Patents by Inventor Philipp Butz

Philipp Butz 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 AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE OF DEFECTS DURING A SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20230038435
    Abstract: A method is specified for determining a size of a defect occurring in a surface region of a component while a surface modification process is performed on the surface region. The method includes identifying an occurrence of a defect occurring in a surface region of a component on a basis of a set of images and determining a size of the defect in a separate method step from the occurrence of the defect identified. In addition, an apparatus and a computer program are specified for determining a size of a defect occurring in a surface region of a component while a surface modification process is performed on the surface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Mark Newton, Michael Herbert Oelscher, Jonas Bachmann, Philipp Butz
  • Floor structure of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10071767
    Abstract: A floor structure (1) of a motor vehicle has a vehicle floor (2). A central tunnel (3) extends in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle and is connected to the vehicle floor (2). Two seat crossmembers (4a, 4b) are spaced apart from one another in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle and the central tunnel (3) extends between the seat crossmembers (4a, 4b) in sections. The floor structure (1) has regions of attachment to the central tunnel (3) on both sides of the central tunnel (3) and cast bridges (5a, 5b) are inserted into the floor structure (1) in the regions of attachment to the central tunnel (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kai Zielke, Dennis Tegelkamp, Philipp Butz
  • FLOOR STRUCTURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160311466
    Abstract: A floor structure (1) of a motor vehicle has a vehicle floor (2). A central tunnel (3) extends in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle and is connected to the vehicle floor (2). Two seat crossmembers (4a, 4b) are spaced apart from one another in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle and the central tunnel (3) extends between the seat crossmembers (4a, 4b) in sections. The floor structure (1) has regions of attachment to the central tunnel (3) on both sides of the central tunnel (3) and cast bridges (5a, 5b) are inserted into the floor structure (1) in the regions of attachment to the central tunnel (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Kai Zielke, Dennis Tegelkamp, Philipp Butz