Patents by Inventor Raphael Appius

Raphael Appius 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 for determining the position and rotational position of an object
    Patent number: 6671058
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the spatial and rotational positions of an object. With the assistance of an imaging optical system, the object is mapped and detected on a high-sensitivity resolution optoelectronic detector. The location parameter of the object, such as the position vector ({overscore (r)}0), the direction vector ({overscore (&ngr;)}) of the object axis, and the angle (&kgr;) of rotation of the object around the object axis is determined from the planar position of the mapped object structures in the coordinate system (XDet, YDet) of the detector by means of geometric optical relationships and mathematical evaluation methods. With this, the spatial position of the object is determined in a quick and contactless manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Bernard Braunecker, Beat Aebischer, Raphael Appius