Patents by Inventor Robert Couronné

Robert Couronné 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).

  • Patent number: 9681830
    Abstract: A device for detecting a vital parameter is described, comprising: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the vital parameter by means of light remission at a finger, wherein the optoelectronic sensor arrangement has a first light source for generating light in a visible wavelength range, a second light source for generating light in a non-visible wavelength range and a light-sensitive element; and a controller which is implemented to switch on the second light source in temporal intervals, execute an evaluation of the light received from the light-sensitive element in the invisible wavelength range of the second light source with respect to whether a finger is applied to the optoelectronic sensor arrangement and to switch on the first light source as soon as the evaluation indicates that a finger is applied to the optoelectronic sensor arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Fabio Ciancitto, Sergey Ershov, Christian Weigand, Hans-Josef Gassmann, Rainer Haevescher
  • Publication number: 20160135672
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 ?m. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus SPINNLER, Cornelia ARNOLD, Andreas KULESCHOW, Stephan RUPP, Thomas WITTENBERG, Robert COURONNE
  • Publication number: 20160009251
    Abstract: What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Christian PODOLAK, Hans Joachim MOERSDORF, Christian ARZT, Martin RULSCH, Sergey ERSHOV, Robert COURONNÉ
  • Patent number: 9192290
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 ?m. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Spinnler, Cornelia Arnold, Andreas Kuleschow, Stephan Rupp, Thomas Wittenberg, Robert Couronné
  • Patent number: 9119536
    Abstract: A pressure gauge for determining at least one pressure value describing a pressure of a fluid flowing in a pulsating manner in a phase of the pulsating flow, includes a pulse wave characterizer. The pulse wave characterizer is configured to obtain transmit time information of a pulse wave, and amplitude information of the pulse wave. The pressure gauge additionally includes a pressure value determiner configured to obtain a first pressure value describing a pressure of the fluid in a first phase, on the basis of the transmit time information and while using a mapping. The pressure value determiner is further configured to obtain a second pressure value describing a pressure of the fluid in a second phase, on the basis of the first pressure value and the amplitude information while using a mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Douniama, Andreas Tobola, Holger Wentzlaff, Michaela Benz, Thomas Norgall, Robert Couronne, Christian Weigand
  • Patent number: 8847769
    Abstract: What is described are a signal detecting device for detecting a vital parameter of a living being, having a plurality of electrodes and an electrode selecting device for selecting a pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes such that a difference signal suitable for measuring the vital parameter is derivable, an electrode arrangement and a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Sergey Ershov, Hans-Joachim Moersdorf, Ruslan Rybalko, Robert Couronne
  • Publication number: 20140278102
    Abstract: What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key and a method including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle navigation device, and a method including a calculator for calculating a driving route in dependence of movement data, and a motor vehicle system and a method including a motor vehicle ignition key and a motor vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian PODOLAK, Hans Joachim MOERSDORF, Christian ARZT, Martin RULSCH, Sergey ERSHOV, Robert COURONNÉ
  • Patent number: 8775012
    Abstract: What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key and a method including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle navigation device, and a method including a calculator for calculating a driving route in dependence of movement data, and a motor vehicle system and a method including a motor vehicle ignition key and a motor vehicle controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Christian Podolak, Hans Joachim Moersdorf, Christian Arzt, Martin Rulsch, Sergey Ershov, Robert Couronne
  • Patent number: 8150139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for recognizing a coin by using the embossed pattern characteristics thereof. For this purpose, the inventive method comprises in spreading the characteristics of the picture, in reducing said characteristics by reducing said picture and in transforming it by polar transformation, in comparing the transformed picture with a plurality of reference patterns according to a first simplified criterion, in creating a list of the reference patterns, in sorting them according to the similarity thereof with the transformed picture and in comparing the transformed picture with the reference patterns contained in the list according to the sorting thereof upon a second exact criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Walter Hanke Mechanische Werkstatten GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Andreas Kuleschow, Klaus Spinnler
  • Publication number: 20120065525
    Abstract: A pressure gauge for determining at least one pressure value describing a pressure of a fluid flowing in a pulsating manner in a phase of the pulsating flow, includes a pulse wave characterizer. The pulse wave characterizer is configured to obtain transmit time information of a pulse wave, and amplitude information of the pulse wave. The pressure gauge additionally includes a pressure value determiner configured to obtain a first pressure value describing a pressure of the fluid in a first phase, on the basis of the transmit time information and while using a mapping. The pressure value determiner is further configured to obtain a second pressure value describing a pressure of the fluid in a second phase, on the basis of the first pressure value and the amplitude information while using a mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Douniama, Andreas Tobola, Holger Wentzlaff, Michaela Benz, Thomas Norgall, Robert Couronne, Christian Weigand
  • Publication number: 20120010485
    Abstract: A device for detecting at least one vital parameter of a person in a vehicle is described, having: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the at least one vital parameter by means of light remission, wherein the optoelectronic sensor arrangement has at least one light source and a light-sensitive element, and wherein the first light source and the light-sensitive element are arranged in a finger bed of an operating element of the vehicle, and wherein the finger bed is implemented to integrate a fingertip of the person flush in a sensor area of the finger bed in which the first light source and the light sensitive element are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Hans-Joachim Moersdorf, Andreas Tobola, Sergey Ershov, Hans-Josef Gassmann, Rainer Haevescher, Ludger Rake, Joerg Meyer
  • Publication number: 20110237912
    Abstract: A device for detecting a vital parameter is described, comprising: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the vital parameter by means of light remission at a finger, wherein the optoelectronic sensor arrangement has a first light source for generating light in a visible wavelength range, a second light source for generating light in a non-visible wavelength range and a light-sensitive element; and a controller which is implemented to switch on the second light source in temporal intervals, execute an evaluation of the light received from the light-sensitive element in the invisible wavelength range of the second light source with respect to whether a finger is applied to the optoelectronic sensor arrangement and to switch on the first light source as soon as the evaluation indicates that a finger is applied to the optoelectronic sensor arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Fabio Ciancitto, Sergey Ershov, Christian Weigand, Hans-Josef Gassmann, Rainer Havescher
  • Publication number: 20110125002
    Abstract: What is described are a signal detecting device for detecting a vital parameter of a living being, having a plurality of electrodes and an electrode selecting device for selecting a pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes such that a difference signal suitable for measuring the vital parameter is derivable, an electrode arrangement and a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Sergey Ershov, Hans-Joachim Moersdorf, Ruslan Rybalko, Robert Couronne
  • Publication number: 20110098878
    Abstract: What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key and a method including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle navigation device, and a method including a calculator for calculating a driving route in dependence of movement data, and a motor vehicle system and a method including a motor vehicle ignition key and a motor vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian PODOLAK, Hans Joachim MOERSDORF, Christian ARZT, Martin RULSCH, Sergey ERSHOV, Robert COURONNÉ
  • Patent number: 7801405
    Abstract: An image free from interfering structures may be generated by means of a fiber bundle of several optical fibers, when for the system of fiber bundle and sensor imaging parameters are provided, which describe the geometrical characteristics of the intensity course generated by each individual optical fiber on the sensor. In image reconstruction, for each individual optical fiber an amplitude value and/or luminosity information may be generated by fitting a function of the amplitude value and the imaging parameters of the respective optical fiber to an intensity picture of the sensor, so that an optimum amplitude and/or luminosity value may be generated considering the geometrical imaging characteristics for each individual optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg
    Inventors: Volker Daum, Klaus Spinnler, Robert Couronné, Matthias Elter, Stephan Rupp, Christian Winter
  • Publication number: 20100210926
    Abstract: What is described is an apparatus for detecting at least one vital parameter of a person, including: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the at least one vital parameter by means of light transmission or light remission, the optoelectronic sensor arrangement including a light source and a light-sensitive element, wherein for detecting the vital parameter by means of light transmission, the light source is arranged in a first side part of a support frame of a pair of spectacles, and the light-sensitive element is arranged in a second side part of the support frame which is opposite the first side part, and wherein for detecting the at least one vital parameter by means of light remission, the light source and the light-sensitive element are arranged in the same side part of the support frame of the pair of spectacles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Fabio Ciancitto, Andreas Tobola, Christian Hofmann, Robert Couronne
  • Publication number: 20100087748
    Abstract: A description is given of a device for sensing respiration of a living being, the device including: an active transmitter configured to generate a magnetic or electromagnetic field; and a sensor arranged on the torso of the living being and configured to provide a signal which depends on the magnetic or electromagnetic field and on a change in the distance, caused by the respiration of the living being, between the active transmitter and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Tobola, Sergev Ershov, Uwe Wissendheit, Robert Couronne
  • Publication number: 20090092363
    Abstract: An image free from interfering structures may be generated by means of a fiber bundle of several optical fibers, when for the system of fiber bundle and sensor imaging parameters are provided, which describe the geometrical characteristics of the intensity course generated by each individual optical fiber on the sensor. In image reconstruction, for each individual optical fiber an amplitude value and/or luminosity information may be generated by fitting a function of the amplitude value and the imaging parameters of the respective optical fiber to an intensity picture of the sensor, so that an optimum amplitude and/or luminosity value may be generated considering the geometrical imaging characteristics for each individual optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Volker Daum, Klaus Spinnler, Robert Couronne, Matthias Elter, Stephan Rupp, Christian Winter
  • Publication number: 20080205741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for recognizing a coin by using the embossed pattern characteristics thereof. For this purpose, the inventive method comprises in spreading the characteristics of the picture, in reducing said characteristics by reducing said picture and in transforming it by polar transformation, in comparing the transformed picture with a plurality of reference patterns according to a first simplified criterion, in creating a list of the reference patterns, in sorting them according to the similarity thereof with the transformed picture and in comparing the transformed picture with the reference patterns contained in the list according to the sorting thereof upon a second exact criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Couronne, Andreas Kuleschow, Klaus Spinnler
  • Publication number: 20080183043
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 ?m. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Spinnler, Cornelia Arnold, Andreas Kuleschow, Stephan Rupp, Thomas Wittenberg, Robert Couronne