Patents by Inventor Peter Muehleck

Peter Muehleck 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: 20220178722
    Abstract: An optical encoder comprises an emitter; a receiver; a reflector; and a code carrier, wherein the emitter emits electromagnetic radiation along an emission axis in the direction of the reflector and the reflector deflects the electromagnetic radiation along a reception axis in the direction of the receiver. The code carrier is movably supported and has a sequence of code sections to interrupt or to give way for the emitted electromagnetic radiation to impinge on the detector in dependence on the position of the code carrier, wherein the emission axis and the reception axis extend at an alignment angle with respect to one another that has a value in the range from 30 degrees to 150 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: VISHAY SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel BURGER, Sascha KUHN, Peter MÜHLECK, Christina SCHAFF
  • Patent number: 10950589
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided having a carrier device that has at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or at least one optoelectronic receiver at an upper side; at least one first optical element, a second optical element, and a third optical element that are arranged in a layer arrangement above the carrier device, with the second optical element being arranged above the first optical element and the third optical element being arranged above the second optical element, and with each of the at least three optical elements comprising a lens element, an aperture element or a filter element; and a holding device that holds at least the first optical element and the second optical element relative to the carrier device and partly surrounds them, with the holding device furthermore either holding the third optical element relative to the carrier device and partly surrounding the third optical element or forming the third optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Burger, Sascha Kuhn, Peter Mühleck
  • Patent number: 10930811
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided having a carrier device that has at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or at least one optoelectronic receiver at an upper side; having a lens element that is provided above the carrier device and that has at least one lens section for the at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or for the at least one optoelectronic receiver; and having a holding device that at least partly surrounds the carrier device and the lens element. The lens element has a mechanical coding section that projects out of the holding device and that enables at least one coding element for identifying the optoelectronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: VISHAY SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Burger, Sascha Kuhn, Peter Mühleck
  • Patent number: 10923605
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided, comprising a carrier device that has a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, wherein the carrier device has a plurality of electrically conductive tracks aligned in parallel with the longitudinal extent, and wherein the carrier device has a plurality of contact chambers aligned in parallel with the transverse extent at an upper side. Each of the contact tracks is electrically contactable in each contact chamber to be able to install at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or at least one optoelectronic receiver in a variable mounting in the respective chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Burger, Sascha Kuhn, Peter Mühleck
  • Patent number: 10823606
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided that has at least one optoelectronic transmitter and at least one optoelectronic receiver. The optoelectronic apparatus furthermore has a storage device having at least one non-volatile memory that is adapted to store an individual data set. A data interface is furthermore provided that is adapted to at least partly read the individual data set out of the non-volatile memory of the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: VISHAY SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Burger, Sascha Kuhn, Peter Mühleck
  • Publication number: 20190067494
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided, comprising a carrier device that has a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, wherein the carrier device has a plurality of electrically conductive tracks aligned in parallel with the longitudinal extent, and wherein the carrier device has a plurality of contact chambers aligned in parallel with the transverse extent at an upper side. Each of the contact tracks is electrically contactable in each contact chamber to be able to install at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or at least one optoelectronic receiver in a variable mounting in the respective chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel BURGER, Sascha KUHN, Peter MÜHLECK
  • Publication number: 20190058075
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided having a carrier device that has at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or at least one optoelectronic receiver at an upper side; having a lens element that is provided above the carrier device and that has at least one lens section for the at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or for the at least one optoelectronic receiver; and having a holding device that at least partly surrounds the carrier device and the lens element. The lens element has a mechanical coding section that projects out of the holding device and that enables at least one coding element for identifying the optoelectronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel BURGER, Sascha KUHN, Peter MÜHLECK
  • Publication number: 20190056263
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided that has at least one optoelectronic transmitter and at least one optoelectronic receiver. The optoelectronic apparatus furthermore has a storage device having at least one non-volatile memory that is adapted to store an individual data set. A data interface is furthermore provided that is adapted to at least partly read the individual data set out of the non-volatile memory of the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel BURGER, Sascha KUHN, Peter MÜHLECK
  • Publication number: 20190057958
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is provided having a carrier device that has at least one optoelectronic transmitter and/or at least one optoelectronic receiver at an upper side; at least one first optical element, a second optical element, and a third optical element that are arranged in a layer arrangement above the carrier device, with the second optical element being arranged above the first optical element and the third optical element being arranged above the second optical element, and with each of the at least three optical elements comprising a lens element, an aperture element or a filter element; and a holding device that holds at least the first optical element and the second optical element relative to the carrier device and partly surrounds them, with the holding device furthermore either holding the third optical element relative to the carrier device and partly surrounding the third optical element or forming the third optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel BURGER, Sascha KUHN, Peter MÜHLECK
  • Patent number: 6223094
    Abstract: A computer based system is provided that is capable of displaying component and process structures for configurable product classes stored in a data structure. Product classes in the data structure are represented by product nodes. Components, which are abstractions of concrete items used in the product, are represented by component nodes. Component nodes are mapped to each product class with which the component is associated, and are associated with one or more component variants, which are concrete items used in the manufacture of a particular product variant. Process nodes, which are abstractions of actual steps required to produce a product variant, known as process variants, are represented by process nodes. The computer based system can display several alternative views of the data structure. For example, upon receiving a selection for a particular product class, the computer based system converts and can graphically display all component and process nodes associated with that product class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Muehleck, Adam Polly
  • Patent number: RE41476
    Abstract: A computer based system is provided that is capable of displaying component and process structures for configurable product classes stored in a data structure. Product classes in the data structure are represented by product nodes. Components, which are abstractions of concrete items used in the product, are represented by component nodes. Component nodes are mapped to each product class with which the component is associated, and are associated with one or more component variants, which are concrete items used in the manufacture of a particular product variant. Process nodes, which are abstractions of actual steps required to produce a product variant, known as process variants, are represented by process nodes. The computer based system can display several alternative views of the data structure. For example, upon receiving a selection for a particular product class, the computer based system converts and can graphically display all component and process nodes associated with that product class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Muehleck, Adam Polly
  • Patent number: RE44450
    Abstract: A computer based system is provided that is capable of displaying component and process structures for configurable product classes stored in a data structure. Product classes in the data structure are represented by product nodes. Components, which are abstractions of concrete items used in the product, are represented by component nodes. Component nodes are mapped to each product class with which the component is associated, and are associated with one or more component variants, which are concrete items used in the manufacture of a particular product variant. Process nodes, which are abstractions of actual steps required to produce a product variant, known as process variants, are represented by process nodes. The computer based system can display several alternative views of the data structure. For example, upon receiving a selection for a particular product class, the computer based system converts and can graphically display all component and process nodes associated with that product class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Muehleck, Adam Polly