Patents by Inventor Petri Lehtonen

Petri Lehtonen 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).

  • Publication number: 20180003486
    Abstract: An arrangement of a 3D measurement device according to the invention comprises an image source in order to produce consecutive images on a surface of an object, a camera to take pictures of the surface, and a processor unit in order to compare the pictures of the camera with said images. The arrangement comprises also a first area and a second area on the images. The arrangement further comprises at least one double detector in order to detect the illuminated first area and the illuminated second area, and a drive unit in order to trigger at least one camera. The drive unit is arranged to trigger the camera if the double detector indicates that a state of the first area changes and a state of the second area changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Petri LEHTONEN, Christer HOLMLUND
  • Patent number: 9423245
    Abstract: An arrangement for optically measuring the surface of an optionally glossy target object, includes: a diffusive, semi-transparent illumination structure defining a hollow surface shape configured to surround the target object at least partially, the surface being further provided with at least two apertures, a number of light sources optically coupled to the diffusive illumination structure for illuminating the target object via the surface of the illumination structure, at least two imaging devices, each configured to image the target object via an aperture, and a control entity configured to instruct the number of light sources to form a sequence of predetermined illumination patterns illuminating the target object, to instruct the at least two imaging devices to obtain an image of the target object relative to each illumination pattern, and to derive, through the utilization of the patterns utilized and images obtained, a predetermined surface-related property of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: HELMEE IMAGING OY
    Inventors: Heimo Keranen, Petri Lehtonen
  • Publication number: 20140376003
    Abstract: An arrangement for optically measuring the surface of an optionally glossy target object, includes: a diffusive, semi-transparent illumination structure defining a hollow surface shape configured to surround the target object at least partially, the surface being further provided with at least two apertures, a number of light sources optically coupled to the diffusive illumination structure for illuminating the target object via the surface of the illumination structure, at least two imaging devices, each configured to image the target object via an aperture, and a control entity configured to instruct the number of light sources to form a sequence of predetermined illumination patterns illuminating the target object, to instruct the at least two imaging devices to obtain an image of the target object relative to each illumination pattern, and to derive, through the utilization of the patterns utilized and images obtained, a predetermined surface-related property of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Heimo Keränen, Petri Lehtonen