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: 20120188559
    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: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Martin Ossig
  • Patent number: 8220742
    Abstract: An assembly for stowing away and removing a survival kit in a passenger cabin of an aircraft, includes a first stowage compartment configured to be put in place in a floor of the passenger cabin. The first stowage compartment is equipped for completely accommodating the survival kit and for leading out a hook that is connected to the survival kit by way of a strap. The hook is used for hooking the survival kit to an attachment device of a rescue device with the first stowage compartment remaining closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Bolder, Reinhard Becker, Evgenij Habermehl
  • Publication number: 20120140244
    Abstract: A method for optically scanning and measuring an environment of a laser scanner includes the steps of emitting an emission light beam by a light emitter, reflecting the emission light beam by a mirror into the environment, wherein several complete revolutions are made during rotation of the measuring head, receiving a reception light beam by a light receiver via the mirror, which reception light beam is reflected by an object in the environment of the laser scanner , and determining for a multitude of measuring points of the scan, at least the distance of the center to the object, wherein the measuring head makes more than half a revolution for the scan, and wherein at least some measuring points are doubly determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jürgen Gittinger, Reinhard Becker, Martin Ossig
  • Publication number: 20120122774
    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: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Annke Frick, Peter Boderke, Christiane Fürst, Werner Müller, Katrin Tertsch, Ulrich Werner, Petra Loos, Isabell Schöttle
  • Publication number: 20120069325
    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 by an object in the surroundings of the laser scanner or scattered otherwise, with a control and evaluation unit which determines the distance to the object for a multitude of measuring points, wherein the emission light beam is a superposition of three laser beams having different wave lengths, which define the three-dimensional color space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FARO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Schumann, Reinhard Becker, Martin Ossig, Jürgen Gittinger
  • Publication number: 20120069352
    Abstract: A method for optically scanning and measuring a scene by means of a laser scanner which, for making a scan having a certain center, optically scans and measures its environment provided with targets, whereby two adjacent scans having different centers and scanning the same scene overlap within a range of measuring points so that some targets are scanned by any of the two scans, whereby, for registering the two adjacent scans, the targets are localized in the measuring points during a first step and, during a second step, candidates of correspondence among the localized targets of the two adjacent scans are looked for and, during a third step, a test registration of the two adjacent scans is made which, if there is a sufficient compliance of the measuring points within the overlapping range, is taken over for registration, thus identifying the targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker, Alexander Kramer
  • Publication number: 20120033069
    Abstract: Measuring a volume of space including providing a laser scanner having a transmitter, a receiver, a beam steering mechanism, and a display unit integral to the laser scanner. A plurality of distances to measuring points are determined based at least in part on propagation times of measuring beams sent from the beam steering mechanism and reflected beams. Gray-scale values representative of the measuring points are determined and assigned to elements of a measuring point array, and the measuring point array is transformed into a display point array that corresponds to a first number of display points. The measuring point array corresponds to a second number of measuring points greater than the first number. The transforming includes assigning display gray-scale values to elements of the display point array. For each display point, a pixel of the display unit is illuminated, with the level of illumination depending on the display gray-scale value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Martin Ossig
  • Publication number: 20120019806
    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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Norbert Homann
  • Publication number: 20110301081
    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: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Annke Frick, Peter Boderke, Christiane Fürst, Werner Müller, Katrin Tertsch, Ulrich Werner, Petra Loos, Isabell Schöttle
  • Publication number: 20110113170
    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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker, Andreas Ditte
  • Patent number: 7847922
    Abstract: In a method for capturing three-dimensional data of an area of space, a plurality of measuring beams (Ls) are sent out to a plurality of measuring points. A detector (50) receives a plurality of reflected beams (Lr) which are reflected by the measuring points (34a). A plurality of distances to the measuring points (34a, 34b) are determined as a function of the reflected beams (Lr). According to one aspect of the invention, at least one object (30) which comprises a hidden channel (66) having a visible entry opening (72) is located in the area of space. A rod-shaped element (32) is inserted into the channel (66) in such a manner that a free end (70) protrudes from the entry opening (72). A first distance to a first measuring point (34a) and a second distance to a second measuring point (34b) are determined. An orientation (74) of the hidden channel (66) is determined as a function of the first and the second distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Juergen Gittinger, Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Reinhard Becker
  • Patent number: 7733544
    Abstract: A laser scanner may include a measuring head structured to be rotatable around a first axis, a first rotary drive structured to rotate the measuring head, a rotary mirror rotatable around a second axis, a second rotary drive structured to rotate the rotary mirror, a transmitter structured to transmit a light beam, a receiver structured to receive a reflection of the light beam from an object located at a distance from the laser scanner, and a processor structured to process signals embedded within the reflection of the light beam. The measuring head may include a plurality of modules, and the first rotary drive, rotary mirror, second rotary drive, transmitter, and receiver may be provided on one of the plurality of modules. At least two of the plurality of modules may be releasably connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Publication number: 20100134596
    Abstract: An apparatus for three-dimensional coverage of a spatial area has a rangefinder for finding the range to an object point in the spatial area, and has an image recording unit. The rangefinder contains a transmitter for transmission of a transmitted signal which is largely in the form of a beam to the object point, a receiver for receiving a reflected signal from the object point, and an evaluation and control unit which is designed to determine the range to the object point on the basis of the transmitted signal and the reflected signal. The apparatus furthermore contains a beam scanning unit which is designed to point the transmitted signal in different spatial directions. The image recording unit has a defined image recording area, and is coupled to the beam scanning unit in order to align the image recording area and the transmitted signal with the same object point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20090273771
    Abstract: In a method for capturing three-dimensional data of an area of space, a plurality of measuring beams (Ls) are sent out to a plurality of measuring points. A detector (50) receives a plurality of reflected beams (Lr) which are reflected by the measuring points (34a). A plurality of distances to the measuring points (34a, 34b) are determined as a function of the reflected beams (Lr). According to one aspect of the invention, at least one object (30) which comprises a hidden channel (66) having a visible entry opening (72) is located in the area of space. A rod-shaped element (32) is inserted into the channel (66) in such a manner that a free end (70) protrudes from the entry opening (72). A first distance to a first measuring point (34a) and a second distance to a second measuring point (34b) are determined. An orientation (74) of the hidden channel (66) is determined as a function of the first and the second distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Juergen Gittinger, Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Reinhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20090206200
    Abstract: An assembly and a method for stowing away and removing a survival kit in a passenger cabin of an aircraft, comprising a first stowage compartment that may be put in place in a floor of the passenger cabin, wherein the first stowage compartment is equipped for completely accommodating the survival kit and for leading out a hook that is connected to the survival kit by way of a strap, which hook is used for hooking the survival kit to an attachment means of a rescue device with the first stowage compartment remaining closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Bolder, Reinhard Becker, Evgenij Habermehl
  • Publication number: 20090147319
    Abstract: A laser scanner may include a measuring head structured to be rotatable around a first axis, a first rotary drive structured to rotate the measuring head, a rotary mirror rotatable around a second axis, a second rotary drive structured to rotate the rotary mirror, a transmitter structured to transmit a light beam, a receiver structured to receive a reflection of the light beam from an object located at a distance from the laser scanner, and a processor structured to process signals embedded within the reflection of the light beam. The measuring head may include a plurality of modules, and the first rotary drive, rotary mirror, second rotary drive, transmitter, and receiver may be provided on one of the plurality of modules. At least two of the plurality of modules may be releasably connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Patent number: 7430068
    Abstract: A laser scanner has a first axis and a second axis extending essentially transversely to the first axis. A measuring head is adapted to be rotated about the first axis. The measuring head has at least a first, a second, and a third module, wherein at least the first module and the third module are releasably connected to each other. A first rotary drive for rotating said measuring head is comprised within the first and the second modules. A rotary mirror is adapted to be rotated about the second axis. The rotary mirror is comprised within the third module. A second rotary drive is provided for rotating the rotary mirror. The second drive is likewise comprised within the third module. A transmitter is provided in the measuring head for transmitting a light beam. A receiver is provided in the measuring head for receiving the light beam after a reflection thereof by an object located at a distance from the laser scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Fero technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Patent number: 7193690
    Abstract: A laser scanner for optically scanning and measuring an environment comprises a light transmitter having a predetermined transmission power for emitting a light beam. The emitted light beam is reflected at a measurement point in the environment. The reflected light beam is received with a certain intensity by a receiver. The transmission power is adjustable as a function of the intensity of the reflected light beam. Furthermore, a gray-scale value of the measurement point is determined as a function of the transmission power adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Publication number: 20060245717
    Abstract: A laser scanner for optically scanning and measuring an environment comprises a light transmitter having a predetermined transmission power for emitting a light beam. The emitted light beam is reflected at a measurement point in the environment. The reflected light beam is received with a certain intensity by a receiver. The transmission power is adjustable as a function of the intensity of the reflected light beam. Furthermore, a gray-scale value of the measurement point is determined as a function of the transmission power adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Ossig, Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker
  • Publication number: 20050141052
    Abstract: A laser scanner has a first axis and a second axis extending essentially transversely to the first axis. A measuring head is adapted to be rotated about the first axis. The measuring head has at least a first, a second, and a third module, wherein at least the first module and the third module are releasably connected to each other. A first rotary drive for rotating said measuring head is comprised within the first and the second modules. A rotary mirror is adapted to be rotated about the second axis. The rotary mirror is comprised within the third module. A second rotary drive is provided for rotating the rotary mirror. The second drive is likewise comprised within the third module. A transmitter is provided in the measuring head for transmitting a light beam. A receiver is provided in the measuring head for receiving the light beam after a reflection thereof by an object located at a distance from the laser scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Reinhard Becker, Bernd-Dietmar Becker