Patents by Inventor Thomas Schaper

Thomas Schaper 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: 20240092275
    Abstract: An electronic unit for a vehicle, comprising surface elements arranged next to one another with a visible surface side and a surface underside is disclosed. The surface elements are fixed in a housing. The housing has a top side facing the surface underside and an underside, wherein a carrier plate is provided. Each housing on its underside has at least one protruding fixing element for fixing the surface elements to the carrier plate. The carrier plate connects the surface elements together, wherein each fixing element has an index element arranged on the fixing element between the carrier plate and the underside and is releasably connected to the fixing element. The index elements are connected to the carrier plate by substance bonding so each surface element is releasably fixed to the carrier plate, and wherein by the index elements, the surface elements are arranged relative to and level with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Huth, Thomas Schaper, Jörg Thomas, Doris Schäfer, Sergej Wittmeier, David Saar
  • Publication number: 20200292815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a head-up display system having a partially reflecting transparent pane with a region of nearly uniform curvature, a head-up display unit, and a vehicle seat. The head-up display unit is arranged according to the invention at the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Vetsch, Thomas Schaper, Yilmaz Efe
  • Patent number: 9927115
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement comprises a carpet structure and a control unit. The carpet structure includes a carpet back lighting system comprising a carpet back lighting unit having a lighting unit front face and a plurality of light sources. The carpet structure further includes a light transmissive carpet unit comprising a carpet unit front face and a carpet unit back side. The lighting unit front face and the carpet unit back side are adjacent. The carpet unit is arranged to transmit at least part of the light travelling in a direction from the carpet unit back side to the carpet unit front face. The control unit is configured to receive one or more input signals and is configured to generate, in response to one or more input signals, one or more output signals to control the light generated by the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Markus Cornelius Vermeulen, Joseph L. Stuyfzand, Anjalika Bose, Thomas Schaper, Sr., Tim Dekker
  • Publication number: 20110203147
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting arrangement comprising a carpet structure, and a control unit, The carpet structure comprises a carpet back lighting system comprising a carpet back lighting unit having a lighting unit front face and a unit back face. The lighting unit front face comprises a light source arranged to generate light. The carpet back lighting system comprises a plurality of said light sources. The carpet structure comprises a light transmissive carpet unit comprising a carpet unit front face and a carpet unit back side. The light transmissive carpet unit is selected from the group consisting a carpet and a carpet tile. The lighting unit front face of the carpet back lighting unit and the carpet unit back side of the light transmissive carpet unit are adjacent. The light transmissive carpet unit is arranged to transmit at least part of the light travelling in a direction from the carpet unit back side to the carpet unit front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Markus Cornelius Vermeulen, Joseph L. Stuyfzand, Anjalika Bose, Thomas Schaper, Tim Dekker
  • Publication number: 20100331977
    Abstract: A control system for an accommodative intraocular lens includes a sensing circuit for sensing a signal that controls a ciliary muscle of an eye and an amplifier circuit for amplifying the sensed signal. The output of the amplifier circuit is used to control an accommodative IOL. At least one electrode located in the vicinity of cranial nerve III, the ciliary ganglion, or the ciliary muscles is used to receive the signal that controls the ciliary muscles. A filter may also be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Dale Thomas Schaper, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100331974
    Abstract: An implantable kinetic power generator has an oscillating weight that is physically coupled to a first gear. A second gear with a rotor at its center of rotation is coupled to the first gear. A generating coil is located in close proximity to the rotor. An energy storage unit is electrically coupled to the coil. A shell suitable for implantation in the eye encloses these components. When the rotor rotates, energy generated by the coil is stored in the energy storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Dale Thomas Schaper, JR.
  • Patent number: D733915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Joseph Stuyfzand, Thomas Schaper