Patents by Inventor Sebastian Valouch
Sebastian Valouch 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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Patent number: 10948567Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventors: Michael Eberspach, Christoph Lungenschmied, Robert Send, Thomas Ohmer, Stefan Hengen, Ingmar Bruder, Wilfried Hermes, Sebastian Valouch, Christian Lennartz, Peter Schillen, Patrick Schindler
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Publication number: 20210072082Abstract: Described herein are a spectrometer system and a spectrometer device, which are suited for investigation or monitoring purposes, in particular, in the infrared (IR) spectral region, and for a detection of heat, flames, fire, or smoke. The spectrometer device) allows capturing incident light from object and transferring the incident light to a length variable filter with a particularly high concentration efficiency. Apart from the spectrometer device the spectrometer system further includes an evaluation unit designated for determining information related to a spectrum of an object by evaluating the detector signals provided by the spectrometer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Sebastian Valouch, Robert Gust, Bertram Feuerstein, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Publication number: 20210025761Abstract: The invention relates to a detector (110) for optical detection comprising a circuit carrier (130) designed to carry at least one layer, wherein the circuit carrier (130) is or comprises a printed circuit board (132); a reflective layer (138), the reflective layer (138) being placed on a partition of the circuit carrier (130), wherein the reflective layer (138) is designed to reflect the incident light beam (120), thereby generating at least one reflected light beam (124); a substrate layer (114), the substrate layer (114) being directly or indirectly adjacent to the reflective layer (138), wherein the substrate layer (114) is at least partially transparent with respect to the incident light beam (120); a sensor layer (122), the sensor layer (122) being placed on the substrate layer (114), wherein the sensor layer (122) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor layer (122) by the incident light beam and the reflected light beam (124); and an evalType: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Timo ALTENBECK, Heidi BECHTEL, Regina HOEH, Fabian DITTMANN, Sebastian MUELLER, Thomas HUPFAUER, Peter Paul KALETTA, Robert GUST, Bertram FEUERSTEIN, Wilfried HERMES, Sebastian VALOUCH, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER
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Patent number: 10890491Abstract: The invention relates to an optical detector (110) for an optical detection, in particular, of radiation within the infrared spectral range, specifically, with regard to sensing at least one optically conceivable property of an object (112). More particular, the optical detector (110) may be used for determining transmissivity, absorption, emission, reflectance, and/or a position of at least one object (112). Further, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing the optical detector (110) and to various uses of the optical detector (110).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian Valouch, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder, Wilfried Hermes
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Publication number: 20200370958Abstract: Described herein are a spectrometer system and a spectrometer device, which are suited for investigation or monitoring purposes, in particular, in the infrared (IR) spectral region, and for a detection of heat, flames, fire, or smoke. The spectrometer device allows capturing incident light from an object and transferring the incident light to a length variable filter with a particularly high concentration efficiency. Apart from the spectrometer device, the spectrometer system further includes an evaluation unit designated for determining information related to a spectrum of an object by evaluating the detector signals provided by the spectrometer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Sebastian Valouch, Robert Gust, Bertram Feuerstein, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Patent number: 10775505Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector (110) containing: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (114), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (114); and at least one evaluation device (140), wherein the evaluation device (140) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor (114). Also disclosed herein are articles containing the detector (110), and methods for optical detection of objects using the detector (110).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Trinamix GmbHInventors: Sebastian Valouch, Ingmar Bruder, Robert Send, Christoph Lungenschmied, Wilfried Hermes, Erwin Thiel, Stephan Irle
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Publication number: 20200259567Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitter for transmitting data and for emitting electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, wherein the transmitter comprises a) a radiation source for generating and emitting first electromagnetic radiation, b) a modulator being adapted to modulate the first electromagnetic radiation depending on the data to be transmitted generating modulated first electromagnetic radiation, and c) a frequency converter for converting at least a part of the modulated first electromagnetic radiation into modulated second electromagnetic radiation, said modulated second electromagnetic radiation being different from the modulated first electromagnetic radiation, wherein the frequency converter comprises a polymeric matrix material comprising at least one organic fluorescent colorant. Furthermore, the invention relates to an illumination device comprising such transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Robert SEND, Sorin IVANOVICI, Hannah Stephanie MANGOLD, Martin KOENEMANN
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Publication number: 20200183006Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Trinamix GmbHInventors: Michael EBERSPACH, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Robert SEND, Thomas OHMER, Stefan HENGEN, Ingmar BRUDER, Wilfried HERMES, Sebastian VALOUCH, Christian LENNARTZ, Peter SCHILLEN, Patrick SCHINDLER
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Publication number: 20200049800Abstract: A detector (110) for an optical detection of at least one object (112) is proposed. Further, the invention relates to a method for optical detection of at least one object (112) and to various uses of the detector (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Wilfried HERMES, Stefan HENGEN, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER
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Publication number: 20190386064Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector including (i) a transversal optical sensor adapted to determine a transversal position of a light beam traveling from the object to the detector, wherein the transversal optical sensor has a photosensitive layer embedded between at least two conductive layers such that at least one of the conductive layers contains an at least partially transparent graphene layer on an at least partially transparent substrate, and wherein the transversal optical sensor generates a transversal sensor signal indicative of the transversal position of the light beam in the photosensitive layer, and (ii) an evaluation device designed to generate at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object by evaluating the at least one transversal sensor signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Wilfried HERMES, Ingmar BRUDER, Robert SEND, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED
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Publication number: 20190353767Abstract: A detector (110, 1110, 2110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110, 1110, 2110) comprises: at least one transfer device (128, 1128), wherein the transfer device (128, 1128) has at least one focal length in response to at least one incident light beam (116, 1116) propagating from the object (112, 1112) to the detector (110, 1110, 2110); at least two optical sensors (113, 1118, 1120), wherein each optical sensor (113, 1118, 1120) has at least one light sensitive area (121, 1122, 1124), wherein each optical sensor (113, 1118, 1120) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area by the light beam (116, 1116), at least one evaluation device (132, 1132) being configured for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate z of the object (112, 1112) by evaluating a quotient signal Q from the sensor signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Michael EBERSPACH, Thomas OHMER, Robert SEND, Christian LENNARTZ, Christopher HAHNE, Stefan HENGEN, Sebastian VALOUCH, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Ingmar BRUDER, Wilfried HERMES, Celal Mohan OEGUEN, Christian Daniel SCHILDKNECHT, Peter SCHILLEN, Patrick SCHINDLER, Peter FEJES
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Publication number: 20190339356Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110) comprises: —at least two optical sensors (118, 120, 176), each optical sensor (118, 120, 176) having a light-sensitive area (122, 124), wherein each light-sensitive area (122, 124) has a geometrical center (182, 184), wherein the geometrical centers (182, 184) of the optical sensors (118, 120, 176) are spaced apart from an optical axis (126) of the detector (110) by different spatial offsets, wherein each optical sensor (118, 120, 176) is configured to generate a sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area (122, 124) by a light beam (116) propagating from the object (112) to the detector (110); and—at least one evaluation device (132) being configured for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate z of the object (112) by combining the at least two sensor signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Christian SCHILDKNECHT, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Ingmar BRUDER, Michael EBERSPACH, Peter FEJES, Robert SEND, Sebastian VALOUCH, Thomas OHMER, Wilfried HERMES, Stefan HENGEN, Christian LENNARTZ
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Publication number: 20190277703Abstract: The invention relates to an optical detector (110) for an optical detection, in particular, of radiation within the infrared spectral range, specifically, with regard to sensing at least one optically conceivable property of an object (112). More particular, the optical detector (110) may be used for determining transmissivity, absorption, emission, reflectance, and/or a position of at least one object (112). Further, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing the optical detector (110) and to various uses of the optical detector (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: TrinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Wilfried HERMES
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Publication number: 20190172964Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical sensor, a detector comprising the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, a method for manufacturing the optical sensor and various uses of the optical sensor and the detector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a human-machine interface, an entertainment device, a scanning system, a tracking system, a stereoscopic system, and a camera. The optical sensor (110) comprises a layer (112) of at least one photoconductive material (114), at least two individual electrical contacts (136, 136?) contacting the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), and a cover layer (116) deposited on the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), wherein the cover layer (116) is an amorphous layer comprising at least one metal-containing compound (120). The optical sensor (110) can be supplied as a non-bulkyhermetic package which, nevertheless, provides a high degree of protection against possible degradation by humidity and/or oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Wilfried HERMES, Sebastian VALOUCH, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Bertram FEUERSTEIN
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Publication number: 20190170849Abstract: A detector for optical detection of at least one object includes: at least one longitudinal optical sensor including at least one sensor region, and configured to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by a light beam, wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region, wherein the sensor region includes at least one thermoelectric unit configured, upon illumination of the sensor region or a part thereof by the light beam, to generate the longitudinal sensor signal resulting from at least one of a spatial variation or a temporal variation of a temperature in the thermoelectric unit; and at least one evaluation device configured to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Wilfried HERMES, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Sebastian VALOUCH, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER
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Publication number: 20190157470Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object, in particular for 3D-sensing concepts, is disclosed. The detector comprises a longitudinal optical sensor (110) for determining a longitudinal position of an object by a light beam traveling from the object to the detector and a transversal optical detector (112) which may be designed as an imaging device or a position sensitive detector. The longitudinal sensor (110) has at least two PN structures or PIN structures (138, 140). Each of the PN structures or PIN structures is located between two electrode layers (144), thereby forming photodiodes (146) having a longitudinal sensor region (148) each. Longitudinal sensor signals from the photodiodes (146) are, given the same total power of illumination, are dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the longitudinal sensor regions (148).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Wilfried HERMES, Sebastian VALOUCH
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Publication number: 20190140129Abstract: A simple and still reliable detector for an accurate determination of a position of at least one object in space is provided. The detector comprises a longitudinal optical sensor (114) having a stack of at least two individual pin diodes (130, 130?) arranged between at least two electrodes (132, 132?). Upon illumination of the sensor region by an incident light beam (136), a longitudinal sensor signal is generated. The longitudinal sensor signal, given the same power of illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (136). The at last two individual pin diodes (130, 130?) have different spectral sensitivities in order to enable the determination of a distance between the object and the detector by light beams in different spectral ranges, e.g. by light beams in the visible spectral range and in the infrared spectral range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Wilfried HERMES, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER
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Publication number: 20190129036Abstract: A detector for an optical detection of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one transversal optical sensor configured to determine a transversal position of a light beam traveling from the object to the detector, the transversal optical sensor including: at least one photovoltaic layer embedded between at least two conductive layers, the photovoltaic layer including a plurality of quantum dots, the at least one transversal sensor signal indicating a transversal position of the light beam in the photovoltaic layer; and at least one evaluation device configured to generate at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object by evaluating the at least one transversal sensor signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Wilfried HERMES, Christoph LUNGENSCHMIED, Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER
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Publication number: 20190129035Abstract: A detector for optical detection of at least one object includes: at least one illumination source to emit at least one first and second light beams, with different opening angles; at least one longitudinal optical sensor including at least one sensor region and configured to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by a light beam, and dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam; and at least one evaluation device configured to differentiate the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor into first and second longitudinal sensor signals dependent on the illumination of the sensor region by the first and second light beams, and configured to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object by evaluating the first longitudinal sensor signal and the second longitudinal sensor signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Sebastian VALOUCH, Ingmar BRUDER, Robert SEND, Niklas ANDERMAHR, Andreas VOGLER, Jean-Michel ASFOUR
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Publication number: 20180356501Abstract: A detector for an optical detection of at least one object is disclosed. The detector contains at least one longitudinal optical sensor and at least one evaluation device. The longitudinal optical sensor has at least one sensor region and is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by a light beam. 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 and further dependent on at least one adjustable property of the longitudinal optical sensor. The evaluation device is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: trinamiX GmbHInventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Sebastian VALOUCH