Patents by Inventor Thomas Weingartner
Thomas Weingartner 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).
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Patent number: 11510553Abstract: The disclosure relates to diagnostic, surgical, and/or therapeutic devices for being introduced into the human or animal body or for in vitro examination of human or animal blood samples or other body cells, in particular to an endoscope or a disposable endoscope that includes at least one illumination light guide and/or image guide for transmitting electromagnetic radiation, the illumination light guide or image guide having a proximal end face for incoupling or outcoupling of electromagnetic radiation and a distal end face for incoupling or outcoupling of electromagnetic radiation. The proximal and/or distal end faces consist of plastic elements that are transparent at least partially or in sections thereof, the transparent plastic being biocompatible and/or having non-toxic properties to human or animal cell cultures for exposure durations of less than one day. This allows for the production of assemblies for disposable endoscopes, inter alia.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Bernd Schultheis, Björn Bleisinger, Andreas Dietrich, Markus Kappel, Hubertus Russert, Martin Cramer, Thomas Weingärtner
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Publication number: 20220371476Abstract: A control arrangement for a drive arrangement of a motor vehicle interior element, the interior element is adjustable and lockable in position by aid of adjustment kinematics, the drive arrangement configured to adjust the interior element with the aid of adjustment kinematics and an interior sensor arrangement for detecting an object, the control arrangement activates the drive in an adjustment routine to adjust the interior element in a rotational motion from an initial angle to a terminal angle. The control arrangement activates the adjustment routine based on sensor data for the object, acquired by means of the interior sensor. The control arrangement includes an interior-element model of geometry of the interior element and the adjustment kinematics and generates a geometric object model based on the sensor data, to determine the terminal angle based on the interior-element model and the object model, adhering to a separation specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Matthias GEMPEL, Peter HORN, Thomas WEINGÄRTNER, Christian HERRMANN
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Patent number: 11464395Abstract: The disclosure relates to diagnostic, surgical, and/or therapeutic devices for being introduced into the human or animal body or for in vitro examination of human or animal blood samples or other body cells, in particular to an endoscope or a disposable endoscope that includes at least one illumination light guide and/or image guide for transmitting electromagnetic radiation, the illumination light guide or image guide having a proximal end face for incoupling or outcoupling of electromagnetic radiation and a distal end face for incoupling or outcoupling of electromagnetic radiation. The proximal and/or distal end faces consist of plastic elements that are transparent at least partially or in sections thereof, the transparent plastic being biocompatible and/or having non-toxic properties to human or animal cell cultures for exposure durations of less than one day. This allows for the production of assemblies for disposable endoscopes, inter alia.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Bernd Schultheis, Björn Bleisinger, Andreas Dietrich, Markus Kappel, Hubertus Russert, Martin Cramer, Thomas Weingärtner
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Publication number: 20220274509Abstract: A vehicle provided with a vehicle interior including an interior surface and at least one interior object provided for arrangement and fixation in the vehicle interior, an electronic detection device is provided, which is adapted to detect a position of the interior object on the interior surface. The at least one interior object includes at least one drive device for a non-mechanically guided displacement of the interior object on the interior surface of the vehicle, and the electronic detection device adapted to detect the reaching of a specified fixing position on the interior surface by the interior object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Christian HERRMANN, Matthias GEMPEL, Volker DEINHARD, Eike FRÖHLICH, Markus BAUERNFEIND, Manfred STENZEL, Thomas WEINGÄRTNER, Wolfgang UEBEL
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Patent number: 11406248Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber article and a method for the production of the optical fiber article. The present disclosure in particular relates to the use of the optical fiber article in a fiber bundle as light guide and/or image guide, for example in an endoscope.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Stephanie Mangold, Thomas Weingärtner, Oliver Fratzer
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Publication number: 20210093158Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber article and a method for the production of the optical fiber article. The present disclosure in particular relates to the use of the optical fiber article in a fiber bundle as light guide and/or image guide, for example in an endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Stephanie Mangold, Thomas Weingärtner, Oliver Fratzer
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Publication number: 20210086662Abstract: A method for operating an interior of a motor vehicle, having a number of electro-motive adjusting drives which each have an adjusting part, to which an adjusting path is assigned. The position of the adjusting parts is detected by means of a 3D sensor which is spaced apart from the electromotive adjusting drives. Said method further relates to an interior of a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Matthias GEMPEL, Florian POHL, Thomas WEINGÄRTNER, Manfred STENZEL
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Publication number: 20210022588Abstract: The disclosure relates to diagnostic, surgical, and/or therapeutic devices for being introduced into the human or animal body or for in vitro examination of human or animal blood samples or other body cells, in particular to an endoscope or a disposable endoscope that includes at least one illumination light guide and/or image guide for transmitting electromagnetic radiation, the illumination light guide or image guide having a proximal end face for incoupling or outcoupling of electromagnetic radiation and a distal end face for incoupling or outcoupling of electromagnetic radiation. The proximal and/or distal end faces consist of plastic elements that are transparent at least partially or in sections thereof, the transparent plastic being biocompatible and/or having non-toxic properties to human or animal cell cultures for exposure durations of less than one day. This allows for the production of assemblies for disposable endoscopes, inter alia.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Bernd SCHULTHEIS, Björn BLEISINGER, Andreas DIETRICH, Markus KAPPEL, Hubertus RUSSERT, Martin CRAMER, Thomas WEINGÄRTNER
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Publication number: 20200382599Abstract: A hospital or laboratory network including analytical devices for performing in-vitro diagnosis and a gateway is proposed. The network is configured to send a data package request including information regarding the analytical devices from the gateway to a remote service platform, receive from the remote service platform information regarding available data packages, determine a selection of the available data packages to be downloaded from the remote service platform specific to the analytical devices in the network, request the selection of the available data packages from the remote service platform, download the requested selection of the available data packages from the remote service platform, and provide the requested selection of the available data packages to the analytical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Andrzej Knafel, Thomas Weingartner, Benno Christian Trautmann, Daniel Howorth, Hartmut Mastall
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Patent number: 10439824Abstract: A method for authenticating an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent is disclosed. The method comprises generating a PIN code by the instrument, entering the PIN code and identification data associated with the instrument in a database of an electronic device, verifying the PIN code and identification data at the electronic device, transmitting an authentication certificate to the instrument if the PIN code and identification data correspond to target data stored in the database, installing the authentication certificate on the instrument, whereby the instrument is registered with the electronic device, and using the authentication certificate for an encrypted communication between the instrument and the electronic device. Further, a system is disclosed which comprises an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent and an electronic device. The system is configured to carry out each step of the method.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Andrzej Knafel, Thomas Weingartner
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Publication number: 20180062857Abstract: A method for authenticating an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent is disclosed. The method comprises generating a PIN code by the instrument, entering the PIN code and identification data associated with the instrument in a database of an electronic device, verifying the PIN code and identification data at the electronic device, transmitting an authentication certificate to the instrument if the PIN code and identification data correspond to target data stored in the database, installing the authentication certificate on the instrument, whereby the instrument is registered with the electronic device, and using the authentication certificate for an encrypted communication between the instrument and the electronic device. Further, a system is disclosed which comprises an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent and an electronic device. The system is configured to carry out each step of the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Andrzej Knafel, Thomas Weingartner
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Patent number: 9904013Abstract: A light guide for industrial, medical, or cosmetic applications is provided, having an outer circumferential surface and at least one end face made of glass, with an optical element made of at least one transparent plastic directly molded to the end face of glass by molding or reactive injection molding, so that the electromagnetic radiation guided in the light guide when in its operational state is directed through the end face of glass into the transparent plastic of the optical element and exits therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Bernd Schultheis, Thomas Weingärtner, Holger Werner
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Publication number: 20170052319Abstract: A light guide for industrial, medical, or cosmetic applications is provided, having an outer circumferential surface and at least one end face made of glass, with an optical element made of at least one transparent plastic directly molded to the end face of glass by molding or reactive injection molding, so that the electromagnetic radiation guided in the light guide when in its operational state is directed through the end face of glass into the transparent plastic of the optical element and exits therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Bernd SCHULTHEIS, Thomas WEINGÄRTNER, Holger WERNER
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Patent number: 9446739Abstract: A method for controlling an adjusting movement of a power-operated adjustable vehicle closing element, via which a body opening of a vehicle can be closed and which can automatically be adjusted for clearing the body opening in the presence of an operating event is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Bernd Herthan, Thomas Weingartner, Holger Wurstlein, Udo Geuther
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Publication number: 20150262436Abstract: A method for controlling an adjusting movement of a power-operated adjustable vehicle closing element, via which a body opening of a vehicle can be closed and which can automatically be adjusted for clearing the body opening in the presence of an operating event is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Bernd Herthan, Thomas Weingartner, Holger Wurstlein, Udo Geuther
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Publication number: 20150088400Abstract: An actuating drive for an air passage apparatus for engine cooling in a vehicle is provided. The actuating drive comprises a drive motor for adjusting the air passage apparatus and a control unit for controlling the drive motor, in which control unit are stored operating parameters for a first operating mode of the drive motor, in order to adjust the air passage apparatus between the open and closed position, as intended. The actuating drive has a drive element which is drivable by the drive motor and a driven element movable along an adjustment path with the drive element for adjusting the air passage apparatus. The drive element and the driven element are coupled together in an operating state for adjusting the air passage apparatus, and are decoupled from each other in another operating state, whereby the driven element is movable with respect to the drive element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Matthias Bühler, Thomas Weingärtner, Uwe Klippert, Uwe Sommer, Anto Mijac
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Patent number: 7783148Abstract: A fiber-optic apparatus for receiving emitted radiation from a diode laser having at least one diode laser bar with a multiplicity of emitters which are arranged in at least one row alongside one another in the direction of their longitudinal axis. The fiber-optic apparatus has at least one optical fiber bundle that is associated with the diode laser bar and into which the laser beam is injected. Each emitter has a multiplicity of associated optical fibers. The optical fibers are hot-fused to one another under pressure and without regulation on the input side in order to form at least one fiber wedge with an inlet surface. The emitters of the diode laser bar are directly associated with at least one inlet surface in order to completely receive the laser light emitted from the diode laser bar.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Thomas Weingärtner, Matthias Ertl, Thomas Reichert
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Patent number: 7760977Abstract: Step-index optical waveguides are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass which entirely surrounds the core class. A fiber-optic cable for conducting electromagnetic radiation, contains at least one bundle of individual fibers which encompass the step-index optical waveguides that are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass that entirely surrounds the core glass on the circumferential wall thereof. These step-index optical waveguides provide great transmission capacity for transmitting data while keeping the transfer characteristics sufficiently durable. Furthermore, the fiber-optic cable is resistant against physical and chemical environmental influences and be protected against radical ambient chemicals.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Axel Curdt, Lothar Willmes, Wolfgang Eis, Markus Kappel, Thomas Weingärtner, Thomas Henrich, Wolfram Gehenn, Uwe Kolberg
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Publication number: 20100156440Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-pinch sensor (10, 13, 36), in particular for recognising an obstacle that obstructs an actuating element (7) of a motor vehicle (1). Said sensor comprises an electrode (17), which can be attached to a measuring potential via a signal line (26) and can be positioned opposite a counter-electrode (25) and comprises an evaluation circuit (34) for detecting the capacitance between the electrode (17) and the counter-electrode (25). The electrode (17) is sub-divided into several electrodes (35), each of which has a separate feed line (23) for connection to the measuring potential. An anti-pinch sensor of this type (10, 13, 36) has a high detection sensitivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & Co.Inventors: Thomas Weingärtner, Thorsten Kuhnen, Holger Würstlein
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Publication number: 20090169160Abstract: A fiber-optic apparatus for receiving emitted radiation from a diode laser having at least one diode laser bar with a multiplicity of emitters which are arranged in at least one row alongside one another in the direction of their longitudinal axis. The fiber-optic apparatus has at least one optical fiber bundle that is associated with the diode laser bar and into which the laser beam is injected. Each emitter has a multiplicity of associated optical fibers. The optical fibers are hot-fused to one another under pressure and without regulation on the input side in order to form at least one fiber wedge with an inlet surface. The emitters of the diode laser bar are directly associated with at least one inlet surface in order to completely receive the laser light emitted from the diode laser bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Thomas Weingartner, Matthias Ertl, Thomas Reichert