Patents by Inventor Andreas Walser
Andreas Walser 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).
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Patent number: 11859976Abstract: A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Andreas Walser, Simon Bestler
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Patent number: 11789148Abstract: An electro-optical distance meter and a distance measuring method, wherein a distance to a target is measured based on runtime by means of radiation pulses, which are emitted at a pulse rate. Received radiation pulses are digitized by means of sampling, wherein the sampling rate is set in dependence on the pulse rate, wherein a digitized signal is generated on the basis of sampling over the reception signals of a plurality of received radiation pulses.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Reto Stutz, Jürg Hinderling, Andreas Walser
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Patent number: 11733043Abstract: A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg Hinderling, Simon Bestler, Peter Kipfer, Andreas Walser, Markus Geser
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Patent number: 11725935Abstract: A distance meter for the high-accuracy single-point distance measurement to a target point by means of an oriented emitted beam, wherein the receiver has an optoelectronic sensor based on an arrangement of microcells for acquiring the received beam. The receiver and a computer unit are configured in this case for deriving a set of runtimes with respect to different cross-sectional components of the received beam acquired using subregions of the receiver, and therefore, for example, an evaluation is enabled as to whether the received beam has parts of the emitted beam reflected on a single target or a multiple target in its lateral extension.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg Hinderling, Simon Bestler, Thomas Piok, Andreas Walser, Rainer Wohlgenannt
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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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Publication number: 20230003524Abstract: A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Andreas WALSER, Simon BESTLER
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Publication number: 20220187592Abstract: Method and opto-electronic measuring device for measuring of an object's surface with a measuring rate of at least one thousand object points per second. Using a high-speed autofocus optical module comprising at least one variable focal length lens or reconfigurable optical phase plate having a response time of under 1ms, situated in an emitting beam path, there is a real-time focus adaption of the measurement beam within a single object point measurement period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg HINDERLING, Andreas WALSER, Tim MAYER, Hannes BEYER, Oliver ROHRER
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Patent number: 11022680Abstract: A distance measuring device comprising a sensor for highly accurate distance measurement with a very high dynamic range and range walk compensation, said sensor being provided by means of an array of single photon avalanche photodiodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg Hinderling, Simon Bestler, Thomas Piok, Andreas Walser, Rainer Wohlgenannt
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Publication number: 20200355499Abstract: A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg HINDERLING, Simon Bestler, Peter Kipfer, Andreas Walser, Markus Geser
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Publication number: 20200166643Abstract: An electro-optical distance meter and a distance measuring method, wherein a distance to a target is measured based on runtime by means of radiation pulses, which are emitted at a pulse rate. Received radiation pulses are digitized by means of sampling, wherein the sampling rate is set in dependence on the pulse rate, wherein a digitized signal is generated on the basis of sampling over the reception signals of a plurality of received radiation pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Reto STUTZ, Jürg HINDERLING, Andreas WALSER
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Publication number: 20190063915Abstract: A distance meter for the high-accuracy single-point distance measurement to a target point by means of an oriented emitted beam, wherein the receiver has an optoelectronic sensor based on an arrangement of microcells for acquiring the received beam. The receiver and a computer unit are configured in this case for deriving a set of runtimes with respect to different cross-sectional components of the received beam acquired using subregions of the receiver, and therefore, for example, an evaluation is enabled as to whether the received beam has parts of the emitted beam reflected on a single target or a multiple target in its lateral extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg HINDERLING, Simon BESTLER, Thomas PIOK, Andreas WALSER, Rainer WOHLGENANNT
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Publication number: 20180356502Abstract: A distance measuring device comprising a sensor for highly accurate distance measurement with a very high dynamic range and range walk compensation, said sensor being provided by means of an array of single photon avalanche photodiodesType: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Jürg HINDERLING, Simon BESTLER, Thomas PIOK, Andreas WALSER, Rainer WOHLGENANNT
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Patent number: 7349601Abstract: A coupling element (3) and a waveguide structure (4) are deposited on a common substrate (2) of an optical component (1). The coupling element (3) serves for the optical coupling of the waveguide structures (4) to a further optical component. The coupling element (3) contains a reflecting, curved surface (31.1-31.8) for deflecting and for collimation of light which propagates between the waveguide structure 4 and the further optical component. The coupling element (3) creates a standard for interfaces between the optical component (1) and a further optical component. The manufacture of the coupling element (3) is simple and inexpensive, may be standardized and directed to large batch numbers.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Inventors: Klaus Dietrich, Markus Halter, Markus Michler, Stephan Paredes, Andreas Walser
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Publication number: 20060251357Abstract: A coupling element (3) and a waveguide structure (4) are deposited on a common substrate (2) of an optical component (1). The coupling element (3) serves for the optical coupling of the waveguide structures (4) to a further optical component. The coupling element (3) contains a reflecting, curved surface (31.1-31.8) for deflecting and for collimation of light which propagates between the waveguide structure 4 and the further optical component. The coupling element (3) creates a standard for interfaces between the optical component (1) and a further optical component. The manufacture of the coupling element (3) is simple and inexpensive, may be standardized and directed to large batch numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Klaus Dietrich, Markus Halter, Markus Michler, Stephan Paredes, Andreas Walser
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Patent number: D556698Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventor: Thomas Andreas Walser
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Patent number: D642134Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventor: Thomas Andreas Walser