Patents by Inventor Tonnie Janssen

Tonnie Janssen 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR POINTING SPATIAL COORDINATES, COMPRISING A MOVABLE HAND-HELD PROBE AND A PORTABLE BASE UNIT, AND A RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20130232804
    Abstract: An apparatus for pointing spatial coordinates, comprising a movable hand-held probe, having a pointing tip, and a portable base unit provided with a rotatably supported elongated arm, wherein the hand-held probe connects to the portable base unit by means of a cord or a wire via the elongated arm and wherein the base unit is provided with sensors for measuring length or a change in length of the cord or the wire and rotation of the arm in at least one degree of freedom, and computer-controlled processing means for processing measuring signals delivered by the sensors into position data of the hand-held probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: HOLDING PRODIM SYSTEMS B. V.
    Inventors: Rene Teune, Tonnie Janssen