Patents by Inventor Robert Hein

Robert Hein 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: 20250251360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique for continuous sensing of particles, such as ions, under flow. The technique involves the use of continuous and polarisation-tuned redox capacitive sensing at suitably designed electroactive interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Sophie Patrick, Robert Hein, Paul Beer, Jason Davis
  • Patent number: 11400641
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming a dimensionally stable, three-dimensional object (12) by consecutively or continuously applying and hardening a shapeable printing material (89).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: XIONEER SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andrei Neboian, Robert Hein
  • Publication number: 20190118467
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming a dimensionally stable, three-dimensional object (12) by consecutively or continuously applying and hardening a shapeable printing material (89).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Andrei Neboian, Robert Hein
  • Patent number: 9291462
    Abstract: A method for position determination for a motor vehicle includes the acts of: satellite based determination of a geographical position of the motor vehicle, providing digital road map data, which include at least information about road segments in the surroundings of the geographical position; carrying out a first determining step for determining at least a first road segment, on which the motor vehicle is located with high probability, wherein the first determining step is based on a matching of the geographical position with the digital road map data; retrieval of traffic lane data, regarding at least the number of traffic lanes for the first road segment, from the road map database; determining the traffic lane, in which the motor vehicle is currently traveling, by use of at least the traffic lane data; and carrying out a second determining step for determining a second road segment, on which the motor vehicle is located with high probability, wherein the second determining step is based on a matching of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axel Jansen, Robert Hein, Roland Bader, Carsten Isert
  • Patent number: 9207097
    Abstract: An information system includes a central computer system and at least one user device. The central computer system has a database and an interface for communicating with a user device. The database is designed for storing personalized information with reference to a location and program functions with reference to a location. The database is also designed for synchronizing the personalized information and/or program functions with the respective user device. For this purpose, the user device is configured so as to determine a position of a moveable object as a function of at least one position-measuring signal and to provide, as a function of the determined position, personalized information with reference to a location and/or a program function with reference to a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten Isert, Robert Hein
  • Patent number: 9052503
    Abstract: The method outputs graphic driving indications for assisting a motor vehicle driver in a driving maneuver. The graphic driving indications are displayed by a head-up display. A first graphic driving indication is in the form of a traffic lane change indication pointing out to the driver the direction from a traffic lane traveled at the beginning of the maneuver to a desired traffic lane. A second graphic driving indication is output in the form of a contact-analog traffic lane marking graphically emphasizing the desired traffic lane relative to other traffic lanes. A third graphic driving indication is in the form of a contact-analog maneuvering impulse including a driving funnel originating from the desired traffic lane and corresponding to the driving maneuver. A fourth graphic driving indication is a symbolic maneuvering display indication which symbolically displays the beginning driving maneuver after the vehicle enters into the driving funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Gassner, Axel Jansen, Josef Schumann, Robert Hein
  • Patent number: 8990005
    Abstract: Georeferenced predictive information is provided by a backend server system to vehicles. Such provided predictive information may be specifically relevant to a provided planned or estimated route of the particular vehicle, and may be used by the vehicle to reconstruct a digital map specific to such planned or estimated route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Hein, Andreas Winckler
  • Publication number: 20120271544
    Abstract: Georeferenced predictive information is provided by a backend server system to vehicles. Such provided predictive information may be specifically relevant to a provided planned or estimated route of the particular vehicle, and may be used by the vehicle to reconstruct a digital map specific to such planned or estimated route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Hein, Andreas Winckler
  • Publication number: 20120249589
    Abstract: The method outputs graphic driving indications for assisting a motor vehicle driver in a driving maneuver. The graphic driving indications are displayed by a head-up display. A first graphic driving indication is in the form of a traffic lane change indication pointing out to the driver the direction from a traffic lane traveled at the beginning of the maneuver to a desired traffic lane. A second graphic driving indication is output in the form of a contact-analog traffic lane marking graphically emphasizing the desired traffic lane relative to other traffic lanes. A third graphic driving indication is in the form of a contact-analog maneuvering impulse including a driving funnel originating from the desired traffic lane and corresponding to the driving maneuver. A fourth graphic driving indication is a symbolic maneuvering display indication which symbolically displays the beginning driving maneuver after the vehicle enters into the driving funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus GASSNER, Axel JANSEN, Josef SCHUMANN, Robert HEIN
  • Patent number: 8144032
    Abstract: A method of checking the quality of traffic disturbance reporting processes records a total number of traffic disturbance reports generated by a traffic disturbance reporting process, which traffic disturbance reports each relate to at least one defined reporting time period and at least one defined reporting route segment, over a predefined analyzing time period and a predefined analyzing range. A number of reported conditions is formed from the total number of traffic disturbance reports, and a first statistical frequency distribution of the reported conditions is determined. A total number of reference observations are recorded, which each relate to at least one defined observation time period and at least one defined observation route segment, within the analyzing time period and within the analyzing range. A number of actual conditions is formed from the total number of reference observations and a second statistical frequency distribution of the actual conditions is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Bogenberger, Robert Hein, Ronald Kates
  • Publication number: 20110225532
    Abstract: An information system includes a central computer system and at least one user device. The central computer system has a database and an interface for communicating with a user device. The database is designed for storing personalized information with reference to a location and program functions with reference to a location. The database is also designed for synchronizing the personalized information and/or program functions with the respective user device. For this purpose, the user device is configured so as to determine a position of a moveable object as a function of at least one position-measuring signal and to provide, as a function of the determined position, personalized information with reference to a location and/or a program function with reference to a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten ISERT, Robert HEIN
  • Publication number: 20110196608
    Abstract: A method for position determination for a motor vehicle includes the acts of: satellite based determination of a geographical position of the motor vehicle, providing digital road map data, which include at least information about road segments in the surroundings of the geographical position; carrying out a first determining step for determining at least a first road segment, on which the motor vehicle is located with high probability, wherein the first determining step is based on a matching of the geographical position with the digital road map data; retrieval of traffic lane data, regarding at least the number of traffic lanes for the first road segment, from the road map database; determining the traffic lane, in which the motor vehicle is currently traveling, by use of at least the traffic lane data; and carrying out a second determining step for determining a second road segment, on which the motor vehicle is located with high probability, wherein the second determining step is based on a matching of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axel JANSEN, Robert Hein, Roland Bader, Carsten Isert
  • Publication number: 20100073196
    Abstract: A method of checking the quality of traffic disturbance reporting processes records a total number of traffic disturbance reports generated by a traffic disturbance reporting process, which traffic disturbance reports each relate to at least one defined reporting time period and at least one defined reporting route segment, over a predefined analyzing time period and a predefined analyzing range. A number of reported conditions is formed from the total number of traffic disturbance reports, and a first statistical frequency distribution of the reported conditions is determined. A total number of reference observations are recorded, which each relate to at least one defined observation time period and at least one defined observation route segment, within the analyzing time period and within the analyzing range. A number of actual conditions is formed from the total number of reference observations and a second statistical frequency distribution of the actual conditions is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Bogenberger, Robert Hein, Ronald Kates