Patents by Inventor Niko MAIER

Niko MAIER 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining a relative position of an axis of rotation of a rotary table for a coordinate measuring machine
    Patent number: 11592278
    Abstract: A method is described for determining a relative position of an axis of rotation of a rotary table of a coordinate measuring machine. The rotary table has or forms a reference element that is arranged eccentrically in relation to the axis of rotation. The method includes a measuring step including performing a rotary movement of the rotary table, and producing measuring points that encode a position of the reference element by a sensor of the coordinate measuring machine during the rotary movement. The method includes a determining step including determining the relative position of the axis of rotation of the rotary table based on the measuring points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Puntigam, Niko Maier, Mark Herter, Rainer Sagemüller, Kai Schäffauer, Ralf Bernhardt
  • Method and Apparatus for Determining a Relative Position of an Axis of Rotation of a Rotary Table for a Coordinate Measuring Machine
    Publication number: 20210010791
    Abstract: A method is described for determining a relative position of an axis of rotation of a rotary table of a coordinate measuring machine. The rotary table has or forms a reference element that is arranged eccentrically in relation to the axis of rotation. The method includes a measuring step including performing a rotary movement of the rotary table, and producing measuring points that encode a position of the reference element by a sensor of the coordinate measuring machine during the rotary movement. The method includes a determining step including determining the relative position of the axis of rotation of the rotary table based on the measuring points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Walter PUNTIGAM, Niko MAIER, Mark HERTER, Rainer SAGEMÜLLER, Kai SCHÄFFAUER, Ralf BERNHARDT