Patents by Inventor Klaus Bereuter
Klaus Bereuter 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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Publication number: 20230314616Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Publication number: 20230305157Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Publication number: 20230305158Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Publication number: 20230296778Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Publication number: 20230296779Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Publication number: 20230296777Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Patent number: 11703597Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon Mark, Klaus Bereuter, Benjamin Müller, Roman Steffen, Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Jochen Scheja, Lukas Heinzle, Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin
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Publication number: 20220373685Abstract: A reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment enables an object within an infrastructure to be surveyed or detected. The reality capture device is compact and easy to use, allowing for fast and reliable capture. The reality capture device can be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person, robot or vehicle, and can be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device includes a localization unit for providing a simultaneous localization and mapping functionality, a laser scanner, and a camera unit. The mobile reality capture device is configured to be carried by a user through the room. The room is surveyed during the movement of the mobile reality capture device. The data from the laser scanner and the camera unit are referenced to each other by means of the localization unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Jürgen DOLD, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Roman STEFFEN, Lukas HEINZLE, Ralph Patrick HARTI, Hendrik DESCHOUT, Roland GRAF, Mattheus Henricus Maria MICHELS, Michael DIETSCHI, Adam BAIJRIC, Andrea BONFANTI, Kristian Walker MORIN, Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Markus RIBI, Michele PORTENTOSO, Matthias WIESER
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Patent number: 11493599Abstract: A surveillance system for detecting an object within a monitored infrastructure and to a hybrid 3D surveying device, wherein a LiDAR device is configured that scanning is carried out with respect to two essentially orthogonal axes and wherein the LiDAR device comprises a cover mounted on the base, such that the base and the cover form an enclosure that encloses all moving parts of the LiDAR device, wherein the cover is configured to be opaque for visible light and translucent for the wavelength range of the LiDAR transmission radiation. The system further comprises a computing unit configured for processing the LiDAR measurement data to generate a 3D point cloud of the monitored infrastructure, and an object detector configured for classification of the object based on the 3D point cloud.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Klaus Bereuter, Simon Mark, Matthias Wieser
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Publication number: 20200209394Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
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Publication number: 20200200872Abstract: A surveillance system for detecting an object within a monitored infrastructure and to a hybrid 3D surveying device, wherein a LiDAR device is configured that scanning is carried out with respect to two essentially orthogonal axes and wherein the LiDAR device comprises a cover mounted on the base, such that the base and the cover form an enclosure that encloses all moving parts of the LiDAR device, wherein the cover is configured to be opaque for visible light and translucent for the wavelength range of the LiDAR transmission radiation. The system further comprises a computing unit configured for processing the LiDAR measurement data to generate a 3D point cloud of the monitored infrastructure, and an object detector configured for classification of the object based on the 3D point cloud.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Klaus BEREUTER, Simon MARK, Matthias WIESER
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Patent number: 10060769Abstract: A scanning measuring device, in particular a laser scanner, profiler, total station or tracker, comprising at least a base for the placement of the device, a housing mounted on the base, a shaft mounted in the housing such that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and bearing a beam deflection unit in a rotationally fixed manner, a beam generating unit, which generates a transmitted beam which is transmitted into the environment by the beam deflection unit, a beam receiving unit, which receives a received beam reflected from the environment, a controllable positioning means which drives the shaft, wherein the shaft is supported by at least one pair of angular contact rolling bearings set in an O arrangement, and the angular contact rolling bearings are arranged on the shaft such that the rolling contact lines of the associated angular contact rolling bearings meet substantially on the axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Klaus Bereuter, Karl Helmut Plangger
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Publication number: 20160313148Abstract: A scanning measuring device, in particular a laser scanner, profiler, total station or tracker, comprising at least a base for the placement of the device, a housing mounted on the base, a shaft mounted in the housing such that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and bearing a beam deflection unit in a rotationally fixed manner, a beam generating unit, which generates a transmitted beam which is transmitted into the environment by the beam deflection unit, a beam receiving unit, which receives a received beam reflected from the environment, a controllable positioning means which drives the shaft, wherein the shaft is supported by at least one pair of angular contact rolling bearings set in an O arrangement, and the angular contact rolling bearings are arranged on the shaft such that the rolling contact lines of the associated angular contact rolling bearings meet substantially on the axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Klaus BEREUTER, Karl Helmut PLANGGER
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Patent number: 7901202Abstract: The invention relates to an injection-molding tool (1) for plastics having a tool core (3, 5), an ejector (8) and a sliding tool portion (11) for forming an undercut, each of which is displaceable, the sliding tool portion (11) being displaceable both in the push-out direction (A) of the plastics molded component (4) produced in the tool and perpendicular to this direction, while the ejector and the tool core (3, 5) are displaceable in the ejection direction (A) and both the travel of the tool core (3, 5) and that of the sliding tool portion are derived from the travel of the ejector (8).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: z-werkzeugbau-GmbHInventors: Klaus Bereuter, Franz Helth
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Publication number: 20090104306Abstract: The invention relates to an injection-molding tool (1) for plastics having a tool core (3, 5), an ejector (8) and a sliding tool portion (11) for forming an undercut, each of which is displaceable, the sliding tool portion (11) being displaceable both in the push-out direction (A) of the plastics molded component (4) produced in the tool and perpendicular to this direction, while the ejector and the tool core (3, 5) are displaceable in the ejection direction (A) and both the travel of the tool core (3, 5) and that of the sliding tool portion are derived from the travel of the ejector (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Klaus Bereuter, Franz Helth
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Patent number: 6547477Abstract: A connecting fitting for releasably connecting two furniture parts is disclosed. The fitting comprises a pin-shaped member that is insertable into a hole in a first furniture part, and a fitting body insertable into a bore in a second furniture part. The fitting body comprises a tightening element. The fitting body is in the form of a circular cylindrical part defined by a curved side wall and a flat side wall. The fitting body is radially displaceable within said bore in the furniture part when not in a tightened position. The pin-shaped member protrudes from the curved side wall when in the tightened position.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventors: Edgar Huber, Klaus Bereuter