Patents by Inventor Thomas Claus

Thomas Claus 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: 20230413975
    Abstract: A shaving razor package assembly with a shaving razor package having a base with a perimeter wall defining a cavity. An upper surface of the perimeter wall has a flange and a recessed lip. The base defines a first opening. A handle having a first end is positioned within the first opening. An insert tray having a body is mounted to the base. The insert tray having a tab extending from the body. A bottom surface of the tab extends into the first opening and engages the first end of the handle. A lid is mounted over the insert tray and sealed to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Richard Holley, Andrew Thomas Claus, Richard Kevin Sennett
  • Patent number: 11486846
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a gas, where a sensitive metal oxide-containing layer is exposed to the gas, includes: reducing the temperature of the sensitive layer from a first temperature to a second temperature, the temperature of the sensitive layer being maintained essentially at the second temperature for a predetermined time period; increasing the temperature of the sensitive layer to a third temperature; measuring at least one electrical resistance value of the sensitive layer while the sensitive layer exhibits essentially the third temperature; and analyzing components of the gas based on the measured at least one electrical resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Brueser, Maria Martinez Prada, Philipp Nolte, Thomas Claus
  • Publication number: 20200278310
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas sensor device, which is equipped with at least one gas-sensitive electrical sensor resistor, a heating element for the controlled heating of the sensor resistor, a detection element for detecting the resistance value of the sensor resistor, and a signal processing element for processing measuring signals. In the method, measurements are carried out in time intervals, in which the resistance value of the sensor resistor is detected as a measuring signal, and the sensor resistor is heated for each measurement, the heating element being operated discontinuously in heating intervals and each measurement being assigned a heating interval. Measurements are automatically carried out in predefinable time intervals, and additional measurements are initiatable at arbitrary times. The duration of the heating intervals assigned to the individual measurements being selected as a function of the time interval to the preceding heating interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandros Ninos, Thomas Claus, Ye Lu, Christoph Brueser
  • Publication number: 20200209176
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a gas, where a sensitive metal oxide-containing layer is exposed to the gas, includes: reducing the temperature of the sensitive layer from a first temperature to a second temperature, the temperature of the sensitive layer being maintained essentially at the second temperature for a predetermined time period; increasing the temperature of the sensitive layer to a third temperature; measuring at least one electrical resistance value of the sensitive layer while the sensitive layer exhibits essentially the third temperature; and analyzing components of the gas based on the measured at least one electrical resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Brueser, Maria Martinez Prada, Philipp Nolte, Thomas Claus
  • Patent number: 10119846
    Abstract: In a method for transmitting a data element from a sensor module that produces sensor data to an application unit, the data element is stored in a ring buffer in the sensor module, and a corresponding item of event information is produced in an evaluation circuit from the sensor data, the data element including the sensor data and the item of event information, the data element being transmitted from the ring buffer to the application unit upon request by the application unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Kohn, Daniel Schifferdecker, Thomas Claus, Hans-Peter Waible, Anton Roman Grad, Fouad Bennini, Julian Bartholomeyczik
  • Patent number: 9829393
    Abstract: A method for determining the ambient temperature of a mobile device including: determining an operating condition of the mobile device for determining a thermal condition of the mobile device in a first task, estimating a dynamic parameter, which characterizes the thermal behavior of the mobile device in a second task, and calculating an ambient temperature of the mobile device with the aid of the dynamic parameter in a third task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Claus
  • Patent number: 9804192
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a micromechanical sensor element, a piece of primary information describing a motion-state of the micromechanical sensor element being ascertained by the micromechanical sensor element during a first time interval, a piece of reference information describing the motion-state of the micromechanical sensor element being ascertained during a second time interval on the basis of an acoustic signal emitted by a sound source, the first time interval and the second time interval overlapping at least partially with respect to time, and the reference information being compared with the primary information in order to calibrate the micromechanical sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Dominik Geisler, Thomas Claus, Jochen Hahn
  • Patent number: 9671227
    Abstract: A method for evaluating output signals of a rotational rate sensor unit, including providing an n-tuple of angular speed values measured by at least one rotational rate sensor of the rotational rate sensor unit, in a first step; determining an intermediate value as a function of the n-tuple of angular speed values, in a second step; calculating a new change of orientation value as a function of the intermediate value and an earlier change of orientation value stored in a register of the rotational rate sensor unit, in a third step; and storing the new change of orientation value in the register, in a fourth step, repeating the first, second, third, and fourth step until, the new change of orientation value is read out by an external data processing unit connected to the rotational rate sensor unit, and/or, an exceeding of a threshold value is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Claus, Julian Bartholomeyczik
  • Patent number: 9372097
    Abstract: A rotational rate sensor is provided having a substrate and a Coriolis element, the rotational rate sensor having a drive means for exciting the Coriolis element to a Coriolis oscillation, and the rotational rate sensor having a detection device for producing a sensor signal as a function of a deflection of the Coriolis element relative to the substrate on the basis of a Coriolis force acting on the Coriolis element, and in addition the rotational rate sensor being configured to carry out a self-calibration when a rotational acceleration signal produced as a function of the sensor signal falls below a specified threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Kohn, Thomas Claus, Fouad Bennini
  • Publication number: 20160169934
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a micromechanical sensor element, a piece of primary information describing a motion-state of the micromechanical sensor element being ascertained by the micromechanical sensor element during a first time interval, a piece of reference information describing the motion-state of the micromechanical sensor element being ascertained during a second time interval on the basis of an acoustic signal emitted by a sound source, the first time interval and the second time interval overlapping at least partially with respect to time, and the reference information being compared with the primary information in order to calibrate the micromechanical sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Dominik Geisler, Thomas Claus, Jochen Hahn
  • Publication number: 20160170502
    Abstract: A device includes a camera, a processing unit, and at least one inertial sensor. The processing unit is set up to determine a first movement profile of the device from movement data of the at least one inertial sensor. The processing unit is set up to determine a second movement profile of the device from image data of an object observed using the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Rainer Dorsch, Christian Haubelt, Thomas Claus, Rudolf Bichler, Lars Middendorf
  • Patent number: 9214952
    Abstract: A sensor includes: a detection element; an analog front end; a digital back end, the digital back end being connected to a control unit via a digital interface, and the sensor providing sampled data in the digital back end; and a timer unit for providing pieces of time information of the sampled data in the digital back end which the control unit is able to access via the digital interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Claus, Rainer Dorsch, Gerhard Lammel
  • Publication number: 20150177076
    Abstract: A method for determining the ambient temperature of a mobile device including: determining an operating condition of the mobile device for determining a thermal condition of the mobile device in a first task, estimating a dynamic parameter, which characterizes the thermal behavior of the mobile device in a second task, and calculating an ambient temperature of the mobile device with the aid of the dynamic parameter in a third task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas CLAUS
  • Publication number: 20150123827
    Abstract: A sensor includes: a detection element; an analog front end; a digital back end, the digital back end being connected to a control unit via a digital interface, and the sensor providing sampled data in the digital back end; and a timer unit for providing pieces of time information of the sampled data in the digital back end which the control unit is able to access via the digital interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Claus, Rainer Dorsch, Gerhard Lammel
  • Publication number: 20140298907
    Abstract: A method for evaluating output signals of a rotational rate sensor unit, including providing an n-tuple of angular speed values measured by at least one rotational rate sensor of the rotational rate sensor unit, in a first step; determining an intermediate value as a function of the n-tuple of angular speed values, in a second step; calculating a new change of orientation value as a function of the intermediate value and an earlier change of orientation value stored in a register of the rotational rate sensor unit, in a third step; and storing the new change of orientation value in the register, in a fourth step, repeating the first, second, third, and fourth step until, the new change of orientation value is read out by an external data processing unit connected to the rotational rate sensor unit, and/or, an exceeding of a threshold value is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Claus, Julian Bartholomeyczik
  • Publication number: 20140102168
    Abstract: A rotational rate sensor is provided having a substrate and a Coriolis element, the rotational rate sensor having a drive means for exciting the Coriolis element to a Coriolis oscillation, and the rotational rate sensor having a detection device for producing a sensor signal as a function of a deflection of the Coriolis element relative to the substrate on the basis of a Coriolis force acting on the Coriolis element, and in addition the rotational rate sensor being configured to carry out a self-calibration when a rotational acceleration signal produced as a function of the sensor signal falls below a specified threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Oliver Kohn, Thomas Claus, Fouad Bennini
  • Publication number: 20130321167
    Abstract: In a method for transmitting a data element from a sensor module that produces sensor data to an application unit, the data element is stored in a ring buffer in the sensor module, and a corresponding item of event information is produced in an evaluation circuit from the sensor data, the data element including the sensor data and the item of event information, the data element being transmitted from the ring buffer to the application unit upon request by the application unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Oliver Kohn, Daniel Schifferdecker, Thomas Claus, Hans-Peter Waible, Anton Roman Grad, Fouad Bennini, Julian Bartholomeyczik
  • Publication number: 20050119852
    Abstract: A semiconductor test data analysis system (1) automatically recording, during an analysis operation, operation information of the analysis operation, including analysis conditions or an analysis procedure for input test data, or analysis information obtained by the analysis operation. The analysis system includes a processing means (101), an analysis target data storage means (109), which stores the test data as analysis target data, a historical data storage means (107), which stores as historical data either operation information of the analysis operation or analysis information obtained by the analysis operation, and a display data storage means (112), which stores analysis information obtained by the analysis operation, which stores analysis display data generated by the processing means for the purpose of displaying the analysis information obtained by the analysis operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Iguchi, Hiroshi Tamura, Mitsuhiro Enokida, Earl Dombroski, Thomas Claus
  • Patent number: 6851326
    Abstract: A control device for semiautomatic gearshifting mechanisms of motor vehicles has a selector shaft of a gearshifting mechanism and at least one rotatable shifting element acting on the selector shaft so as to rotate and axially move the selector shaft for selecting a gutter and shifting a gear. A switching valve actuates the at least one shifting element for rotating the selector shaft and for axially moving the selector shaft. The shifting element is a shift drum with at least one control curve. The control curve is a groove in the mantle of the shifting element. The control device provides a simplified hydraulic control of the switching valves and has a simplified configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wild, Thomas Claus, Alfred Trzmiel, Roland Meyer
  • Patent number: 6723021
    Abstract: A gear actuator for engaging and disengaging gears in an automatic manual transmission has a single working piston or two working pistons provided with a first working piston surface and a second working piston surface. An auxiliary piston is provided also. A pressure control valve controls a pressure supplied to the second working piston surface. A shut-off valve is provided. The first working piston surface and the pressure valve are supplied with a system pressure of a hydraulic system. The first working piston surface and the pressure control valve can be decoupled from the system pressure of the hydraulic system by the shut-off valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Claus, Roland Meyer, Andreas Wild, Thomas Schmidt, Wolfgang Weigert, Stephan Pindl