Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hopp

Benjamin Hopp 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).

  • Publication number: 20220384504
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of generating an output signal of a PDAF pixel of an optoelectronic image sensor array, including detecting pixel signals of the pixels of the image sensor arranged within the environment of a PDAF pixel; determining a structure direction of an image structure imaged onto the image sensor from the pixel signals of at least some of the pixels arranged within the environment; and generating the output signal of the PDAF pixel, wherein, the output signal is generated in one case as an interpolation signal from the pixel signals of further pixels arranged within the environment and in another case as an amplified signal by correcting the pixel signal of the PDAF pixel with an amplification factor, wherein the output signal of the PDAF pixel is generated as the amplified signal when the structure direction differs from the first direction by less than a predefined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Benjamin HOPP
  • Publication number: 20220278154
    Abstract: A sensor unit for an image recording device comprises an optoelectronic image sensor and a cover unit arranged in front of the optoelectronic image sensor. The cover unit comprises a first absorption glass and a second absorption glass, wherein the first absorption glass is configured as a UV absorption glass and the second absorption glass is configured as an IR absorption glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Leica Camera AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Hopp, Mike Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 10935366
    Abstract: A method and device for geometrically determining features of a workpiece, having an image processing sensor having a first beam path, the first beam path comprising at least one front optical unit facing the workpiece to be measured, and an optical splitter being mounted on the side of the front optical unit facing away from the workpiece. The optical splitter connects a second beam path to the image processing beam path, a common beam path being formed, and the second beam path being associated with a second optical sensor, the image processing sensor and the second sensor being designed to directly measure the surface of the workpiece. The front optical unit is formed as a sphere and/or has a longitudinal chromatic aberration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Christoph, Ingomar Schmidt, Volker Wegner, Matthias Andräs, Ulrich Neuschaefer-Rube, Andreas Ettemeyer, Mehmet Demirel, Sabine Linz-Dittrich, Benjamin Hopp
  • Patent number: 10612907
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for tactile/optical measuring of geometric features and structures on a workpiece. In order to be able to precisely align the probe extension for performing precise measurements without problems, a probe is proposed comprising a probe extension (13) having a flexurally elastic design at least in segments and having a mounting segment for mounting in a receptacle (14) comprising a mounting segment (60) implemented as a rotational lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: WERTH MESSETECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Christoph, Ingomar Schmidt, Benjamin Hopp, Sebastian Zoeller, Markus Hechler, Stefan Gruenwald, Andreas Ettemeyer, Sabine Linz-Dittrich, Matthias Andraes
  • Publication number: 20190360795
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for tactile/optical measuring of geometric features and structures on a workpiece. In order to be able to precisely align the probe extension for performing precise measurements without problems, a probe is proposed comprising a probe extension (13) having a flexurally elastic design at least in segments and having a mounting segment for mounting in a receptacle (14) comprising a mounting segment (60) implemented as a rotational lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf CHRISTOPH, Ingomar SCHMIDT, Benjamin HOPP, Sebastian ZOELLER, Markus HECHLER, Stefan GRUENWALD, Andreas ETTEMEYER, Sabine LINZ-DITTRICH, Matthias ANDRAES
  • Patent number: 10393505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for tactile/optical measuring of geometric features and structures on a workpiece. In order to be able to precisely align the probe extension for performing precise measurements without problems, a probe is proposed comprising a probe extension (13) having a flexurally elastic design at least in segments and having a mounting segment for mounting in a receptacle (14) comprising a mounting segment (60) implemented as a rotational lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Christoph, Ingomar Schmidt, Benjamin Hopp, Sebastian Zoeller, Markus Hechler, Stefan Gruenwald, Andreas Ettemeyer, Sabine Linz-Dittrich, Matthias Andraes
  • Publication number: 20180106595
    Abstract: A method and device for geometrically determining features of a workpiece, having an image processing sensor having a first beam path, the first beam path comprising at least one front optical unit facing the workpiece to be measured, and an optical splitter being mounted on the side of the front optical unit facing away from the workpiece. The optical splitter connects a second beam path to the image processing beam path, a common beam path being formed, and the second beam path being associated with a second optical sensor, the image processing sensor and the second sensor being designed to directly measure the surface of the workpiece. The front optical unit is formed as a sphere and/or has a longitudinal chromatic aberration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf CHRISTOPH, Ingomar SCHMIDT, Volker WEGNER, Matthias ANDRÄS, Ulrich NEUSCHAEFER-RUBE, Andreas ETTEMEYER, Mehmet DEMIREL, Sabine LINZ-DITTRICH, Benjamin HOPP
  • Patent number: 9599456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for determining structures and/or geometry of a workpiece in a coordinate measuring machine by means of a tactile-optical measuring method, wherein the position of a shaped probe element is determined in at least one direction by means of a first sensor using an optically lateral measuring method, and the position of the shaped probe element is determined in at least one second direction using at least one distance sensor. In order to allow the error-free detection of the shaped probe element using the sensors, the invention proposes that at least one flexible connector element is used in a mounting for fastening the shaped probe element, permeated by the beam path of the first sensor in the beam direction, wherein the connecting element is transparent and/or is disposed severely out of focus with respect to the first sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Christoph, Matthias Andräes, Ingomar Schmidt, Markus Hechler, Benjamin Hopp
  • Publication number: 20160370172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for tactile/optical measuring of geometric features and structures on a workpiece. In order to be able to precisely align the probe extension for performing precise measurements without problems, a probe is proposed comprising a probe extension (13) having a flexurally elastic design at least in segments and having a mounting segment for mounting in a receptacle (14) comprising a mounting segment (60) implemented as a rotational lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Christoph, Ingomar Schmidt, Benjamin Hopp, Sebastian Zoeller, Markus Hechler, Stefan Gruenwald, Andreas Ettemeyer, Sabine Linz-Dittrich, Matthias Andraes
  • Publication number: 20120327221
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for determining structures and/or geometry of a workpiece in a coordinate measuring machine by means of a tactile-optical measuring method, wherein the position of a shaped probe element is determined in at least one direction by means of a first sensor using an optically lateral measuring method, and the position of the shaped probe element is determined in at least one second direction using at least one distance sensor. In order to allow the error-free detection of the shaped probe element using the sensors, the invention proposes that at least one flexible connector element is used in a mounting for fastening the shaped probe element, permeated by the beam path of the first sensor in the beam direction, wherein the connecting element is transparent and/or is disposed severely out of focus with respect to the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Christoph, Matthias Andräs, Ingomar Schmidt, Markus Hechler, Benjamin Hopp