Patents by Inventor Martin KÖHL

Martin KÖHL 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: 11795611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered composite film made of plastic and in the form of a surface coating for an article, wherein the composite film is at least partly transparent, i.e. is transparent in partial regions, has at least one outer transparent top layer which is optionally provided with a transparent coating, and has, on the rear side of the top layer, one or more further transparent plastic layers and also a transparent carrier layer, wherein arranged inside the layer composite is an opaque layer which is in the form of a sheet-like masking or diaphragm provided with openings and is transparent only in the openings of the masking or diaphragm, wherein the opaque layer adjoins the rear side of the top layer in the direction of the carrier layer, wherein the base material of the opaque layer is the same as that of the top layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Benecke-Kaliko AG
    Inventors: Maik Thiel, Martin Köhl, Doreen Herzog, Karl Buchkremer
  • Publication number: 20210348326
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered composite film made of plastic and in the form of a surface coating for an article, wherein the composite film is at least partly transparent, i.e. is transparent in partial regions, has at least one outer transparent top layer which is optionally provided with a transparent coating, and has, on the rear side of the top layer, one or more further transparent plastic layers and also a transparent carrier layer, wherein arranged inside the layer composite is an opaque layer which is in the form of a sheet-like masking or diaphragm provided with openings and is transparent only in the openings of the masking or diaphragm, wherein the opaque layer adjoins the rear side of the top layer in the direction of the carrier layer, wherein the base material of the opaque layer is the same as that of the top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Benecke-Kaliko AG
    Inventors: Maik Thiel, Martin Köhl, Doreen Herzog, Karl Buchkreme
  • Patent number: 10948575
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for measuring the distance from an object in a monitored zone that has a light transmitter for transmitting light signals into the monitored zone; a light receiver having at least one avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger mode for receiving the light signals reflected or remitted by the object; an individual time of flight measurement unit for determining an individual time of flight of a light signal from the sensor to the object; and an evaluation unit that is configured to generate a common measured value for the distance from a plurality of individual times of flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kienzler, Martin Köhl, Kai Waslowski, Ulrich Zwölfer, Christophe Thil
  • Patent number: 10877133
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for measuring the distance from an object in a monitored zone that has a light transmitter for transmitting individual light signals into the monitored zone; a light receiver having at least one avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger mode for receiving the individual light pulses reflected or remitted by the object; an individual time of flight measurement unit for determining an individual time of flight of an individual light pulse as a duration between a transmitted point in time of the respective individual light pulse and its received point in time at the avalanche photodiode; and an evaluation unit that is configured to determine a common measured value for the distance from a plurality of individual times of flight and to estimate how many individual times of flight are to be expected in a time interval on the basis of background events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kienzler, Martin Köhl, Kai Waslowski, Ulrich Zwölfer, Christophe Thil
  • Patent number: 10401482
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for measuring a distance comprises a light transmitter (20) for transmitting a sequence of individual light pulses (22) and a light receiver (26) for receiving the individual light pulses (24). An individual time of flight measuring unit (28) determines a sequence of individual times of flight of the individual light pulses (22, 24) as the duration between a transmission point in time and its reception point in time. An evaluation unit (30, 32) accumulates individual times of flight and determines a common measurement value for the distance from the accumulated individual times of flight. The evaluation unit (30) comprises a filter (36) for accumulating an individual time of flight only if it coincides, within a time window, with a preceding individual time of flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kienzler, Martin Köhl, Kai Waslowski, Ulrich Zwölfer
  • Publication number: 20180372849
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for measuring the distance from an object in a monitored zone that has a light transmitter for transmitting light signals into the monitored zone; a light receiver having at least one avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger mode for receiving the light signals reflected or remitted by the object; an individual time of flight measurement unit for determining an individual time of flight of a light signal from the sensor to the object; and an evaluation unit that is configured to generate a common measured value for the distance from a plurality of individual times of flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan KIENZLER, Martin KÖHL, Kai WASLOWSKI, Ulrich ZWÖLFER, Christophe THIL
  • Publication number: 20180372851
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for measuring the distance from an object in a monitored zone that has a light transmitter for transmitting individual light signals into the monitored zone; a light receiver having at least one avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger mode for receiving the individual light pulses reflected or remitted by the object; an individual time of flight measurement unit for determining an individual time of flight of an individual light pulse as a duration between a transmitted point in time of the respective individual light pulse and its received point in time at the avalanche photodiode; and an evaluation unit that is configured to determine a common measured value for the distance from a plurality of individual times of flight and to estimate how many individual times of flight are to be expected in a time interval on the basis of background events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan KIENZLER, Martin KÖHL, Kai WASLOWSKI, Ulrich ZWÖLFER, Christophe THIL
  • Publication number: 20170184709
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for measuring a distance comprises a light transmitter (20) for transmitting a sequence of individual light pulses (22) and a light receiver (26) for receiving the individual light pulses (24). An individual time of flight measuring unit (28) determines a sequence of individual times of flight of the individual light pulses (22, 24) as the duration between a transmission point in time and its reception point in time. An evaluation unit (30, 32) accumulates individual times of flight and determines a common measurement value for the distance from the accumulated individual times of flight. The evaluation unit (30) comprises a filter (36) for accumulating an individual time of flight only if it coincides, within a time window, with a preceding individual time of flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan KIENZLER, Martin KÖHL, Kai WASLOWSKI, Ulrich ZWÖLFER