Patents by Inventor Bernd Armbruster

Bernd Armbruster 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: 11333485
    Abstract: An alignment method for a beam-directing unit of an interferometric measuring device for directing a laser beam of a laser beam source towards a plurality of measurement points of an object under measurement, wherein a three-dimensional model of a measurement surface of an object under measurement is created by a plurality of spatially resolved images. A measuring device for carrying out an interferometric measurement by laser radiation is also provided, having a controller which is designed to align a beam-directing unit of the measurement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Armbruster, Matthias Schussler, Bernd Heinen
  • Publication number: 20210278271
    Abstract: A method for determining the path of a measurement beam of an interferometric measuring device including the method steps: A. recording a plurality of spatially resolved images of the object under measurement; B. creating a three-dimensional model of the object under measurement; C. providing a measurement-head model; D. creating an association between coordinates in the three-dimensional model of the object under measurement and coordinates in the measurement-head model; E. determining the measurement beam path. A measuring device for interferometric measurement of an object under measurement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd ARMBRUSTER, Matthias SCHUSSLER, Bernd HEINEN
  • Publication number: 20210278197
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alignment method for a beam-directing unit of an interferometric measuring device for directing a laser beam of a laser beam source towards a plurality of measurement points of an object under measurement, wherein a three-dimensional model of a measurement surface of an object under measurement is created by a plurality of spatially resolved images. The invention also relates to a measuring device for carrying out an interferometric measurement by laser radiation, having a controller which is designed to align a beam-directing unit of the measurement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd ARMBRUSTER, Matthias SCHUSSLER, Bernd HEINEN
  • Publication number: 20210255030
    Abstract: A method for determining the path of a measurement beam of an interferometric measuring device, includes A. recording a plurality of spatially resolved images of the object under measurement; B. creating a three-dimensional model of the object under measurement; C. providing a beam-position image-recording unit and recording at least one spatially resolved beam-position-determining image; D. determining the spatial position and orientation of the beam-position image-recording unit relative to the object under measurement; E. providing a spatial relation between the spatial path of the measurement beam of the interferometric measuring device and the position and orientation of the beam-position image-recording unit; F. determining the spatial path of the measurement beam of the interferometric measuring device relative to the object under measurement. A measuring device for interferometric measurement of an object under measurement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd ARMBRUSTER, Matthias SCHUSSLER, Bernd HEINEN
  • Patent number: 7978944
    Abstract: A laser light cable includes an optical fiber and a wire cladding that surrounds the optical fiber and is electrically conductive in the longitudinal direction of the laser light cable. The wire cladding includes a continuous layer of axially-adjacent wires formed from a wire item wrapped around the optical fiber. Axially-adjacent wires of the wire cladding abut in a light-proof manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Trumpf Laser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Armbruster, Stephan Neuschaefer-Rube
  • Patent number: 7518101
    Abstract: A scanning microscope for the optical measuring of an object in which a measurement beam emitted by the light source impinges the object and is reflected by the object as a reflection beam that reenters through the lens into the radiation path of the microscope. A scanner control unit controls a displacement to change the relative position of the object and the measuring beam so that the beam is directed to at least two different measuring points on the object. An excitation unit periodically excites the object. The reflection beam is visualized on a signal detector, and a signal storage unit saves a measuring sequence of signals of the signal detector. The scanner control unit cooperates with the excitation and signal storage units to control them such that for each measuring point on the object at least one measuring sequence of measuring signals of the signal detector is saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rembe, Bernd Armbruster
  • Publication number: 20070291280
    Abstract: A scanning microscope for the optical measuring of an object, including a lens, a light source, a displacement unit, and a scanner control unit, with the scanning microscope being embodied such that a measurement beam emitted by the light source impinges the object to be measured and that the measuring beam reflected by the object reentering as a reflection beam through the lens into the radiation path of the microscope and the scanner control unit is embodied cooperating with the displacement unit such that the scanner control unit controls the displacement unit via control signals such that the relative position of the object to be measured and the measuring beam can be changed so that the measuring beam can be directed to at least two predetermined, locally different measuring points on the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: POLYTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Rembe, Bernd Armbruster
  • Patent number: 7134795
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector includes a sleeve having a first end surface, an abutment having a second end surface, the abutment being located within the sleeve and axially movable within the sleeve, and at least three balls located between the first end surface and the second end surface within the sleeve for clamping an optical fiber, the balls having centers disposed in a plane and being axially and radially displaceable in the sleeve and biased radially inwardly toward a central axis of the sleeve. At least one of the first end surface and the second end surface includes a conical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Trumpf Laser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Bonna, Bernd Armbruster, Stefan Fuchs
  • Patent number: 7127992
    Abstract: An arrangement for printing flat workpieces is provided and includes an application roller which rolls on the workpiece surface 6 to be printed and thereby applies a printed image to the workpiece surface 8, the application roller forming a printing cylinder 5 or a transfer roller 1 cooperating with a printing cylinder 5, a counter-roller 2 which forms in cooperation with the application roller a printing gap 3, through which the workpiece 4 passes during the printing process, and a transport device 7 for feeding the workpiece 4 into and out of the printing gap 3 formed by the application roller and the counter-roller 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Burkle GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Damm, Gerhard Dölker, Erich Schmider, Sascha Lämmle, Markus Heintel, Bernd Armbruster, Tobias Schreck
  • Patent number: 7079258
    Abstract: A measurement device for oscillation measurement, as well as a corresponding method, is proposed, wherein the oscillation measurement is performed by at least one laser interferometer (2, 3), whose measurement beam is directed onto various measurement points (5) of the object (1) for generating a scanning movement, and the obtained oscillation data is correlated with the position data of the respective measurement point (5) and evaluated or displayed. In particular, for three-dimensional measurements, the invention reduces the measurement complexity because the scanning device is a robot arm, which moves a measurement head of the laser interferometer to the desired measurement points on the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Selbach, Bernd Armbruster
  • Publication number: 20060062530
    Abstract: A laser light cable includes an optical fiber and a wire cladding that surrounds the optical fiber and is electrically conductive in the longitudinal direction of the laser light cable. The wire cladding includes a continuous layer of axially-adjacent wires formed from a wire item wrapped around the optical fiber. Axially-adjacent wires of the wire cladding abut in a light-proof manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Bernd Armbruster, Stephan Neuschaefer-Rube
  • Publication number: 20050051044
    Abstract: An arrangement for printing flat workpieces is provided and includes an application roller which rolls on the workpiece surface 6 to be printed and thereby applies a printed image to the workpiece surface 8, the application roller forming a printing cylinder 5 or a transfer roller 1 cooperating with a printing cylinder 5, a counter-roller 2 which forms in cooperation with the application roller a printing gap 3, through which the workpiece 4 passes during the printing process, and a transport device 7 for feeding the workpiece 4 into and out of the printing gap 3 formed by the application roller and the counter-roller 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Robert Burkle GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Damm, Gerhard Dolker, Erich Schmider, Sascha Lammle, Markus Heintel, Bernd Armbruster, Tobias Schreck
  • Publication number: 20040125378
    Abstract: A measurement device for oscillation measurement, as well as a corresponding method, is proposed, wherein the oscillation measurement is performed by at least one laser interferometer (2, 3), whose measurement beam is directed onto various measurement points (5) of the object (1) for generating a scanning movement, and the obtained oscillation data is correlated with the position data of the respective measurement point (5) and evaluated or displayed. In particular, for three-dimensional measurements, the invention reduces the measurement complexity because the scanning device is a robot arm, which moves a measurement head of the laser interferometer to the desired measurement points on the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Selbach, Bernd Armbruster