Patents by Inventor Robert Send

Robert Send 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: 9831042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein R100 and R200 are each independently hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl which in case of C2-alkyl may be interrupted by one and in case of C3-C10-alkyl by one or two nonadjacent oxygen atoms, C5-C7-cycloalkyl, aryl, aryl-C1-C10-alkyl or aryloxy-C1-C10-alkyl, D is an m-valent (m=1, 2 or 3) donor moiety which comprises at least one carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom double bond and/or at least one unfused or fused carbo- or heterocyclic ring, A is an acceptor moiety which comprises at least one carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom double bond and/or at least one unfused or fused carbo- or heterocyclic ring, and the donor moiety D and the acceptor moiety A are ?-conjugated to one another. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula I for producing dye-sensitized solar cells and to dye-sensitized solar cells comprising compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ingmar Bruder, Robert Send, Simona Urnikaite, Tadas Malinauskas, Maryte Daskeviciene, Vytautas Getautis
  • Patent number: 9829564
    Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted to determine a number N of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the number N of pixels (154) which are illuminated by the light beam (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ingmar Bruder, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle, Robert Send
  • Patent number: 9790423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyanated naphthalenebenzimidazole compounds of the formula (I) and mixtures thereof, in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are each independently hydrogen, cyano or aryl which is unsubstituted or has one or more identical or different substituents RAr, where RAr is as defined in the claims and in the description, with the proviso that the compounds of the formula I comprise at least one cyano group. The invention further relates to color converters comprising at least one polymer as a matrix material and at least one cyanated naphthalenebenzimidazole compound or mixtures thereof as a fluorescent dye, to the use of the color converters and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Könemann, Gabriele Mattern, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Robert Send
  • Patent number: 9741954
    Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ingmar Bruder, Robert Send, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel
  • Publication number: 20170237926
    Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ingmar BRUDER, Robert SEND, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Publication number: 20170219694
    Abstract: A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed to
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Erwin THIEL, Stephan IRLE
  • Publication number: 20170219709
    Abstract: A detector (110) and a method for optically determining a position of at least one object (112). The detector (110) comprises at least one optical sensor (114) for determining a position of at least one light beam (134) and at least one evaluation device (164) for generating at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object (112) and at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112). The sensor (114) has at least a first electrode (126) and a second electrode (128). At least one photovoltaic material (130) is embedded in between the first electrode (126) and the second electrode (128). The first electrode (126) or the second electrode (128) is a split electrode (136) having at least three partial electrodes (140, 142, 144, 146). The detector and the method can determine three-dimensional coordinates of an object in a fast and efficient way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Publication number: 20170205230
    Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112), the detector (110) comprising: at least one GP transfer device (114) for imaging the object (112) into an image plane (116), the transfer device (114) having a focal plane (118), at least one longitudinal optical sensor (122), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (122) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (122) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (122) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of sensor region (124) by at least one light beam propagating from the object to the detector (110), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region (124); and at least one evaluation device (129), wherein the evaluation device (129) is designed to generate at least one item of information
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Patent number: 9711665
    Abstract: A color converter comprising at least one layer comprising at least one organic fluorescent colorant and at least one barrier layer having a low permeability to oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerhard Wagenblast, Martin Koenemann, Sorin Ivanovici, Gerardus De Keyzer, Robert Send
  • Publication number: 20170183295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyanated perylene compound of the formula I in which one of the Z substituents and one of the Z* substituents are cyano and the other Z substituent and the other Z* substituent are each independently CO2R9, CONR10R11, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or C6-C14-aryl, where R9, R10 and R11 are each as defined in the claims; and mixtures thereof. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a cyanated perylene compound of the formula I or mixtures thereof and to a process for preparation thereof; to color converters comprising at least one polymer as matrix material and at least one cyanated perylene compound or mixtures thereof or a composition comprising at least one cyanated perylene compound or mixtures thereof as fluorescent dye; to the use of these color converters and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin KOENEMANN, Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Sorin IVANOVICI, Robert SEND, Gabriele MATTERN, Gerd WEBER
  • Publication number: 20170178823
    Abstract: Boron-comprising perylene monoimides and a process for producing the boron-comprising perylene monoimides are provided. The boron-comprising perylene monoimides are useful as building blocks for producing perylene monoimide derivatives and monoimide derivatives. The boron-comprising perylene monoimides are also useful for preparing dye-sensitized solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicants: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerd. der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Henrike WONNEBERGER, Ingmar BRUDER, Robert SEND, Glauco BATTAGLIARIN, Chen LI, Klaus MUELLEN
  • Patent number: 9665182
    Abstract: A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle
  • Publication number: 20170140786
    Abstract: A data readout device (114) for reading out data from at least one data carrier (112) having data modules (116) located at least two different depths within the at least one data carrier (112) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Publication number: 20170123593
    Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) with regard to at least one optical sensor (120) is proposed, wherein the optical sensor (120) has an image plane (122).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Patent number: 9624375
    Abstract: Boron-comprising perylene monoimides and a process for producing the boron-comprising perylene monoimides are provided. The boron-comprising perylene monoimides are useful as building blocks for producing perylene monoimide derivatives and monoimide derivatives. The boron-comprising perylene monoimides are also useful for preparing dye-sensitized solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Henrike Wonneberger, Ingmar Bruder, Robert Send, Glauco Battagliarin, Chen Li, Klaus Muellen
  • Publication number: 20170082486
    Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed, the optical detector (110) comprising: at least one spatial light modulator (114) being adapted to modify at least one property of a light beam (136) in a spatially resolved fashion, having a matrix (132) of pixels (134), each pixel (134) being controllable to individually modify the at least one optical property of a portion of the light beam (136) passing the pixel (134); at least one optical sensor (116) adapted to detect the light beam (136) after passing the matrix (132) of pixels (134) of the spatial light modulator (114) and to generate at least one sensor signal; at least one modulator device (118) adapted for periodically controlling at least two of the pixels (134) with different modulation frequencies; and at least one evaluation device (120) adapted for performing a frequency analysis in order to determine signal components of the sensor signal for the modulation frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL, Henrike WONNEBERGER
  • Publication number: 20170074652
    Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object, where the detector includes: at least one optical sensor, where the optical sensor has at least one sensor region, where the optical sensor is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by illumination light traveling from the object to the detector; at least one beam-splitting device, where the beam-splitting device is adapted to split the illumination light in at least two separate light beams, where each light beam travels on a light path to the optical sensor; at least one modulation device for modulating the illumination light, where the at least one modulation device is arranged on one of the at least two light paths; and at least one evaluation device, where the evaluation device is designed to generate at least one item of information from the at least one sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Publication number: 20170039793
    Abstract: A verification device (110) for verifying the identity of an article (114) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Stephan IRLE, Erwin THIEL
  • Patent number: 9557856
    Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed, the optical detector (110) comprising: at least one spatial light modulator (114) being adapted to modify at least one property of a light beam (136) in a spatially resolved fashion, having a matrix (132) of pixels (134), each pixel (134) being controllable to individually modify the at least one optical property of a portion of the light beam (136) passing the pixel (134); at least one optical sensor (116) adapted to detect the light beam (136) after passing the matrix (132) of pixels (134) of the spatial light modulator (114) and to generate at least one sensor signal; at least one modulator device (118) adapted for periodically controlling at least two of the pixels (134) with different modulation frequencies; and at least one evaluation device (120) adapted for performing a frequency analysis in order to determine signal components of the sensor signal for the modulation frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Stephan Irle, Erwin Thiel, Henrike Wonneberger
  • Publication number: 20160364015
    Abstract: A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Erwin THIEL, Stephan IRLE