Patents by Inventor Berndhart Leitner

Berndhart Leitner 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).

  • Tire inspection apparatus, tire inspection system, and method for inspecting tires
    Patent number: 9658135
    Abstract: A tire inspection apparatus for the optical inspection of a tire (4) comprises a housing with a support surface (3) for the tire (4) to be inspected; several measuring heads (7, 8, 9, 10; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), each of which comprises an optical measuring system, for inspecting the inside tread surface (11) and/or the external lateral surface (18) of the tire (4); and a positioning device (21, 22, 23, 24) for moving some or all of the measuring heads (7-10; 12-17) into a rest position and into a measuring position. To improve a tire inspection apparatus of this type, the measuring heads (7-10; 12-17) and the support surface (3) are installed without freedom of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Steinbichler, Junli Sun, Berndhart Leitner, Stefan Otte, Emanuel Fuchs, Tobias Huber, Matthias Prams, Rainer Huber
  • TIRE INSPECTION APPARATUS, TIRE INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING TIRES
    Publication number: 20140373614
    Abstract: A tire inspection apparatus for the optical inspection of a tire (4) comprises a housing with a support surface (3) for the tire (4) to be inspected; several measuring heads (7, 8, 9, 10; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), each of which comprises an optical measuring system, for inspecting the inside tread surface (11) and/or the external lateral surface (18) of the tire (4); and a positioning device (21, 22, 23, 24) for moving some or all of the measuring heads (7-10; 12-17) into a rest position and into a measuring position. To improve a tire inspection apparatus of this type, the measuring heads (7-10; 12-17) and the support surface (3) are installed without freedom of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Marcus Steinbichler, Junli Sun, Berndhart Leitner, Stefan Otte, Emanuel Fuchs, Tobias Huber, Matthias Prams, Rainer Huber