Patents by Inventor Philipp Hoffmann

Philipp Hoffmann 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: 20240262290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring system for a vehicle. A camera is mounted on the exterior of the vehicle. A display device is mounted in an interior space of the vehicle. A control device presents an image scanned by means of the camera on the display device. The display device comprises a screen and a reflective element that presents to a person on-board the vehicle an image that appears at a point which intersects an optical axis of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp HOFFMANN, Mark RIEBE, Jasper STERN
  • Publication number: 20240246056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing device for a pharmaceutical product, a manufacturing module for a pharmaceutical product, a manufacturing system for a pharmaceutical product, a method for producing a pharmaceutical product, a method for producing a DNA template, a method for producing an RNA, a method for producing a formulated RNA and uses of the manufacturing device, module or system. The manufacturing device for a pharmaceutical product comprises a housing, a process chamber, a technical chamber, a separation element, and a control unit. The housing is closed relative to the environment outside the housing. The housing encompasses the process chamber and the technical chamber. The process chamber is separated from the technical chamber by the separation element. The control unit is configured to control a gas flow through the process chamber. The control unit is configured to control the gas flow to provide in the process chamber a positive pressure relative to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicants: CureVac RNA Printer GmbH, Tesla Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Benyamin YAZDAN PANAH, Tilmann ROOS, Telmo GRACA, Felix BERTSCH, Veronika FONTIUS, Michael RAUEN, Nico SCHOLTES, Philipp HOFFMANN, Martin KUNZE
  • Patent number: 12042094
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance includes: a jug (20) having a container (21) and delimiting a food cavity (21?) for containing the liquid food substance; and a base (10) that has one or more walls (11) forming a seat (11?) for removably receiving the container (21). The base (10) and the jug (20) comprise or delimit, respectively, an off-centred projecting member (33) and a corresponding off-centred seat (13) for the projecting member (33) or vice versa. The off-centred seat (13) is configured to receive the projecting member (33) when the container (21) is received by the base seat (11?) such that the container (21) is in place for processing the liquid food substance. The off-centred projecting member (33) is configured to maintain the container (21) off its place for processing the liquid food substance in the cavity (21?) when the projecting member (33) is off-set relative to the off-centred seat (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Da Mi Byun, Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Christian Hoffmann, Marco Restelli, Wolfgang Tuider, Philipp Zavarsky
  • Publication number: 20240208432
    Abstract: An equipment holder is provided for a vehicle. The equipment holder includes a first camera, a second camera, and a housing for receiving the cameras. The housing is configured to be attached to a right-hand side or left-hand side exterior part of the vehicle so that the first camera can view an area behind and to the side of the vehicle and the second camera can view an area to the side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp HOFFMANN, Alexander KERSCHER, Florian SCHLUMPP
  • Publication number: 20230179743
    Abstract: A vehicle moves in relation to the surroundings along a movement direction. The vehicle includes a first and a second camera. The first camera is arranged in front of the second camera along the movement direction. A method for scanning the surroundings from the vehicle includes scanning a first image by the first camera; scanning a second image by the second camera; and combining the first and the second image to form an overall image. The second image is scanned with a time delay in relation to the first image, so that an offset of locations at which the images are scanned is less than an offset of the cameras on board the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Philipp HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 11557385
    Abstract: A mobile data appliance for reminding patients to take medicaments and the like, including a power supply unit, a computing unit for processing medication data, a storage unit for storing the medication data, a display unit for representing medication data, a signal-transmitting unit for emitting a reminder signal for taking medicaments, and an interface unit for external data exchange. The storage unit includes a medication plan memory in which medication data produced by an authorized body is stored. A medication plan program is provided, by means of which time-dependent and/or location-dependent medication data is read out of the medication plan memory store, and viewed on the display unit and/or the reminder signal is emitted by means of the signal emitter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Wolf-Ruediger Pietsch, Manfred Kesselmeier, Philipp Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20220348081
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing information on board a vehicle includes a first display; a second display; a scanning device for capturing a position of a person on board the vehicle; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to: determine a constellation in which the second display is located between the first display and the person; determine a display content of the first display that is covered by the second display; and provide the determined display content on the second display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Gunnar FRANZ, Philipp HOFFMANN, Jasper STERN
  • Publication number: 20210261897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bioreactor for RNA in vitro transcription, a method for RNA in vitro transcription, a module for transcribing DNA into RNA and an automated apparatus for RNA manufacturing. Further, the use of a bioreactor for RNA in vitro transcription as described herein is part of the present invention. The present invention relates to an RNA in vitro transcription reactor designed to be operable in an automated manner under GMP-compliant conditions. In particular, said RNA in vitro transcription reactor allows repetitive use of DNA template for various RNA in vitro transcription reactions. Further, the invention relates to an apparatus for RNA manufacturing comprising (a) a module for template DNA synthesis, (b) a module for transcribing DNA into RNA comprising said RNA in vitro transcription reactor, and, optionally, (c) a module for RNA formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicants: CureVac AG, Tesla Grohmann Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Benyamin YAZDAN PANAH, Tilmann ROOS, Martin KUNZE, Felix BERTSCH, Aniela WOCHNER, Michael RAUEN, Philipp HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 11087438
    Abstract: A driver assistance system and a method for merging partial images to form an image of a contiguous surrounding region of a mode of transport are provided. The method includes the following steps: detecting a first partial region of the surrounding region by a first environmental sensor; detecting a second partial region of the surrounding region by a second environmental sensor; generating a first partial image of the first partial region on the basis of a signal from the first environmental sensor; generating a second partial image of the second partial region on the basis of a signal of the second environmental sensor and a multiplicity of virtual sensors for detecting the second partial region; and merging the first partial image and the second partial image along a straight first joining line, wherein the virtual sensors are arranged at positions substantially on a perpendicular to the joining line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Schmidt, Philipp Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10891591
    Abstract: A computer processor may extract identity information from a document. The identity information may include at least one custodian identity attribute. After extracting the identity information, the computer processor may determine that the identity information is associated with a specific custodian. The computer processor may then search for the custodian identity attribute in a custodian directory to determine whether the custodian directory contains an entry for the custodian. If the custodian is not in the custodian directory, the computer processor may create a new entry in the custodian directory for the custodian and store the extracted identity information in the new entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Baessler, Jochen Doerre, Thomas A. P. Hampp-Bahnmueller, Philipp Hoffmann, Juergen Maletz, Daniel Pittner, Werner Schollenberger
  • Publication number: 20200188234
    Abstract: A mobile data appliance for reminding patients to take medicaments and the like, including a power supply unit, a computing unit for processing medication data, a storage unit for storing the medication data, a display unit for representing medication data, a signal-transmitting unit for emitting a reminder signal for taking medicaments, and an interface unit for external data exchange. The storage unit includes a medication plan memory in which medication data produced by an authorized body is stored. A medication plan program is provided, by means of which time-dependent and/or location-dependent medication data is read out of the medication plan memory store, and viewed on the display unit and/or the reminder signal is emitted by means of the signal emitter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Wolf-Ruediger PIETSCH, Manfred KESSELMEIER, Philipp HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 10664577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for user authentication using a cryptographically secured register. An authentication request for authenticating the user is received. The user is authenticated using a root identity of the user. A successful authentication requires receiving a credential assigned to a root identifier of the root identity of the user. An authentication context of the requested authentication is identified. One of the one or more delegated identities assigned to the root identity of the user and assigned to the identified authentication context is identified. In response to a successful authentication of the user, an authentication token is issued confirming the successful user authentication and identifying the successfully authenticated user by the delegated identifier of the identified delegated identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philipp Hoffmann, David Lebutsch, Martin Oberhofer, Daniel Pittner, Mehmet Uenluetepe
  • Patent number: 10650476
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for performing an electronic discovery process using a blockchain. For at least two of phases of the electronic discovery process individual electronic data processing tools are used for executing the respective phase. For each of the phases of the electronic discovery process metadata of the electronic data objects subject to the respective phase of the electronic discovery process and to the electronic data processing tool used for executing the respective phase are stored in the blockchain. Furthermore, audit information about auditable actions carried out during the respective phase by the electronic data processing tool used for executing the respective phase on the electronic data objects is stored in the blockchain. The stored audit information provides an end-to-end audit trail for each of the electronic data objects subject to at least one of the phases of the electronic discovery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: International Bussiness Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bässler, Thomas Hampp, Philipp Hoffmann, David Lebutsch, Daniel Pittner
  • Patent number: 10628566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for user authentication using a cryptographically secured register. An authentication request for authenticating the user is received. The user is authenticated using a root identity of the user. A successful authentication requires receiving a credential assigned to a root identifier of the root identity of the user. An authentication context of the requested authentication is identified. One of the one or more delegated identities assigned to the root identity of the user and assigned to the identified authentication context is identified. In response to a successful authentication of the user, an authentication token is issued confirming the successful user authentication and identifying the successfully authenticated user by the delegated identifier of the identified delegated identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philipp Hoffmann, David Lebutsch, Martin Oberhofer, Daniel Pittner, Mehmet Uenluetepe
  • Patent number: 10532700
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a position for a camera on an outer skin of a vehicle, the position being determined such that the camera can detect an object at a visual reference point behind the vehicle. The method identifies a lateral surface which, in an initial position, is parallel to an XZ plane of the vehicle at a lateral distance from a central x-axis of the vehicle, the lateral distance depending on a maximum width of the vehicle. The method identifies an axis of rotation for the lateral surface which is parallel to a z-axis of the vehicle and which extends through the visual reference point. The method determines a point of intersection of the lateral surface rotated, starting from the initial position, about the axis of rotation with the outer skin of the vehicle. The method determines the position for the camera based on the point of intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Philipp Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20200007790
    Abstract: A camera display system, a vehicle implementing the camera display system, and an operating method for the camera display system are provided. The camera display system includes a camera system with multiple cameras and a display system with one or more displays. Independent images of a surrounding area are captured using the cameras and images of the surrounding area are displayed in a visually combined manner on a display unit. An error status of each of the cameras is detected, and if an error has occurred in a camera, the images of the surrounding area captured by the cameras without errors are displayed in a visually combined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Philipp HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20190251235
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for user authentication using a cryptographically secured register. An authentication request for authenticating the user is received. The user is authenticated using a root identity of the user. A successful authentication requires receiving a credential assigned to a root identifier of the root identity of the user. An authentication context of the requested authentication is identified. One of the one or more delegated identities assigned to the root identity of the user and assigned to the identified authentication context is identified. In response to a successful authentication of the user, an authentication token is issued confirming the successful user authentication and identifying the successfully authenticated user by the delegated identifier of the identified delegated identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: PHILIPP HOFFMANN, DAVID LEBUTSCH, MARTIN OBERHOFER, DANIEL PITTNER, MEHMET UENLUETEPE
  • Publication number: 20190164241
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for performing an electronic discovery process using a blockchain. For at least two of phases of the electronic discovery process individual electronic data processing tools are used for executing the respective phase. For each of the phases of the electronic discovery process metadata of the electronic data objects subject to the respective phase of the electronic discovery process and to the electronic data processing tool used for executing the respective phase are stored in the blockchain. Furthermore, audit information about auditable actions carried out during the respective phase by the electronic data processing tool used for executing the respective phase on the electronic data objects is stored in the blockchain. The stored audit information provides an end-to-end audit trail for each of the electronic data objects subject to at least one of the phases of the electronic discovery process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Bässler, Thomas Hampp, Philipp Hoffmann, David Lebutsch, Daniel Pittner
  • Publication number: 20190156000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for user authentication using a cryptographically secured register. An authentication request for authenticating the user is received. The user is authenticated using a root identity of the user. A successful authentication requires receiving a credential assigned to a root identifier of the root identity of the user. An authentication context of the requested authentication is identified. One of the one or more delegated identities assigned to the root identity of the user and assigned to the identified authentication context is identified. In response to a successful authentication of the user, an authentication token is issued confirming the successful user authentication and identifying the successfully authenticated user by the delegated identifier of the identified delegated identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: PHILIPP HOFFMANN, DAVID LEBUTSCH, MARTIN OBERHOFER, DANIEL PITTNER, MEHMET UENLUETEPE
  • Publication number: 20180232698
    Abstract: A computer processor may extract identity information from a document. The identity information may include at least one custodian identity attribute. After extracting the identity information, the computer processor may determine that the identity information is associated with a specific custodian. The computer processor may then search for the custodian identity attribute in a custodian directory to determine whether the custodian directory contains an entry for the custodian. If the custodian is not in the custodian directory, the computer processor may create a new entry in the custodian directory for the custodian and store the extracted identity information in the new entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Baessler, Jochen Doerre, Thomas A. P. Hampp-Bahnmueller, Philipp Hoffmann, Juergen Maletz, Daniel Pittner, Werner Schollenberger