Patents by Inventor Guido Hufer

Guido Hufer 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 apparatus for determining the location of a static object
    Patent number: 11002842
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the location of an object with a sensor positions an instrument at a first location, controls the instrument to transmit a first omnidirectional signal during a first time, and determines a first distance from the instrument to the static object using the first omnidirectional signal. The method and apparatus repeats this process in a serial manner at two other locations, and uses the respective distances from each location to determine the location of the object. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Hexagon Technology Center GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher G. Ogston, Guido Hufer, Charles Carlton Barnes
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A STATIC OBJECT
    Publication number: 20180348352
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the location of an object with a sensor positions an instrument at a first location, controls the instrument to transmit a first omnidirectional signal during a first time, and determines a first distance from the instrument to the static object using the first omnidirectional signal. The method and apparatus repeats this process in a serial manner at two other locations, and uses the respective distances from each location to determine the location of the object. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher G. Ogston, Guido Hufer, Charles Carlton Barnes