Patents by Inventor Dominique Breider

Dominique Breider 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: 7400408
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for recording the shape, the roughness or the clearance distance of the surface of a measured object is provided, the measuring device having a modulating interferometer, to which is supplied short-coherent radiation by a radiation source, and which has a first beam splitter for splitting the radiation supplied into a first beam component guided via a first arm, and into a second beam component guided via a second arm. One beam is shifted with respect to the other beam, with the aid of a modulating device, in terms of the beam's light phase or light frequency, and passes through a delay line. The two beams are subsequently combined at an additional beam splitter of the modulating interferometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Pawel Drabarek, Dominique Breider, Marc-Henri Duvoisin, Dominique Marchal
  • Patent number: 7339679
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for recording shape, roughness or separation distance of the surface of a measuring object, having a modulating interferometer, to which is supplied short coherent radiation by a radiation source, having a measuring probe that is spatially separated from the modulating interferometer and is coupled to it via a light-conducting fiber set-up, in which combined beam components are split in a common arm in a partially transmitting region into measuring and reference beams, and having receiver and evaluating devices for converting the supplied radiation into electrical signals and for evaluating the signals based on phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Pawel Drabarek, Dominique Breider, Marc-Henri Duvoisin, Dominique Marchal
  • Patent number: 7184140
    Abstract: A device for optically measuring bores in components, preferably injection bores in fuel injection valves, having a light source and an optical measuring instrument for optically detecting the geometry of the bore. The light source illuminates an opal solid body, which rests on the component on the end of the bore opposite the optical measuring instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Dominique Breider
  • Publication number: 20060238771
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for recording the shape, the roughness or the clearance distance of the surface of a measured object is provided, the measuring device having a modulating interferometer, to which is supplied short-coherent radiation by a radiation source, and which has a first beam splitter for splitting the radiation supplied into a first beam component guided via a first arm, and into a second beam component guided via a second arm. One beam is shifted with respect to the other beam, with the aid of a modulating device, in terms of the beam's light phase or light frequency, and passes through a delay line. The two beams are subsequently combined at an additional beam splitter of the modulating interferometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Pawel Drabarek, Dominique Breider, Marc-Henri Duvoisin, Dominique Marchal
  • Patent number: 7081825
    Abstract: A method and a device for measuring at least one test surface and a reference test surface having an interference measuring probe which emits a first measuring beam which is aligned with respect to the reference test surface, are described. The measuring probe emits at least one second measuring beam, which is aligned with respect to at least the at least one test surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventors: Dominique Breider, Marc-Henri Duvoisin, Dominique Marchal, Vincent Thominet
  • Publication number: 20060033925
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for recording shape, roughness or separation distance of the surface of a measuring object, having a modulating interferometer, to which is supplied short-coherent radiation by a radiation source, and having a first beam splitter for splitting the radiation supplied into first and second beam components guided respectively via first and second arms, of which the one is shifted as to the other with a modulating device in its light phase or light frequency, and passes through a delay line, and which are subsequently combined at an additional beam splitter of the modulating interferometer, having a measuring probe that is spatially separated from the modulating interferometer and is coupled/couple-able to it via a light-conducting fiber set-up, in which combined beam components are split in a common arm in a partially transmitting region into measuring and reference beams, and in which the measuring beam reflected at the surface and the reference beam reflected at a reference
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Pawel Drabarek, Dominique Breider, Marc-Henri Duvoisin, Dominique Marchal
  • Patent number: 6944908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for keeping optical elements clean in motor vehicles, especially sensor or camera covers. This is done according to the present invention by applying a directed stream of gas, for example a stream of air, to the transparent cover in such a way that when the cover moves relative to the surroundings no ambient atmosphere, e.g., no ambient air, reaches the surface of the cover. According to one embodiment, by using a nozzle pressurized air is blown in, producing a transverse air stream. It is also possible, using a cover, to form a buffer space in front of the cover in addition to the transverse air stream. In a further refinement, a cleaning nozzle and a heater for the cover can be provided, in order to also be able to perform cleaning when soiling has occurred during stationary operation and to remove icing at low temperatures. To this end the cleaning fluid and/or the supplied air may also be pre-heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Hoetzer, Dominique Breider
  • Publication number: 20040165191
    Abstract: A method and a device for measuring at least one test surface and a reference test surface having an interference measuring probe which emits a first measuring beam which is aligned with respect to the reference test surface, are described. The measuring probe emits at least one second measuring beam, which is aligned with respect to at least the at least one test surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Dominique Breider, Marc-Henri Duvoisin, Dominique Marchal, Vincent Thominet
  • Publication number: 20040105094
    Abstract: A device for optically measuring bores (7) in components (1), preferably injection bores (7) in fuel injection valves, having a light source (15) and an optical measuring instrument (20) for optically detecting the geometry of the bore (7). The light source (15) illuminates an opal solid body (10), which rests on the component (1) on the end of the bore (7) opposite the optical measuring instrument (20) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Dominique Breider
  • Publication number: 20030155001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for keeping optical elements (1) clean in motor vehicles, in particular sensor or camera covers. This is done according to the present invention by applying a directed stream of gas, in particular a stream of air (4), to the transparent cover (2) in such a way that when the cover moves (6) relative to the surroundings no ambient atmosphere (10), in particular no ambient air, reaches the surface (20) of the cover. According to one embodiment, using a nozzle (3) pressurized air (4) is blown in, producing a transverse air stream (9). It is also possible, using a cover, to form a buffer space in front of the cover in addition to the transverse air stream. In a further refinement, a cleaning nozzle and a heater for the cover can be provided, in order to also be able to perform cleaning when soiling has occurred during stationary operation and to remove icing at low temperatures. To this end the cleaning fluid and/or the supplied air may also be pre-heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Dieter Hoetzer, Dominique Breider