Patents by Inventor Karsten Woll

Karsten Woll 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: 20180340771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laser device for supporting work on a construction site and a laser beam detector for detecting light of a laser beam rotating around a rotation axis of a laser device. There is a need that the detector is able to identify the laser device which emitted the light that the detector detects. This can be achieved by a laser device comprising a laser unit configured to emit a laser beam; an optical element arranged to rotate the laser beam around a rotation axis; and a transmitter configured to transmit a communication signal over an interface to a receiver of a laser beam detector, wherein the communication signal provides information about a rotation pattern of the rotating laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Lars Schumacher, Karsten Woll
  • Patent number: 10087118
    Abstract: A reactive composite foil, including metallic fuel particles, oxidizer particles, and a diluent, which, when ignited, produces a self-propagating thermite reaction to produce a molten metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Timothy P. Weihs, Alex H. Kinsey, Kyle A. Slusarski, Karsten Woll, David Gibbins
  • Patent number: 10066935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laser device for supporting work on a construction site and a laser beam detector for detecting light of a laser beam rotating around a rotation axis of a laser device. There is a need that the detector is able to identify the laser device which emitted the light that the detector detects. This can be achieved by a laser device comprising a laser unit configured to emit a laser beam; an optical element arranged to rotate the laser beam around a rotation axis; and a transmitter configured to transmit a communication signal over an interface to a receiver of a laser beam detector, wherein the communication signal provides information about a rotation pattern of the rotating laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Schumacher, Karsten Woll
  • Publication number: 20160209209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laser device for supporting work on a construction site and a laser beam detector for detecting light of a laser beam rotating around a rotation axis of a laser device. There is a need that the detector is able to identify the laser device which emitted the light that the detector detects. This can be achieved by a laser device comprising a laser unit configured to emit a laser beam; an optical element arranged to rotate the laser beam around a rotation axis; and a transmitter configured to transmit a communication signal over an interface to a receiver of a laser beam detector, wherein the communication signal provides information about a rotation pattern of the rotating laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Lars Schumacher, Karsten Woll
  • Publication number: 20160152526
    Abstract: A reactive composite foil, including metallic fuel particles, oxidizer particles, and a diluent, which, when ignited, produces a self-propagating thermite reaction to produce a molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy P. Weihs, Alex H. Kinsey, Kyle A. Slusarski, Karsten Woll, David Gibbins
  • Publication number: 20130330567
    Abstract: The invention relates to reactive metallic systems and to methods of producing reactive metallic systems. Such systems consist of metallic particles in the form of powders or pastes, or of metallic multilayer structures. To prevent the reaction product of the described self-propagating reactions from being a brittle material, it is suggested in the invention that the reactive metallic system be designed as a multilayer structure made up of thin layers of ruthenium and aluminium deposited sequentially one upon the other, or as a powder consisting of ruthenium and aluminium particles. The object is established according to the invention by selecting Ru/Al as the basic system. The strongest exothermic reaction and thus the greatest amount of liberated heat are to be expected from stoichiometrically constructed reactive systems. The heat of formation is highest here.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAET DES SAARLANDES
    Inventors: Karsten Woll, Frank Muecklich
  • Patent number: 7861427
    Abstract: The application relates to indicating a grade for example in constructions applications using a laser beam. A laser beam is emitted from a laser unit to a desired direction having a grade angle with regard to a level angle. The level sensor is provided for adjusting the level angle and a grade sensor is provided for indicating a grade angle on the basis of the level angle from the level sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Schumacher, Karsten Woll, Otto Bellon
  • Publication number: 20100064534
    Abstract: The application relates to indicating a grade for example in constructions applications using a laser beam. A laser beam is emitted from a laser unit to a desired direction having a grade angle with regard to a level angle. The level sensor is provided for adjusting the level angle and a grade sensor is provided for indicating a grade angle on the basis of the level angle from the level sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Schumacher, Karsten Woll, Otto Bellon