Patents by Inventor Oliver Horkens

Oliver Horkens 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).

  • Method for automatically ascertaining the number of people and/or objects present in a gate
    Patent number: 7893811
    Abstract: Method for automatically ascertaining the number of people and/or objects present in a gate (10; 50; 70) which has the following steps: detection of weight data for people and/or objects moving in the gate (10; 50; 70) by means of a plurality of weight sensors (18, 20, 22, 24) integrated in the floor of the gate (10; 50; 70) and evaluation of the detected weight data in order to ascertain the number of people/objects from their maximum values and from their dynamics and/or the number of detected centers of gravity and/or the position of the weight sensors (18, 20, 22, 24) which have detected the weight data, and/or the order in which the weight sensors (18, 20, 22, 24) have detected the weight data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Augustyniak, Oliver Hörkens
  • Method For Automatically Ascertaining the Number of People and/or Objects Present in a Gate
    Publication number: 20080308322
    Abstract: Method for automatically ascertaining the number of people and/or objects present in a gate (10; 50; 70) which has the following steps: detection of weight data for people and/or objects moving in the gate (10; 50; 70) by means of a plurality of weight sensors (18, 20, 22, 24) integrated in the floor of the gate (10; 50; 70) and evaluation of the detected weight data in order to ascertain the number of people/objects from their maximum values and from their dynamics and/or the number of detected centres of gravity and/or the position of the weight sensors (18, 20, 22, 24) which have detected the weight data, and/or the order in which the weight sensors (18, 20, 22, 24) have detected the weight data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: SCHEIDT & BACHMANN GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Matthias Augustyniak, Oliver Horkens