Patents by Inventor Christian Jorde

Christian Jorde 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: 6417936
    Abstract: A system for scanning and digitizing large images using an optional reseau for accuracy without obscuring the image to be scanned. The system uses at least one photoreceptor array which is fixed in a rigid position with respect to any accompany lenses and mirrors. In one embodiment, a first CCD photoreceptor array is used to scan the image while a second CCD photoreceptor array simultaneously scans the reseau. In a second embodiment, a single CCD photoreceptor array is used to first scan the reseau and then to scan the image. One illumination source illuminates the reseau while second illumination source illuminates the image. The arrangement of the lens(es) and the photoreceptor arrays allows the determination of any displacement of the scanner along the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis, as well as the determination of any rotation of the scanner around the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Inventors: Franz W. Leberl, Christian Jorde, Michael Gruber
  • Patent number: 6288801
    Abstract: A system for scanning and digitizing large images using an optional reseau for accuracy without obscuring the image to be scanned. The system uses at least one CCD photoreceptor array which is fixed in a rigid position with respect to any accompany lenses and mirrors. In one embodiment, a first CCD photoreceptor array is used to scan the image while a second CCD photoreceptor array simultaneously scans the reseau. In a second embodiment, a single CCD photoreceptor array is used to first scan the reseau and then to scan the image. One illumination source illuminates the reseau while second illumination source illuminates the image. The arrangement of the lens(es) and the photoreceptor arrays allows the determination of any displacement of the scanner along the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis, as well as the determination of any rotation of the scanner around the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Vexcel Imaging, GmbH
    Inventors: Franz W. Leberl, Christian Jorde, Michael Gruber
  • Patent number: 6122078
    Abstract: A system for scanning and digitizing large images using a reseau for accuracy without obscuring the image to be scanned. The system uses two separate CCD photoreceptor arrays which are fixed in a rigid position with respect to each other and any accompany lenses and mirrors. In one embodiment, a first CCD photoreceptor array is used to scan the image while the second CCD photoreceptor array simultaneously scans the reseau. In a second embodiment, a single CCD photoreceptor array is used to first scan the reseau and then to scan the image. One illumination source illuminates the reseau while second illumination source illuminates the image. The arrangement of the lens(es) and the photoreceptor arrays allows the determination of any displacement of the scanner along the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis, as well as the determination of any rotation of the scanner around the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Vexcel Imaging GmbH
    Inventors: Franz W. Leberl, Christian Jorde, Michael Gruber