Patents by Inventor Johan Von Matern

Johan Von Matern 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 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A MEASURING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20160033270
    Abstract: A method for determining position and orientation of a first measuring instrument is disclosed. A second MI and at least one reflective target including a retroreflector unit are arranged in the vicinity of the first MI. At least one imaging module is arranged in the first MI for determining orientation thereof. The at least one imaging module in the first MI can be used in a similar manner as a tracker unit of an optical total station, by way of detecting optical radiation emitted from the second MI and reflected by the at least one TGT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Johan VON MATERN
  • Method and system for determining position and orientation of a measuring instrument
    Patent number: 9239232
    Abstract: A method for determining position and orientation of a first measuring instrument is disclosed. A second MI and at least one reflective target including a retroreflector unit are arranged in the vicinity of the first MI. At least one imaging module is arranged in the first MI for determining orientation thereof. The at least one imaging module in the first MI can be used in a similar manner as a tracker unit of an optical total station, by way of detecting optical radiation emitted from the second MI and reflected by the at least one TGT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble AB
    Inventor: Johan Von Matern
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A MEASURING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20130278758
    Abstract: A method for determining position and orientation of a first measuring instrument is disclosed. A second MI and at least one reflective target including a retroreflector unit are arranged in the vicinity of the first MI. At least one imaging module is arranged in the first MI for determining orientation thereof. The at least one imaging module in the first MI can be used in a similar manner as a tracker unit of an optical total station, by way of detecting optical radiation emitted from the second MI and reflected by the at least one TGT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: TRIMBLE AB
    Inventor: Johan Von Matern