Patents by Inventor Michael Heizmann

Michael Heizmann 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling the quality of transparent objects
    Patent number: 10491788
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the quality of transparent objects, comprising at least one light source being adapted to illuminate the object, and at least one image capturing device, by means of which at least one image of the object can be detected, wherein the apparatus comprises further at least one reflector, wherein the reflector and the image capturing device define a beam path, wherein the reflector, the image capturing device, and the light source are arranged such that the object can be arranged between the reflector, on the one hand, and the image capturing device and the light source, on the other hand, such that a single sheet of material is located in the beam path. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for controlling the quality of transparent objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angew. Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Matthias Hartrumpf, Thomas Längle, Michael Heizmann, Henning Schulte, Eduardo Monari, Markus Vogelbacher, Robin Gruna
  • Apparatus and Method for Controlling the Quality of Transparent Objects
    Publication number: 20160072993
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the quality of transparent objects, comprising at least one light source being adapted to illuminate the object, and at least one image capturing device, by means of which at least one image of the object can be detected, wherein the apparatus comprises further at least one reflector, wherein the reflector and the image capturing device define a beam path, wherein the reflector, the image capturing device, and the light source are arranged such that the object can be arranged between the reflector, on the one hand, and the image capturing device and the light source, on the other hand, such that a single sheet of material is located in the beam path. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for controlling the quality of transparent objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Matthias Hartrumpf, Thomas Längle, Michael Heizmann, Henning Schulte, Eduardo Monari, Markus Vogelbacher, Robin Gruna