Patents by Inventor Christian Soltermann

Christian Soltermann 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).

  • Counting process and device for planar substrates
    Patent number: 7347369
    Abstract: A process includes the steps of loosening a pack of piled substrates, taking a first image of the piled planar substrates, the image being made of a two-dimensional array of single image detectors arranged in lines and columns, counting the number of edges of substrates detected, statistically treating the result obtained and, based on the statistical treatment, determining whether the counting is accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: KBA-Giori S.A.
    Inventors: Dirk F. Dauw, Christian Soltermann
  • Counting process and device for planar substrates
    Publication number: 20060261148
    Abstract: The process comprises the steps of: (a) loosening a pack of piled substrates; (b) taking a first image of the piled planar substrates, said image being made of a two-dimensional array of single image detectors arranged in lines and columns; (c) counting the number of edges of substrates detected; (d) statistically treating the result obtained from step (c); (e) based on the statistical treatment, determining whether the counting is accurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Dirk Dauw, Christian Soltermann