Patents by Inventor André Schweier

André Schweier 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).

  • Configurable light emission by selective beam-sweeping
    Patent number: 12656599
    Abstract: An opto-electronic system includes a laser operable to produce a laser beam; an optical element including two or more beam-shaping portions, each of the two or more beam-shaping portions having a different optical property; a beam deflector arranged to sweep the laser beam across the optical element to produce output light; and electronics communicatively coupled with the laser, the beam deflector, or both the laser and the beam deflector. The electronics are configured to cause selective impingement of the laser beam onto a proper subset of the two or more beam-shaping portions of the optical element to modify one or more optical parameters of the output light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Khaled Aljasem, Florian Eggert, Thomas Ruhnau, André Schweier, John Filhaber
  • CONFIGURABLE LIGHT EMISSION BY SELECTIVE BEAM-SWEEPING
    Publication number: 20230273427
    Abstract: An opto-electronic system includes a laser operable to produce a laser beam; an optical element including two or more beam-shaping portions, each of the two or more beam-shaping portions having a different optical property; a beam deflector arranged to sweep the laser beam across the optical element to produce output light; and electronics communicatively coupled with the laser, the beam deflector, or both the laser and the beam deflector. The electronics are configured to cause selective impingement of the laser beam onto a proper subset of the two or more beam-shaping portions of the optical element to modify one or more optical parameters of the output light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Khaled Aljasem, Florian Eggert, Thomas Ruhnau, André Schweier, John Filhaber