Patents by Inventor Makus Leitner

Makus Leitner 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 for determining the 3D coordinates of the surface of an object
    Patent number: 7436522
    Abstract: A method serves to determine the 3D coordinates of an object. The 3D coordinates of a partial surface (6) of the object are determined by a 3D measuring device (3), which includes one or more detectors (4) and whose position is determined by a tracking system. The 3D coordinates of an adjacent partial surface (7) of the object are determined by the 3D measuring device (3). The 3D coordinates of an overlap region of he adjacent partial surfaces (6,7) are put together by a matching method. In doing so, an error function is determined and minimized iteratively. Furthermore, the error function of a detector (4) of the 3D measuring device (3) is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Steinbichler, Armin Maidhof, Matthias Prams, Makus Leitner