Patents by Inventor Wolfram Strepp

Wolfram Strepp 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: 20220291362
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device for distance measurement in a detection zone using a phase based time of light method is provided that has a transmitter device for transmitting a light signal that is modulated by at least one first modulation frequency f1, a reception device having at least one light reception element for generating a received signal from the light signal reflected back in the detection zone, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine a phase offset between the transmitted light signal and the light signal reflected back and to determine a time of flight therefrom, and to evaluate a first amplitude determined from the received signal to determine an erroneous measurement by reflection of the light signal at an object in the detection zone outside an unambiguity range of the phase based time of light method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Wolfram STREPP
  • Publication number: 20220260720
    Abstract: A camera is provided for detecting three-dimensional image data from a detection zone that has an illumination unit for transmitting transmitted light that is modulated at a first modulation frequency, an image sensor having a plurality of reception elements for generating a respective received signal, a plurality of demodulation units for demodulating the received signals at the first modulation frequency to acquire sampling values, a reference illumination unit for transmitting reference light that is modulated at the first modulation frequency and is guided to the image sensor within the camera, and a control and evaluation unit. In this respect, the control and evaluation unit is configured to distribute reference part measurements for a functional test over a plurality of distance measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Wolfram STREPP, Jörg SIGMUND
  • Patent number: 8994379
    Abstract: Exemplary methods are directed to insulation monitoring of non-grounded electrical DC power supply systems and AC power supply systems which have a resistive (Rf) and capacitive (Cf) insulation impedance between the power supply system and ground. The method includes applying a pulsed AC voltage (U0) having alternately different pulsed voltage values to the power supply system to be monitored via a resistive system interface (Ri) between the power supply system and ground. The insulation impedance (Rf) between the power supply system and ground is determined using time profiles of transient processes of the measurement voltage (Vm) prior to transient recovery of the power supply system to the respective pulsed voltage value (U0) of two polarity-inverted pulsed voltage value application processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: ABB AG
    Inventors: Frank Brenk, Franz-Otto Witte, Wolfram Strepp
  • Publication number: 20120119754
    Abstract: Exemplary methods are directed to insulation monitoring of non-grounded electrical DC power supply systems and AC power supply systems which have a resistive (Rf) and capacitive (Cf) insulation impedance between the power supply system and ground. The method includes applying a pulsed AC voltage (U0) having alternately different pulsed voltage values to the power supply system to be monitored via a resistive system interface (Ri) between the power supply system and ground. The insulation impedance (Rf) between the power supply system and ground is determined using time profiles of transient processes of the measurement voltage (Vm) prior to transient recovery of the power supply system to the respective pulsed voltage value (U0) of two polarity-inverted pulsed voltage value application processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ABB AG
    Inventors: Frank Brenk, Franz-Otto Witte, Wolfram Strepp