Patents by Inventor Thomas Lang

Thomas Lang 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: 12190611
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a geometric attention zone (1) for at least one person in a three-dimensional space (2), comprising a single image capturing unit (3), a data processing unit (4), a database (5) and a display unit (6), as well as a computer-readable storage medium and a device for executing such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: emotion3D GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hödlmoser, Thomas Lang
  • Publication number: 20240394825
    Abstract: An eye surgery visualization system, an operating method, and a computer program with a program routine for registering a patient's eye model to a patient's eye based on a patient's eye registration structure and a model registration structure, in which object region image data related to an image of the patient's eye captured by an image capture device is linked to optical imaging parameters of the image capture device to provide in the form of data a patient's eye coordinate system which is fixed in relation to the patient's eye and referenced to a model coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christoph HAUGER, Thomas LANG, Frank DEUBEL
  • Patent number: 12146523
    Abstract: A tilting pad bearing (10) including tilting pads (1, 2, 3) retained and positioned so that the tilting pads can tilt in a housing body (8) with a frame-type spring unit (8), such that, during operation of the tilting pad bearing (10), converging bearing gaps are created between the tilting pads (1,2,3) and a rotor body (4) that is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation. In order to improve the functioning and/or manufacturing of the tilting pad bearing (10), the tilting pad bearing (10) includes rolling elements (6, 7) arranged between the housing body (5) and the tilting pads (1,2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Schuelke, Thomas Lang
  • Publication number: 20240350254
    Abstract: An ophthalmic implant has at least one marker element, wherein the at least one marker element is designed to provide information for the machine-based identification and/or characterisation of the ophthalmic implant and information for the machine-based determination of an orientation of the ophthalmic implant. The marker element is arranged in and/or on the ophthalmic implant such that the information for identifying and/or characterising the ophthalmic implant and/or the information for the machine-based determination of the orientation of the ophthalmic implant is intraoperatively and/or postoperatively machine-readable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Jennifer-Magdalena Masch, Karsten Laubner, Thomas Lang, Benjamin Schreiber, Thorben Badur
  • Publication number: 20240273923
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a geometric attention zone (1) for at least one person in a three-dimensional space (2), comprising a single image capturing unit (3), a data processing unit (4), a database (5) and a display unit (6), as well as a computer-readable storage medium and a device for executing such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: emotion3D GmbH
    Inventors: Michael HÖDLMOSER, Thomas LANG
  • Publication number: 20240244327
    Abstract: A method, a control device for carrying out the method, and an optical observation apparatus having the control device are provided. The optical observation apparatus comprises an imaging optical unit for generating at least one optical image of the observation object, at least one optical magnification changer for providing an optical magnification of the at least one optical image, at least one digital image sensor for recording at least one digital image of the at least one optical image, at least one digital zoom system for providing a digital magnification of the at least one digital image, and an adjustable magnification range for the total magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stephan DREYER, Thomas LANG
  • Publication number: 20230184287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tilting pad bearing (10) comprising tilting pads (1, 2, 3), which are retained and positioned so that they can tilt in a housing body (8) with a frame-type spring unit (8), such that, during operation of the tilting pad bearing (10), converging bearing gaps are created between the tilting pads (1,2,3) and a rotor body (4) that is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation. In order to improve the functioning and/or manufacturing of the tilting pad bearing (10), the tilting pad bearing (10) is characterised by rolling elements (6, 7) arranged between the housing body (5) and the tilting pads (1,2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Armin Schuelke, Thomas Lang
  • Patent number: 11602242
    Abstract: Provided is a portable grill device including at least one substantially vertical, flat heat source, at least one support for food to be grilled that is arranged in front of the heat source, at least one drive unit for rotating the at least one support for food to be grilled about a substantially vertical axis of rotation, and a power supply for supplying the drive unit with the power required for the operation thereof. The portable grill device includes at least one adjustment unit which is designed to steplessly adjust a spacing between the at least one heat source and the at least one support for food to be grilled, during operation of the grill device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: L & W HOLDING UG
    Inventors: Thomas Lange, Stefan Wichmann
  • Patent number: 11440360
    Abstract: A first tire pressure sensor module is configured to provide information related to a pressure of a tire of a vehicle and comprises a pressure sensor configured to determine the information related to the pressure of the tire. The pressure module further includes a controller configured to selectively operate the tire pressure sensor module in an active state and in an inactive state, wherein an energy consumption of the tire pressure sensor module is lower in the inactive state than in the active state. The controller is further configured to control an output of the information related to the pressure of the tire in the active state, and operate the tire pressure sensor module in the inactive state based on determining that information related to a velocity of the tire indicates a velocity above a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andre Peine, Thomas Lange
  • Patent number: 11299057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for charging an electrical energy store, the electrical energy store comprising at least one electrical energy storage unit and a predefined maximum permissible energy-store voltage limit value being specified for the electrical energy store. The electrical energy store is charged with a pulsed charging voltage, a maximum value of the pulsed charging voltage being greater than the predefined maximum permissible energy-store voltage limit value over a pulse duration in the case of at least one pulse. The invention further relates to a corresponding device for charging the electrical energy store, to a corresponding computer program, to a corresponding machine-readable storage medium and to a corresponding electrical energy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lemke, Stefan Teusch, Thomas Lang, Maximilian Hinninger, Daniel Groezinger, Ulrich Schuetterle
  • Patent number: 11229319
    Abstract: A grill device for grilling food to be grilled, to a coupling and to a plate for food to be grilled is provided. The grill device includes at least one frame having at least one frame element and at least one holding element, arranged at one end of the frame element. The grill device can be rotated about a vertical longitudinal axis A and is suspended or supported upright along the vertical rotational axis. At least one support element for food to be grilled is arranged thereon. The at least one support element has a first portion which has an opening through which the frame element can be inserted. The frame element has a non-rotationally symmetrical cross-section such that the support element for the food to be grilled and the frame element cooperate by interlocking with respect to a normal plane N of the vertical longitudinal axis A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: WINNINGER FERIENINSEL THOMAS LANGE E.K.
    Inventor: Thomas Lange
  • Patent number: 11054239
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a device, a tire pressure measurement system, a tire, a vehicle, a method and a computer program for determining information indicating a length of a footprint of the tire. The device for determining information indicating a length of a footprint of a tire includes an input for a signal from a magnetic earth field sensor configured to generate the signal indicating a measured magnetic earth field. The device further includes a processing module, which is configured to determine the information indicating the length of the footprint of the tire based on the signal indicating the measured magnetic earth field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Kandler, Thomas Lange, Jooil Park
  • Publication number: 20210188111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for charging an electrical energy store, the electrical energy store comprising at least one electrical energy storage unit and a predefined maximum permissible energy-store voltage limit value being specified for the electrical energy store. The electrical energy store is charged with a pulsed charging voltage, a maximum value of the pulsed charging voltage being greater than the predefined maximum permissible energy-store voltage limit value over a pulse duration in the case of at least one pulse. The invention further relates to a corresponding device for charging the electrical energy store, to a corresponding computer program, to a corresponding machine-readable storage medium and to a corresponding electrical energy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Lemke, Stefan Teusch, Thomas Lang, Maximilian Hinninger, Daniel Groezinger, Ulrich Schuetterle
  • Patent number: 10967593
    Abstract: A method and a device for the production of a green tire, in which at least two materials in strip form are positioned on a tire building drum. At least two cores are set in place. The tire building drum is equipped both with a core clamping device and with a core fixing device. The tire building drum is composed of a central part and of two drum halves arranged adjacent to the central part on both sides. The drum halves are arranged such that they can be positioned in an axial direction. The central part is equipped with a variable diameter in a radial direction. A radial enlargement of the diameter of the central part is performed before the cores are set in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HARBURG-FREUDENBERGER MASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Lange, Achim Behrens
  • Patent number: 10951022
    Abstract: A current distributor for a vehicle, having an input and a plurality of load channels which connect the input to a connected load via a safety fuse and a line in each case, and to a protection system for a vehicle having such a current distributor. In this case, a standby channel connects the input to the connected loads via an electronic fuse, wherein an evaluation and control unit checks the safety fuses for functionality and switches on a semiconductor switch of the electronic fuse and forms a redundant current path between the input and the connected loads via the standby channel if at least one of the safety fuses is identified as having been tripped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Lang
  • Publication number: 20210068587
    Abstract: Provided is a portable grill device including at least one substantially vertical, flat heat source, at least one support for food to be grilled that is arranged in front of the heat source, at least one drive unit for rotating the at least one support for food to be grilled about a substantially vertical axis of rotation, and a power supply for supplying the drive unit with the power required for the operation thereof. The portable grill device includes at least one adjustment unit which is designed to steplessly adjust a spacing between the at least one heat source and the at least one support for food to be grilled, during operation of the grill device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Lange, Stefan Wichmann
  • Patent number: 10923902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuse system for at least one load of a vehicle, the fuse system having a fuse apparatus that has at least one electronic fuse for the at least one load and an evaluation and control circuit that evaluates a load current through the at least one electronic fuse and compares the load current with at least one prescribed disconnection criterion of a first parameter set, wherein the evaluation and control circuit initiates a trip process that trips the at least one electronic fuse and disconnects the load current to the corresponding load if the at least one prescribed disconnection criterion is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Schiemann, Thomas Lang
  • Publication number: 20200346501
    Abstract: A first tire pressure sensor module is configured to provide information related to a pressure of a tire of a vehicle and comprises a pressure sensor configured to determine the information related to the pressure of the tire. The pressure module further includes a controller configured to selectively operate the tire pressure sensor module in an active state and in an inactive state, wherein an energy consumption of the tire pressure sensor module is lower in the inactive state than in the active state. The controller is further configured to control an output of the information related to the pressure of the tire in the active state, and operate the tire pressure sensor module in the inactive state based on determining that information related to a velocity of the tire indicates a velocity above a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Andre Peine, Thomas Lange
  • Patent number: D908514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Lang
  • Patent number: D988813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Lang