Patents by Inventor Bernd Linhart

Bernd Linhart 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 FOR DETECTING TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF A SURFACE AND DEVICE FOR SUCH PURPOSE
    Publication number: 20170001736
    Abstract: A method for detecting topographical features of a surface, in particular, of extraterrestrial surfaces, light pulses having a predefined output pulse shape being emitted to the surface with the aid of a laser light source and light pulses (2) reflected by the surface having an input pulse shape of the light intensity modified by the surface being detected over the transit time with the aid of a receiver (3), and this at least one topographical feature of the surface being ascertained based on an analysis of the modified input pulse shapes, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Florian Kolb, Christoph Heilmann, Bernd Linhart