Patents by Inventor Michael CHWALLA

Michael CHWALLA 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: 10317277
    Abstract: A reflective device for an optical measuring system and for arranging in a measuring object, including an optical deflection device and a retroreflector. The deflection device can deflect a light beam at the optical deflection device from an incident axis. The retroreflector can reflect the beam parallel to its incoming direction for each of various incoming directions of a light beam onto the retroreflector. The reflective device can be arranged in the measuring object such that a measuring beam of the optical measuring system, pointed at the measuring object and arriving at the optical deflection device in a first direction, is deflected by the optical deflection device onto the retroreflector in a different, second direction and, following reflection at the retroreflector, is deflected by the optical deflection device in reverse parallel to the first direction. An optical measuring system, a flying object and a flying object system are further described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus DS GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Mandel, Dennis Weise, Michael Chwalla
  • Publication number: 20170299428
    Abstract: A reflective device for an optical measuring system and for arranging in a measuring object, including an optical deflection device and a retroreflector. The deflection device can deflect a light beam at the optical deflection device from an incident axis. The retroreflector can reflect the beam parallel to its incoming direction for each of various incoming directions of a light beam onto the retroreflector. The reflective device can be arranged in the measuring object such that a measuring beam of the optical measuring system, pointed at the measuring object and arriving at the optical deflection device in a first direction, is deflected by the optical deflection device onto the retroreflector in a different, second direction and, following reflection at the retroreflector, is deflected by the optical deflection device in reverse parallel to the first direction. An optical measuring system, a flying object and a flying object system are further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Oliver MANDEL, Dennis WEISE, Michael CHWALLA