Patents Assigned to Technology Center
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Patent number: 11693394Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including selecting one or more sequences of machining types for a feature of one or more features, where the selection of the one or more sequences of machining types is based on the feature and a database of prior selections of machining types; selecting one or more tools for the selected one or more sequences of machining types, where the selection of the one or more tools is based on the feature, the selected one or more sequences of machining types, and a database of prior selections of one or more tools; and selecting one or more machining parameters for the selected one or more tools, where the selected machining parameters are based on the feature, the selected one or more sequences of machining types, the selected one or more tools, and a database of prior selections of one or more machining parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Tania Campanelli, Daniele Spitaletta, Luigi Galavotti
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Publication number: 20230194240Abstract: A coordinate measuring system for determining 3D coordinates of an object, comprising a coordinate measuring device comprising an arrangement of sensors configured to generate measurement data from which 3D coordinates of measurement points on the object are derivable, and a computing device configured to determine, based on the measurement data, 3D coordinates of the measurement points, and for storing nominal data of the object in a data storage, the nominal data comprising nominal dimension data of the object for a pre-defined temperature, wherein the nominal data comprises one or more expansion coefficients of the object, the coordinate measuring system comprises at least one temperature sensor that is configured to determine actual temperature values of the object, the at least one temperature sensor is configured to generate temperature data; and the computing device is configured to determine tempered coordinates of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Claudio ISELI, Frank VALPERTZ
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Publication number: 20230194255Abstract: An opto-electronic distance measuring module and a surveying device comprising the opto-electronic distance measuring module. The opto-electronic distance measuring module comprises a laser diode or a low power fiber laser as emission unit of a distance measuring beam, wherein a finite emission code sequence with N chips is emitted and cross-correlated with a reference signal for generating a compressed pulse. In order to provide sufficient pulse compression and accurate timing of the compressed pulse, the reference signal is configured to have a number of chips larger than N and is formed by reference signal components which take up a bipolar shape of expected receiver output signal components which can be assigned to respective light pulses of the emission code sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventor: Jürg HINDERLING
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Publication number: 20230194683Abstract: An opto-electronic dual-comb interferometric distance measuring method and device wherein a signal comb is chromatically divided into a target signal comb and a non-target signal comb at a emission position, preferably by an optical interleaver in a measurement probe of the device. Only the target signal comb serves as a free beam emitted to the target. The non-target signal comb serves for generation of additional or compensation internal phase differences. Thus, the distance to the target is based on first, target related phase differences and on the second, internal compensation phase differences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Thomas JENSEN, Frank PRYZGODDA
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Patent number: 11681693Abstract: An intuitive interface that allows a non-technical person to search a computer database without having to understand the underlining database software or its structure by assembling a graphical database query.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Hexagon Technology Center GmbHInventor: Doron Goshen
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Patent number: 11681835Abstract: Methods and systems enhance the ability of a CAD system operator to add a new element to a CAD drawing, and/or edit a CAD drawing when moving a pre-existing element of the CAD drawing, by automatically generating and displaying over the CAD drawing a set of glyphs, where each glyph visually indicates to the CAD operator a point in the CAD drawing at which a new element, or a previously-drawn element being moved, will satisfy a minimum desired clearance distance from another element of the CAD drawing.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Hexagon Technology Center GmbHInventor: Venkata N. P. Mantraratnam
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Publication number: 20230184550Abstract: A system for providing 3D surveying of an environment by a mobile reality capture device. A motion state tracker is used to determine a motion pattern of the mobile reality capture device. If a determined motion pattern corresponds to a defined movement of the mobile reality capture device, the system is configured to automatically perform a derivation of an expected motion pattern of the mobile reality capture device. The movement category is associated to an environment-specific measurement movement of the mobile reality capture device, based on which an expected motion pattern of the mobile reality capture device is associated to the current movement category. By carrying out a comparison of the determined motion pattern and the expected motion pattern, feedback regarding the comparison of the determined motion pattern and the expected motion pattern is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Nicholas BADE, Bernd REIMANN, Martin HAVNØR, Rune FJELLVANG, Iga PEPEK
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Publication number: 20230184551Abstract: A surveying system for measuring the position of a measuring point, the surveying system including a survey pole with a pointer tip for contacting the measuring point, and position giving means for making available the coordinative determination of a referenced position, the position giving means being placed on the body with a defined spatial relationship relative to the tip, a control and evaluation unit for deriving the position of the measuring point at least based on the determined referenced position and on the defined spatial relationship of the position giving means relative to the tip, and an inertial measurement unit comprising IMU sensors, a motion tracker configured to derive motions and/or motion patterns of the survey pole, wherein, if a derived motion or motion pattern corresponds to a defined motion pattern, the surveying system is configured to automatically perform an action associated with the defined motion pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Bernd REIMANN, Nicholas BADE, Sybille Verena KOMPOSCH, Elias NIEL, Philipp Lukas RÜST
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Publication number: 20230188857Abstract: A metrology system comprising a target object, a metrology instrument and a control unit configured for controlling an alignment of the targeting unit and for deriving an orientation of the target object. The metrology instrument comprises a zoom objective, an illumination unit and a time-of-flight sensor comprising an array of pixels and capable of providing range data for each pixel of the array as point cloud data, the time-of-flight sensor provides the distance measuring device. The control unit comprises an object determination functionality which provides receiving the point cloud data provided by the time-of-flight sensor, deriving a digital representation of the target object by processing the point cloud data, comparing the digital representation of the target object with a reference pattern of the target object, and determining the orientation of the target object based on the comparison of the digital representation of the target object with the reference pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Johan STIGWALL, Zheng YANG, Thomas JENSEN
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Publication number: 20230184547Abstract: A surveying device embodied as total positioning system or total station, wherein the surveying device comprises a laser distance measuring module configured to generate a distance measuring beam for a single point measurement to determine a distance to a measurement point targeted by the distance measuring beam. Furthermore, the surveying device comprises a range imaging module with a switchable target illuminator for providing different distance-dependent illumination states of an area illumination comprising a broad and a narrow illumination state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg HINDERLING, Simon BESTLER, Andreas WALSER
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Patent number: 11674483Abstract: A sucking jet pump arrangement, with a sucking jet pump comprising a primary fluid inlet for feeding a fuel driving stream to the sucking jet pump, a secondary fluid inlet for feeding the sucking jet pump with the fuel to be delivered, a fluid outlet for outputting the fuel, and a collection container surrounding a first end of the sucking jet pump opposite of the fluid outlet. The container preferably surrounds the primary fluid inlet from at least three sides such that the sucking jet pump sucks fuel via the secondary fluid inlet out of the inner volume of the collection container. The collection container has at least one fuel inlet opening for feeding fuel from the outside to the inner volume of the collection container.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, GMBHInventors: Albert Boecker, Thorsten Schaefer
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Patent number: 11662032Abstract: A rotary valve, comprising a valve housing with a valve chamber, wherein the valve chamber has a chamber wall in which at least two fluid openings are provided, wherein the valve chamber has a receiving opening on the end face side, wherein the valve chamber accommodates a valve core, wherein the valve core is provided with a channel structure which interacts with the fluid openings, wherein the valve core is supported in the valve chamber in a rotationally movable manner, wherein the valve chamber is formed in a conical shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Albert Boecker, Matthias Winter, Thorsten Schaefer, Florian Deibel, Matthias B. Olbrich
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Patent number: 11661940Abstract: A compressor includes an orbiting scroll, a cooling pipe and a crankshaft, the cooling pipe includes an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, an axial through hole is provided at a center of the orbiting scroll, a sealing portion of the orbiting scroll is provided with a sealing groove, a mounting hole is provided in the crankshaft, the cooling pipe passes through the crankshaft and enters from a tail portion of the crankshaft, through the mounting hole, the axial through hole and the sealing groove, and then returns back on the same way, and a part of the cooling pipe is arranged in the sealing portion of the orbiting scroll, the cooling pipe moves synchronously with the orbiting scroll and rotates with respect to the crankshaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GREE GREEN REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Gang Lv, Huijun Wei, Qi Fang, Shuanglai Liu, Yuchen Zhao
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Publication number: 20230160692Abstract: Optical assembly comprising a variable focal length lens assembly comprising a variable focal length lens and an actuating unit, wherein an energy absorption rate of energy absorbed by the variable focal length lens assembly depends on the applied controlling signal. The optical assembly comprises a controlling unit configured to control focal length settings of the variable focal length lens by providing respective controlling signals and to apply a default controlling signal for providing a default focal length and default energy absorption rate. The controlling unit provides a thermal stabilisation functionality, the thermal stabilisation functionality is defined by applying a varying controlling signal related to a varying focal length and applying a compensation controlling signal related to a compensating focal length.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Thomas JENSEN, Frank PRZYGODDA, Johan STIGWALL
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Publication number: 20230160387Abstract: A pump body assembly includes: a crankshaft, a first baffle plate and a second baffle plate. The crankshaft includes a first eccentric portion, a support shaft and a second eccentric portion which are arranged at intervals in an axial direction; the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are arranged in sequence between the first eccentric portion and the second eccentric portion, a first round hole is arranged defined on the first baffle plate, the support shaft is arranged in the first round hole, so that the first baffle plate and the support shaft form a baffle plate bearing, and the baffle plate bearing has a stress relief structure for reducing a contact stress between the support shaft and the first baffle plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: GREE GREEN REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Yusheng HU, Huijun WEI, Wang MIAO, Peizhen QUE, Yanjun HU, Yuanbin ZHAI
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Patent number: 11656338Abstract: A reflector arrangement having at least one retroreflector and at least one sensor arrangement arranged downstream of the retroreflector in relation to a beam incidence direction, having a sensor. The sensor arrangement comprises a code element—having a code pattern, and the retroreflector, the code element—and the sensor are arranged in such a way that the code element—is arranged between the retroreflector and the sensor and an angle-dependent position with respect to the optical axis of a projection of the code pattern onto the detection surface can be determined by means of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Thomas Jensen, Andreas Schwendener, Johan Stigwall
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Patent number: 11640558Abstract: The present disclosure provides an unbalanced sample classification method and an unbalanced sample classification apparatus. The method includes: obtaining unbalanced sample data; calculating a sample contribution rate based on the sample data and the characteristic data; filtering out a part of the sample data within a preset sample contribution threshold according to the sample contribution rate to determine as target sample data; and inputting the target sample data into a sample classification model to calculate a sample classification result through a classification algorithm. By using two variables of the characteristic value contribution rate and the characteristic contribution rate, the characteristics and samples with low contribution rate for classification are eliminated to effectively reducing the processing of unbalanced sample data, and a machine learning classification algorithm can be used on this basis to adopt the effective characteristics or samples to achieve efficient classification.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignees: SHENZHEN ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE, SHENZHEN CUSTOMS INFORMATION CENTER, SHENZHEN CUSTOMS ANIMAL AND PLANT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE TECHNOLOGY CENTERInventors: Xianyu Bao, Yina Cai, Zhouxi Ruan, Yun Guo, Shaojing Wu, Tikang Lu, Zhinan Chen
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Publication number: 20230125524Abstract: An image based opto-electronic encoder for a joint, the encoder having a reading head for the first part of the joint and an optical system, comprising a ball lens for the second part of the joint. The ball lens has a front surface transparent for measuring light and an at least partially reflective, structured back surface. The ball lens has -with respect to the measuring light- a refractive index of at least approximately two or an equal radially varying refractive index, such that a bundle of measuring light rays reflected inside the ball lens from a point of the back surface of the ball lens forms at least approximately a parallel bundle after getting refracted at the front surface of the ball lens. The reading head and the ball lens are rotatable relative to each other in at least two degrees of freedom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Yves SALVADÉ, Markus SPRECHER, Peter KIPFER, Marcel ROHNER, Tim MAYER, Beat AEBISCHER
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Publication number: 20230114210Abstract: A batch production system comprising a machine tool for consecutively machining a batch of workpieces into machined pieces, the machine tool comprising a workpiece support configured for supporting the workpieces, a cutting tool, a movement system configured for providing a relative movement between the cutting tool and the workpiece support with at least two degrees of freedom, a control unit configured for controlling the movement system based on numerical control data and compensation data for compensating volumetric positioning errors of the movement system. The numerical control data are based on nominal geometry data representing a target piece that is desired to be achieved when machining the batch of workpieces into the machined pieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Silvan MEILE, Maximillian MACHA
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Publication number: 20230116059Abstract: A method for automatically adapting an adaptable process parameter of a tooling machine, the tooling machine being part of a first or second manufacturing process for physically processing input work pieces into output work pieces. According to the method, at least one geometric feature of an output work piece is measured by a coordinate measuring machine, the geometric feature being a direct or indirect result of the processing with the tool. The measurement result is together with nominal measurement data of the geometric feature fed into a deterministic digital simulation of at least a part of the manufacturing process with a digital model such as a digital twin of the tooling machine and modelled process parameters, therein the adaptable process parameter of the tooling machine, simulating at least a deterministic behavior of the tooling machine relevant for an operation of its tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Claudio ISELI, Claudio D'ANGELO, Silvan MEILE