Patents by Inventor Joachim Barenz
Joachim Barenz 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).
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Patent number: 9709361Abstract: A seeker head for a guided missile has an outer casing, a detector unit with a matrix detector, and an optical system for depicting an object from an object scene surrounding the guided missile on the matrix detector. The optical system contains entrance optics and an optical link. The seek head further has a rolling-pitching system with a rolling frame and a pitching frame for aligning at least the entrance optics with the object. In order to be able to detect even objects that are far away and radiating weakly when the guided missile is rolling, it is proposed that the detector unit is arranged on the rolling frame for conjoint rolling.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joachim Barenz, Nicolai Kuenzner, Hakan Kisakuerek
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Publication number: 20160216074Abstract: A seeker head for a guided missile has an outer casing, a detector unit with a matrix detector, and an optical system for depicting an object from an object scene surrounding the guided missile on the matrix detector. The optical system contains entrance optics and an optical link. The seek head further has a rolling-pitching system with a rolling frame and a pitching frame for aligning at least the entrance optics with the object. In order to be able to detect even objects that are far away and radiating weakly when the guided missile is rolling, it is proposed that the detector unit is arranged on the rolling frame for conjoint rolling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: JOACHIM BARENZ, NICOLAI KUENZNER, HAKAN KISAKUEREK
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Patent number: 9207045Abstract: An optical device for guiding radiation from an object scene to a detector contains an alignment device for pivoting a field of view of the detector relative to a predetermined direction, a detector optical unit and an optical articulation for guiding the beam path from the pivoted field of view into the detector optical unit. In order to achieve a compact configuration of the device, the optical articulation has a reversing prism, in which beams running in the optical axis of the articulation are refracted towards a mirror surface of the reversing prism and are reflected by the reflection surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Reiner Eckhardt, Joachim Barenz, Hubert Kuppel
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Patent number: 8927914Abstract: An optical device forms a beam path between an optical end element at a beam path end and an object scene into which the beam path is directed via a field of view of the end element. The optical device contains an alignment device for pivoting the field of view relative to a predetermined direction, an end optical unit and an optical articulation for guiding the beam path from the pivoted field of view into the end optical unit. In order to achieve good shielding against spurious radiation, the device has a shielding unit containing a shielding element led partly around the optical articulation, which shielding unit shields the optical articulation against incident radiation that is not incident through the entrance or exit aperture of the optical articulation.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Diehl BGT Defense GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Reiner Eckhardt, Joachim Barenz, Hubert Kuppel
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Patent number: 8605147Abstract: A device for recording images of an object scene has a lighting unit for illuminating the object scene with several lighting elements and an optical system for directing radiation of the lighting elements reflected from the object scene onto a detector. In order to achieve a simple and compact camera, the device includes a marking device for marking the radiation from each of the lighting elements and an evaluation device for differentiating the reflected radiation of the individual lighting elements by way of the marking.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hans Dieter Tholl, Eugen Romasew, Joachim Barenz
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Patent number: 8426820Abstract: An image sensor system includes a detector having a plurality of detector elements and optics having a beam path from an optical element on to the detector. Calibration of the detector can be rapidly effected where the image sensor system has a reference radiating device fixed within the beam path for illuminating the detector elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joachim Barenz, Frank Zehetmair, Hans Dieter Tholl
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Publication number: 20120312968Abstract: An optical device for guiding radiation from an object scene to a detector contains an alignment device for pivoting a field of view of the detector relative to a predetermined direction, a detector optical unit and an optical articulation for guiding the beam path from the pivoted field of view into the detector optical unit. In order to achieve a compact configuration of the device, the optical articulation has a reversing prism, in which beams running in the optical axis of the articulation are refracted towards a mirror surface of the reversing prism and are reflected by the reflection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Reiner Eckhardt, Joachim Barenz, Hubert Kuppel
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Publication number: 20120312913Abstract: An optical device forms a beam path between an optical end element at a beam path end and an object scene into which the beam path is directed via a field of view of the end element. The optical device contains an alignment device for pivoting the field of view relative to a predetermined direction, an end optical unit and an optical articulation for guiding the beam path from the pivoted field of view into the end optical unit. In order to achieve good shielding against spurious radiation, the device has a shielding unit containing a shielding element led partly around the optical articulation, which shielding unit shields the optical articulation against incident radiation that is not incident through the entrance or exit aperture of the optical articulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: REINER ECKHARDT, JOACHIM BARENZ, HUBERT KUPPEL
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Publication number: 20100108800Abstract: An object detection system has an image detection system with an imaging detector, a position detection system with a position detector, and optics which guide incident radiation onto both detectors. The two detectors are arranged one behind the other, in particular adjacent to one another, in the beam path. This makes it possible to achieve a simple, compact and reliable object detection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Hans-Rainer Mayer, Rainer Baumann, Joachim Barenz, Eugen Romasew, Hans Dieter Tholl
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Publication number: 20100097459Abstract: A device for recording images of an object scene has a lighting unit for illuminating the object scene with several lighting elements and an optical system for directing radiation of the lighting elements reflected from the object scene onto a detector. In order to achieve a simple and compact camera, the device includes a marking device for marking the radiation from each of the lighting elements and an evaluation device for differentiating the reflected radiation of the individual lighting elements by way of the marking.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO KGInventors: Hans Dieter Tholl, Eugen Romasew, Joachim Barenz
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Publication number: 20090250614Abstract: An image sensor system includes a detector having a plurality of detector elements and optics having a beam path from an optical element on to the detector. Calibration of the detector can be rapidly effected where the image sensor system has a reference radiating device fixed within the beam path for illuminating the detector elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joachim Barenz, Frank Zehetmair, Hans Dieter Tholl
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Patent number: 7304283Abstract: A target tracking device (2) for a flight vehicle (10) is specified which has a position-sensitive photodiode (4) with at least two signal outputs (A1, A2, A3, A4) which are respectively connected to a readout electronics (6), a control unit (8) which is connected to both readout electronics (6), and an optical lens unit (12) for imaging an illuminated point (15) of an object scene (14) on the photodiode (4), the readout electronics (6) respectively having an integration element for integrating a signal of the photodiode (4).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. K.G.Inventors: Hans Dieter Tholl, Joachim Barenz
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Patent number: 7297913Abstract: In a compact laser measuring device with a high level of transmission power the problem arises of the laser detector being dazzled by unwanted stray light. To resolve that problem there is provided a module (2) for a laser measuring device (4) which includes a laser source (6, 36), a transmission light guide (8, 38a-d) optically connected to the laser source (6, 36), a laser detector (10), a reception light guide (12) optically connected to the laser detector (10), a transmission reception light guide (16, 42a-d, 54) and a coupling element (14, 40a-d) which optically connects the transmission reception light guide (16, 42a-d, 54) to the laser source (6, 36) and the laser detector (10), wherein the transmission reception light guide (16, 42a-d, 54) is operatively connected to a light amplifier element (22).Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Diehl BGT GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hans Dieter Tholl, Rainer Baumann, Joachim Barenz
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Publication number: 20050279913Abstract: A target tracking device (2) for a flight vehicle (10) is specified which has a position-sensitive photodiode (4) with at least two signal outputs (A1, A2, A3, A4) which are respectively connected to a readout electronics (6), a control unit (8) which is connected to both readout electronics (6), and an optical lens unit (12) for imaging an illuminated point (15) of an object scene (14) on the photodiode (4), the readout electronics (6) respectively having an integration element for integrating a signal of the photodiode (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Hans Tholl, Joachim Barenz
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Publication number: 20050230601Abstract: In a compact laser measuring device with a high level of transmission power the problem arises of the laser detector being dazzled by unwanted stray light. To resoive that problem there is provided a module (2) for a laser measuring device (4) which includes a laser source (6, 36), a transmission light guide (8, 38a-d) optically connected to the laser source (6, 36), a laser detector (10), a reception light guide (12) optically connected to the laser detector (10), a transmission reception light guide (16, 42a-d, 54) and a coupling element (14, 40a-d) which optically connects the transmission reception light guide (16, 42a-d, 54) to the laser source (6, 36) and the laser detector (10), wherein the transmission reception light guide (16, 42a-d, 54) is operatively connected to a light amplifier element (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Hans Tholl, Rainer Baumann, Joachim Barenz
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Patent number: 6724470Abstract: A device for generating a laser beam in a LADAR system has a master oscillator with a laser-active medium and an amplifier stage in the form of a fiber optic power amplifier. This power amplifier amplifies the power of the oscillator. A carrier body is provided, on which a length of fiber of the power amplifier is coiled. The carrier body consists of a material of high thermal conductivity. The master oscillator may be a microchip laser. Diode lasers are used as pump light sources for the fiber optic power amplifier. This assembly can be made lightweight and compact, whereby it is particularly suitable for use in missiles.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Joachim Barenz, Frank Imkenberg, Hans-Dieter Tholl
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Publication number: 20030202168Abstract: A device for generating a laser beam in a LADAR system has a master oscillator with a laser-active medium and an amplifier stage in the form of a fiber optic power amplifier. This power amplifier amplifies the power of the oscillator. A carrier body is provided, on which a length of fiber of the power amplifier is coiled. The carrier body consists of a material of high thermal conductivity. The master oscillator may be a microchip laser. Diode lasers are used as pump light sources for the fiber optic power amplifier. This assembly can be made lightweight and compact, whereby it is particularly suitable for use in missiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventors: Joachim Barenz, Frank Imkenberg, Hans-Dieter Tholl