Patents by Inventor Steffen BINDEL

Steffen BINDEL 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).

  • Mobile measurement system for the three-dimensional optical measurement of vehicles and vehicle parts
    Patent number: 10718608
    Abstract: A mobile measurement system for three-dimensional optical measurement of vehicles and vehicle parts, includes a measurement auxiliary device which can be arranged on the vehicle or vehicle part with repeat accuracy, and a mobile measurement trolley on which a robot is arranged, which carries at least one measurement sensor, and which further has a coupling apparatus for mechanically coupling to the measurement auxiliary device, enabling positioning of the measurement trolley relative to the measurement auxiliary device, and thus relative to the vehicle or vehicle part, with repeat accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Steffen Bindel, Alexander Koenig, Michael Heinz, Christopher Kurth
  • Mobile Measurement System for the Three-Dimensional Optical Measurement of Vehicles and Vehicle Parts
    Publication number: 20190033063
    Abstract: A mobile measurement system for three-dimensional optical measurement of vehicles and vehicle parts, includes a measurement auxiliary device which can be arranged on the vehicle or vehicle part with repeat accuracy, and a mobile measurement trolley on which a robot is arranged, which carries at least one measurement sensor, and which further has a coupling apparatus for mechanically coupling to the measurement auxiliary device, enabling positioning of the measurement trolley relative to the measurement auxiliary device, and thus relative to the vehicle or vehicle part, with repeat accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Steffen BINDEL, Alexander KOENIG, Michael HEINZ, Christopher KURTH