Patents by Inventor Robert NATAU

Robert NATAU 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).

  • Total station having scanning functionality and selectable scanning modes
    Patent number: 9638522
    Abstract: A total station including an electro-optical distance measuring unit and a scanning functionality is disclosed. The total station may include an analysis unit for analysis of the registered measuring signal data and conversion thereof into scanning points for a point cloud, whereby a point cloud having the scanning points can be generated. The distance measuring unit may be configured in such a manner that the distance measurement can be carried out by means of runtime measurement and/or waveform digitizing (WFD). In addition, the total station may have a program storage unit which may provide at least two scanning modes, wherein the at least two scanning modes differ at least in a measuring rate such as, for example, in the number of scanning points per unit of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Hans-Martin Zogg, Patrik Lengweiler, Robert Natau, Reto Stutz
  • TOTAL STATION HAVING SCANNING FUNCTIONALITY AND SELECTABLE SCANNING MODES
    Publication number: 20140300892
    Abstract: A total station including an electro-optical distance measuring unit and a scanning functionality is disclosed. The total station may include an analysis unit for analysis of the registered measuring signal data and conversion thereof into scanning points for a point cloud, whereby a point cloud having the scanning points can be generated. The distance measuring unit may be configured in such a manner that the distance measurement can be carried out by means of runtime measurement and/or waveform digitizing (WFD). In addition, the total station may have a program storage unit which may provide at least two scanning modes, wherein the at least two scanning modes differ at least in a measuring rate such as, for example, in the number of scanning points per unit of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Hans-Martin ZOGG, Patrik LENGWEILER, Robert NATAU, Reto STUTZ