Patents by Inventor Sören SCHÜLLER

Sören SCHÜLLER 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).

  • Patent number: 11830175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for the measurement of an object, wherein the method comprises the following steps: ascertainment of measurement data using a radiographic measurement of the object, wherein the measurement data generates a digital representation of the object with a large number of items of image information of the object; and carrying out the following steps at least before ending the ascertainment of measurement data: analysis of at least one portion of the digital representation of the object; optimization of at least one recording parameter of the radiographic measurement using the analysed portion of the digital representation of the object; and adaptation of the step of ascertainment of measurement data taking the at least one recording parameter into consideration. The invention thus provides a computer-implemented method that has an increased efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: VOLUME GRAPHICS GMBH
    Inventors: Christof Reinhart, Daniela Handl, Sven Gondrom-Linke, Christoph Poliwoda, Matthias Flessner, Thomas Günther, Sören Schüller
  • Patent number: 11776127
    Abstract: Described is a method for segmenting measurement data from measurement of an object that has at least one material transition region. The measurement data are used to generate a digital object representation that has the material transition region and a multiplicity of spatially resolved image information items relating to the object. The method may include: determining measurement data that have at least one small structure having an extent which is less than a predefined extent; determining at least two homogeneous regions in the measurement data and/or in the digital object representation, wherein at least one homogeneous regions has a small structure; analysing a local similarity of the multiplicity of spatially resolved image information items; adapting an extent of each homogeneous region until at least one border region is arranged at an expected position of a material transition region; and segmenting the digital object representation based on the adapted homogeneous regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VOLUME GRAPHICS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Poliwoda, Sören Schüller
  • Publication number: 20230196546
    Abstract: Described is measuring an object by: determining measurement data using a device for measuring the object, wherein the measurement data generates a digital representation of the object with image data; and before the determining measurement data has ended: analyzing part of the digital representation to identify defects; if a defect is identified: determining at least one conformity result relating to the analyzed part, the conformity result indicating to what extent the analyzed part with the determined defect fulfils at least one predefined conformity criterion for the object; and if no defect is identified and sufficient measurement data have been acquired to determine that the analyzed part fulfils the at least one conformity criterion: generating a conformity result relating to the analyzed part, the conformity result indicating that the at least one predefined conformity criterion is fulfilled for the object; adapting the step of determining, taking the conformity result into account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Sören SCHÜLLER, Thomas GÜNTHER, Daniela HANDL, Matthias FLESSNER, Christof REINHART, Christoph POLIWODA, Sven GONDROM-LINKE
  • Publication number: 20230184697
    Abstract: Described is a computer-implemented method for measuring an object comprising the following steps: determining measurement data by means of a device for measuring the object, wherein the measurement data generates a digital representation of the object with a plurality of image data of the object; and carrying out the following steps at least before the step of determining measurement data has ended: analyzing at least one dimensional measurement variable of at least one part of the digital representation of the object, determining at least one conformity result relating to the analyzed part of the digital representation of the object, wherein the conformity result indicates to what extent the analyzed at least one dimensional measurement variable fulfils at least one predefined conformity criterion for the object, and adapting the step of determining measurement data taking the at least one conformity result into account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Flessner, Christoph Poliwoda, Sören Schüller, Thomas Günther, Daniela Handl, Sven Gondrom-Linke, Christof Reinhart
  • Publication number: 20230175988
    Abstract: Described is a computer-implemented method for monitoring the status of a device for investigating objects, wherein the investigation of an object involves determining measurement data by measuring the object and operating data of the device is determined during the investigation of the object. The method includes: determining measurement data of the object by means of the device; determining operating data of the device during the determining measurement data of the object; determining at least one quality parameter from the measurement data; analysing the operating data and the at least one quality parameter; and determining a status characteristic value based on the analysing in order to monitor the status of the device, wherein the status characteristic value indicates a status of the device. The computer-implemented method comparatively easily monitors the functionality of devices for investigating objects during adaptive measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Sven Gondrom-Linke, Matthias Flessner, Thomas Günther, Christoph Poliwoda, Sören Schüller, Christof Reinhart, Daniela Handl
  • Publication number: 20220405936
    Abstract: Described is method for segmenting measurement data from a measurement of an object having at least one material transition region, the measurement data generating a digital object representation having the at least one material transition region and comprising pieces of spatially-resolved image information of the object. The method comprises: determining the measurement data comprising at least one artefact; determining at least two homogeneous regions in the measurement data and/or in the digital object representation; analysing a local similarity of pieces of spatially resolved image information; adjusting an extent of each homogeneous region until at least one boundary region of each homogeneous region is located at an expected position of a material transition region; segmenting the digital object representation based on the adjusted homogeneous regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph POLIWODA, Sören SCHÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20220148210
    Abstract: Described is a computer-implemented method for ascertaining a value of a geometric parameter of at least one part to be measured of an object from at least one two-dimensional image of a measurement volume, wherein the measurement volume includes the object and the part of the object that is to be measured has a position in the measurement volume, wherein the at least one two-dimensional image is assigned to a recording geometry, wherein the recording geometry describes a geometric relationship between a detector for ascertaining two-dimensional images and the object, wherein the method comprises: ascertaining at least one two-dimensional image of the measurement volume; and identifying the at least one part to be measured of the object in the at least one two-dimensional image, and ascertaining a value of the geometric parameter of the at least one part to be measured that has been identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Sven GONDROM-LINKE, Gerd SCHWADERER, Christof REINHART, Christoph POLIWODA, Sören SCHÜLLER, Matthias FLESSNER, Markus RHEIN, Thomas GÜNTHER
  • Publication number: 20210350526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for the measurement of an object, wherein the method comprises the following steps: ascertainment of measurement data using a radiographic measurement of the object, wherein the measurement data generates a digital representation of the object with a large number of items of image information of the object; and carrying out the following steps at least before ending the ascertainment of measurement data: analysis of at least one portion of the digital representation of the object; optimization of at least one recording parameter of the radiographic measurement using the analysed portion of the digital representation of the object; and adaptation of the step of ascertainment of measurement data taking the at least one recording parameter into consideration. The invention thus provides a computer-implemented method that has an increased efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Christof REINHART, Daniela HANDL, Sven GONDROM-LINKE, Christoph POLIWODA, Matthias FLESSNER, Thomas GÜNTHER, Sören SCHÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20210158530
    Abstract: Described is a method for segmenting measurement data from measurement of an object that has at least one material transition region. The measurement data are used to generate a digital object representation that has the material transition region and a multiplicity of spatially resolved image information items relating to the object. The method may include: determining measurement data that have at least one small structure having an extent which is less than a predefined extent; determining at least two homogeneous regions in the measurement data and/or in the digital object representation, wherein at least one homogeneous regions has a small structure; analysing a local similarity of the multiplicity of spatially resolved image information items; adapting an extent of each homogeneous region until at least one border region is arranged at an expected position of a material transition region; and segmenting the digital object representation based on the adapted homogeneous regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph POLIWODA, Sören SCHÜLLER