Patents by Inventor Reinhard Becker

Reinhard Becker 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: 20150043009
    Abstract: A laser scanner includes a light emitter that generates a modulated light beam for measuring distance and red, blue, and green lights for capturing colors. The beam is collimated and directed to an object point with a steering mirror. Reflected light from the object point is directed by the steering mirror onto scanner optics. The reflected light is directed to an optical receiver that sends the first light in a first path and the second, third and fourth lights in a second path to a color receiver. The first light is demodulated to determine distance to the target. The second, third, and fourth lights are separated and measured to determine three color values. The color values are combined with the measured distance value to determine a color 3D coordinate for the object point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Robert E. Bridges, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20150042759
    Abstract: A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The device includes a movable scanner having at least one first projector for producing at least one uncoded first pattern on an object in the environment. The scanner includes at least one camera for recording images of the object provided with the pattern and a controller coupled to the first projector and the camera. The device further includes at least one second projector which projects a stationary uncoded second pattern on the object while the scanner is moved. Wherein the controller has a processor configured to determine a set of three-dimensional coordinates of points on a surface of the object from a set of images acquired by the camera based at least in part on the first pattern. The controller is further configured to register the set of images relative based in part on the stationary second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Rolf Heidemann, Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20150029516
    Abstract: A laser scanner device for optically scanning and measuring an environment includes a base, a measuring head which is rotatable relative to the base, and a mirror which is rotatably relative to the measuring head, wherein, in at least one operating mode, the laser scanner is mounted on a cart by a mounting device, the cart moves the base which is fixedly connected with the mounting device, the measuring head rests relative to the base, the mirror rotates, and the measuring head is locked with the mounting device by a locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Neundorf, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20140362424
    Abstract: In a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, where the device is a laser scanner having a light emitter which, by a rotary mirror, emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam, which, after passing the rotary mirror and a receiver lens which has an optical axis, is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner. The laser scanner also includes a color camera which takes colored pictures of the environment of the laser scanner, and a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines the distance to the object and links it with the colored pictures, the color camera being arranged on the optical axis of the receiver lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: FARO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Bridges, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20140300906
    Abstract: A laser scanner that measures three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of a point by steering a beam of light to the point and receiving reflected light with a distance meter, the laser scanner further including a cellular transceiver component for exchanging scanner data and scanner instructions through a cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: FARO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Martin Ossig, Andreas Ditte
  • Publication number: 20140226190
    Abstract: A laser scanner has a light emitter, a rotary mirror, a light receiver, a first beam splitter to send electromagnetic energy from an electromagnetic energy generator into the environment, a second beam splitter to send reflected electromagnetic energy to a spectroscopic energy detector, and a control and evaluation unit, the spectroscopic energy detector configured to determine wavelengths in the reflected electromagnetic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert E. Bridges, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20140206611
    Abstract: The application relates to an aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising 200-1000 U/mL [equimolar to 200-1000 IU human insulin] of insulin glargine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Annke Frick, Peter Boderke, Christiane Fuerst, Werner Mueller, Katrin Teresch, Ulrich Werner, Petra Loos, Isabell Schoettle
  • Publication number: 20140168380
    Abstract: A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The device includes a movable scanner having at least one first projector for producing at least one uncoded first pattern on an object in the environment. The scanner includes at least one camera for recording images of the object provided with the pattern and a controller coupled to the first projector and the camera. The device further includes at least one second projector which projects a stationary uncoded second pattern on the object while the scanner is moved. Wherein the controller has a processor configured to determine a set of three-dimensional coordinates of points on a surface of the object from a set of images acquired by the camera based at least in part on the first pattern. The controller is further configured to register the set of images relative based in part on the stationary second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Rolf Heidemann, Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20140168379
    Abstract: A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The device includes at least one projector for producing at least one uncoded pattern on an object in the environment. A first camera is provided for recording at least one first image of the object provided with the pattern, the first camera having a first image plane. A second camera is provided for recording at least one second image of the object provided with the uncoded pattern, the second camera being spaced apart from the first camera in order to acquire the uncoded pattern on a second image plane. A controller is provided having a processor configured to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of points on the surface of the object based at least in part on the uncoded pattern, the at least one first image and the at least one second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Rolf Heidemann, Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker
  • Patent number: 8730477
    Abstract: With a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, which is designed as a laser scanner, with a light emitter, which emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam which is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner or scattered otherwise, and with a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines at least the distance to the object, at least one shell is provided as part of the housing of the laser scanner, said shell being partially covered on its outer side by at least one yoke which serves as protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Ruhland, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Patent number: 8719474
    Abstract: An interface, for communication between an internal device and an external device, includes two bus lines of a bus for bidirectional data transfer and at least a first control line, by means of which a control signal can be transferred from the external device to the internal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker, Andreas Ditte
  • Patent number: 8705016
    Abstract: In a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, where the device is a laser scanner having a light emitter which, by a rotary mirror, emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam, which, after passing the rotary mirror and a receiver lens which has an optical axis, is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner. The laser scanner also includes a color camera which takes colored pictures of the environment of the laser scanner, and a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines the distance to the object and links it with the colored pictures, the color camera being arranged on the optical axis of the receiver lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Schumann, Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker
  • Patent number: 8699007
    Abstract: A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, which is designed as a laser scanner, with a light emitter, which emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam which is reflected from an object (O) in the environment of the laser scanner or scattered otherwise, and with a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points (X), determines at least the distance to the object (O), the laser scanner has a swivel-axis module which, as a pre-assembled assembly, on the one hand is provided with a base resting in the stationary reference system of the laser scanner and, on the other hand, with parts which can be fixed to a carrying structure of the measuring head which is rotatable relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Norbert Homann
  • Publication number: 20140078519
    Abstract: A method of dynamically adjusting an angular speed of a light beam emitted by a scanner in measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of a surface or of dynamically adjusting an acquisition rate of 3D coordinates of a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Steffey, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Jurgen Gittinger
  • Publication number: 20140063489
    Abstract: A laser scanner for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The laser scanner includes a light transmitter for emitting a light beam to measure a plurality of points in the environment, the light transmitter coupled to the rotating unit. A receiver is provided for receiving a reflected light beam reflected from the plurality of measurement points, the receiver being coupled to the rotating unit. A first image acquisition unit is configured to record a visible image of an area of the environment that includes the plurality of points. A sensing device is configured to record data of the area. A processor is operably coupled to the receiver, the first image acquisition unit and the sensing device, the processor is configured to associate a color value from the visible image and a recorded data value from the sensing device with each of the plurality of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Steffey, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Publication number: 20130094024
    Abstract: With a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, which is designed as a laser scanner, with a light emitter, which emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam which is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner or scattered otherwise, and with a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines at least the distance to the object, at least one shell is provided as part of the housing of the laser scanner, said shell being partially covered on its outer side by at least one yoke which serves as protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: FARO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Ruhland, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Publication number: 20130079279
    Abstract: Subject of the present invention is A pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) desPro36Exendin-4(1-39)-Lys6-NH2 or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) insulin glargine or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Gerrit Hauck
  • Patent number: 8384914
    Abstract: In a laser scanner for optically scanning and measuring an environment, the scanner having a center which defines for a scan the stationary reference system of the scanner and the center of the scan, a light emitter which emits an emission light beam, a light receiver which receives a reception light beam reflected by an object in the environment of the scanner, a control and evaluation unit which determines, for a multitude of measuring points of the scan, at least the distance between the center of the scan and the object, the scanner, for registering a scene with several scans having different centers, being movable between the centers of the scans, and a scanner mouse for registering the path followed by the scanner between the different centers of the scans, the scanner mouse optically registering the movement of the laser scanner relative to a reference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Martin Ossig
  • Publication number: 20120287265
    Abstract: In a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, where the device is a laser scanner having a light emitter which, by a rotary mirror, emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam, which, after passing the rotary mirror and a receiver lens which has an optical axis, is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner. The laser scanner also includes a color camera which takes colored pictures of the environment of the laser scanner, and a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines the distance to the object and links it with the colored pictures, the color camera being arranged on the optical axis of the receiver lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Philipp Schumann, Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker
  • Patent number: D684580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Ruhland, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker