Patents by Inventor Kishore Lankalapalli
Kishore Lankalapalli 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).
-
Publication number: 20240095944Abstract: A method includes providing a measuring device having a projector, a camera with a photosensitive array, and at least one processor, projecting with the projector a line of light onto an object, capturing with the camera an image of the projected line of light on the object within a window subregion of the photosensitive array, and calculating with the at least one processor three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on the object based at least in part on the projected line of light and on the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: FARO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Michael Shen, Paul C. Atwell, Keith G. Macfarlane, Jacint R. Barba, Nitesh Dhasmana
-
Publication number: 20240061393Abstract: According to some aspects of the invention, auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein. According to some aspects of the invention, methods for operating auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu, John Lucas Creachbaum, Brent Bailey, Matthew Mogensen
-
Patent number: 11874101Abstract: Motorized cartridges and coordinate measuring machines having motorized cartridges are provided. The motorized cartridges include a cartridge housing having a shaft passing therethrough, a measurement probe coupled to shaft and arranged to detect movement of the shaft, and an integrated motor operably coupled to the shaft and arranged to drive movement of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, John Lucas Creachbaum, Dragos M. Stanescu, Alessandro Patrioli
-
Patent number: 11854219Abstract: A method includes providing a measuring device having a projector, a camera with a photosensitive array, and a processor, projecting with the projector a line of light onto an object, capturing with the camera an image of the projected line of light on the object within a window subregion of the photosensitive array, and calculating with the processor three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on the object based at least in part on the projected line of light and on the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: FARO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Michael Shen, Paul C. Atwell, Keith G. Macfarlane, Jacint R. Barba, Nitesh Dhasmana
-
Patent number: 11853028Abstract: According to some aspects of the invention, auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein. According to some aspects of the invention, methods for operating auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: FARO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu, John Lucas Creachbaum, Brent Bailey, Matthew Mogensen
-
Publication number: 20220143812Abstract: An articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes an arm having multiple segments and an end assembly. The end assembly has multiple accessory interfaces that allow multiple accessories to be coupled to the end assembly. The accessory interfaces are configured to allow the accessories to be repeatably interchanged between the accessory interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: John Lucas Creachbaum, Brent Bailey, William E. Schoenfeldt, Fabiano Kovalski, Eduardo Laranjeira, Chad Crisostomo, Michael Bartel, Kishore Lankalapalli, Christopher M. Riehl, Matthew Mogensen
-
Patent number: 11287241Abstract: A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring the coordinates of an object in space is provided. The AACMM includes a base and a manually positionable arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion being rotationally coupled to the base, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal. A wire wound torsion spring is operably coupled between two of the connected arm segments. A first measurement probe is coupled to the first end, the first measurement probe having a first extension element. An electronic circuit is provided that receives the position signal from the at least one position transducer and provides data corresponding to a position of the first measurement probe. A probe end is disposed between the first measurement probe and the first end.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: James P. Phipps, Dragos M. Stanescu, Kishore Lankalapalli
-
Patent number: 11231263Abstract: Wearable coordinate measurement devices are described. The wearable coordinate measurement devices include a wearable member and a measurement portion attached to the wearable member. The measurement portion includes a first rotary measurement device, a first probe linkage having a first probe tip on an end thereof, and a second probe linkage having a second probe tip on an end thereof. The first rotary measurement device is configured to detect a separation distance between the first probe tip and the second probe tip.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: James P. Phipps, Chad Crisostomo, Fabiano Kovalski, Nicholas Nicou, Jeremy W. Mares, Dragos Stanescu, Kishore Lankalapalli
-
Publication number: 20210165389Abstract: According to some aspects of the invention, auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein. According to some aspects of the invention, methods for operating auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu
-
Publication number: 20210118167Abstract: A method includes providing a measuring device having a projector, a camera with a photosensitive array, and a processor, projecting with the projector a line of light onto an object, capturing with the camera an image of the projected line of light on the object within a window subregion of the photosensitive array, and calculating with the processor three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on the object based at least in part on the projected line of light and on the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Michael Shen, Paul C. Atwell, Keith G. Macfarlane, Jacint R. Barba, Nitesh Dhasmana
-
Patent number: 10969760Abstract: According to some aspects of the invention, auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein. According to some aspects of the invention, methods for operating auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu
-
Publication number: 20210033378Abstract: Wearable coordinate measurement devices are described. The wearable coordinate measurement devices include a wearable member and a measurement portion attached to the wearable member. The measurement portion includes a first rotary measurement device, a first probe linkage having a first probe tip on an end thereof, and a second probe linkage having a second probe tip on an end thereof. The first rotary measurement device is configured to detect a separation distance between the first probe tip and the second probe tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: James P. Phipps, Chad Crisostomo, Fabiano Kovalski, Nicholas Nicou, Jeremy W. Mares, Dragos Stanescu, Kishore Lankalapalli
-
Patent number: 10895445Abstract: Rotary assemblies for arm segments of an articulated arm coordinate measuring machines are provided. The rotary assemblies include a drive assembly having an output shaft passing therethrough. The drive assembly includes a motor subassembly and an output subassembly having a gear assembly and a shaft engagement element. The motor subassembly is configured to drive the gear assembly and the shaft engagement element to drive the output shaft. In some embodiments, a motor controller is operably coupled to the motor subassembly. The motor assembly provides a torque on an arm segment about a second axis in response to a signal from the motor controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Yue Li, John Lucas Creachbaum, Dragos M. Stanescu, Paul C. Atwell
-
Publication number: 20200249004Abstract: A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring the coordinates of an object in space is provided. The AACMM includes a base and a manually positionable arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion being rotationally coupled to the base, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal. A wire wound torsion spring is operably coupled between two of the connected arm segments. A first measurement probe is coupled to the first end, the first measurement probe having a first extension element. An electronic circuit is provided that receives the position signal from the at least one position transducer and provides data corresponding to a position of the first measurement probe. A probe end is disposed between the first measurement probe and the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: James P. Phipps, Dragos M. Stanescu, Kishore Lankalapalli
-
Patent number: 10699442Abstract: A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring the coordinates of an object in space and a method of operating the AACMM is provided. The AACMM includes a laser line probe is having a projector and a camera, the projector projecting a line of light, the camera having a lens assembly and a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly having a filter disposed between a photosensitive array and the lens assembly. The filter has a plurality of red, green and blue pixels in a predetermined arrangement. A controller causes the camera to acquire a metrology image and a color image. 3D coordinates of points on a surface are determined based on the metrology image and a color is assigned to the points based on the color image. The exposure time for the color image is adjusted based on an Exposure To The Right or a Mid-gray color model.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jeremy W. Mares, Jacint R. Barba, Christopher M. Riehl, Christopher Michael Wilson, Keith G. Macfarlane, Kishore Lankalapalli, Paul C. Atwell, Michael Shen, Nitesh Dhasmana
-
Publication number: 20200088505Abstract: Rotary assemblies for arm segments of an articulated arm coordinate measuring machines are provided. The rotary assemblies include a drive assembly having an output shaft passing therethrough. The drive assembly includes a motor subassembly and an output subassembly having a gear assembly and a shaft engagement element. The motor subassembly is configured to drive the gear assembly and the shaft engagement element to drive the output shaft. In some embodiments, a motor controller is operably coupled to the motor subassembly. The motor assembly provides a torque on an arm segment about a second axis in response to a signal from the motor controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Yue Li, John Lucas Creachbaum, Dragos M. Stanescu, Paul C. Atwell
-
Patent number: 10591276Abstract: An articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes a laser line probe. The laser line probe includes a camera that can acquire metrology data and color data. A laser line probe is coupled to a probe end of an articulated arm. The laser line probe having a projector and a camera, the projector being operable to project a line of light at one or more predetermined wavelengths, the camera having a lens assembly optically coupled to a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a photosensitive array and a filter disposed between the photosensitive array and the lens assembly. The filter includes a plurality of red, green and blue pixels in a predetermined arrangement. A controller is coupled to the laser line probe and causes the camera to acquire a metrology image and a color image. The controller assigns a color to the three-dimensional coordinate points based on the color image.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jacint R. Barba, Christopher Michael Wilson, Nitesh Dhasmana, Michael Shen, Jeremy W. Mares, Keith G. MacFarlane, Randy R. Fields, Paul C. Atwell, Kishore Lankalapalli, Yazid Tohme
-
Publication number: 20200049477Abstract: A motorized articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) includes a base, a plurality of motorized arm segments, a measurement probe, and an electronic circuit for directing movement of the measurement probe to obtain three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on an object. At least one of the motorized arm segments includes a motorized cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, John Lucas Creachbaum, Yue Li, Dragos M. Stanescu
-
Publication number: 20190316899Abstract: Motorized cartridges and coordinate measuring machines having motorized cartridges are provided. The motorized cartridges include a cartridge housing having a shaft passing therethrough, a measurement probe coupled to shaft and arranged to detect movement of the shaft, and an integrated motor operably coupled to the shaft and arranged to drive movement of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, John Lucas Creachbaum, Dragos M. Stanescu, Alessandro Patrioli
-
Publication number: 20190317470Abstract: According to some aspects of the invention, auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein. According to some aspects of the invention, methods for operating auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Kishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu