Patents by Inventor Markus Finkeldey

Markus Finkeldey 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: 20240151513
    Abstract: A coordinate measuring machine includes two or more linear axes, at least one rotational axis, an optical distance sensor for detecting measuring points on a workpiece to be measured, and a light source. The linear axes and rotational axis are adapted to carry out relative movements between the workpiece to be measured and the optical distance sensor. The light source is adapted to provide source light for the optical distance sensor and includes: an illuminant mounted on a carrier board and a material which emits broadband light under excitation, a laser for exciting the illuminant, a device for actively regulating the light intensity of the source light generated by the light source, a device for actively regulating a temperature within the light source, an optical system, and a light guide coupled to the optical distance sensor. The optical system is adapted to focus the source light into the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jonas Stefer, Markus Finkeldey
  • Publication number: 20230243642
    Abstract: A method includes the following steps: providing a toothed component on a coordinate measuring machine, wherein the measuring machine has first and second sensors for measuring geometric features of the toothed component, and movement axes for executing a measuring movement for acquiring measured values on the toothed component; first measuring of a geometric feature of the toothed component using the first and/or second sensor. A first relative measuring movement is executed to travel along a first measuring path, wherein one or more first measured values are acquired to determine the geometric feature. The method also includes the step of second measuring of a geometric feature of the toothed component using the first and/or second sensor, wherein a second relative measuring movement is executed to travel along a second measuring path; wherein an evaluation of the second measurement takes place in consideration of an axis position known from the first measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Finkeldey, Jan Merkert
  • Publication number: 20230003574
    Abstract: A method including the steps of providing a toothing having teeth with tooth flanks; measuring two or more teeth of the toothing, wherein the following steps are performed for each of the two or more teeth: measuring a segment of at least one tooth flank of the tooth, wherein the measuring is performed optically by an optical measuring device, extrapolating the measured segment to an extrapolated segment; and evaluating deviations of the extrapolated segments of the two or more teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Christof GORGELS, Markus FINKELDEY
  • Patent number: 11471990
    Abstract: Method for the optical measurement of at least one measurand on a workpiece, including: providing a workpiece to be measured, wherein the workpiece comprises a cyclically symmetrical geometry, such as a toothing or the like; specifying the at least one measurand on the workpiece; providing a measuring device having an optical measuring system for the contactless measurement of the measurand on the workpiece, wherein the optical measuring system has an optical sensor; measuring the at least one measurand on the workpiece using the optical measuring system; characterized by providing at least one geometrical parameter of the workpiece to be measured; and determining at least one measurement parameter for carrying out the optical measurement on the basis of the at least one measurand on the workpiece and/or the at least one geometrical parameter of the workpiece to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Finkeldey
  • Publication number: 20220236142
    Abstract: A method having the steps of measuring a geometry of a toothing using an optical measuring system, wherein a numerical aperture of the optical measuring system is adjustable and the numerical aperture of the optical measuring system is adapted depending on at least one geometric parameter of the toothing to be measured and/or is enlarged or reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Markus FINKELDEY, Jonas STEFER
  • Publication number: 20220187060
    Abstract: A method includes the steps providing a component that has toothing with a predetermined nominal geometry; providing a measuring device that has an optical measuring system; and measuring the toothing of the component by the optical measuring system, wherein measuring points are detected. The method further includes the steps of evaluating the measuring points, wherein the evaluation of the measuring points has at least the following steps: grouping the measuring points into flank groups by filtering; modeling profile segments from the measuring points of the flank groups, wherein each flank group is assigned a profile segment; and determining one or more geometric parameters of the toothing on the basis of the profile segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Markus FINKELDEY, Jan MERKERT, Jonas STEFER
  • Publication number: 20200298362
    Abstract: Method for the optical measurement of at least one measurand on a workpiece, including: providing a workpiece to be measured, wherein the workpiece comprises a cyclically symmetrical geometry, such as a toothing or the like; specifying the at least one measurand on the workpiece; providing a measuring device having an optical measuring system for the contactless measurement of the measurand on the workpiece, wherein the optical measuring system has an optical sensor; measuring the at least one measurand on the workpiece using the optical measuring system; characterized by providing at least one geometrical parameter of the workpiece to be measured; and determining at least one measurement parameter for carrying out the optical measurement on the basis of the at least one measurand on the workpiece and/or the at least one geometrical parameter of the workpiece to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Markus Finkeldey