Patents by Inventor Thomas Mayer

Thomas Mayer 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: 11801628
    Abstract: A method for producing hollow bodies made of plastics by blow molding or deep drawing using a deep-drawing tool or a blow-molding tool, comprising the extrusion of preforms from thermoplastics, the method comprising a wall thickness control of the preforms, wherein a measurement of the wall thickness of the preforms takes place within the tool on the mold cavity side on at least one reference point of a preform, the measured value obtained is compared as an actual value with a predetermined target value and the wall thickness control is triggered to change the wall thickness of the preform during extrusion or between extrusion cycles depending on the deviation between the actual value and the target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Mayer, Jochen Hild, Verena Thimm
  • Publication number: 20230305202
    Abstract: An optical device is formed by hot stamping a demetallized hologram to an optically variable foil or to a coating of optically variable ink. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Roger W. PHILLIPS, Thomas MAYER, Scott LAMAR, Elena TAGUER
  • Patent number: 11768321
    Abstract: An optical device is formed by hot stamping a demetallized hologram to an optically variable foil or to a coating of optically variable ink. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Roger W. Phillips, Thomas Mayer, Scott Lamar, Elena Taguer
  • Publication number: 20230258278
    Abstract: A valve (1) with a valve housing (2) and valve openings (3), and with a closing element (5) and at least one valve drive (6). Thee valve also has two mutually opposite flanges (9, 10) each having a passage opening (11). The flanges can be moved towards and away from one another by the valve drive and are force-coupled to the closing element with respect to the movements of the closing element and in the fully opened position of the closing element are pressed against the wall regions (4) of the valve housing and thus the passage openings of the flanges connect the valve openings together. The two flanges (9, 10) each include a sequence of fingers (12) and recesses (13) arranged in between, and the fingers surround the passage openings and the fingers of the one flange engage in the respective recesses of the other flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: VAT Holding AG
    Inventor: Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11675080
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining at least one spatial position and orientation of at least one object with at least three retroreflectors is provided. The apparatus has at least one LIDAR unit with at least three measurement channels. The LIDAR unit has at least one illumination device, which is configured to produce at least one frequency modulated input light beam. The LIDAR unit has at least one first beam splitter, wherein the first beam splitter is configured to divide the input light beam among the measurement channels in parallel and/or in sequence. The measurement channels are each configured to produce at least one measurement signal. The LIDAR unit is configured to produce at least one LIDAR signal for the measurement signals. The apparatus has at least one evaluation unit, which is configured to determine the spatial position and orientation of the object from the LIDAR signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hoegele, Volker Rasenberger, Florian Rettich, Thomas Mayer
  • Publication number: 20230101526
    Abstract: An optical device is formed by hot stamping a demetallized hologram to an optically variable foil or to a coating of optically variable ink. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Roger W. PHILLIPS, Thomas MAYER, Scott LAMAR, Elena TAGUER
  • Patent number: 11573076
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a beam path for tracking an object includes an illumination unit to generate an illumination light beam, an optical unit with a beam expander optical unit and a beam deflection unit, the beam expander optical unit being configured to divergently expand the illumination light beam and the beam deflection unit being configured to deflect the illumination light beam spatially about two different axes of rotation, a detector unit to capture a light beam reflected by the object in response to an illumination by the illumination light beam and to generate a measurement signal, an evaluation and control unit to evaluate the measurement signal and configured to determine a manipulated variable for setting an effective focal length of the beam expander optical unit and/or for setting a spatial alignment of the beam deflection unit based on the information item in respect of the illumination of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Rettich, Wolfgang Högele, Volker Rasenberger, Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11454656
    Abstract: A signal generating device for generation of measurement signals for an electrical system includes a housing which features an electrically conducting material, an energy reservoir arranged in the housing, a data interface arranged at the housing and designed to receive signal data, a coupling interface arranged at the housing and coupled to the electrical system, and a signal generator arranged in the housing. The signal generator is coupled to the electrical energy reservoir, to the data interface and to the coupling interface. The signal generator is designed, based on the signal data, to generate the measurement signals and to output them via the coupling interface. A corresponding measuring device is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Zacherl, Andreas Kempf, Vencislav Todorov, Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11454498
    Abstract: A coordinate measuring system includes a scanning module having a laser line scanner and a projection device. The laser line scanner projects a laser line onto a surface of a workpiece and produces scan data from a reflection of the laser line. The projection device and/or the laser line scanner project three optical markers onto the surface of the workpiece, at least one of the three markers being disposed on the laser line and at least one of the three markers being at a distance from the laser line. The coordinate measuring system includes an optical sensor capturing image data of the three optical markers and an evaluation device determining a position and an orientation of the coordinate system of the laser line scanner in the coordinate system of the optical sensor based on the image data of the optical sensor and the scan data of the laser line scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Andrzej Grzesiak, Heiko Goller, Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11423566
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining a 6-DOF-pose of an object in space use at least one marker attached to the object and a plurality of cameras. Perspectives of the cameras are directed to a common measuring space in which the object is positioned. At least one camera from the plurality of cameras is movable such that the movable camera can be adjusted with respect to the object. At least one of the cameras captures an image of said marker attached to the object. Based on the at least one captured image, spatial parameters representing the 3D-position or the 6-DOF-pose of the marker and, consequently, the 6-DOF-pose of the object in space can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mayer, Heiko Goller, Nils Haverkamp, Andrzej Grzesiak
  • Patent number: 11320648
    Abstract: A hermetic seal between an optical element and a metal mount or housing using a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer is dispersed along the interior edge of the metal mount. The metal mount and fluoropolymer are then heated to a temperature exceeding the melting point of the fluoropolymer. Once heated the optical element is pressed into the metal mount and allowed to cool. The metal mount, optical element and thickness of fluoropolymer are sized to provide an interference fit between the metal mount and optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Access Optics, LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Hogrefe, Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11258451
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an oscillation signal is provided. The apparatus includes an input configured to receive a first reference oscillation signal, and a phase detector circuit configured to determine a phase drift of the first reference oscillation signal with respect to a second reference oscillation signal. Further, the apparatus includes a phase shifter circuit configured to generate the oscillation signal based on the first reference oscillation signal and a control signal. The control signal is based on the phase drift and a frequency control signal comprising control data for the phase shifter circuit for adjusting a frequency of the oscillation signal to a desired frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tobias Buckel, Peter Preyler, Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11208166
    Abstract: A device for positioning motor vehicle parts in the production or manufacture of motor vehicles. The device includes a main frame, at least one main module configured to be disposed on the main frame, at least one interchangeable first docking plate configured for releasable connection to the main module, and a plurality of first receptacles, arranged on the interchangeable first docking plate, configured to hold the motor vehicle parts at a predefined position during the production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Christoph Kribernegg, Patrick Leonhardsberger, Thomas Mayer, Manfred Pichler
  • Publication number: 20210392585
    Abstract: A receiver includes a tunable receiving chain, configured to receive a subframe header when tuned to a first receiving bandwidth; a decoder, configured to decode an allocation information from the subframe header, the allocation information indicating an allocation of a plurality of resource blocks in the subframe; and a controller, configured to derive a second receiving bandwidth from the allocation information and to tune the receiving chain to the second receiving bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Drewes, Giuseppe Patane, Thomas Mayer, Christian Wicpalek, Ram Kanumalli, Burkhard Neurauter
  • Patent number: 11109317
    Abstract: A receiver includes a tunable receiving chain, configured to receive a subframe header when tuned to a first receiving bandwidth; a decoder, configured to decode an allocation information from the subframe header, the allocation information indicating an allocation of a plurality of resource blocks in the subframe; and a controller, configured to derive a second receiving bandwidth from the allocation information and to tune the receiving chain to the second receiving bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Drewes, Giuseppe Patane, Thomas Mayer, Christian Wicpalek, Ram Kanumalli, Burkhard Neurauter
  • Publication number: 20210239745
    Abstract: A signal generating device for generation of measurement signals for an electrical system includes a housing which features an electrically conducting material, an energy reservoir arranged in the housing, a data interface arranged at the housing and designed to receive signal data, a coupling interface arranged at the housing and coupled to the electrical system, and a signal generator arranged in the housing. The signal generator is coupled to the electrical energy reservoir, to the data interface and to the coupling interface. The signal generator is designed, based on the signal data, to generate the measurement signals and to output them via the coupling interface. A corresponding measuring device is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBH
    Inventors: Christian ZACHERL, Andreas KEMPF, Vencislav TODOROV, Thomas MAYER
  • Publication number: 20210218406
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an oscillation signal is provided. The apparatus includes an input configured to receive a first reference oscillation signal, and a phase detector circuit configured to determine a phase drift of the first reference oscillation signal with respect to a second reference oscillation signal. Further, the apparatus includes a phase shifter circuit configured to generate the oscillation signal based on the first reference oscillation signal and a control signal. The control signal is based on the phase drift and a frequency control signal comprising control data for the phase shifter circuit for adjusting a frequency of the oscillation signal to a desired frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias BUCKEL, Peter PREYLER, Thomas MAYER
  • Patent number: 11047686
    Abstract: In a digital gyroscope, the rate signal (including the quadrature) and the displacement signal of the drive part are sampled with an ADC. This displacement signal has the same frequency and phase as the quadrature signal that gets sampled in the rate channels. The displacement signal is sampled with the same clock as the rate signal resulting in the displacement signal having the same close-in phase noise folded into the signal band as the sampled quadrature in the rate signal. The sampled drive signal is subtracted from the sampled rate signal to eliminate the clock jitter induced noise in the rate signal. This relaxes the close-in phase noise requirement of the PLL and allows for a low power PLL implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mayer, Chinwuba Ezekwe
  • Patent number: 10979056
    Abstract: Method, systems, and circuitries are provided for generating an output signal with reduced spurs by dithering. A method to generate an output signal having a desired frequency based on a reference signal having a reference frequency includes receiving a desired phase shift between a next cycle of the output signal with respect to a next cycle of the reference signal. A mapping between respective code words and phase shifts is read. A first codeword mapped to a first phase shift that is lower in value to the desired phase shift is identified. A second codeword mapped to a second phase shift that is higher in value to the desired phase shift is identified. The method includes selecting either the first codeword or the second codeword and generating the output signal based on the selected codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph S. Preissel, Peter Preyler, Thomas Mayer
  • Publication number: 20210063138
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a beam path for tracking an object includes an illumination unit to generate an illumination light beam, an optical unit with a beam expander optical unit and a beam deflection unit, the beam expander optical unit being configured to divergently expand the illumination light beam and the beam deflection unit being configured to deflect the illumination light beam spatially about two different axes of rotation, a detector unit to capture a light beam reflected by the object in response to an illumination by the illumination light beam and to generate a measurement signal, an evaluation and control unit to evaluate the measurement signal and configured to determine a manipulated variable for setting an effective focal length of the beam expander optical unit and/or for setting a spatial alignment of the beam deflection unit based on the information item in respect of the illumination of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Florian Rettich, Wolfgang Högele, Volker Rasenberger, Thomas Mayer