Patents by Inventor Bennet Heidekorn

Bennet Heidekorn 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).

  • System and method for expansion of field of view in a vision system
    Patent number: 11966810
    Abstract: This invention provides a system for separating a field of view (FOV) of a scene imaged by a vision system camera assembly, in which a separating mirror assembly redirects a first optical path of at least a first optics with respect to at least a first image sensor in the camera assembly. A first reflecting assembly redirects the first optical path from the separating mirror toward a first FOV. The first optical path is extended free of splitting the image. The separating mirror assembly redirects a second optical path of a second optics with respect to a second image sensor in the camera assembly. A second reflecting assembly redirects the second optical path from the separating mirror toward a second FOV. The second optical path is extended free of splitting the image projected from the scene on the second image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Laurens Nunnink, Bennet Heidekorn, Jens Ruetten, Martijn Lambertus Peter Visser, Carl W. Gerst, III, William Equitz, Matthew D. Engle
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANSION OF FIELD OF VIEW IN A VISION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200160012
    Abstract: This invention provides a system for separating a field of view (FOV) of a scene imaged by a vision system camera assembly, in which a separating mirror assembly redirects a first optical path of at least a first optics with respect to at least a first image sensor in the camera assembly. A first reflecting assembly redirects the first optical path from the separating mirror toward a first FOV. The first optical path is extended free of splitting the image. The separating mirror assembly redirects a second optical path of a second optics with respect to a second image sensor in the camera assembly. A second reflecting assembly redirects the second optical path from the separating mirror toward a second FOV. The second optical path is extended free of splitting the image projected from the scene on the second image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Laurens Nunnink, Bennet Heidekorn, Jens Ruetten, Martijn Lambertus Peter Visser, Carl W. Gerst, III, William Equitz, Matthew D. Engle