Patents by Inventor Barbara Laemmer

Barbara Laemmer 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: 5946135
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retroreflector or a retroreflector arrangement in which the faces of the retroreflector are directly heated by a heating element. The retroreflector comprises a triple-mirror prism having three isosceles limiting faces and one equilateral limiting face. Also, the retroreflector has at least one heating element in direct contact with each of the faces. The heating elements directly heat the faces. As a result, the effectiveness of the retroreflector is not diminished in extreme weather conditions, for instance, in extremely cold or humid conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Christoph Auerswald, Stefan Koller, Barbara Laemmer, Markus Nesensohn, Zoltan Szalmassy