Patents by Inventor Martin Wechs

Martin Wechs 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).

  • Operating system and method for a vehicle having an automatically closing hatch
    Patent number: 8882174
    Abstract: An operating system and method for a vehicle having an automatically closing hatch, includes an operating switch, a programmable electronic controller, and a device for monitoring the hatch opening when the hatch is open. The operating switch generates an operating request signal for closing the hatch when the switch is actuated, the signal being an input signal to the controller. The monitoring device is a light barrier device having at least one light-emitting actuator and at least one light-detecting sensor arranged at the edge region of the hatch opening and also connected to the controller by electrical cables. The controller is programmed such that, when the operating request signal is present and the hatch is open, the controller outputs a pivot command to a closing system for closing the hatch only if the presence of an obstacle is not detected by the monitoring device for the hatch opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Martin Wechs
  • Progressive spectacle lens
    Patent number: 6964478
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is provided with a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at greater distances and, in particular, “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and, in particular, “reading distances”, and a progression zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from the value in the distance reference point located in the distance portion to the value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a line (principal meridian) curving towards the nose. The invention is marked by specific conditions for the astigmatic deviation and/or the mean “as worn” power being observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmerman, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Progressive spectacle lens
    Publication number: 20040017543
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is provided with a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at greater distances and, in particular, “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and, in particular, “reading distances”, and a progression zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from the value in the distance reference point located in the distance portion to the value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a line (principal meridian) curving towards the nose. The invention is marked by specific conditions for the astigmatic deviation and/or the mean “as worn” power being observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: OPTISCHE WERKE G. RODENSTOCK
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmerman, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Progressive spectacle lens with low swaying effects
    Patent number: 6669337
    Abstract: Described is a spectacle lens comprising a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at large distances and in particular “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and in particular “reading distances”, and a progressive zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from a value at a distance reference point located in the distance portion to a value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a curve (principal line) veering towards the nose. The invention is distinct in that the astigmatic deviation, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Optische Werke G. Rodenstock
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Norbert Awrath, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmermann, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Method for producing eyeglasses
    Patent number: 6655802
    Abstract: What is described here is a method of manufacturing spectacles comprising individual progressive ophthalmic lenses, including the following steps: selection of a spectacle frame, detection of the shape of the lens rings with a precision better than ±0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Optische Werke G. Rodenstock
    Inventors: Martin Zimmermann, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Gregor Esser, Jochen Brosig, Werner Müller, Martin Wechs, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Progressive spectacle lens with low swaying effects
    Publication number: 20030156251
    Abstract: Described is a spectacle lens comprising a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at large distances and in particular “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and in particular “reading distances”, and a progressive zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from a value at a distance reference point located in the distance portion to a value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a curve (principal line) veering towards the nose. The invention is distinct in that the astigmatic deviation, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: OPTISCHE WERKE G. RODENSTOCK
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Norbert Awrath, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmermann, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Method for producing eyeglasses
    Publication number: 20030107705
    Abstract: What is described here is a method of manufacturing spectacles comprising individual progressive ophthalmic lenses, including the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Zimmermann, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Gregor Esser, Jochen Brosig, Werner Muller, Martin Wechs, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Winfried Nikolaus