Patents by Inventor Sebastian BANZHAF

Sebastian BANZHAF 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: 20220171070
    Abstract: A lidar sensor system. The lidar sensor system includes a transmission unit having a laser source, a phase modulator for modulating a phase of the light of the laser source, and a transmission optic for emitting the modulated light; a reception unit having a reception optic for receiving light reflected from an object and having an evaluation unit for evaluating the light received by the reception optic; the transmission unit being embodied to emit several transmission sequences of the light; each transmission sequence having a first portion and a second portion; the first portion being an unmodulated constant-phase signal; the second portion being a signal phase-modulated by the phase modulator; and the evaluation unit being embodied to determine at least an absolute value of a Doppler frequency based on the first portion, and to determine a distance to the object based on the Doppler frequency and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Kern, Sebastian Banzhaf
  • Patent number: 11181206
    Abstract: A valve module with a wireless energy-transfer unit. The wireless energy-transfer unit has at least one energy-transmitting unit and at least one energy-receiving unit. The energy-receiving unit is arranged on a valve piston, on a valve spindle, on a valve actuator housing, on a valve housing, or on a valve-closing element. The energy-receiving unit may be connected to a sensor unit located inside the valve actuator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Banzhaf
  • Publication number: 20190195389
    Abstract: A valve module with a wireless energy-transfer unit is described, which comprises at least one energy-transmitting unit and at least one energy-receiving unit. The energy-receiving unit is arranged on a valve piston wherein, on a valve spindle wherein, on a valve actuator housing wherein, a valve housing or on a valve-closing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Sebastian BANZHAF