Patents by Inventor Christof J. MEYER

Christof J. MEYER 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: 11460342
    Abstract: To enable a simple mounting and alignment of an optoelectronic measuring device in its operating position, a fastening system is provided for fastening the optoelectronic measuring device. The fastening system includes a fastening section provided at a surface of a housing of the measuring device. An adjustment adapter has a first element for connection to the fastening section and is provided for the alignment of the measuring device in the operating position. The fastening section rises from the surface of the housing and forms a platform having a groove and a latch cutout at at least one side located perpendicular to the surface of the housing. The first element of the adjustment adapter has a tongue element formed with shape matching the groove and a latching protrusion formed with shape matching the latch cutout. The fastening section and the adjustment adapter are latchinigly connectable to one another without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Christof J. Meyer, Ralf Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20220011155
    Abstract: To enable a simple mounting and alignment of an optoelectronic measuring device in its operating position, a fastening system is provided for fastening the optoelectronic measuring device. The fastening system includes a fastening section provided at a surface of a housing of the measuring device. An adjustment adapter has a first element for connection to the fastening section and is provided for the alignment of the measuring device in the operating position. The fastening section rises from the surface of the housing and forms a platform having a groove and a latch cutout at at least one side located perpendicular to the surface of the housing. The first element of the adjustment adapter has a tongue element formed with shape matching the groove and a latching protrusion formed with shape matching the latch cutout. The fastening section and the adjustment adapter are latchinigly connectable to one another without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christof J. MEYER, Ralf FRIEDRICH
  • Patent number: 9810626
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided which has the following: a front screen (38); a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16); a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic sampling of the monitored zone (20) by the light beam (16); a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the light beam (22) remitted by the objects; at least one test light transmitter (42); at least one test light transmitter (42), at least one test light receiver (44) and at least one test light reflector (48) which span a test light path (46a-b) through the front screen (38); and an evaluation unit (32) which is configured to acquire pieces of information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) from a test light signal which the test light receiver (44) generates from test light which is transmitted from the test light transmitter (42) and which is refl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Joachim Kramer, Michael Engler, Markus Hammes, Christof J. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9291303
    Abstract: A fastening apparatus having a base part (4) for fastening and/or adjusting a light grid housing (1) having a partly round housing cross-section (34) in a housing section at an assembly body (12), wherein the base part (4) has an open receiver (24) for the light grid housing (1), wherein the receiver (24) forms a circular section (30) in cross-section and the circular section (30) has an angle (?) of more than 180 degrees, wherein the receiver (24) of the base part (4) is slightly smaller than the partly round housing cross-section (34) of the housing section, wherein the light grid housing (1) is arranged in the receiver (24) and is held by the receiver (24) by force transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ralf Friedrich, Christof J. Meyer, Christian Klingelhofer
  • Publication number: 20140064825
    Abstract: A fastening apparatus having a base part (4) for fastening and/or adjusting a light grid housing (1) having a partly round housing cross-section (34) in a housing section at an assembly body (12), wherein the base part (4) has an open receiver (24) for the light grid housing (1), wherein the receiver (24) forms a circular section (30) in cross-section and the circular section (30) has an angle (?) of more than 180 degrees, wherein the receiver (24) of the base part (4) is slightly smaller than the partly round housing cross-section (34) of the housing section, wherein the light grid housing (1) is arranged in the receiver (24) and is held by the receiver (24) by force transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ralf FRIEDRICH, Christof J. MEYER, Christian KLINGELHOFER
  • Patent number: D734193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ralf Friedrich, Christof J. Meyer, Michael Thurnherr
  • Patent number: D765529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Ralf Friedrich, Christof J. Meyer, Michael Thurnherr