Patents by Inventor Philip Kaupmann

Philip Kaupmann 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: 20240061081
    Abstract: To achieve improved heat transfer of an optoelectronic sensor to its environment, the optoelectronic sensor comprises a rotating optical unit with at least one light transmitter for emitting light beams, at least one light receiver for receiving light remitted by objects in the monitored area, and associated electronics for controlling the optical unit, a drive unit for rotating the optical unit, a housing for enclosing at least the optical unit, the housing having at least one window region which transmits transmitted light beams and received light, and heat exchange elements provided on the outside of the optical unit and arranged in such a way that the heat exchange elements rotate with the optical unit and flat sides of the heat exchange elements lie at a defined distance from an inner side of the housing in order to provide convective heat exchange with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Jens KORNMAYER, August BAUMGARTNER, Philip KAUPMANN
  • Patent number: 11307404
    Abstract: A micromechanical micromirror array including a frame including a cutout, a micromirror device suspended on the frame in the area of the cutout in a first plane, a first pivoting vane device suspended on the frame protruding into the area of the cutout, coupled to the micromirror device via a first spring device, a second pivoting vane device suspended on the frame protruding into the area of the cutout, coupled to the micromirror device via a second spring device, a first drive device for deflecting the first pivoting vane device along a first axis, perpendicular to the first plane, and a second drive device for the antiphase deflection of the second pivoting vane device along the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Grutzeck, Timo Schary, Joerg Muchow, Philip Kaupmann
  • Patent number: 11066295
    Abstract: A micromechanical component having a mount, an adjustable element, which is connected via at least one spring to the mount, and an actuator device, a first oscillatory motion of the adjustable element about a first axis of rotation and simultaneously a second oscillatory motion of the adjustable element, which is set into the first oscillatory motion, being excitable about a second axis of rotation in response to the actuator device; and the adjustable element being configured by the at least one spring to be adjustable on the mount in such a way that the adjustable element is adjustable by a resulting angular momentum about a rotational axis, which is oriented orthogonally to the first axis of rotation and orthogonally to second axis of rotation. Also, a method for manufacturing a micromechanical component. Moreover, a method for exciting a motion of an adjustable element about a rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philip Kaupmann, Stefan Pinter, Helmut Grutzeck, Jochen Franz, Joerg Muchow
  • Patent number: 11061221
    Abstract: A micromechanical component, including an adjustable part that is connected, at least via springs, to the mounting, and an actuator device with which a first oscillating motion of the adjustable part is excitable about a first rotational axis and at the same time a second oscillating motion of the adjustable part is excitable about a second rotational axis. The actuator device includes four piezoelectric bending actuators, and the adjustable part is settable into the first oscillating motion and/or into the second oscillating motion by deformation of the four piezoelectric bending actuators, and each of the four piezoelectric bending actuators at its first end is anchored to the mounting, and the adjustable part is suspended, at least via the springs, on the four piezoelectric bending actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Philip Kaupmann
  • Publication number: 20200249467
    Abstract: A micromechanical micromirror array including a frame including a cutout, a micromirror device suspended on the frame in the area of the cutout in a first plane, a first pivoting vane device suspended on the frame protruding into the area of the cutout, coupled to the micromirror device via a first spring device, a second pivoting vane device suspended on the frame protruding into the area of the cutout, coupled to the micromirror device via a second spring device, a first drive device for deflecting the first pivoting vane device along a first axis, perpendicular to the first plane, and a second drive device for the antiphase deflection of the second pivoting vane device along the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Helmut Grutzeck, Timo Schary, Joerg Muchow, Philip Kaupmann
  • Publication number: 20190359478
    Abstract: A micromechanical component having a mount, an adjustable element, which is connected via at least one spring to the mount, and an actuator device, a first oscillatory motion of the adjustable element about a first axis of rotation and simultaneously a second oscillatory motion of the adjustable element, which is set into the first oscillatory motion, being excitable about a second axis of rotation in response to the actuator device; and the adjustable element being configured by the at least one spring to be adjustable on the mount in such a way that the adjustable element is adjustable by a resulting angular momentum about a rotational axis, which is oriented orthogonally to the first axis of rotation and orthogonally to second axis of rotation. Also, a method for manufacturing a micromechanical component. Moreover, a method for exciting a motion of an adjustable element about a rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Kaupmann, Stefan Pinter, Helmut Grutzeck, Jochen Franz, Joerg Muchow
  • Publication number: 20190121123
    Abstract: A micromechanical component, including an adjustable part that is connected, at least via springs, to the mounting, and an actuator device with which a first oscillating motion of the adjustable part is excitable about a first rotational axis and at the same time a second oscillating motion of the adjustable part is excitable about a second rotational axis. The actuator device includes four piezoelectric bending actuators, and the adjustable part is settable into the first oscillating motion and/or into the second oscillating motion by deformation of the four piezoelectric bending actuators, and each of the four piezoelectric bending actuators at its first end is anchored to the mounting, and the adjustable part is suspended, at least via the springs, on the four piezoelectric bending actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Kaupmann