Patents by Inventor Michael Erz

Michael Erz 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).

  • Publication number: 20260158606
    Abstract: An autonomous or manual work device, in particular a robot, has a machining unit, in particular a drilling unit, with a locomotion unit for moving the machining unit and has a control unit at least for controlling the machining unit. The work device may feature a detection unit arranged on the locomotion unit for detecting at least one localization reference element. The control unit may be provided for determining a position and an orientation of at least part of the machining unit at least as a function of the localization reference element detected by way of the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Andre Heiser, Volker Henrichs, Michael Erz
  • Patent number: 11938968
    Abstract: A vehicle for collecting image data of a target object for generating a classifier. The vehicle includes an image sensor and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to determine a plurality of potential trajectories of the vehicle, determine, for each of the plurality of potential trajectories of the vehicle, a total number of views including the target object that would be captured by the image sensor as the vehicle moved along the respective trajectory, and determine a key trajectory of the vehicle from the plurality of potential trajectories based on the total number of views including the target of the key trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Luiz Ricardo Douat, Michael Erz, Jayanta Kumar Dutta, Marc Naumann, Naveen Ramakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20230143963
    Abstract: A vehicle for collecting image data of a target object for generating a classifier. The vehicle includes an image sensor and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to determine a plurality of potential trajectories of the vehicle, determine, for each of the plurality of potential trajectories of the vehicle, a total number of views including the target object that would be captured by the image sensor as the vehicle moved along the respective trajectory, and determine a key trajectory of the vehicle from the plurality of potential trajectories based on the total number of views including the target of the key trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Luiz Ricardo Douat, Michael Erz, Jayanta Kumar Dutta, Marc Naumann, Naveen Ramakrishnan