: 10855987Abstract: A system and method of processing video data: produce, on the basis of the video data, descriptive data regarding a variation in a characteristic luminance of the video data, wherein the characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, wherein the descriptive data identifies the at least one change time instant, wherein the change time instant indicates a time at which a change of the characteristic luminance occurs; and encode and output the descriptive data.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
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Patent number: 10306233Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD), wherein the additional data includes at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes a set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method: generates on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encodes and outputs the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
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Publication number: 20190158842Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philips Steven NEWTON
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Publication number: 20160202862Abstract: A consumer device comprising means for displaying a user interface containing user interface elements (12) on a screen (11), and means for controlling the consumer device (13), characterized in that the device is configured to modify, in sponse to a user control activity, a duration of a temporary control status related to the display of a user interface element (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Martin HAMMER
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Publication number: 20140232767Abstract: A display system comprises a color sequential display (201) having a backlight (205) comprising several backlight segments and a light modulating panel (207) comprising pixels having controllable light transmission. A backlight unit (211) determines, for a plurality of backlight segments, backlight chromaticities for fields of an image in response to the image content. An order unit (217) determines a sequential order of the backlight chromaticities for each of the plurality of backlight segments for the image in response to the chromaticities. A driver (219) generates a backlight drive signal for the backlight (205) corresponding to the chromaticities and sequential order. A modulating processor (213) determines light modulating values for the pixels in response to the chromaticities, the sequential order and the image. A driver (221) then generates a light modulating drive signal for the light modulating element corresponding to the light modulating values.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: TP VISION HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Martin Hammer, Teun Robert Baar, Erno Hermanus Antonius Langendijk, Karel Johannes Gerhardus Hinnen, Yuning Zhang
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Publication number: 20140002479Abstract: The method of analyzing a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Mark Jozef Wiiiem Mertens, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Chris Damkat, Martin Hammer, Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout
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Publication number: 20130170540Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA—1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: —generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA—1), and—encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
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Patent number: 7756569Abstract: It is the object of a method for measuring the vessel diameter of optically accessible blood vessels to measure vessel diameters of optically accessible blood vessels in a simple manner based on digital images and with high accuracy even when the vessel diameter is on an order of magnitude at which the determination of the diameter by image point counting is associated with an unacceptably high error. According to the invention, the vessel diameter is determined photometrically from the logarithmized ratio of the intensities of the reflection of the vessel-free environment of the blood vessel and of the reflection of the blood vessel, which intensities are determined in a first monochromatic image.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: IMEDOS GmbHInventors: Martin Hammer, Walthard Vilser
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Publication number: 20080194931Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for the spectrometric determination of the oxygen saturation of blood in the presence of optical disturbance variables in which transmission measurements and reflection measurements are carried out in at least two wavelengths that are isosbestic for hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin, and at least one other wavelength at which the extinction of hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin differ. Corresponding auxiliary functions are defined in the measurement spectrum (M) and in the reference spectra of hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin, at least two of the measurement values or two of the reference values for the isosbestic wavelengths lying on this auxiliary function. A corrected measurement spectrum (M?) is generated by means of the two auxiliary functions. The oxygen saturation is determined by comparing the changed data of this corrected measurement spectrum (M?) with the data of the reference spectra at the other wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Dietrich Schweitzer, Martin Hammer, Eike Thamm
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Patent number: 7333842Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for the spectrometric determination of the oxygen saturation of blood in the presence of optical disturbance variables in which transmission measurements and reflection measurements are carried out in at least two wavelengths that are isosbestic for hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin, and at least one other wavelength at which the extinction of hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin differ. Corresponding auxiliary functions are defined in the measurement spectrum (M) and in the reference spectra of hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin, at least two of the measurement values or two of the reference values for the isosbestic wavelengths lying on this auxiliary function. A corrected measurement spectrum (M?) is generated by the two auxiliary functions. The oxygen saturation is determined by comparing the changed data of this corrected measurement spectrum (M?) with the data of the reference spectra at the other wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Carl Ziess Mesitec AGInventors: Dietrich Schweitzer, Martin Hammer, Eike Thamm
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Publication number: 20070276260Abstract: It is the object of a method for measuring the vessel diameter of optically accessible blood vessels to measure vessel diameters of optically accessible blood vessels in a simple manner based on digital images and with high accuracy even when the vessel diameter is on an order of magnitude at which the determination of the diameter by means of image point counting is associated with an unacceptably high error. According to the invention, the vessel diameter is determined photometrically from the logarithmized ratio of the intensities of the reflection of the vessel-free environment of the blood vessel and of the reflection of the blood vessel, which intensities are determined in a first monochromatic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Martin Hammer, Walthard Vilser
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Publication number: 20070219439Abstract: The invention relates to a spectral photometry method for determining the oxygen saturation of the blood in optically accessible blood vessels, by determining the intensity of the reflection of the blood vessels and of their environment that is devoid of vessels, using at least two spectrally diverse images. The aim of the invention is to reduce the stress on the patient during the capture of the spectrally diverse images, achieving at the same time an improved signal-to-noise ratio. In addition, the improved method aims to guarantee a clear association of arteries and veins in the images and to deliver more meaningful values for the oxygen saturation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: Walthard Vilser, Martin Hammer
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Patent number: 7058212Abstract: An arrangement and method for determining the two-dimensional distribution of fundus pigments, particularly of the xanthophyll macular pigment. The arrangement for carrying out the method comprises an illumination unit which illuminates the retina via an illumination beam path directed to the ocular fundus, observation optics located in the observation beam path proceeding from the ocular fundus, an image processing unit, elements for beam deflection and a central controlling and evaluating unit. In the method, a two-dimensional reflection image of the retina is recorded in a selected narrow-band wavelength region. In evaluating this two-dimensional reflection image, site-specific areas are established for determining the optical density and comparison values.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AGInventors: Dietrich Schweitzer, Lutz Leistritz, Martin Hammer, Karl-Heinz Donnerhacke