Patents by Inventor Thomas Schwarz

Thomas Schwarz 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: 20260223503
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes providing a first substrate with a plurality of electronic components arranged in rows and columns on the first substrate, arranging a plurality of auxiliary carriers next to one another and at a distance from one another opposite the plurality of electronic components, a release layer being provided between the electronic components and the auxiliary carriers, pressing the plurality of auxiliary carriers onto the electronic components such that in each case one auxiliary carrier contacts a subset of the plurality of electronic components by the release layer, lifting off the electronic components contacted by the release layer from the first substrate, arranging the plurality of auxiliary carriers with the electronic components contacted by the release layer in an objectionable manner with respect to the second substrate and detaching the electronic components contacted by the release layer from the release layer by a LIFT process such that the detached electronic component
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 12694370
    Abstract: In a sales area, a method for checking the layout of articles in a gondola, the gondola comprising at least one electronic shelf label which corresponds to a matching area of a gondola, with a single product slot field comprising a gondola number, a row number and a shelf label number, the method comprising steps of: acquisition of an image of the gondola; automated detection of electronic shelf labels, and automated detection of rows; for at least one electronic shelf label, determination of the matching area of the gondola, and determination of the slot field; detection of layout information in said area of the gondola in the acquired image; identification of the associated article identifier in a realogram database; and check of compliance of detected layout information, with respect to expected layout information stored in the realogram database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: VusionGroup
    Inventors: Thierry Gadou, François Robin, Andreas Rössl, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 12696596
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Biebersdorf, Michael Brandl, Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Erwin Lang, Andreas Leber, Marc Philippens, Thomas Schwarz, Julia Stolz, Xue Wang, Karsten Diekmann, Karl Engl, Siegfried Herrmann, Stefan Illek, Ines Pietzonka, Andreas Rausch, Simon Schwalenberg, Petrus Sundgren, Georg Bogner, Christoph Klemp, Christine Rafael, Felix Feix, Eva-Maria Rummel, Nicole Heitzer, Marie Assmann, Christian Berger, Ana Kanevce
  • Patent number: 12690699
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spacer (10) adapted to be fixed on a shelf support (100) so as to delimit a column of the shelf support (100), wherein the spacer (10) comprises a light-emitter (20) integrated in the spacer (10) and configured to emit light, wherein the light emitted by said light emitter (20) forms a signal corresponding to a blinking sequence which is specific to said light emitter (20) and allows identification of the spacer (10) in which the light emitter (20) is integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Michael Unmüßig
  • Patent number: 12688877
    Abstract: Method for placing playback content within the display area of a screen of a video shelving rail. wherein, with the help of a camera, a digital image of the screen and/or a product-presentation area extending along the screen is captured, and wherein an image-processing device is used to automatically detect a placement indicator and its position in the digital image, wherein the placement indicator indicates or delimits the space of a product to be presented along the screen, and wherein the image-processing device generates placement data based on the detected position of the placement indicator, wherein the placement data defines the space for the playback content to be played within the display area, and wherein the video shelving rail displays the playback content in accordance with the placement data within the display area of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: VusionGroup GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Röbl, Thomas Schwarz, Philipp Jauck
  • Publication number: 20260200422
    Abstract: A front-end module for a vehicle includes a bumper cover having at least one recess for fastening the front-end module to a vehicle structure along a longitudinal direction (X-direction) of the vehicle, at least one fastening structure which is configured to fasten the front-end module to the vehicle structure in the longitudinal direction, and at least one cover which is attachable to the bumper cover from the outside in order to close the at least one recess after the fastening of the front-end module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian ALBL, Annegret MALLACH, Thomas SCHWARZ, Matthias WIEDMANN
  • Publication number: 20260204507
    Abstract: An X-ray rotating anode for generating X-rays has a carrier body and at least one annular focal track coating extending along a focal track on the carrier body. The carrier body is made of Mo or a Mo-based alloy and the at least one annular focal track coating is made of W or a W-based alloy. The focal track coating has a first layer and a second layer lying directly above the first layer in a perpendicular direction to the focal track surface starting from the carrier body. The first layer has a grain structure that differs from the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHATTE, Gebhard ZOBL, Maximilian SILLER, Thomas SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 12684911
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component comprising a carrier, an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and a metal cover. The optoelectronic semiconductor chip has a top with a light-emitting surface. The optoelectronic semiconductor chip is disposed on a top of the carrier such that the light-emitting surface faces away from the top of the carrier. The cover is disposed above the top of the carrier and above the optoelectronic semiconductor chip. The cover has an opening, which is disposed above the light-emitting surface. A dam, which surrounds the light-emitting surface, is disposed on the top of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Thomas Schwarz, Hansjoerg Schoell
  • Publication number: 20260198360
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes providing an electronic semiconductor chip having a contact pad with a layer having gold, providing a carrier having a mating contact pad, arranging capsules on the mating contact pad, wherein each of the capsules comprises a solid shell, which surrounds a supercooled metallic liquid, and wherein the supercooled metallic liquid comprising tin, arranging the electronic semiconductor chip on the carrier such that the contact pad faces the mating contact pad and opening the capsules, wherein the supercooled metallic liquid wets the mating contact pad and the contact pad, and wherein the tin and the gold form an intermetallic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Klaus Müller
  • Patent number: 12652892
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Siegfried Herrmann, Hubert Halbritter, Peter Brick, Thomas Schwarz, Laura Kreiner, Petrus Sundgren, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Michael Brandl, Xue Wang, Andreas Biebersdorf, Christoph Klemp, Ines Pietzonka, Julia Stolz, Simon Schwalenberg, Andreas Leber, Christine Rafael, Eva-Maria Rummel, Nicole Heitzer, Marie Assmann, Erwin Lang, Andreas Rausch, Marc Philippens, Karsten Diekmann, Stefan Illek, Christian Berger, Felix Feix, Ana Kanevce, Georg Bogner, Karl Engl
  • Publication number: 20260134386
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inventory management method which comprises the steps of: controlling shelf devices (AID) arranged on shelves of a fixture to cause the shelf devices to implement a localization process; controlling a sensor (CAM) to acquire sensor signals during the localization process; and localizing each of said shelf devices based on the acquired sensor signals. Controlling the shelf devices comprises sending a device command (D-Cd) to each of said shelf devices (AID), wherein the device command includes a localization process execution time and causes each of said shelf devices to have been switched from a sleep mode (SLPd) to a wake-up mode (WU-BLK) at the localization process execution time and to emit a localization signal before switching back to the sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Michael Unmüßig
  • Publication number: 20260067565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling an imaging device having at least one controllable viewing parameter and arranged to capture images of an articles placement fixture, comprising the set-up steps of: successively capturing images (CAPTx) of the articles placement fixture with the imaging device, wherein said capturing comprises controlling the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be modified between two successive image captures; determining (Sfc) for each of the successively captured images a fixture coverage score; selecting (SLC) a reference image as the image from among the successively captured images having the best fixture coverage score; setting (SET) the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be the one used when capturing the reference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Michael Unmüßig
  • Patent number: 12567033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for managing stock of a shelf of a salespoint, comprising: —a communication module adapted to receive a far field order via far field radio communication, and to send a near field order via near field radio communication to at least one device (10-40) located within a transmission range of said communication module, wherein said communication module is adapted to be fixed to a shelf; and —at least one device (10-40) adapted to receive the near field order and to perform an action in response to the near field order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Michael Unmüßig
  • Publication number: 20260059186
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging device for a shelf support on a shelf edge and comprising a receiving section configured to receive electronic labels, the imaging device comprising a back side configured to be removably fitted in the receiving section, a front side opposite to the back side, an optical sensor configured to acquire an image of shelves facing the front side, an actuator configured to rotate the optical sensor around one or more axes of rotation, a memory configured to save the image, a processing unit configured to transmit the image to an image server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: SES-imagotag
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Rõßi
  • Patent number: D1132356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: D1132943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Captana GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: D1132944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Captana GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: D1134395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Captana GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: D1144371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Captana GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: D1144510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schwarz