Patents by Inventor Christian FIEKERS

Christian FIEKERS 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).

  • Auto-focus method for a coordinate measuring device
    Patent number: 10527404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for ascertaining a focus image distance of an optical sensor, which is provided with a lens, of a coordinate-measuring machine onto a workpiece to be measured, wherein the optical sensor and the workpiece are movable relative to one another in a Z direction such that a distance in the Z direction between the workpiece and the optical sensor is variable. The present invention furthermore relates to a corresponding coordinate-measuring machine and to a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Fiekers
  • AUTO-FOCUS METHOD FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170045350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for ascertaining a focus image distance of an optical sensor, which is provided with a lens, of a coordinate-measuring machine onto a workpiece to be measured, wherein the optical sensor and the workpiece are movable relative to one another in a Z direction such that a distance in the Z direction between the workpiece and the optical sensor is variable. The present invention furthermore relates to a corresponding coordinate-measuring machine and to a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Christian FIEKERS