Patents by Inventor Cornelius Sommerer

Cornelius Sommerer 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).

  • Method and system for determining rotational speed by means of video camera
    Patent number: 11614457
    Abstract: A method for determining a rotational speed of a rotatably mounted component of a machine is disclosed, wherein image data of a marked region of the machine component are obtained in the form of a plurality of frames via a video camera, and the image data are evaluated, in order to determine the periodicity of the rotation of the machine component from the change over time of the image data in the frames of the machine component. The video camera is configured by selecting an active region for obtaining the image data from the total number of pixels of the video camera, in which an observation area is imaged, which is passed through by the marked region during the rotation of the machine component, wherein the active region comprises only a portion of the total number of pixels of the video camera, to increase the frame rate correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PRÜFTECHNIK DIETER BUSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Cornelius Sommerer, Bhamy Narasimha Shenoy, Frank Votteler
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ROTATIONAL SPEED BY MEANS OF VIDEO CAMERA
    Publication number: 20210041474
    Abstract: A method for determining a rotational speed of a rotatably mounted component of a machine is disclosed, wherein image data of a marked region of the machine component are obtained in the form of a plurality of frames via a video camera, and the image data are evaluated, in order to determine the periodicity of the rotation of the machine component from the change over time of the image data in the frames of the machine component. The video camera is configured by selecting an active region for obtaining the image data from the total number of pixels of the video camera, in which an observation area is imaged, which is passed through by the marked region during the rotation of the machine component, wherein the active region comprises only a portion of the total number of pixels of the video camera, to increase the frame rate correspondingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Cornelius Sommerer, Bhamy Narasimha Shenoy, Frank Votteler