Patents by Inventor Thomas Reiner

Thomas Reiner 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: 7960680
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device for emitting electromagnetic radiation with a controllable emission intensity comprises, at least one optoelectronic component (100) which is adapted for generating, in operation, electromagnetic radiation (90), a first electronic element (200) and a second electronic element (300). The first electronic element (200) is adapted for controlling the emission intensity of the electromagnetic radiation (90), generated by the optoelectronic component (100), within a first intensity range, and the second electronic element (300) is adapted for controlling the emission intensity of the electromagnetic radiation (90), generated by the optoelectronic component (100), within a second intensity range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Robert Kraus, Thomas Reiners
  • Publication number: 20110121708
    Abstract: A retaining frame (2) having at least one optical element (3) secured thereto by injection molding, with the at least one optical element (3) being embodied for beam shaping at least by means of total internal reflection and/or diffraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Frey, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20110080753
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device having at least two semiconductor light-emitting elements may include at least a first light-emitting element group and a second light-emitting element group, each having at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, the light-emitting element groups being selectively drivable and the first light-emitting element group having at least a foglight function, the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group having a daytime running light function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Oliver Hering, Jenny Trommer, Thomas Reiners
  • Publication number: 20110038172
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus may include an electrically conductive housing, in whose interior at least one light source and at least one electromagnetic radiation-emitting circuit component configured to operate the at least one light source are arranged; and an electrically conductive cover configured to cover the at least one circuit component; wherein the cover and the housing are electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Ralf Vollmer, Thomas Reiners
  • Patent number: 7862216
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed, which is provided for the front region of a motor vehicle, for example in a motor vehicle headlight, and which emits electromagnetic radiation during operation. The lighting device comprises at least one first primary radiation source which emits infrared radiation, and at least one second primary radiation source which emits visible light, wherein the first primary radiation source and the second primary radiation source are arranged in such a way that the second primary radiation source outshines the first primary radiation source and thus generates a color impression of the lighting device which deviates from the color impression stemming from the infrared radiation source alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Osram Gesellschaft mit bechrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Rainer Friedrichs, Martin Haushalter, Joachim Reill, Thomas Reiners
  • Patent number: 7806562
    Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one light-emitting diode and a cooling aggregate (400) for cooling the at least one light-emitting diode, wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is arranged on the cooling aggregate (400) and the cooling aggregate (400) is provided with at least one recess in which a mounting plate (408) equipped with electrical components is located. Also described is a vehicle headlight including at least one lighting device of the aforementioned kind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7802958
    Abstract: The invention relates to versatile cargo trailer decks, and to methods for moving cargo onto such cargo trailer decks. In embodiment, a cargo trailer deck may have first and second moving apparatus attached to a deck member. The first moving apparatus may be adapted to move cargo between the back end of the deck member and the front end of the deck member, while the second moving apparatus may be adapted to rotate cargo from one orientation on the deck member to a second orientation on the deck member. The deck member may be adapted to move in backward, forward, left, right, vertical, and tilt directions, in order to align the deck member for loading and/or unloading cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anibal Garcia, Myles Rohrlick, Thomas Reiner, Genevieve Gaspar
  • Patent number: 7762699
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight (80) comprises at least two modules (70) for light production, the radiation characteristics of at least one of the modules (70) being adjustable in a reference system associated with the headlight. Preferably, modules (70) of the headlight (80) have different radiation characteristics and the irradiation characteristics of at least two of the modules (70) overlap to form an adjustable radiation characteristic of the headlight (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer, Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 7705540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp having a transparent discharge vessel, an ionizable filling which is arranged in the discharge space of the discharge vessel and electrodes, which extend into the discharge space of the discharge vessel, for the purpose of producing a gas discharge, as well as power supply lines, which are passed out of the discharge vessel, for the purpose of supplying energy to the electrodes, the discharge vessel of the high-pressure discharge lamp being provided partially with an electrically conductive coating, with the result that a capacitive coupling is produced between the coating and at least one electrode and/or power supply line. As a result, the starting properties and the luminous efficiency of the lamp are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Florian Bedynek, Michael Bönigk, Dirk Grundmann, Thomas Reiners, Conrad Schimke
  • Publication number: 20100054890
    Abstract: A cargo restraint system is provided. The system includes a fixed-hook assembly including a frame and a hook extending from the frame. The system also includes a fabric strap including a first end and a second end and a tensioner assembly configured to receive and maintain the second end of the fabric strap therein when in a locked configuration, wherein the tensioner assembly is configured to reduce in length when placed in the locked configuration. At least a portion of the fabric strap is received within the fixed-hook assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: William Ryan Harrigan, Thomas Reiner, Myles A. Rohrlick, Michael Patterson Johnson, Anibal J. Garcia
  • Publication number: 20100014304
    Abstract: The holding frame is equipped for holding at least one optical element, the holding frame consisting of an opaque material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraekter Haftung
    Inventors: Peter Frey, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20090302766
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight element is specified which has at least one light-emitting diode and at least one control apparatus. The control apparatus is suitable for processing a signal which is dependent on a measurement variable and for applying a current, corresponding to the signal, to the light-emitting diode. The control apparatus and the light-emitting diode are arranged on a common mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Alois Biebl, Moritz Engl, Heinz Haas, Stefan Hackenbuchner, Peter Helbig, Günther Hirschmann, Markus Hofmann, Rainer Huber, Joachim Reill, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7621667
    Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one light-emitting diode (3) and a cooling aggregate (1) for cooling the at least one light-emitting diode (3), wherein the cooling aggregate (1) is provided with locking elements (17, 18, 19) adapted to form a bayonet catch with a fixing device (30) holding the lighting device. Preferably, at least one of the lighting devices is mounted as the light source in a vehicle headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20090230893
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight module having at least two lighting units (1) is specified. Here, each lighting unit (1) comprises at least one light-emitting diode chip (2). Different lighting units (1) are provided here for different lighting functions. Furthermore, the motor vehicle headlight module has a common heat sink (6) for the lighting units, to which heat sink the lighting units are thermally connected, and a common current-stabilizing electronic system (8) for supplying voltage to the lighting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Angela Hohl-AbiChedid, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7590791
    Abstract: There is disclosed a bus optimization technique. Pursuant to the bus optimization technique, the output buffer and output logic are removed from port units of a switch and are included with a control matrix in the switch. Data units received in a first port unit of a plurality of port units are provided to a control matrix. The control matrix evaluates when to send the data unit to a second port unit. No output decisions are made in the second port unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Topside Research, LLC
    Inventors: Heath Stewart, Chris Haywood, Michael De La Garrigue, Nadim Shaikli, Ken Wong, Bao Vuong, Thomas Reiner, Adam Rappoport
  • Publication number: 20090228568
    Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus and methods of multicasting in a shared address space. A shared memory address space may include two or more multicast portions. Each multicast portion may be associated with a respective end point and with at least one other multicast portion. Data units may be transmitted to at least some of the end points via memory-mapped I/O into the shared memory address space. When a destination address of a data unit is in a first multicast portion associated with a first end point, the data unit may be transmitted to the first end point, revised to specify a destination address in a second multicast portion associated with the first multicast portion, and transmitted to a second end point associated with the second multicast portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Heath Stewart, Michael de la Garrigue, Chris Haywood, Thomas Reiner, Ken Wong
  • Publication number: 20090213606
    Abstract: A solid-state light source (10) comprising a plurality of LED units (12) arrayed to emit light generally about an axis (14). Each of the LED units (12) can comprise a number of LEDs, for example, up to five. They may all emit in a single color or multiple colors can be combined for a specific effect. A light transmissive light guide (16) is associated with the LED units (12) and has a plurality of input widows (18). Each LED unit (12) faces a respective input window (18) and each window (18) transversely intercepts the axis (14) and receives light from the LED units (12). The input windows (18) lead to a common output window (20) that is axially aligned with the input windows (18). The light guide (16) has smooth sidewalls (22) that extend between the input windows (18) and the output window (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA, INC.
    Inventors: Charles M. Coushaine, Angela Hohl-Abichedid, Ralph Johnson, William E. Meyer, Thomas Reiners, Thomas Tessnow, Michael Tucker, Ralf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20090174301
    Abstract: A method for producing a radiation-emitting device comprising a plurality of radiation-emitting components (3) may comprise in particular the following steps: A) providing a carrier body (1) with a surface (10) having different partial surface regions (11, 12), wherein the normal vectors (110, 120) of the different partial surface regions (11, 12) point in different spatial directions, B) arranging at least two radiation-emitting components (3) on two different partial surface regions (11, 12), and C) producing electrical contact-connections to the radiation-emitting components (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Frey, Peter Helbig, Thomas Kipke, Christine Maier, Thomas Reiners, Thomas Rieger, Ralf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20090166684
    Abstract: A CMOS photodetector pixel formed of a substrate, an epitaxial layer above the substrate including a first region having the same polarity but a lower impurity concentration as that of the substrate, and a gate arrangement including a first gate that forms a charge accumulation region in the epitaxial layer when the gate is energized, wherein the charge accumulation region extends deeper toward the substrate than in conventional constructions. The epitaxial layer includes a shielding structure for absorbing electrons generated therein by photons impinging on the pixel, except electrons generated close to the charge accumulation region. The shielding structure may have opposite polarity from that of the substrate, including a first portion under the first gate, and a second portion extending upward from the first portion at the margin of the pixel. Alternatively, the shielding structure may have the same polarity as the substrate, but a lower impurity concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: 3DV SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Giora Yahav, Thomas Reiner
  • Patent number: 7539190
    Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus and methods of multicasting in a shared address space. There may be defined a number of portions of the address space. There may be groups of the portions, and data units addressed to one portion within the group may be re-addressed to the other portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Topside Research, LLC
    Inventors: Heath Stewart, Michael de la Garrigue, Chris Haywood, Thomas Reiner, Ken Wong