Patents by Inventor Gerhard Alt

Gerhard Alt 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).

  • Publication number: 20180099499
    Abstract: A method of evaluating print marks of detection objects using a print mark sensor and a print mark sensor for evaluating print marks having at least one light transmitter and at least one light receiver having a control and evaluation unit for evaluating the light receiver signal of the light receiver and having an output for a sensor signal that is formed by the control and evaluation unit on the basis of the light receiver signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Gerhard ALT, Alexander BIERBAUM
  • Publication number: 20170372251
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for simulating sensors that in particular measure a distance between the sensor and an object, that measure geometrical dimensions of the object, that measure positions of the object, that measure material, contrast, color, luminescence, brightness or transparency of the object, that measure polarization of the light reflected by the object or that measure a magnetic field strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Gerhard ALT, Patrick BORNSTEIN, Davorin JAKSIC, Daniel KIETZ, Christoph MÄRKLE, Michael BURGER, Armin VOGELBACHER, Michael STINGL, Simone SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 9609780
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor, in particular to a light grid (10), having at least two circuit boards (19, 19-x) which are to be arranged one after the other in a longitudinal direction (16, z direction) and on which a plurality of light transmitters (18) and/or light receivers (20) are arranged in series, wherein the circuit boards (19-1, 19-2) are fixed in a desired position with respect to one another by a functional element (34) and wherein the circuit boards (19-1, 19-2) are held in a housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Johannes Eble, Sebastian Matt, Gerhard Alt, Jürgen Bürger
  • Publication number: 20150115181
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor, in particular to a light grid (10), having at least two circuit boards (19, 19-x) which are to be arranged one after the other in a longitudinal direction (16, z direction) and on which a plurality of light transmitters (18) and/or light receivers (20) are arranged in series, wherein the circuit boards (19-1, 19-2) are fixed in a desired position with respect to one another by a functional element (34) and wherein the circuit boards (19-1, 19-2) are held in a housing (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes EBLE, Sebastian MATT, Gerhard ALT, Jürgen BÜRGER
  • Patent number: 6348696
    Abstract: A method for detecting the position of the edge of a moving material web by contactlessly scanning the material web with a row of sensors. The sensors generate signals that are filed in a storage unit. A turning point is determined based on the function of the signals received from the sensor locations, and is issued as the edge position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Erhardt + Leimer GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Alt, Gerhard Brunner, Harald Häussler, Hans Seibold
  • Patent number: 6097489
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor arrangement comprising a light transmitter for the transmission of sequential operational light pulses into a monitored region and with a light receiver unit for the reception of operational light pulses reflected from an object located in the monitored region, wherein the light receiver unit includes at least two photosensitive elements, with a circuit for the suppression of stray light being associated with each photo-sensitive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Burger, Gerhard Alt, Gunther Geissler, Winfried Sekat
  • Patent number: 6091071
    Abstract: An opto-electronic sensor for recognizing transparent articles, such as, for example, glass bodies, plastic bodies, or foils. The sensor includes at least one transmitter for transmitting light signals into a monitored region, at least one receiver for receiving the transmitted light signals, and at least one evaluation unit for the evaluation of the received signals. The transmitter is designed for the transmission of the light signals in the UV range. At least one reference transmitter is provided for the transmission of light signals into the monitored region. The light signals transmitted by the reference transmitter lie in a different frequency range from the light signals transmitted by the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Thomas Franz, Gerhard Alt, Guenter Hirt, Daniel Kietz
  • Patent number: 6069737
    Abstract: An optical arrangement, in particular for use as a transmitting and/or receiving optical system in optoelectronic sensors, comprises at least one diffractive optical element integrated into transparent material, with the unit formed by the transparent material and the diffractive optical element having at least two different functions such as, for example, image forming functions, polarization, beam division, beam forming, beam shaping and/or the provision of a subaperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Gunter Fetzer, Gerhard Alt
  • Patent number: 5803334
    Abstract: An edge sensor working on ultrasonic principles is used to protect the edge of a travelling web and has a plurality of sensor units with adjacent or overlapping ultrasonic measurement fields between the transmitter and receiver of each unit. The units are switched so that only one unit serves to output a receiver signal when the edge crosses over into the respective measurement field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Erhardt + Leimer GmbH
    Inventors: Arvind Ishwarial Patel, Gerhard Alt, Wolfgang Krauth, Hans Seibold