Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Robert DeBoer

Jeffrey Robert DeBoer 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: 8355118
    Abstract: A laser scanner measuring system is disclosed, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target. The laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam, a distance measuring unit, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit. The calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position. In use, there is a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibrating the laser scanner measuring system based on the determined center position and on the known position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
  • Patent number: 8310653
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a laser scanner measuring system, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target, wherein the laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam for scanning, a distance measuring unit, which has a distance measuring light receiving unit, for measuring a distance by receiving a reflection light from an object to be measured, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit, and wherein the calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position, comprising a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector as received by the distance measuring light receiving unit by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibratin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
  • Publication number: 20120218546
    Abstract: A laser scanner measuring system is disclosed, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target. The laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam, a distance measuring unit, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit. The calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position. In use, there is a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibrating the laser scanner measuring system based on the determined center position and on the known position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
  • Publication number: 20100256940
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a laser scanner measuring system, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target, wherein the laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam for scanning, a distance measuring unit, which has a distance measuring light receiving unit, for measuring a distance by receiving a reflection light from an object to be measured, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit, and wherein the calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position, comprising a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector as received by the distance measuring light receiving unit by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibratin
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer