Patents by Inventor Robert Paulus

Robert Paulus 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: 12081727
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device for displaying an image received from a microscope comprises a first display configured to display a first image of a part of an object, the first image received from a microscope. Further, the head-mountable display device comprises a first optical arrangement located in front of the first display. The first optical arrangement comprises at least one lens. Additionally, the head-mountable display device comprises a mounting structure configured to fasten the first display to the head of a user. The head-mountable display device is configured to allow a direct line of sight from a first eye of the user to the object in a field of view of the user outside of the first display while the user is watching the first display through the first optical arrangement, if the mounting structure is fastened to the head of a user. An angle between a display direction and the direct line of sight is less than 50° and the display direction is orthogonal to the first display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Manon Rostykus, Robert Paulus, Christian Marte, Gianluca Pargaetzi
  • Patent number: 11802195
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), 70 phr to 95 phr of diene based elastomer, wherein said diene based elastomer comprises 25 phr to 60 phr of a first diene based elastomer having a glass transition temperature within a range of ?49° C. to ?15° C., and 10 phr to 45 phr of a second diene based elastomer having a glass transition temperature within a range of ?50° C. to ?110° C., 5 phr to 30 phr of one or more of natural rubber and synthetic polyisoprene rubber, 40 phr to 70 phr of silica, and 10 phr to 40 phr of at least one terpene resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 900 g/mol. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to tire comprising a tire tread with aforementioned rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Claude Schweitzer, Cecilia Aguiar Da Silva, Marc-André Robert Paulus, Marc Antoine Norbert Hédo, Serge Guillaume Feltes, Stefano Picchiotti
  • Publication number: 20230033878
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), 70 phr to 95 phr of diene based elastomer, wherein said diene based elastomer comprises 25 phr to 60 phr of a first diene based elastomer having a glass transition temperature within a range of ?49° C. to ?15° C., and 10 phr to 45 phr of a second diene based elastomer having a glass transition temperature within a range of ?50° C. to ?110° C., 5 phr to 30 phr of one or more of natural rubber and synthetic polyisoprene rubber, 40 phr to 70 phr of silica, and 10 phr to 40 phr of at least one terpene resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 900 g/mol. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to tire comprising a tire tread with aforementioned rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Claude Schweitzer, Cecilia Aguiar Da Silva, Marc-André Robert Paulus, Marc Antoine Norbert Hédo, Serge Guillaume Feltes, Stefano Picchiotti
  • Publication number: 20220308330
    Abstract: Examples relate to a microscope, a method and a computer program for generating information on at least one inspected region of an image. A control circuit (130) for generating information on at least one inspected region of an image, configured to determine image data (111) of an image of an object, obtain eye tracking information (112) of an observer of the image, and generate information (121) on the at least one inspected region of the image based on the image data (111) and the eye tracking information (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Manon Rostykus
  • Patent number: 10598913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmitted light illumination apparatus (2) for a microscope (1), said transmitted light illumination apparatus (2) comprising, a planar light source (20), a mirror (23) having a concave mirror surface (24) arranged in the direction of light emitted from the planar light source (20), and at least one diaphragm element (22) being at least partially opaque and being arranged between the planar light source (20) and the concave mirror surface (24) such that by moving the at least one diaphragm element (22) in at least one direction parallel to a plane defined by the planar light source (20), the planar light source (20) is at least partially covered by the at least one diaphragm element (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Schnitzler, Robert Paulus
  • Patent number: 10269097
    Abstract: A microscope (10) for generating a combined image (34; 54; 64) from multiple individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) of an object (30; 50; 60) encompasses at least one illumination device (22) for illuminating the object (30; 50; 60) from at least two different illumination directions (24a, 24b); an image acquisition unit (26) for acquiring multiple individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) of the object (30; 50; 60) illuminated from the at least two different illumination directions (24a, 24b); and an image combination unit (32) for combining the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) in order to obtain the combined image (34; 54; 64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Schnitzler, Robert Paulus, Guenter Grabher
  • Patent number: 10146037
    Abstract: A microscope (10) for detecting images of an object (14) located in an object plane (12) is described, comprising a microscope stand (18); a microscope objective (20); a light source (22) integrated into the microscope stand (18); and a beam splitter (24), integrated into the microscope objective (20), for coupling in a coaxial incident illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Harald Schnitzler, Robert Paulus
  • Patent number: 9606346
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incident illumination device for a microscope, for viewing a sample (1) in the microscope (10), having a planar light source (100) for incident illumination of the sample (1), wherein the planar light source (100) comprises a panel-shaped light guide having a lower boundary surface (111), an upper boundary surface, and at least one lateral surface, as well as at least one light-emitting means that is arranged so that it irradiates light, via at least one lateral surface serving as a light entry surface, into the light guide in such a way that said light propagates in the light guide due to total reflection; wherein the total reflection is disrupted in defined fashion by an element abutting at the lower boundary surface of the light guide against a contact surface so that an outcoupling of light occurs at the upper boundary surface of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Harald Schnitzler, Reto Züst
  • Publication number: 20160299327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microscope (100) having a transmitted illumination device (10) for critical illumination of an object (O) to be viewed, comprising: a light source (20) comprising an LED arrangement having a light emitting surface; a light directing unit (30, 30?) comprising a collimator (35, 35?) and a reflective enveloping surface (34, 34?), both of them for aligning light coupled into the light directing unit (30, 30?), also comprising an outcoupling surface (32, 32?), the outcoupling surface (32, 32?) possessing an outcoupling surface dimension (D), the light emitting surface of the light source (20) being smaller than the outcoupling surface (32, 32?) of the light directing unit (30, 30?), the light directing unit (30, 30?) being arranged in such a way that light emitted from the light source (20) is coupled in, and is coupled out from the outcoupling surface (32, 32?); a condenser (40) between the outcoupling surface (32, 32?) of the light directing unit (30, 30?) and the object (O) to be view
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Günter Grabher, Robert Paulus
  • Publication number: 20150260971
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incident illumination device for a microscope, for viewing a sample (1) in the microscope (10), having a planar light source (100) for incident illumination of the sample (1), wherein the planar light source (100) comprises a panel-shaped light guide having a lower boundary surface (111), an upper boundary surface, and at least one lateral surface, as well as at least one light-emitting means that is arranged so that it irradiates light, via at least one lateral surface serving as a light entry surface, into the light guide in such a way that said light propagates in the light guide due to total reflection; wherein the total reflection is disrupted in defined fashion by an element abutting at the lower boundary surface of the light guide against a contact surface so that an outcoupling of light occurs at the upper boundary surface of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Harald Schnitzler, Reto Züst
  • Patent number: 8837042
    Abstract: A transillumination device (150) for a microscope (100) comprises a flat panel light source (151), a diaphragm arrangement (152) arranged behind the flat panel light source (151) in the radiating direction (AR) that comprises two diaphragm elements movable relative to one another, at least one of the two diaphragm elements having a cutout, the two diaphragm elements defining, together with the at least one cutout, a diaphragm opening, wherein the dimensions of the diaphragm opening in two mutually perpendicular directions are determined by the position of the diaphragm elements relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Harald Schnitzler, Didier Henry
  • Patent number: 8630038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination device (400) for a microscope (600), including at least one light source (120, 130) and a reflector (410) for providing diffuse illumination, said reflector at least partially surrounding the observation beam path (OA1) between a microscope objective (10) and an object (20) to be observed. The reflector (410) is at least partially elastic and capable of being reversibly transformed from at least a first form to at least a second form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Reto Zuest
  • Patent number: 8534893
    Abstract: A flat panel light source (100) for a transillumination device of a microscope comprises a plate-shaped light guide (110) having a lower and an upper boundary surface, and at least one lateral surface (113 to 116), and having at least one light-emitting means (120, 122) arranged to radiate light into the light guide (110) from at least two different directions, via at least one lateral surface serving as a light entrance surface, such that the light propagates in the light guide (110) as a result of total reflection, the total reflection being disrupted in defined fashion, by an element (140) abutting against a contact surface at the lower boundary surface of the light guide (110), so that an outcoupling of light occurs on the upper boundary surface of the light guide (110), the planar area of the contact surface being smaller than the planar area of the lower boundary surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Reto Züst, Harald Schnitzler
  • Patent number: 8469572
    Abstract: A flat panel light source (100) for a transillumination device of a microscope comprises a plate-shaped light guide (110) having a lower and an upper boundary surface and at least one lateral surface (113 to 116), and at least one light-emitting means (120, 122) arranged to radiate light (130) into the light guide (110) from at least two different directions, via at least one lateral surface serving as a light entrance surface, such that light propagates in the light guide (110) by total reflection, the total reflection being disrupted in defined fashion by an element (140) abutting against a contact surface at the lower boundary surface of the light guide (110) so an outcoupling of light occurs on the upper boundary surface, the planar area of the contact surface being smaller than that of the lower boundary surface, the element (140) producing a directed reflection of the light (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Robert Paulus, Reto Züst, Harald Schnitzler
  • Publication number: 20100302630
    Abstract: An incident illumination device for a microscope for providing oblique or straight incident illumination is described. The illumination device comprises a light source that includes at least two 2-dimensional, surface light-emitting segments and is imaged into an aperture plane of the incident illumination device. At least one of the at least two light-emitting segments of the light source is designed to be activated individually. Further, a microscope comprising this incident illumination device is described, and methods of using this microscope both for oblique and straight illumination are described. In addition to conventional incident bright-field illumination, the described microscope and methods of use thereof allow also to select between angular or oblique incident illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG
    Inventor: Robert Paulus
  • Patent number: 6186780
    Abstract: Method and device for the recognition of caries, plaque, concretions or bacterial infections on teeth, whereby with the aid of a light source (1) an excitation radiation (9) is generated which is directed at a tooth (4) to be investigated and there brings about a fluorescence radiation (10). The fluorescence radiation is detected and evaluated with a detection device (8). A spectral filter is arranged before the detection device (8) which restricts the fluorescence radiation detected and evaluated by the detection device (8) to wavelengths greater than ca. 800 nm, in order to make possible an improved detection of carious tooth regions. Advantageously, the irradiation of the tooth to be investigated is effected with a relatively long wavelength excitation radiation (9), the wavelength of which may be for example ca. 780 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Raimund Hibst, Robert Paulus