Patents by Inventor Scott E. Reinhart

Scott E. Reinhart 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).

  • Laser inspection tool system
    Patent number: 5691815
    Abstract: A laser inspection tool system (100) includes a hand-held remote tool head (108) that provides an image of a target object (116) and a measurement surface (118). The remote tool head (108) includes light sources (208) and mirrors (210) that in conjunction generate two perpendicular lines of light that impinge the target object (116) and the measurement surface (118) and reflect to a form an image in a camera (218) in the remote tool head (108). The remote tool head (108) may be oriented at any angle relative to the measurement surface (118). A processor (102) remotely coupled to the remote tool head (108) captures the image and determines the offset between the light reflected by the target object (116) and the light reflected by the measurement surface (118), and the angle between the reflected lines of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward D. Huber, Rick A. Williams, Scott E. Reinhart