Patents by Inventor Konrad Lex

Konrad Lex 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: 9404858
    Abstract: A method is provided for the quantitative determination of surface properties, wherein a spatially resolved image of a surface to be analyzed, which contains a large number of measured values, is recorded. In a first method step, the measured values are analyzed in order to determine those surface areas which have a specific physical property. A result value of this physical property is then determined, wherein this result value is characteristic of the values of the physical property of all those surface areas of the image determined by analyzing the image. In addition to the result value, a further value (B) characteristic of the surface is determined and this characteristic value is displayed together with the result value (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BYK-GARDNER GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 8928886
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining optical properties of materials including a first measuring device having a first radiation device which directs radiation onto the material under a first specified angle of radiation and a first radiation detection device which is located under a first angle of reception with respect to the material, and a second measuring device which includes a second radiation device which directs radiation onto the material under a second specified angle of radiation and a second radiation detection device which is located at a second angle of reception with respect to the material and allows a locally resolved evaluation of the radiation incident thereon and emits at least one second characteristic signal which is characteristic of the radiation incident on the second radiation detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: BYK-Gardner GmbH
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 8260004
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the quantitative determination of surface properties, wherein a spatially resolved image of a surface to be analysed, which contains a large number of measured values, is recorded. In a first method step, the measured values are analysed in order to determine those surface areas which have a specific physical property. A result value of this physical property is then determined, wherein this result value is characteristic of the values of the physical property of all those surface areas of the image determined by analyzing the image. According to the disclosure, the result value is displayed against the size of the determined surface areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: BYK-Gardner GmbH
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7973932
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining optical surface properties of workpieces, comprising a housing, in the interior of which there is provided a carrier on which the workpiece be arranged, and comprising a radiation device which directs radiation onto the workpiece in a predefined emission direction (E). According to the invention, the housing has in at least one wall an observation opening, through which a region of the workpiece illuminated by the radiation device can be observed in a predefined observation direction (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: BYK-Gardner GmbH
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7834991
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining surface properties, comprises at least a first radiation device which emits radiation onto a surface to be analyzed, at least a first radiation detector device which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device and then scattered or reflected by the surface and outputs at least a first measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected or scattered radiation, and at least a further radiation detector device which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device and then scattered or reflected by a surface and outputs at least a second measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected or scattered radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: BYK Gardner GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20100091269
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for determining optical properties of materials (10), comprising a first measuring device (2) having a first radiation device (4) which directs radiation onto the material (10) under a first specified angle of radiation and which includes a first radiation detection device (6) which is located under a first angle of reception with respect to the material (10) and which receives at least a proportion of the radiation directed onto the material by the first radiation device (4) and scattered back from the material (10), with the first radiation detection device (6) emitting a first characteristic signal which is characteristic of an intensity of the radiation incident on the first radiation detection device (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7633612
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining surface properties, comprising at least a first radiation device which emits radiation onto a surface to be analysed, at least a first radiation detector device which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device and then scattered or reflected by the surface and outputs at least a first measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected or scattered radiation, and at least a second radiation detector device which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device and then scattered or reflected by a surface and outputs at least a second measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected or scattered radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: BYK-Gardner GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7630516
    Abstract: A method for characterizing surfaces wherein a first and a second quantity characteristic of roughness of the surface are determined, a first derived quantity is determined by applying mathematical operations to at least said first characteristic quantity and a second derived quantity is determined by applying mathematical operations to at least said second characteristic quantity; wherein an interrelationship between the first and the second derived quantity will be formed which at least partially specifies at least the optical properties of the surface. Finally, the first and the second derived quantities are represented in a common reference frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: BYK Gardner GmbH
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20090225318
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining optical surface properties of workpieces, comprising a housing, in the interior of which there is provided a carrier on which the workpiece can be arranged, and comprising a radiation device which directs radiation onto the workpiece in a predefined emission direction (E). According to the invention, the housing has in at least one wall an observation opening, through which a region of the workpiece illuminated by the radiation device can be observed in a predefined observation direction (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7566894
    Abstract: A device for the quantified evaluation of surface characteristics including a first radiation structure which is arranged in a first predetermined angle with respect to a surface to be analyzed and which directs radiation onto the surface to be analyzed, wherein the radiation directed onto the surface has at least one component with wavelengths in the infrared area, a detection apparatus arranged in a second predetermined angle with respect to the surface to be analyzed detecting the radiation radiated onto the surface and being thrown back from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: BYK Gardner GmbH
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7567348
    Abstract: A method and a device for a spatially resolved examination and evaluation of the properties of surfaces, in particular such properties of surfaces which affect the optical impression which the surface makes. A defined radiation is directed at a first predetermined solid angle to an examined surface. Furthermore, at least a portion of the radiation affected by the examined surface in particular by diffusion and reflection, is detected at a second predefined solid angle. At least one measured variable is spatially resolved captured which characterizes at least one predetermined property of the radiation affected by the examined surface. At least over a portion of the spatially resolved measured values at least one statistical parameter for characterizing the surface is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: BYK Gardner GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Sperling, Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7525648
    Abstract: A device for examining the optical properties of surfaces includes a first radiation source which emits radiation to an examination surface, at least one first detector device, for detecting the radiation reflected off the surface and emitting at least one signal that is characteristic of at least one parameter of the detected radiation, wherein the detector device includes a plurality of image capturing components arranged in a specified detection area and wherein a control is provided for compensating signal changes caused by a shift of the location where the reflected radiation is incident on the detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: BYK Gardner GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Sperling, Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7468800
    Abstract: A method of determining surface properties is provided, in which radiation is irradiated onto a first region of a surface to be examined, then at least some of the radiation irradiated onto the first region and returned by the latter is detected, and a measured value characteristic of this returned radiation is output. In a further step, the radiation is irradiated onto a second region of the surface and once again at least some of the radiation irradiated onto the second region and returned by the latter is detected, and a second measured value characteristic of this radiation is output. Finally, a result value is output which is characteristic of a relationship between the first measured value and the second measured value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: BYK-Gardner GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Gerhard Hentschel, Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20080232646
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the quantitative determination of surface properties, wherein a spatially resolved image of a surface to be analysed, which contains a large number of measured values, is recorded. In a first method step, the measured values are analysed in order to determine those surface areas which have a specific physical property. A result value of this physical property is then determined, wherein this result value is characteristic of the values of the physical property of all those surface areas of the image determined by analysing the image. According to the invention, the result value is displayed against the size of the determined surface areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20080231865
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the quantitative determination of surface properties, wherein a spatially resolved image of a surface to be analysed, which contains a large number of measured values, is recorded. In a first method step, the measured values are analysed in order to determine those surface areas which have a specific physical property. A result value of this physical property is then determined, wherein this result value is characteristic of the values of the physical property of all those surface areas of the image determined by analysing the image. According to the invention, in addition to the result value, a further value (B) characteristic of the surface is determined and this characteristic value is displayed together with the result value (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20080013075
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for determining surface properties, comprising at least a first radiation device (3) which emits radiation onto a surface (8) to be analysed, at least a first radiation detector device (5) which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device (3) and then scattered and/or reflected by the surface (8) and outputs at least a first measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected and/or scattered radiation, and at least a further radiation detector device (7) which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device (3) and then scattered and/or reflected by a surface (8) and outputs at least a second measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected and/or scattered radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20080013074
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for determining surface properties, comprising at least a first radiation device (3) which emits radiation onto a surface (8) to be analysed, at least a first radiation detector device (5) which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device (3) and then scattered and/or reflected by the surface (8) and outputs at least a first measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected and/or scattered radiation, and at least a second radiation detector device (15) which receives at least part of the radiation emitted by the at least one radiation device (3) and then scattered and/or reflected by a surface (8) and outputs at least a second measurement signal which is characteristic of the reflected and/or scattered radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Konrad Lex
  • Patent number: 7177032
    Abstract: A method for determining the properties of surfaces wherein a first process step specified radiation emits from at least one radiation source to a measuring surface, in further process steps the radiation reflected and/or scattered off the measuring surface is detected by a plurality of image-capturing components, and a signal is generated which specifies at least one parameter of the radiation detected by the image-capturing components. In further process steps the first signals are grouped based on predetermined criteria to form group signals, and at least one group-specific evaluation figure is computed, and a dependent statistical parameter correlating with at least one measuring surface remission characteristic. Finally at least one statistical parameter is read out in dependence on the predetermined criterion for grouping said first signals. The properties of the surface are specified by a relation between at least two statistical parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: BYK Gardner GmbH
    Inventor: Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20060274317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining surface properties, in which radiation is irradiated onto a first region of a surface (5) to be examined, then at least some of the radiation irradiated onto the first region and returned by the latter is detected, and a measured value characteristic of this returned radiation is output. In a further method step, the radiation is irradiated onto a second region of the surface (5) and once again at least some of the radiation irradiated onto the second region and returned by the latter is detected, and a second measured value characteristic of this radiation is output. Finally, a result value is output which is characteristic of a relationship between the first measured value and the second measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Gerhard Hentschel, Konrad Lex
  • Publication number: 20060187453
    Abstract: A device for examining the optical properties of surfaces includes a first radiation source which emits radiation to an examination surface, at least one first detector device, for detecting the radiation reflected off the surface and emitting at least one signal that is characteristic of at least one parameter of the detected radiation, wherein the detector device includes a plurality of image capturing components arranged in a specified detection area and wherein a control is provided for compensating signal changes caused by a shift of the location where the reflected radiation is incident on the detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Uwe Sperling, Konrad Lex