Patents by Inventor Lars Schümann

Lars Schümann 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: 10684223
    Abstract: A device and a method for foam analysis. The device comprises a cylindrical sample container with a transparent wall, at least one illumination device and a camera, which. can be moved on a track. The curvature of the web runs parallel to the wall of the container. The illumination device directs a light beam onto the wall of the cylindrical sample container at an angle which deflects the light beam into the sample vessel when liquid is present on the inside of the sample container and causes a total reflection when air or another gas fills the foam pores. The camera and the illumination unit are moved along the path in the circumferential direction of the wall of the sample container such that a region to be examined is illuminated in steps or in a continuous progression and the camera records the totally reflected light in the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SITA Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Schümann, Ralf Haberland
  • Publication number: 20190302021
    Abstract: A device and a method for foam analysis. The device comprises a cylindrical sample container with a transparent wall, at least one illumination device and a camera, which. can be moved on a track. The curvature of the web runs parallel to the wall of the container. The illumination device directs a light beam onto the wall of the cylindrical sample container at an angle which deflects the light beam into the sample vessel when liquid is present on the inside of the sample container and causes a total reflection when air or another gas fills the foam pores. The camera and the illumination unit are moved along the path in the circumferential direction of the wall of the sample container such that a region to be examined is illuminated in steps or in a continuous progression and the camera records the totally reflected light in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Lars Schümann, Ralf Haberland
  • Patent number: 9322760
    Abstract: The subject matter of this invention is a device for measuring the contact angle of a liquid drop on a material surface. The shadow of a drop of a test liquid is projected onto a tilted shadow surface. An image of the drop on the shadow surface is recorded with an image recording device, and the contact angle is calculated from the image and the known angle of tilt of the shadow surface. A method that is suitable for this is likewise disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SITA Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Haberland, Lukas Pescoller, Sebastian Gottschall, Lars Schümann
  • Publication number: 20150362417
    Abstract: The subject matter of this invention is a device for measuring the contact angle of a liquid drop on a material surface. The shadow of a drop of a test liquid is projected onto a tilted shadow surface. An image of the drop on the shadow surface is recorded with an image recording device, and the contact angle is calculated from the image and the known angle of tilt of the shadow surface. A method that is suitable for this is likewise disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Haberland, Lukas Pescoller, Sebastian Gottschall, Lars Schümann