Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Duwe

Hans-Peter Duwe 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).

  • Synchronization of the position and orientation of a 3D measurement device and the position and orientation of an intelligent guidance device
    Patent number: 8903656
    Abstract: There is described herein a method to synchronize the position and orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System with the position and orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described a method for maintaining the synchronization while the IGD is moving, in which the IGD's three-axis accelerometer is used explicitly. There is further described how an IGD, once its position and orientation have been synchronized to the position and orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Innovmetric Logiciels Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • Synchronization of the orientation of a 3D measurement device and the orientation of an intelligent guidance device
    Patent number: 8872889
    Abstract: There is described a method to synchronize the orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System and the orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described how an IGD, once its orientation has been synchronized to the orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Innovmetric Logiciels Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A 3D MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF AN INTELLIGENT GUIDANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130013201
    Abstract: There is described herein a method to synchronize the position and orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System with the position and orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described a method for maintaining the synchronization while the IGD is moving, in which the IGD's three-axis accelerometer is used explicitly. There is further described how an IGD, once its position and orientation have been synchronized to the position and orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE ORIENTATION OF A 3D MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND THE ORIENTATION OF AN INTELLIGENT GUIDANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110169925
    Abstract: There is described a method to synchronize the orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System and the orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described how an IGD, once its orientation has been synchronized to the orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe