Patents by Inventor Rainer IMM

Rainer IMM 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).

  • Sensor device for recognizing consecutive objects
    Patent number: 11453559
    Abstract: A method of recognizing consecutive objects on a conveying path in a detection zone arranged on the conveying path comprises the following steps: generating an electromagnetic radio frequency field radiating into the detection zone by way of a radio frequency sensor; measuring a time curve of a dielectric conductivity in the detection zone by using of the radio frequency field of the radio frequency sensor; and determining contour information of the consecutive objects from the time curve of the dielectric conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: SICK AG, DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Oliver Prinz, Rainer Imm, Bernd Hartmann
  • SENSOR DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING CONSECUTIVE OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20200369476
    Abstract: A method of recognizing consecutive objects on a conveying path in a detection zone arranged on the conveying path comprises the following steps: generating an electromagnetic radio frequency field radiating into the detection zone by means of a radio frequency sensor; measuring a time curve of a dielectric conductivity in the detection zone by means of the radio frequency field of the radio frequency sensor; and determining contour information of the consecutive objects from the time curve of the dielectric conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver PRINZ, Rainer IMM, Bernd HARTMANN