Patents by Inventor Thomas Herbert
Thomas Herbert 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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Publication number: 20240082133Abstract: The present invention relates to sunscreen compositions containing as UV filters solely a combination of i) bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine (BEMT) and (ii) at least two pigmentary UV-filters. Said compositions exhibit an appealing skin feel and look.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Anne JANSSEN, Gernot Ulrich KUNZE, Karina RADOMSKY, Thomas RUDOLPH, Jürgen Herbert VOLLHARDT
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Publication number: 20240036973Abstract: A request to access data programmed to a memory sub-system is received. A determination is made of whether memory cells of the memory sub-system that store the programmed data satisfy one or more cell degradation criteria. In response to a determination that the memory cells satisfy the one or more cell degradation criteria, an error correction operation to access the data is performed in accordance with the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Dung Viet Nguyen, Zixiang Loh, Sampath K. Ratnam, Patrick R. Khayat, Thomas Herbert Lentz
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Patent number: 11885687Abstract: A non-contact body temperature detection system of a vehicle includes: a thermography camera configured to generate an image of a user within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; a head detection module configured to determine a first area of the image including a head of the user; an eye detection module configured to determine a second area of the first area of the image including an eye of the user; a tear duct detection module configured to determine a third area of the second area of the image including a tear duct of the user; a temperature module configured to determine a body temperature of the user based on pixels of the third area of the image; and an indicator module configured to indicate whether the user has an elevated body temperature when the body temperature of the user is greater than a temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: VEONEER US, LLCInventors: Richard Seoane, Thomas Herbert, Frank Judge
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Publication number: 20240016468Abstract: A chest piece for a wireless stethoscope system can be configured to receive, from the accelerometer, motion data; determine, based on the motion data, that the chest piece has experienced no moment for a time threshold; and command the chest piece to enter a sleep mode that consumes less power in response to determining that no moment has occurred for the time threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: GlobalMedia Group, LLCInventors: PHNAM BAGLEY, JOSEPH BENJAMIN MOAK, YURI VIACHESLAV LITVINOV, DANIEL COREY WIGGINS, NADEZHDA KUTYREVA, THOMAS HERBERT GRIMM, ARNE LANG-REE, SHAILENDRA SHASHIKANT GOVARDHAN, MARK ADRIAN STUBBS
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Patent number: 11872957Abstract: A system comprising a radar device and a mobile device. The radar device may be configured to operate when a vehicle is turned off, detect a presence of a person in the vehicle, determine an age range of the person detected and generate an alert signal in response to a presence signal and determining that the age range of the person detected corresponds to a child. The mobile device may be configured to communicate the presence signal to the radar device and determine a movement of the mobile device. The radar device may determine a distance of the mobile device from the vehicle in response to the presence signal. The radar device may suppress the alert signal when the distance of the mobile device is within a predetermined range of the vehicle and the mobile device is moving.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: VEONEER US LLCInventors: Thomas Herbert, Josip Krnjajic
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Publication number: 20230331064Abstract: A cooling device for, for example, a cooling object has a refrigerant circuit with an evaporator, in which a cold air flow for the cooling object exchanges heat with the refrigerant, and a defrosting system for de-icing the evaporator. The defrosting system is controlled according to the degree of icing of the evaporator. The degree of icing of the evaporator is determined by the control unit of the defrosting system on the basis of the temperature of the cold air flow from the cooling object to the evaporator, the temperature and/or the operating pressure of the refrigerant upstream of the evaporator and at least one operating parameter of the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Florian Deschler, Joachim Lyszus, Thomas Herbert, Matthew Schwind, Andreas Maigler
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Patent number: 11769391Abstract: An apparatus comprising a radar component and a temperature sensor. The radar component may be configured to detect a presence of a person in a vehicle and determine an age range of the person detected. The temperature sensor may be configured to determine an ambient temperature in the vehicle and operate independently from a heating and cooling system of the vehicle. The apparatus may be configured to operate when the vehicle is turned off. A processor may be configured to determine an urgency level in response to the age range of the person detected and the ambient temperature. The processor may be configured to generate escalating actions in response to the urgency level.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: VEONEER US LLCInventors: Mehmet Fatih Yilmaz, Thomas Herbert
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Publication number: 20230192035Abstract: A system comprising a radar device and a mobile device. The radar device may be configured to operate when a vehicle is turned off, detect a presence of a person in the vehicle, determine an age range of the person detected and generate an alert signal in response to a presence signal and determining that the age range of the person detected corresponds to a child. The mobile device may be configured to communicate the presence signal to the radar device and determine a movement of the mobile device. The radar device may determine a distance of the mobile device from the vehicle in response to the presence signal. The radar device may suppress the alert signal when the distance of the mobile device is within a predetermined range of the vehicle and the mobile device is moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Thomas Herbert, Josip Krnjajic
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Publication number: 20230196899Abstract: An apparatus comprising a radar component and a temperature sensor. The radar component may be configured to detect a presence of a person in a vehicle and determine an age range of the person detected. The temperature sensor may be configured to determine an ambient temperature in the vehicle and operate independently from a heating and cooling system of the vehicle. The apparatus may be configured to operate when the vehicle is turned off. A processor may be configured to determine an urgency level in response to the age range of the person detected and the ambient temperature. The processor may be configured to generate escalating actions in response to the urgency level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Mehmet Fatih Yilmaz, Thomas Herbert
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Publication number: 20230168762Abstract: An operating device for an electronic household appliance has at least one touch switch each formed by a respective operator panel of a cover plate, and a touch sensor system for detecting contact with and/or proximity to the operator panel. A control device evaluates sensor signals generated by the touch sensor system. At least one additional sensor system which can detect shaking and/or deformation of the cover plate due to touch provides clearer verification of a contact made with an operator panel. The control device is also configured to evaluate sensor signals generated by the additional sensor system and to combine evaluations of the sensor signals of the touch sensor system and the additional sensor system to detect contact with the operator panel. An electronic household appliance and a method for operating an operating device are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Thomas Herbert, Andreas Maigler
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Publication number: 20220398404Abstract: A system and method for detecting seatbelt positioning includes capturing, by a camera, a near infrared (NIR) image of an occupant, applying a median filter to the NIR image to remove glints; converting the NIR image to a black-and-white image, scanning across the black-and-white (B/W) image to detect a plurality of transitions between black and white segments corresponding to stripes extending lengthwise along a length of the seatbelt, and using detections of the plurality of transitions to indicate a detection of the seatbelt. Converting the NIR image to the black-and-white image may include using a localized binary threshold to determine whether a given pixel in the B/W image should be black or white based on whether a corresponding source pixel within the NIR image is brighter than an average of nearby pixels within a predetermined distance of the corresponding source pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: VEONEER US, INC.Inventors: CAROLINE CHUNG, FRANK JUDGE, THOMAS HERBERT, MITCHELL PLEUNE
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Publication number: 20220341788Abstract: A non-contact body temperature detection system of a vehicle includes: a thermography camera configured to generate an image of a user within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; a head detection module configured to determine a first area of the image including a head of the user; an eye detection module configured to determine a second area of the first area of the image including an eye of the user; a tear duct detection module configured to determine a third area of the second area of the image including a tear duct of the user; a temperature module configured to determine a body temperature of the user based on pixels of the third area of the image; and an indicator module configured to indicate whether the user has an elevated body temperature when the body temperature of the user is greater than a temperature threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Veoneer US LLCInventors: Richard Seoane, Thomas Herbert, Frank Judge
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Publication number: 20220266445Abstract: A framework for self-assembly of workcells includes analyzing multiple constraints to determine configuration and movement of mobile robots and/or one or more robotic devices in the performance of workflows. The framework includes multiple elements that model a deployment and transportation strategy in a rules engine for identifying and allocating available workcell resources, and generates configuration schemes and pathway topologies that govern the self-assembly of workcells and execution of workflows using such workcells. The framework is applicable to single or multi-robot configurations, and enables self-assembly of each workcell in a single path or in multiple paths. The framework is further applicable to multiple item processing scenarios, such as round robin processing, batch processing, or both, and accounts for multiple handling and processing actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Biosero Inc.Inventors: Jonathan David Dambman, Stephen Paul Testen, Ryan Patrick Banks, Thomas Herbert Gilman
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Patent number: 11375296Abstract: A method of providing customized interaction of a media player based on metadata obtained from an origin server. In one step, the origin server obtains metadata related to an active substream content. The media player is provided a playlist for playing a primary video stream. The playlist includes a request for the metadata, the request being associated with the insertion of the active substream content in the playback of the primary video stream. The origin server receives the request for the metadata from the media player. The origin server inserts the active substream content and metadata segments into the primary video stream. A secondary video stream is obtained after insertion of the active substream content. The origin server provides the metadata to the media player using a metadata storage and a metadata service. The media player customizes the interaction using the metadata during playback of the secondary video stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: BRIGHTCOVE INC.Inventors: Jacob John Mingolla, Craig Rodman Barstow, Thomas Herbert Ruggles, III, Jon-Carlos Rivera, Travis Albert Sein
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Publication number: 20210377630Abstract: A method of providing customized interaction of a media player based on metadata obtained from an origin server. In one step, the origin server obtains metadata related to an active substream content. The media player is provided a playlist for playing a primary video stream. The playlist includes a request for the metadata, the request being associated with the insertion of the active substream content in the playback of the primary video stream. The origin server receives the request for the metadata from the media player. The origin server inserts the active substream content and metadata segments into the primary video stream. A secondary video stream is obtained after insertion of the active substream content. The origin server provides the metadata to the media player using a metadata storage and a metadata service. The media player customizes the interaction using the metadata during playback of the secondary video stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Jacob John Mingolla, Craig Rodman Barstow, Thomas Herbert Ruggles, III, Jon-Carlos Rivera, Travis Albert Sein
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Patent number: 11155226Abstract: A system and method for calibrating a vision system includes a selective wavelength interactive material located within the cabin of the vehicle and a control system in communication with the camera. The material is arranged as a pattern having pattern elements configured to reflect or absorb infrared light from an infrared light source. The control system is configured compare a captured image from the vision system that shows the pattern elements and calibrate the vision system based on a comparison of the captured image. Additionally or alternatively, the selective wavelength interactive material is disposed on a surface of a safety belt and the control system is configured to determine that an occupant seated in a seat is wearing a safety belt associated with the seat when the captured images show that the selective wavelength interactive material on the surface of the safety belt extending across the occupant seated.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: VEONEER US, INC.Inventors: Thomas Herbert, Frank Judge, Paul Karolak, Christof Buettner
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Patent number: 10726310Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a control unit. The first sensor may be configured to perform a vision detection of an interior of a vehicle. The second sensor may be configured to perform a physical detection of the interior of the vehicle. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the vision detection and the physical detection. The control unit may be configured to perform sensor fusion based on the vision detection and the physical detection, generate a mapping of the interior of the vehicle based on the sensor fusion, (c) compare the mapping with event information and (d) determine an arrangement of corrective measures in response to the comparison of the mapping and the event information. The mapping may classify objects, occupants and critical features within the interior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: VEONEER US INC.Inventors: James N. Gramenos, Thomas Herbert
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Publication number: 20200055480Abstract: A system and method for calibrating a vision system includes a selective wavelength interactive material located within the cabin of the vehicle and a control system in communication with the camera. The material is arranged as a pattern having pattern elements configured to reflect or absorb infrared light from an infrared light source. The control system is configured compare a captured image from the vision system that shows the pattern elements and calibrate the vision system based on a comparison of the captured image. Additionally or alternatively, the selective wavelength interactive material is disposed on a surface of a safety belt and the control system is configured to determine that an occupant seated in a seat is wearing a safety belt associated with the seat when the captured images show that the selective wavelength interactive material on the surface of the safety belt extending across the occupant seated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Thomas Herbert, Frank Judge, Paul Karolak, Christof Buettner
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Publication number: 20190303729Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a control unit. The first sensor may be configured to perform a vision detection of an interior of a vehicle. The second sensor may be configured to perform a physical detection of the interior of the vehicle. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the vision detection and the physical detection. The control unit may be configured to perform sensor fusion based on the vision detection and the physical detection, generate a mapping of the interior of the vehicle based on the sensor fusion, (c) compare the mapping with event information and (d) determine an arrangement of corrective measures in response to the comparison of the mapping and the event information. The mapping may classify objects, occupants and critical features within the interior of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: James N. Gramenos, Thomas Herbert
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Patent number: D912178Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: BO-MER PLASTICS, LLCInventor: Thomas Herbert