Patents by Inventor Herbert Wiggen-Hauser

Herbert Wiggen-Hauser 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 for three-dimensional and non-destructive detection of structures
    Patent number: 6186006
    Abstract: A method for nondestructive, three-dimensional detection of structural elements in structures, especially those made of concrete or similar materials, allows an area to be investigated to be scanned areawise using ultrasound and by recording high-frequency, travel-time-dependent data for the individual points. In an imaging method, the respective volume image of the area being investigated is determined. This method is improved in such fashion that the accuracy of the location of structures is improved. It is proposed that the area to be investigated be scanned by both ultrasound and radar and that a structural representation of the area investigated be performed both on the basis of data acquired using sound and on the basis of data acquired using radar, with these two representations being calibrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Volker Schmitz, Herbert Wiggen-Hauser, Martin Krause, Christiane Maierhofer