Patents by Inventor Axel Hatwig

Axel Hatwig 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).

  • Method and device for measuring and controlling a distance between a machining head and a workpiece
    Patent number: 11090760
    Abstract: The invention pertains to measuring, adjusting and/or controlling a distance between a machining head, particularly a laser machining head, and a workpiece, comprising a measurement light source, a beam splitter that splits the light of the measurement light source into a measurement light beam and a reference light beam, a reference arm, through which the reference light beam is guided, an optical system for coupling the measurement light beam into a processing beam path featuring a focusing lens, an optical device for superimposing the measurement light beam, and a measurement and evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Precitec GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Kogel-Hollacher, Matthias Strebel, Axel Hatwig, Andreas Rudolf
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AND CONTROLLING A DISTANCE BETWEEN A MACHINING HEAD AND A WORKPIECE
    Publication number: 20190015931
    Abstract: The invention pertains to measuring, adjusting and/or controlling a distance between a machining head, particularly a laser machining head, and a workpiece, comprising a measurement light source, a beam splitter that splits the light of the measurement light source into a measurement light beam and a reference light beam, a reference arm, through which the reference light beam is guided, an optical system for coupling the measurement light beam into a processing beam path featuring a focusing lens, an optical device for superimposing the measurement light beam, and a measurement and evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Kogel-Hollacher, Matthias Strebel, Axel Hatwig, Andreas Rudolf