Patents by Inventor Matthias SCHONSTEIN

Matthias SCHONSTEIN 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).

  • Optoelectronic sensor for recognizing object edges
    Patent number: 9677914
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for recognizing object edges of objects comprises at least three light transmitters which are arranged such that at least two different spacings result between two respective light transmitters. For recognizing an object edge, an evaluation unit is configured to carry out a common evaluation of an image taken by a light receiver of a light spot generated by the transmitted light beams of a first light transmitter and of an image taken by a light receiver of a light spot generated by the transmitted light beams of another light transmitter. The pair of light transmitters to be used for the common evaluation can be selected in dependence on a selection criterion from at least two differently spaced apart pairs of light transmitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Merettig, Roland Bergbach, Matthias Schonstein, Ingolf Horsch, Matthias Gotz, Alexander Bohli
  • OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR FOR RECOGNIZING OBJECT EDGES
    Publication number: 20140333939
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for recognizing object edges of objects comprises at least three light transmitters which are arranged such that at least two different spacings result between two respective light transmitters. For recognizing an object edge, an evaluation unit is configured to carry out a common evaluation of an image taken by a light receiver of a light spot generated by the transmitted light beams of a first light transmitter and of an image taken by a light receiver of a light spot generated by the transmitted light beams of another light transmitter. The pair of light transmitters to be used for the common evaluation can be selected in dependence on a selection criterion from at least two differently spaced apart pairs of light transmitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SICK AG
    Inventors: Gerhard MERETTIG, Roland BERGBACH, Matthias SCHONSTEIN, Ingolf HORSCH, Matthias GOTZ, Alexander BOHLI