Patents by Inventor Michael A. Hofmann

Michael A. Hofmann 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: 9946963
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved method for providing content associated with barcodes in augmented reality in addition or in combination with providing content associated with target objects in augmented reality. The improved method advantageously provides a augmented reality client that a user may use to view the respective content associated with barcodes and target objects while in camera view to improve usability. Advantageously, the user is not unexpectedly taken out of camera view to view the content associated with the barcode and the user experience provided is consistent between barcodes and target objects. Furthermore, the improved method integrates barcodes and a visualization of the barcode within augmented reality, without disrupting the real-time augmented reality experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LAYAR B.V.
    Inventors: Anatoliy Samara, Klaus Michael Hofmann, Dirk Groten
  • Patent number: 9892880
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an insert for a fuse structure. In one approach, a fuse, includes a housing having a cavity, a fuse element disposed within the cavity, a plurality of terminals extending out of the housing and electrically connected to the fuse element, and an insert disposed in the cavity, the insert including a pin extending through an opening of the housing. In some approaches, the insert includes a separating wall defining first and second cavities of the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Florian Schmidt, Michael Hofmann, Pascal Jung
  • Publication number: 20170372526
    Abstract: A method for improving the placement of virtual content in augmented reality is disclosed. A reference image of the object to be augmented is analyzed for feature density information. The placement of content is based on the at least one location adjacent to where features are concentrated. Accordingly, the chance of the content interfering with an important part of the object is lowered, and object recognition and/or tracking ability is maintained because there are sufficient features nearby the content to enable object recognition and/or tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Dirk Groten, Klaus Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20170358401
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for a circuit breaker includes a locking pin including a main body; a rotatably or displaceably mounted definition tip; and a guide including a mating contour. In an embodiment, the locking pin is movably mounted within the guide. The definition tip is in alignment with the locking pin in a first position, such that the locking pin together, with the definition tip, is movable through the guide. Further, the definition tip cannot be moved through the guide in a second position, owing to the deflection of the rotatably and displaceably mounted definition tip of the locking pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael HOFMANN
  • Patent number: 9761052
    Abstract: A method for improving the placement of virtual content in augmented reality is disclosed. A reference image of the object to be augmented is analyzed for feature density information. The placement of content is based on the at least one location adjacent to where features are concentrated. Accordingly, the chance of the content interfering with an important part of the object is lowered, and object recognition and/or tracking ability is maintained because there are sufficient features nearby the content to enable object recognition and/or tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: LAYAR B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Groten, Klaus Michael Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9704230
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining augmentability information associated with an image frame captured by a digital imaging part of a user device. The determined augmentability score may then be used in the generation of feedback to the user. For example, a graphical user interface may be generated and rendered having a substantially continuous visual output corresponding to the augmentability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: LAYAR B.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Michael Hofmann, Vladimir Nedovic
  • Patent number: 9607799
    Abstract: A fuse may include a housing having a cavity. The fuse may also include a fuse element disposed within the cavity; a plurality of terminals extending out of the housing and electrically connected to the fuse element; and porous material disposed in the cavity adjacent to the fuse element, the porous material having a plurality of pores, the porous material further comprising an open pore structure wherein at least some of the pores are disposed on an outer surface of the porous material facing the fuse element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Florian Schmidt, Michael Hofmann, Pascal Jung
  • Publication number: 20170001337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removing impurities from shredded plastic. The device comprises a first cleaning disk with a first cleaning surface, and a second cleaning disk with a second cleaning surface facing the first cleaning surface. A drive apparatus is configured to rotate at least one of the cleaning disks, and a feed apparatus is configured to feed the shredded plastic between the cleaning disks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Patent number: 9498800
    Abstract: A device for removing impurities from shredded plastic has a first and second cleaning disk with first and second cleaning surfaces, the cleaning surfaces are opposite each other and delimit a cleaning gap. A drive device rotates the cleaning disks, and shredded plastic is fed between the cleaning disks. The cleaning surfaces have a plurality of cleaning ribs extending between an inner and outer edge of the cleaning surfaces, wherein at least one flank of the cleaning ribs is angled or curved relative to the axial direction of the respective cleaning disk, and a plurality of cleaning bars running transversally to the direction of extension of the cleaning ribs are arranged between at least some cleaning ribs neighboring each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke, Carsten Wermter
  • Patent number: 9482566
    Abstract: A method for the deployment and retrieval of data loggers, which are deployed in a first step at separate locations on a supply network having numerous branching pipelines, e.g. for drinking water, which record, in a second step, at least the flow sounds of the medium flowing at the deployed locations, and which, in a third step, are read out by a vehicle driving past, having a readout device disposed therein, wherein the reading device is allocated a GPS module, and that when the data loggers are deployed at the locations assigned to them on the pipeline, the current GPS locations of the data loggers at said locations are stored in the readout device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seba Dynatronic Mess -und Ortungstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Harald Schuberth
  • Publication number: 20160271837
    Abstract: A device for cleaning plastic includes a housing, a first refiner tool disposed within the housing and a second refiner tool disposed within the housing and a second refiner tool configured to face the first refiner tool. A working gap is defined between the two refiner tools and connected to an inlet opening and an outlet. The refiner tools are configured to rub cellulose and other adhering materials off of the plastic that is fed into the working gap through the inlet opening and expelled through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Gercke, Carsten Wermter, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160194249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lead-free piezoceramic material based on bismuth sodium titanate (BST) having the following parent composition: x(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-yBaTiO3-zSrTiO3 where x+y+z=1 and 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0?z?0.07 or x(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-yBaTiO3-zCaTiO3 where x+y+z=1 and 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z?0.05 or x(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-y(Bi0.5K0.5)TiO3-zBaTiO3 where x+y+z=1 and 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0?z<1, characterized by addition of a phosphorus-containing material in a quantity that gives a phosphorus concentration of from 100 to 2000 ppm in the piezoceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Eberhard Hennig, Antje Kynast, Michael Töpfer, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160190430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoceramic material with reduced lead content, based on potassium sodium niobate (PSN) and having a defined parent composition. According to the invention the manner of addition of a mixture of Pb, Nb and optionally Ag and optionally Mn gives a wide sintering range together with reproducible electrical and mechanical properties of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Eberhard Hennig, Antje Kynast, Michael Töpfer, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160151119
    Abstract: A surgical guidance system for orthoscopic drilling is disclosed which comprises a probe, the end of which is suitable for locating on the emergence site of a hole to be drilled through body tissue, a targeter comprising one or more sensors for locating the position of the probe, a drill guide, and a control system in communication with the targeter for determining the position of the probe measured by the targeter and providing a real-time visual representation of the relationship between the direction of the drill guide and the tip of the probe to allow the user to align the drill guide to the tip of the probe. The probe comprises an elongate shaft and one or more, preferably two or more markers located at distant positions along the shaft, and wherein further the markers can be detected by the targeter and are each positioned at locations removed from the tip of the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Arthrex GmbH
    Inventors: Gerlinde Michel, Jan Stifter, Michael Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160141140
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an insert for a fuse structure. In one approach, a fuse, includes a housing having a cavity, a fuse element disposed within the cavity, a plurality of terminals extending out of the housing and electrically connected to the fuse element, and an insert disposed in the cavity, the insert including a pin extending through an opening of the housing. In some approaches, the insert includes a separating wall defining first and second cavities of the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: LITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Florian Schmidt, Michael Hofmann, Pascal Jung
  • Patent number: 9266257
    Abstract: A method for removing impurities from shredded plastic uses a device having a first and second cleaning disc with a first and second cleaning surface respectively. The cleaning surfaces lie opposite each other and border a cleaning gap between each other. The cleaning discs are rotated and liquid is fed into the cleaning gap. Shredded plastic is fed between the cleaning discs and conveyed through the cleaning gap, and the shredded plastic is processed abrasively by the cleaning surfaces. The temperature difference of the liquid guided through the cleaning gap during entry into the cleaning gap and the temperature of the liquid as it exits the cleaning gap and/or at least one parameter characterizing this temperature difference is measured. The distance between the cleaning surfaces is set such that the measured temperature difference and/or the at least one parameter characterizing this temperature difference achieve a setpoint value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke, Carsten Wermter
  • Publication number: 20150352601
    Abstract: A device for removing impurities from shredded plastic includes at least one first cleaning body having a sectionally tapered and/or cylindrical outer surface forming a first cleaning surface, and at least one second cleaning body having a sectionally tapered and/or cylindrical inner surface forming a second cleaning surface. The second cleaning body accommodates the first cleaning body such that the cleaning surfaces oppose each other and delimit a cleaning gap between each other. A drive apparatus can rotate at least one of the cleaning bodies about its longitudinal axis, and a feed apparatus feeds the shredded plastic into the cleaning gap. The cleaning surfaces each have cleaning ribs, wherein at least one flank of the cleaning ribs is inclined or curved. Cleaning bars running transversally to the direction of extension of the cleaning ribs are arranged between at least some neighboring cleaning ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Gercke, Michael Hofmann, Carsten Wermter
  • Publication number: 20150340188
    Abstract: A fuse may include a housing having a cavity. The fuse may also include a fuse element disposed within the cavity; a plurality of terminals extending out of the housing and electrically connected to the fuse element; and porous material disposed in the cavity adjacent to the fuse element, the porous material having a plurality of pores, the porous material further comprising an open pore structure wherein at least some of the pores are disposed on an outer surface of the porous material facing the fuse element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: LITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Florian Schmidt, Michael Hofmann, Pascal Jung
  • Patent number: 9129719
    Abstract: An ion dosage apparatus for an energy storage apparatus includes a first energy guiding device with a first energy supply device and a separating device. The separating device is configured to control, via supplied energy, a number of ions that are transported around the first energy guiding device and/or blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Ohnesorge, Michael Pilawa, Juergen Steinwandel, Michael Hofmann, Alexander Kaiser
  • Patent number: 9112175
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic component, in particular a light-emitting organic component, having an electrode (1; 2) and a counter electrode (2; 1) and also an arrangement of organic layers (3) which is arranged between the electrode (1; 2) and the counterelectrode (2; 1) and which is in electrical contact with the electrode (1; 2) and the counterelectrode (2; 1), the arrangement of organic layers (3) comprising charge carrier transport layers (4, 8) for transporting charge carriers injected from the electrode (1; 2) and from the counterelectrode (2; 1) into the arrangement of organic layers (3), and with an injection layer (5; 9) made from a molecular doping material being formed in the arrangement of organic layers (3) between the electrode (1; 2) and a charge carrier transport layer (4; 8) arranged opposite to the electrode (1; 2), which injection layer is in contact with the charge carrier transport layer (4; 8) arranged opposite to the electrode (1; 2), the molecular doping material having a molec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Novaled AG
    Inventors: Sven Murano, Jan Birnstock, Ansgar Werner, Martin Vehse, Michael Hofmann