Patents by Inventor Michael Ritter

Michael Ritter 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: 11959605
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device, for a motor vehicle, including a plurality of light sources, which have a plurality of primary lenses dedicated to each of the respective light sources for focusing the light emitted by the respective light sources. The lighting device also has a secondary optics element which has a plurality of light entry surfaces dedicated to each respective light source and one light exit surface. A grid is located downstream of the light exit surface on the secondary optics element in the exit direction of the light, for segmenting the light exiting the light exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Marelli Automotive Lighting Reutlingen (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Daniel Ruelke
  • Publication number: 20220357010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device, for a motor vehicle, including a plurality of light sources, which have a plurality of primary lenses dedicated to each of the respective light sources for focusing the light emitted by the respective light sources. The lighting device also has a secondary optics element which has a plurality of light entry surfaces dedicated to each respective light source and one light exit surface. A grid is located downstream of the light exit surface on the secondary optics element in the exit direction of the light, for segmenting the light exiting the light exit surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Marelli Automotive Lighting Reutlingen (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Daniel Ruelke
  • Patent number: 10817754
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and a method for assigning pixels within agricultural imagery collected from overhead platforms to one or more classes based on spectral and/or spatial content. The system comprises one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform, the output signals conveying information related to one or more agricultural images; and assign pixels within the agricultural images to one or more classes based on spectral and/or spatial content of the agricultural images, wherein the one or more classes include a signal class and a noise class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SLANTRANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton, Peter Matusov
  • Patent number: 10803313
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and a method for determining statistics of plant populations based on overhead optical measurements. The system may include one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform. The output signals may convey information related to one or more images of a land area where crops are grown. The one or more hardware processors may be configured by machine-readable instructions to distinguish vegetation from background clutter; segregate image regions corresponding to the vegetation from image regions corresponding to the background clutter; and determine a plant count per unit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SLANTRANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton, Peter Matusov
  • Publication number: 20190286905
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and a method for determining statistics of plant populations based on overhead optical measurements. The system may include one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform. The output signals may convey information related to one or more images of a land area where crops are grown. The one or more hardware processors may be configured by machine-readable instructions to distinguish vegetation from background clutter; segregate image regions corresponding to the vegetation from image regions corresponding to the background clutter; and determine a plant count per unit area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton, Peter Matusov
  • Patent number: 10318810
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and a method for determining statistics of plant populations based on overhead optical measurements. The system may include one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform. The output signals may convey information related to one or more images of a land area where crops are grown. The one or more hardware processors may be configured by machine-readable instructions to distinguish vegetation from background clutter; segregate image regions corresponding to the vegetation from image regions corresponding to the background clutter; and determine a plant count per unit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SLANTRANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton, Peter Matusov
  • Patent number: 10217188
    Abstract: Spatially variable data associated with a geographical region such as a map or image from multiple samples acquired by one or more airborne vehicles taken across sub-regions of the geographical region may be aggregating and displayed. High-resolution image data of a geographical region acquired by one or more airborne vehicles may be obtained. The image data may comprise images corresponding to sub-regions of the geographical region. The images may be acquired at an image resolution corresponding to a first spatial frequency. Individual images may be analyzed to determine statistical information corresponding to the sub-regions of the geographical region. The statistical information corresponding to the sub-regions of the geographical region may be provided, for presentation to a user, by resampling the statistical information based on a second spatial frequency. The second spatial frequency may be equal to or less than the first spatial frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SlantRange, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton
  • Publication number: 20170316282
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and a method for assigning pixels within agricultural imagery collected from overhead platforms to one or more classes based on spectral and/or spatial content. The system comprises one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform, the output signals conveying information related to one or more agricultural images; and assign pixels within the agricultural images to one or more classes based on spectral and/or spatial content of the agricultural images, wherein the one or more classes include a signal class and a noise class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton, Peter Matusov
  • Patent number: 9791316
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for calibrating spectral measurements taken of one or more targets from an aerial vehicle. Multiple photo sensors may be configured to obtain spectral measurements of one or more ambient light sources. The obtained spectral measurements of the one or more ambient light sources may be used to calibrate the obtained spectral measurements of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SLANTRANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton
  • Publication number: 20170084039
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and a method for determining statistics of plant populations based on overhead optical measurements. The system may include one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform. The output signals may convey information related to one or more images of a land area where crops are grown. The one or more hardware processors may be configured by machine-readable instructions to distinguish vegetation from background clutter; segregate image regions corresponding to the vegetation from image regions corresponding to the background clutter; and determine a plant count per unit area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton, Peter Matusov
  • Publication number: 20170010155
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for calibrating spectral measurements taken of one or more targets from an aerial vehicle. Multiple photo sensors may be configured to obtain spectral measurements of one or more ambient light sources. The obtained spectral measurements of the one or more ambient light sources may be used to calibrate the obtained spectral measurements of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton
  • Patent number: 9470579
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for calibrating spectral measurements taken of one or more targets from an aerial vehicle. Multiple photo sensors may be configured to obtain spectral measurements of one or more ambient light sources. The obtained spectral measurements of the one or more ambient light sources may be used to calibrate the obtained spectral measurements of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SLANTRANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton
  • Patent number: 9435506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device in a motor vehicle. The lighting device includes a light source for emitting light and at least one plate-shaped light conductor, which is made in form of a block optics. The block optics includes two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other at a certain distance, a totally reflective side surface between the boundary surfaces, and a light coupling-out area arranged between the boundary surfaces. A coupling-in section is arranged on at least one of the boundary surfaces. The lighting device further includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Kurt Schuster, Pablo Sanchez Bodega
  • Publication number: 20160133039
    Abstract: Spatially variable data associated with a geographical region such as a map or image from multiple samples acquired by one or more airborne vehicles taken across sub-regions of the geographical region may be aggregating and displayed. High-resolution image data of a geographical region acquired by one or more airborne vehicles may be obtained. The image data may comprise images corresponding to sub-regions of the geographical region. The images may be acquired at an image resolution corresponding to a first spatial frequency. Individual images may be analyzed to determine statistical information corresponding to the sub-regions of the geographical region. The statistical information corresponding to the sub-regions of the geographical region may be provided, for presentation to a user, by resampling the statistical information based on a second spatial frequency. The second spatial frequency may be equal to or less than the first spatial frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton
  • Publication number: 20160069741
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for calibrating spectral measurements taken of one or more targets from an aerial vehicle. Multiple photo sensors may be configured to obtain spectral measurements of one or more ambient light sources. The obtained spectral measurements of the one or more ambient light sources may be used to calibrate the obtained spectral measurements of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Michael Milton
  • Publication number: 20140376245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device in a motor vehicle. The lighting device includes a light source for emitting light and at least one plate-shaped light conductor, which is made in form of a block optics. The block optics includes two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other at a certain distance, a totally reflective side surface between the boundary surfaces, and a light coupling-out area arranged between the boundary surfaces. A coupling-in section is arranged on at least one of the boundary surfaces. The lighting device further includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Kurt Schuster, Pable Sanchez Bodega
  • Publication number: 20130283842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a climate-control device (501) for a vehicle, having a thermal energy store (1105), wherein a gas recycler (1301) is formed for conditioning a gas mixture which is situated in a passenger compartment (1103) of the vehicle (1101). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for regulating a climate in a passenger compartment (1103) of a vehicle (1101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Heyse, Anton Dukart, Thomas Demmer, Martin Fischer, Jens Ritzert, Michael Ritter
  • Patent number: 7898403
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting construction equipment process failure are disclosed. According to one embodiment, information about a construction equipment asset from a reporting source is received. A database is then populated with the information. A process failure report is provided if the construction equipment asset is operated in a manner which violates a process norm assigned to the construction equipment asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Arthur J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20080086685
    Abstract: A method and system for delivering tailored asset information to a device are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method accesses a database comprising information from a first reporting source about an asset and information from a second reporting source about the asset. A pre-defined user selectable criteria is then utilized to select portions of the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source. A tailored asset information report is then generated, wherein the tailored asset information report comprises the pre-defined portions of the information about the asset. In so doing, a layout of the tailored asset information report is provided based on a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: James Janky, Michael Ritter
  • Publication number: 20080084332
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting construction equipment process failure are disclosed. According to one embodiment, information about a construction equipment asset from a reporting source is received. A database is then populated with the information. A process failure report is provided if the construction equipment asset is operated in a manner which violates a process norm assigned to the construction equipment asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Ritter, Arthur J. Taylor