Patents by Inventor Franz Hochwimmer

Franz Hochwimmer 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring the thickness of a measurement object
    Patent number: 9335145
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the thickness of a measurement object, preferably a measurement object in the form of a web or piece goods, in a measuring gap, with a measuring mechanism which is fitted to a machine frame, wherein the measuring mechanism for measuring the thickness comprises one or more travel measurement sensor(s) aimed at the measurement object, is characterized in that a compensation sensor which is coupled to a travel measurement sensor measures the distance to a reference rule in order to detect and compensate for a change in the measuring gap, in that the reference rule is in the form of a side of a frame-shaped reference device integrated in the measuring mechanism, and in that the reference device is configured in such a manner that the distance between the reference rule and that side of the reference device which is opposite the reference rule is known during the thickness measurement. A corresponding method for measuring the thickness is also stated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Achim Sonntag, Gerhard Kirschner, Herbert Fuellmeier, Franz Hochwimmer
  • Apparatus and Method for Measuring the Thickness of a Measurement Object
    Publication number: 20140101954
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the thickness of a measurement object, preferably a measurement object in the form of a web or piece goods, in a measuring gap, with a measuring mechanism which is fitted to a machine frame, wherein the measuring mechanism for measuring the thickness comprises one or more travel measurement sensor(s) aimed at the measurement object, is characterized in that a compensation sensor which is coupled to a travel measurement sensor measures the distance to a reference rule in order to detect and compensate for a change in the measuring gap, in that the reference rule is in the form of a side of a frame-shaped reference device integrated in the measuring mechanism, and in that the reference device is configured in such a manner that the distance between the reference rule and that side of the reference device which is opposite the reference rule is known during the thickness measurement. A corresponding method for measuring the thickness is also stated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MICRO-EPSILON Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Achim Sonntag, Gerhart Kirschner, Herbert Fuellmeier, Franz Hochwimmer