Patents by Inventor Michael Lindner

Michael Lindner 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: 7382470
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for three-dimensional measurement of shapes on an object to be measured having: a beam splitter receiving via an input light path, and splitting into measuring and reference light paths, light from a light source; an image pick-up, to which light reflected from the object and from a reference and brought into interference can be supplied via an output light path for conversion into electrical signals; an evaluation unit for determining the surface shape from the signals; and an adaptation device adapting the light intensity or interfering light signals. For increased measuring precision, the measuring device is configured to measure planar regions of the surface which extend over at least the measuring device's lateral resolution and the adaptation device is configured for adjusting the intensity of the light and/or the signals by locally varying reflective properties of the surface with respect to the measuring optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Jochen Strähle
  • Patent number: 7320729
    Abstract: A water and flame resistant dry mix stucco is disclosed. The dry mix stucco includes water and flame resistant materials as an integral part of the mixture. The dry mix stucco is combined with water and applied to structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Inventors: Amil Fornatora, Michael Lindner
  • Publication number: 20070206200
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for the three-dimensional measurement of shapes on objects to be measured having a beam splitter receiving light from a light source via an input light path and splitting it into a measuring light path and a reference light path, having an image pick-up, to which light reflected back from the object to be measured and from a reference and brought into interference can be supplied via an output light path for conversion into electrical signals, having an evaluation unit for determining the surface shape from the signals and having an adaptation device for adapting the light intensity or the signals received from the interfering light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Jochen Strahle
  • Publication number: 20070139059
    Abstract: An optical measuring system for detecting geometric data of surfaces of at least one object is described, comprising a beam delivery section, a probe system which is connected to the latter and has a plurality of probe outputs for output of a particular measuring beam to an assigned particular surface location and recording the light reflected back by the surface, and having a downstream analyzer unit for determining the geometric data on the basis of light reflected back by the surface locations. A very accurate and mechanically robust determination of surface geometric data, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Bernd Schmidtke
  • Publication number: 20070068424
    Abstract: A water and flame resistant dry mix stucco is disclosed. The dry mix stucco includes water and flame resistant materials as an integral part of the mixture. The dry mix stucco is combined with water and applied to structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Amil Fornatora, Michael Lindner
  • Patent number: 7143965
    Abstract: A fuel supply system, having a housing, in which a pistonlike element is disposed longitudinally displaceably in a bore and is guided sealingly in the bore by a guide portion. On one end, the guide portion adjoins a first fuel-filled chamber, and on its other end it adjoins a second fuel-filled chamber. At least one recess extending at least approximately in the circumferential direction is embodied in the guide portion of the pistonlike element and extends over at least part of the circumference of the pistonlike element and, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the pistonlike element, has an asymmetrical cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Juergen Bauer, Martin Zimmer, Claus Westphal, Alexander Redlich, Ruediger Bohnsack, Peter Rehbein, Juergen Hackenberg, Georg Ketteler, Marcus Rinke, Jochen Straehle
  • Patent number: 7139079
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for measuring a surface or an interface of an object to be measured is provided. The effect of vibration on the measurement result is suppressed by providing a connecting unit by which at least one section of the measuring device assigned to the object to be measured is mechanically rigidly and detachably connectable directly to the object to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Lindner
  • Publication number: 20060256347
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape or profile of a surface of an object by depth scanning includes a radiation source emitting a short coherent beam, a beam splitter for forming an object beam guided by panorama optics to the object via an object light path and a reference beam guided to a reflecting reference element via a reference light path, and an image pick-up which receives the radiation reflected by the object and the reference element and brought into interference and transmits it to an evaluator for determining the surface shape. An accurate and rapid measurement of surfaces, e.g., in narrow cavities, may be accomplished relatively easily in that a reference surface oriented at an angle to the object surface is formed by the reference element, and the measuring device is configured so that the depth scanning for measuring shape is accomplished by laterally moving the object in relation to the object beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Lindner
  • Publication number: 20060238774
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device, especially for measuring the shape of a surface of an object, includes a radiation source emits a short coherent electromagnetic radiation, a component, in particular a beam splitter, to form an object beam that is guided to the object via an object light path, and a reference beam guided to a reference plane via a reference light path, and a pickup element, by the use of which an electromagnetic radiation, that is reflected by the object and the reference plane and brought to interference, is able to be picked up. In this context, an adaptive optical element is provided, with the aid of which the imaging of the object on the pickup element and/or the wave front of the reference beam and/or the optical path length in the reference light path and/or in the object light path may be influenced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Vincent Thominet, Bernd Schmidtke
  • Patent number: 6970253
    Abstract: An optical measuring device includes a 3-D measuring set-up for measuring the shapes of test object surfaces in three dimensions, and projection optics including an objective optics, the test object being illuminated by a light source via an illuminating beam using an illuminating optics. A rapid, highly resolving measurement of surface shapes which are nearly radially symmetric is provided by configuring the objective optics as image-flattening optics for covering (measuring) and flattening a curved surface area or as panoramic optics for measuring a radially symmetric surface area that encircles 360°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Vincent Thominet
  • Patent number: 6943895
    Abstract: The interferometric measuring device (1) for measuring the shape of a surface of an object (O) has a radiation source (LQ), a beam splitter (ST) producing an object beam (OS) guided along an object light path to the object (O) and a reference beam (RS) guided along a reference light path to a reflective reference plane (RSP), an image recorder (BA) that records interfering radiation reflected by the object (O) and the reference plane (RSP) and an associated evaluation device (E) to determine the surface shape. A favorable adaptability and operation are achieved by arrangement of a fixed lens system (SO) that produces a fixed intermediate image (SZB) in the object light path and a movable lens system (BO) that is movable in a direction of its optical axis for depth scanning. The image recorder (BA) has pixels arranged next to each other on an extended planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Prinzhausen, Michael Lindner
  • Patent number: 6940610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical measuring device (1) for measuring the shape of particularly rough surfaces of a test object (O), the measuring device including a device that has at least one light source (LQ), one illumination optics, one measuring optics, and at least one detection unit, for determining the intensity distribution of a measuring beam reflected from the surface as a function of a focus position relative to the object surface. A simple measurement even of highly inaccessible locations on the test object is made possible by the fact that the measuring optics has an optical probe for generating at least one intermediate image (ZW) of the observed surface area (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Prinzhausen, Michael Lindner
  • Patent number: 6934027
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape of a surface of an object having a radiation source which emits a short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter for forming an object beam which is directed via an object light path to the object, and a reference beam which is directed via a reference light path to a reflective reference plane, and having an image converter which picks up the radiation reflected back by the surface and the reference plane and brought to interference, and sends it to an analyzing device for determining a measuring result pertaining to the surface, the optical length of the object light path being changed relative to the optical length of the reference light path for analyzing the interference peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Prinzhausen, Michael Lindner, Vincent Thominet
  • Patent number: 6897375
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective device for elongated objects, and in particular a protective device for electrical wiring, fluid lines and the like in motor vehicles, having a corrugated tube (1) for receiving the elongated object, a textile layer (3) arranged on the exterior of the corrugated tube (1), as well as a metallic layer (5) arranged on the outside of the textile layer (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: FFA Automotive AG
    Inventor: Michael Lindner
  • Publication number: 20050052656
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for recording geometric data for surfaces of at least one object, including a beam supply section including a modulation interferometer fed by a light source including temporarily coherent broadband radiation, a measuring interferometer system that is connected thereto and includes a plurality of probe units for emitting radiation of measuring beams onto the assigned surface locations and recording the radiation reflected by the surface locations, the radiation forming interference with radiation reflected by a related reference element system, and including a downstream receiving and evaluation device for determining geometric data on the basis of the interfering radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Bernd Schmidtke
  • Publication number: 20050036276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective device for oblong bodies, in particular for cable harnesses, cables, fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic or other lines, having a first inner protective layer, a second intermediate protective layer surrounding this first protective layer, and an outer protective layer, wherein the first protective layer is a cross-braided tube made of filament glass threads and aramid threads, and the intermediate protective layer is a knit of aramid, or aramid and metal fibers, and the outer protective layer is a knit of metal fibers, or metal fibers and aramid fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Lindner
  • Patent number: 6822746
    Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape of a surface of an object has a radiation source which emits a short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter for forming an object beam which is directed via an object light path to the object and a reference beam which is directed via a reference light path to a reflective reference plane. The interferometric measuring device also has an image converter which picks up the radiation that has been brought to interference and reflected back from the surface and the reference plane and sends it to an analyzing device for determining a measurement result pertaining to the surface. To analyze the interference peak by scanning, the optical length of the object light path is altered relative to the optical length of the reference light path, or an intermediate image of the surface produced in the object light path is scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Prinzhausen, Michael Lindner, Vincent Thominet
  • Publication number: 20040222013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective device for elongated objects, and in particular a protective device for electrical wiring, fluid lines and the like in motor vehicles, having a corrugated tube (1) for receiving the elongated object, a textile layer (3) arranged on the exterior of the corrugated tube (1), as well as a metallic layer (5) arranged on the outside of the textile layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Lindner
  • Patent number: 6813029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape especially of rough surfaces of a measured object (O), having a radiation-producing unit (SLD) emitting short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter (ST1) for forming a first and a second beam component (T1, T2), of which the first is directed via an object light path to the measured object (O), and the second is directed via a reference light path to a reflecting reference plane (RSP), having a superposition element at which the radiation coming from the measured object (O) and the reference plane (RSP) are brought to superposition, and an image converter (BS), which receives the superposed radiation and sends corresponding signals to a device for evaluation, for the measurement to be taken, the optical path length of the object light path being changed relative to the optical path length of the reference light path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Pawel Drabarek
  • Publication number: 20040079818
    Abstract: A fuel supply system, having a housing (1), in which a pistonlike element (5) is disposed longitudinally displaceably in a bore (3) and is guided sealingly in the bore (3) by a guide portion (105). On one end, the guide portion (105) adjoins a first fuel-filled chamber (19), and on its other end it adjoins a second fuel-filled chamber (15). At least one recess (30) extending at least approximately in the circumferential direction is embodied in the guide portion (105) of the pistonlike element (5) and extends over at least part of the circumference of the pistonlike element (5) and, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the pistonlike element (5), has an asymmetrical cross section (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Lindner, Juergen Bauer, Martin Zimmer, Claus Westphal, Alexander Redlich, Ruediger Bohnsack, Peter Rehbein, Juergen Hackenberg, Georg Ketteler, Marcus Rinke, Jochen Straehle