Patents by Inventor Anneli Utterback

Anneli Utterback 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).

  • Surveying instrument and method of controlling a surveying instrument
    Patent number: 7640068
    Abstract: A surveying instrument performs tracking of a target by controlling an orientation of a measuring unit relative to the target in two different angular directions. The control in one angular direction is based on detected light intensities which are modulated according to a first time pattern, and control of the orientation in the other angular direction is based on detected light intensities modulated according to a second time pattern just different from the first time pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Trimble AB
    Inventors: Johan Johnson, Anneli Utterback
  • SURVEYING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SURVEYING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20080004808
    Abstract: A surveying instrument performs tracking of a target by controlling an orientation of a measuring unit relative to the target in two different angular directions. The control in one angular direction is based on detected light intensities which are modulated according to a first time pattern, and control of the orientation in the other angular direction is based on detected light intensities modulated according to a second time pattern just different from the first time pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Trimble AB
    Inventors: Johan Johnson, Anneli Utterback