Patents by Inventor Armin Spiegel

Armin Spiegel 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).

  • Patent number: 7456936
    Abstract: An electro-optical hand-held distance measuring instrument (1) with a housing (2) which can be held in the hand and with an electro-optical distance measurement module (3) with an electric beam source (5) for generating an optical measurement beam (S), a beam receiver (8) for receiving portions of the measurement beam (S) that are backscattered by an object to be measured (MO), and an output device (7) for the determined distance (X). A mechanical distance measuring device (9, 11) is connected to the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Gogolla, Armin Spiegel, Andreas Winter, Helmut Seifert, Heinz Kousek
  • Patent number: 6820343
    Abstract: A marking device for marking visual permanent markers on a surface and including a housing (2), a marking unit (19), a motorized drive (36, 18; 24) for displacing the marking unit relative to the housing (2), a detector device (21) for detecting a measurement signal and for generating a position signal upon deviation of the measurement signal from a marking signal, and a control circuit (27) for controlling the drive (36, 18; 24) and for actuating same in response to the position signal for displacing the marking unit (19) relative to a reference housing position into a corrected marking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Waibel, Armin Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20040223164
    Abstract: An electro-optical hand-held distance measuring instrument (1) with a housing (2) which can be held in the hand and with an electro-optical distance measurement module (3) with an electric beam source (5) for generating an optical measurement beam (S), a beam receiver (8) for receiving portions of the measurement beam (S) that are backscattered by an object to be measured (MO), and an output device (7) for the determined distance (X). A mechanical distance measuring device (9, 11) is connected to the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Torsten Gogolla, Armin Spiegel, Andreas Winter, Helmut Seifert, Heinz Kousek
  • Patent number: 6421360
    Abstract: A rotational constructional laser including a light source (3, 33) for emitting a laser beam (L) and located in the laser housing, a laser beam motor-driven deflection device (7; 50; 74; 104) located in a housing unit (10; 51; 73; 93; 103) secured to and at least partially projecting beyond the laser housing (2; 32, 72; 92; 102) and having a least one beam hole (52, 53) for the laser beam, a device (37) for tilting a rotational axis of the deflection device a detection device for detecting a return laser beam (R) reflected from a display mark and entering the housing unit through the at least one beam hole, an evaluation and control unit connected with the detection device and controlling operation of the tilting device, and an automatically actuatable device (40; 75; 107; 108; 109) for adjusting an axial position of the deflection device (50; 74; 104) with respect to initial axial position of the deflection device in accordance with the detection data obtained in the detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinz Kousek, Armin Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20020005789
    Abstract: A marking device for marking visual permanent markers on a surface and including a housing (2), a marking unit (19), a motorized drive (36, 18; 24) for displacing the marking unit relative to the housing (2), a detector device (21) for detecting a measurement signal and for generating a position signal upon deviation of the measurement signal from a marking signal, and a control circuit (27) for controlling the drive (36, 18; 24) and for actuating same in response to the position signal for displacing the marking unit (19) relative to a reference housing position into a corrected marking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Reinhard Waibel, Armin Spiegel
  • Patent number: 5159760
    Abstract: A device for centering geodetic instruments over defined ground marks or defined position marks is described, in which a visible light beam is projected onto a ground mark or position mark. In an advantageous additional feature, the light beam of the invention can be used to measure the distance between the sighting line of the geodetic instrument and the sighted ground mark or position mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Leica Heerbrugg AG
    Inventors: Armin Spiegel, Wolfgang Rebhandl