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).
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Publication number: 20250251360Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Sophie Patrick, Robert Hein, Paul Beer, Jason Davis
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Patent number: 11400641Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: XIONEER SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Andrei Neboian, Robert Hein
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Publication number: 20190118467Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Andrei Neboian, Robert Hein
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Patent number: 9291462Abstract: 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 tType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Axel Jansen, Robert Hein, Roland Bader, Carsten Isert
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Patent number: 9207097Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Carsten Isert, Robert Hein
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Patent number: 9052503Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Gassner, Axel Jansen, Josef Schumann, Robert Hein
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Patent number: 8990005Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Robert Hein, Andreas Winckler
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Publication number: 20120271544Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Robert Hein, Andreas Winckler
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Publication number: 20120249589Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus GASSNER, Axel JANSEN, Josef SCHUMANN, Robert HEIN
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Patent number: 8144032Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Bogenberger, Robert Hein, Ronald Kates
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Publication number: 20110225532Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Carsten ISERT, Robert HEIN
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Publication number: 20110196608Abstract: 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 tType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Axel JANSEN, Robert Hein, Roland Bader, Carsten Isert
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Publication number: 20100073196Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Bogenberger, Robert Hein, Ronald Kates